Following escalating trade tensions since 2024, Prime Minister Carney’s January 2026 visit to China produced a notable attempted “reset” in Canada-China trade relations. The tariff measures agreed to as part of that reset took effect on March 1, 2026.
Canada’s transfer pricing rules were first introduced in 1997 and essentially require Canadian businesses transacting with related foreign parties – for example, buying, selling or licensing goods, services and intangibles within a multinational corporate group – to maintain written documentation explaining how their prices comply with internationally accepted arm’s length principles. The Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) has historically adopted the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for that purpose.