Ottawa/CMEDIA: An investigation into whether certain oil and gas well casing is being sold in the Canadian market at unfair prices (dumping) was initiated on Feb 2, 2026 by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) focusing on imports from steel producers operating in or exporting from Austria.
These practices, if confirmed may distort fair competition and impact Canadian producers.
The CBSA investigation followed a complaint filed by Tenaris Canada (the complainant).
The Special Import Measures Act requires the CBSA’s initiation of an investigation when a complaint meets the legislative requirements, including sufficient evidence of dumping and resulting injury.
It was alleged by the complainant that certain imports are being dumped in the Canadian market and are threatening to cause material injury citing impacts of the threat of lost sales, price undercutting, price depression, as well as adverse impacts on production, market share and financial performance.
With CBSA and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) both playing a role in the investigation, a preliminary inquiry would begin by the CITT to determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers and will issue a decision by April 3, 2026.
It would be followed by CBSA’s investigation into whether the imports are being sold in Canada at unfair prices, and will make a preliminary decision by May 4, 2026.
Currently a wide variety of industrial and consumer products in Canada are being covered by 181 special import measures.
Canada’s trade remedy system is designed to counteract unfair trade practices and ensure that imported goods are priced fairly relative to domestic products.
The Special Import Measures Act authorises the CBSA to initiate investigations and to determine if a complaint is properly documented and impose trade remedy measures when there is evidence that dumping or subsidizing is causing or threatens to cause injury to Canadian producers.
A combined 33 dumping and subsidy investigations for 9 different products including 20 investigations into steel products was launched by CBSA in 2025.
