That's the de minimis rate above which you have to pay duties and taxes as you would have to here in Canada. It has been $20 for quite some time. If anything, I'd like to see it actually lowered. Of course, that's administratively quite challenging. When that de minimis level was set, the ability of consumers to make purchases online was not what it is today. If a tax break were to be given to U.S. merchants, that same tax break should be given to Canadian merchants as well. Whatever happens to the foreign online market, we would want to see a level playing field for buying in Canada. Otherwise, if you were to increase that—not even to $800, but something like $200—that would be devastating. The average basket of goods, depending on the retailer you speak with, ranges from $45 to $77. Why would you buy in Canada if you could buy the same product online with no taxes and no duties?
On October 20th, 2016. See this statement in context.