Trade News

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml MHD 2011-39 Chapter 18 The PDF version of directives should be used for maintaining print copies of the meat hygiene manual of procedures. __________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 30 November 2011 news release by the Department of Finance Canada. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today told senior American and Canadian business leaders that Canada’s strong economic fundamentals, sound fiscal management and well-supervised financial sector support increasing business investment in Canada.

The following is from the 29 November 2011 edition of the Journal of Commerce. U.S.-Canada trade rose 35.7 percent, U.S.-Mexico trade up 12.5 percent The value of trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico rose 13.8 percent in September from a year earlier, the Transportation Department reported. The $77.7 billion in cross-border surface represented a 35.7 percent increase from September 2009 and a 8.3 percent increase from September 2008.

Determination issued Monday, November 14, 2011 Reasons issued Tuesday, November 29, 2011 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: PUP JOINTS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA The Statement of Reasons is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/dumping/preinq/determin/pi2l001_e.asp

Order and reasons issued Tuesday, November 29, 2011 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed by Automed Technologies (Canada) Inc. on March 1, 2011, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985, (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a request made by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency on May 17, 2011, pursuant to rule 23.1 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules, for an order dismissing the appeal on the basis of res judicata. BETWEEN AUTOMED TECHNOLOGIES (CANADA) INC. Appellant AND

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-078) - Update Please note that we are still experiencing communication problems between the EICS - DFAIT and the CBSA and as a result we are unable to process electronic permits. You may present a paper permit. There is no ETA. __________________________________________________

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-078). Please note that there is a communication problem between the EICS - DFAIT and the CBSA and as a result we are unable to process electronic permits. You may present a paper permit. There is no ETA. __________________________________________________

Connectivity between EICS and CBSA is down due to technical problems. An investigation is underway, and further information will be provided as it becomes available. __________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a November 2011 report by The Conference Board of Canada. This quarterly economic forecast provides highlights of the Provincial Outlook report, which presents the short-term outlook for Canada's provinces. Document Highlights

The following is excerpted from a 29 November 2011 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today marked the conclusion of the eighth round of Canada-European Union free trade negotiations, which took place this week in Brussels, by highlighting the progress made to date.

This memorandum has been reviewed and updated to make wording consistent with other publications. The amendments to the minimum duty rates that were enacted by the Excise and GST/HST Rulings Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency in 2010 have been incorporated in the D-Memo. The issuing office information on the references page has been updated. This Memo is available on the CBSA website at:

Effective immediately, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing a new pre-clearance procedure for imported seed. The CFIA will now be able to confirm that seed meets Canadian import requirements before it arrives at the border. Details are available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/seesem/20111125inde.shtml __________________________________________________

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-077). The following is further to Message EDI11-069 sent on November 15, 2011. Please note that we have been advised that the quota for Barley Products has not been filled, therefore the closing date for the within access commitment has been extended by one week and will now close on December 7, 2011 at 23:59. __________________________________________________

The chapter-by- chapter PDF version of the 2012 Customs Tariff is now available on CBSA’s website at this URL: http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2012/menu-eng.html The full tariff, in both PDF and Microsoft Access, will be available shortly and CADEX files should be ready by mid-December.

The 2010 Import for Re-Export Program Participants list is now available on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/prod/agri/IREP2010-PI… __________________________________________________

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have published changes to the 2011 Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes. Details are available at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/report-rapports/list_… __________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from the 28 November 2011 edition of Reuters Canada. The Canadian dollar rebounded from a seven-week low against its U.S. counterpart on Monday as the euro and world stocks rallied on hopes that European leaders would make progress on resolving the credit crisis. The market's mood was initially lifted by an unsourced report in Italian daily La Stampa that suggested the International Monetary Fund was preparing a rescue plan for Italy worth up to 600 billion euros. This was later dismissed by an IMF spokesperson...

The following is a 28 November 2011 news release by Statistics Canada. Canadian ports handled 450.0 million tonnes of cargo in 2010, a 9.8% increase from 2009. Both international and domestic sectors were responsible for the advance.

The following is a 28 November 2011 release by Statistics Canada. Data on culture goods trade for 2010 are now available for exports and imports by type of goods and culture framework category. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5088.