Trade News

The following is excerpted from a 25 October 2011 news release by the Bank of Canada. The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

Serial No. 805 The purposes of this Notice are to inform importers of the Minister's policies and practices respecting the administration of the 3,274,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for butter, dairy spreads, and fats and oils derived from milk, other than butter or dairy spreads, and to inform importers that the TRQ for butter, dairy spreads, and fats and oils derived from milk, other than butter or dairy spreads for the 2011/2012 marketing year has been entirely allocated to the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC).

The following is excerpted from a 24 October 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 announced that the Government of Canada is providing funding to 99 organizations across Canada to support their efforts to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment in their local communities... This release is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from the 24 October 2011 edition of Reuters Canada. Canada is optimistic South Korea will open up its market to Canadian beef by the end of this year and is willing to kick-start stalled free trade talks with the country, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said on Monday... This article is available in its entirety at: http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE79N5CU20111024

The following is excerpted from the 24 October 2011 edition of Reuters Canada. A government bill to end the Canadian Wheat Board's grain monopoly cleared another stage in the House of Commons on Monday, as Ottawa races to make the most important change to Western Canada's grain industry since World War 2. The Conservative government's bill passed second reading and now moves to a committee of legislators. This article is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from the 24 October 2011 edition of CBC News. Canada's natural resources minister is criticizing the European Union over its plan to discriminate against Canadian oil derived from Alberta's oilsands. Joe Oliver released a letter Sunday to EU energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger in which he lambastes the EU's fuel quality directive — a proposal that ranks fuels based on their carbon footprint, and suggests ranking Canadian oil derived from oilsands in a separate category because it is perceived to be so dirty.

This message is to advise you that CFIA has an outage scheduled for Saturday October 29, 2011 - 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM EST. Please submit all urgent Requests for Release via the paper process to your Import Service Centre. The AIRS tool will remain available to you via the CFIA website and any EDI transaction submitted during the down time will be held in the work queue and processed through the system once it is back up. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2011-10-27 AP-2010-033 AP-2010-042 Contech Holdings Canada Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing 2011-11-10 AP-2010-068 6572243 Canada Ltd. o/a Kwality Imports Customs Act Public Hearing 2011-11-15 AP-2011-009 Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Customs Act Public Hearing 2011-11-17 AP-2011-010 AP-2011-019 Commonwealth Wholesale Corp. Customs Act Public Hearing

The following is excerpted from a 24 October 2011 report by the World Customs Organization. Upon the invitation of Jacek Kapica, Director General of Polish Customs, and of the European Union (EU), Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya participated in the “Towards better cooperation” Eastern Neighbourhood Customs Cooperation Seminar, held from 19 to 21 October 2011 in Krakow, Poland. This report is available in its entirety at:

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-062) - Update We are now able to process CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and Query requests. __________________________________________________

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-062). We are not processing CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and Query requests, however, AO queries are being processed. There is no ETA. __________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 19-20 October 2011 report by the World Customs Organization. On 19 and 20 October 2011, the Deputy Secretary General of the WCO, Sergio Mujica, took part in the International Forum “Customs-Business: International Aspects of Cooperation”, co-organized by the WCO and the Russian Federal Customs Service (RFCS) in Moscow, Russia. This report is available in its entirety at:

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-061) UPDATE We are now able to send CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and AO release query responses. __________________________________________________

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-061) We are unable to send CADEX and CUSDEC B3s AND AO release query responses. There is no ETA. __________________________________________________

CCS designates are reminded that the third and last quiz of 2011 is due this Thursday, October 27th at 2pm EDT. The quiz is available in English and French, and is free of charge! Don’t miss your chance to gain ten (10) professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation. December is right around the corner! __________________________________________________

Members may be interested in the following, published on 22 October 2011 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Notice No. HA-2011-014 - Appeals (please note, there are two appeals under this notice) http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-10-22/html/commis-eng.html#… __________________________________________________

Members may be interested in the following, published on 15 October 2011 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Environment, Dept. of the, and Dept. of Health Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-10-15/html/reg2-eng.html __________________________________________________

Serial No. 803 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Notice is to outline the Minister's policies and practices respecting supplementary imports of dairy products. 1.2 This Notice should be read with the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and the EIPA Regulations. Where elements of the present Notice augment relevant sections of the EIPA and EIPA Regulations, those elements are to be read as expressions of the Minister's normal practices and procedures.

Serial No. 806 1. Purpose 1.1 The purposes of this Notice are: a. to inform importers of the Minister's policies and practices respecting the administration of the 484,000 kg tariff rate quota (TRQ) for ice cream and ice cream novelties for 2012. It should be read with the Import Allocation Regulations and the Import Permit Regulations. Where elements of the present Notice augment these Regulations, those elements are to be read as expressions of the Minister's normal practices and procedures; and