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Item 158: Yogurt

October 26, 2011
Serial No. 807 The purposes of this Notice are to inform importers of the Minister's policies and practices respecting the administration of the 332,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for yogurt, and to invite applications for quota shares of the yogurt TRQ available for allocation for the period January 1 to December 31, 2012. This Notice is available in its entirety on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website at:

Salary Gains Expected in 2012 despite Global Economic Turbulence

October 26, 2011
The following is excerpted from a 25 October 2011 news release by The Conference Board of Canada. Amid an uncertain economic climate, Canadian workers can expect average salary increases of 3.1 per cent in 2012, the Conference Board revealed at its Compensation Outlook conference today.

Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

October 26, 2011
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.

Items 159, 159.1 and 160: Butter, Dairy Spreads, Fats and Oils Derived from Milk, Other than Butter or Dairy Spreads

October 26, 2011
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).

Harper Government Helps Local Communities Attract International Investment to Secure Jobs, Growth and Prosperity for Canadians

October 26, 2011
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:

Canada Wheat Board bill moves closer to law

October 26, 2011
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:

Canada pushes back in EU oilsands trade spat

October 25, 2011
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.
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Transport Canada - Changes to Pre-Clearance Process

October 25, 2011
The CSCB has heard from its members regarding recent changes to Transport Canada’s pre-clearance process. This process allows dealers, purchasing specific vehicles from specific manufacturers, to more easily import vehicles from the United States. Changes to this program have resulted in many questions, some of which remain unanswered. We will follow up and provide additional information as it becomes available. However, through discussions with both CBSA and Transport Canada, we are able to provide the following key messages.

CFIA - Planned System Outage

October 25, 2011
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.

Public Hearings, Appeals

October 25, 2011
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

European Union Eastern Partnership programme in synergy with the WCO

October 25, 2011
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:

CBSA Message: CADEX & CUSDEC B3 and query requests

October 25, 2011
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. __________________________________________________

International Forum "Customs-Business: International Aspects of Cooperation"

October 25, 2011
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:

Last CCS Designate Quiz for 2011 due this Thursday!

October 24, 2011
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! __________________________________________________