Trade News

9 December 2009 Recent Orders in Council The following Order in Council was published in today’s “Canada Gazette”, part II: Fish Inspection Act P.C. 2009-1889, Regulations Amending the Fish Inspection Regulations http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2009/2009-11-25/html/sor-dors299-eng.html

9 December 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 05 was published to add the end uses "Pet food manufacturing" and "Animal feed" to the following HS codes. 05.11.99.1297.01 - Whole carcass or body parts, unpreserved, not suitable for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included. -…

9 December 2009 Urgent - Update to CFIA AIRS website (2) Chapter 35 was published to streamline the conditions for the following HS codes for the United States. 35.02.11.0286.01 - Containing 100% egg albumin - pasteurized 35.02.11.0286.03 - Containing 100% egg albumin - tablets or capsules 35.02.11…

9 December 2009 EDI System Outage - CFIA Eastern Import Service Centre Please note that the CFIA Eastern Import Service Centre is down. Please send all your EDI requests to the Western Import Service Centre or the Central Import Service Centre, which are working normally. There could be a short…

9 December 2009 Firms plan 'cautious' wage hikes This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Employees in the public sector can expect higher wage gains in the coming year than their private-sector counterparts, a national report said Tuesday. Public-sector…

9 December 2009 A world awash in debt This article is extracted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. For 220 years, through civil upheaval, global conflict and a depression, the United States largely kept its public debt under control. But the world's largest economy may finally…

9 December 2009 Ontario airport to receive millions towards new transhipment centre The following is excerpted from 7 December 2009 edition of "Canadian Transportation & Logistics". The London International Airport is slated to received an investment of up to $8 million to establish an International…

9 December 2009 A world awash in debt This article is extracted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. For 220 years, through civil upheaval, global conflict and a depression, the United States largely kept its public debt under control. But the world's largest economy may finally…

9 December 2009 New DHS Center to Ensure Safety of Imported Goods The following was reported in the 9 December 2009 edition of "WorldTrade Interactive". The Department of Homeland Security announced Dec. 8 the creation of the Import Safety Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center, a new U.S. Customs…

8 December 2009 Polyiso Insulation Board, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2009-004 Determination issued Monday, December 7, 2009 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: POLYISO INSULATION BOARD ORIGINATING IN OR…

8 December 2009 eManifest, System Under Development Audit Members may be interested in an internal CBSA audit of eManifest. The objective of the audit was to provide assurance that the project management framework and data management practices for the eManifest Project were adequate and effective…

8 December 2009 Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods, Statement of Reasons 4214-26 AD/1385 4218-27 CV/125 STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning the making of preliminary determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of CERTAIN OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE…

8 December 2009 National Import Control Division – Holiday Schedule The Import Control Division will be closed for the Christmas holiday from Thursday 24, December 2009 at 4:00 pm (ET) until Tuesday December 29, at 8:00 am. If you require assistance please contact your nearest Import Service Centre…

8 December 2009 Bank of Canada to keep rates down This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Bank of Canada kept borrowing costs at a record low 0.25 per cent … and reiterated they will probably stay at that level through the middle of next year, while…

8 December 2009 Small Business Quarterly, November 2009 The November issue of the Industry Canada ‘Small Business Quarterly’ publication is now available on its website at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/sbrp-rppe.nsf/vwapj/SBQ-BTPE_Nov2009_eng.p…. The feature article…

8 December 2009 European forwarders expect soft market This article is excerpted from the 3 December 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. Danske Bank is predicting that freight demand in Europe will slow in the coming months, according to the bank’s freight forwarding index there. “The forward…

8 December 2009 Expected [US] Regulatory Actions re: International Trade This article is extracted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The Dec. 7 issue of the [US] Federal Register included the semiannual regulatory agendas of various federal agencies. This article will…

7 December 2009 CN-09-023, Release of Canadian Automated Export Declaration 2010 1. The purpose of this notice is to inform exporters that the 2010 version of the Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) software will be released on December 17, 2009. 2. The 2009 version of CAED will expire on…

7 December 2009 Detroit River international crossing project receives environmental approval The following press release was issued by Foreign Affairs and International Trade on 3 December 2009. The Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project has reached another significant milestone with…

7 December 2009 Canadian beef exporters regain access to Hong Kong The following is excerpted from the 5 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadian beef exporters have regained access to the Hong Kong market following a meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the former British…