Trade News

7 December 2009 2010 Customs Tariff The CSCB has asked CBSA when members can expect to see the 2010 Customs Tariff, both the CADEX version and on CBSA's website. CBSA has advised that they should have this available no later than December 15. Changes are few, and, as a result, those who subscribe to…

7 December 2009 CBSA Message: 2010 Classification File The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-112). The 2010 classification and tariff code files will be available mid-December. You will be able to access these files in CADEX format on the Internet at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce…

7 December 2009 Canadian Pacific 2009-10 Holiday Schedule Please note Canadian Pacific's 2010 network shutdown schedule for the holiday season. Canadian over-the-road train operations will shutdown at approximately 1800 on December 24 and will resume after noon on December 26. U.S. over-the-road…

7 December 2009 PKI Certificate Authority Unavailable 13 December 2009 Access to EICS is achieved using a PKI Certificate from the Internal Credential Management (ICM) Service of PWGSC. ICM Services = PKI Certificate Authority. This is to inform you that maintenance will be conducted on Internal…

7 December 2009 Deal close on 'Buy USA' — with strings The following is extracted from the 4 December 2009 edition of “The Star”. There has been a breakthrough in talks between Ottawa and Washington aimed at resolving a dispute over a protectionist U.S. policy known as Buy America, according to a…

7 December 2009 Port of Halifax signs MOU with Vietnamese port The following is excerpted from the 3 December 2009 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Port of Halifax is looking to expand its relationship with the Port of Haiphong after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with…

7 December 2009 Flaherty pushes bigger global role The following is extracted from the 6 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty intends to amplify Canada's voice in the clubby world of international economic policy making, moving to push Canada's interests in a…

7 December 2009 Carney may try to stifle rate speculation The followin is excerpted from the 6 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its hands off interest rates Tuesday, holding them at near zero and committing to do so until at least July…

7 December 2009 Four-Year Delay Seen for New Detroit Bridge This article is excerpted from the 7 December 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada last week achieved a critical milestone toward building the $3 billion Detroit River International Crossing. But the final opening still faces…

7 December 2009 For Harper, Canada's future is Asian This article is extracted from the 7 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. We know that only Richard Nixon, a hard-line cold warrior, could convince conservative America that it needed to deal with Maoist China. What we don't know yet is…

4 December 2009 Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States: 2010 Export Allocation Methodologies Serial No. 167 Date: December 2, 2009 This Notice to Exporters is to inform exporters of the Minister’s decision respecting the allocation methodology and provide the eligibility criteria for export…

4 December 2009 CBSA Message: Update to December 2009 monthly K84 statement The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-105 Update). It is an update to a message sent on 26 November; updates are italised. Although payment for December 2009's monthly K84 statements will be due as usual on December 31…

4 December 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 10 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS Code. NO VERSION CHANGE. 10.06.10.0101 - Cereal - Rice - seed.

4 December 2009 Jobless rate falls as hiring surges The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada's economy created a stunning 79,000 jobs in November as the private sector finally began hiring again. The unemployment rate dipped to 8.5 per cent from 8.6 per cent as…

4 December 2009 GST Hike May Be Only Option The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The National Post". The Conservative government might be forced to think the unthinkable: a rise in the GST. An increasing number of economists believe a hike, even a temporary one, is the only way Canada…

4 December 2009 U.S. jobs market picking up The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 10 per cent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. The better-than-expected job figures are…

4 December 2009 DHS to Push Back Deadline for 100% Cargo Scanning The following was reported on in today's edition of ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive". Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told a Senate committee Dec. 2 that the Department of Homeland Security plans to push back the July…

3 December 2009 CN Notice: Teamsters strike over The following notice is from CN. We are pleased to advise you that [yesterday] CN announced that the strike by locomotive engineers will end immediately as a result of an agreement to resolve the parties’ contractual disagreements through further…