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27 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to CFIA HS Codes The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-104 Update). Further to CBSA message sent on 24 November, please note that the two ranges of HS codes that will be added have been modified. These changes are highlighted in red in the file listing the…

27 November 2009 CN – TCRC Labour Negotiations Update As you are aware, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) sent a strike notice to CN indicating they may take strike action against the company at 0001 hours on November 28, 2009. The TCRC represents approximately 1,700 locomotive engineers…

27 November 2009 Update to import notification requirements Further to the CFIA message sent on 16 September, the following amendment letter is from Alison Pinsent, Acting Director, Imported and Manufactured Food Division, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Directorate, CFIA. The purpose of this…

27 November 2009 Update to import notification requirements Further to the CFIA message sent on 16 September, the following amendment letter is from Alison Pinsent, Acting Director, Imported and Manufactured Food Division, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Directorate, CFIA. The purpose of this…

27 November 2009 CBSA Message: Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-106). CADEX/CUSDEC Outage: Please note that there is a partial outage planned this weekend. The CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 9:00 pm (Eastern Time) on Saturday, November 28, 2009 to 3:00…

27 November 2009 CITT Appeals Decisions Pending, Customs Act Appeal No., Appeal Name AP-2006-023, Fritz Marketing Inc. AP-2008-011, Sarstedt Canada Inc. AP-2008-015, J.I.T Industrial Supply and Distribution Ltd. AP-2008-023, Entrelec Inc. (ABB Canada) AP-2008-031, Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. AP…

27 November 2009 Fort Erie Customs Meeting Minutes, 17 November 2009 The minutes of the Fort Erie customs meeting that took place on 17 November 2009 are available on the Ontario Region page of the members site. To access, please login, click on the Regions tab, and then Ontario Region link.

27 November 2009 BC Region Executive Meeting Minutes, 5 November 2009 The minutes of the BC Region Executive meeting that took place on 5 November 2009 are available on the British Columbia Region page of the members site. To access, please login, click on the Regions tab, and then British Columbia…

27 November 2009 CSCB BC Region Christmas Party, December 3 The CSCB BC Region would like to invite you to the Christmas Dinner Party on December 3, 2009, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at the Best Western Abercorn Inn. Register for this event by November 30 with Ms. Jennifer Clarke. Event details and the…

27 November 2009 CSCB BC Region Christmas Party, December 3 The CSCB BC Region would like to invite you to the Christmas Dinner Party on December 3, 2009, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at the Best Western Abercorn Inn. Register for this event by November 30 with Ms. Jennifer Clarke. Event details and the…

27 November 2009 Recent Orders in Council The following Orders in Council were recently published in the “Canada Gazette”, part II: Export and Import Permits Act SOR/2009-299, Order Amending the Allocation Method Order (Beef and Veal) Feeds Act, Health of Animals Act, Meat Inspection Act P.C. 2009…

27 November 2009 Correction to 17 November AIRS Update The following are corrections of the HS code description in Chapter 44 sent on 17 November 2009: 44.20.10.0002 - Wooden components - equal or more than 2.5 cm in thickness - all origin NOT Wooden components - exceeding 1.5 cm in thickness: all…

27 November 2009 AIRS Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 9 December Due to maintenance (Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) will be down on December 9, 2009 from 20:00 - 21:00. For assistance, please contact one of the Import Service Centre (ISC). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause…

27 November 2009 Canadian dollar sinks as oil slides The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Canadian dollar lost more than a cent to trade at about 93.15 cents (U.S.) in overseas trading Friday. That's on top of Thursday's loss of 1.35 cents. Traders say the…

27 November 2009 Indonesia: Tiger-in-Waiting The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. On any list of the world’s ascendant emerging economies, Indonesia would be pretty close to the top. Nestled in the planet’s hottest economic growth…

26 November 2009 Guideline for Bluetongue Virus Exclusion Testing of Veterinary Biologics, Veterinary Biologics Guideline 3.6E To prevent the transmission of bluetongue virus (BTV) through veterinary biologics, the Veterinary Biologics Section (VBS) requires manufacturers to conduct BTV exclusion…

26 November 2009 CBSA Message: December 2009 monthly K84 statement The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-105). Although payment for December 2009's monthly K84 statements will be due as usual on December 31, 2009, the CBSA realizes that the number of statutory holidays and where they fall during…

26 November 2009 Processing of goods during Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games In order to assist in a more efficient processing of goods during the Olympics, CFIA has set up a separated stream of information flow specifically for athletic teams and the Olympic families. Pre…

26 November 2009 U.S. Meat Shipments at the Border The CFIA has provided additional information regarding the new process for meat entering Canada from the United States. Information was sent to CSCB members about this new process on November 13; that message can be seen here: http://www.cscb.ca/050…

26 November 2009 CBSA Message: Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-106). CADEX/CUSDEC Outage: Please note that there is a partial outage planned this weekend. The CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 9:00 pm (Eastern Time) on Saturday, November 28, 2009 to 3:00…