Trade News

19 November 2009 Precautionary Labelling of Priority Allergens in Prepackaged Foods, Consultation Document Health Canada has worked with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), health professionals, consumer associations, and the food industry to update the requirements for priority allergen…

19 November 2009 U.S. bans Canadian canola The following is excerpted from the 18 November 2009 edition of "CBC News". The United States has stopped canola meal shipments from five Canadian plants at the border over concerns about potentially dangerous salmonella bacteria. Prairie farmers are…

19 November 2009 Recession’s Impact Varies by Industry The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. A search for Canadian exporters unaffected by the global recession would need a pretty big magnifying glass. Exports have been dented…

19 November 2009 Labour’s Lament The following was written by Michael Burt, Associate Director, Industrial Outlook, Trade & Investment, Conference Board of Canada. Consensus is building that the global recession is done. Many emerging markets are seeing their growth rates return to a robust pace…

19 November 2009 Keep rates low, OECD urges Canada The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada appears to have emerged from recession but unemployment will continue to rise to the end of the year, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said…

18 November 2009 Update to Meat Hygiene Directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml. MHD 2009-40 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Panama MHD 2009-41 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 -…

18 November 2009 Canada and India Advance Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement The following is excerpted from the 17 November 2009 news release by DFAIT. Canada and India took the next step toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), as the Honourable Stockwell Day…

18 November 2009 CITT 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.

18 November 2009 October inflation rate rebounds The following was reported on in today's edition of "CBC News". Canada's annual inflation rate ended a string of four months in negative territory as it hit 0.1 per cent for October, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The October figure was a sharp…

18 November 2009 [EU] Trade boost fuels recovery hopes The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Europeans have joined the march to stronger trade numbers, the latest hopeful signal that the fragile global recovery is taking root. But the overall picture is not as…

17 November 2009 Beef and Veal, SER760, Supplemental Imports, Items 114 to 116 This Notice sets out the Minister’s policies and practices respecting supplemental imports for beef and veal… This Notice replaces Notice to Importers No. 726, dated January 28, 2008, and is effective immediately. The…

17 November 2009 Beef and Veal, SER759, Items 114 to 116 The purposes of this Notice are: a) to outline the Minister's policies and practices respecting the administration of the beef and veal tariff rate quota (TRQ). This Notice should be read in conjunction with the Export and Import Permits Act…

17 November 2009 Canada Introduces Implementing Legislation for Free Trade Agreement with Jordan The following is excerpted from today’s news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, on behalf of the Honourable…

17 November 2009 Determination of the Safety of Pioneer Hi-Bred Production Ltd.'s Corn (Zea mays subsp. mays) Event 98140, Decision Document DD2009-78 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Directive 94-08 (Dir94-08), entitled "Assessment Criteria…

17 November 2009 Determination of the Safety of Pioneer Hi-Bred Production Ltd.'s Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Event 356043, Decision Document DD2009-77 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Directive 94-08 (Dir94-08), entitled "Assessment…

17 November 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to streamline the conditions for the following HS codes for all Countries other than the continental US. 06.04.99.0147 - Conifer cones - dried. 06.04.91.0144 - Wreath > 1.5cm (0.6in) branch diameter (non manufactured) - fresh…

17 November 2009 Harmonization of the Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia The following news release was issued by the Canada Revenue Agency on 16 November 2009. The Government of Canada and the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia have signed Memoranda of Agreement that provide the…

17 November 2009 PM's Asia tour masks harsh reality This article is excerpted from the 17 November 2009 edition of “The Star”. … [F]or all its headline-grabbing dynamic growth this decade, India still has the world's biggest poor population. At 400 million people, India's destitute would, on their…

17 November 2009 All Trans-Pacific Rates to Rise in 2010 This article is excerpted from the 17 November 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Freight rates in the trans-Pacific will go up in 2010 even though supply-demand economics will most likely not be favorable for ocean carriers, a senior…

17 November 2009 Detroit Ferry to Close for Construction This article is extracted from the 17 November 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Truckers moving hazardous materials between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, will have to take a long detour beginning Nov. 23. The Detroit-Windsor Truck…