Trade News

16 November 2009 CPR Customer Bulletin: Carload facilities closed for U.S. Thanksgiving - Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27, 2009 On Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, 2009, Canadian Pacific will not be offering local service to carload facilities in the United States. In addition…

16 November 2009 CPR Customer Bulletin: Minneapolis Intermodal Facility - Updated Hours of Operation Effective November 23, 2009, hours of operation at CP's Minneapolis Intermodal Facility will be revised to: Monday to Friday: 06:00 - 20:00 Saturday: 08:00 - 12:00 - no change Sunday: 08:00 - 12:00 -…

16 November 2009 Release Requests Received, October 2009 The CBSA’s ACROSS EDI report for October, 2009 is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/releaserequestsoctober2009.xls.htm

16 November 2009 Scheduled Maintenance Outages and Holidays for 2010 Message ACI09-103 Scheduled Maintenance Outages for 2010 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends…

16 November 2009 Certain Fasteners, Expiry Review No. RR-2009-001 Order issued Tuesday, November 10, 2009 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 7, 2005, in Inquiry…

16 November 2009 Update to Directive D-09-01 "Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the European brown garden snail (Cornu aspersum [Müller], syn. Helix aspersa [Müller]) from the United States" Directive D-09-01, "Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction…

16 November 2009 Risk Management Document RMD-08-02, "Pest Risk Management Document for Eriochloa villosa (Woolly Cup Grass)" Risk Management Document RMD-08-02, "Pest Risk Management Document for Eriochloa villosa (Woolly Cup Grass)", is now available on the Web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca…

16 November 2009 Revision to Directive D-02-12, "Import requirements for non-processed wood and other non-propagative wood products, except solid wood packaging material, from all areas other than the continental United States" Directive D-02-12, "Import requirements for non-processed wood and other…

16 November 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published to streamline the conditions for the following HS codes from the United States for the end use In-Transit. 01.06.19.2083.02 Dogs less than 8 months of age A new miscellaneous was created: Personal importation not for commercial…

16 November 2009 Next big idea for Canada: An Asia strategy This article is extracted from the 15 November 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. We had the Auto Pact. Then free trade. Given the economic meltdown south of the border, we are badly in need of the next big idea. It is decidedly not…

16 November 2009 Canada must look to the east to win in new world economy This article is excerpted from the 16 November 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. It was a telling statement, a surprise, and a signal, perhaps, that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is altering his views on Asia. "While Canada…

16 November 2009 Dollar parity imminent, Royal Bank says This article is excerpted from the 16 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com” Canada's strong housing market recovery “is providing Canadian dollar bulls with more fodder to retest parity,” Royal Bank currency strategist Matthew Strauss…

16 November 2009 [US] Legislative Update: Short Deadlines for Input on MTB, Preference Programs This article is excerpted from the 16 November 2009 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. Members of the trade community have just a few weeks to provide input into two processes that could have a…

16 November 2009 World Out of Balance This article is by Paul Krugman, and appeared in the 16 November 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. …. Nobody expects President Obama to come back from China with major new agreements, on economic policy or anything else. But let’s hope that when the cameras…

16 November 2009 Two is the loneliest number This article is extracted from the 16 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. U.S. President Barack Obama's first visit to China this week will get people talking about how what the world really needs is a Group of Two. Sure, the Group of 20 was only…

13 November 2009 Canadian exports rebound sharply The following is excerpted from today's "globeandmail.com". Canadian exports jumped 3.5 per cent in September, cutting the country's trade deficit in half, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The third gain in international shipments in four months…

13 November 2009 Chicken and Chicken Products and Turkey and Turkey Products - Supplementary Imports, Items 96 To 113 This Notice sets out the Minister’s policies and practices respecting supplementary imports for chicken and chicken products and for turkey and turkey products.... Coverage This…

13 November 2009 Industry Minister Clement to Explore Improved Trade Relations During Visit to Israel The following is excerpted from today’s news release by Industry Canada. The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, will arrive in Tel Aviv tomorrow to begin five days of meetings that will…

13 November 2009 U.S. Meat Shipments at the Border Effective January 4, 2010, the CFIA intends to discontinue the practice of providing advance notification of the examination of meat shipments from the U.S. Drivers will be advised by CBSA at the PIL if meat shipments they are carrying have been…

13 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-102 Update). Content in bold text indicates new or updated information. Saturday, November 14, 2009 EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes…