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H1N1 economic hit likely mild: TD

13 November 2009 H1N1 economic hit likely mild: TD The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". For all the misery the H1N1 pandemic is causing people felled by the flu bug, the outbreak is unlikely to reach the point where it depresses overall economic activity in Canada…

Canadians cry foul as Buy American policy hits hom

13 November 2009 Canadians cry foul as Buy American policy hits home The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The Star". As the poster boy for Buy American, steel industry executive Dan DiMicco is a leader in the campaign that is keeping Canadian companies from bidding on highly valuable…

Job losses sharper but shorter in this recession

13 November 2009 Job losses sharper but shorter in this recession The following is excerpted from today's edition of "CBC News". Jobs disappeared much faster at the beginning of the latest recession than at the start of the slumps of 1981 and 1990, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. The study also…

Update to 13 November 2009

The following messages were sent on 13 November: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CBSA Message: Update to Scheduled Maintenance Outage 2. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES Canadian exports rebound sharply Canadians cry foul as Buy American policy hits home Job losses sharper but…

U.S. Trade Gap Widens 18.2 Percent In September

13 November 2009 U.S. Trade Gap Widens 18.2 Percent In September The following is excerpted from today's edition of "New York Times". The U.S. trade deficit widened in September by an unexpectedly large 18.2 percent, the largest increase in more than 10 years, as oil prices rose for the seventh…

Certain copper pipe fittings...

12 November 2009 Certain copper pipe fittings, Notice of Re-investigation Dumping file #: 4214-12 Dumping case #: AD/1358 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices of certain copper pipe fittings originating in or exported from…

Fourth CCS Designate Quiz

CCS designates are advised that this year only, the CSCB will offer a fourth CCS Designate Quiz. It will be available on 23 November and must be submitted by 2 p.m. EST on 23 December. If you pass the fourth quiz, points will be awarded for 2009.

CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage

12 November 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-102). Sunday, November 15, 2009 General EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 5:00 am until 8:00 am (ET) on Sunday, November 15th, 2009. This will…

Path to Recovery Challenging for Canada's Regions

12 November 2009 Path to Recovery Challenging for Canada's Regions The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. This year has already made history. As far back as the records go, Canadian exporters have not seen a worse year than 2009 –…

Bubble trouble: Policy makers strike warning note

12 November 2009 Bubble trouble: Policy makers strike warning note The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The once-distant warning bells of new financial bubbles in the making in Asia and elsewhere are getting louder. The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank…

New Security Under SIMA

11 November 2009 New Security Under SIMA CBSA intends to begin accepting new forms of security to guarantee the payment of provisional duty under SIMA. CBSA has also proposed a revision to the format for SIMA bonds issued by financial institutions or bonding companies. The new bond will be an easy…
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Customs Trade Verification Manual

10 November 2009 Customs Trade Verification Manual The CBSA has provided the CSCB with a copy of the latest version of the Trade Verification Manual. Although this manual has the same name and date as the previous version provided in February 2007, it has been updated slightly. Changes have been made to:

Dollar rises on sinking greenback

11 November 2009 Dollar rises on sinking greenback The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Canadian dollar is on the rise again, just weeks after the Bank of Canada warned that a high loonie poses a threat to the country's economic recovery. As gold.. hit a record…

Buy Canadian policy better than fighting Buy....

11 November 2009 Buy Canadian policy better than fighting Buy American rules: think-tank The following is excerpted from the 9 November edition of "The Star". Canada would be better off living with U.S. President Barack Obama's Buy American provisions than trying to strike a deal that gives up the…

Can have both border trade, security: Jacobson

11 November 2009 Can have both border trade, security: Jacobson The following interview was conducted by the Embassy Magazine for the 11 November edition. The new American ambassador to Ottawa, David Jacobson, is touring Canada because he wants "to learn as much as I can" about the country. A few…

Unofficial US jobless rate could be as high as 20%

11 November 2009 Unofficial U.S. jobless rate could be as high as 20%, Reich says The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". A 10.2-per-cent U.S. jobless rate sounds terrible. The reality may be even bleaker. The real jobless rate, which officially hit a 26-year high last…

World Bank chief warns of U.S. troubles

11 November 2009 World Bank chief warns of U.S. troubles The following is excerpted from the 11 November edition of "globeandmail.com". Stubbornly high joblessness threatens to trigger loan defaults and drag on consumption next year, hobbling a U.S. economy struggling to rebound from recession…

CBSA Message: CFIA Connection Problems Resolved

10 November 2009 CBSA Message: CFIA Connection Problems Resolved The communication problems between ACROSS and the CFIA EDI System experienced between 8 and 9 this morning have now been resolved.

Oil Country Tubular Goods, Preliminary Injury...

10 November 2009 Oil Country Tubular Goods, Preliminary Injury Inquiries IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PRELIMINARY…