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8 December 2009 eManifest, System Under Development Audit Members may be interested in an internal CBSA audit of eManifest. The objective of the audit was to provide assurance that the project management framework and data management practices for the eManifest Project were adequate and effective…

8 December 2009 Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods, Statement of Reasons 4214-26 AD/1385 4218-27 CV/125 STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning the making of preliminary determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of CERTAIN OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE…

8 December 2009 National Import Control Division – Holiday Schedule The Import Control Division will be closed for the Christmas holiday from Thursday 24, December 2009 at 4:00 pm (ET) until Tuesday December 29, at 8:00 am. If you require assistance please contact your nearest Import Service Centre…

8 December 2009 Bank of Canada to keep rates down This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Bank of Canada kept borrowing costs at a record low 0.25 per cent … and reiterated they will probably stay at that level through the middle of next year, while…

8 December 2009 Small Business Quarterly, November 2009 The November issue of the Industry Canada ‘Small Business Quarterly’ publication is now available on its website at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/sbrp-rppe.nsf/vwapj/SBQ-BTPE_Nov2009_eng.p…. The feature article…

8 December 2009 European forwarders expect soft market This article is excerpted from the 3 December 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. Danske Bank is predicting that freight demand in Europe will slow in the coming months, according to the bank’s freight forwarding index there. “The forward…

8 December 2009 Expected [US] Regulatory Actions re: International Trade This article is extracted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The Dec. 7 issue of the [US] Federal Register included the semiannual regulatory agendas of various federal agencies. This article will…

7 December 2009 CN-09-023, Release of Canadian Automated Export Declaration 2010 1. The purpose of this notice is to inform exporters that the 2010 version of the Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) software will be released on December 17, 2009. 2. The 2009 version of CAED will expire on…

7 December 2009 Detroit River international crossing project receives environmental approval The following press release was issued by Foreign Affairs and International Trade on 3 December 2009. The Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project has reached another significant milestone with…

7 December 2009 Canadian beef exporters regain access to Hong Kong The following is excerpted from the 5 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadian beef exporters have regained access to the Hong Kong market following a meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the former British…

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…