Trade News

1 December 2009 Reminder: Import requirements for fresh temperate fruits transiting under bond through Canada Revisions were made in August 2008 to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency plant health directive D-95-08: General Import Requirements for Fresh Temperate Fruits from the World. These…

1 December 2009 CBSA Message: Delmar Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-108). We are not processing inbound and outbound data for the Direct Connect named Delmar. There is no ETA.

1 December 2009 CBSA Message: Exchange rate for Myanmar (Burma) Kyat (MMK) The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-109). The exchange rate, effective November 27, 2009, for Myanmar (Burma) Kyat (MMK), has been revised. The correct rate should have read 0.2007 for November 27, 2009. Using the…

1 December 2009 CBSA Message: Delmar Direct Connect problems resolved The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-108 Update). We are now able to process inbound and outbound data for the Direct Connect named Delmar.

1 December 2009 Update to the CFIA AIRS website Chapter 02 was published to add new OGD extensions. 02.04.23.5091.07 - Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: boneless : Lamb - bone out - Mechanically separated 02.04.23.5092.09 - Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: boneless : Mutton - bone out -…

1 December 2009 Canada's growth returns as imports surge This article is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's economy is being held back only by its trading partners. The latest reading suggests the country struggled to recover from the recession in the third…

1 December 2009 Vancouver Warns of Rail Strike Impact This article is extracted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada’s top West Coast port is warning the government and industry that the new strike by locomotive engineers against Canadian National Railway could…

1 December 2009 Form GST111, Financial Institution GST/HST Annual Information Schedule, Commentary From Ernst&Young Many businesses are not aware they are considered a financial institution under the Excise Tax Act and assume that the return does not apply to them simply because they do not provide…

30 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to UPS Direct Connect & Kleinschmidt Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-107 Update). We are now able to process inbound and outbound messages for clients that use the Direct Connect named UPS. We are still not processing outbound…

30 November 2009 Correction Period for November Softwood Lumber Permits The following is an EICS bulletin. Brokers are advised that the correction period for November 2009 Softwood Lumber permits ends Wednesday, 09 December 2009, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct…

30 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to UPS Direct Connect & Kleinschmidt Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-107 Update). We are still not processing outbound data for Kleinschmidt Direct Connect. There is no ETA.

30 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to Kleinschmidt Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-107 Update). We are now able to process outbound data for Kleinschmidt Direct Connect.

30 November 2009 CBSA Message: UPS Direct Connect & Kleinschmidt Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-107). We are not processing inbound and outbound data for the Direct Connect named UPS. And we are not processing outbound data for Kleinschmidt Direct Connect. There is…

30 November 2009 Update: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Labour Disruption The following update was provided by CN Rail on 28 November 2009. CN's strike contingency plans went into effect Friday evening, in preparation for the work stoppage by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which took…

30 November 2009 Ottawa threatens to end CN strike The following is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “The Star”. Back-to-work legislation is set to be introduced by the federal Conservatives in the strike by Canadian National Railway's 1,700 locomotive engineers. A government official…

30 November 2009 MPs as trade barriers The following is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The House of Commons committee on international trade has done no service to Canada by its unanimous report this month that does little more than insist on the preservation as…

30 November 2009 Canada customs may move to Rooseveltown: Mitchell The following is extracted from the 29 November 2009 edition of “The Cornwall Standard Freeholder”. A top Akwesasne official says the Canada Border Services Agency could be moving its operations to the U.S. Mohawk Council of…

30 November 2009 Tepid growth marks recession's end The following is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian economy grew at an annualized 0.4 per cent in the third quarter, marking the first expansion in a year…. The growth, which was weaker than expected…

30 November 2009 Why the economy is better than GDP reading suggests The following is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The economy grew in the third quarter at a miserly pace, but signs point to a stronger recovery going forward. Statistics Canada said this morning…

30 November 2009 CRA: Converting the Filer Identification Number to the Business Number In an effort to simplify and streamline the way businesses deal with the federal government, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is replacing the Filer Identification Number (FIN) with the Business Number (BN). For…