Trade News

27 October 2009 What should the value of the Canadian dollar be? This article is excerpted from the 27 October 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It is by Gary Rabbior, president of the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education. There is much talk these days about the Canadian dollar. First was…

27 October 2009 Carney reads Riot Act to bankers blind to truth The following is excerpted from David Olive’s 27 October 2009 column in the “Toronto Star”. Central bankers are rarely sharp-tongued. But the frustration of regulators over corporate bankers' continued failure to "get it" boiled over…

27 October 2009 CIBC: Canada at risk of ‘hollowing out' This article is excerpted from the 27 October 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada risks a “hollowing out” of its industrial base if the Bank of Canada does not intervene to bring down an overvalued dollar, Canadian Imperial Bank of…

27 October 2009 US truck tonnage slips in September This article is extracted from the 26 October 2009 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. US truck tonnage slipped 0.3% in September, putting the brakes on consecutive gains of 2.1% in both July and August…. “The trucking industry should…

27 October 2009 New Convention on Contracts for International Carriage of Goods Takes Effect This article is extracted from the 27 October 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. A new international agreement that drastically changes the rights and obligations of those involved in the maritime…

26 October 2009 TRQ for Eggs and Egg Products, Items 135 to139 The purposes of this Notice are: To inform importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the eggs and egg products tariff rate quota (TRQ). It should be read with the Import Allocation Regulations…

26 October 2009 TRQ for Yogurt, Item 158 The purposes of this Notice are: To inform importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the 332,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for yogurt. It should be read with the Import Allocation Regulations and the Import…

26 October 2009 Request for Comment on Customs Duties on Certain Types of Vessels, Department of Finance The Government is seeking the views of interested parties on a proposal to waive the payment of customs duties on future imports of certain types of vessels of a length of 129 m or more by means…

26 October 2009 Certain mattress innerspring units from China Notice of Final Determination respecting certain mattress innerspring units originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China 4214-24 AD/1383 On October 26, 2009, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made…

26 October 2009 Release Requests Received, September 2009 The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for September 2009 is available on the CSCB website at: www.cscb.ca/listinfo/ReleaseRequestsReceived_Sept09.xls.

26 October 2009 Last CCS Designate Quiz for 2009 due this Friday! CCS designates are reminded that the third and last quiz of 2009 is due this Friday, October 30th at 2pm EDT. The quiz is available in English and French, and is free of charge! Don’t miss your chance to gain ten (10) professional…

26 October 2009 CSCB Prairie Region Conference Rescheduled! Members of the Prairie region are advised that the CSCB Prairie Region conference and annual general meeting has been rescheduled to January 23, 2010. The conference program and registration form are available at: http://cscb.ca/listinfo…

26 October 2009 Updated U.S. import requirements for fresh peppers shipped from Canada This notice is excerpted from the CFIA’s publication of 23 October 2009. Effective Thursday, October 22, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will allow the importation of fresh peppers from Canada…

26 October 2009 'Buy American' talks bog down The following article is extracted from the 24 October 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Despite U.S. President Barack Obama's expressions of good will toward Canada, his much-touted deal with Ottawa to resolve the Buy American trade dispute is so…

26 October 2009 Don't loathe the lofty loonie This article by David Rosenberg, chief strategist for Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. and a guest columnist for Report on Business, is extracted from the 25 October 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. If there is one thing that Canadians are never happy…

26 October 2009 Mend your ways, world bankers told This article is excerpted from the 26 October 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Governments won't allow the world's bankers to return to their irresponsible ways, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney warned…, adding financiers had better get ready…

26 October 2009 Optimism is seeping back into corporate outlook statements as the earnings season plays out This article is excerpted from the 26 October 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A majority of companies have handily topped analysts' expectations for quarterly profit and revenue…

26 October 2009 [US] CBP Proposes Guidance on Sampling Methods in Audits and Prior Disclosures This article is excerpted from the 26 October 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking comments by Dec. 21 on a proposed rule that would provide further…

23 October 2009 Polyisocyanurate Thermal Insulation Board - Statement of Reasons - Initiation of Investigation STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning the initiation of an investigation into the dumping of FACED RIGID CELLULAR POLYURETHANE-MODIFIED POLYISOCYANURATE THERMAL INSULATION BOARD ORIGINATING IN OR…