Trade News

19 November 2009 D17-1-1, Documentation Requirements for Commercial Shipments This memorandum outlines and explains the policies and procedures for presenting the import documents required for obtaining release and accounting for commercial shipments. Revisions This memorandum is revised as a result…

19 November 2009 CITT Public Hearings, Appeals Starting Date Appeal No., Appellant, Act , Type of Hearing 2009-11-26, AP-2009-002, Ivan Hoza, Customs Act, File Hearing 2009-11-26, AP-2009-011, Jean-Pierre Pastinelli, Customs Act , File Hearing 2009-12-02, AP-2008-028, Cherry Stix Ltd., Customs Act…

19 November 2009 WTO to Hear Canada’s Challenge to U.S. Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labelling The following is excerpted from today’s news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and the Honourable Gerry Ritz…

19 November 2009 Windsor Commercial Clients’ Meeting Minutes of the Windsor Commercial Clients’ meeting held on 5 November 2009 and its supplementary document on FAST are now available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please go to our website at cscb.ca, log in, click…

19 November 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 44 was published to remove the Recommendation: ‘fumigation certificate’ for the following HS codes for all countries except the continental US: 44-07-10.0134 - Sawn wood, sliced or peeled wood, wood planed or not, forestry products (not…

19 November 2009 Precautionary Labelling of Priority Allergens in Prepackaged Foods, Consultation Document Health Canada has worked with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), health professionals, consumer associations, and the food industry to update the requirements for priority allergen…

19 November 2009 U.S. bans Canadian canola The following is excerpted from the 18 November 2009 edition of "CBC News". The United States has stopped canola meal shipments from five Canadian plants at the border over concerns about potentially dangerous salmonella bacteria. Prairie farmers are…

19 November 2009 Recession’s Impact Varies by Industry The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. A search for Canadian exporters unaffected by the global recession would need a pretty big magnifying glass. Exports have been dented…

19 November 2009 Labour’s Lament The following was written by Michael Burt, Associate Director, Industrial Outlook, Trade & Investment, Conference Board of Canada. Consensus is building that the global recession is done. Many emerging markets are seeing their growth rates return to a robust pace…

19 November 2009 Keep rates low, OECD urges Canada The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada appears to have emerged from recession but unemployment will continue to rise to the end of the year, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said…

18 November 2009 Update to Meat Hygiene Directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml. MHD 2009-40 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Panama MHD 2009-41 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 -…

18 November 2009 Canada and India Advance Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement The following is excerpted from the 17 November 2009 news release by DFAIT. Canada and India took the next step toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), as the Honourable Stockwell Day…

18 November 2009 CITT Decisions Pending, Customs Act Appeal No., Appeal Name AP-2006-023, Fritz Marketing Inc. AP-2008-011, Sarstedt Canada Inc AP-2008-015, J.I.T Industrial Supply and Distribution Ltd. AP-2008-023, Entrelec Inc. (ABB Canada) AP-2008-031, Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd.

18 November 2009 October inflation rate rebounds The following was reported on in today's edition of "CBC News". Canada's annual inflation rate ended a string of four months in negative territory as it hit 0.1 per cent for October, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The October figure was a sharp…

18 November 2009 [EU] Trade boost fuels recovery hopes The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Europeans have joined the march to stronger trade numbers, the latest hopeful signal that the fragile global recovery is taking root. But the overall picture is not as…

17 November 2009 Beef and Veal, SER760, Supplemental Imports, Items 114 to 116 This Notice sets out the Minister’s policies and practices respecting supplemental imports for beef and veal… This Notice replaces Notice to Importers No. 726, dated January 28, 2008, and is effective immediately. The…

17 November 2009 Beef and Veal, SER759, Items 114 to 116 The purposes of this Notice are: a) to outline the Minister's policies and practices respecting the administration of the beef and veal tariff rate quota (TRQ). This Notice should be read in conjunction with the Export and Import Permits Act…

17 November 2009 Canada Introduces Implementing Legislation for Free Trade Agreement with Jordan The following is excerpted from today’s news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, on behalf of the Honourable…

17 November 2009 Determination of the Safety of Pioneer Hi-Bred Production Ltd.'s Corn (Zea mays subsp. mays) Event 98140, Decision Document DD2009-78 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Directive 94-08 (Dir94-08), entitled "Assessment Criteria…

17 November 2009 Determination of the Safety of Pioneer Hi-Bred Production Ltd.'s Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Event 356043, Decision Document DD2009-77 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Directive 94-08 (Dir94-08), entitled "Assessment…