Trade News

17 September 2009 Minister Day Welcomes Reopening of Colombian Market to Canadian Beef The following is exerpted from the 16 September 2009 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today welcomed Colombia’s…

17 September 2009 PKI Certificate Authority Unavailable 20 September 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…

17 September 2009 If PM played China card, Uncle Sam might listen The following, James Travers' column, appeared in today's edition of "The Star". It's encouraging that Stephen Harper is spreading Canadian resistance to U.S. trade protectionism beyond Barack Obama to Congressional, state and…

17 September 2009 Mattress Innerspring Units, Inquiry No. NQ-2009-002 ORDER WHEREAS the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is required, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, to make inquiry as to whether the dumping of the aforementioned goods has caused injury…

17 September 2009 CBSA Message: CIG connection problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-081). We are currently experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound and outbound data for some clients using the Customs Internet Gateway. There is no ETA.

17 September 2009 Obama on Buy American: Please stay calm, Canada The following appeared in today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Buy American policy that riles up certain Canadians is not really about Barack Obama. It's about congressional politics, U.S. states and municipalities - and…

17 September 2009 Consumer prices held in check The following appeared in today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The cost of food and clothing, two staples of household spending, are easing slightly, held down by the higher dollar and a price war among grocery chains. So-called core consumer prices…

17 September 2009 Harper meets with U.S. congressional leaders The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The Star". Prime Minister Stephen Harper is singing the praises of America's single largest trading partner as he meets on Capitol Hill with some of the most powerful Democrats in…

17 September 2009 Dollar Daze – Round 2 The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. It’s the wrong time of year for the elusive loon to be flying north. But the one on the dollar coin is doing just that, as concerned exporters and…

17 September 2009 NDP wants 'Buy Canadian' plan The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The Star". The New Democrats are urging Parliament to trump the United States by establishing a Buy Canadian plan to protect jobs across the country. NDP MP Peter Julian today introduced a private…

16 September 2009 Recent CBSA Systems Outage - Members' Feedback Requested CBSA has asked for feedback from CSCB members who were affected by the systems outage that took place the weekend of September 12 - 14. Information provided by members will assist CBSA in developing a contingency plan as well…

16 September 2009 Minister Day Tables Agreements on Canada-Jordan Trade and Investment The following is excerpted from the 15 September 2009 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today tabled in Parliament the…

16 September 2009 Changes to import notification requirements The following letter is from Alison Pinsent, Acting Director, Imported and Manufactured Food Division, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency. As part of the Government of Canada’s ongoing…

16 September 2009 PM prepares to lobby U.S. Congress The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Prime Minister Stephen Harper will have only minutes to talk trade with U.S. President Barack Obama, but a set of unusual meetings with congressional leaders tomorrow matters…

16 September 2009 Update to Broker Licensing Contact List The CBSA Broker Licensing and Account Security department contact list has been updated and is available at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/BrokersLicensing_phonelist.pdf.

16 September 2009 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Modifies Ruling Allowing Containers Containing Residual Chemicals to Be Entered as Empty Containers This is further to the CP Customer Bulletins of July 24 and August 13. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP)…

16 September 2009 New tobacco excise stamp on cigarette packages The following is excerpted from the 14 September 2009 news release by CRA. The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food), is pleased to announce that the Canada…

16 September 2009 CRA Interest rates for the fourth calendar quarter The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations. These rates are calculated quarterly in…

16 September 2009 Jobless rate to hit 10%, OECD says The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Harper government's stimulus package should have a big impact on stemming job losses but unemployment in Canada will still reach almost 10 per cent by next year, the OECD…

16 September 2009 CRA Form B256, General Application for Refund of Excise Duty Under the Excise Act 2001 The CRA has provided the form B256, General Application for Refund of Excise Duty Under the Excise Act 2001 in fillable format. It is available on the CRA website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E…