Trade News

10 August 2009 Canada plays catch-up in race for trade with China The following is excerpted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. When the world's biggest import market crashed last year and economists advised Canadian exporters to chase growth in emerging markets, Winnipeg plastics…

10 August 2009 Continental divide will overshadow summit The following is excerpted from the 8 August 2009 edition of “The Star”. Conspiracy theories die so hard that the one about secret plans to unify the continent may survive the North American summit ...in Mexico. With the real agenda on life…

10 August 2009 Tobacco Stamping Regime to Deter Contraband Tobacco The following background information was issued by Finance Canada on 6 August 2009. Under the current federal tobacco stamping regime, stamps or tear tapes (i.e., a coloured ribbon that is wrapped around a cigarette package) are…

10 August 2009 Flaherty urges China to cash in with Canada This article is excerpted from the 10 August 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada's banks are on display in China this week as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tries to woo officials there. Flaherty told reporters from Beijing he hopes…

10 August 2009 Obama, Calderon and Harper say they will work to promote global competitiveness The following article is excerpted from the 10 August 2009 edition of “blog.Cleveland.com”. Targeting the long and painful recession, President Barack Obama said Monday that he and the leaders of Mexico…

10 August 2009 [US] Customs Reauthorization Bill Emphasizes Customs Facilitation, Trade Enforcement The following is extracted from the 10 August 2009 edition of ST&R's “WorldTrade Interactive”. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Ranking Member Charles Grassley, R-Iowa…

10 August 2009 Bersin in line for top CBP post The following is excerpted from the 7 August 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. The White House, at the recommendation of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, is expected within days to recommend that President Barack Obama nominate Alan…

10 August 2009 Fed to stand pat on rates This article is excerpted from the 10 August 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. With the [US] economy strengthening but still fragile, Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to hold a key lending rate at a record low this week and will weigh whether to…

7 August 2009 Update to SIMA Monthly Index The SIMA Monthly Index has been updated, and is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/mi-im-eng.html.

7 August 2009 Meet the CBSA President at the CSCB National Conference! Five weeks until the CSCB national conference and delegates have been registering at a rapid pace. It will be a great event and we don’t want you to miss out on it. Following are some of the highlights of this year’s conference…

7 August 2009 Revisions to D-01-05, The Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program (CWPCP) The CFIA is looking for comments on revision 5 of the Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program (CWPCP). Please provide those comments to Joanne Rousson at [email protected] or fax (613)…

The following messages were sent on 7 August: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - SIMA INDEX Update to SIMA Monthly Index 2. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES Job losses deeper than feared July 2009 SME Business Outlook Survey Premiers back Harper on fight against Buy America policy CN suspension at…

Meet the CBSA President at the CSCB National Conference! Five weeks until the CSCB national conference and delegates have been registering at a rapid pace. It will be a great event and we don’t want you to miss out on it. Following are some of the highlights of this year’s conference program. -…

7 August 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 08 was published to add the miscellaneous codes of "Container weighing less than 50 kg" and "Container weighing more than 50 kg" for the following HS Code for Peru. 08.10.10 - Strawberries (fresh)

7 August 2009 Job losses deeper than feared The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The recession and the rain eliminated another 45,000 jobs in July, pushing the total job losses since the onset of the downturn to 414,000, Statistics Canada said. July's decline was in…

7 August 2009 Premiers back Harper on fight against Buy America policy The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The Star". Canada's premiers are firmly behind Prime Minister Stephen Harper in his bid to counter protectionist trade policies being adopted in the U.S. In a rare show of unity…

7 August 2009 July 2009 SME Business Outlook Survey The Canadian economy has stabilized based on the latest business confidence survey findings from CFIB. The Business Barometer® index remains virtually the same at 58.6 for July compared to 58.5 in June. Despite the recent announcement from the Bank…

7 August 2009 CN suspension at Vancouver continues The following was reported on in the 4 August 2009 edition of Materials, Management & Distribution. CN is showing no signs of re-starting rail service to and from the three terminals at Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) that it withdrew from more than…

7 August 2009 NRCan's Proposed Amendment for Residential Boilers Further to our message on May 1 2009, the following updated bulletin was provided by NRCan. It includes clarifying language on the automatic means of adjusting water temperature and a proposed change to the effective date to meet the…

7 August 2009 NAFTA Leaders Urged to Rein In "Buy Local" Impulses The following was reported on in today's edition of "The New York Times". North American business groups urged leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada on Friday to rein in "buy local" provisions they called a threat to free…