Trade News

8 June 2009 Green shoots? How about a ‘double dip’? The following is excerpted from the 7 June 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Does the Great Recession come to an end with a classic recovery and a smooth return to good times? Or does it imitate the false starts that confounded the 1930s and…

8 June 2009 Economic crisis “turning the corner” The following is excerpted from the 6 June 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The tide of job losses washing across North America is showing signs of ebbing, feeding hope that the worst of the recession is over. On the surface, the employment market…

8 June 2009 OECD sees signs of trough in Canadian economy The following is excerpted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. The OECD, one of the world's leading economic groups, is signalling a possible “trough” in Canada's recession. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development…

8 June 2009 NRCan's Proposed Amendment for Commercial Refrigerators The following bulletin was provided by NRCan. Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Office of Energy Efficiency is proposing to amend Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations in order to strengthen the minimum energy performance standard…

8 June 2009 Customs Tariff, Woollen fabrics The following notice is from the 6 June 2009 edition of the “Canada Gazette”, Part I. Pursuant to Supplementary Note 1 to Section XI of the Customs Tariff — Schedule and P.C. 1997-2003 — Regulations Respecting the Customs Duty Payable on Woollen Fabrics…

8 June 2009 Feds won’t back down The following is excerpted from today's edition of the “Cornwall Standard Freeholder”. The federal public safety minister says the Cornwall Island border crossing might be shut permanently unless aboriginals accept a decision to arm border guards. Peter Van Loan says…

8 June 2009 Retaliation against U.S. protectionism unhelpful: Flaherty The following is excerpted from today’s edition of “globeandmail.com”. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says fighting protectionist Buy American measures with similar actions in Canada is counterproductive. “This is not the kind of…

8 June 2009 It's not the best, or worst, of times The following is excerpted from the 7 June 2009 edition of “The Star”. …At this confusing stage in this worst recession since the Great Depression, we're talking neither of best nor worst times. But we are wondering, worrying, if things are getting…

8 June 2009 EU Delays Mandatory Advance Cargo Information Until 2011 The following is extracted from today's edition of ST&R's “WorldTrade Interactive”. The European Union is delaying until Jan. 1, 2011, the requirement for the advance submission of certain information on inbound and outbound cargo…

8 June 2009 Russia Likely to Join WTO The following is excerpted from the 5 June 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Moscow's long-delayed bid to join the World Trade Organization "should be completed by the end of the year," the European Union's trade commissioner Catherine Ashton said…

8 June 2009 U.S. unveils anti-drug strategy for SW border The following is excerpted from today's edition of “American Shipper”. The Obama administration … released its comprehensive strategy for stemming the flow of illegal weapons and drug revenue into Mexico in an effort to help the Mexican…

5 June 2009 Tariff Notice TN-40 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to inform you of a change to the 2009 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff, which will be released as the upcoming T2009-4 Amendment Package. Pursuant to section 82 of the Customs Tariff, the "Order Amending…

5 June 2009 Certain Carbon and Stainless Steel Fasteners, Re-Investigation Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has revised the list of co-operative exporters with specific normal values for certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and certain…

5 June 2009 CFIA and USDA Revise Potato Cyst Nematode Guidelines The following is excerpted from the 4 June 2009 news release by CFIA. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced revised guidelines for potato cyst nematode (PCN)…

5 June 2009 Premiers rally behind Harper in fight against Buy American The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada's premiers have agreed to back Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he moves to exempt the country from Buy American policies that are freezing out…

5 June 2009 Tariff Update, Chapters 01-99 in MS Access This is further to our message this morning about the tariff update. The Microsoft Access files can be used to make manual changes; we are still waiting to be advised of when the CADEX files will be available. The MS Access file in English is…

5 June 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA - Veterinary Inspection" for the following HS codes with the end uses "Display in zoo", Scientific use and from the United States "Show (Exhibition). 01.06.11…

5 June 2009 Auto layoffs help drive jobless rate to 11-year high The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Trouble in the auto sector pushed unemployment to its highest rate in 11 years, as the Canadian job market eliminated 42,000 jobs in May, Statistics Canada says…

5 June 2009 May 2009 SME Business Outlook Survey This report was prepared by Ted Mallett, VP Research & Chief Economist, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. There are growing signs that Canada’s economy is turning the corner toward recovery. Confidence among small- and mid-sized business…

5 June 2009 Obama fundraiser named U.S. ambassador to Canada The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". President Barack Obama is injecting a bit of life into Ottawa's stuffy diplomatic circuit, naming Chicago lawyer, socialite and political fundraiser David Jacobson as…