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3 June 2009 Bernanke urges work to curb growing deficits The following is excerpted from today's edition of “The Star”. [US] Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is urging Congress and the Obama administration to start plotting a strategy to curb record-high U.S. budget deficits. Failing to do so…

2 June 2009 Plant Protection Policy Directives Update Members are advised that the following directives have been updated and are available on the CFIA website, as follows: D-07-05 "Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand…

2 June 2009 WHTI Requirements The following messages was sent to the BCCC members by Canada Border Services Agency. The purpose of this message is to reiterate the documents that Canadian citizens require to enter the United States (U.S.) by land or water and to provide clarification on entry…

2 June 2009 CP Notice: BC Carbon Tax Increase Effective July 1st In response to the Government of British Columbia's increase to the carbon tax on a wide variety of fossil fuels, Canadian Pacific has increased the BC Carbon Tax Surcharge effective July 1st 2009 to coincide with the tax increase. In…

2 June 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 08 was published to modify the conditions for the following HS Codes with the miscellaneous codes of "Container < 50 kg, entering Canada through B.C. or has an end destination of B.C." and "Container > 50 kg, entering Canada through B.C. or has an…

2 June 2009 A wink and a nudge get new border rules off to a soft launch The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com" . Little more than a written warning and a wag of the finger greeted travellers arriving at the Canada-U.S. border without a passport yesterday as the latest…

2 June 2009 CBSA considers closing Aldergrove border crossing to truck traffic The following appeared in today's edition of "Canadian Transportation & Logistics". Local media is reporting that the Aldergrove, BC, border crossing may be shut to all commercial truck traffic. News1130 all news radio is…

2 June 2009 EPA Waives Buy American Requirement in Stimulus Bill for Certain Projects The following appeared in today's edition of ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive". Effective May 22, the Environmental Protection Agency has granted a nationwide waiver of the Buy American requirements of the American…

1 June 2009 Softwood Lumber Permits, May 2009 Brokers are advised that the correction period for May 2009 Softwood Lumber permits ends Tuesday, 09 June 2009, at 18:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the operation of the…

1 June 2009 Risk Management for Brokers – Tool Kit Register now for the CSCB Toronto and Ontario Regions' 2009 conference and learn about compliance, AMPS and ACI/eManifest. If you want to talk about the major issues facing customs brokers today with others who share your concerns, don’t miss this…

1 June 2009 Canada-Morocco exploratory discussions towards possible Free Trade Agreement negotiation The Government has agreed to participate in exploratory discussions on the possibility of launching free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Morocco. A meeting of officials from both Parties is…

1 June 2009 Retirement Announcement - John Gillan After taking his long walk in the snow, more likely lush green fairways, John Gillan has announced his intention to retire from public service in favour of roaming green pastures. The Senior Management Team of the GTA Region wish to extend an…

1 June 2009 TRQ for Powdered Whey, Item 125.1 The purpose of this Notice are: a) to inform importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the 3,198,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for powdered whey… b) to invite applications for quota shares of the 3,198,000…

1 June 2009 CBSA Message: CIG connection problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-046). We are currently experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound and outbound data for some clients using the Customs Internet Gateway. There is no ETA.

1 June 2009 Recent Orders in Council Customs Tariff P.C. 2009-376, T.C.I. Manufacturing Inc. Remission Order http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2009/2009-03-18/html/sor-dors85-eng.h…

1 June 2009 Are the recession’s darkest days over? The following is extracted from the 1 June 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. …Statistics Canada will show today that the first quarter of the year was one of the worst in history. But the quarter will also prove to be notable for the remarkable…

1 June 2009 U.S. border guards 'flexible' — for now The following is excerpted from today's edition of “The Star”. The American border tightens today – sort of. Despite new documentation requirements coming into effect today, Canadians will still be allowed across the U.S. border without a passport…

1 June 2009 Tighter U.S. border risky to both sides The following is excerpted from the 30 May 2009 edition of “The Star”. This country's financial future hangs somewhere between the optimism of Washington security czar Janet Napolitano's Wednesday visit here and the pessimism of Monday's new…