Trade News

23 June 2009 Canada and Russia Make Progress on Commercial Initiatives 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 Viktor Zubkov, Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister…

23 June 2009 CFIA Production Database Backup, 4 July This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday July 4, 2009. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am ET. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD)…

23 June 2009 We may be close to crossing that new bridge The following article, by Jeffrey Simpson, is extracted from the 20 June 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Could it be that after so many delays, false starts, political wrangling, engineering studies, competing proposals and plain old…

23 June 2009 Bridging the gap? The following is excerpted from the 22 June 2009 edition of the “Cornwall Standard Freeholder”. Mayor [of Cornwall] Bob Kilger rejects the notion that the Seaway bridge closure could extend well into the summer. The bridge closure is now entering its third week with no…

23 June 2009 'Money is stronger than blood' The following is extracted from the 22 June 2009 edition of “Financial Post”. Canada's corporate landscape is dotted with family-owned and operated businesses, and every once in a while a tornado touches down and wreaks havoc in those companies…

23 June 2009 U.S. files WTO case against China over exports The following is excerpted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Obama administration … filed its first unfair trade case against China before the World Trade Organization, accusing the Asian power of restricting exports of key…

22 June 2009 D11-4-27, Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA) Costa Rica Free Zone Regimes This memorandum contains the regulations and information for determining whether CCRFTA originating goods imported form Costa Rica have received the benefits of the Costa Rica Free Zone regime, and…

22 June 2009 D10-14-57, Tariff Classification of Certain Articles Using Bluetooth® Technology This memorandum explains the Canada Border Services Agency administrative policy for the tariff classification of certain articles using Bluetooth® technology. The “Guidelines and General Information”…

22 June 2009 Minister Day Launches Infrastructure Trade Mission to Russia The following is excerpted from the 21 June 2009 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, arrived in Russia on 21 June with a trade mission…

22 June 2009 [Cornwall, ON] Bridge closure needs national spotlight The following is extracted from the 20 June 2009 edition of the “Cornwall Standard Freeholder”. It appears the consensus on the bridge issue is that the communities affected - namely Akwesasne, Cornwall and Massena - must attract as…

22 June 2009 Certain eugenol - Request for removal of customs duties The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duties on imports of eugenol for use in the manufacture of eugenol siloxane. Eugenol is a member of the phenylpropanoids class of chemical…

22 June 2009 New UN/EDIFACT message facilitates Single Window developments The following news release was issued by the World Customs Organization on 17 June 2009. The UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) today announced that a…

22 June 2009 [US] Manufacturers Say 10+2 Costs $20 Billion The following is excerpted from the 19 June 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Importer Security Filing rule will impose an annual cost of more than $20 billion on the U.S. economy, according to a…

22 June 2009 World Bank says recession worse than thought The following is excerpted from today's edition of the "Financial Post". The World Bank said the global recession this year will be deeper than it predicted in March and warned that a flight of capital from developing nations will swell the…

19 June 2009 E647, Customs Self Assessment Program - Carrier Application - Part 1 The Customs Self Assessment Program - Carrier Application - Part 1 has been updated and is available at: http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e647-eng.pdf.

19 June 2009 CN09-013, Export Summary Reporting Program Review The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is currently reviewing its Summary Reporting Program. The purpose of this review is to ensure that Summary Reporting is being used correctly to report only the export of approved commodities to…

19 June 2009 Softwood Lumber Interim Quota Allocations, July 2009 Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for July 2009 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual July allocation.

19 June 2009 Trade Agreement with Peru Opens Doors to Latin America The following is excerpted from the 18 June 2009 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced that legislation to implement Canada’s…

19 June 2009 EICS Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 20-21 June DFAIT will be undertaking maintenance and upgrades to their electrical and backup power systems on June 20 and 21, 2009. The work will commence on Friday, June 19 at midnight (ET) and run until Sunday, June 21 at 06:00 pm (ET). During this…

19 June 2009 CFIA Scheduled Electrical Power Shutdown Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will conduct a scheduled electrical power shutdown to perform required maintenance on power distribution components within their data centre. Date : Saturday June 20, 2009 Time : From 8:00 am (ET) until 9…