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Europe and Canada

6 May 2009 Europe and Canada The following is written by Bill Emmott, a former editor of The Economist, and Roy MacLaren, a former Canadian minister for international trade. They are co-chairmen of the Canada-Europe Roundtable for Business. This op-ed piece appears in today's edition of “The New…

CP Message: Winnipeg Intermodal Terminal

6 May 2009 Winnipeg Intermodal Terminal - Gate Hours of Operation Effective Saturday May 30, 2009, CP's Winnipeg Intermodal Facility will now close the gates for truck traffic between the hours of 00:01 and 08:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. Pickup and delivery service currently performed for CP…

CBSA Message: CFIA Scheduled Systems Outage...

6 May 2009 CBSA Message: CFIA Scheduled Systems Outage - Update The following message is from CBSA on behalf of CFIA (EDI09-036). Members are advised the content of this message was sent out to members on April 24th and this morning, however this message includes contact information for Import…

CBSA Message: May 2009 Monthly K84 Payment

6 May 2009 CBSA Message: May 2009 Monthly K84 Payment The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-037). Although payment for May 2009's monthly K84 statements will be due as usual on May 29, 2009, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) realizes that some months have fewer days provided to arrange…
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B2 Pilot Project - Update

6 May 2009 B2 Pilot Project - Update Further to our message of 5 May 2009, the CBSA has provided contact information for those in the Prairie region who wish to follow up on the status of a B2 request that has been directed to the GTA for processing. Status requests can be made by phone to 416-973-5650 or by fax to 416-952-6800. An e-mail address will be provided shortly.

CBSA Message: Exchange rate for Myanmar (Burma)...

6 May 2009 CBSA Message: Exchange rate for Myanmar (Burma) Kyat (MMK) The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-038). The exchange rate, effective May 5, 2009, for Myanmar (Burma) Kyat (MMK), has been revised. The correct rate should have read 0.2078 for May 5, 2009. Using the incorrect exchange…

AIRS Verification Service (AVS)

6 May 2009 AIRS Verification Service (AVS) For quite some time, CSCB members have asked that AIRS updates be made available to them electronically, similar to the manner in which CADEX updates the tariff. CFIA has been unable to accomodate this request, but they have initiated a pilot project where…

Frozen pork from the EU as specified in ...

7 May 2009 Frozen pork from the European Union as specified in the Surtax Order The following message is from Export Import Controls Bureau. This message applies to imports of frozen pork from the European Union falling under tariff item No. 0203.29.00 of the Customs Tariff. The purpose of this…
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Guy Graveline Scholarship – deadline 15 July!

6 May 2009 Guy Graveline Scholarship – deadline 15 July! As per our message of 27 April 2009, the Board of Directors has increased the Guy Graveline Scholarship to $3,500! Applications are now being accepted until 15 July 2009! This scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic results and other achievements, experiences and personal goals.

Daily Update from the CSCB for 6 May 2009

CFIA Scheduled Systems Outage This message is to advise you that CFIA has an outage scheduled for Friday May 8, 2009 at 11pm to Saturday May 9, 2009 at 11 pm. This outage is to facilitate the move of CFIA applications to CFIA’s Skyline Campus in Ottawa. As a result, the CFIA EDI system will be…

CFIA Scheduled Systems Outage, 8-9 May

6 May 2009 CFIA Scheduled Systems Outage, 8-9 May This message is to advise you that CFIA has an outage scheduled for Friday May 8, 2009 at 11pm to Saturday May 9, 2009 at 11 pm. This outage is to facilitate the move of CFIA applications to CFIA’s Skyline Campus in Ottawa. As a result, the CFIA EDI…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

6 May 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 21 was published to add the end uses of "Cruise ships/direct supply" and "Other end uses" for the following HS Codes for the United States. 21.03.20.2115 - Tomato sauce with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products 21.03.20.2115.03 - Containing beef…

Best practices in managing complex supplier...

6 May 2009 New study highlights best practices in managing complex supplier, customer and logistics networks The following is excerpted from the 5 May 2009 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. …. The growing number of supply chain participants, coupled with rising supply chain costs…

EU, Canada sign deal to open aviation markets

6 May 2009 EU, Canada sign deal to open aviation markets The following is excerpted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. The European Union and Canada signed a deal Wednesday that would open aviation markets to each other and begin free trade negotiations, despite strains over a new EU ban on…

‘10+2’ should not equal disaster

6 May 2009 ‘10+2’ should not equal disaster The following is excerpted from the 5 May 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. If you’re a U.S. importer, the time to start complying with Customs and Border Protection’s highly publicized Importer Security Filing program is now. It would be ridiculous, if…

FDA finalizes prior notice food import guidelines

6 May 2009 FDA finalizes prior notice food import guidelines The following is excerpted from today's edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made available its finalized compliance policy guide for prior notice of food imports into the United States…. An electronic…

A table for two, not three

5 May 2009 A table for two, not three The following was written by John Manley, a former deputy prime minister and counterpart to the U.S. secretary of homeland security, and Gordon Giffin, a former U.S. ambassador to Canada, for today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada and the U.S. share a…
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B2 Pilot Project

5 May 2009 B2 Pilot Project On 18 March 2009, we asked members to tell us of their experiences and to provide comments on the B2 pilot project. This pilot involved B2s from the Prairie region sent to GTA for processing. Our comments were provided to CBSA in a letter to Ms. Elizabeth Childers, Director of Goods Processing Division at CBSA.