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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.

A Guide to Canada's Export Controls - 2007

5 May 2009 A Guide to Canada's Export Controls - 2007 On April 30, 2009, the Government of Canada concluded the regulatory process to amend the Export Control List. This regulation brings into effect the 2007 version of the Government of Canada’s “A Guide to Export Controls”. This regulation…

Minister Day Signs Agreement with Latvia

5 may 2009 Minister Day Signs Agreement to Help Canadian Businesses Take Advantage of Opportunities in Latvia The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced that Canada and Latvia have signed an updated foreign investment…

Toronto Region Education Seminar - Valuation

5 May 2009 Toronto Region Education Seminar - Valuation The Toronto Region invites you to an education seminar on Valuation on Tuesday, 2 June 2009. The following are the details: Topic: Valuation Presented by: Jade Litwinenko – Canada Border Services Agency Date: 2 June 2009 Time: 3:00 – 6:00…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

5 May 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 05 was published to add conditions to the following HS Code from EU countries. 05.11.99.1293.07 - Animal semen (other than bovine) - frozen - Caprine (goat). This created a version change for the following HS Code from EU countries. 05.11.99.1293.14…

EU passes ban on seal products

5 May 2009 EU passes ban on seal products The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The European Parliament voted to ban imports of seal products today, trying to force Canada to end its annual seal hunt, which animal rights groups have criticized as barbaric. The EU…

Loonie soars to six-month high

5 May 2009 Loonie soars to six-month high The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Canadian dollar is surging ahead and reached its highest level in six months yesterday as traders speculated that the worst of the financial crisis is over and the global economy is…

Ontario Enhanced Driver's Licence

5 May 2009 Ontario Enhanced Driver's Licence The following news release was issued today by ServiceOntario. Ontario drivers who are Canadian citizens can now apply for the Ontario Enhanced Driver's Licence. Nine ServiceOntario centres are now accepting applications for this passport alternative…

Beware U.S. protectionism disguised as security...

5 May 2009 Beware U.S. protectionism disguised as security measures The following is an excerpt from Derek Burney’s speech to the Canadian Airports Council at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Que., on April 28., published in today's "National Post". Derek Burney is senior strategic advisor, Ogilvy…

Ottawa earmarks $350M for airport security

5 May 2009 Ottawa earmarks $350M for airport security The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The Star". Federal state minister (transport) Rob Merrifield has announced more than $350-million in funding to boost security at airports across the country.... That includes almost $243…

Recession over this year, Bernanke says

5 May 2009 Recession over this year, Bernanke says The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Tuesday that the economy should pull out of a recession and start growing again later this year. But in testimony to…

Welcome to Americanada

4 May 2009 Welcome to Americanada The following is an excerpt from John Ibbitson's new book "Open & Shut: Why America Has Barack Obama, and Canada Has Stephen Harper". It appeared in the 2 May 2009 edition of "globeandmail.com". The author, a member of The Globe and Mail's Washington bureau, invites…

Certain Whole Potatoes, Notice of Re-investigation

4 May 2009 Certain Whole Potatoes, Notice of Re-investigation Whole Potatoes originating in or exported from the United States of America, for use or consumption in the province of British Columbia This is to advise that on May 4, 2009, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a review of…

Review reveals shoddy standards of border guards

4 May 2009 Review reveals shoddy standards of border guards The following is extracted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. … The Canada Border Services Agency allowed 535 people convicted of serious crimes to enter the country last year for compassionate or economic reasons, under temporary…

Review reveals shoddy standards of border guards

4 May 2009 Review reveals shoddy standards of border guards The following was reported on in today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. Border guards have been breaking rules in allowing hundreds of serious criminals to come to Canada, says an internal review. The Canada Border Services Agency allowed…