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Obama's message: Glory days of open border are ..
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Obama's message: Glory days of open border are gone The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Janet Napolitano has a message for Canadians: It's a border. Get used to it. The new Homeland Security Secretary had only stern comments yesterday about the state…
Legislation to Implement Colombia and Peru FTAs
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Minister Day Introduces Legislation to Implement Colombia and Peru Free Trade Agreements 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, today announced that…
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Border Study - Questionnaire
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Border Study - Questionnaire CSCB President, Carol West was contacted a couple of months ago and asked to participate in a border study sponsored by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. This study is focused on the costs associated with Canadian and U.S. border and trade related compliance. Further to that request, an interview was conducted in Ottawa.
Update to CFIA AIRS website
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 15 was published to streamline the requirements for the following HS Codes. 15.18.00.1422 - Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions 15.22.00.1442 - Degras or residues from vegetable fats or waxes This generated a requirement version change for…
Ontario moves to soften blended-tax blow with...
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Ontario moves to soften blended-tax blow with consumer exemptions The following is excerpted from March 25th edition of "globeandmail.com". The Ontario government has moved to douse a firestorm of criticism over its plans to reform the provincial sales tax by exempting a number of…
U.S. economy shows new signs of life
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 U.S. economy shows new signs of life The following is excerpted from the March 25th edition of "globeandmail.com". Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods and new homes sales both rose unexpectedly in February, but economists said the gains were unlikely to last as…
Canada's budget officer sees 8.5% drop in GDP
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Canada's budget officer sees 8.5% drop in GDP The following is excerpted from the March 25th edition of "Financial Post". Canada's independent parliamentary budget officer forecast Wednesday the economy would deteriorate at a historic rate, and much faster than the government had…
Proposed Amendment to Canada’s Energy Efficiency..
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Proposed Amendment to Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations for Large Air Conditioners, Heat Pumps and Condensing Units The following bulletin was provided by NRCan. Large air conditioners, heat pumps and condensing units (large AC) with cooling capacities between 65,000 Btu/h and 240…
Update to 26 March 2009
March 26, 2009
The following messages were sent on 26 March: 1. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES Ontario moves to soften blended-tax blow with consumer exemptions Obama's message: Glory days of open border are gone Canada's budget officer sees 8.5% drop in GDP 2. CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY - AIRS Update to CFIA AIRS…
Is US Housing on the Mend?
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Is US Housing on the Mend? The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Three cheers! US housing starts rose 22% in February, the first monthly increase since June, 2008. In a market hungry for good news, this was well…
[US] Senate approves Locke as commerce secretary
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 [US] Senate approves Locke as commerce secretary The following was reported on in today's "American Shipper". The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as the next secretary of commerce. Locke, 59, was approved by a voice vote. At the department, his…
CBSA Message: Sterling Direct Connect Update
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 CBSA Message: Sterling Direct Connect Update The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-024 Update). We are still unable to process inbound and outbound data for Sterling Direct Connect. Our IT are investigating. There is no ETA.
CPR Message: Implementation of Revised Lacey Act..
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 CPR Message: Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions The following notice is from Canadian Pacific. This is a reminder that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin phased enforcement of the Lacey Act declaration…
CBSA Message: Sterling Direct Connect Update (2)
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 CBSA Message: Sterling Direct Connect Update (2) The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-024 Update). We are now able to process inbound and outbound messages for clients that use Sterling Direct Connect.
Fish/seafood export certification requirements...
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 Fish/seafood export certification requirements: Kazakhstan, Tunisia Members are advised that the fish and seafood export certification requirements for the following have been added to the CFIA website: Republic of Kazakhstan: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/export…
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La version française d’ITO 1 est maintenant...
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 La version française d’ITO 1 est maintenant disponible Le numéro 1 du Bulletin d’information technique et opérationnelle (ITO 1) pour 2009 est maintenant disponible au site Web de la SCCD, à l’adresse suivante : http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/toi0109fr.pdf.
BC Region Executive Meeting Minutes
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 BC Region Executive Meeting Minutes Members are advised that the minutes of the BC region executive meeting that took place on 5 March 2009 are now available on the CSCB member site under Regions > British Columbia Region. Please note, login is required.
Update to CFIA AIRS website
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 04 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for the following HS Codes for China, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Macao, Malaysia and Taiwan. This created a requirement version change for all other countries…
Global fix will take years, Dodge cautions
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 Global fix will take years, Dodge cautions The following is excerpted from the 25 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It will take years and a fundamental reordering of international trade and consumption patterns to fix the flaws that prompted the worldwide financial meltdown…
Ontario to forge ahead with sales tax reform
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 Ontario to forge ahead with sales tax reform This article is excerpted from the 24 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Ontario government will announce in tomorrow's budget that it will sign a tentative accord with Ottawa to harmonize the province's 8 per cent provincial…