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2009 Quebec Region Annual Conference The CSCB Quebec Region 2009 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 2 June at the Hilton Montreal Airport. If you wish to book accommodation at the Hilton Montreal Airport, please call 1-514-631-2411. Please note, the room…

23 March 2009 Canada and Turkey successfully conclude air transport agreement This news release was issued by Transport Canada on 20 March 2009. For the first time, an air transport agreement is in place to allow scheduled flights to operate between Canada and the Republic of Turkey. Today, Canada's…

23 March 2009 What's your post-recession marketing plan? This article is excerpted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The economic downturn has many small business marketers stampeding the exits, slashing budgets and cutting prices. Though understandable, and rational, this full…

23 March 2009 Mexican Tariff Hike on U.S. Exports Gets Quick Reaction This article is excerpted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Mexico’s decision this week to reimpose tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of U.S. exports in retaliation for the cancellation of a cross-border…

23 March 2009 Trade Group Calls For High Level Facilitator This article is excerpted from the 20 March 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. New England companies emphasize competitiveness along with enforcement Newport, Rhode Island -- The proliferation of government regulations on both…

23 March 2009 Trade Barriers Rise as the Recession’s Grip Tightens This article is extracted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. After repeated pledges by world leaders to avoid erecting trade barriers, protectionism is on the march, provoking nasty trade disputes and undermining…

23 March 2009 Downturn will only end when 'banks are fixed' This article is excerpted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “The Times” (UK). The recession gripping the world will not end until the banks are cleaned up, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. In the latest in a series of a…

20 March 2009 Audit of the Control and Disposal of Goods Seized Under the Customs Act The CBSA has published the Audit of the Control and Disposal of Goods Seized Under the Customs Act, which is available on its website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/se……

20 March 2009 Wood Slats from Mexico and China, RR-2008-003 Statement of reasons concerning a determination under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act respecting wood slats originating in or exported from Mexico and the People's Republic of China. On March 6, 2009, pursuant to…

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

20 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 07 was published to change the release recommendation from "CBSA Inspection" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS Codes for California with the end uses of "human consumption" and "other end uses". 07.04.90.3011 - Cabbage (fresh or chilled)…

20 March 2009 U.S.-Canada Border Traffic Slumps The following, written by Courtney Tower, is excerpted from the March 19th edition of "Journal of Commerce". Trucking activity, a bellwether of general trade and economic conditions, is in sharp decline along the United States-Canada border. The Public…

20 March 2009 PM announces $13.5M to speed upgrades to Blue Water bridge The following is excerpted from today's edition of CTV.ca. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is announcing $13.5 million to fast track upgrades to what he calls a crucial trade link between Canada and the United States. Harper says…

20 March 2009 Minister of State Announces 20-Percent Cut in Red Tape for Small Businesses The following is excerpted from today's news release by Industry Canada. The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), announced today that the federal government has reached…

20 March 2009 G20 must aim to restore trust The following is excerpted from the March 19th edition of "Toronto Star". More than $50 trillion. That's how much wealth the world gave up to the financial crisis last year, says a report for the Asian Development Bank. That is the better part of a full…

20 March 2009 [US] Fed primes printing presses, U.S. dollar skids The following, written by Thomas Walkom, appeared in today's "Toronto Star". Think of the world economy as resting on a three-legged stool. The first leg, representing the financial system, is riddled with termites. The second…

19 March 2009 CFIA Meat Hygiene Directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml. MHD 2009-2 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil…

19 March 2009 Minister Day Signs Agreement to Promote Trade Opportunities with United Arab Emirates The following is excerpted from the March 18th news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today concluded a…

19 March 2009 A Strengthened Fish Import Program Further to our message of 3 February regarding the information session for importers of fish and seafood, the presentation made at the session is now available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/import/impprese…

19 March 2009 Plant Protection Policy Directives Revised Members are advised that the following plant protection policy directives are now available on the CFIA website: Directive D-08-05 "Canadian Fruit Tree Export Program (CFTEP) for Malus, Pyrus, Chaenomeles, Cydonia and Prunus spp." http://www…