Trade News

26 January 2009 Boxes boost Prince Rupert traffic The following article is excerpted from the 23 January 2009 edition of “Canadian Sailings”. Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal, opened in late 2007, handled 181,890 TEUs in its first full year of operation, with volumes surging in the second…

26 January 2009 Records on use of guns at border 'missing' This article is excerpted from the 26 January 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. An internal review found records were "missing or incomplete" for nearly half of the cases in which newly armed Canadian border agents drew their guns. And…

26 January 2009 Tories to pump $7-billion into public works This article is excerpted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Harper government is creating a new $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund in tomorrow's budget to help provinces, territories and municipalities get…

26 January 2009 Confidence rebounds - a bit This article is extracted from the 26 January 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The Conference Board of Canada says consumer confidence ticked upward slightly this month, but remains at recession-era lows. The Ottawa think-tank's monthly survey showed…

26 January 2009 Tradition points to "10+2" going through This article is excerpted from the 23 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. The White House order to temporarily freeze regulations from the Bush administration that have not gone into effect is not likely to significantly impact the…

26 January 2009 White House Request to Suspend Pending Regulations Affects Trade Rules This article is extracted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel issued a memo to all federal departments and agencies Jan. 20 asking them to suspend…

26 January 2009 US CBP ACE Accounts – Enhanced features On 24 January, US Customs deployed enhanced ACE capabilities within the A2.1 release. This release lays the groundwork for the future Ocean and Rail Manifest release (M1), currently scheduled for the spring of 2009. The 24 January update is…

26 January 2009 ICC strongly supports the concept of mutual recognition of trade partnership programmes This news release was issued by the International Chamber of Commerce on 23 January 2009. CSCB President Carol West represents our sister organization, the International Federation of Customs…

26 January 2009 Napolitano reviews northern border security This article is extracted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. Janet Napolitano, the new Department of Homeland Security secretary, had a busy second full day on the job Friday, asking staff to quickly pull together…

26 January 2009 [US] Import industry begins 10+2 era This article is excerpted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. It’s a brave new world for U.S. importers, who on Monday are technically obligated to begin electronic filing of data about the origin, destination and contents of…

26 January 2009 Canadian produce inspections going automated The following article is excerpted from the 23 January 2009 edition of “ThePacker.com”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection plan to establish standard inspection protocol for fresh produce crossing the entire northern border with Canada…

23 January 2009 Meat Hygiene Directives Update Members are advised that 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 2008-48 Chapter 11- Section 11.7.3 - South Africa MHD 2008-39…

23 January 2009 New Import Requirements for Live Horses from US Effective January 19, 2009, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) implemented a requirement for additional certification for the import of live horses from the United States. These actions are being taken as a precautionary…

23 January 2009 Changes to D11-6-3 and D11-6-7 D11-6-3 and D11-6-7 were each updated in 2008. CBSA has identified changes made in these memos in a letter sent to the CSCB. This letter has also been sent to CBSA regional Recourse Divisions for their use when contacting clients regarding information…

23 January 2009 Ottawa will go $64-billion in the red, official says The following is excerpted from the 22 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Harper government, which only eight weeks ago still forecast surpluses for Ottawa, has now revealed it will run the deepest shortfalls Canada…

23 January 2009 Manitoba Launches Enhanced Identification Card Program The following news release was issued by the Government of Manitoba. Manitoba is introducing an enhanced identification card (EIC) as a less-expensive alternative to a passport that will permit entry to the United States by land…

23 January 2009 Prices fall amid slump The following is excerpted from the 23 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Plunging gasoline prices and reluctant consumers with a wary eye on the recession are driving Canada's inflation rate into negative territory. Consumer prices fell 0.7 per cent…

23 January 2009 USDA Eases Lacey Act Declaration Requirement for Imported Goods The following was reported on in the 23 January 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The Department of Agriculture has announced various steps that will ease the new import declaration requirement under the amended…

23 January 2009 Napolitano Seeking Quick Review of Strategies and Programs The following was reported on in the 23 January 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. New Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued Jan. 21 directives instructing officials to quickly report back to her on…