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Import Requirements for Mexican Cantaloupes

26 November 2008 Import Requirements for Mexican Cantaloupes The following notice is from Irina Frenkel, Acting Chief of Policy & Programs Branch, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Section, CFIA. This memo is a reminder of a previously posted Import Policy on Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website…
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AMPS - Third Party Liability

26 November 2008 AMPS - Third Party Liability Further to our message of November 6 on AMPS and Third Party Liability, the CSCB is still accepting information from members. If you have ever paid an AMPS penalty that was issued to a client as a result of an error made by you, we would like to talk to you.

EDI System down

26 November 2008 EDI System down The following notice is from Import Systems Unit, CFIA. Please note that the EDI system is down. Until further notice, please present paper release requests. At this time we are unable to determine when service will be restored however we will keep you informed as…

EDI System is Back Up

26 November 2008 EDI System is Back Up The following notice is from Import Systems Unit, CFIA. Please be advised that the EDI System is now running normally. All EDI transactions received during the outage are now processing and no data was lost. We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may…

Billions urged for stimulus plan

26 November 2008 Billions urged for stimulus plan The following article is excerpted from the 26 November 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As the global financial crisis deepens, economists say governments will have to spend the equivalent of 1 per cent to as much as 5 per cent of Canada's gross…

Canada signs free trade agreement with Colombia

26 November 2008 Canada signs free trade agreement with Colombia The following is excerpted from the 23 November 2008 news release by PMO. Canadian businesses and exporters will have unprecedented open access to the Colombian market thanks to a historic new free trade agreement signed between Canada…

Canada urged to push for bilateral border agency

26 November 2008 Canada urged to push for bilateral border agency The following was reported on in the 25 November 2008 edition of CanWest News. Barack Obama and Stephen Harper should create an ambitious new border agency that would become the economic equivalent of Norad, the joint Canada-U.S…

Nova Scotia Vying to Be Prime Stop on Suez-...

26 November 2008 Nova Scotia Vying to Be Prime Stop on Suez–Atlantic Trade Route The following was written by Prince Owusu, a Senior Economist at Conference Board of Canada. Sure, the global economy is slowing down and container traffic is getting thin in the near term. Will the current downturn in…

Developed Economies Vow to Support Trade Financing

26 November 2008 Developed Economies Vow to Support Trade Financing The following article is extracted from the 26 November 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Twenty-nine members of the 30-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Community and six emerging…

China cuts rates by 1.08 percentage points

26 November 2008 China cuts rates by 1.08 percentage points This article is excerpted from the 26 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. China lowered interest rates on Wednesday for the fourth time since mid-September, stepping up the pace of monetary easing to help cushion the blow of the…

Giant Stimulus Plan Proposed for Europe

26 November 2008 Giant Stimulus Plan Proposed for Europe This article is extracted from the 26 November 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. Seeking to revive the region’s rapidly deteriorating economy, the European Commission on Wednesday proposed a stimulus package totaling 200 billion euros, or…

Certain thermoelectric coolers and warmers

25 November 2008 Certain thermoelectric coolers and warmers Statement of Reasons Concerning the making of final determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of CERTAIN THERMOELECTRIC COOLERS AND WARMERS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Decision On…

Plant Protection Policy Directives Updates

25 November 2008 Plant Protection Policy Directives Updates Members are advised that the following directives have been revised: D-96-15 "Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Spread of Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica, in Canada and the United States" has been revised and is available at http…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

25 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 12 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse Entry" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS Code for the Continental United States with the end uses of Cleaning (for) and Screenings. 12.09.29.0073.02 - Sorghum (seed) This…

Canada bides time

25 November 2008 Canada bides time The following article is extracted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadians will have to wait until the next federal budget before Ottawa delivers what Prime Minister Stephen Harper said could be an "unprecedented" fiscal stimulus package…

Crunch leaves shipping high and dry

25 November 2008 Crunch leaves shipping high and dry This article is excerpted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Shipping companies around the world are poised to delay their orders for new vessels, renegotiate contract terms and even cancel deliveries as the global financial…

This is a job for ... the Bank of Canada

25 November 2008 This is a job for ... the Bank of Canada The following article, by William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, is extracted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Even if the most acute phase of the credit crisis has passed, another jarring drop…