Trade News

25 November 2008 Job cuts loom at Canadian firms: poll The following article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. More than one-fifth of Canadian employers plan to reduce their headcount in the coming year as the financial crisis forces companies to cut costs, a…

25 November 2008 OECD forecasts 0.5-per-cent Canadian contraction This article is extracted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Next year will be a harsh one for Canada's economy, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says in its latest forecast. Canada's…

25 November 2008 New security chief for U.S. likely to ease border rules This article is excerpted from the 25 November 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As Barack Obama moves to flesh out his cabinet in the coming days, Canadians will be watching for signals from a 50-year-old New York-born…

25 November 2008 NAM: 10+2 rule 'improved' This article is extracted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The [US] National Association of Manufacturers welcomed changes in Customs and Border Protection's proposed import filing rule. Ten months after original publication…

25 November 2008 Office of US Customs Trade Relations Contact Numbers This news release was issued by US Customs on 24 November 2008. For questions regarding importing, exporting or the status of your shipment, please contact the local service port. Also, you may take advantage of CBP’s Questions…

25 November 2008 DHS announces new requirements for maritime cargo carriers and importers The following news release was issued on 24 November 2008 by U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today new information requirements on maritime cargo…

25 November 2008 Importer Security Filing, Federal Registrar Further to this morning's message, DHS announces new requirements for maritime cargo carriers and importers, the following is a link to the Federal Registrar’s final rule on Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements…

25 November 2008 Importer Security Filing, Federal Registrar Further to this morning's message, DHS announces new requirements for maritime cargo carriers and importers, the following is a link to the Federal Registrar’s interim final rule on Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier…

25 November 2008 Obama and Bush Working to Calm Volatile Market This article is excerpted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. President-elect Barack Obama sought to seize the reins of the economic crisis Monday as he and his new economic team worked closely with President Bush…

25 November 2008 U.S. economy shrinks 0.5 per cent This article is excerpted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. economy shrank more in the summer than expected as consumers cut back spending by the most in 28 years. The updated reading on the economy's performance…

25 November 2008 U.S. Unveils New Programs to Ease Credit This article is excerpted from the 25 November 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. The federal government unveiled $800 billion in new loans and debt purchases… hoping another infusion of cash can help unfreeze troubled credit markets and…

24 November 2008 Fort Erie Customs Meeting Minutes, 18 November 2008 The minutes of the Fort Erie customs meeting are available on the Ontario Region page of the members site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgon_min_20081118.pdf.

24 November 2008 CN Terminal and Genset Schedules for Holidays 2008/09 The CN schedules for Gensets covering December 15th to January 4th, and for Intermodal terminals for the period of December 24th to January 2nd are now available at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/CNHolidaySchedules_08-09.pdf.

24 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to add the Province of Nova Scotia to the requirements for the following HS code for the State of Oregon. 06.02.90.0023.03 - Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - rooted plants. (Abies balsamea, Abies concolor, Abies grandis ...) b…

24 November 2008 Deflation threat alarms PM This article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. With the federal government now acknowledging that Canada may already be in recession, Pacific Rim leaders yesterday wrapped up a summit here that, in the end, was as much…

24 November 2008 Consumer confidence falls again: Conference Board [of Canada] This article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Consumer confidence among Canadians has dropped to levels not seen since the last two recessions in the early 1980s and '90s, the…

24 November 2008 Public servants accept Ottawa's offer The following article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's largest public sector union blinked in the face of mounting economic gloom, accepting the federal government's final financial offer. The deal…

24 November 2008 Financial crisis can be overcome in 18 months: APEC This article is excerpted from the 23 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The financial crisis threatening to plunge the world into recession can be overcome by mid-2010, Pacific Rim leaders said Sunday as they wrapped up…

24 November 2008 New wood packaging regulations for imports to Taiwan This article is excerpted from the 21 November 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Taiwan has passed new regulations on wood packaging for imported commodities that will go into effect at the beginning of 2009. The country's…

24 November 2008 Report Identifies Concerns in U.S.-China Trade and Economic Relationship This article is extracted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released last week its annual report to Congress on the national…