Trade News

17 November 2008 Upcoming CFIA system outage, November 22 Please note that all Internet traffic will be unavailable for 30 minutes within the four hour window from 8:00 am - 12 pm on Saturday, November 22nd. This outage will affect the availability of AIRS.

17 November 2008 Enhanced driver's licence or national identity card? The following article is extracted from the 17 November 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Andrew Clement is a professor in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. Colin Bennett is a professor and chair of the…

17 November 2008 Border guards find gun training tough The following article is excerpted from the 15 November 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada's border guards have been struggling to meet firearms training requirements, with 12 per cent failing the three-week certification course on the…

17 November 2008 Government of Canada Holds Employment Insurance Premium Rate at Lowest Level in 15 Years The following news release was issued by Finance Canada on 14 November 2008. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and…

17 November 2008 Toasting a new economic order? This article is excerpted from the 17 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. … Most of the G20 leaders clearly blame lax U.S. policies for inciting the worst global economic crisis in decades, and while they were careful to avoid handing their…

17 November 2008 [US] NAM urges Doha revival This article is excerpted from the 14 November 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. On the eve of the G-20 summit in Washington, John Engler, president and chief executive of the U.S.-based National Association of Manufacturers, called on leaders to…

17 November 2008 EU official addresses trade impact of inspection regime This article is excerpted from the 14 November 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. efforts to move ahead with a law requiring all inbound cargo containers to be inspected at overseas ports by technical means would act as a…

17 November 2008 New Security Standards for [US] Freight Rail Systems The following article is excerpted from the 17 November 2008 edition of “WorldTrade\interactive”. The [US] Transportation Security Administration will shortly publish in the Federal Register a final rule aimed at strengthening the…

17 November 2008 Basham prepares to hand CBP torch to Ahern This article is excerpted from the 17 November 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Jayson Ahern, the No. 2 official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is ready to helm the organization when Ralph Basham steps aside as commissioner…

14 November 2008 Certain Stainless Steel Wire, Expiry Review No: RR-2008-004 On November 12, 2008, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, initiated an expiry review of its findings made on December 23, 2003, in Inquiry No. NQ…

14 November 2008 CN Genset Schedule - Additional services Two new services have been added to the CN Genset Schedule: Effective November 14th: A Thursday service has been added from Montreal Intermodal to Vancouver Intermodal. Effective November 23rd: A Sunday service has been added from Brampton…

14 November 2008 CBSA Message: CFIA EDI Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-092). Please note that the connection between ACROSS and the CFIA EDI System is down. There is no ETA as to when this problem will be resolved. For urgent requests, please present paper.

14 November 2008 CBSA Message: CFIA EDI Connection Back Up The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-092 Update). The CFIA EDI system is now operational however, we are behind in processing. All EDI transactions received during the outage are now processing.

14 November 2008 CSCB BC Region Christmas Party, December 3 The CSCB BC Region would like to invite you to the Christmas Cocktail Party on December 3, 2008 at 6:00 pm, at the River Rock Casino & Resort. Register for this event by November 26 with Ms. Jennifer Clarke. Event details and the…

14 November 2008 "Boring" Canada's Financial Tips for the World The following news release was issued by Department of Fianance on 13 November 2008. The following guest column by the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, appeared in today’s Financial Times. In it, Minister Flaherty outlines…

14 November 2008 Outlook by small business remains unsettled; too early to gauge if worst is over The following news release was issued by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) on 13 November 2008. After weeks of turbulence in the world’s financial markets and concerns of cascading…

14 November 2008 World leaders tackle economy The following is excerpted from the 14 November 2008 edition of “Toronto Star”. With economic damage piling ever higher, U.S. President George W. Bush and other world leaders are gathering to explore options for relief and to work on ways to prevent…

13 November 2008 Canada and China Conclude Agreement on Financial Information Services The following news release has been issued by DFAIT on 13 November 2008. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia Pacific Gateway, today announced that Canada and…

13 November 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-091). EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, November 15th, 2008 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am AND…