Trade News

1 December 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 20 was published to add the following OGD extension to requirements with the end uses of "Canadian goods returning to Canada" and "Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution". 20.05.99.2088 - Mixture of vegetables, fresh cut This…

1 December 2008 Government to Table its Fourth Budget on January 27, 2009 The following announcement was made by Finance Canada on 30 November 2008. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, will table the Government's fourth budget on January 27, 2009. The Minister will present it in the…

1 December 2008 Vancouver port plans big spending for expansion The following article is excerpted from the 28 November 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Port Metro Vancouver plans spending of just under C$1 billion to improve and expand operations between 2008 and 2018. The 10-year capital…

1 December 2008 Canadian database won't be housed in U.S. This article is excerpted from the 1 December 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ottawa has quietly dropped plans to let the United States house a database of personal information about Canadians who hold special driver's licences aimed at…

1 December 2008 Canadian Chamber Economic Update, Third Quarter GDP Growth Canada’s economy grew by 1.3% (annualized rate) in the third quarter after remaining essentially flat in the first half of the year. Most of the growth occurred in July. Canadian producers increased their output in the third…

The following messages were sent on 1 December: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CBSA Message: Interest Rate 2. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES Canadian exporters' golden era may be over Vancouver port plans big spending for expansion Canadian database won't be housed in U.S…

1 December 2008 [US] Deep Discounts Draw Shoppers, but Not Profits This article is extracted from the 1 December 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. Sales in the [US’s] stores were strong over the weekend, to the relief of retailers that had been expecting a holiday shopping period as slow as the…

1 December 2008 [US] EPA: Rulemaking to Assess Risks of Formaldehyde in Pressed Wood Products; Comments Sought on 2009 Methyl Bromide Uses This article is excerpted from the 1 December 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The [US] Environmental Protection Agency has initiated rulemaking…

2 December 2008 Obama chooses Napolitano to lead Homeland Security This article is excerpted from the 1 December 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. President-elect Barack Obama today named Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as his candidate for Secretary of Homeland Security. According to several…

28 November 2008 CP: New Year's Statutory Holiday 2009 Schedule Further to Canadian Pacific's previous broadcast regarding the Christmas and Boxing Day shutdown schedule, please note below CP's network shutdown schedule for the January 1st, 2009 holiday. These shutdown times include all customer…

28 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 8 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS Code from Mexico for "Human Consumption" and "Other end uses." 08.07.19.0001.02 - Cantaloupe (fresh) Please check your version numbers…

28 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website (2) Chapter 14 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for the following HS Code. 14.04.90.9999 - Other (without cereals) This created a requirement version change for the following HS Code. 14.04.20 -…

28 November 2008 2008 Economic and Fiscal Statement The Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered the Conservative government’s annual Economic Statement yesterday. Most of the new measures announced are designed to restrain government spending and reinforce the stability of the financial system in…

27 November 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled CADEX/CUSDEC Outage The following message is from CBSA (Message EDI08-095). Please note that there is a partial outage planned this weekend. The CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 9:00 pm Saturday November 29, 2008 until 5:15 am Sunday November…

27 November 2008 Holiday Embargo On Perishable Marine Container Traffic Moving Within Canada The following message is from Claudio Minello, General Manager – International, Canadian Pacific. Imports CPR will embargo all import marine containers conveying perishable traffic effective 2359hrs local…

27 November 2008 2009 Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2009 Beef & Veal tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be accessible on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008, at 12:00hrs EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) (noon). The 2009 TRQ level established for Beef & Veal is…

27 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse Entry" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS Code for Morocco. 08.06.10 - Grapes (raisins) (fresh) b) Chapter 20 was published with a new OGD extension. NO VERSION CHANGE…

27 November 2008 Speed of recent change breathtaking The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. The adage “one month does not a trend make” was shattered in October. The speed of change in key economic indicators was breathtaking, and…

27 November 2008 Ottawa balances books - barely The following is excerpted from the 27 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The federal government is showing the slimmest of surpluses for next year and the year after, and warns that any fiscal stimulus package would likely put it over the…