Trade News

28 October 2008 New Requirements - Export of Firewood to the United States The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 27 October 2008, and is found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/for/prod/firee.shtml The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) received notification Monday…

28 October 2008 Flaherty and Prentice expected to keep cabinet posts The following article is excerpted from the 28 October 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star’. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will keep his key economic ministers in place in a cabinet remake expected Thursday that will frame a short…

28 October 2008 Auto-parts industry seeks $1-billion in loans The following article is extracted from the 28 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's auto-parts makers need up to $1-billion in immediate short-term loans to help them survive during the liquidity crisis or the country's…

28 October 2008 Loonie slips in volatile trading The following article is extracted from the 28 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar was down, up, and down again in early trading Tuesday in a volatile start to the day…. Shortly after 8 a.m., the loonie was at 77.53 cents…

28 October 2008 Reminder: Third and Last CCS Designate Quiz CCS designates are reminded that the third and last quiz of 2008 must be submitted by 2:00 pm EDT this Friday, October 31. Do the quiz and get 10 points towards maintenance of your CCS designation in 2008. December is just around the corner…

28 October 2008 G7 trade drops This article is extracted from the 27 October 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Merchandise import volumes of the Group of Seven countries fell by 1.4 percent during the second quarter of 2008 compared with the first quarter, and the volume of exports in the…

28 October 2008 EU version of Lacey Act aimed at illegal timber harvests This article is excerpted from the 28 October 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The European Commission has proposed legislation that would require international traders to verify that wood used in imported or exported…

28 October 2008 US plans pilot program to bar unsafe imports This article is excerpted from the 28 October 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [US] Customs and Border Protection and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are introducing a new importer-participation pilot program to assure the…

27 October 2008 CBSA Message: CFIA Connection Down The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-084). 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.

27 October 2008 Fasteners, Interim Review No. RD-2008-001 IN THE MATTER OF an interim review, under paragraph 76.01(1)(b) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 7, 2005, in Inquiry No. NQ-2004-005 concerning: THE DUMPING OF…

27 October 2008 CN08-021, Summary of the Special Economic Measures (Zimbabwe) Regulations The purpose of this notice is to inform exporters of the key provisions of the Special Economic Measures (Zimbabwe) Regulations, that came into force on September 4, 2008, that include a ban on the export of…

27 October 2008 Partners in Protection Members The list of recent PIP members is found on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/security-securite/pip-pep/list-liste-eng.html The list of PIP legacy members accepted into the program before 30 June 2008 is found on the CBSA website at: http:/…

27 October 2008 Canada-EU joint study assessing the costs and benefits of a closer economic partnership Canada and the EU have published the results of a joint study into the costs and benefits of a closer economic partnership between the EU and Canada. The purpose of this study is to examine the…

27 October 2008 Extension of the B2 pilot project Further to our notice on 28 March 2008 ( B2 Pilot Project), the B2 pilot project has been extended to 31 March 2009. Details can be found in the letter sent to the CSCB President, Carol West, from Director of Goods Processing, Elisabeth Childers…

27 October 2008 World markets slide further This article is excerpted from the 27 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. World stock markets slumped again Monday with the Nikkei index in Japan closing at its lowest in 26 years as the financial crisis drove up the yen, piling the pressure on the…

27 October 2008 How to succeed during the hurricane The following article, by Daniel F. Muzyka, dean of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia and Lawrence Weiss, visiting professor with the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, is excerpted from the 27…

27 October 2008 Canada-China relations are in need of an urgent overhaul This article is excerpted from the 27 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It is written by Jim Balsillie, the founder of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, the Canadian International Council and the…

27 October 2008 Loonie poised to slide further: RBC The following article is excerpted from the 27 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar is poised to weaken further as the global financial crisis intensifies and drives anxious investors into the U.S. dollar, currency…