Trade News

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…

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…

13 November 2008 TRQ for turkey and turkey products The purposes of the Notice are: a) to outline the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for turkey and turkey products. It should be read with the Import Allocation Regulations and the…

13 November 2008 CP Message: Change in Fuel Cost Adjustment Program The following message is from Ms. Marcella Szel, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Canadian Pacific Railway. Effective January 1st, 2009, Canadian Pacific will be converting all standard Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) program…

13 November 2008 2009 Scheduled Maintenance Outages and Holidays The following notice is from CBSA (EDI08-089). Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends, generally in…

13 November 2008 CBSA Message: November 2008 monthly K84 statement The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-090). Although payment for November 2008's monthly K84 statements will be due as usual on November 28, 2008, the CBSA realizes that some months have fewer days provided to arrange for payment…

13 November 2008 CP Message: Holiday Embargo on Perishable Marine Container Traffic Moving Within Canada The following message is from Mr. Claudio Minello, General Manager - International Canadian Pacific. Exports CPR will embargo all export marine containers conveying perishable traffic effective…

13 November 2008 CP Message: Holiday Embargo on Perishable Marine Container Traffic Moving Within Canada The following message is from Mr. Claudio Minello, General Manager - International Canadian Pacific. Exports CPR will embargo all export marine containers conveying perishable traffic effective…

13 November 2008 D19-6-4, Kimberley Process - Export and Import of Rough Diamonds This memorandum contains guidelines and information on the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for the trade in rough diamonds. On January 1, 2003, the provisions of the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act and…

13 November 2008 Canada's trade surplus narrows by $1.1-billion The following is excerpted from the 13 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's trade surplus declined by more than $1-billion in September to $4.5-billion, as exports declined and imports rose, Statistics Canada said…

13 November 2008 Canada's proposals The following was reported on in the 13 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says it would be a mistake for international leaders to try to revamp the world's financial system at the summit this weekend. The meeting of leaders…

13 November 2008 Loonie slides more than 2.5 cents The following is excerpted from the 12 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar fell by more than 2.5 cents (U.S.) Wednesday as the price of crude oil skidded below $56 a barrel. The commodity-sensitive loonie slid to 80.80…

13 November 2008 Developed world is in recession: OECD The following is excerpted from the 13 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The world's developed economies have slid into recession and will shrink further in 2009, a top international organization said Thursday. In its latest economic…

13 November 2008 China positioned to unleash global deflation The following is excerpted from the 13 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It wasn't that long ago that pundits were counting on China to rescue the world from economic calamity. Now, China may be poised to become a key source of…

12 November 2008 NAFTANow.org In cooperation with the U.S. and Mexican governments, the Ministry of International Trade has released a website dedicated to NAFTA, to provide Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans with information about how the agreement works and the many ways in which it has improved…