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9 May 2008 Carbon Steel Welded Pipe,Inquiry No. NQ-2008-001 Order issued Tuesday, May 6, 2008 IN THE MATTER of an inquiry, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting carbon steel welded pipe, commonly identified as standard pipe, in the nominal size range of 1/2 inch up to…

9 May 2008 Detroit-Windsor bridge details expected in June The following article is excerpted from the 9 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. … [P]lans to build a government-backed bridge between Windsor and Detroit are edging closer to fruition, with a mid-June announcement scheduled to confirm…

9 May 2008 Canadian Chamber Economic Update - Employment Report‏ Employment in April edged higher (+19,200), however, a surge of new entrants into the labour market pushed the unemployment rate up to 6.1% from 6.0% the previous month. Over the past 12 months, 347,800 net new jobs have been created…

9 May 2008 ITA Advances Antidumping Proposal That Could Allow Continued Use of Zeroing This article is excerpted from the 9 May 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. The International Trade Administration is inviting comments by June 9 on a proposed methodology it has developed for identifying…

9 May 2008 Current US Customs and Border Protetion Bulletin Now Available The May, 2008 edition of CBP’s Bulletin is available on their web site, at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletin…

9 May 2008 U.S. narrows trade gap The following article is excerpted from the 9 May 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The United States in March saw its trade deficit shrink to as trade in goods and services totaled $58.2 billion, or 4.9 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, from $61.7…

8 May 2008 Tariff Rate Quota Utilization Table Aug 1 - Jul 31 (Dairy Year 2007-2008) for Cream, Powdered Whey, Butter and Fats & Oils from Milk This information is available on the FAITC web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/milk-en.asp

8 May 2008 Latest Updates to the Trade Negotiations and Agreements Website Notice of Intent to Conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Madagascar Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) The Government of Canada will undertake a Strategic Environmental…

8 May 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage General EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 6:00 am until 8:00 am (ET) on Sunday May 11th, 2008. This will impact all EDI applications including: ER, RNS, CUSDEC, CADEX, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail…

8 May 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 12 was published with new OGD extensions. 12.07.99.0118.02 - Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits: Echium plantagineum (seed) 12.07.99.0118.03 - Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits:Echium spp. other than E. plantagineum (seed) 12.07.99.0118.04 -…

8 May 2008 Prentice launches assault on Canada-U.S. border woes The following article is excerpted from the 8 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Heavy-handed security is turning the Canada-U.S. border into a "two-headed monster" that isn't making the continent safer or more prosperous, Industry…

8 May 2008 Some Signs of an Upturn for the Dollar This article is extracted from the 7 May 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. After six years of stumbling against the euro, the dollar may be showing signs of getting back on its feet. Two weeks ago, the dollar hit a new low of $1.60 for the euro…

Supply Chain Security is Key, Says Commissioner The following is excerpted from a news release issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 7 May 2008. … Commissioner Basham spoke to the more than 400 air cargo industry representatives about another key issue on the minds of the industry and CBP –…

7 May 2008 CBSA Proposal Regarding Use of Broker's Business – Update A message sent to CSCB members on April 28 indicated that we would follow up with CBSA regarding a broker's liability when using their own BN in the courier/LVS stream. The CBSA has issued the following in response to our question…

7 May 2008 Canada-Panama Exploratory Discussions Towards Possible Free Trade Agreement Negotiations The Government has agreed to participate in exploratory discussions on the possibility of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Panama. The first meeting will take place on May 6-7, 2008 in…

7 May 2008 Latest Updates to "Doing Business Abroad" Web Site Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada has just launched the Doing Business Abroad Web site - a revamped version of its former InfoExport Web site. Doing Business Abroad is the Trade Commissioner Service’s information focal point…

7 May 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS code for Brazil - destination of British Columbia. 08.08.10.4001.00 - Apples (fresh) This generated a version change for the…

7 May 2008 Border agency loses track of 41,000 illegal immigrants The following article is extracted from the 7 May 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada's border agency has lost track of 41,000 illegal immigrants, and this is "jeopardizing the integrity of Canada's immigration program,"…

7 May 2008 Government of Canada Moves Ahead to Cut Red Tape for Businesses The following news release was issued by Industry Canada on 1 May 2008. The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), today announced that the Government of Canada is taking action to meet…

Latest Updates to "Doing Business Abroad" Web Site Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada has just launched the Doing Business Abroad Web site - a revamped version of its former InfoExport Web site. Doing Business Abroad is the Trade Commissioner Service’s information focal point, aimed at…