Trade News

13 February 2008 Auto industry is death-bound: CAW The following article is excerpted from the 13 February 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. North America's traditional automotive industry will effectively disappear within a decade if Ottawa doesn't put trade restrictions on imported vehicles, CAW…

Time for a dose of post-Doha thinking This article, by Lawrenece Herman of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Toronto, is excerpted from the 13 February 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Only the most optimistic of World Trade Organization enthusiasts believe the current Doha round of negotiations has…

13 February 2008 Minimum Security Criteria for C-TPAT Foreign Manufacturers Minimum Security Criteria for C-TPAT Foreign Manufacturers is now available in Japanese and Korean, at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/ctpat/secu…

12 February 2008 Save That Date – CSCB 2008 Annual Conference Because members are the reason we do what we do, we are planning this year’s conference with the hope of attracting even greater numbers of members to our annual gathering. This year we are pleased to announce that the 2008 event will be…

12 February 2008-02-12 Emergency Pager Service Message EDI08-015 The following is a message for clients who use the Electronic Commerce Unit’s emergency pager service during evenings and weekends only. Any calls placed through the emergency pager service outside of these periods will not be returned…

12 February 2008 Save That Date – 2008 Prairie Region Annual Conference Mark your calendars for the CSCB Prairie Region 2008 conference and annual general meeting, scheduled to take place in Winnipeg on Thursday, May 8 at the Canad Inns - Polo Park and in Calgary on Friday, May 9 at the Best Western…

12 February 2008 Save That Date – 2008 Toronto Region Annual Conference Mark your calendars for the CSCB Toronto Region 2008 conference and annual general meeting, scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 12 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. This year’s conference will offer a business program…

12 February 2008 Save That Date – 2008 Atlantic Region Annual Conference Mark your calendars for the CSCB Atlantic Region 2008 conference and annual general meeting, scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 24 at the Prince George Hotel in Halifax. This year’s conference will offer a business…

12 February 2008 Save That Date – 2008 Ontario Region Annual Conference Mark your calendars for the CSCB Ontario Region 2008 conference and annual general meeting, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 17 and Wednesday, June 18 at the Oakwood Resort, Grand Bend. This year’s conference will offer…

12 February 2008 Save That Date – 2008 Quebec Region Annual Conference Mark your calendars for the CSCB Quebec Region 2008 conference and annual general meeting, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 28 at the Hilton Montreal Airport. This year’s conference will offer a business program designed…

12 February 2008 PKI Certificate Authority Unavailable 17 February 2008 "This is to inform you that maintenance will be conducted on Internal Credential Management (ICM) Services during the scheduled maintenance window Sunday, February 17th, 2008 between the hours of 05:00 and 09:00 ET. ICM services…

12 February 2008 GLADU TOOLS INC. v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Appeal No. AP-2004-018R Decision and reasons issued Tuesday, February 12, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on February 3 and 4, 2005, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND…

12 February 2008 Orders and Reasons - Extension of Time (Customs Act) ANDREW TAYLOR, Application No. EP-2007-005 Order and reasons issued Tuesday, February 12, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF an application made by Mr. Andrew Taylor, under section 67.1 of the Customs Act, for an order extending the time to…

12 February 2008 Trade opposes 'first sale' plan This article is excerpted from the 11 February 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A coalition of nearly 100 trade groups and companies … sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff objecting to Customs and Border Protection’s…

11 February 2008 BIT - Surge of Inbound Traffic this Weekend This message from CN was sent on 9 February 2008. As a result of winter conditions across the network, there is now a surge of inbound traffic into Brampton Intermodal Terminal (BIT). To alleviate congestion and to keep the terminal fluid…

11 February 2008 SIMA – Final Determinations of Dumping and Subsidizing re Certain Seamless Carbon or Alloy Steel Oil and Gas Well Casings On 7 February 2008 the CBSA made final determinations of dumping and subsidizing respecting certain seamless carbon or alloy stell oil and gas well casings…

11 February 2008-02-11 Ends Today - Correction Period for January 2008 Softwood Lumber Permits Members are advised that the correction period for January 2008 Softwood Lumber permits ends at 20:00 EST today, Monday 11 February 2008. EICB reminds you of the importance of submitting correct…

11 February 2008 Surface Infastructure Programs-Bridges This news release from Transport Canada was issued on 8 February, and is found at http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/surface/bridges/IBTAguidelines.htm GUIDELINES UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES AND TUNNELS ACT The guidelines provide the basic…

11 February 2007 Request for Elimination of the Tariff on Inserts used in manufacture of Cycling Shorts Finance Canada has received a request for elimination of the tariff on inserts used in the manufacture of cycling shorts. They propose to amend tariff subheading No. 6117.90.10. The proposed item…