Trade News

14 January 2008 US, Mexico review NAFTA impact to date on ag trade This article is excerpted from the 14 January 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. and Mexican government officials met in Mexico City Thursday to ensure that agricultural trade between the countries continues in line with the…

11 January 2008 Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 12 and 13 January 2008 Message EDI08-006 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS…

11 January 2008 Hearing Schedule The most recent hearing schedule for CITT appeals is available on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp

11 January 2008 Electronic Commerce Holiday Schedule and the New Ontario Civic Holiday: “Family Day”, 18 February 2008 The following are the holidays recognized by the electronic commerce systems for the year 2008. The holidays mentioned below apply to all provinces except where indicated otherwise…

11 January 2008 Fed ready to slash lending rates This article is excerpted from the 11 January 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. U.S. Federal Reserve Board chair Ben Bernanke sent a strong signal yesterday that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off…

11 January 2008 Trade surplus trending down The following article is excerpted from the 11 January 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It might not be too long before Canadians lose their bragging rights about the size of the trade surplus. The international merchandise trade surplus due out today…

11 January 2008 Government reports on the Softwood Lumber Agreement The following news release is available in its entirety on the Canada Revenue Agency web site, at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/newsroom/releases/2008/jan/nr080111-e.html Minister of National Revenue Gordon O'Connor today announced that…

11 January 2008 Canadian Chamber Economic Update - Employment Report The following are highlights from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s December 2007 Employment Report. Employment in December unexpectedly edged down (-18,700), the first decline in seven months. All of the employment losses in…

11 January 2008 Further Information about CBP’s 10+2 Proposed Rule US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided further information about the proposed 10+2 rule. A report entitled “Security Filing, 10 + 2 Regulatory Assessment and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for the Notice of…

11 January 2008 Streamline Congressional oversight of DHS, says Chertoff This article is excerpted from the 11 January 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Thursday called for more streamlined congressional oversight of the department when a new…

10 January 2008 Revision to Review Date of Directive D-98-02, "Importationinto Canada and Movement within Canada, of plants and plant parts of Pinusspp. to prevent the entry and spread of Scleroderris Canker, Gremmeniellaabietina (Lagerb.) Morelet, variety abietina (European Race)" Directive D-98-02…

10 January 2008 CSCB Toronto Region General Meeting, 30 January 2008 There will be a regional general meeting in Toronto on 30 January at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel, starting at 5:30 pm. The subject of the meeting will be “Mandatory EDI, eSPN, and Updates re CN 07-079”. Guest speakers…

10 January 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 20 was published to change the End Uses by adding Human Consumption and Other End Uses 20.08.99.2100.11 - Fruit purée - other than apple sauce (air tight containers) This resulted in a version change.

10 January 2008 Recession fears grow in Ontario The following article is extracted from the 10 January 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. There is growing concern among economists that Ontario is teetering on the brink of a recession. Several analysts yesterday issued pessimistic predictions about…

9 January 2008 Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate from China, South Africa and Russia The following news release was issued by the CITT on 9 January. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today issued orders following the expiry review of its order made on January 10, 2003, concerning hot-rolled…

9 January 2008 Canada Announces Investment Agreement Talks with Mongolia The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, today announced that Canada and Mongolia are moving forward with a Foreign Investment…

9 January 2008 Canada-U.S. border security The following article was written by John Nay, the US Consul General, in response to the article “Passport Insecurity” published in the 3 January 2008 “globeandmail.com”. The passport card will be an inexpensive, convenient, secure alternative to carrying a…

8 January 2008 Canada's exports to China surge in 2007 The following article is extracted from the 7 January 2008 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Canada's exports to China grew 27% last year, according to preliminary figures cited by International Trade Minister David Emerson…

8 January 2008 CN Genset Schedule - Effective January 7th 2008 The new Genset schedule effective immediately can be found at: http://www.cn.ca/productsservices/intermodal/PDF/Genset_grid.pdf

8 January 2008 Request for a Business Number (BN), Form RC1E Form RC1E has been updated, and is available on the Canada Revenue Agency web site at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/rc1/README.html The format of the form has been updated generally, with expanded sections for owners’ information and…