Trade News

19 November 2007 Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada is planning a trade mission of Canadian businesswomen to Jamaica & Barbados, January 20 – 25, 2008 On behalf of the Government of Canada, we are pleased to invite you to participate in a Trade Mission for Businesswomen to Jamaica and…

19 November 2007 Release Requests Statistics for October 2007 The CBSA has provided release requests statistics for the month of October 2007. The stats are available on the CSCB website at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/oct07.xls.

19 November 2007 Consolidation of CBSA Hamilton Operations Members are advised that effective 7 January 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency will be consolidating the Hamilton operations. The staff at 400 Grays Road in Hamilton will be moving to the CBSA operation at the John C. Munro…

19 November 2007 Exporting under the USDA Final Rule on BSE Risk The coming into effect of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Final Rule rule on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk will open up new opportunities for Canadian exporters, primarily by allowing imports of a broader range of…

19 November 2007 EDI Backlog We are presently experiencing a backlog of response transmission via our EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) Service within EICS. EDI submissions are being processed as they are received and permits are being issued. However, they are presently only retrievable via the…

19 November 2007 Update to "Areas Regulated for the Emerald Ash Borer" Members are advised that Appendix 1 "Areas Regulated for the Emerald Ash Borer" of Directive D-03-08 "Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Introduction into and Spread Within Canada of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus…

19 November 2007 Update to "CFIA Approved Pest Free Certification Programs for Phytophthora ramorum" Members are advised that Appendix 4 "CFIA Approved Pest Free Certification Programs for Phytophthora ramorum" of Directive D-01-01 "Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora…

19 November 2007 Loonie sinks on cut rumours The following was reported on in the 19 November 2007 edition of “Toronto Star”. The Canadian dollar lost some ground this morning after Bank of Canada governor David Dodge raised the possibility of an economy-boosting interest rate cut during the weekend…

19 November 2007 CRA Message: Email Fraud Alert Numerous individuals are receiving emails that are falsely identified as coming from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) confirming the registration of a complaint case. This email is not from the CRA. The web links within the fraudulent email contain…

19 November 2007 DHS delays advanced radiation detectors for 1 year The following is excerpted from the 15 November 2007 edition of the “American Shipper” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has quietly agreed to postpone for at least one year certification and production of next-generation…

16 November 2007 CN Message: Genset Centralization Launch Members are advised that CN's previously announced (July 27th 2007) West Coast Genset Centralization Service will commence the week of 26 November 2007. This service will be phased-in starting with Exports moving to Vancouver during that week…

16 November 2007 CBSA Message: General EDI Outage Members are advised that there is a planned outage this weekend for the migration of a system release. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 4:30 am (Eastern time) until 11:00 am Sunday, 18 November 2007. This outage will impact…

16 November 2007 US Thanksgiving Gate Hours - 22-23 November 2007 ************************* Intermodal Gate Hours ************************* Chicago Thursday: Closed Friday: Open at 07:00 (7AM) and close at 15:00 (3PM) Saturday: Open at 07:00 (7AM) and close at 23:00 (11PM) Sunday: Open at 07:00 (7AM…

16 November 2007 CN 07-032, Certain Steel Structural Tubing 1. This notice advises that on September 27, 2007, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a reinvestigation of the normal values and export prices of certain steel structural tubing originating in or exported from the Republic…

16 November 2007 Polyester Tuxedo Facing, TR-2007-003 Notice of Commencement of Investigation Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request received from Peerless Clothing Inc. (the requester) of Montréal, Quebec, is properly…

16 November 2007 CBSA Message Update: General EDI Outage Members are advised that there is a planned outage this weekend for the migration of a system release. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 4:30 am (Eastern time) until 9:00 am [not 11:00 am, as previously stated] Sunday…

16 November 2007 Canadian Importers Database Update Canadian importers data is now updated to the year 2006, and is available on the Industry Canada website at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/cid/engdoc/index.html.

16 November 2007 U.S. to accept enhanced drivers' licences at border The following was excerpted from the 15 November 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff confirmed Thursday that enhanced driver's licences will be accepted as passport alternatives at…

16 November 2007 DHS plans small-scale test of Global Trade Exchange The following was excerpted from the 15 November 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with a scaled-down test of the Global Trade Exchange. Ralph Basham, commissioner of…

15 November 2007 Certain Wood Slats - Notice of Re-investigation The Canada Border Services Agency has initiated a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices of wood slats originating in or exported from Mexico and the People’s Republic of China. This re-investigation is part of the…