Trade News

23 August 2007 Tariff Rate Quota Utilization Tables for Chicken and Chicken Products Tariff rate quota utilization tables for chicken and chicken products are available on the DFAIT website at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/chicken-en.asp.

MP Dave MacKenzie Launches the NEXUS Program at Calgary International Airport The following is exceprted from the CBSA posting at “news.gc.ca” Dave MacKenzie, Member of Parliament for Oxford, on behalf of the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Stockwell Day, and U.S. Consul General Tom…

23 August 2007 Correction to a Request for Duty Free Entry for Certain Aluminum Foil Further to our message on 7 August 2007, the following message was sent to CSCB by Paul Robichaud of International Trade Policy Division at the Department of Finance. There was an error in a communication regarding…

23 August 2007 Exporting Event: Beyond Borders USA Beyond Borders USA is a two-day seminar consisting of key speakers, focused workshops, networking opportunities, and a trip to the Canada US border, all designed to assist companies with entering and navigating the US market while accurately…

23 August 2007 MP Dave MacKenzie Launches the NEXUS Program at Calgary International Airport The following is exceprted from the CBSA posting at “news.gc.ca” Dave MacKenzie, Member of Parliament for Oxford, on behalf of the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Stockwell Day, and U.S. Consul…

22 August 2007 CN07-024 Report of In-transit Cargo The purpose of this notice is to highlight a change introduced in Memorandum D3-1-8, Cargo – Export Movements, respecting the report of in-transit cargo exported from Canada by air, highway, marine and rail carriers. The notice is available on the…

22 August 2007 Canada And Mexico: A Joint Action Plan For 2007-2008 The following news release was posted on the DFAIT website on 21 August 2007. The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Patricia Espinosa, Mexican Secretary of External Affairs, today announced a Canada-Mexico…

22 August 2007 D17-1-9, Remission of Underpayment Due to Customs Entry Error This memorandum has been revised to include revisions to the Order and to clarify the application of the remission on Blanket Adjustments. This memorandum supersedes and replaces Memorandum D17-1-9, Remission of Customs…

22 August 2007 Interforest Ltd. Fined $20,000 for an Offence Under the Plant Protection Act The following is available on the CFIA website at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/projud/2007/20070821e.shtml On July 10, 2007 Interforest Ltd. pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in…

22 August 2007 Third and last CCS Quiz for 2007 Starts on 1 October 2007! The third and last quiz of 2007 will be available on 1 October 2007. Here’s your chance to gain ten (10) professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation in 2007, and we encourage all designates to…

22 August 2007 No summit agreement on easing restrictions for Canadian travellers The following article is extracted from the 22 August 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Despite moves in the United States to find passport alternatives for American travellers, there was little sign out of the…

22 August 2007 Business slams U.S. border delays The following article is extracted from the 22 August 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The American preoccupation with security at the border threatens to drive up the cost of trade and cause unacceptable delays for travellers, North American…

22 August 2007 [US] Cattle producers press for labeling rule changes The following article is excerpted from the 21 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. In comments filed Monday with the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. cattle producers urged that agency…

22 August 2007 ACE Exchange VII October 15 – 17, 2007 The following message is from CSPO Training at the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is inviting the trade community to participate in an event where the audience can speak openly, learn about, and provide…

21 August 2007 September 2007 Softwood Lumber Quotas Now Available Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for September 2007 are now available in EICS. Members are advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual September allocation.

21 August 2007 D-95-11 "Export requirements for cut Christmas trees to Mexico" Members are advised that Directive D-95-11 "Export requirements for cut Christmas trees to Mexico" has been revised and is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-95-11e…

21 August 2007 D-03-02, Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP) Members are advised that Directive D-03-02 "Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP)" has been revised and is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english…

21 August 2007 Update to Labour Day Intermodal Gate Hours The following is an update for CN’s intermodal gate hours for Monday, 3 September 2007 for Canada and U.S. Gates: Open Close ************************* HALIFAX (HIT) Monday: 08:00 – 18:00 MONCTON Monday: 00:01 – 24:00 MONTREAL (TASCHE) Monday…

Border among key issues at summit's opening This article is excerpted from the 21 August 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Border issues, Arctic sovereignty and Canada's mission in Afghanistan topped the agenda yesterday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper met U.S. President George W. Bush at the…