Trade News

25 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 07 was published - arugula had the incorrect HS Code/OGD extension. 07.04.90.3014 - Arugula (fresh or chilled) (*was : 07.05.19.3025) This resulted in numerous requirement version changes for the HS Codes listed below. 07.02.00 - Tomatoes, fresh or…

25 May 2007 Electronic Manifest Filing Now Mandatory in Michigan and New York Beginning [24 May], all truck carriers are required to electronically submit manifests detailing cargo and carrier information to U.S. Customs and Border Protection prior to arrival at Michigan and New York land border…

25 May 2007 Detroit top U.S. truck port This article is excerpted from the 25 May 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Trucks carried $116 billion in trade across Detroit’s U.S.-Canada border in 2006, making the city the No. 1 truck port in the country… . Detroit was the gateway for $64…

24 May 2007 Ontario vital for American exports, U.S. senators told This article is excerpted from the 24 May 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As border restrictions loom, the head of the province's largest business organization has a powerful warning for American lawmakers: Ontario is a far…

24 May 2007 Toronto Region Annual Conference -- Going for Dinner Only? Members wishing to take the opportunity to attend only the presentation dinner for Toronto Region Presidents at Hockley Valley on 5 June are welcome! Please complete the registration form found at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

24 May 2007 Windsor Commercial Clients’ Meeting, 23 May 2007 Minutes from the meeting in Windsor yesterday between customs brokers and CBSA are available to members only on the Ontario Region page of our web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgon_min_20070523_e.pdf

24 May 2007 PKI Certificate Authority Upgrade The following message is from the EICB. We are expecting the PKI Certificate Authority migration tool from the Public Works department (PWGSC) Internal Credentials Management (ICM) sometime in June. Once it has been tested in-house, we will initiate a…

24 May 2007 CPR Service update – Train service continues normally The following message is from CPR’s vice president of marketing. As of the time of writing, there is little change on the service front. Train service continues as planned and normal train operations are in place. Also, the current…

24 May 2007 Interest Rate for Third Quarter of 2007 The annual interest rate for the third quarter of 2007 (July 1 to September 30) will be 4.1684. The monthly interest rate for the same period will be 0.3%.

24 May 2007 Normal train operations continue at CP Effective May 24th and forward, CP will post customer bulletins direct to the web. The daily bulletin can be found at: http://www.cpr.ca/English/Customers/Existing+Customers/default.htm CP’s train service is fully operational and continues normally…

24 May 2007 Border passports will go ahead in January The following article is extracted from the 24 May 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The new rule that anyone driving across the Canadian border must have a passport or passcard will "absolutely" begin in January, government officials asserted…

24 May 2007 Vancouver port traffic moving despite Canadian Pacific strike The following article is excerpted from the 24 May 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Members' comments on the situation of CP traffic and pickets in their areas will be welcomed by the CSCB national office. Canadian…

24 May 2007 Production Database Backup scheduled for 2 June 2007 This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, June 2, 2007. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production…

24 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 07 was published a) to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "CBSA Inspection or Refuse Entry" for California for the HS Codes listed below; b) to add two *new OGD extensions; and, to add a new registration type. 07.04.90.3011 - Cabbage…

23 May 2007 OIE Recognizes Canada’s BSE Surveillance and Eradication Programs The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the CFIA on 22 May, and found in its entirety at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2007/20070522e.shtml . The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of…

23 May 2007 Save That Date – 2007 Annual Conference The CSCB annual conference returns to Québec. Given the record number of enquiries regarding this year’s event, we are pleased to announce the details for our 2007 conference and annual general meeting, which are scheduled to take place from Friday…

23 May 2007 CSCB Toronto Region Annual Meeting and Conference -- Here’s Your Chance to Register! Members who wish to attend the CSCB Toronto Region annual meeting and conference at the Hockley Valley Resort on 5-6 June 2007 are encouraged to register immediately. The hotel registration form is found…

23 May 2007 CSCB Toronto Region Requests Your Support! At the Toronto Region annual meeting and conference in Hockley Valley, you are invited to honour previous Regional presidents at a barbeque dinner on 5 June. This is a special event to which all members are cordially invited. The Region looks…

23 May 2007 2007 British Columbia Region Annual Conference – Register Now! Members who wish to attend the CSCB BC Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting are encouraged to register immediately. Topics range from the Elimination of FIRST to Reassessment Policy and Reason to Believe. Here is…