Trade News

1 May 2007 Import Service Centre Procedures, 2 May 2007 Members are advised that on May 2nd from 10:00 am PST to 4:00 pm PST, release requests submitted by paper to the Western Service Centre (WISC) will be cleared by the Central Import Service Centre (CISC). Requests submitted via EDI during this…

1 May 2007 Planned CFIA systems outage , 4 and 5 May 2007 This message is to advise clients of an essential maintenance and replacement of core network components this coming weekend. The result will be that all CFIA systems and IM/IT services (this includes E-mail, VPN, BlackBerry services) will be…

1 May 2007 SIMA Index for May 2007 The SIMA index for May is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

1 May 2007 Blue Sky Agreement with Ireland The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 30 April, and is found at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h071e.htm The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and…

1 May 2007 Economy keeps on flying The following article is excerpted from the 1 May 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. News of an unexpected surge in economic growth has provided a lift for the Canadian dollar, and another slight nudge in favour of higher interest rates. Canada's economy grew…

1 May 2007 Global airfreight growth slows This article is excerpted from the 30 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. International air freight volume grew only 2.3 percent in March, the International Air Transport Association said Monday…. The March growth rate for freight was the…

1 May 2007 Census to put pressure on exporters for accurate SEDs This article is extracted from the 30 April 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Census Bureau is designing an informed compliance audit program to help educate shippers on how to accurately file electronic export documents…

30 April 2007 CI1 Canada Customs Invoice The Canada Customs Invoice has undergone its annual review, and is available on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/ci1/README.html There are no substantive changes to this form.

30 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 10 was published. Change in release recommendation for the United States and requirement version change for other countries for the end uses of: animal feed, human consumption and resale. 10.06.20 - Husked (brown) rice 10.06.30 - Semi-milled or…

30 April 2007 United States-Mexico-Canada: Trilateral Transportation Meeting The following is excerpted from the Ministerial Declaration published on 27 April 2007. Building on the spirit of cooperation, collaboration and accomplishment that has characterized the relationship among Canada, Mexico…

30 April 2007 Pre-clearance scrapped after U.S. breaks off Canada talks This article is extracted from the 27 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce’. Truckers who haul the vast majority of goods between the United States and Canada expressed disappointment after two years’ of talks to move…

30 April 2007 Finding a border fix The following article is excerpted from the 30 April 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. When Canadians and Americans cross the border, the last thing they need is a major headache. So it is welcome news that the United States is hinting it may relax its impending…

30 April 2007 A bridge too far? The following article is excerpted from the 28 April 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Manuel (Matty) Moroun is arguably the most powerful U.S. businessman most Americans and Canadians have never heard of…. But in the twilight of his career, the 79-year-old…

30 April 2007 Adapting to the new trade paradigm The following article is excerpted from the 27 April 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”, and is written by Stephen S. Poloz, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of Export Development Canada. Change is a constant in our lives…

30 April 2007 Vancouver toughens truck licensing The following article is excerpted from the 30 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada’s biggest container hub, the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday announced tougher container truck safety and environmental standards to…

27 April 2007 Wide-ranging accord with U.S., Mexico could dwarf NAFTA, MPs hear The following article is extracted from the 27 April 2007 edition of “National Post”. A Commons committee heard sharply divergent views Thursday on the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), a multi…

27 April 2007 CFIA maintenance advisory, 4, 5 and 6 May 2007 The infrastructure unit is planning for an network outage from Friday, May 4th at 11:00pm to Saturday, May 5th at 7:00am. They will be replacing some networking equipment in the Data Centre. This outage will affect the connectivity to CBSA…

27 April 2007 Test Environment Outage ACROSS TEST System, 30 April to 7 May 2007 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients who transmit data to our ACROSS TEST environment. Please note that the ACROSS TEST system will be unavailable from Monday April 30th until Monday May 7th…

Wide-ranging accord with U.S., Mexico could dwarf NAFTA, MPs hear The following article is extracted from the 27 April 2007 edition of “National Post”. A Commons committee heard sharply divergent views Thursday on the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), a multi-layered…

27 April 2007 Statement from Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day in response to the breakdown of negotiations regarding land pre-clearance pilot projects The following news release was issued by Public Safety Canada on 26 April 2007, and is available on their web site, at http://www.publicsafety.gc…