Trade News

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…

23 May 2007 2007 Quebec Region Annual Conference – Here’s Your Chance to Register! Members who wish to attend the CSCB Quebec Region annual meeting and conference at the Hilton Montreal Airport are encouraged to register immediately. Topics range from OGD Requirements to Reassessment Policy and…

23 May 2007 2007 Ontario Region Annual Conference – Register Now! Members who wish to attend the CSCB Ontario Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting are encouraged to register immediately. Topics range from E-Manifest to Reassessment Policy and Reason to Believe. Here is a link to the…

23 May 2007 CP TRIEX Implementation A few months ago, customers were advised of CP's International implementation of TRIEX at our Winnipeg facility in Manitoba . This bulletin is to advise you that effective Sunday, June 3, 2007, CP will begin implementation for International shipments at our…

23 May 2007 Fort Erie Customs Meeting Minutes, 26 April 2007 Minutes of the meeting held in Fort Erie on 26 April 2007 are now available on the members-only area of the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgon_min_20070426_e.pdf

23 May 2007 What's driving rise in Canadian dollar? The following article is excerpted from the 23 May 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The Canadian dollar stuck close to its recent 29 1/2-year high versus the U.S. currency yesterday. Driving the dollar's 6 per cent rise over the past two months…

23 May 2007 Lobby to tackle border crossing chaos The following article is excerpted from the 23 May 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Stunned that the United States would walk away from a plan to ease traffic congestion at key border crossings, a coalition of business groups has launched a…

2007 British Columbia Region Annual Conference – Register Now and Earn CCS Points! 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…

2007 Quebec Region Annual Conference – Here’s Your Chance to Register and Earn CCS Points! Members who wish to attend the CSCB Quebec Region annual meeting and conference at the Hilton Montreal Airport are encouraged to register immediately. Topics range from OGD Requirements to Reassessment Policy…

2007 Ontario Region Annual Conference – Register Now and Earn CCS Points! Members who wish to attend the CSCB Ontario Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting are encouraged to register immediately. Topics range from E-Manifest to Reassessment Policy and Reason to Believe. Here is a link to…