Trade News

2006 Atlantic Region Annual Conference The CSCB Atlantic Region 2006 conference and annual general meeting is scheduled to take place on June 9 -10 at the Four Points Sheraton in Halifax. This year’s theme is “Vital Information for Customs Professionals”. Some of the other confirmed speakers are…

24 April 2006 Canada and the United Kingdom to Fly the “Open Skies” The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 21 April 2006. The governments of Canada and the United Kingdom have negotiated an "Open Skies" air transport agreement…. Canadian airlines will be able to…

24 April 2006 Is there a better way to Manage the Maze of international trade? The following article by Lou Smyrlis is reprinted with permission from the March, 2006 edition of “Canadian Transportation and Logistics”. There's two truisms every supply chain manager entrusted with handling…

24 April 2006 Trade opposes “scan-all” bill The following article is excerpted from the 24 April 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A coalition of trade groups is quickly forming to oppose House legislation that would require all containers to be scanned before they are loaded aboard U.S…

21 April 2006 Temporary Restrictions on Idaho Potatoes The following is extracted from a news release issued on 20 April by the CFIA. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented a temporary prohibition on the import of all potatoes and soil from Idaho due to the detection of Potato…

21 April 2006 CN Forecast East Ports In face of growing import volumes at the Ports in Montreal and Halifax, CN requests that all customers submit rolling 2-week forecasts for dry traffic and 4-week rolling forecasts for reefer traffic. These forecasts are already required for volumes arriving at…

21 April 2006 CFIA AIRS Web Site Currently Unavailable The following message is from the CFIA. It has come to our attention that the AIRS website went down overnight (April 20, 2006) and is still down. Please note that our IT staff are working on this as a PRIORITY; however, we do not have any…

21 April 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 07 was published. Change in release recommendation for the following states : Alaska, Connecticut, Massassuchetts, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming. / Le chapitre 07 a été publié…

21 April 2006 AIRS System Problems Resolved The following message is from the CFIA. This is to inform you that the AIRS website is now up and functioning. Please resort back to normal AIRS procedures. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

21 April 2006 CBSA Contingency Plan The CSCB recently attended a meeting, hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, concerning the Border Contingency Plan. A summary of that meeting, and the presentation, are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/bordercontingency22march…

21 April 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 15 was published with new extensions / Le chapitre 15 a été publié pour ajouter de nouveaux prolongements. 15.20.00.5409.01 Glycerol - Avian (bird) / Glycérol - Aviaire (oiseau) 15.20.00.5409.02 Glycerol - Bovine (cattle) / Glycérol - Bovin 15.20.00…

21 April 2006 2007 HS Tariff Changes CBSA expects to have the 2007 Customs Tariff ready by Labour Day; it is now complete to six digits, and StatsCan is working on the remaining four digits. The 2007 Tariff changes are on the World Customs Organization website, at: http://www.wcoomd.org/ie/En/Topics…

21 April 2006 2006 CSCB Toronto Region Annual Conference The CSCB Toronto Region 2006 conference and annual general meeting is scheduled to take place on June 6 & 7 at the Hockley Valley Resort in Orangeville. This year’s theme is “Vital Information for Customs Professionals”. The conference program…

21 April 2006 Regulations to Stabilize Container Trucking Industry in British Columbia Lower Mainland The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 20 April. The Government of Canada is proposing regulations to facilitate industry relations, help ensure the efficient movement of…

21 April 2006 New International Air Cargo Transshipment Program for Edmonton International Airport The following news release was extracted from that issued on 20 April, and is found at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2006/06-h014e.htm. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport…

21 April 2006 Ottawa, U.S. discuss passport alternative The following article is excerpted from the 21 April 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canadian and U.S. officials are working on a third alternative, neither passport nor national ID card, that would allow Canadians to move freely into the…

21 April 2006 US Customs and Border Protection takes next step in Trade Act enforcement The following article is excerpted from the 20 April 2006 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is moving ahead with Phase Four Enforcement under the Trade Act…