Trade News

20 March 2006 Study of Canada's place in world trade shows less reliance on US imports The following article is excerpted from the 17 March 2006 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Although the share of natural resources in Canada's exports is increasing and the United States remains…

20 March 2006 Security trumps common sense The following article is excerpted from the 20 March 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”, and is an edited version of an editorial printed in the “Montreal Gazette” on 17 March. How far will the U.S. government continue down the costly, unneeded and…

20 March 2006 NCBFAA asks Commerce to “stay the course” on mandatory AES The following article was excerpted from the 20 March 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America has asked U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez in a recent letter…

17 March 2006 CN Customer Support Centre Communications Outage On Saturday, March 18, between 0030hrs and 0100hrs CST, CN's Winnipeg Customer Support Centre will experience a brief outage that will affect both telephone and fax communications. This outage is required in order to upgrade our existing…

17 March 2006 NAFTA Panel Affirms Canadian Softwood Lumber Not Subsidized The following is excerpted from a news release from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, at http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&public… International Trade…

The following messages were sent on 17 March: 1. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - other NAFTA Panel Affirms Canadian Softwood Lumber... 2. Rail Notices CN Customer Support Centre Communications Outage 3. US Customs Articles Customs may reconsider third-party C-TPAT...

17 March 2006 Customs may reconsider third-party C-TPAT validations The following article is excerpted from the 17 March 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [US] Customs and Border Protection may reconsider its long-standing opposition to having third parties validate supply chain security at…

16 March 2006 D11-4-2 Proof of Origin Memorandum D11-4-2, Proof of Origin, has been revised to include references to the Canada-Costa Rica Free Agreement (CCRFTA), to reflect recent amendments to the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) and to set out technical rectifications to subsections 4…

16 March 2006 Safeguard Inquiry No. CS-2005-003, Residential Furniture originating in China The following letter is from the CITT’s Acting Secretary. March 15, 2006 Mr. Vincent Routhier Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Barristers and Solicitors Patent and Trade-mark Agents Stock Exchange Tower 800…

16 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 06 and 44 were published. Conditions for Pine Shoot Beetle were added for Minnesota which resulted in version changes to existing requirements for various US states. / Les chapitres 06 et 44 ont été publiés. Des conditions pour le Grand hylésine…

16 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 06 and 44 were published. Conditions for Pine Shoot Beetle were added for Minnesota which resulted in version changes to existing requirements for various US states. / Les chapitres 06 et 44 ont été publiés. Des conditions pour le Grand hylésine…

16 March 2006 Update to Meat Hygiene Directives 2006-13 and 2006-14 The CFIA has issued update 2006-14 concerning specific requirements for France or St-Pierre and Miquelon regarding import prohibitions or restrictions dealing with certain animal products of ruminant origin. This is found on the…

16 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Two new miscellaneous codes had to be created for the Pine Shoot Beetle (PSB) conditions. 685 - Regulated areas of PSB with bark / Régions réglementées pour le GHP avec écorce 688 - Non-regulated areas of PSB with bark / Régions non réglementées pour le GHP…

16 March 2006 CPR International Tariff Rule Changes The following notice is from CPR’s General Manager, International. Canadian Pacific Railway will be implementing the following changes in our Rules Circular which are outlined below: Effective April 1, 2006 Items 680, 730 & 770 - collection of…

16 March 2006 Revised Participants’ Information Document Please be advised the CFIA Automated Import System (AIS) Participant's Information Document has been updated to reflect ongoing changes. The newest version, with an issue date of February 2006, is available on the CSCB web site, at http://www…

16 March 2006 Update to Appendix 3 of Directive D-95-03, Asian Gypsy Moth – Plant Protection Policy for Ships Appendix 3, "LIST OF SHIPS THAT VISITED RUSSIAN FAR EAST PORTS DURING THE 2005 HIGH RISK PERIOD", of Directive D-95-03, "ASIAN GYPSY MOTH (Lymantria dispar L.) - PLANT PROTECTION POLICY FOR…

16 March 2006 Ontario farmers plan border protest The following article is extracted from the 15 March 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Southwestern Ontario farmers say they plan to create a traffic jam Friday at Canada's second busiest border crossing. Plans for a two-hour traffic slowdown on…

16 March 2006 U.S. corn trade war inches closer The following article is extracted from the 16 March 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ottawa moved closer yesterday to a trade war with Washington over U.S. farm subsidies that could see long-term tariffs on grain corn imports -- a measure opponents…

16 March 2006 Inflation Report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce The following is excerpted from a report by the Senior Economist at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Core inflation, which excludes the eight volatile components identified by the Bank of Canada, increased by 1.7% between February…