Trade News

8 November 2005 MIA at the WTO The following article by Roy MacLaren, former Minister for International Trade, is excerpted from the 8 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada has mysteriously disappeared from the global trade arena. A decade ago, we were one of four world trade leaders -…

8 November 2005 Notice from CN regarding Dangerous Goods Regulations The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Please note sections 4.4 and 4.5 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG) : 4.4 Before allowing a carrier to take possession of dangerous goods for…

8 November 2005 CBP faces textile enforcement challenge The following article is excerpted from the 8 November 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Inspectors have witnessed a tremendous increase in the deliberate misdescription of cotton trousers and other products as ramie and other fibers in an…

8 November 2005 Statutory Holiday 11 November 2005 The following message is from the EICB. Friday 11th of November is a designated government holiday, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available for normal hours. The…

8 November 2005 Revised Test Packages for ACI Air The electronic commerce unit has provided revised acceptance test packages for ACI Air and ACI Supplementary. These are available upon request from the CSCB national office, at [email protected]. mailto:[email protected]

8 November 2005 Remembrance Day, 11 November 2005 The following message is from the electronic commerce unit at the CBSA. During Remembrance Day, Friday, November 11, 2005, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm (ET), three officers will be available at 1-888-957-7224 to deal with urgent matters. Testing…

8 November 2005 Request for Tariff Relief on Certain Unbleached Plain Weave Cotton Fabric The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request that the Department of finance has received for tariff relief on certain unbleached plain weave cotton fabric for use in Canadian manufacturing…

8 November 2005 Port of Vancouver working on goods movement task force recommendations The following article is extracted from the 8 November 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Officials at the Vancouver Port Authority announced their support of a report released Monday by a task force on…

7 November 2005 Dominican Republic says it will begin free trade talks with Canada The following article is extracted from the 7 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The leaders of the Dominican Republic and Canada have agreed to begin negotiations for a free trade agreement between their…

7 November 2005 China reach deal on textile imports The following article is excerpted from the 7 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The United States and China have reached a tentative agreement to limit imports of Chinese clothing and textile products into the United States, U.S…

7 November 2005 Notice of Intent to Conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement Closing date: December 30, 2005 The Government of Canada will be undertaking a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Korea…

7 November 2005 CN Genset/Reefer Service Update CN has advised of the following updated Genset / Reefer service. Cut-offs ex Halterm now 13:00, and Cut-off ex Ceres/Faicov is now 14:00. The revised chart is found on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/gensetgridstocust.xls http://www…

7 November 2005 D8-1-4 Temporary Admission Permit Form E29B This memorandum has been entirely rewritten. The most significant change in the administrative procedures related to Form E29B, Temporary Admission Permit, is the introduction of an electronic version. This form is found on the CBSA web…

7 November 2005 Canada Files Brief Opposing US Delay Tactics on Softwood Lumber The following is extracted from a news release issued by ITC on 7 November. The notification in its entirety is found at http://w01.international.gc.ca/minpub/publication.asp?Language=E&public……

7 November 2005 CFIA Western Area Information Session for Customs Brokers – Registration Deadline Extended Nerissa Allen of the CFIA has extended registration for the Western Area Information Session until 11 November 2005. The CFIA invites two members from each company to attend sessions on 28 and…

7 November 2005 New open skies talks take flight The following article is extracted from the 7 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada and the United States will begin talks today that could lead to a freer-trade deal in the North American airline industry as soon as this week, an…

7 November 2005 Trade Officials to Hold Talks to Save a Global Agreement The following article is excerpted from the 6 November 2005 edition of “The New York Times”. Trade ministers from around the world have agreed to hold meetings in London and Geneva through the coming week in an effort to rescue…

7 November 2005 Track mishaps plague CN in Vancouver The following article is excerpted from the 7 November 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Canadian government ordered Canadian National Railway to shorten its freight trains on a mountainous segment of track in British Columbia that…

7 November 2005 Canada to regulate Vancouver truck rates The following article is excerpted from the 7 November 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada plans to re-regulate container trucking rates at the Port of Vancouver following increasing protests by independent drivers. The federal…

7 November 2005 VPA announces new rules for non-container truckers The following article is excerpted from the 7 November 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Vancouver Port Authority (VPA) is requiring all non-container truck traffic to use the inside lanes to access the port…