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2 November 2005 Textile Reference Guide, Terms of Reference The following instructions concerning investigations into requests from Canadian producers for tariff relief on imported textile inputs used in their manufacting operations is from the Minister of Finance to the Chairman of the CITT were…

2 November 2005 Updated Genset/Reefer Service Announcement from CN Members are advised of the following updated Genset/Reefer service, effective 8 November 2005. Improved service ex VIT to BIT/Tasche/Faicov/Halhal, departing Fridays. Further information is available in the following chart: http:/…

2 November 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 07 was published with a new extension. / Le chapitre 07 a été publié avec une nouvelle extension. 07.09.90.3040 - Jicama (fresh or chilled) / Jicama (frais ou réfrigéré)

2 November 2005 Items 105 to 113 – Turkey and Turkey Products, Notice to Importers No. 694 The purposes of this Notice are: (a) to outline the Minister’s policies and practices regarding the administration of the TRQ for turkey and turkey products. It should be read with the Import Allocation…

2 November 2005 CN Intermodal Terminal Hours for 11 November 2005, Remembrance Day U.S.Terminals : REGULAR HOURS Canadian Terminals: HALIFAX (HIT) ------- GATE: REGULAR HOURS MONCTON ------- GATE: REGULAR HOURS MONTREAL -------- GATE: 24 HRS BRAMPTON -------- GATE: REGULAR HOURS MISC ---- GATE…

2 November 2005 Customs Office 0507, Boissevain MB The following message is from the CBSA’s electronic commerce unit. Effective 14 November 2005, Customs office 0507, Boissevain will become automated for ACROSS releases.

2 November 2005 Expiry Review No. RR-2004-007, Refined Sugar IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the orders made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on November 3, 2000, in Review No. RR-99-006, continuing, with amendment, its…

2 November 2005 Furniture makers seek duty on China imports The following article is excerpted from the 2 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian furniture industry is calling on Ottawa to slap temporary duties on home furnishings from China, warning that it is facing a "crisis"…

2 November 2005 Softwood advisors quit The following article is excerpted from the 2 November 2005 edition of “Financial Post”. Thwarted by the impasse in Canada's softwood lumber fight with the United States, two of Ottawa's key advisors on the issue -- Paul Tellier and Gordon Ritchie -- are about…

2 November 2005 CPP pensionable earnings ceiling for 2006 up to $42,100 The following announcement is available on the Canada Revenue Agency web site, at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/newsroom/releases/2005/nov/nr051102-e.html. The Canada Revenue Agency announced today that the maximum pensionable…

1 November 2005 SIMA Monthly Index for November 2005 The SIMA index for November is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

1 November 2005 D0-CHECKLIST D Series Table of Contents and Checklist The D Series checklist is available on the CBSA web site, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html

1 November 2005 D15-1-91 Whole Potatoes Originating in or exported from the USA This Memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty to importations of whole potatoes originating in or exported from the USA for use or consumption in the province of British Columbia. The Memorandum is…

1 November 2005 Update to Appendix 1 of Directive D-01-01 (Sudden Oak Death) The CFIA has updated Appendix 01, "List of Plant Genera Regulated for Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden Oak Death)", of Directive D-01-01, "Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum", has been…

1 November 2005 CITT Appeals Hearing Schedule, November 2005 to April 2006 The hearing schedule for CITT appeals in the winter and spring is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp

1 November 2005 PC 2005-1822 -- Le Groupe Simoneau Inc. Anti-dumping Remission Order PC 2005-1822 is the Le Groupe Simoneau Inc. Anti-dumping Remission Order. Remission 1. Subject to section 2, remission is hereby granted of the anti-dumping duties paid or payable under the SIMA on Le Groupe…

1 November 2005 Uneasy at the border The following article is excerpted from the 1 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's once-lax border security has tightened enormously since the 2001 terrorist attacks. But huge gaps remain, as yesterday's 14-page submission from the border guards…

1 November 2005 Experts say Canadian bird flu virus likely a benign form The following article is excerpted from the 1 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. An avian flu in the same family as the virus that has spawned fears of a pandemic has been detected in ducks in Quebec and Manitoba but…

1 November 2005 Canada urges U.S. to 'take time' on border IDs The following article is excerpted from the 31 October 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada urged the United States… to "take the time to get it right" in developing new border identification requirements, cautioning it to not…