Trade News

29 July 2005 Negotiations break off in B.C. truckers' strike The following article is excerpted from the 29 July 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Talks aimed at ending a nasty strike by 1,200 truckers at the Port of Vancouver broke off yesterday after the two sides in the dispute failed to reach…

29 July 2005 Vancouver sides to get offers The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 29 July 2005. The mediator in negotiations between motor carriers and striking container truckers at the Port of Vancouver will offer non-binding recommendations to the two sides…

29 July 2005 Request for Tariff Relief on Certain Fabrics containing Oxidized Polyacrylonitrile Staple Fibres The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request that the Department has received for tariff relief on certain fabrics containing oxidized polyacrylonitrile staple fibres for…

29 July 2005 Vote coming in Vancouver strike The following is extracted from the 29 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Truck drivers and employers today will receive a package of recommendations from a mediator aimed at ending the month-long strike that has tied up local container…

28 July 2005 House Approves Free Trade Pact The following article is excerpted from the 28 July 2005 edition of “The New York Times”. The House of Representatives narrowly approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement early Thursday, allowing President Bush to put his signature to the nation's…

28 July 2005 Help Desk not available 29 July 2005 The EICS Telephone Help Desk will not be available tomorrow, Friday the 29th of July, 2005. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period until 16:30 EST.

28 July 2005 Wood Packing Material Regulation - Requirement for International Shipments The following message is from Customer Services at CPR. Effective September 16, 2005, the governments of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will implement Wood Packaging Material (WPM) regulation per the ISPM No. 15 of…

27 July 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 1 and 4 have been updated. The codes are 01.05, 01.06.31, 01.06.32, 01.06.39, 04.07.00.

27 July 2005 CN Updates Storage Rates for Empty Impex Containers in Brampton and Montreal The following message is from CN’s Vice President for Intermodal. In step with the recent changes announced for storage at CN's Western Canadian Terminals, the following changes will be made to storage of empty…

27 July 2005 EICS Bulletin re August 1 Civic Holiday Monday, 1 August 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 Help Desk email will be monitored between 08…

27 July 2005 Customs Update: Security and compliance The following article is excerpted from the 27 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. … There are numerous requirements facing financial institutions when it comes to knowing customers and reporting their financial transactions…

27 July 2005 Arrangements for Civic Holiday, 1 August 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA. Systems operations and accounting procedures for the Civic Holiday Monday August 1, 2005 will be as follows: CADEX reports will run the evenings of Friday July 29 and Monday…

27 July 2005 Vancouver strike talks resume The following article is excerpted from the 27 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Talks are set to resume today between employers and striking truckers at the Port of Vancouver amid optimism that the negotiations could end the month-long work…

26 July 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published. Recommendation change to "Approved" for Washington State. / Le chapitre 44 a été publié. Recommandation de mainlevée a changée à "Approuvé" pour l'état de Washington. 44.03.20.0128.02 - Douglas fir - other products such as logs -…

26 July 2005 E369 Application to Transact Non-bonded Carrier Operations at Point of Arrival in Canada Form E369 is now available in pdf fillable format, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e369/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e369/README.html

26 July 2005 It looks like it's time to play let's make a deal in the softwood dispute The following article is excerpted from the 26 July 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It would be easy to dismiss the latest softwood lumber talks as another futile bid to find common ground where there is none…

26 July 2005 CFIA Systems Outage Scheduled for 6 August 2005 This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, August 6th 2005. CFIA in-house systems (AHRA, AIS, CIMS, CLMS, CMS, EAS, ECS, IMS, IPS, LSTS, MCAP, NETS, OCMS, PRS, RAMS, SOD and…

26 July 2005 CN Intermodal Terminal Hours, Civic Holiday, August 01 (Canada) The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Note: All U.S.Terminals - Normal Operation Canadian Terminals: HALIFAX (HIT) ------- TERMINAL OPERATIONS: NORMAL HOURS - reduced staff GATE: NORMAL HOURS MONCTON -…

26 July 2005 B2 Service Standards For some time the CSCB has been pressing the CBSA to have formal service standards in place regarding B2 processing. We have now been advised that there are no immediate plans to adopt formal service standards. However, CBSA Headquarters have surveyed the regions…