Trade News

26 July 2005 Business demands end to BC port strike The following article is extracted from the 25 July 2005 edition of the “National Post”. B.C.'s business community demanded the federal government stop idly watching on Monday while the province suffocates under a violent trucker strike at the Port…

26 July 2005 Vancouver jam forcing diversions The following article is excerpted from the 26 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The strike by truckers at the Port of Vancouver has left 25,000 containers stacked up at Canada's largest import gateway -- double the normal volume --…

25 July 2005 Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ending 31 March 2005 The CITT Annual Report for 2004-2005 is available on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp

25 July 2005 Ottawa rejects call to end truckers protest The following article is excerpted from the “globeandmail.com” edition of 25 July 2005. The federal and British Columbia governments flatly rejected calls… to intervene in the truckers protest at Vancouver ports, despite an outbreak of…

22 July 2005 Vancouver Trucker Dispute; Update from CN The following message is from the Vice President of Intermodal, CN. As the Vancouver Container Trucking Association (VCTA) disruption has continued to cause problems on the West Coast, CN has worked hard to accommodate our shippers changing…

22 July 2005 RC4317 Commercial Driver – Information and Application Form (FAST) The following publications are available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4317/README.html RC4317 -- Information Guide E673 -- Application Form E673 -- fillable form, Application Form http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca…

22 July 2005 RC4074 CANPASS – Private Boats The following publications are available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4074/README.html RC4074-05e.pdf -- Information Guide E672 -- Alternative Customs Presentation Programs – Application Form E672 -- fillable form, Alternative Customs…

22 July 2005 Trade talks stalled, says WTO chief The following article is excerpted from the 21 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce’. Ahead of a critical meeting next week, World Trade Organization chief Supachai Panitchpakdi warned Thursday that global trade talks are at a standstill and…

22 July 2005 Important Change to CN Brampton and Montreal Gate Appointment System To enhance the CN gate appointment system's response time, please note that as of Monday 25 July the gate appointment system will open for booking appointments for Brampton at 08:45 and for Montreal at 09:30. If…

22 July 2005 Importers: Vancouver a 'choke point' The following article is excerpted from the 21 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canadian shippers … called on Vancouver container truckers to end their strike and return to the negotiating table. … I.E. Canada … said the four-week old…

21 July 2005 CBSA136 Cruise ship pre-arrival notice Form CBSA136, “Cruise ship pre-arrival notice”, is now available in both pdf and fillable formats on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/cbsa136/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/cbsa136/README.html

21 July 2005 Commissioner Bonner Lauds Chertoff Initiatives, Shows Radiation Portal Monitors at Nation’s Busiest Seaport The following is excerpted from the news release issued by CBP on 20 July 2005. The release is found on the CBP web site, at http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/commissioner…

21 July 2005 Update to Directive D-03-01, “Swede midge certification program (SMCP)” Directive D-03-01 "Swede midge certification program (SMCP)" has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-03-01e.shtml. The reasons for the changes are two…

21 July 2005 Completion of Investigation into Certain Waterproof Footwear and Bottoms of Plastic or Rubber originating in or exported from the PRC On 23 March 2005 the CITT initiated an expiry review of its finding made on 8 December 2000 in Inquiry No. NQ-2000-004, concerning certain waterproof…

21 July 2005 China revalues yuan The following article is excerpted from the 21 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. China, bowing to political pressure from the United States, has revalued its currency by ending a decade-long peg of the yuan renminbi to the dollar in favor of a more…

21 July 2005 Shipping Associations Demand Government Action to End Vancouver Trucking Action The Shipping Federation of Canada and the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia have issued a joint news release calling for an end to the labour disruption involving owner-operator container truckers in…

21 July 2005 Canadian response to time change mixed The following article is extracted from the 21 July 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. If Canada follows the United States and extends daylight time by two months starting in the fall, this country would be a much safer place, a national safety…

21 July 2005 OTA prez slams proposed WSIB hike The following article is excerpted from the 20 July 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. With the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Board of Directors poised to approve a rate hike at its board meeting tomorrow (July 20) OTA…

20 July 2005 Tariff Notice TN-09 The following message is from Loretta Kozielec in Tariff Programs Division at CBSA. The Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Special Provisions for the Purposes of the United States Tariff (UST)), SOR/2005-218, has been passed. These changes will be…

20 July 2005 U.S. puts Canada in time crunch The following article is excerpted from the 20 July 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canadian business leaders fear major economic disruption if this country does not get in step with an American move to extend daylight saving time. Yesterday, the U.S…