Trade News

2 March 2005 Increased scrutiny the price of getting cattle back across U.S. border The following article is excerpted from the 1 March 2005 edition of the “Ottawa Citizen”. There's a weekend party planned, complete with a roasted side of beef, to mark Monday's scheduled reopening of the U.S. border…

1 March 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 03 was published; changes made in registration types required. 03.01.99.8020.67 - Minnow (live) / Méné (vivant)

1 March 2005 FAST Client Consultations As noted in our previous message to members on this subject on 11 February, the CBSA is initiating client consultations to determine the need for, and feasibility of, making changes to the existing Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program. These consultations are…

1 March 2005 CN - Winnipeg and Vancouver Intermodal Terminals - Export Reservations The following message is from CN’s Customer Service Centre. Starting Monday, 28 March 2005, all export traffic delivered to CN at Winnipeg and Vancouver Intermodal terminals must have a reservation. The attached…

1 March 2005 NOL Chief: Global trade demands collaboration The following article is excerpted from the 28 February 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. NOL Group President and Chief Executive David Lim said there is a need to focus efforts on greatly increasing throughput in the cargo supply…

1 March 2005 The New Substances Notifications Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) Environment Canada is holding information and training sessions in Toronto on the New Substances Notifications Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) [NSNR] that will come into effect this year. The morning session will…

1 March 2005 Supachai welcomes chance to lead UNCTAD The following is extracted from a press release issued by the World Trade Organization on 1 March. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), said that he was “deeply honoured” to have been proposed by UN…

28 February 2005 WTO creates panels in US-Canada lumber dispute The following article is excerpted from the 25 February 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The World Trade Organization on Friday set up a panel to decide if Canada can apply $3.4 billion in sanctions against the U.S. in a…

28 February 2005 EDI Resumed The following message is from the EICB, regarding the 25 February shutdown of EDI permit applications. EDI services have been restored and members may resume applying for permits.

28 February 2005 Application No. EP-2004-006 IPSCO Inc. In the matter of an application made by IPSCO Inc. under section 60.2 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1, for an extension of time to make a request for a further re-determination. Order The CITT grants the application for an…

28 February 2005 Application No. EP-2004-007 Arwen Long Orders and Reason – Extension of Time (Customs Act) In the matter of an application made by Ms. Arwen Long pursuant to section 67.1 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1, for an order extending the time within which a notice of…

28 February 2005 New EICS Release The following message is from the EICB. As part of the solution to last week's EDI problem, the Code Signing Certificate for EICS has been updated. EICS Release 2.9.1 will be installed tonight, with that new Certificate. When you log in to the EICS web interface on…

28 February 2005 Transport Minister Meets with US Transportation Secretary The following message is excerpted from a press release issued by Transport Canada on 24 February 2005. Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre … met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta while attending the Canadian…

28 February 2005 CN’s Communication Tool Enhancement Project The following message is from the CN Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. The CN Customer Support Centre has been utilizing the Apropos Interaction Management tool for telephone communication with customers for the past year. This new…

28 February 2005 CPR Bulletin - Quebec Spring Thaw Restrictions The following message is from CPR’s Assistant Vice President, Customer Services. The Quebec Ministry of Transport will implement the annual spring thaw weight restrictions in early March. The Ministry only provides 24 hours notice…

28 February 2005 EU delays imported wood-packaging debarking rule The following article is excerpted from the 28 February 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The European Union has delayed implementation of a regulation that would require complete debarking of imported wood packaging until March 1…

28 February 2005 Policy Change at CN regarding 20’ Containers The following message is from the Vice President of Intermodal at CN. There has been a significant increase in heavy loaded 20' and 40' Impex containers both in average payload and numbers. This is especially evident with respect to 20'…

25 February 2005 CN608 - “New” Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations Customs Notice N-608 supersedes Customs Notice N-587, Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations under the Customs Act, dated 3 September 2004. The Regulations have been revised and were published on 23 February 2005 in the Canada…

25 February 2005 EICS Bulletin - EDI Shutdown Regarding EDI permit applications, Brokers may reapply on the web but are to indictate in the comments that the permit is replacing their EDI request of Feb 24th. Refering to the transaction number would be benificial for credit assesment.