Trade News

25 November 2004 Border controls eased for U.S.-bound truckers The following article is excerpted from the 25 November 2004 edition of the “Toronto Star”. American officials have scuttled plans to fingerprint and photograph as many as 15,000 Canadian-based transport truck drivers every time they…

24 November 2004 Scheduled Outage during 27 and 28 November 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Members are advised that there is a planned outage this weekend for the migration of a system release. Therefore, the Customs EDI systems will be unavailable from…

24 November 2004 Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Establish the Canada Border Services Agency The following news release was issued by the CBSA on 23 November 2004. It is available on the CBSA web site, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/newsroom/releases/2004/1123ottawa-e.html. Today [ie…

24 November 2004 CBSA E-mail Addresses Updated Please note that, effective today, e-mail addresses for CBSA employees have been changed from the [email protected] format to [email protected] format.

24 November 2004 Items 135 to 139 – Eggs and Egg Products Notice to Importers No. 677 November 17, 2004 This Notice informs importers of the Minister’s policies and practices regarding administration of the eggs and egg products TRQ. It should be read with the Import Allocation Regulations and the…

24 November 2004 Further Information about Cessation of UPS Strike UPS has confirmed that, effective today, it will resume pickup and delivery of all domestic, US and Worldwide shipments, both import and export. Normal time-in-transit commitments will apply for packages picked up today, and service…

24 November 2004 Video Technology to Improve Traffic Flow at Canada’s Busiest Border Crossing The following is excerpted from a press release issued by Transport Canada on 23 September 2004. This document is available on the Transport Canada web site, at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat…

23 November 2004 Proposed Regulations for Customs Controlled Area (CCA) Delayed On 27 September the CBSA announced proposed regulations to implement Customs Controlled Area legislation, to allow the federal government to establish areas of increased security in locations where goods and persons…

23 November 2004 CN580 Denatured Alcohol and Specially Denatured Alcohol -- The Commercial Import Sampling Initiative (CISI) With the creation of the CBSA in December, 2003 a number of aspects of the relative roles and responsibilities of the CCRA and CBSA had to be examined and defined, including…

23 November 2004 Items 96 to 113: Chicken and Chicken Products and Turkey and Turkey Products – Supplementary Imports Notice to Importers No. 676 November 9, 2004 This Notice outlines the Miniser’s policies and practices regarding administration of the TRQ for turkey and turkey products. It should…

23 November 2004 Byrd Amendment: Government of Canada Seeks Comments on Possible Trade Retaliation against the United States The following news release is from International Trade Canada. The Government of Canada today announced that it is launching consultations with Canadians on possible trade…

23 November 2004 Revision to Directive D-98-03 Directive D-98-03, “Plant Protection (phytosanitary) import requirements for fresh asian pears from the Republic of Korea” has been revised, and is found at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-98-03e.shtml The revision reflects a…

23 November 2004 Revision to Directive D-02-07 Directive D-02-07, “Plant Protection Import Requirements for Fresh Apples (Malus spp.) from the People’s Republic of China” has been revised, and is available at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-02-07e.shtml The directive has…

23 November 2004 Revision to Appendix 2 of Directive D-02-06 Appendix 2, “List of Regulated Countries and Regulated Areas within Canada for Swede Midge” of Directive D-02-06, “Interim Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Swede Midge (Contarinia nasturtii)” has been revised…

23 November 2004 U.S. begins final review that could end ban on Canadian cattle The following article is excerpted from the 23 November 2004 edition of the “Toronto Star”. American officials started the final review yesterday of draft rules that would end the U.S. cattle ban and allow more Canadian…

23 November 2004 Koch seeks seal regulation to augment C-TPAT The following article is excerpted from the 23 November 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism is "a very creative" program to get the private sector to improve supply chain security, "but it's…

23 November 2004 UPS strike could spread to U.S. The following article is excerpted from the 23 November 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The union representing United Parcel Service Inc.'s pilots said on Tuesday [23 November] it would honor Teamsters union picket lines in the United…

23 November 2004 UPS Canada implements contingency plans to clear packages The following article is excerpted from the 23 November 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. In order to deal with a November 22 work stoppage by the Canadian Council of Teamsters, UPS Canada has announced…

23 November 2004 UPS strike settled The following article is excerpted from the 23 November 2004 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A tentative settlement has been reached in the UPS Canada strike, which began Monday when 3,800 employees walked out, interrupting shipments. The deal — announced by UPS —…