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Tariffs on cars and car parts could push loonie to 64 cents US by end of next year, too Donald Trump's threat to slap tariffs on Canadian cars and car parts could cost the country up to 160,000 jobs, especially if Canada retaliates, TD Bank warns. In a report Monday, senior economist Brian DePratto…

Canada is considering all options, including providing financial aid to the auto industry, to cope up with possible U.S. tariffs, a senior federal minister said, even as officials expressed doubt Washington would follow through with a threat to impose the punitive measures. U.S. President Donald…

The European Union will begin charging import duties of 25 percent on a range of U.S. products on Friday, in response to U.S tariffs imposed on EU steel and aluminum early this month, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The move confirms a tit-for-tat dispute that could escalate into a full…

The following Customs Notice has been revised: 1. To prevent the introduction of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) into Canada’s ecosystems and to protect native species of salamanders, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is implementing import restrictions on all…

The following has been updated on the CBSA website: BSF266 – Penalty Reinvestment Agreement (PRA) Application Form https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/bsf266-eng.h…

Canada's recreational boating industry says it's bracing for big losses if proposed countermeasures against American tariffs go ahead on July 1. On Wednesday, the National Marine Manufacturers Association Canada, which represents the recreational boating industry, wrote a two-page letter to Prime…

A new analysis of escalating trade disputes involving the United States warns that a deterioration into an all-out, global trade war would knock North America's economies into recession. The report by Scotiabank said if the U.S. breaks all trade ties with its partners — and imposes across-the-board…

Donald Trump's weapon of choice in the trade standoff between Canada and the U.S. has, up to this point, been tariffs. The president has most recently put the crosshairs on vehicles, and should Canada be slapped with more tariffs, workers and consumers could be the biggest losers. Last week, as he…

A Japanese Farm Ministry official said on Friday it has suspended its tender and sale of wheat from Canada after grain containing a genetically modified trait was discovered last summer in Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday the wheat containing a genetically modified…

Trump's threat of 25% tariff on Canadian auto imports could have potentially devastating consequences Mike Malott has survived massive turmoil during his nearly 20 years as an automotive worker here in the heart of the Canadian industry — but now that his livelihood is in the crosshairs of a United…

If an end to Canada's supply management system for some agricultural products is part of the U.S. NAFTA agenda, it appears no one has told Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Supply management, particularly for dairy products, has been a target for President Donald Trump's tweets regarding NAFTA…

On Wednesday night, in the capital of that "shining city on the hill," Chrystia Freeland worried aloud about the fate of the free world. In some way, small or large, that fate might be affected by what Freeland did on Thursday morning when, with American tariffs bearing down on the Canadian economy…

The second Designate Quiz of 2018 is currently available. You have until 2 p.m. ET on June 28, 2018 to submit your answers online. To access the quiz, you must login to your CSCB account, then click on 1. My CCS -> 2. My CCS Quizzes -> 3. Select the quiz. 2018 Quiz Schedule Available Due Quiz 2 June…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or the eManifest portal. Saturday June 16, 2018 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) and Sunday June 17, 2018 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET): eManifest Portal users will not be able to view or update…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is pleased to announce the release of the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) tutorial video. The video was created to guide users on how to effectively use the AIRS tool to find the applicable admissibility requirements for the importation of CFIA…