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Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin - Statement of Reasons

Ottawa, March 1, 2018 Concerning the termination of the subsidy investigation in respect of Certain PET Resin exported from Oman by OCTAL SAOC FZC, and exported from Pakistan by Novatex Limited and originating in or exported from Pakistan by all other exporters and the final determination with…

Food Labelling Modernization Phase III

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed Phase III of the Food Labelling Modernization consultations and published a “What We Heard Report”. CFIA collected feedback from consumers, industry, CFIA staff and other stakeholders on proposals to modernize Canada’s food labelling system.
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Highlights of the 2018 – 2019 Federal Budget

The following items, from the 2018 – 2019 Federal Budget, will be of interest to CSCB members. • The Canada Border Services Agency is responsible for managing Canada’s borders by enforcing laws governing trade and travel and aiding legitimate cross-border traffic, while stopping people and goods…

Designate Quiz schedule for 2018

CCS and CTCS Designates are advised that three free quizzes will be offered during 2018 on the following dates: Available Due Quiz 1 March 15 April 5 Quiz 2 June 7 June 28 Quiz 3 October 4 October 25 As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS…

U.S. trade officials meet auto executives amid latest NAFTA push

U.S. trade officials are due to meet auto industry executives on Tuesday, three sources said, in a possible sign of increased discussion of automotive content requirements that have become a sticking point in efforts to rework the NAFTA trade deal. Soon after a seventh round of talks to renegotiate…

Don’t expect much from today’s budget

Justin Trudeau, pinched for new cash and facing calls from businesses to tackle Canada’s deteriorating competitiveness, is turning his focus to lower-cost political priorities such as gender equality and science in his government’s third budget. Trudeau’s finance chief Bill Morneau releases a…

White House publishes report on trade that contradicts Trump statements

Donald Trump's views on trade have taken a battering in a newly released report that was not only published by his own White House, but presented under his own signature... The president regularly bemoans a trade deficit with the northern neighbour. Once again Monday, he was complaining about…

Online list of CCS Designates

CSCB is excited to announce a searchable public listing of current CCS designates. It includes all CCS designates who are in good standing and who have agreed to publish their information. This means you will need to update your privacy settings if you wish to be included. All you have to do is…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on February 24, 2018. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain polyethylene terephthalate resin — Decisions Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals: Notice No. HA-2017-022 Environment, Dept. of the, and Dept…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on February 21, 2018. Certain Regulations Made Under Section 89, Subsection 93(1) and Section 114 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 — Regulations Amending Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 SOR/2018-11 02/02/18…

Prairie farmers want Canada's trade dispute with India 'straightened out'

Bill Aulie is trying to keep busy on his farm in Rouleau, Sask., by training horses and bringing equipment in from the cold to warm up in his shop. As spring draws near, Aulie is thinking ahead to the growing season. "It just puts a scare," Aulie said. "There's uncertainty." One third of Aulie's…

Time crunch looms over seventh round of NAFTA talks

NAFTA negotiators are hoping to pick up where they left off in Montreal in January and make more progress behind the scenes in Mexico City this week. But if that progress is going to be meaningful, observers warn the talks are going to need to move faster than they have in the past. The political…

Amazon grabbed 4 percent of all US retail sales in 2017, new study says

There's no denying that Amazon's retail business had an impressive 2017 and there's still plenty of room for the company to grow in certain categories this year. The internet giant was responsible for about 44 percent of all U.S. e-commerce sales last year, or about 4 percent of the country's total…

Uh-oh – Is Inflation Back?

Last week markets were jolted by an unexpected increase in US consumer prices. Suddenly, all the talk is about inflation spikes, expectations for the next few months, whether the Fed is behind the curve, and so on. Just a month ago, I spoke about tame price increases as a sign of sustained growth…