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Food Labelling Modernization Phase III
March 1, 2018
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
February 27, 2018
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
February 27, 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
February 27, 2018
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
February 27, 2018
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
February 27, 2018
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
February 27, 2018
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
February 27, 2018
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
February 27, 2018
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…
D17-1-3, Casual Importations
February 26, 2018
The following memorandum has been updated and is available on the CBSA webiste: D17-1-3, Casual Importations https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d17/d17-1-3-eng.html Paragraph 1(e) has been amended to clarify the processing related to goods and conveyances imported into Canada and…
D2-1-1, Temporary Importation of Baggage and Conveyances by Non-residents
February 26, 2018
The following memorandum has been updated and is available on the CBSA webiste: D2-1-1, Temporary Importation of Baggage and Conveyances by Non-residents https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d2/d2-1-1-eng.html The purpose of this update is to clarify the conditions of eligibility to Tariff…
Prairie farmers want Canada's trade dispute with India 'straightened out'
February 26, 2018
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
February 26, 2018
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…
Alternative service delivery for the testing of grain exports – Private laboratory now available
February 26, 2018
The CFIA's REGAL (Recognition of Export Grain Analysis by Authorized Laboratories) program has authorized the first private laboratory to test grain export shipments to China, India and Mexico. The laboratory will test for weed seeds, percentage of soil and live insect detection. Effective…
Amazon grabbed 4 percent of all US retail sales in 2017, new study says
February 23, 2018
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?
February 23, 2018
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…
Why politics is driving a new wave of protectionism: Don Pittis
February 23, 2018
Economics likes to claim free trade is bias-free and rational. It's actually about politics and interests. You've likely heard the concern that Twitter and Facebook have divided the world into separate camps because many of us unfollow the social media voices that disagree with us. I thought of that…
Update to the Proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
February 23, 2018
We have updated our webpage on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) to include additional guidance materials on preventive food safety controls. To view these materials and more information on conducting a hazards analysis and related procedures, visit: http://inspection.gc.ca…
CBSA Message (TCC18-020) – EDI Scheduled Maintenance Outage,25 February
February 22, 2018
Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday Fevruary 25, 2018 from 04:20 to 08:20 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject…
CFIA Scheduled System Maintenance, 25 February
February 22, 2018
As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing network maintenance on Sunday, February 25th, 2018 from 3:00am until 7:00am (ET). Consequently, the following services may not be available: Automated Import…