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Canada's farm protections a remaining hurdle to major trade deal

Access to Canada's tightly controlled agriculture market is among the main remaining hurdles to a historic 12-country free-trade deal, the U.S. administration said Thursday. The U.S. trade minister was asked at a public event what sticking points were keeping American negotiators busiest in the…

Canadian dollar jumps more than half a cent on strong October job data

The Canadian dollar surged more than half a cent as Canadian job creation figures for October blew past expectations. The loonie was ahead 0.56 of a cent to 88.08 cents US after Statistics Canada reported that the economy created 43,100 jobs last month. Analysts had forecast a loss of about 5,000…

PM announces expansion of trade network in China

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that Canada will open new trade offices in the Chinese cities of Hangzhou, Xi’an, Xiamen and Tianjin. This will help Canadian businesses flourish in some of the fastest growing regions of China with a view to generating jobs and economic growth back home…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 5 November 2014 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. Proof of Origin of Imported Goods Regulations — Regulations Amending Customs Act SOR/2014-238 24/10/14 Domestic Substances List — Order 2014-87-09-01 Amending Canadian Environmental…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 1 November 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal - Notice No. HA-2014-021 Environment, Dept. of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Order 2014-87-09-02 Amending the Non-domestic…

Rethinking Customs Solutions for a Changing World

Trade, the lifeblood of the global economy, is rapidly evolving. Volume is set to double over the next decade, traditional trade routes are shifting, and with the onset of digital trade - the very concepts of borders and goods are changing. While customs agencies are uniquely placed to support…

2014 CSCB Toronto Region General Meeting - Catching up with CBSA

The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to a general meeting on Thursday, 27 November 2014 3:00 – 7:00 pm. Representatives of both CSCB and CBSA will provide updates on a number of CBSA initiatives. For a meeting agenda and to register, please visit the CSCB website. 5 CCS points/CTCS…

EDC Export Performance Monitor - November 2014

Canada recorded a merchandise trade surplus of $710 million on rising exports of automotive products and other consumer goods, with the third quarter posting the second-highest quarterly trade surplus in 6 years Rising exports to developed markets compensated for weaker demand from emerging markets…

Regulation - Order amending the Export Control List

On October 23, 2014, the Government of Canada finalized the regulatory process to amend the Export Control List. This amendment serves to add controls, clarify controls and remove controls over specific items as agreed upon in the various multilateral export control regimes. The current December…

SWI Trade Questionnaire

The Single Window Initiative (SWI) is a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) led initiative, comprising ten Participating Government Departments and Agencies (PGA), encompassing 39 programs, working together to provide Trade Chain Partners (TCP) with a single window solution. The PGAs involved are…

Meat Cut Nomenclature

Canada and the United States (U.S.) have been working together to harmonize the terminology used when identifying wholesale cuts of meat. As announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on November 4, 2014, the U.S. updated its Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications manual as the standard…

2014 Toronto Region Education Seminar - GST/HST Rulings - Register Today!

The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to an education seminar on GST/HST Rulings. The objective of this seminar is for participants to obtain a clear understanding of CRA’s GST/HST Rulings and how they relate to import and export transactions. Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2014 Time: 2:30 pm…