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Windsor CBSA/Customs Brokers' Meeting, 29 May

Minutes of the Windsor CBSA/Customs Brokers' meeting held on 29 May 2013 are now available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please go to our website at www.cscb.ca, login, click "My Account", "Corporate Member Services" and look under “Regional Activity" or "Recent…

New Web Address for CFIA AIRS Validation Service (AVS)

Effective July 2, 2013, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s AIRS Validation Service (AVS) will have new web addresses. The website has been modified to enhance performance of the service. CFIA’s proactive approach in providing AVS with a static web address will ensure that future changes to the…

The Government Welcomes Positive Report on Canada-Japan Trade Negotiations

The following is excerpted from 13 June 2013 news release by DFAIT. …The [House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade] CIIT began its study of a Canada-Japan EPA in April 2012 and heard from a variety of witnesses in hearings, including representatives of the federal and provincial…

Food Labelling Modernization Initiative - Online Consultation

The objective of the Food Labelling Modernization initiative is to develop a more modern food labelling system that can respond to today’s challenges and those of the future. This initiative will focus on foods, as well as the review of CFIA food labelling frameworks and regulatory, program design…

Carriers celebrate C-TPAT reporting changes

The following is excerpted from today’s article by American Shipper. Canadian and U.S. truckers have complained about punitive measures following C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) security breaches, and the Department of Homeland Security has agreed to make suspension or removal…

CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 15-16 June

Following is a CBSA Message (EDI13-042) - (Update to the outage times) Saturday, June 15, 2013 CCS / CADEX Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, CCS/CADEX will be down from 05:00 to 05:30 (Eastern Time). CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX…

CFIA Scheduled Network Maintenance, 15-16 June

Please be advised that CFIA has been able to minimize the length of the outage. Please see details below: As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on Saturday June 15, 2013, between 6:00PM & 10:00PM (EST) AND…

Is the Global Recovery In Train?

The following is excerpted from a 13 June 2013 commentary by Peter G. Hall of EDC. Railroads and modern Canadian history are inextricably linked. They were an essential economic development tool, getting people in and products out. We are still highly dependent on these same rail networks to get…

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, April 2013

The following is excerpted from a 14 June 2013 release by Statistics Canada. Manufacturing sales fell 2.4% in April to $48.2 billion — the fourth decline in five months and the largest monthly percentage drop since August 2009. Lower sales in the petroleum and coal product, and primary metal…

CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage

Following is a CBSA Message (EDI13-042). Saturday, June 15, 2013 CCS / CADEX Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, CCS/CADEX will be down from 05:00 to 05:30 (Eastern Time). CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will be affected by this…

CFIA Scheduled Network Maintenance, 15-16 June

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on Saturday June 15, 2013, between 6:00PM & 10:00PM (EST) AND Sunday June 16, 2013 between 12:00AM & 10:00AM (EST). Consequently, the following services will not be…

...Government seeks report on impact of tariff elimination

The following is excerpted from the 12 June 2013 article by iPolitics. When the Harper government announced in the 2013 budget that it was eliminating tariffs on baby clothes and sports equipment to help hardworking Canadians, it was careful to clarify that the measures represented real “potential ”…