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1 December 2009 Form GST111, Financial Institution GST/HST Annual Information Schedule, Commentary From Ernst&Young Many businesses are not aware they are considered a financial institution under the Excise Tax Act and assume that the return does not apply to them simply because they do not provide…

30 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to UPS Direct Connect & Kleinschmidt Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-107 Update). We are now able to process inbound and outbound messages for clients that use the Direct Connect named UPS. We are still not processing outbound…

30 November 2009 Correction Period for November Softwood Lumber Permits The following is an EICS bulletin. Brokers are advised that the correction period for November 2009 Softwood Lumber permits ends Wednesday, 09 December 2009, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct…

30 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to UPS Direct Connect & Kleinschmidt Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-107 Update). We are still not processing outbound data for Kleinschmidt Direct Connect. There is no ETA.

30 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to Kleinschmidt Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-107 Update). We are now able to process outbound data for Kleinschmidt Direct Connect.

30 November 2009 CBSA Message: UPS Direct Connect & Kleinschmidt Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-107). We are not processing inbound and outbound data for the Direct Connect named UPS. And we are not processing outbound data for Kleinschmidt Direct Connect. There is…

30 November 2009 Update: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Labour Disruption The following update was provided by CN Rail on 28 November 2009. CN's strike contingency plans went into effect Friday evening, in preparation for the work stoppage by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which took…

30 November 2009 Ottawa threatens to end CN strike The following is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “The Star”. Back-to-work legislation is set to be introduced by the federal Conservatives in the strike by Canadian National Railway's 1,700 locomotive engineers. A government official…

30 November 2009 MPs as trade barriers The following is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The House of Commons committee on international trade has done no service to Canada by its unanimous report this month that does little more than insist on the preservation as…

30 November 2009 Canada customs may move to Rooseveltown: Mitchell The following is extracted from the 29 November 2009 edition of “The Cornwall Standard Freeholder”. A top Akwesasne official says the Canada Border Services Agency could be moving its operations to the U.S. Mohawk Council of…

30 November 2009 Tepid growth marks recession's end The following is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian economy grew at an annualized 0.4 per cent in the third quarter, marking the first expansion in a year…. The growth, which was weaker than expected…

30 November 2009 Why the economy is better than GDP reading suggests The following is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The economy grew in the third quarter at a miserly pace, but signs point to a stronger recovery going forward. Statistics Canada said this morning…

30 November 2009 CRA: Converting the Filer Identification Number to the Business Number In an effort to simplify and streamline the way businesses deal with the federal government, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is replacing the Filer Identification Number (FIN) with the Business Number (BN). For…

30 November 2009 Ottawa tables CN back-to-work bill This article is extracted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The federal government introduced legislation Monday to end the Canadian National Railway Co. strike, which it called a threat to the lacklustre economic recovery…

30 November 2009 [US] CBP Highlights FY 2009 Achievements This article is excerpted from the 27 November 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a fact sheet highlighting the following achievements in fiscal year 2009. Commercial Enforcement. Through…

30 November 2009 Euro zone inflation climbs 0.6% This article is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Consumer prices in the 16 countries that use the euro rose by 0.6 per cent in the year to November, the first annual increase since April, official figures showed…

27 November 2009 NEXUS and FAST membership cards now accepted as proof of identity NEXUS and FAST membership cards will now be accepted as proof of identity and as documents that denote citizenship when entering Canada at all land and marine ports of entry. This means that citizens of Canada and the…

27 November 2009 Update to Measures in Force under SIMA The list of goods currently subject to measures under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and the relevant countries of origin or export has been updated, and is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/mif-mev…

27 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to CFIA HS Codes The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-104 Update). Further to CBSA message sent on 24 November, please note that the two ranges of HS codes that will be added have been modified. These changes are highlighted in red in the file listing the…

27 November 2009 CN – TCRC Labour Negotiations Update As you are aware, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) sent a strike notice to CN indicating they may take strike action against the company at 0001 hours on November 28, 2009. The TCRC represents approximately 1,700 locomotive engineers…