Trade News

22 January 2010 Fewer EI recipients in November The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Fewer Canadians received regular employment insurance benefits in November. Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular EI payments declined to 795,900 in November…

22 January 2010 Bank of Canada chief more confident in recovery The following is excerpted from the 21 January 2010 edition of "Reuters Canada". Canada's economy is on track to recover this year and the outlook has improved since October, the Bank of Canada said on Thursday, while giving few hints…

21 January 2010 Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States: List of Allocation Holders for 2010 The purpose of this notice is to provide a listing of all companies that have been granted export allocations for 2010 under the Agreement. This listing is based on the province in which the company has…

21 January 2010 Revised Australian import requirements for wood packaging material In November 2009, the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) posted revised import requirements pertaining to the entry of wood packaging entering Australia. In summary, the revised Australian requirements…

21 January 2010 Why is Trade Compliance Important? CBSA has posted a new publication on its website entitled "Why is Trade Compliance Important?", available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5108-eng.html. CBSA describes trade compliance as not only ensuring that the tariff…

21 January 2010 Import Requirements for Breeding Cattle from the United States to Canada "Breeding cattle" refers to members of the Family: Bovidae; Subfamily: Bovinae; Genus: Bos; Species: Bos taurus and Bos indicus and also the Genus: Bison. The definition of "breeding cattle" includes animals…

21 January 2010 CBSA Message: Maintenance Outage, 23/24 January The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-005). Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, January 23rd…

21 January 2010 CBSA Message: Customs Office 0204 Fredericton The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-006). Please be advised that effective January 25th, 2010, Customs Office 0204 Fredericton will automated for CADEX B3 accounting.

21 January 2010 Faced Rigid Cellular Polyurethane-Modified Polyisocyanurate Thermal Insulation Board Originating in or Exported From US 214-27 AD/1386 STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning the making of a preliminary determination of dumping of FACED RIGID CELLULAR POLYURETHANE-MODIFIED POLYISOCYANURATE…

21 January 2010 Validation of Destination Address for Imports Please be informed as of February 1, 2010, when using the Electronic Data Interchange, EDI, the information entered under Destination, for the Fresh Fruit & Vegetable, Processed Products, Dairy & Honey Programs will be automatically…

21 January 2010 Canada November wholesale trade soars on autos The following is excerpted from today's edition of "Reuters Canada". Higher sales of automotive products pushed Canadian wholesale trade up by 2.5 percent in November from October, a leap that far exceeded expectations and indicated the…

20 January 2010 Courier LVS Program CBSA has provided additional information related to the 13 February implementation of Customs Notice CN09-008. Earlier messages on this subject from the CSCB are available at: http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=23128 and http://cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID…

20 January 2010 D1-16-3, Administrative Guidelines for the Provision to Others, Allowing Access to Others and Use of Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) Data This memorandum provides operational guidelines on the access and use of Advance Passenger Information (API)…

20 January 2010 D19-11-1, Canadian Economic Sanctions The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada with the administration of the United Nations Act, the Special Economic Measures Act, the Export and Import Permits Act and associated regulations…

20 January 2010 D19-10-3, Administration of the Export and Import Permits Act (Exportations) Revenue Canada assists the department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade with the administration of the Export and Import Permits Act. This Memorandum outlines the requirements and permit procedures…

20 January 2010 Softwood Interim Quota Allocations, Feb 2010 Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for FEBRUARY 2010 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual February allocation.

20 January 2010 Dollar dives on inflation report The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Canadian dollar posted its largest drop in more than two months Wednesday as oil prices fell and a report showed inflation remains low. The Canadian dollar fell to a two-week…

19 January 2010 Canada's nice-guy strategy a flop in fight against Buy American The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". ... Roughly five months have passed since Ottawa offered the Obama administration a good deal: Give Canadian companies a piece of the billions being…

19 January 2010 Parity with greenback helps keep inflation in check The following was reported on in today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Bank of Canada is unlikely to provide any indication when it releases its rate decision Tuesday, or its monetary policy report on Thursday, that it will be…

19 January 2010 Bank of Canada sticks to low interest rates The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Bank of Canada kept its benchmark lending rate at a record low 0.25 per cent Tuesday, and reasserted a plan to keep it there through the middle of the year depending…