Trade News

30 September 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 4 October The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-086). General EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 4:30 am until 10:00 am (Eastern Time) on Sunday, October 4, 2009. This will impact all…

30 September 2009 Update to the CFIA AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to streamline the requirements for California and Oregon for the following HS code. 44.01.21.0121.98 - Other forest species than tropical, none regulated tree species - conifer - bark chip, bark particle (untreated)

30 September 2009 White House to exempt Canada on "Buy American": report The following is excerpted from today's edition of Reuters Canada. The White House is expected to exempt Canada from a provision in the U.S. stimulus package that gives priority to American-made products used in public works…

30 September 2009 Canada's economic growth fizzles The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Canadian economy was unexpectedly flat in July, a reading that throws into question the strength of the country's recovery. Gross domestic product didn't budge in the month…

30 September 2009 Excise and GST/HST Rulings and Interpretations Service This memorandum explains the rulings and interpretations service offered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in respect of the goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST), excise taxes, excise duties, the air travelers…

30 September 2009 How Do You Spend $586 billion? The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Crisis brought on a torrent of public stimulus announcements last year. Plans are being implemented, and the impact on growth is huge. But in…

29 September 2009 Statement from Minister Day on Softwood Lumber Tribunal Ruling The following is excerpted from the 28 September 2009 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, issued the following statement on the…

29 September 2009 Update to the CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 44 was published to remove the end use of "Other end uses" and add the end uses of "Other end uses - With Bark" and "Other end uses - Without Bark" for all HS Codes in the chapter. b) Chapter 44 was published to streamline the requirements…

29 September 2009 CBSA "will not speculate" on response to Mohawk-run border The following article is extracted from the 28 September 2009 edition of the “Cornwall Standard-Freeholder”. The Canada Border Services Agency won't say how it will respond to the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne plan to open a…

29 September 2009 Carney calls for ‘historic' efforts This article is excerpted from the 28 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A powerful restructuring of the global economy has begun but “historic” efforts will be needed to support it, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney warned Monday…

29 September 2009 Gartman impressed by loonie's resilience The following article is extracted from the 29 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar is poised to strengthen further, despite “threats” from the country's central banker that suggest the Bank of Canada may…

29 September 2009 World Bank Head Sees [US] Dollar’s Role Diminishing This article is excerpted from the 29 September 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. The president of the World Bank said on Monday that America’s days as an unchallenged economic superpower might be numbered and that the dollar…

29 September 2009 [US] APHIS raises inspection fees 10% This article is excerpted from the 29 September 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in an interim rulemaking it will increase its fees charged by 10 percent…

28 September 2009 CSCB National Conference The CSCB has just finished a very successful conference and annual general meeting in Halifax, NS. Delegates enjoyed the hospitality of the Westin Nova Scotian and a solid business program. Delegates rated the “CCS and the Value of Professional Development”…

28 September 2009 Release Requests Received, August 2009 The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for August 2009 is available on the CSCB website at: www.cscb.ca/listinfo/ReleaseRequestsReceived_Aug09.xls.

28 September 2009 Certain Fasteners, Expiry Review No. RR-2009-001 IN THE MATTER of an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 7, 2005, in Inquiry No. NQ-2004-005, concerning certain…

28 September 2009 Update to the CFIA AIRS website Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS Codes for South Carolina. This created requirement version changes for Louisiana for the same HS Codes. 06.01.00 - Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes…

28 September 2009 What we've learned (and failed to) from the Great Recession - so far This article is extracted from the 26 September 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As the world economy lurches toward recovery, we've learned four lessons. We've also failed to learn at least two. Here they are…

28 September 2009 Did Canadian Banks Miss Their Chance? This article is excerpted from the 28 September 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. It might sound churlish to say, but Canada’s bankers may have been too buttoned-down for their own good, Breakingviews suggests. A combination of regulatory…

28 September 2009 Jobless claims post surprise decline This article is excerpted from the 28 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Jobless benefits fell for the first time in nearly a year in July, amid signs the labour market is stabilizing and as some people exhausted their claims. The…