Trade News

15 September 2009 It will take a village This note is excerpted from the September 2009 edition of Ernst&Young’s “Commodity Tax News”. Now that Ontario and British Columbia have announced that they will implement a harmonized sales tax (HST) effective July 1, 2010, and with rumours that the…

15 September 2009 Economy to dominate Harper's meeting with Obama This article is excerpted from the 15 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. …. The economy, the inevitable No. 1 issue for both leaders, will dominate the hour-long meeting [between Prime Minister Harper and President Obama on…

15 September 2009 Why Dennis Gartman likes the Canadian dollar The following is extracted from the 15 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar … opened lower Tuesday, down 0.11 of a cent at 92.18 cents (U.S.). This followed Monday's dip of 0.42 of a cent. Still, long-time…

15 September 2009 Strong loonie poses risk, bank warns The following is excerpted from the 15 September 2009 edition of “The Star”. The Bank of Canada is again warning about the Canadian dollar's persistent strength. Deputy governor John Murray says the Canadian economic recovery may not be smooth…

15 September 2009 La Reine c Fritz Marketing Inc., 2009 FCA 62 This Federal Court decision has been translated into French, and is available on the Federal Court website at: http://decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fr/2009/2009caf62/2009caf62.html.

15 September 2009 Why next economic crisis will be worse The following is excerpted from the 15 September 2009 edition of “The Star”. Barack Obama had some strong words yesterday for the Wall Street miscreants who very nearly brought about a second Great Depression. "We will not go back to the days…

15 September 2009 China-U.S. Trade Dispute Has Broad Implications This article is extracted from the 15 September 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. An increasingly acrimonious trade dispute between China and the United States over the past three days is officially about tires, chickens and cars…

15 September 2009 CBP expands outreach efforts The following is excerpted from the 15 September 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will hold its annual Trade Symposium Dec. 8-10 at the Washington Convention Center, Kimberly Marsho, who heads the Office of Trade…

14 September 2009 Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) This message affects imports of wheat products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2009-2010 Wheat Products…

14 September 2009 Important Message to All CFIA AIRS Web Site Users Please be advised that there is a potential outage to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) between the hours of 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM - 20 Sep tember 2009 . This outage should be no…

14 September 2009 Review of rail security at borders cites major gaps This article is excerpted from the 13 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Thousands of shipping containers enter Canada by rail each year without proper checks for illegal drugs and other contraband, says a new report. A…

14 September 2009 Trade tensions stir recovery fears This article is excerpted from the 13 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Trade tensions between the United States and China are escalating rapidly, raising fears that a critical component of a global economic recovery could be…

14 September 2009 Canadian National Opens Toronto Auto Facility This article is excerpted from the 11 September 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. CN said its Toronto Automotive Compound will accommodate the unloading of 60 auto-carrying rail cars at once, compared with 27 unloading spots at…

14 September 2009 We're richer, but deeper in debt This article is extracted from the 14 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadian households were wealthier in the second quarter of this year after losing ground in the three previous quarters, with stock market gains leading the…

14 September 2009 As economy stabilizes, it's time to find our way out of the fog This article is by Daniel F. Muzyka, dean and RBC Financial Group professor of entrepreneurship at Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. There has been much energy dedicated to determining how to…

14 September 2009 Trade row ripples through markets This article is excerpted from the 14 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. China accused Washington on Monday of violating World Trade Organization rules by raising tariffs on Chinese tires and demanded talks in the WTO on the latest and…

14 September 2009 U.S. tariff nails Chinese tire imports This article is excerpted from the 14 September 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. The Obama administration on Friday imposed tariffs on imports of Chinese-made passenger and light truck tires in an effort to stem job losses in the domestic…

14 September 2009 Global Agencies Warn of Protectionism This article is excerpted from the 14 September 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The global economic recovery could be stymied by protectionist governmental policies around the world, according to a joint report issued Monday by the…

11 September 2009 Extension of the B2 Pilot Project CBSA has advised that the B2 pilot project has been extended until 31 December, 2009. CSCB are in the process of finalizing an assessment of the pilot and a decision is expected shortly. GTA will continue to process all B2 requests from the Prairie…

11 September 2009 Customs Notice CN09-021, Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Cranbrook, BC) The purpose of this notice is to advise that, effective September 4, 2009, Mohawk Terminals Ltd., located at 246 Slater Road, Cranbrook, BC will be surrendering their highway sufferance warehouse licence…