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1 October 2009 CSCB Prairie Region Annual Conference Mark your calendars for the CSCB Prairie Region's 2009 conference, scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 14 at the Greenwood Inn & Suites, Winnipeg, MB. If you wish to book accommodation at the Greenwood Inn & Suites, please call 204-775…

1 October 2009 Softwood Lumber Permits, September 2009 Brokers are advised that the correction period for September 2009 Softwood Lumber permits ends Friday, 09 October 2009, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the…

1 October 2009 December 2009 K84 K84 payment for the month of December is always of major concern to CSCB members. We have heard from CBSA that "CBSA will once again be issuing a broadcast message to clients indicating that while December’s monthly K84 remains due on December 31st, 2009, we will not…

1 October 2009 CBSA Message: Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-088). In reference to Notice, serial No. 749 dated September 11, 2009 which was prepared and distributed by international Trade Canada, please be advised that the wheat products tariff rate quota…

1 October 2009 CBSA Message: EDI Offices 24/7 The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-087). An updated version of the 24/7 contact information for all border offices is available at: http://cscb.ca/listinfo/EDIoffices-20091001.doc. Please ensure your after hour and weekend teams are aware of this…

1 October 2009 Third CCS Designate Quiz of 2009 now available! The third and last CCS Designate Quiz of 2009 is now available. Here’s your chance to gain ten (10) professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation in 2009, and we encourage all designates to consider taking…

1 October 2009 Recent Orders in Council The following Orders in Council were published in the 30 September 2009 edition of the “Canada Gazette”, part II: Customs Act PC 2009-1538, Regulations Amending the Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) Financial Administration…

1 October 2009 Update to the CFIA AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to add the end use "Other End Uses - Without bark" for the following HS code. 44.01.22.0122.98 - Other forest species, other than tropical, non regulated tree species - non conifer chips, particles (untreated)

30 September 2009 Update to CFIA Process Control Document Requirements Please be advised that PDF files for Canned Fish and Ready-to-eat- Product and Process Control information forms have been added to the Process Control Document Requirements at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi…

30 September 2009 B23, Investigations Division – Worksheet The Investigations Division – Worksheet has been updated and is available on the CBSA website at: http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b23.pdf.

30 September 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled CIG Outage, 1 October The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-085). Please note that on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 1:00 am (Eastern Time), for maintenance purposes, there will be a 20 minute interruption in processing inbound and outbound data over the…

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…