Trade News

10 July 2009 Canada Organic Office - Operating Manual 2008 The Canada Organic Office (COO) Operating Manual has been posted on the CFIA website. It contains policies and procedures for activities applicable to the Canada Organic Regime (COR). The manual provides overview of the procedure to be…

10 July 2009 Investing in Economic Recovery: Best Practices for Customs Professionals Register for the CSCB Annual Conference in Halifax! 2009 has been a challenging year for people everywhere. While we have come to accept that many things are beyond our control, we are driven to maintain or regain…

10 July 2009 Job losses slow in June The following appeared in today's edition of "The Star". Canada's labour market showed signs of coming out of the deep slumber in June as a surprisingly low 7,400 jobs were lost during the month, compared to the 42,000 workers who lost their jobs the previous…

10 July 2009 Canada's trade deficit grows The following appeared in today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada's trade deficit widened in May to $1.4-billion, its worst showing on record, as exports slumped at a far faster pace than imports, driven lower by the energy and auto sectors. The trade…

10 July 2009 In the Valley The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Like it or not, that’s where the world economy is at present. Six months of freefall down a pretty sheer cliff, and everyone’s still a bit dazed, wondering if this is…

10 July 2009 Currency devaluation should not be used as trade tactic, leaders agree The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Leaders of rich and developing nations agreed not to use currency devaluation to gain a competitive advantage over each other by making their…

10 July 2009 Eyeing recovery, firms aim to minimise employee pain The following is excerpted from the 9 July 2009 edition of "globeandmail.com". Companies are trying a variety of schemes from part-time working and subsidising periods of long-term leave to more drastic calls for staff to work for…

10 July 2009 As [US] Imports Slow, Trade Deficit Narrows The following is excerpted from today's edition of "New York Times". The United States trade deficit fell to the lowest level in more than nine years in May as exports posted a small gain while the weak American economy pushed imports down for…

9 July 2009 Update to Meat Hygiene Directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/2009/direct3… MHD 2009-30 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - France The PDF version of directives should be…

9 July 2009 Food Recall by Plainview Milk Products Cooperative in United States The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the foods described below because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella. These foods contain dry milk ingredients that have…

9 July 2009 D3-1-1 Revised, Policy Respecting the Importation and Transportation of Goods This memorandum outlines and explains general Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) requirements and administrative policies regarding the reporting and transportation of goods being imported into and moving in…

9 July 2009 D3-1-5 Revised, International Commercial Transportation This memorandum outlines the conditions under which foreign-based vehicles and containers used in the international commercial transportation of passengers or goods can be temporarily imported into Canada, without payment of duties…

9 July 2009 D3-1-6 Revised, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Post Audit System This memorandum outlines and explains the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Post Audit System under which qualifying companies may transport goods in-bond under limited physical control subject to the availability…

9 July 2009 D3-3-1 Revised, Forwarded and Consolidated Cargo – Import Movements This memorandum outlines and explains specific Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) requirements and procedures for secondary reporting and control of in-bond cargo deconsolidated in Canada by deconsolidators and by…

9 July 2009 D3-4-2 Revised, Highway Cargo - Import Movements This memorandum outlines and explains specific Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) requirements and procedures for reporting and control of cargo arriving in Canada in the services of highway carriers. Memorandum D3-1-1, Policy Respecting…

9 July 2009 Reminder: Correction Period Softwood Lumber Permits for June ends today Brokers are advised that the correction period for June 2009 Softwood Lumber permits ends Thursday, 09 July 2009, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is…

9 July 2009 Non-original Manifests The CSCB has received a response from the CBSA regarding the validity of a non-original manifest. The question came up after a member advised that, when using a subagent, he was advised by CBSA that an original manifest was required and that the copy of the…

9 July 2009 Canada Requests WTO Panel on South Korea’s Continuing Ban on Canadian Beef The following is excerpted from today’s news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of…

9 July 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 11/12 July The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-063). Saturday, July 11th, 2009 EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, July 11th, 2009…

9 July 2009 Update to Plant Protection Policy Directives The following plant protection policy directives have been updated on the CFIA website: D-07-02, Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program (CDGHCP) for the export of Cedar Forest Products to the European Union" Section 3.0 of the policy…