Trade News

22 July 2009 Legislative Update: Groundwork Being Laid for FTAs, Progress on MTB Possible Soon This article is excerpted from the 22 July 2009 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. Congress is currently preoccupied with the issues of health care reform and climate change, and little substantive…

22 July 2009 US Customs -- Power of Attorney for Customs Brokers The following notice was provided by US Customs and Border Protection on 22 July 2009. Because the Power of Attorney (POA) can authorize the movement of conveyances and merchandise into the United States, it is critical that it be…

21 July 2009 Specialty Cream Quota Holders List 2008/2009 The updated specialty cream quota holders list is available on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada web site, at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/prod/agri/dairy-laiti…

21 July 2009 Certain Steel Plate STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning the initiation of an investigation into the dumping of certain carbon steel plate and high strength low alloy steel plate originating in or exported from Ukraine. DECISION On July 6,2009, pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special…

21 July 2009 Softwood Quota Allocations Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for August 2009 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual August allocation.

21 July 2009 Request for Input: CFIA’s Labelling and Advertising Website We want to know what you think of the CFIA's labelling and advertising website The Consumer Protection Division (CPD) has posted an online questionnaire to evaluate the content and design of its labelling website available at…

21 July 2009 B2 Pilot Project - Update Further to our message of 6 May 2009, the CBSA has provide d an e-mail address for those who wish to follow up on the status of a B2 request that has been directed to the GTA for processing. That e-mail address is [email protected] . Our message…

21 July 2009 Audit of the Customs Self Assessment Program Members may be interested in the following information from the CBSA. Executive Summary The audit document is available in its entirety at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/cs… The Canada…

21 July 2009 Carney's dollar dilemma This article is excerpted from the 21 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has a problem: Many investors are having a hard time believing that he would actually tailor monetary policy to slow the loonie's ascent. Mr. Carney…

21 July 2009 New Windsor-Detroit crossing is one step closer as a result of land purchase from City of Windsor The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 20 July 2009. The Government of Canada announced … that it has purchased approximately 94 acres of land from the City of Windsor…

21 July 2009 Vancouver Traffic Falls 15 Percent in First Half The following article is excerpted from the 20 July 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Container cargo traffic at Port Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, is down 15 percent for the first half of this year to 1.04 million 20-foot…

21 July 2009 Finding the Balance: Shared Border of the Future The Canadian Chamber of Commerce released its latest report, “Shared Border of the Future”, today. The CSCB is a partnering organization, and we are pleased to provide access to the report on our web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

21 July 2009 Central bank issues brighter outlook This article is excerpted from the 21 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Bank of Canada is taking a brighter view of the economy, citing stronger-than-expected household spending. Policy makers said Tuesday that Canada's gross domestic…

21 July 2009 Border delays will return: business lobby This article is excerpted from the 21 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The report discussed in this article is the subject of a message to members earlier today, found at http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=21831 . Dramatically lower…

20 July 2009 Ministers Day and Ritz Pleased with Russia’s Decision to Lift Remaining Import Ban on Canadian Pork The following news release was issued on 17 July 2009. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and the Honourable Gerry…

20 July 2009 Items 159, 159.1 and 160 - Butter, dairy spreads, fats and oils derived from milk, other than butter or dairy spreads Serial No. 746 Date: July 13, 2009 1. Purpose 1.1 The purposes of this Notice are: a) to inform importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the…

20 July 2009 Customs Notice 09-017, Amendments to the Valuation Provisions of the Customs Act This notice explains the amendments made to Part III of the Customs Act, Sections 48, 49 and 50. Background Bill S-2, was submitted to the Senate on January 29, 2009 and received Royal Assent on June 11…

20 July 2009 Release Requests Received for June, 2009 The ACROSS EDI report for release requests in June, 2009 is now available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/releaserequestsjune2009.xls.htm