Trade News

Harper should appeal to Obama, exporters say The following is extracted from the 15 June 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is coming under pressure to appeal directly to President Barack Obama to exclude Canada from his economic stimulus program's Buy American…

15 June 2009 Businesses are hurting The following is extracted from the 13 June 2009 edition of the “Cornwall Standard Freeholder”. A meeting to discuss the impact of the Seaway bridge closure found the business community outspoken on the issue, often calling on MP Guy Lauzon and the federal…

15 June 2009 BRIC nations gather for inaugural summit The following is excerpted from the 15 June 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The new world order is moving from theoretical abstraction to geopolitical and economic reality. Tomorrow in the central Russian city of Yekaterinburg, president…

15 June 2009 Flaherty sees U.S. deficit as biggest threat to recovery The following is excerpted from the 13 June 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The biggest risk to Canada's economic recovery is not the rising dollar or climbing oil prices, but the burgeoning U.S. deficit, Finance Minister Jim…

15 June 2009 Hillary Clinton talks trade growth The following is extracted from the 14 June 2009 edition of “The Star”. The United States will work with Canada to find a way to alleviate concerns surrounding the Buy American policy in the U.S. economic stimulus bill that some say is shutting…

15 June 2009 Certain waterproof footwear - SIMA Decision This decision is found in the 13 June 2009 edition of Part I of the “Canada Gazette”. On May 28, 2009, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a preliminary determination of dumping pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the…

15 June 2009 Big 2010 rebound, RBC says The following is excerpted from the 15 June 2009 edition of “The Star”. The Royal Bank says the Canadian economy will shrink by 2.4 per cent this year, due in part to the substantial 5.4 per cent annual GDP contraction in the first quarter. That's the worst…

15 June 2009 Household debt emerges as greatest risk to Canada's financial system The following is excerpted from the 15 June 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Surging household debt is emerging as the greatest risk to Canada's financial system, the Bank of Canada said Monday. On the whole, the…

15 June 2009 Keep U.S. stimulus flowing, IMF says The following is extracted from the 15 June 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The International Monetary Fund Monday said a heavy dose of stimulus would ease the U.S. recession this year and lift growth marginally in 2010. It said the U.S. dollar…

15 June 2009 U.S., Others Agree to Move Ahead on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreements Talks The following is excerpted from the 14 June 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. The Obama administration has decided to continue negotiating a new multilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, according…

CBSA Systems Outage - June 13 The CSCB has learned that CBSA experienced a power problem yesterday (Saturday, June 13) which resulted in a shutdown of all systems. Although most systems were brought back up overnight, the CADEX lines are still unavailable as of 9:30 am Sunday morning. Ports have…

12 June 2009 First Meeting Held on Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Between Canada and European Union The following is excerpted from the 10 June 2009 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, announced…

12 June 2009 Wide-Width Cotton, Flax and Rayon Fabrics, No. TR-2008-002 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION …The request is for the removal, for an indeterminate period of time, of the customs duty on importations from all countries of: (1) woven fabric, solely of cotton, bleached, of a width…

12 June 2009 Statement by Ministers Day and Ritz on H1N1 (swine flu) The following is excerpted from the 11 June 2009 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 Agriculture…

12 June 2009 CBSA Message: CFIA EDI Scheduled Maintenance The following message is from CBSA on behalf of CFIA (EDI09-053). This message is to advise you that due to scheduled CFIA maintenance work, clients may experience a slowdown in processing on Saturday, June 13th, 2009 between 9:00 a.m. and 10…

12 June 2009 Windsor Commercial Clients’ Meeting Minutes Minutes of the Windsor Commercial Clients’ meeting held on 9 June 2009 are now available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB members website at: http://cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgon_min_20090609.pdf.

12 June 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 07 was published to modify the conditions for the following HS Codes with the end use of Further processing. 07.07.00.3001.01 - Cucumbers, field (fresh or chilled) 07.07.00.3001.02 - Cucumbers, greenhouse (fresh or chilled) This created requirement…

12 June 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 07 was published to modify the conditions for the following HS Codes with the end use of Further processing. 07.07.00.3001.01 - Cucumbers, field (fresh or chilled) 07.07.00.3001.02 - Cucumbers, greenhouse (fresh or chilled) This created requirement…

12 June 2009 U.S. to boost Canada border presence by 45% The following is excerpted from today's edition of "National Post". Just days after a passport requirement for Canadians crossing U.S. land borders took effect, the United States is preparing to dispatch 700 more agents to patrol its northern…

12 June 2009 Carney delivers reality check on economy The following is excerpted from the 11 June 2009 edition of "The Financial Post". Mark Carney, the Bank of Canada governor, suggested Thursday the markets might be premature in their enthusiasm about improving economic conditions, and are…