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Guy Graveline Scholarship – deadline 15 July!

6 May 2009 Guy Graveline Scholarship – deadline 15 July! As per our message of 27 April 2009, the Board of Directors has increased the Guy Graveline Scholarship to $3,500! Applications are now being accepted until 15 July 2009! This scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic results and other achievements, experiences and personal goals.

Daily Update from the CSCB for 6 May 2009

CFIA Scheduled Systems Outage This message is to advise you that CFIA has an outage scheduled for Friday May 8, 2009 at 11pm to Saturday May 9, 2009 at 11 pm. This outage is to facilitate the move of CFIA applications to CFIA’s Skyline Campus in Ottawa. As a result, the CFIA EDI system will be…

CFIA Scheduled Systems Outage, 8-9 May

6 May 2009 CFIA Scheduled Systems Outage, 8-9 May This message is to advise you that CFIA has an outage scheduled for Friday May 8, 2009 at 11pm to Saturday May 9, 2009 at 11 pm. This outage is to facilitate the move of CFIA applications to CFIA’s Skyline Campus in Ottawa. As a result, the CFIA EDI…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

6 May 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 21 was published to add the end uses of "Cruise ships/direct supply" and "Other end uses" for the following HS Codes for the United States. 21.03.20.2115 - Tomato sauce with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products 21.03.20.2115.03 - Containing beef…

Best practices in managing complex supplier...

6 May 2009 New study highlights best practices in managing complex supplier, customer and logistics networks The following is excerpted from the 5 May 2009 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. …. The growing number of supply chain participants, coupled with rising supply chain costs…

EU, Canada sign deal to open aviation markets

6 May 2009 EU, Canada sign deal to open aviation markets The following is excerpted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. The European Union and Canada signed a deal Wednesday that would open aviation markets to each other and begin free trade negotiations, despite strains over a new EU ban on…

‘10+2’ should not equal disaster

6 May 2009 ‘10+2’ should not equal disaster The following is excerpted from the 5 May 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. If you’re a U.S. importer, the time to start complying with Customs and Border Protection’s highly publicized Importer Security Filing program is now. It would be ridiculous, if…

FDA finalizes prior notice food import guidelines

6 May 2009 FDA finalizes prior notice food import guidelines The following is excerpted from today's edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made available its finalized compliance policy guide for prior notice of food imports into the United States…. An electronic…

A table for two, not three

5 May 2009 A table for two, not three The following was written by John Manley, a former deputy prime minister and counterpart to the U.S. secretary of homeland security, and Gordon Giffin, a former U.S. ambassador to Canada, for today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada and the U.S. share a…
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B2 Pilot Project

5 May 2009 B2 Pilot Project On 18 March 2009, we asked members to tell us of their experiences and to provide comments on the B2 pilot project. This pilot involved B2s from the Prairie region sent to GTA for processing. Our comments were provided to CBSA in a letter to Ms. Elizabeth Childers, Director of Goods Processing Division at CBSA.

A Guide to Canada's Export Controls - 2007

5 May 2009 A Guide to Canada's Export Controls - 2007 On April 30, 2009, the Government of Canada concluded the regulatory process to amend the Export Control List. This regulation brings into effect the 2007 version of the Government of Canada’s “A Guide to Export Controls”. This regulation…

Minister Day Signs Agreement with Latvia

5 may 2009 Minister Day Signs Agreement to Help Canadian Businesses Take Advantage of Opportunities in Latvia The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced that Canada and Latvia have signed an updated foreign investment…

Toronto Region Education Seminar - Valuation

5 May 2009 Toronto Region Education Seminar - Valuation The Toronto Region invites you to an education seminar on Valuation on Tuesday, 2 June 2009. The following are the details: Topic: Valuation Presented by: Jade Litwinenko – Canada Border Services Agency Date: 2 June 2009 Time: 3:00 – 6:00…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

5 May 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 05 was published to add conditions to the following HS Code from EU countries. 05.11.99.1293.07 - Animal semen (other than bovine) - frozen - Caprine (goat). This created a version change for the following HS Code from EU countries. 05.11.99.1293.14…

EU passes ban on seal products

5 May 2009 EU passes ban on seal products The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The European Parliament voted to ban imports of seal products today, trying to force Canada to end its annual seal hunt, which animal rights groups have criticized as barbaric. The EU…

Loonie soars to six-month high

5 May 2009 Loonie soars to six-month high The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Canadian dollar is surging ahead and reached its highest level in six months yesterday as traders speculated that the worst of the financial crisis is over and the global economy is…

Ontario Enhanced Driver's Licence

5 May 2009 Ontario Enhanced Driver's Licence The following news release was issued today by ServiceOntario. Ontario drivers who are Canadian citizens can now apply for the Ontario Enhanced Driver's Licence. Nine ServiceOntario centres are now accepting applications for this passport alternative…