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CP Message: Dangerous Goods - New Regulatory Req's

30 April 2009 CP Message: Dangerous Goods - New Regulatory Requirement This bulletin applies to customers that ship products regulated under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations from Canada to the United States and customers that ship products regulated under the International…

Loonie surges to three-month high overnight

30 April 2009 Loonie surges to three-month high overnight The following is excerpted from today's edition of "Reuters Canada". The Canadian dollar charged to its highest level in over three months on Thursday as an improved market sentiment helped the domestic currency break through a key technical…

Transatlantic free trade

30 April 2009 Transatlantic free trade The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Baby seals, beef hormones and other contentious topics may yet stand in the way of a trade treaty between the European Union and Canada, but the decision on Monday of the EU's foreign…

Restoring Balance

30 April 2009 Restoring Balance The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada History-making. That’s likely how the current economy will be sized up when the books are written. There are few episodes in the post-war period where market…

Swine Flu Prompts Mexico to Shut Down Economy

30 April 2009 Swine Flu Prompts Mexico to Shut Down Economy The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The New York Times". Mexican President Felipe Calderon told his people to stay home from Friday for a five-day partial shutdown of the economy, after the World Health Organisation said a…

Surface Trade Plummets Record 30.9 Percent

30 April 2009 Surface Trade Plummets Record 30.9 Percent The following is excerpted from today's edition of "Journal of Commerce". Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico plummeted a record 30.9 percent from…
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Supreme Court Decision on UPS Canada Appeal – ...

29 April 2009 Supreme Court Decision on UPS Canada Appeal – Update The CSCB has contacted the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for their comments on the recent Supreme Court Decision decision in favour of UPS. The CRA has advised that they are still assessing the decision and its implications, and that they expect to be able to comment on the decision by the end of May. Once we have heard from the CRA, a message will be sent to members.

Pork exports hit by panic

29 April 2009 Pork exports hit by panic The following is excerpted from today's edition of the “Toronto Star”. The fear of eating pork spread globally yesterday even though public health authorities insist there is no evidence that the new swine flu strain can be caught from bacon or any other food…

Mattress Innerspring Units, PI 2009-001

29 April 2009 Mattress Innerspring Units, PI 2009-001, Preliminary Injury Inquiry NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on April 27, 2009, from the Director General of the Trade Programs…

D15-2-43, Certain Steel Structural Tubing Known...

29 April 2009 D15-2-43, Certain Steel Structural Tubing Known As Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) 1. This memorandum refers to the application, pursuant to section 3 of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), of anti-dumping duty to importations of certain steel structural tubing originating in or…

D19-6-4, Kimberley Process – Export and Import...

29 April 2009 D19-6-4, Kimberley Process – Export and Import of Rough Diamonds This memorandum contains guidelines and information on the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for the trade in rough diamonds. On January 1, 2003, the provisions of the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act and its…

New Publications from the CITT

29 April 2009 New Publications from the CITT The CITT has posted updated information on its website, concerning unfair trade, appeals, textile tariff investigations, bid challenges, and safeguard inquiries.

CSCB BC Region Annual Conference - Registration

29 April 2009 CSCB BC Region Annual Conference - Registration Package The CSCB BC Region 2009 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 4 at the Executive Airport Plaza Hotel, Richmond. The evening before the conference, CSCB and CIFFA will be co-hosting a…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

29 April 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA - Veterinary Inspection" for the following HS code from Chile. 01.06.90.2019.06 Honey bees (Packaged). This created a change of version for the same HS code from all…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

29 April 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA - Veterinary Inspection" for the following HS code from Chile. 01.06.90.2019.06 Honey bees (Packaged). This created a change of version for the same HS code from all…

Reminder: CFIA Production Database Backup, 2 May

29 April 2009 Reminder: CFIA Production Database Backup, 2 May This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday May 2, 2009. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am ET. Please note that full database backups of the production…

Border licences called a 'botch-up'

29 April 2009 Border licences called a 'botch-up' The following is extracted from today's edition of the “Toronto Star”. Motorists hoping to get one of Ontario's new enhanced security driver's licences before the June 1 deadline for U.S. land border crossings may be disappointed – or better off…

EDC predicts recovery in second half of 2010

29 April 2009 EDC predicts recovery in second half of 2010 The following is excerpted from the 28 April 2009 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. It will be late 2010 before Canadian exports and the world economy rebound, according to the latest forecast from Export Development Canada…

Buy American decision risks backlash, Day says

29 April 2009 Buy American decision risks backlash, Day says The following is extracted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. A U.S. decision to let states exclude Canadian companies from projects paid for by the $787-billion (U.S.) stimulus package risks igniting a protectionist backlash…