Trade News

24 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 22 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for the following HS Code for China, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Macao, Malaysia and Taiwan. This created a requirement version change for all other countries. 22…

24 March 2009 CFIA Production Database Backup This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, April 4, 2009. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD) are…

24 March 2009 Ottawa weighs bank control The following is excerpted from the March 23rd edition of "Financial Post". The financial crisis has triggered a dialogue in Ottawa about making deep structural changes to the way the country's banking system is governed. The most radical proposal being…

24 March 2009 Global trade to fall 9% in 2009: WTO The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Global trade will shrink by 9 per cent this year in the most devastating collapse since the Second World War, the World Trade Organization said yesterday. The WTO said commerce…

24 March 2009 U.S. Details Toxic Asset Plan The following is excerpted from March 23rd edition of "New York Times". The United States unveiled a plan to soak up the sickly assets that have constricted the world's financial system, triggering a 7 percent stock market rally on Monday with help from an…

24 March 2009 Obama demands G20 action plan The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". U.S. President Barack Obama urged fellow leaders on Tuesday to agree on swift action at a G20 summit next week to spur global recovery and Britain's Gordon Brown embarked on a tour to…

24 March 2009 WTO Head to Meet U.S. Trade Officials This article is excerpted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, arrived in Washington for two days of meetings with Obama administration officials and members of…

24 March 2009 Lacey Act - electronic data collection The following notice is from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP will assist USDA, the lead regulatory agency, with electronic collection of data to fulfill the import declaration requirement of the Lacey Act amendments. CBP intends to…

24 March 2009 US CBP 10 + 2 Program: Importer Presentation Members may be interested in a powerpoint presentation from US CBP on the 10 + 2 program, entitled “Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements”. It is available on the CBP website at: http://www.customs.gov/linkhandler/cgov…

24 March 2009 Recession Reshapes Trucking This article is excerpted from the 24 March 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. This recession could lead to fundamental change in trucking comparable to the upheaval that followed motor carrier deregulation in 1980, says Transport Capital Partners, a…

23 March 2009 2009 Quebec Region Annual Conference The CSCB Quebec Region 2009 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 2 June at the Hilton Montreal Airport. If you wish to book accommodation at the Hilton Montreal Airport, please call 1-514-631-2411. Please…

23 March 2009 Toronto Region Education Seminar, 8 April The Toronto Region invites you to an education seminar on NAFTA on Wednesday, 8 April 2009. The following are the details: Topic: NAFTA Presented by: Paul Coulombe – Russell A. Farrow – Consultant Date: April 8, 2009 Time: 3:00 – 6:00 Location…

2009 Quebec Region Annual Conference The CSCB Quebec Region 2009 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 2 June at the Hilton Montreal Airport. If you wish to book accommodation at the Hilton Montreal Airport, please call 1-514-631-2411. Please note, the room…

23 March 2009 Canada and Turkey successfully conclude air transport agreement This news release was issued by Transport Canada on 20 March 2009. For the first time, an air transport agreement is in place to allow scheduled flights to operate between Canada and the Republic of Turkey. Today, Canada's…

23 March 2009 What's your post-recession marketing plan? This article is excerpted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The economic downturn has many small business marketers stampeding the exits, slashing budgets and cutting prices. Though understandable, and rational, this full…

23 March 2009 Mexican Tariff Hike on U.S. Exports Gets Quick Reaction This article is excerpted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Mexico’s decision this week to reimpose tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of U.S. exports in retaliation for the cancellation of a cross-border…

23 March 2009 Trade Group Calls For High Level Facilitator This article is excerpted from the 20 March 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. New England companies emphasize competitiveness along with enforcement Newport, Rhode Island -- The proliferation of government regulations on both…

23 March 2009 Trade Barriers Rise as the Recession’s Grip Tightens This article is extracted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. After repeated pledges by world leaders to avoid erecting trade barriers, protectionism is on the march, provoking nasty trade disputes and undermining…

23 March 2009 Downturn will only end when 'banks are fixed' This article is excerpted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “The Times” (UK). The recession gripping the world will not end until the banks are cleaned up, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. In the latest in a series of a…