Trade News

17 April 2009 Orders in Council The following orders in council are available in the 15 April 2009 edition of Part II of the “Canada Gazette”: 1. Order Amending the Schedule to the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2009/2009-04-15/html/sor-dors107-eng… 2…

17 April 2009 Pace of inflation slows in March The following is excerpted from today's "globeandmail.com". Consumer prices in Canada rose just 1.2 per cent in March compared to a year earlier, with rising food costs offset by cheaper gas and cars, Statistics Canada says. That's slower than the 1.4…

17 April 2009 Obama won't ease restrictions at border The following is excerpted from today's "Toronto Star". Canada-U.S. border slowdowns are mainly a result of aging infrastructure at crossings, not overly restrictive U.S. policy, says a senior American security official. With a deadline looming…

17 April 2009 Federal and provincial governments support Manitoba's inland port The following is excerpted from 16 April 2009 edition of "Canadian Transportation & Logistics". The federal and provincial governments have committed more than $212 million to build a four-lane divided expressway that…

17 April 2009 Canada and Morocco are exploring ways by which to strengthen trade relationship The following is excerpted from 16 April 2009 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The Governments of Canada and the Kingdom of Morocco have had discussions in order to identify areas of…

17 April 2009 Argentina Joins Ecuador in Protectionism The following was reported on in today’s ST&R “WorldTrade Interactive”. Argentina’s Resolution 61 took effect on March 25, 2009. The resolution establishes the requirement of obtaining non-automatic import licenses and certificates of…

16 April 2009 Release Requests Received, March 2009 The release requests received report for March 2009 is available on the CSCB website at: www.cscb.ca/listinfo/ReleaseRequestsReceived_Mar09.xls.

16 April 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 18/19 April The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-029). EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, April 18th, 2009 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am…

16 April 2009 PM to push free trade at Summit of Americas The following is excerpted from today's "Toronto Star". Canada will push to advance free trade talks at the Summit of the Americas this weekend as it warns other countries against developing protectionist policies to cope with the economic…

16 April 2009 Stockwell Day visit signals stronger ties between Canada and China The following is excerpted from today's "Financial Post". Stockwell Day knows the long history of personal connections between China and Canada. On Thursday, the federal trade minister laid a wreath to commemorate…

16 April 2009 Credit Crunch: Who’s at Risk? The following was written by Michael Burt, Associate Director Industrial Outlook, Trade & Investmenton, Conference Board of Canada. Broadly speaking, business access to credit has not completely dried up. Although month to month growth has slowed to a…

16 April 2009 A Simple, Modern and Efficient Value-Added Tax System in Canada—Column by the Minister of Finance The following text by Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, was submitted to Montréal's La Presse and The Gazette newspapers for inclusion in their April 15 editions. "You have likely read a…

16 April 2009 Stockwell Day toughens Canadian stance on meat dispute The following is excerpted from today's "Financial Post". International Trade Minister Stockwell Day suggested Thursday Canada's patience with Washington is running thin over a U.S. meat-labelling law that is "dissuading" the…

16 April 2009 Clues from the US Leading Indicator The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. 'Up' has crept back into US economy-talk in recent days. A quick rally in equity markets, modest commodity-price gains and what seems like a…

16 April 2009 President Nominates Three More Trade Officials The following was reported on in today's ST&R "WorldTrade Interactive". President Obama announced April 14 that he is nominating the following three individuals to trade-related posts in his administration. Frank J. Sánchez has been named…

16 April 2009 Survey: Protectionism worries on the rise The following is excerpted from 15 April edition of "American Shipper". A new survey of manufacturers’ supply chain managers finds 84 percent concerned that growing protectionism could sink the world into a global depression, while three…

15 April 2009 Customs Self Assessment Program and Eligibility of Goods from Mexico The CSCB has learned that, effective immediately, the Customs Self Assessment (CSA) program will expand to include all eligible goods coming from Mexico going to all industry sectors. A Customs Notice will be issued…

15 April 2009 SME Newsflash The CBSA has provided an update, entitled “SME Newsflash”, to new programs, services and requirements relevant to importers and exporters. This collation is found on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sme-pme/newsletter-bulletin-eng.html

15 April 2009 Minister Day Launches new Trade Offices in China The following news release was issued by International Trade Canada on 14 April 2009. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today launched new Canadian trade offices in…