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EDI Shipments Requiring Multiple Drops...
March 27, 2009
27 March 2009 EDI Shipments Requiring Multiple Drops - List of Delivery Address Needed The following message is from Import Systems Unit, CFIA. This is a reminder that ALL EDI shipments requiring multiple delivery drops must indicate the full delivery address for each drop location. If there is not…
2009 Ontario Budget Highlights
March 27, 2009
27 March 2009 2009 Ontario Budget Highlights Yesterday, Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan delivered the province’s 2009 budget. The budget anticipates a deficit of $3.9 billion in 2008-09 and $14.1 billion in 2009-10. As expected, this budget proposes to harmonize Ontario’s provincial sales tax…
Ottawa ready to revise budget forecasts: Harper
March 27, 2009
27 March 2009 Ottawa ready to revise budget forecasts: Harper The following is excerpted from March 26th edition of "Financial Post". Due to the rapidly changing economy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday his government will consider revising the economic forecasts and plans that were in…
Ottawa plans reform of financial oversight
March 27, 2009
27 March 2009 Ottawa plans reform of financial oversight The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Harper government is planning a broad overhaul of Canada's system of financial oversight, the centrepiece of which would be the creation of a high-powered committee to…
U.S. unveils plan to fix 'unstable' financial...
March 27, 2009
27 March 2009 U.S. unveils plan to fix 'unstable' financial system The following is excerpted from today's edition of "Toronto Star". The Obama administration yesterday unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the financial system designed to impose greater regulation on major players like hedge funds…
How to Ensure Credit During the Financial Crisis?
March 27, 2009
27 March 2009 Trade Finance: How to Ensure Credit During the Financial Crisis? The following news release was issued by the World Trade Organization. One of the side effects of the current financial crisis is its impact on trade finance. This very secure form of credit has become more expensive or…
WCO engages G20 on the Global Financial Crisis
March 27, 2009
27 March 2009 WCO engages G20 on the Global Financial Crisis The World Customs Organization has issued a Communication on the Global Financial Crisis to the G20 in advance of its meeting on 2 April 2009 in London. In recognizing that fiscal policy, monetary policy and the regulation of financial…
CBP: Implementation of Lacey Act Declaration
March 27, 2009
27 March 2009 CBP: Implementation of Lacey Act Declaration The Lacey Act as amended makes it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any plant, with some limited exceptions, taken or traded in violation of the laws of the United…
Obama's message: Glory days of open border are ..
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Obama's message: Glory days of open border are gone The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Janet Napolitano has a message for Canadians: It's a border. Get used to it. The new Homeland Security Secretary had only stern comments yesterday about the state…
Legislation to Implement Colombia and Peru FTAs
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Minister Day Introduces Legislation to Implement Colombia and Peru Free Trade Agreements The following is excerpted from today’s news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced that…
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Border Study - Questionnaire
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Border Study - Questionnaire CSCB President, Carol West was contacted a couple of months ago and asked to participate in a border study sponsored by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. This study is focused on the costs associated with Canadian and U.S. border and trade related compliance. Further to that request, an interview was conducted in Ottawa.
Update to CFIA AIRS website
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 15 was published to streamline the requirements for the following HS Codes. 15.18.00.1422 - Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions 15.22.00.1442 - Degras or residues from vegetable fats or waxes This generated a requirement version change for…
Ontario moves to soften blended-tax blow with...
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Ontario moves to soften blended-tax blow with consumer exemptions The following is excerpted from March 25th edition of "globeandmail.com". The Ontario government has moved to douse a firestorm of criticism over its plans to reform the provincial sales tax by exempting a number of…
U.S. economy shows new signs of life
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 U.S. economy shows new signs of life The following is excerpted from the March 25th edition of "globeandmail.com". Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods and new homes sales both rose unexpectedly in February, but economists said the gains were unlikely to last as…
Canada's budget officer sees 8.5% drop in GDP
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Canada's budget officer sees 8.5% drop in GDP The following is excerpted from the March 25th edition of "Financial Post". Canada's independent parliamentary budget officer forecast Wednesday the economy would deteriorate at a historic rate, and much faster than the government had…
Proposed Amendment to Canada’s Energy Efficiency..
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Proposed Amendment to Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations for Large Air Conditioners, Heat Pumps and Condensing Units The following bulletin was provided by NRCan. Large air conditioners, heat pumps and condensing units (large AC) with cooling capacities between 65,000 Btu/h and 240…
Update to 26 March 2009
March 26, 2009
The following messages were sent on 26 March: 1. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES Ontario moves to soften blended-tax blow with consumer exemptions Obama's message: Glory days of open border are gone Canada's budget officer sees 8.5% drop in GDP 2. CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY - AIRS Update to CFIA AIRS…
Is US Housing on the Mend?
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 Is US Housing on the Mend? The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Three cheers! US housing starts rose 22% in February, the first monthly increase since June, 2008. In a market hungry for good news, this was well…
[US] Senate approves Locke as commerce secretary
March 26, 2009
26 March 2009 [US] Senate approves Locke as commerce secretary The following was reported on in today's "American Shipper". The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as the next secretary of commerce. Locke, 59, was approved by a voice vote. At the department, his…
CBSA Message: Sterling Direct Connect Update
March 25, 2009
25 March 2009 CBSA Message: Sterling Direct Connect Update The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-024 Update). We are still unable to process inbound and outbound data for Sterling Direct Connect. Our IT are investigating. There is no ETA.