Trade News

25 March 2009 CPR Message: Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions The following notice is from Canadian Pacific. This is a reminder that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin phased enforcement of the Lacey Act declaration…

25 March 2009 CBSA Message: Sterling Direct Connect Update (2) The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-024 Update). We are now able to process inbound and outbound messages for clients that use Sterling Direct Connect.

25 March 2009 Fish/seafood export certification requirements: Kazakhstan, Tunisia Members are advised that the fish and seafood export certification requirements for the following have been added to the CFIA website: Republic of Kazakhstan: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/export…

25 March 2009 BC Region Executive Meeting Minutes Members are advised that the minutes of the BC region executive meeting that took place on 5 March 2009 are now available on the CSCB member site under Regions > British Columbia Region. Please note, login is required.

25 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 04 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for the following HS Codes for China, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Macao, Malaysia and Taiwan. This created a requirement version change for all other countries…

25 March 2009 Global fix will take years, Dodge cautions The following is excerpted from the 25 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It will take years and a fundamental reordering of international trade and consumption patterns to fix the flaws that prompted the worldwide financial meltdown…

25 March 2009 Ontario to forge ahead with sales tax reform This article is excerpted from the 24 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Ontario government will announce in tomorrow's budget that it will sign a tentative accord with Ottawa to harmonize the province's 8 per cent provincial…

25 March 2009 Enhanced drivers' licences bring privacy worries The following article is excerpted from the 25 March 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Civil liberties groups concerned about privacy want a moratorium on enhanced drivers' licences until the federal government debates their merit…

25 March 2009 Business Barometer: Results of March 2009 Survey on SME Business Expectations The following report was produced by Ted Mallett, VP Research & Chief Economist, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. After having to deal with significant levels of economic uncertainty through the…

25 March 2009 GST/HST Administration Checklist, A self-assessment tool The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a GST/HST Administration Checklist, A self-assessment tool for the management of GST/HST Administration. This self-assessment tool has been prepared for managers and staff responsible…

25 March 2009 [US] DOT seeks new cross-border program The following is excerpted from the 24 March 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood, looking to quiet a furor over a cross-border trucking program that threatens to grow into a full trade war, said…

25 March 2009 EU rejects China's calls for global currency This article is excerpted from the 24 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The European Union's top economy official said Tuesday that the U.S. dollar's role as the international reserve currency is secure despite Chinese calls for a…

24 March 2009 CBSA Message: Sterling Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-024). We are not processing inbound and outbound data for Sterling Direct Connect. Our IT are investigating. There is no ETA.

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…