Trade News

20 March 2009 PM announces $13.5M to speed upgrades to Blue Water bridge The following is excerpted from today's edition of CTV.ca. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is announcing $13.5 million to fast track upgrades to what he calls a crucial trade link between Canada and the United States. Harper says…

20 March 2009 Minister of State Announces 20-Percent Cut in Red Tape for Small Businesses The following is excerpted from today's news release by Industry Canada. The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), announced today that the federal government has reached…

20 March 2009 G20 must aim to restore trust The following is excerpted from the March 19th edition of "Toronto Star". More than $50 trillion. That's how much wealth the world gave up to the financial crisis last year, says a report for the Asian Development Bank. That is the better part of a full…

20 March 2009 [US] Fed primes printing presses, U.S. dollar skids The following, written by Thomas Walkom, appeared in today's "Toronto Star". Think of the world economy as resting on a three-legged stool. The first leg, representing the financial system, is riddled with termites. The second…

19 March 2009 CFIA Meat Hygiene Directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml. MHD 2009-2 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil…

19 March 2009 Minister Day Signs Agreement to Promote Trade Opportunities with United Arab Emirates The following is excerpted from the March 18th news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today concluded a…

19 March 2009 A Strengthened Fish Import Program Further to our message of 3 February regarding the information session for importers of fish and seafood, the presentation made at the session is now available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/import/impprese…

19 March 2009 Plant Protection Policy Directives Revised Members are advised that the following plant protection policy directives are now available on the CFIA website: Directive D-08-05 "Canadian Fruit Tree Export Program (CFTEP) for Malus, Pyrus, Chaenomeles, Cydonia and Prunus spp." http://www…

19 March 2009 Loonie jumps higher The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". A falling U.S. dollar and surging crude oil prices pushed the Canadian dollar up more than 1.5 cents to 81.79 cents (U.S.) in early trading Thursday. “We are seeing the U.S. dollar continue to…

19 March 2009 Saskatchewan has money to spend and then some The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Prairie Tiger's roar softened to a purr yesterday as Saskatchewan's government tabled a budget that promises tax cuts, stimulus spending and a surplus well short of…

19 March 2009 This Is The Worst Recession – Except For All The Others The following was written by Glen Hodgson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada. After nearly two decades of sustained economic growth, the Canadian economy is back in recession. Various media…

19 March 2009 Port of Halifax, Halifax Employers Association reach agreement The following was reported on in the March 18 edition of "Canadian Trasportation & Logistics". The Council of ILA Locals for the Port of Halifax and the Halifax Employers Association have ratified a new collective agreement…

19 March 2009 U.S. eyes customs pre-clearance facilities to speed up trade The following is excerpted from March 18th edition of "National Post". The Obama administration has agreed to examine the possibility of opening U.S. customs facilities within Canada to help speed trade across the nations'…

18 March 2009 CN09-003, Extension of Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff to Libya 1. On January 29, 2009, the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) tariff treatment was extended to Libya. Goods originating in Libya that are accounted for pursuant to subsections 32(1), (2) or (5) of the Customs Act, on or after January…

18 March 2009 Enhanced Navigation Features on CBSA Website on 30 March CBSA will be launching updates to its website on 30 March to better serve a variety of user audiences, including Canadians and residents, commercial clients, non-Canadians and non-residents, and the media. New features on the…

18 March 2009 CN Message: Lacey Act Requirements Reminder to all customers shipping plants and plant products to the U.S. As previously communicated, the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an amendment to the Lacey Act, part of the 2008 Farm Bill (also known as the…

18 March 2009 Sufferance Warehouses and Carbon Monoxide Levels CBSA in the GTA has issued a letter to warehouse operators and CBSA staff addressing health and safety concerns for Border Services Officers (BSOs) with respect to the levels of carbon monoxide in certain sufferance warehouses when…

18 March 2009 Extension of the B2 Pilot Project Further to our messages of 28 March 2008 and 27 October 2008, the B2 pilot project has once again been extended. The new date is 30 September 2009 at which time a final decision with regards to the pilot will be announced. This pilot involves CBSA's…

17 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 01 was published to add the end uses "Canadian animals returning to Canada" and "Other end uses" to the following HS codes from the US. 01.06.019.2078.01 Polar bears. 01.06.019.2078.02 Brown bears. 01.06.019.2078.03 Grizzly bears. 01.06.019.2078…

18 March 2009 Saskatchewan winter weight removal now in effect The following article is extracted from the 17 March 2009 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Truckers and shippers across Saskatchewan have been advised by the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure to begin reducing the…