Trade News

18 March 2009 Time to upgrade ties with China This article is excerpted from the 15 March 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. What's near the top of U.S. President Barack Obama's to-do list at the Group of 20 summit next month in London? A huddle with Chinese President Hu Jintao to co-ordinate…

18 March 2009 Canada's public safety minister discusses border security with U.S. officials The following is excerpted from today's article by the "Canadian Press". Canada's public safety minister is in Washington discussing border security with his American counterpart. Peter Van Loan met Wednesday…

18 March 2009 World Bank warns of G20 protectionism This article is excerpted from the 18 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Seventeen of the Group of Twenty developing and industrial nations have introduced restrictive trade practices since pledging in mid-November to avoid protectionism…

18 March 2009 Bersin top candidate for CBP chief This article is excerpted from the 17 March 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is strongly considering Alan Bersin, chairman of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and a former federal…

18 March 2009 Mexico Raises Stakes on Trucking This article is excerpted from the 17 March 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The long battle over allowing Mexican trucks to haul freight throughout the U.S. has taken an ominous turn with Mexico's announcement that it slap retaliatory tariffs…

18 March 2009 China Threatens WTO Case Against U.S. Ban on Poultry Imports This article is excerpted from the 18 March 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Chinese officials said last week that Beijing could file a World Trade Organization complaint against the U.S. over a provision in the…

18 March 2009 10 Steps to Improve Homeland Security This article, by Lillian C. Borrone and Stephen D. Van Beek of The Eno Transportation Foundation, is excerpted from the 18 March 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. While a great deal has been accomplished over the last eight years to…

17 March 2009 Revised Canadian import requirements for wood packaging material from China: IPPC mark soon mandatory In September 2008, the Canada's Forestry Delagation met with China's General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) to discuss the repeated…

17 March 2009 Aluminum Extrusions from China, NQ-2008-003 The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today found that the dumping and subsidizing of custom-shaped and standard-shaped aluminum extrusions, excluding certain products, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China have…

17 March 2009 No need for border worries: Van Loan The following is excerpted from the March 17th edition of the "Ottawa Citizen". Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan on Monday said he's convinced early worries that the new Obama administration might impose new security measures at the Canada-U.S…

17 March 2009 [US] Fed to mull ways to lift country out of recession The following is excerpted from today's "Business Week". Federal Reserve policymakers gather to examine ways to lift the country out of financial and economic turmoil as Americans fume over the government's handling of AIG's…

17 March 2009 [US] Manufacturers Urge Congress to Promote Exports The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The Journal of Commerce" . The United States is "missing the boat" when it comes to exporting manufactured products, according to Frank Vargo, vice president for international…

16 March 2009 Certain Waterproof Rubber Footwear Originating In Or Exported From The People’s Republic Of China And Certain Waterproof Rubber And/Or Plastic Footwear Originating In Or Exported From Vietnam DECISION Pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the President of the…

16 March 2009 Release Requests Received, February 2009 The release requests received report for February 2009 is available on the CSCB website at: www.cscb.ca/listinfo/ReleaseRequestsReceived_Feb09.xls.

16 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS Codes for Guatemala. 08.10.20.4010.01 - Blackberry - cultivated (fresh) 08.10.20.4013.00 - Raspberry (fresh) b) Chapter 17 was published…

16 March 2009 Devil's in the (lack of) details at G20 gathering This article is excerpted from the 15 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Group of 20 meeting of finance ministers was supposed to be a sort of mopping-up exercise ahead of the main G20 leaders summit in London on April 2…

16 March 2009 Bank of Canada foresees delay in recovery This article is excerpted from the 15 March 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As G20 finance ministers met yesterday to co-ordinate a global response to the recession, the governor of the Bank of Canada warned that Canada's economic recovery…

16 March 2009 Quebec: Charest to unveil 'enhanced' licences This article is excerpted from the 16 March 2009 edition of the “Ottawa Citizen”. Premier Jean Charest will announce today that Quebecers can get an enhanced driver's licence that will also serve as proof of Canadian citizenship. The…

16 March 2009 Canada expects better border relations This article is excerpted from the 16 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Barack Obama's arrival in the White House, coupled with harsh economic realities, may herald a new era in better Canada-U.S. co-operation on the border, security and…