Trade News

6 February 2009 Is the worry about deflation just a lot of hot air? The following is written by Neil Reynolds for 6 February 2009 edition of "globeandmail.com". Perhaps Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney was right when he said last week that Canada would not – repeat not – slip into deflation. In…

6 February 2009 Job losses worst on record The following is excerpted from the 6 February 2009 edition of “Toronto Star”. The recession hit home where Canadians live last month as a massive 129,000 workers joined the ranks of the unemployed and the country's jobless rate surged to 7.2 per cent. More…

6 February 2009 Food inspection agency failing to screen effectively for invasive species, A-G says The following is excerpted from the 6 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com.” Federal inspectors of imported plants and produce are operating in an administrative stone age, with high-risk…

6 February 2009 The border is the next threat to trade The following was written by Martin Collacott, a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and former Canadian ambassador in Asia and the Middle East, for the 6 February 2009 edition of the “Vancouver Sun”. While 'Buy American' is worrisome, a…

6 February 2009 Customs Update: Beyond cargo security The following was written by Susan Kohn Ross for the 5 February 2009 edition of "Journal of Commerce". While we all wait to see what the priorities of the new Obama Administration will be, there are plenty of other issues worth following. In the…

6 February 2009 CPSC to Vote on Delaying Lead Content Restrictions; Phthalates Ban to be Retroactive The following was reported on in the 6 February edition of "World Trade Interactive". There has been a flurry of action this week in connection with the scheduled Feb. 10 implementation of tighter…

6 February 2009 Ready or not, '10+2' is here The following article appeared in Beth Peterson’s column in the 3 February 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. O.K., we all have to admit how much we really didn’t want to see a final rule on “10+2.” Even an interim final rule sends chills up and down the…

5 February 2009 CFIA Information Sessions for Fish and Seafood Importers The following is a 3 February 2009 news release by CFIA. Further to the Industry Notice of November 1, 2008 "Revised Fish Import Program Documents", the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is setting up Information Sessions for all…

5 February 2009 Customs Tariff, Departmental Consolidation 2009 Members are advised that the complete tariff in PDF format has been posted on the CBSA website and is available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2009/t2009-02/t2….

5 February 2009 The Deflation Debate: Myth and Reality The following article was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Concern about deflation is gathering momentum. The dreaded ‘d’ word surfaced last fall, and is now a regular in business news. It…

5 February 2009 U.S. Senate agrees to soften 'Buy American' plan The following is excerpted from the 5 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. Senate has defanged the "Buy American" provision contained in a huge economic recovery bill, watering down the controversial measure that…

4 February 2009 D Series Checklist Updated The latest D Memoranda series checklist is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d0/d0-200901.pdf.

4 February 2009 New Import Requirements as Contagious Equine Metritis Investigation Continues The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 3 February 2009. Effective January 29, 2009, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented new import requirements for equine germplasm…

4 February 2009 EICS Scheduled Maintenance (both Web and EDI) EICS will be unavailable on Sunday, February 8, 2009 from 10:30 to 13:00 EST for system maintenance.

4 February 2009 Central Import Service Centre - Postal Code Members are reminded the Central Import Service Centre (CISC) office has moved to 1050 Courtney Park Drive East, Mississauga. Please send all documents and correspondence to this address only. Please note the Postal Code for CISC is L5T 2R4…

4 February 2009 CFIA Production Database Backup, February 7 This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, February 7, 2009. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production…

4 February 2009 Calculators at dawn? Economists square off The following article is excerpted from the 4 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Bank of Canada today will attempt to make believers of the Bay Street economists who are unusually skeptical about Governor Mark Carney's…

4 February 2009 Customs union needed, Emerson maintains The following article is excerpted from the 4 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Former Conservative trade minister David Emerson says Ottawa should seek a customs union with the United States - part of a closer economic relationship…

4 February 2009 Obama moves to water down Buy America provisions This article is extracted from the 4 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. U.S. President Barack Obama threw his political weight behind changing the Buy American provisions attached to his stimulus package out of fear they…