Trade News

27 January 2009 Obama stimulus includes port security The following is excerpted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. …In his weekly radio address, Obama offered more details about his version of an economic stimulus plan that he said would be at least $825 billion. He reiterated…

27 January 2009 Curing security ‘myopia’ The following is excerpted from Eric Kulisch’s column for the 27 January 2009 edition of the “American Shipper”. A “myopic” policy dialogue during the past five years has hindered Washington from making significant progress on supply chain security issues…

26 January 2009 Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate and High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Plate, Expiry Review No. RR-2008-002 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 9, 2004…

26 January 2009 Avian Influenza Detected in British Colombia This notice is excerpted from the press release issued by the CFIA on 24 January 2009. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza virus in a commercial poultry operation in southern British…

26 January 2009 Appeals Public Hearings Schedule Starting Date, Appeal No., Appellant Act, Type of Hearing 2009-02-11, AP-2008-004, Modes Sophistowear Inc., Customs Act, Public Hearing 2009-02-26, AP-2008-010, Emco Electric International – Electrical resource international, Special Import Measures…

26 January 2009 Tory cabinet reveals $6-billion worth of budget initiatives This article is extracted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Further departing from convention on pre-budget secrecy, the Harper government announced yesterday it will offer $1.5-billion in new training…

26 January 2009 Boxes boost Prince Rupert traffic The following article is excerpted from the 23 January 2009 edition of “Canadian Sailings”. Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal, opened in late 2007, handled 181,890 TEUs in its first full year of operation, with volumes surging in the second…

26 January 2009 Records on use of guns at border 'missing' This article is excerpted from the 26 January 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. An internal review found records were "missing or incomplete" for nearly half of the cases in which newly armed Canadian border agents drew their guns. And…

26 January 2009 Tories to pump $7-billion into public works This article is excerpted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Harper government is creating a new $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund in tomorrow's budget to help provinces, territories and municipalities get…

26 January 2009 Confidence rebounds - a bit This article is extracted from the 26 January 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The Conference Board of Canada says consumer confidence ticked upward slightly this month, but remains at recession-era lows. The Ottawa think-tank's monthly survey showed…

26 January 2009 Tradition points to "10+2" going through This article is excerpted from the 23 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. The White House order to temporarily freeze regulations from the Bush administration that have not gone into effect is not likely to significantly impact the…

26 January 2009 White House Request to Suspend Pending Regulations Affects Trade Rules This article is extracted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel issued a memo to all federal departments and agencies Jan. 20 asking them to suspend…

26 January 2009 US CBP ACE Accounts – Enhanced features On 24 January, US Customs deployed enhanced ACE capabilities within the A2.1 release. This release lays the groundwork for the future Ocean and Rail Manifest release (M1), currently scheduled for the spring of 2009. The 24 January update is…

26 January 2009 ICC strongly supports the concept of mutual recognition of trade partnership programmes This news release was issued by the International Chamber of Commerce on 23 January 2009. CSCB President Carol West represents our sister organization, the International Federation of Customs…

26 January 2009 Napolitano reviews northern border security This article is extracted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. Janet Napolitano, the new Department of Homeland Security secretary, had a busy second full day on the job Friday, asking staff to quickly pull together…

26 January 2009 [US] Import industry begins 10+2 era This article is excerpted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. It’s a brave new world for U.S. importers, who on Monday are technically obligated to begin electronic filing of data about the origin, destination and contents of…

26 January 2009 Canadian produce inspections going automated The following article is excerpted from the 23 January 2009 edition of “ThePacker.com”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection plan to establish standard inspection protocol for fresh produce crossing the entire northern border with Canada…

23 January 2009 Meat Hygiene Directives Update Members are advised that 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 2008-48 Chapter 11- Section 11.7.3 - South Africa MHD 2008-39…

23 January 2009 New Import Requirements for Live Horses from US Effective January 19, 2009, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) implemented a requirement for additional certification for the import of live horses from the United States. These actions are being taken as a precautionary…