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Update to CFIA AIRS website (2)

28 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website (2) Chapter 14 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for the following HS Code. 14.04.90.9999 - Other (without cereals) This created a requirement version change for the following HS Code. 14.04.20 -…

2008 Economic and Fiscal Statement

28 November 2008 2008 Economic and Fiscal Statement The Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered the Conservative government’s annual Economic Statement yesterday. Most of the new measures announced are designed to restrain government spending and reinforce the stability of the financial system in…

CBSA Message: Scheduled CADEX/CUSDEC Outage

27 November 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled CADEX/CUSDEC Outage The following message is from CBSA (Message EDI08-095). Please note that there is a partial outage planned this weekend. The CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 9:00 pm Saturday November 29, 2008 until 5:15 am Sunday November…

Holiday Embargo On Perishable Marine Container...

27 November 2008 Holiday Embargo On Perishable Marine Container Traffic Moving Within Canada The following message is from Claudio Minello, General Manager – International, Canadian Pacific. Imports CPR will embargo all import marine containers conveying perishable traffic effective 2359hrs local…

2009 Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota

27 November 2008 2009 Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2009 Beef & Veal tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be accessible on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008, at 12:00hrs EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) (noon). The 2009 TRQ level established for Beef & Veal is…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

27 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse Entry" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS Code for Morocco. 08.06.10 - Grapes (raisins) (fresh) b) Chapter 20 was published with a new OGD extension. NO VERSION CHANGE…

Speed of recent change breathtaking

27 November 2008 Speed of recent change breathtaking The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. The adage “one month does not a trend make” was shattered in October. The speed of change in key economic indicators was breathtaking, and…

Ottawa balances books - barely

27 November 2008 Ottawa balances books - barely The following is excerpted from the 27 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The federal government is showing the slimmest of surpluses for next year and the year after, and warns that any fiscal stimulus package would likely put it over the…

Notice of Intent Re: Several Piperazine Derivative

27 November 2008 Notice of Intent Re: Several Piperazine Derivatives The purpose of this email is to advise you that a Notice of Intent to Interested Parties (NOI) regarding the following substances was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I (CGI) on November 22, 2008: 1-(Phenylmethyl)piperazine…

Stocks Post Their Fourth Straight Increase

27 November 2008 Stocks Post Their Fourth Straight Increase The following is excerpted from the 27 November 2008 edition of “New York Times”. For the first time since last spring, the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index managed to advance for four consecutive days…

Labelling of raw fish products that have....

26 November 2008 Labelling of raw fish products that have a cooked appearance and may be mistaken for a ready-to-eat product Note: The information in this notice supersedes that contained in Bulletin no.42 of the Fish Products Inspection Manual dated 24/03/06. Bulletin 42 has been removed from the…

CFIA Monitoring of Therapeutants in Aquacultured..

26 November 2008 CFIA Monitoring of Therapeutants in Aquacultured Products The purpose of this notice is to advise that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be adding three additional therapeutants in our monitoring program for aquacultured fish and crustaceans. This is part of our…

Import Requirements for Mexican Cantaloupes

26 November 2008 Import Requirements for Mexican Cantaloupes The following notice is from Irina Frenkel, Acting Chief of Policy & Programs Branch, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Section, CFIA. This memo is a reminder of a previously posted Import Policy on Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website…
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AMPS - Third Party Liability

26 November 2008 AMPS - Third Party Liability Further to our message of November 6 on AMPS and Third Party Liability, the CSCB is still accepting information from members. If you have ever paid an AMPS penalty that was issued to a client as a result of an error made by you, we would like to talk to you.

EDI System down

26 November 2008 EDI System down The following notice is from Import Systems Unit, CFIA. Please note that the EDI system is down. Until further notice, please present paper release requests. At this time we are unable to determine when service will be restored however we will keep you informed as…

EDI System is Back Up

26 November 2008 EDI System is Back Up The following notice is from Import Systems Unit, CFIA. Please be advised that the EDI System is now running normally. All EDI transactions received during the outage are now processing and no data was lost. We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may…

Billions urged for stimulus plan

26 November 2008 Billions urged for stimulus plan The following article is excerpted from the 26 November 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As the global financial crisis deepens, economists say governments will have to spend the equivalent of 1 per cent to as much as 5 per cent of Canada's gross…

Canada signs free trade agreement with Colombia

26 November 2008 Canada signs free trade agreement with Colombia The following is excerpted from the 23 November 2008 news release by PMO. Canadian businesses and exporters will have unprecedented open access to the Colombian market thanks to a historic new free trade agreement signed between Canada…

Canada urged to push for bilateral border agency

26 November 2008 Canada urged to push for bilateral border agency The following was reported on in the 25 November 2008 edition of CanWest News. Barack Obama and Stephen Harper should create an ambitious new border agency that would become the economic equivalent of Norad, the joint Canada-U.S…