Trade News

17 November 2008 Basham prepares to hand CBP torch to Ahern This article is excerpted from the 17 November 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Jayson Ahern, the No. 2 official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is ready to helm the organization when Ralph Basham steps aside as commissioner…

14 November 2008 Certain Stainless Steel Wire, Expiry Review No: RR-2008-004 On November 12, 2008, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, initiated an expiry review of its findings made on December 23, 2003, in Inquiry No. NQ…

14 November 2008 CN Genset Schedule - Additional services Two new services have been added to the CN Genset Schedule: Effective November 14th: A Thursday service has been added from Montreal Intermodal to Vancouver Intermodal. Effective November 23rd: A Sunday service has been added from Brampton…

14 November 2008 CBSA Message: CFIA EDI Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-092). Please note that the connection between ACROSS and the CFIA EDI System is down. There is no ETA as to when this problem will be resolved. For urgent requests, please present paper.

14 November 2008 CBSA Message: CFIA EDI Connection Back Up The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-092 Update). The CFIA EDI system is now operational however, we are behind in processing. All EDI transactions received during the outage are now processing.

14 November 2008 CSCB BC Region Christmas Party, December 3 The CSCB BC Region would like to invite you to the Christmas Cocktail Party on December 3, 2008 at 6:00 pm, at the River Rock Casino & Resort. Register for this event by November 26 with Ms. Jennifer Clarke. Event details and the…

14 November 2008 "Boring" Canada's Financial Tips for the World The following news release was issued by Department of Fianance on 13 November 2008. The following guest column by the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, appeared in today’s Financial Times. In it, Minister Flaherty outlines…

14 November 2008 Outlook by small business remains unsettled; too early to gauge if worst is over The following news release was issued by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) on 13 November 2008. After weeks of turbulence in the world’s financial markets and concerns of cascading…

14 November 2008 World leaders tackle economy The following is excerpted from the 14 November 2008 edition of “Toronto Star”. With economic damage piling ever higher, U.S. President George W. Bush and other world leaders are gathering to explore options for relief and to work on ways to prevent…

13 November 2008 Canada and China Conclude Agreement on Financial Information Services The following news release has been issued by DFAIT on 13 November 2008. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia Pacific Gateway, today announced that Canada and…

13 November 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-091). EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, November 15th, 2008 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am AND…

13 November 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-091). EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, November 15th, 2008 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am AND…

13 November 2008 TRQ for turkey and turkey products The purposes of the Notice are: a) to outline the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for turkey and turkey products. It should be read with the Import Allocation Regulations and the…

13 November 2008 CP Message: Change in Fuel Cost Adjustment Program The following message is from Ms. Marcella Szel, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Canadian Pacific Railway. Effective January 1st, 2009, Canadian Pacific will be converting all standard Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) program…

13 November 2008 2009 Scheduled Maintenance Outages and Holidays The following notice is from CBSA (EDI08-089). Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends, generally in…

13 November 2008 CBSA Message: November 2008 monthly K84 statement The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-090). Although payment for November 2008's monthly K84 statements will be due as usual on November 28, 2008, the CBSA realizes that some months have fewer days provided to arrange for payment…

13 November 2008 CP Message: Holiday Embargo on Perishable Marine Container Traffic Moving Within Canada The following message is from Mr. Claudio Minello, General Manager - International Canadian Pacific. Exports CPR will embargo all export marine containers conveying perishable traffic effective…