Trade News

29 October 2008 CBSA Message: CIG Outbound Messages The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-084). We are currently experiencing problems with the Customs Internet Gateway connections. There is no outbound traffic for all CIG connections. Our IT are investigating. There is no ETA.

29 October 2008 CBSA Message: Update on CIG Outbound Messages The following message is from CBSA (Update EDI08-084). The problems with the Customs Internet Gateway connections are now resolved.

29 October 2008 PKI Maintenance, 7 - 9 November 2008 PKI Maintenance Schedule (EICS Web and EDI): The PKI Certificate Authority is scheduling system maintenance during the weekend 7 - 9 November 2008. The PKI Directory Service will be transferred to a back-up system on Friday, November 7th between…

29 October 2008 CN Message: Genset Schedule Changes - Montreal to VIT Effective Sunday, November 9, 2008, an additional Genset service will be added from Montreal to Vancouver Intermodal. The schedule is available on the CN website at: http://www.cn.ca/documents/Customer-Service/Genset_grid.pdf.

29 October 2008 Enroll in the Certified Customs Specialist Course before deadline! Members are reminded that the deadline for submission of applications for this year’s Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) course is Friday, 31 October 2008. Please ensure that we receive your application by that date…

29 October 2008 CFIA Production Database Backup, 1 November This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, November 1, 2008. CFIA in-house systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the…

29 October 2008 IMF may need a rescue This article is excerpted from the 29 October 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. John Lipsky, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told CNBC yesterday the rising need for aid from emerging nations hit by credit crisis may force it…

29 October 2008 [US] Consumers Feel the Next Crisis: Credit Cards This article is excerpted from the 29 October 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. First came the mortgage crisis. Now comes the credit card crisis. After years of flooding Americans with credit card offers and sky-high credit lines…

29 October 2008 [US] Product Safety Initiative to be Pilot Tested under Importer Self-Assessment Program This article is extracted from the 29 October 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Government efforts to ensure the safety of imported consumer goods continued to expand this week when U.S…

29 October 2008 [US] Electronic Certificates of Conformity Allowed for Imported Consumer Products This article is extracted from the 29 October 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has indicated that importers and manufacturers can provide electronically…

29 October 2008 Information from the US Customs and Border Protection Trade Symposium The CBP Trade Symposium runs from today until Friday, October 31. The speakers’ presentations have been made available on the CBP website at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/symposium08/event…

28 October 2008 Weak loonie will save exporters: EDC The following article is excerpted from the 28 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A weak Canadian dollar will prevent exporters from drowning in the global financial turmoil next year, albeit barely, a new forecast from Export Development…

28 October 2008 Update to Extension of the B2 pilot project Further to our message yesterday regarding the extension of the B2 pilot project, CBSA has advised that any B2s submitted in Winnipeg will be forwarded by CBSA to the GTA. Although the letter from CBSA gives an address in Toronto where B2s…

28 October 2008 New Requirements - Export of Firewood to the United States The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 27 October 2008, and is found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/for/prod/firee.shtml The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) received notification Monday…

28 October 2008 Flaherty and Prentice expected to keep cabinet posts The following article is excerpted from the 28 October 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star’. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will keep his key economic ministers in place in a cabinet remake expected Thursday that will frame a short…

28 October 2008 Auto-parts industry seeks $1-billion in loans The following article is extracted from the 28 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's auto-parts makers need up to $1-billion in immediate short-term loans to help them survive during the liquidity crisis or the country's…

28 October 2008 Loonie slips in volatile trading The following article is extracted from the 28 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar was down, up, and down again in early trading Tuesday in a volatile start to the day…. Shortly after 8 a.m., the loonie was at 77.53 cents…

28 October 2008 Reminder: Third and Last CCS Designate Quiz CCS designates are reminded that the third and last quiz of 2008 must be submitted by 2:00 pm EDT this Friday, October 31. Do the quiz and get 10 points towards maintenance of your CCS designation in 2008. December is just around the corner…

28 October 2008 G7 trade drops This article is extracted from the 27 October 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Merchandise import volumes of the Group of Seven countries fell by 1.4 percent during the second quarter of 2008 compared with the first quarter, and the volume of exports in the…