Trade News

1 May 2008 NAFTA surface trade soars in February The following article is excerpted from the 30 April 2008 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Amid speculation about the future of NAFTA, the latest surface trade figures were released today, showing a 16.3% jump compared to the same…

1 May 2008 CP Intermodal Web Applications April 30, 2008 Please note that due to technical issues experienced in the last couple of days, shipment information contained in CP's Intermodal web applications could be outdated, including on-line tracing and any automated reports sent out April 30th. CP…

1 May 2008 Appeals An updated list of CITT appeals is available on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/hearing/hearing_e.asp#1

1 May 2008 CBSA Systems Update The following is a message from CBSA regarding the outage. Members are requested to provide specific information as to the impact of the outage, including the costs, on their businesses. The CSCB will continue communicating with senior management of CBSA regarding this…

1 May 2008 Penalty Waiver, 28 – 30 April 2008 Message EDI08-037 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce Clients from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Penalties incurred as a result of the systems problems experienced on Monday April 28th, Tuesday April 29th and Wednesday April…

1 May 2008 Connection Problems - Update Message EDI08-037 (update) All systems are functioning normally, however there is a 1 hour backlog processing Electronic Releases for ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and CSA cargo report data. In addition, there is a 1 hour delay in sending outbound messages over…

1 May 2008 Connection Problems -- Further Update Message ACI08-036 (Update) All systems are functioning normally, however there is a 2 hour backlog processing Electronic Releases for ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and CSA cargo report data. In addition, there is a 2 hour delay in sending outbound…

1 May 2008 Connection Problems -- Another Update Message EDI08-036 (Update) All systems are functioning normally, however there is a 4 hour backlog processing Electronic Releases for ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and CSA cargo report data. In addition, there is a 3 hour delay in sending outbound…

The following messages were sent on 1 May: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (electronic commerce) CBSA Systems Update Penalty Waiver, 28-30 April 2008 Connection Problems - Update Connection Problems - Further Update Connection Problems - Another Update 2. Canadian Customs Articles Strong dollar…

1 May 2008 Strong dollar nibbles away at GDP The following article is excerpted from the 1 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's commodity boom isn't enough any more. Energy and other commodities are commanding ever higher prices, but not even oil is offsetting the damage to the Canadian…

1 May 2008 Glitch extends online tax deadline to May 6 The following article is excerpted from the 30 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canada Revenue Agency has extended the deadline for online tax filing to May 6 as a result of heavy traffic that has bogged down its Netfile website…

1 May 2008 Request for Elimination of Tariff on Chemical N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-4-[(dihydrogenphosphonoxy)methyl]-3-oxo-5-pyrid[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-fluoro-N2-(3,4,5-trimethyoxyphenyl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine disodium Finance Canada is seeking members’ comments on a request that the Department has received to…

1 May 2008 Fed's balancing act The following article is extracted from the 1 May 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. … The United States Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate a quarter-percentage point yesterday, and also signalled plans for a pause after seven rate cuts since last September…

30 April 2008 CIG / FEDEX Direct Connect Problems We are currently experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound data and we are not processing outbound data for clients using the Customs Internet Gateway. There is no ETA. Also, FEDEX Direct Connect is presently down. There is no ETA.

30 April 2008 Connection Problems We are experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound data and are unable to process outbound data over Customs Internet Gateway. The following connections are down: Crimson Logic, FedEx, Unisys, Railinc and Kleinschmidt. There is no ETA. For requests, please…

30 April 2008 Connection Problems - Update We are experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound data and are unable to process outbound data for clients using Customs Internet Gateway, UPS and UNISYS. The following connections are down: Crimson Logic, FedEx, Descartes, Flagship, OOCL…

30 April 2008 CPR Announces Tariff 8: Hazardous Commodities In our continuing efforts to become North America’s Safest and Most Fluid railway, we are pleased to announce Tariff 8, effective June 1st. This tariff supports our focus on safety and makes CP easier to do business with by creating a…

30 April 2008 Amendment Package T2008-2, TN-32 The amended chapters concerning Amendment Package T2008-2 are now available on the CSCB web site, as follow. Update to Act: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/2008act.pdf Chapter 22: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/chap22.pdf Chapter 51: http://www.cscb.ca…

30 April 2008 Updates to CFIA Participant Information Document (PID) The CFIA has updated the Participant Information Document (PID). The newest version (April 2008) is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cfiapidapril2008.pdf