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24 April 2008 Flaherty sees a silver economic lining The following is excerpted from the 24 April 2008 edition of “Toronto Star”. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty acknowledged yesterday that Canada's economy may perform worse this year than he forecast, but said the country would still record "positive…

24 April 2008 Flaherty sees a silver economic lining The following is excerpted from the 24 April 2008 edition of “Toronto Star”. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty acknowledged yesterday that Canada's economy may perform worse this year than he forecast, but said the country would still record "positive…

24 April 2008 Safety of Monsanto Canada Inc.’s Delicious Soybean, Decision Document DD2008-71 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Directive 95-03, entitled “Guidelines for the Assessment of Novel Feeds: Plant Sources”. The Canadian Food…

24 April 2008 B279, Softwood Lumber Products Surge Charge Return The B279, Softwood Lumber Products Surge Charge Return form is available on the CRA website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/b279/README.html.

24 April 2008 Proposed Order to Amend the Automatic Firearms Country Control List On April 21, 2008, the Proposed Order to Amend the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL) was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I. The AFCCL is a legislative requirement within the Export and Import…

24 April 2008 CBSA Review of Export Programs The CBSA is conducting a review of its export programs, and would like to speak with someone familiar with export related penalties, or who has pursued recourse action with CBSA regarding export related penalties. If you wish to participate in this part…

24 April 2008 Certification Requirements - Egypt Members are advised that the certification requirements for Egypt have been updated and are available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/export/cert10/egyegye….

24 April 2008 2008 Toronto Region Annual Conference - Registration Package The CSCB Toronto Region 2008 conference and annual general meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 12 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto. This year’s theme is “Managing Change: What You And Your Clients Need To Know…

24 April 2008 Weekend Maintenance Schedule for EICS (both Web and EDI) With sincere apologies for short notice, EICS will be unavailable on Sunday 27th April, between 10:00 and 13:00 EST for maintenance.

24 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 10 was published to add a registration type for the following HS code for various US states, Austria, France, Germany and the Netherlands with a destination of B.C. 10.05.10 - Maize (corn) - Seed New registration type: #618 - ASOSCA tag (Number) b…

24 April 2008 Now what? The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Deputy Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Markets have been in denial for a while, but no more – the global slowdown has arrived. The successive releases of new and gloomier data, and new revelations of…

24 April 2008 Bank of Canada's Monetary Policy Report The following is from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Bank of Canada released its Monetary Policy Report today. Major conclusions of this report are as follows: - The deterioration in economic and financial conditions in the US will have…

23 April 2008 Current Rates of Excise Taxes - Revised April 2008 The current rates of excise taxes have been revised and are available on the CRA website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/et/currate/currate-e.pdf.

23 April 2008 Tariff Amendment (T2008-2) TN-32 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to inform you of the following changes to the 2008 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff, as contained in the T2008-2 Amendment Package. - As a result of the Notice of a Ways and Means…

23 April 2008 Harper warns U.S. that Canada will bite back on NAFTA The following is excerpted from the 23 April 2008 edition of the “globeandmail.com”. Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a warning yesterday to future U.S. leaders wanting to renegotiate the North American free-trade agreement…

23 April 2008 NAFTA’s Auto Sector Evolving The following was written by Stephen S. Poloz, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. The auto sector has traditionally been front and centre when it comes to understanding Canadian export performance. But…

23 April 2008 Revision to D-07-05, "Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) from the United States and within Canada" Directive D-07-05 "Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the hemlock…

23 April 2008 Seminar in CSCB Toronto Region on Temporary Imports and NAFTA Review The CSCB Toronto Region is offering a seminar entitled "Temporary Imports and NAFTA Review" on 7 May 2008, between 3:00 and 6:00 pm. The event will take place at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 6257 Airport Road in…

23 April 2008 Hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate from the republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Romania, No. RR-2008-002 The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an expiry review of its finding made on January 9, 2004, in Inquiry No. NQ-2003…