Trade News

25 April 2008 Too huge to neglect The following is an editorial by Eric Reguly published on 25 April 2008 in “globeandmail.com”. Lazy capitalism never looked so appealing or worked so well. There was Canada, sitting above the world's biggest and richest market. The conveniences were in place—a free…

25 April 2008 CBSA Message: Maintenance Outage EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Sunday April 27th 2008 from 5:00 am to 8:00 am (Eastern Time). Please ensure your weekend team is aware of these outages. We regret…

25 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 35 was published to add an OGD extension. 35.01.90.1861 - Caseinate products This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes. 35.01.10.1850 - Casein 35.01.10.1851 - Casein related products If you have any questions, please…

25 April 2008 Economy: 2 years of pain The following is excerpted from the 25 April 2008 edition of “Toronto Star”. Groceries will be more expensive. So will that drive to the cottage. And a sharp drop in exports means that the Ontario economy is facing two more painful years. Canadians were hit…

25 April 2008 House Letter Says First Sale Proposal Would Harm Consumers, Exporters, Manufacturers The following was published on 25 April 2008 in “WorldTrade/Interactive”. Over 50 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff April 18…

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…