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We Welcome Our New Associate Member, Anixter ...

December 31, 2007
31 December 2007 We Welcome Our New Associate Member, Anixter Canada Inc. The CSCB is pleased to welcome our new associate member, Anixter Canada Inc. The CSCB contact is Mr. Bill Halverson. Their contact information follows: Anixter Canada Inc. 200 Foster Crescent Mississauga, ON L5R 3Y5 Telephone…
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We Welcome Our New Associate Member, Cargill Ltd.

December 31, 2007
31 December 2007 We Welcome Our New Associate Member, Cargill Limited The CSCB is pleased to welcome our new associate member, Cargill Limited. The CSCB contact is Ms. Heather Gledhill. Their contact information follows: Cargill Limited 300 - 240 Graham Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3C 4C5 Telephone: 204-947…

Subsidy complaints could further sour WTO trade...

December 31, 2007
31 December 2007 Subsidy complaints could further sour WTO trade talks This article is excerpted from the 28 December 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. In a dispute that provides a further setback to multilateral Doha Round negotiations, the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement…

A Happy New Year isn't likely for the economy

December 31, 2007
31 December 2007 A Happy New Year isn't likely for the economy The following article is excerpted from the 30 December 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. In the New Year just ahead, our biggest challenge will be to clean up the financial mess from 2007, in the hope that 2009 will be better. This…

Couriers and messengers price index up 0.5%

December 31, 2007
31 December 2007 Couriers and messengers price index up 0.5% The following article is extracted from the 28 December 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) increased 0.5% to 125.8 (2003=100) in November, according to Statistics…

Prime Minister Rings in New Year with GST Cut

December 31, 2007
31 December 2007 Prime Minister Rings in New Year with GST Cut The following is excerpted from a 31 December 2007 news release issued by the PMO. Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that starting tomorrow, January 1, 2008, the Goods and Services Tax will fall by another percentage point…

If a trade alarm goes off and no American cares ..

December 31, 2007
31 December 2007 If a trade alarm goes off and no American cares to hear it ... This article is excerpted from the 31 December 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. In a pre-Christmas interview, International Trade Minister David Emerson issued a warning and a plea. The warning? The security clampdown…

Trouble With Trade

December 31, 2007
31 December 2007 Trouble With Trade This article, by Paul Krugman, is excerpted from the 31 December 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. While the United States has long imported oil and other raw materials from the third world, we used to import manufactured goods mainly from other rich countries…

The show must go on

December 31, 2007
31 December 2007 The show must go on This article by Peter Tirschwell, senior adviser of The Journal of Commerce, appeared in that publication’s magazine on 24 December 2007. How do those of us whose livelihoods are fundamentally tied to international trade come to terms with the debate on trade in…

Canada Revises Regulations for the Compositional..

December 28, 2007
Canada Revises Regulations for the Compositional Standards for Cheese The following news release was issued on 27 December 2007 by CFIA. The Government of Canada has clarified and harmonized the federal compositional standards for cheese. The amendments eliminate inconsistencies in current federal…

Canada Revises Regulations for the Compositional..

December 28, 2007
Canada Revises Regulations for the Compositional Standards for Cheese The following news release was issued on 27 December 2007 by CFIA. The Government of Canada has clarified and harmonized the federal compositional standards for cheese. The amendments eliminate inconsistencies in current federal…

TWIC to start at six more ports

December 28, 2007
TWIC to start at six more ports The following was reported on in 27 December 2007 edition of "American Shipper". Workers at six more ports can begin applying for their Transportation Worker Identification Credential this month, according to the latest schedule from the Transportation Security…

Minister Day welcomes decision to delay passport..

December 27, 2007
27 December 2007 Minister Day welcomes decision to delay passport requirements for land and sea travel under the U.S. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement in response to the decision by the United States to delay…

China to Levy Tariffs on Some Exported Steel ...

December 27, 2007
27 December 2007 China to Levy Tariffs on Some Exported Steel Products The following is excerpted from the 27 December 2007 edition of "New York Times". China, which makes one-third of the world’s steel, said Wednesday that it would introduce export tariffs on some steel products and increase rates…

Canadian west coast ports to merge on Jan. 1

December 24, 2007
24 December 2007 Canadian west coast ports to merge on Jan. 1 The following article is excerpted from the 23 December 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Three of Canada's west coast ports, including the country's largest, will become a single operating unit on Jan. 1. Completion of the…

Balance of global power changing before our eyes

December 24, 2007
24 December 2007 Balance of global power changing before our eyes This article is extracted from the 23 December 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The sight of powerful bankers from the world's financial capitals going cap in hand to access the vast pools of wealth in China and the Middle East is…

OMB finishes “10+2” review

December 24, 2007
24 December 2007 OMB finishes “10+2” review This article Is excerpted from the 21 December 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The [US] Office of Management and Budget has completed its review of Customs and Border Protection's proposed "10+2" rule for importers to file additional data on their…

EDI Release Sites

December 21, 2007
20 December 2007 EDI Release Sites The CBSA has provided a list of EDI release sites with status indicators. The EDI column shows Y/O for automated and N for non-automated. This list also notes the customs office that is responsible for processing release requests for other ports, as well as…