Trade News

17 April 2007 Ottawa readies legislation to end Canadian National strike The following article is excerpted from the 16 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The … government plans to introduce legislation that would end the lockout and strike at Canadian National Railway. Labor Minister…

17 April 2007 U.S. And Canada to Hold Softwood Lumber Talks The following article is extracted from the 16 April 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. U.S. and Canadian officials will meet this week in a bid to salvage a deal on softwood lumber trade that is showing signs of fraying just six months…

17 April 2007 Canada to end CN Rail strike The following article is excerpted from the 17 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Back-to-work legislation was being rushed through … Parliament today in an effort to end the strike and lockout at Canadian National Railway. The government said…

17 April 2007 Introduction of the “World Customs Journal” The World Customs Organization (WCO) has just put the first electronic issue of its “World Customs Journal” on its web site, at: http://www.worldcustomsjournal.org/index.php?resource=2 This publication is designed to provide customs…

17 April 2007 Food and Drug Administration plans restructuring This article is excerpted from the 17 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”, and provides coverage of sessions of the NCBFAA’s annual conference being held this week. The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to restructure…

16 April 2007 CN, UTU remain apart on issues; conductors’ strike continues The following news release was issued by CN on 14 April. CN and the United Transportation Union (UTU) met for five hours today for discussions but emerged with no settlement, so the UTU strike that began Feb. 10, 2007…

16 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 05 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" 05.11.99.1292.11 Animal semen (other than bovine) - fresh Equine (horse) B) Chapter 05 was published to change the recommendation from…

16 April 2007 Release Request for March, 2007 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for March, 2007. These are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/march07.xls

16 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published. a) Change in release recommendation for North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington. As a result, there was a change in version numbers for most of the United States. 44.01.21.0121.04 - Pine - wood chips, wood…

16 April 2007 BSF5044, Importing a Firearm or Weapon into Canada CBSA has advised that publication BSF5044, “Importing a Firearm or Weapon into Canada”, has been withdrawn from their web site because they are re-ordering some of the contact information in the publication’s annexes. This pamphlet…

16 April 2007 CN concludes national UTU agreement not possible Company seeks to negotiate regional settlements in Canada The following news release was issued by CN on 16 April. Following discussions held April 14, 2007, by CN and United Transportation Union (UTU) negotiators, CN has concluded that…

16 April 2007 Rail strike hit economy in January The following article is excerpted from the 13 April 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. A 15-day railway strike which threatened the country's distribution network and made it difficult for exporters to ship their products to borders and ports helped…

16 April 2007 Report: Forwarding market sees “stellar” growth in 2006; DHL No. 1 This article is excerpted from the 16 April 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The global freight forwarding market witnessed another year of "stellar" growth in 2006 with DHL Global Forwarding the largest company in…

13 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" as well as to remove a condition for the importation of horses from various countries except the United States. 01.01 Live horses, asses…

13 April 2007 CN Update - State of the Railroad, April 12, 2007 - CN’s network remains fluid; management personnel have been deployed and are successfully maintaining regular scheduled mainline service and regular local switching service. - As a result of the UTU-represented employees withdrawing…

13 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 22 was published to streamline the requirements as a result of a change in the version for the following HS code: 22.02.90.2116.99 Other beverage

13 April 2007 Possible AIRS interruption In order to install new equipment in the Data Centre, affecting the main link to AAFC, access to the public (web) Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) may become unavailable from 9:00 am until 11:00 am (ET) on Saturday April 14, 2007.

13 April 2007 CFIA Import Procedural Changes due to Mandatory Line Release at Windsor Bridge The CFIA has issued further clarification regarding their procedures regarding the CBSA mandatory line release project at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor. This document is available on the CSCB web site, at…

13 April 2007 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Imports of Submarine Cable The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for removal of the customs duties on imports of submarine cable. This cable is classified under tariff item No. 8544.60.99 of the Customs Tariff, and dutiable at 6.5 per…