Trade News

23 February 2007 U.S. Department of Agriculture delays removal of Canadian exemption for inspection and use fees on land conveyances (trucks and railroad cars) until June 21, 2007. Yesterday the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced, in a news release, that it will be delaying the…

23 February 2007 U.S. Home Builders Rekindle Softwood Deal Debate This article is excerpted from the today’s edition of the “National Post”. WASHINGTON - U.S. home builders say Ottawa should walk away from the five-month-old softwood lumber deal if the U.S. continues to try to squeeze more…

22 February 2007 Disposable Adult Incontinence Briefs, Inquiry No. NQ-2006-004 Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on February 20, 2007, from the Acting Director General of the Trade Programs Directorate at the Canada Border Services…

22 February 2007 Amendments to the Fish Inspection Regulations - Sections 103 to 120 have been published in Canada Gazette Part , 141 4. 4. 141 4. , 141 4. The salted fish industry exports ninety-five percent of its products to international markets, namely the European Union and the United States…

22 February 2007 Mandatory Line Release at Ambassador Bridge: Important Announcement The CSCB attended a press conference in Windsor this morning, during which an initiative for “mandatory line release” at the Ambassador Bridge was announced. Effective April 1, 2007, all commercial importations…

22 February 2007 Scheduled Maintenance Outage , 24 and 25 February The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to emergency maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on…

22 February 2007 Ottawa set to end strike at CN The following article is excerpted from the “National Post” edition of 21 February 2007. The Minister of Labour said yesterday he is set to table legislation as early as today to bring an end to the 12-day strike that has crippled operations at…

21 February 2007 CN condemns false statements issued by former UTU union official CN released the following news release. CN said today it is permitting striking members of the United Transportation Union (UTU) in Canada to return to work if they choose to do so and condemned false statements about…

21 February 2007 Message to Customs Brokers regarding Softwood Quota Allocations The following message is from the EICB. Softwood Lumber quota allocations for March 2007 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual March allocation.

21 February 2007 HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - SIENA BRAND GENOA MILD AND CALABRESE MILD SALAMI MAY CONTAIN SALMONELLA BACTERIA The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 20 February. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Siena Foods , Toronto are warning the public not to consume the…

21 February 2007 HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - CRANBERRY CRÈME BRÛLÉE SLAB SÉLECTION DU PÂTISSIER MAY CONTAIN A TOXIN PRODUCED BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS BACTERIA The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 20 February. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Sélection du Pâtissier are warning the…

21 February 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site – Chapter 01 Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation and the requirements from USA. 01.06.19.2082.07 African elephants 01.06.19.2082.08 Asian elephants

21 February 2007 CN07-004 Software Release of Canadian Automated Export Declaration 2007 Version 7.10 The purpose of this notice is to inform exporters that Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) 2007 version 7.10 was released on February 12, 2007. This Notice is available on the CBSA web site…

21 February 2007 CN07-005 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Carriers and Service Providers Export Reporting Revised Appendices The purpose of this customs notice is to notify the exporting community that as of the date of this notice, appendices A and B of the MOU have been revised and that this…

21 February 2007 Prime Minister Announces The Appointment Of His Personal Representative For The 2007 G8 Summit Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointment of David Mulroney, Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, as his personal representative for the next G8 Summit to be…

20 February 2007 Decisions Pending and Hearings Schedules The CITT list of decisions pending on appeals is available at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp The appeals hearings schedule is available on their web site, at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070219_e.asp

20 February 2007 CN Service Update CN released the following news release late last evening. This evening the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) announced its decision rejecting CN’s application that the UTU strike be declared illegal. Our people are resolved to continue to work as hard, as…

20 February 2007 SIMA - Preliminary Determination Respecting Certain Adult Incontinence Briefs The President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has made a preliminary determination of dumping pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) with respect to certain…

20 February 2007 CPR Customer Bulletin: CP TRIEX Implementation You were last advised of CP's International implementation of TRIEX at our Saskatoon facility in Saskatchewan a few months ago. This bulletin is to advise you that effective Sunday, February 25th, 2007, CP will begin implementation for…

20 February 2007 Proposed Changes to the Port Authorities Management Regulations The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 19 February 2007. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the publication of proposed…