Trade News

25 April 2006 CFIA Enhances Import Measures Respecting Live Birds and Avian Influenza The CFIA is enhancing its control measures on imports of live birds from all countries eligible to export birds to Canada to further limit opportunities for the importation Avian influenza (AI) to Canada. These…

25 April 2006 Budget to be Tabled on May 2, 2006 The following is extracted from a news release issued by the Department of finance on 24 April 2006. Federal Minister of Finance James M. Flaherty will table the Harper government’s first budget on May 2, 2006. The Minister will present it in the…

25 April 2006 International Bridges and Tunnels Act Tabled in Parliament The following is extracted from the news release issued by Transport Canada on 24 April; it is found in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2006/06-h015e.htm. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport…

25 April 2006 Ottawa ponders 10-year passports The following article is excerpted from the 24 April 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The federal government is considering extending the lifespan of a Canadian passport to 10 years from five, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said… Day's office…

25 April 2006 Softwood lumber deal appears close The following article is excerpted from the 24 April 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada and the United States appear very close to a historic breakthrough in the enduring softwood lumber dispute. Industry sources who have been briefed on the…

25 April 2006 Request for Removal of Customs Duty on High Pressure Mercury Discharge Lamps and Ballasts The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duty on importations of : -- high pressure (190-200 atmospheres), 100W to 300W mercury discharge lamps…

24 April 2006 Tariff Notice - TN-14 The following notice is from the CBSA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has made the following changes to the 2006 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff, as contained in the T2006-2 Amendment Package. An Act to establish the Canada Border…

24 April 2006 AIRS System Problems, 24 April 2006 It has come to our attention that the AIRS website went down overnight and is still down. Please note that our IT staff are working on this, however we do not have any indication of how long it will take to address the problem. Should you require…

24 April 2006 Brampton to Vancouver – cutoff change The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. CN has advised customers that the cutoff time at CN’s Brampton Intermodal terminal for the destination of CN’s Vancouver Intermodal Terminal has been changed to 23:00 daily. This change is…

24 April 2006 Minutes of GTA Commercial District Meeting , 30 March 2006 Minutes of the GTA Commercial District meeting, held 30 march 2006, are available to members only on the Toronto Region page of the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgto_min_20060330_e.pdf http://www.cscb.ca…

24 April 2006 AIRS System Problems Resolved CFIA reports that the AIRS web site is now up and functioning. Please resort back to normal AIRS procedures.

24 April 2006 BC Region Annual Meeting and Conference, 22-25 June 2006 The CSCB British Columbia region is holding their annual meeting and conference at the Qualicum Heritage Inn, Qualicum between 22 and 25 June. Members planning to attend this event are asked to forward their registration forms…

2006 Atlantic Region Annual Conference The CSCB Atlantic Region 2006 conference and annual general meeting is scheduled to take place on June 9 -10 at the Four Points Sheraton in Halifax. This year’s theme is “Vital Information for Customs Professionals”. Some of the other confirmed speakers are…

24 April 2006 Canada and the United Kingdom to Fly the “Open Skies” The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 21 April 2006. The governments of Canada and the United Kingdom have negotiated an "Open Skies" air transport agreement…. Canadian airlines will be able to…

24 April 2006 Is there a better way to Manage the Maze of international trade? The following article by Lou Smyrlis is reprinted with permission from the March, 2006 edition of “Canadian Transportation and Logistics”. There's two truisms every supply chain manager entrusted with handling…

24 April 2006 Trade opposes “scan-all” bill The following article is excerpted from the 24 April 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A coalition of trade groups is quickly forming to oppose House legislation that would require all containers to be scanned before they are loaded aboard U.S…

21 April 2006 Temporary Restrictions on Idaho Potatoes The following is extracted from a news release issued on 20 April by the CFIA. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented a temporary prohibition on the import of all potatoes and soil from Idaho due to the detection of Potato…

21 April 2006 CN Forecast East Ports In face of growing import volumes at the Ports in Montreal and Halifax, CN requests that all customers submit rolling 2-week forecasts for dry traffic and 4-week rolling forecasts for reefer traffic. These forecasts are already required for volumes arriving at…

21 April 2006 CFIA AIRS Web Site Currently Unavailable The following message is from the CFIA. It has come to our attention that the AIRS website went down overnight (April 20, 2006) and is still down. Please note that our IT staff are working on this as a PRIORITY; however, we do not have any…

21 April 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 07 was published. Change in release recommendation for the following states : Alaska, Connecticut, Massassuchetts, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming. / Le chapitre 07 a été publié…