Trade News

25 November 2005 RC4131 Report your exports electronically This publication deals with CAED and EDI export reporting, and is available on the CBSA we site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4131/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4131/README.html

25 November 2005 Canadian Defence of Support for Forestry Industry The Minister for International Trade, the Honourable Jim Peterson, PC, MP, strongly defended the government’s decision to issue a support package to lumber producers, companies and towns affected by the NAFTA panel decisions on…

25 November 2005 Inquiry into the Availability of Fabrics Produced in Canada MN-2005-001 The following letter to the CITT Chairman is from the Minister of Finance, and is available on the CITT web site, at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/refer/notices/mn2f01b_e.asp. I am writing pursuant to the reference…

25 November 2005 EDI Unavailable on 25 November 2005 Members are advised by the EICB that the EICS EDI interface is not available today while a problem is being addressed. The EICB will advise resumption of this service as soon as it becomes available.

25 November 2005 Safeguard Complains -- Inquiry Not Yet Initiated The CITT has adopted a new notification procedure for global safeguard complaints and safeguard complaints respecting imports from China. From now on, the CITT will post on its web site a table listing complaints received and for…

25 November 2005 Leather Footwear with Metal Toe Caps Request for Interim Review No. RD-2005-001 IN THE MATTER OF a request for an interim review, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on December 27, 2001, in…

25 November 2005 CADEX Emergency Shutdown The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of CBSA. Due to an unusually high volume of transactions the CADEX and CUSDEC B3 system will be brought down at 4:00 pm (Eastern time). We regret the inconvenience. We will send out a follow-up…

25 November 2005 Port of Vancouver Launches Extended Gates Program The following is excerpted from a news release issued on 24 November 2005 by the Port of Vancouver; the release is available in its entirety at http://www.portvancouver.com/media/news.html. The Vancouver Port Authority, P&O Ports…

24 November 2005 CN629 Bar Code Number Assigned by CBSA Headquarters for Refund of Late Accounting Penalties This Notice announces that, effective 14 November 2005, all cancellation requests approved by CBSA Headquarters that result in a refund of late accounting penalties will be assigned a bar…

24 November 2005 Determination of the Safety of Monsanto Canada Inc.’s Roundup Ready® Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Events J101 and J163 The following notice is available in its entirety on the CFIA web site, at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/bio/dd/dd0553e.shtml. This Decision Document…

24 November 2005 Improvements to Highway 401 in Essex County The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 23 November, and found on their web site at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2005/05-h250e.htm The federal and Ontario provincial governments announced…

23 November 2005 US Finally Determines Canadian Softwood Not Subsidized: One Step Toward Resolution The following is excerpted from the news release issued by ITC on 22 November 2005; the document is available in its entirety at http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E…

23 November 2005 Holiday Schedule, December 2005 and January 2006 The following message is from the CBSA Electronic Commerce Unit. The Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA will be closed on Monday, December 26th and Tuesday, December 27th since December 25th is a statutory holiday that occurs on a…

23 November 2005 Holiday Schedule for Electronic Commerce Unit The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA will be closed on Monday, December 26th and Tuesday, December 27th since December 25th is a statutory holiday that occurs on a…

23 November 2005 Partial Outage on 26 and 27 November 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. Please note that there is a partial outage planned this weekend for the migration of a systems release…

23 November 2005 CBSA Action Plans for ACI Air The following notice is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The CBSA Action Plan requirements are found on the CSCB web site in English and French, at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/november2005airactionplane.doc http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

23 November 2005 Canada and Algeria in Discussion to Introduce Air Service between both Countries The following is excerpted from the news release issued today on the ITC web site, at http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&public…. Transport Minister Jean-C…

23 November 2005 Temporary Leader for US Customs and Border Protection US Customs and Border Protection, currently Deputy Commissioner of CBP, will act as Commissioner until a permanent replacement for Robert Bonner is named. Judge Bonner will resign as Commissioner today. Ms. Spero has been the…

22 November 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 15 was published / le chapître 15 a été publié: A final use was added to animal fats and oils and their fractions - other USA / Un usage final a été ajouté à graisses et huiles animales et leur fractions - autres États-Unis 15.16.10.1411.99 USA /…