Trade News

18 October 2005 Bank of Canada Rate Announcement The following note is from the Senior Economist at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. As widely expected, the Bank of Canada hiked its key overnight target rate by 25 basis points to 3.0% at this morning's Fixed Announcement Date. This was the second…

17 October 2005 EICS Bulletin Update - 15 October 2005 The following message was from the EICS on Saturday evening, 15 October. Connectivity to the EICS remains unavailable. The PKI Certificate Authority expects the situation to be remedied sometime tomorrow, and therefore we expect that EICS…

17 October 2005 CN Gate Appointment System To Open Earlier The following message from CN is directed towards users of the Brampton/Montreal Gate Appointment Systems. CN has received many requests to open the Brampton/Montreal Gate Appointment System earlier. Customers have stated that providing the…

17 October 2005 Changes to CN’s Supplemental Services and Tariffs in 2006 The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Listed below are changes we intend to make to our supplemental services, fees and business practices in 2006. We are providing this information now so you can plan…

17 October 2005 EICS Bulletin - 17 October 2005 The PKI Certificate Authority resolved the technical problems last evening. Connectivity to the EICS (Web, and EDI login) is restored. Some PKI Certificates (Entrust profiles) may have become disabled. This would be due to multiple logon attempts while…

17 October 2005 US ACE Accomplishment Fact Sheet US Customs and Border Protection have provided an updated list of ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) developments since its inception in 1999. This is available on the CBP web site, at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/ http:/…

17 October 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 84 was published. The release recommendation was changed. / Le chapitre 84 a été publié. La recommandation de mainlevée a été modifiée. 84.32 - Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation; lawn or sports…

17 October 2005 Update to Appendix 1 of Directive D-00-07, dealing with Apple Maggot The CFIA has provided notification that Appendix 1, "Counties in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington states which are considered free of Apple Maggot on the basis of official annual surveys", of Directive D-00…

17 October 2005 Truck manifest migrates to Michigan The following article is excerpted from the 17 October 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin testing in October its electronic truck manifest system at Michigan ports of entry, including the Ambassador…

17 October 2005 G20 bankers foresee higher short-term interest rates The following article is excerpted from the 17 October 2005 edition of the “National Post”. Higher short-term global interest rates appear to be in the works because of worries among central bankers from the wealthiest countries…

17 October 2005 Items 94 and 95 – Broiler Hatching Eggs and Chicks for Chicken Production Notice to Importers No. 690 Notice to Importers No. 690 informs importers of the Minister’s policies and practices regarding administration of the TRQ for broiler hatching eggs and chicks for chicken production…

17 October 2005 Items 162 to 181 – Wheat Products Notice to Importers No. 691 Notice to Importers No. 691 concerns the wheat products tariff TRQ that will be filled on 7 November 2005. Consequently, 7 November 2005 (at midnight) will be the cut-off date for accounting for imports of all wheat…

17 October 2005 Update to Appendix 4 of Directive D-01-01, Phytophthora ramorum The CFIA has updated Appendix 4, "Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Approved Pest Free Certification Programs for (Phytophthora ramorum)", of Directive D-01-01, "Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of…

17 October 2005 Future of supply chain management hangs on the right human resource strategy The following article is excerpted from the 14 October 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. There may be a greater danger to the effective supply chain management than rising fuel costs…

14 October 2005 Items 96 to 104 -- Chicken and Chicken Products Notice to Importers, Serial No. 686 The Notice to Importers concerning applications for shares of the chicken TRQ for the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 is available on the ITC web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb…

14 October 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 35 was published to streamline requirements. / Le chapitre 35 a été publié afin de simplifier des exigences. 35.02.11.0286 - Containing 100% egg albumin/Contenant 100% d'albumine d'oeuf 35.02.11.1852 - Egg albumin derivatives/Dérivés d'albumine…

14 October 2005 Information Session from CFIA in Western Canada Nerissa Allen, the CFIA’s Western Area Import Co-ordinator, has announced that the CFIA is organizing an information session for customs brokers during the week of 21 November 2005, to look at a variety of customs-related topics. These…

14 October 2005 The following minutes are also available on the Toronto Region page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgto_min_20050929_e.pdf. CSCB – CBSA GTA Committee Meeting Thursday, September 29th, 2005 Present: Assia Hussain – CBSA Vladimir Omazic – CBSA Michelle McCrum…

14 October 2005 Maintenance Outages for 15 and 16 October 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CBSA. For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX/CUSDEC application will be unavailable from 5:00 am until 5:30 am (ET) on Saturday October 15th, 2005, as well as from 10:30…