Trade News

3 August 2005 Montreal AGS Delays The following message was from the CN Customer Support Centre during the evening of 2 August. We have just been advised that the Automated Gate System portal at Taschereau Intermodal terminal is not operating as a result of an electrical storm. Truckers are being…

3 August 2005 SIMA Index for August 2005 The monthly SIMA index for August 2005 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

3 August 2005 RC4226 Canada Border Services Agency – Services to Suit Your Needs The CBSA has prepared a brief fact sheet entitled “Services to Suit Your Needs”; it is available on their web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4226/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4226…

3 August 2005 End of Work Stoppage by Members of the Vancouver Container Trucking Association The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. This morning, word has been received that many of the trucking companies have agreed to end the work stoppage by members of the Vancouver…

3 August 2005 Vancouver boxes set to move today The following article is excerpted from the 3 August 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Port of Vancouver expects to begin moving local containers today after about half of the region's motor carriers said they would sign an agreement…

2 August 2005 Business disappointed by lack of progress on Doha round in Geneva The following new release was issued by the International Chamber of Commerce on 29 July 2005. The International Chamber of Commerce, the world business organization, is concerned and deeply disappointed with the lack of…

2 August 2005 A6A Freight/Cargo Manifest Form A6A, Freight/Cargo Manifest, is available in a fillable pdf form on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a6a/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a6a/README.html

2 August 2005 Companies Using Wood Packaging Material To Import Their Goods: Enforcement Begins On September 16 The following press release was issued by the US Customs and Border Protection on 29 July 2005. On September 16, 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin enforcement of…

2 August 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 12 was published. | Le chapitre 12 a été publié. 12.07.99.0118.01 - Niger (seed) | Niger (semence) end use of propagation; phytosanitary certificate added to condition of import | utilisation finale de propagation; le certificat phytosanitaire a été…

2 August 2005 No subsidies, says WTO chief The following article is extracted from the 1 August 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Rich nations will eventually have to stop subsidizing their farmers even though this will not be agreed to in the current round of free-trade negotiations, the…

2 August 2005 WTO Compliance Panel Finds U.S. Countervailing Duties on Canadian Softwood Exports Illegal The following news release was issued by International Trade Canada on 1 August 2005. The Government of Canada today welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance panel report which found…

2 August 2005 Exciting Conference Program Details Confirmed From speakers to sponsors, this year’s annual conference has been attracting attention. Join us in Mont Tremblant, Québec where you can hear from those who have first-hand knowledge of projects and programs that affect your business…

2 August 2005 WSIB Announces 2006 Rates The following news release was issued by the Ontario Trucking Association on 27 July 2005. Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has announced its new 2006 rates. While the average rate has been increased by 3%, trucking and related rate groups…

2 August 2005 Port imposes deal to move freight The following article is excerpted from the 2 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A day after truck companies rejected a proposed deal to end a crippling five-week dispute, the Vancouver port has imposed a stopgap solution it says could have…

2 August 2005 New booths planned at Ambassador Bridge The following article is extracted from the 1 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The operator of the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit expects to begin a $3-million (U.S.) project to build seven new U.S. Customs…

1 August 2005 Truck companies latest proposals The following article is excerpted from the 1 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ottawa will ask Vancouver container ports to come up with an enforcement mechanism to stamp out rampant price undercutting that is at the root of a costly dispute…

29 July 2005 CFIA Request for Approval Forms Updated The following message is from the CBSA Electronic Commerce Unit. The Request for Release Approval forms (CFIA-5272) including the appendix have been updated. Several changes have been made. From now on, the oldest copies will not be accepted…

29 July 2005 Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Canada – EU Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement Negotiations (TIEA) Closing Date: 16 September 2005 Members will know that the Government will be undertaking a strategic environmental assessment of the negotiations for a Trade and…

29 July 2005 Customs expands truck e-filing The following article is excerpted from the 29 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection has … announced the introduction of the Automated Commercial Environment truck manifest system on the southern border. …. Customs…

29 July 2005 Revision to Appendix 2 of Directive D-02-06 Appendix 2, "List of Regulated Countries and Regulated Areas within Canada for Swede Midge" of Directive D-02-06, "Interim Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Swede Midge (Contarinia nasturtii)", has been revised and…