Trade News

21 June 2002 Mexico Cools North American Union talk The following article is excerpted from the Toronto Star of 19 June 2002. AFTER VICENTE FOX won the Mexican presidential election in 2000, he set off alarm bells in Canada with his talk of moving toward a North American Union. Fox's vision of the…

21 June 2002 No Rush for Closer Ties with U.S., Mexico The following article is excerpted from the Toronto Star of 19 June 2002. The overriding international challenge for Canada is how we manage our relationship with our North American partners, the United States and Mexico. It's an issue that's…

21 June 2002 SIMA – Initiation of Investigation The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has, today, initiated an investigation under the Special Import Measure Act (SIMA) into the alleged injurious dumping into Canada of xanthates of all grades in dry or liquid forms, excluding cellulose…

21 June 2002 Mandatory RNS The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. This is to remind ACROSS clients that as of July 1, 2002, where the location of goods in an EDI release request is a sufferance warehouse, the client is to transmit the warehouse sub-location code as…

20 June 2002 CCRA: Media Notice-Public meeting on the Armstrong Border Crossing Upgrade ARMSTRONG, QUEBEC--The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) will be holding a public meeting on Thursday, June 27, 2002, at the Georgesville Hotel in St-Georges de Beauce to update the community on the…

20 June 2002 CCRA: Media Advisory: Public Meeting on Stanstead-Route 55 Border Crossing Upgrade STANSTEAD, QUEBEC--The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) will be holding a public meeting held on Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at the College des Ursulines in Stanstead to update the community on the…

20 June 2002 U.S. – Canada Border Accord Stalled The following article is excerpted from the Toronto Star of 19 June 2002. WASHINGTON (CP) - A Niagara Falls ceremony that would have brought Prime Minister Jean Chretien and President George W. Bush together to sign a new border accord has been…

20 June 2002 New U.S. Security Agency Won't Hinder Trade – Ridge The following article is excerpted from the New York Times of 20 June 2002. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bush administration officials assured U.S. business leaders on Wednesday that the White House's proposal to create a new Department of…

20 June 2002 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Correction to previous message concerning the outage this weekend. Please note that there is a PARTIAL outage planned this Saturday, June 22, 2002 for the migration of a systems release. The CADEX/CUSDEC…

19 June 2002 D Memorandum D17-1-19 Updated Interest Rate for Customs Purposes Regulations The following D memorandum has been updated on the CCRA web site. You will find the updated Table of Interest Rates and Monthly Interest Rate Factors for the third quarter of 2002. This new table replaces the…

19 June 2002 Allergy Alert - Improperly Declared Peanuts In HSIN TUNG YANG Brand Puffed Rice OTTAWA, June 19, 2002 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning consumers with allergies to peanuts not to consume Hsin Tung Yang brand Puffed Rice as it may contain peanut which is not…

19 June 2002 Customs Crackdown The following article is excerpted from the Globe and Mail of 19 June 2002. Undisclosed information that could affect the G8 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., June 26-27, has prompted federal officials to launch a crackdown at border crossings and airports across Canada. An…

19 June 2002 Closing Date Extended This message is to inform Brokers that the Textiles and Clothing Division has extended the closing date for New Entrants to apply for non-wool apparel quota from May 31, 2002 to July 31, 2002. All request must be forwarded to the Department directly from the…

19 June 2002 AIRS Website Down The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Please be advised that on Sunday June 23, 2002 from 8am to 8pm EST the AIRS website will not be available. This is due to an upgrade in our Firewall. If you have any problems with rejected EDI…

Health Hazard Alert Some Kraft Smooth Peanut Butter NHL Bear Banks, 1.5 KG May Contain Particles Of Glass TORONTO, June 14, 2002: Kraft Canada Inc. is warning the public that some Kraft Smooth Peanut Butter NHL glass bear bank jars (1.5 kg) may be cracked or broken under the label and should not be…

18 June 2002 The following Notice is now available. Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Customs Tariff, the Excise Tax Act and the Excise Act, 2001 To view this notice, please click on the following link: http://142.221.110.166/news/doce.cfm?id=2601 http://142.221.110.166/news/doce.cfm?id…

18 June 2002 NAFTA Challenges The Department of Foreign Affairs has posted information concerning the NAFTA panel review of the U.S. final subsidy and dumping determinations on softwood lumber. To view this information please click on the following link: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/%7Eeicb/softwood…

18 June 2002 Civic Holiday in Québec The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The following is information concerning this year’s civic holiday in Quebec on Monday June 24, 2002. For all clients, overnight reports will run the evenings of Friday, June 21 and Monday…