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The Trudeau government has told President Donald Trump he needs to get rid of the punishing U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum if there is any hope of successfully renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau said…

The Canadian dollar was trading lower Monday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump complained on Sunday that he had been blindsided by Trudeau's criticism of his tariff threats at a summit-ending news conference. Trump…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on June 9, 2018. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals: Notice No. HA-2018-007 Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry: Cold-rolled steel Finance, Dept. of Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act…

Canada’s regulatory system is smothering business in Canada, thanks to a growing mix of complex, costly and overlapping rules from all levels of government. A new report by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Death by 130,000 Cuts: Improving Canada’s Regulatory Competitiveness, calls on governments to…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing network maintenance on Saturday, June 9th, 2018 from 3:00am until 7:00am (ET). Consequently, the following services may not be available: Automated Import…

Senate Republicans are under intense White House pressure to quash a bipartisan attempt to curtail President Donald Trump’s authority to impose tariffs on national security grounds, as he did last week when he slapped duties on steel and aluminum imports from some of the U.S.’s closest allies. Trump…

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canada and the European Union on Friday and said he plans to leave a meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven nations early as fears of a trade war ratcheted higher. The confrontation over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum threatened to rupture the G7…

Small business confidence is up this month after four consecutive months of lagging results at the beginning of the year. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer® index has risen to 62.5 in May, nearly six points over April’s results. “The current confidence level…

In response to the illegitimate and anti-democratic presidential elections held in Venezuela on May 20, Canada announces further sanctions on key figures in the Maduro regime. Under the Special Economic Measures Act, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, [announced on May 30…

For the latest on CFIA initiatives, services, research and other news – check out the latest edition of The CFIA Chronicle. It includes the following articles: The CFIA's Standard Inspection Procedure – Rolling it out to all Food Inspectors CFIA inspection pilot - Modernized Slaughter Inspection…

There is no time like the present! The ARL session, led by Marc Séguin, CBSA, Director of Revenue Accounting and Reporting and Janice McBride, CSCB Vice President, will be held this Monday, June 11. The session will cover electronic payment options, enforcement of D17-5-1, implementation of DN/SOA…

Registration for the 2018 CSCB Toronto/Ontario Regions Annual Conference closes tomorrow! The conference is being held on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at The Westin Trillium House in Blue Mountain! Here are the highlights of the conference: The CSCB Chair Angela Collins and CSCB President Carol West will…