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BCCC Meeting Minutes, 31 May-1 June 2017

The CBSA record of BCCC meetings held on 31 May and 1 June 2017 is available on the BCCC Border Commercial Consultative Committee page. To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab and look under “CSCB Advocacy" or "Recent Updates." The contents of this message…

Are haircuts really becoming exportable?

Technology has transformed life in more ways than we can list. In just over a century, humans have learned how to fly, commute in cars, talk over wires and now through thin air, process trillions of digits in nanoseconds in microchips made out of sand – and the list is just getting started. It’s…

Canada's 10 NAFTA demands: A list of what Canada wants as talks start this week

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland released Canada's list of key demands ... for a new North American Free Trade Agreement as talks get set to begin in Washington later this week. Freeland's list, which is much shorter than the U.S. wish list of more than 100 items, includes: - A new chapter…

EDC Export Performance Monitor, August 2017

Canadian merchandise exports for the month of June were down 4.3% following a three-month streak of record highs, effectively coming down to late-2016 levels, at $46.5 billion. The exports decline resulted from the combination of lower prices as well as volumes and were dragged mostly by lower…

Draft International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) webinars

CFIA is offering a series of webinars this week to learn more about: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC); The standard setting process; and, The draft standards that are currently out for country consultation. August 17, 2017: Introduction to the IPPC and the standard setting…

CFIA Digital Document Store (DDS) - Restored

Notice received: Friday 2017-08-10 10:35 AM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is fully restored. At this time clients are instructed to send requests to (613) 773-9999. Clients are not to send requests via email unless advised by the…

CFIA Digital Document Store (DDS)

Notice received: Thursday 2017-08-10 3:58 PM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. During this time clients are instructed to send requests to (905) 795-9658 and (514) 493-4103 or by email…
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CSCB Comments on NAFTA Renegotiation

The CSCB submission on the renegotiation of NAFTA was delivered to the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, on July 14. It can be found here. Our paper focuses on the following provisions of the Agreement and priority issues: Chapter 3, Annex 300-B, Appendix 6…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on August 5, 2017 Canadian International Trade Tribunal Expiry of finding Carbon steel welded pipe Expiry review of order Liquid dielectric transformers Review Carbon steel welded pipe

U.S. audit raised 'significant questions' about Canadian meat inspections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found "systemic" inspection and sanitation problems during its most recent audit of Canada's meat, poultry and egg inspection systems, issues American officials say "raise significant questions about the Canadian system." The most "significant" concern, U.S…