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Canada must act now to capture opportunities in Japan

The Canada-Japan relationship holds great potential, but business and government could be more proactive in deepening economic ties, a new report by McKinsey & Company finds. Canada and Japan have a longstanding commercial relationship with many complementary sectors and industries. However, despite…

NAFTA Freight Flow Values Down in 2015

The value of freight flows between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners dropped 7.2 percent from 2014 to 2015 to $1.1 trillion, according to statistics released March 18 by the [US] Department of Transportation. DOT states that this decline was almost entirely due to the drop in crude oil and petroleum…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on 19 March 2016. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals Notice No. HA-2015-025 Environment, Dept. of the Public consultation process in preparation for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on…

EICS/EXCOL Bulletin - Easter Holiday 2016

The Bureau’s offices will be closed on Friday, March 25 and Monday, March 28, 2016 (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.

CFIA AIRS Updates, 22 March

A) Chapter 03 was published to: i) change the release recommendation to "Refuse Entry" for the following HS codes. This change applies to all country and end use combinations that do not have a negotiated zoosanitary export certificate. 03.01.11.9266 - Various Aquatic Animals 03.01.19.9266 - Various…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 21 March

A) Chapter 01 was published to: i) add the miscellaneous code "Single Level Trailer" to the following HS codes with the end uses: "Breeding", ''In Transit through Canada'', "Other end uses", "Riding and Pleasure (for horses)", "Racing" and "Temporary stay in Canada'' originating from the state of…

Interest rates for the second calendar quarter

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) today announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations. These rates will be in effect from April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016. There have been no changes to the…

D19-4-1, Export and Import of Cultural Property

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has specific responsibilities to administer and enforce the Cultural Property Export and Import Act in collaboration with the Department of Canadian Heritage . This memorandum explains the legislation, how exporters may obtain a cultural property export…

D9-1-11, Importation of Used or Second-hand Motor Vehicles

This memorandum provides information regarding exemptions to the prohibitions of tariff item 9897.00.00 as it relates to the importation of used or second-hand motor vehicles manufactured prior to the calendar year in which importation into Canada is sought to be made, but that does not exceed 15…

2016 Fuels Compliance Promotion Package

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s annual Compliance Promotion Package update is now available. The package is for manufacturers, importers and/or blenders of fuel in Canada to inform and remind them of their regulatory obligations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA…

CBSA Message (TCC16-040) – EDI Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 20 March

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) applications will be unavailable on Sunday, March 20, 2016 from 04:30 and 06:00 ET as well as between 07:00 and 08:30 ET. This includes: all incoming…

Canadian dollar trades above 77 cents US as oil surges to $40

...The loonie traded as high as 77.23 cents US — its highest level since October — before pulling back under the 77-cent threshold. The Canadian dollar has gained almost nine cents against the U.S. currency since January, and is now at it's highest level of 2016... The price of oil, which is a key…
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ARL update - refund cheques and Feb. payments

It was announced on this morning’s ARL Working Group call that refund cheques have not yet been produced. It is hoped that they will be produced by the middle of next week. Additionally, it was confirmed that all February SOA payments have been processed and allocated. Members are advised to contact…