Trade News

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) would like your feedback on " A New Regulatory Framework for Federal Food Inspection: Overview of Proposed Regulations." This document provides an overview of the proposed regulatory framework, and an early look at the preliminary text for some key elements…

AIRS was published to change the description of the following end uses. NO VERSION CHANGE. End uses: #90 - Other End Uses – "imported with bark" if the imported commodity has bark at the time of importation #91 - Other End Uses – "imported without bark" if the imported commodity has been debarked…

By now, most people who have been following the discussions/negotiations between Canada and the European Union (EU) with respect to putting into place a trade agreement are aware that Canada and the EU have come to an agreement on the text of the trade agreement... One section of CETA has captured…

Thinking about looking beyond the North American border for new sales opportunities? Export Development Canada wrote a white paper, Export Strategies for Small and Medium-sized Canadian Businesses, to outline why it's important to diversify your markets, the challenges that you may face and the…

The announced agreement on a final text of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union (EU) is one more significant step on the long road toward more diversified and growing international trade and investment—a key element in enhancing Canada's economic…

Canadian wholesale sales rose for a third month in June, exceeding economist forecasts on gains in building materials and farm supplies. Sales climbed 0.6% to $53.0 billion, Statistics Canada said Wednesday... The data adds to reports of growth in Canada’s merchandise trade surplus, building permits…

Russia will allow imports from neighbouring Belarus and Kazakhstan of food processed from Western raw materials, as Moscow seeks to damp down domestic food price rises triggered by its ban on food imports from the West. On Aug. 7, Russia banned all meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetable imports from…

China said on Monday it regretted World Trade Organisation members had failed to reach an agreement on simplifying global customs rules, a breakdown it said could damage multilateral trade. India last month torpedoed a global deal to standardize and streamline customs regulations, known as "trade…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) would like your feedback on " A New Regulatory Framework for Federal Food Inspection: Overview of Proposed Regulations." This document provides an overview of the proposed regulatory framework, and an early look at the preliminary text for some key elements…

Four weeks until the CSCB national conference and delegates have been registering at a rapid pace. If you are planning on registering, there is no time like the present! The conference sessions on Monday morning will certainly be some of our highlights at this year’s event: Donald Cooper, President…

If you are planning to attend the Atlantic Region Annual Conference on September 14th and have not already registered, there’s no time like the present! Please note that registration will be closing on September 7th. You won’t want to miss the presentations and the latest in customs news! Check out…

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, [has] wrapped up his successful six-day trade mission to Colombia and Peru, key Canadian partner countries in the Americas and priority markets under Canada’s Global Markets Action Plan (GMAP). During the mission, the Minister promoted and…