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No Deal Expected at WTO Bali Conference

World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevedo told WTO members Nov. 26 that negotiations toward an agreement on trade facilitation, agriculture and developing country concerns have come very close to producing fully agreed texts but a final deal remains “elusive” because members have…

Minister Blaney announces new NEXUS lanes

[On November 29] the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness announced the opening of two additional NEXUS lanes, one at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing in Quebec and another at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel in Ontario. The new lanes will be used to…

A new bridge over the St. Lawrence for 2018

The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announced [on December 1] a new accelerated timeline for the construction of the new bridge for the St. Lawrence. “We…

Canada's Performance on Implementation of Beyond the Border Initiatives

[On November 29], the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, released Canada's Beyond the Border horizontal performance report. This report, which is released on behalf of all participating departments and agencies, provides details on work carried out by…

Consumer Product Safety Program - Risk Assessment Framework

With the coming into force of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act on June 20th 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Program (Program) identified the need to establish a risk assessment framework. The purpose of this Risk Assessment Framework is to provide clarity and guidance to internal and…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 19 was published to remove a registration type from the following HS codes. NO REQUIREMENT VERSION CHANGE 19.01.20.7347 - Pizza, containing less than 2% meat, not containing fish products 19.02.20.0530.01 - Stuffed pasta, not cooked or otherwise prepared, containing less than 2% meat…

CFIA Cancellation error resolved

Following is a message from CFIA: As a follow up to our message sent November 13th, 2013, please be advised that the error experienced when submitting a cancel to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Electronic Data Interchange (CFIA-EDI) has been resolved. We regret the inconvenience and thank you…

CBSA Message: CCS / CADEX Scheduled Maintenance Outage

The following message is from CBSA (EDI13-090). For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Sunday, December 1, 2013 between 08:00 and 18:00 (Eastern Time). CADEX, Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) B3s and AO notification of release queries transmitted to the CADEX…

Why Goldman Sachs recommends shorting the Canadian dollar

Take a look at today's current account report from Statistics Canada to see why Goldman Sachs Group Inc. recommends shorting the loonie. ... the Wall Street giant forecasts the Canadian dollar will sink to 88 cents U.S. One of its reasons is that Canada has been running a current account deficit…

John Manley and Lloyd Axworthy weigh in on Conservative ‘economic diplomacy

The federal Conservative government says it is harnessing the entirety of Canada’s diplomatic power to advance the country’s trade interests. The move, formally announced Wednesday, is being billed as a historic shift in this country’s approach to the world, and is already being applauded by some of…

Canada’s current account deficit drops $500M in third quarter

Statistics Canada says the country’s seasonally adjusted current account deficit fell $500 million to $15.5 billion in the third quarter. The agency says the change largely reflected reduced deficits on trade in goods and services as well as on investment income flows... The deficit on trade in…

Business Barometer: Small business optimism highest since beginning of 2013

November shaped up to be a reasonably positive month for Canadian small businesses. CFIB's Business Barometer® Index gained almost a full point, posting a 65.9 this month over October's 65.0. It is also the second highest reading of 2013 after February's 66.2 On a scale between 0 and 100, an index…
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Nominate a CBSA Star of 2013

Last year, the CSCB started a new initiative that recognizes Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) staff across the country. We know that our members have many experiences with CBSA people who do their job with knowledge and goodwill, and who make a positive difference to the trade community every…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 03 was published to modify the import conditions for the end use "Dead Bait" for the following HS codes originating from the Netherlands. 03.02.13 - Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus…