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The following article was written by Kristelle Audet, an economist with the Conference Board of Canada and author of “Liberalization’s Last Frontier: Canada’s Food Trade.”, for the July 31, 2013 edition of the Globe and Mail. Unlike most of the world, we export more food than we import in Canada…

The following is excerpted from today’s article by Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg LLP. Monthly freight flows between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners fell by the slightest of margins in May, according to statistics released July 31 by the [US] Department of Transportation. .. U.S.-Canada trade totaled…

The following message was received from Ms. Lucie Desforges, Director, Chemical Production Division, Environment Canada. Environment Canada is consulting on the draft Order Amending Schedule 3 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The following consultation document…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 31 July 2013 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. SOR/2013-147 July 12, 2013 Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 - Order 2013-87-06-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-07-31/html/sor…

The following message is from CBSA (EDI13-054). The Electronic Commerce Unit of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the Civic Holiday of Monday, August 5, 2013. Please note that we will continue to offer 24/7 support to those clients requiring technical help and immediate assistance…

Monday August 5th 2013 is a statutory holiday. The Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. Questions or problems can be directed to the EICS/EXCOL help desk: [email protected] or…

Further to a CSCB message posted on June 10 regarding Canada’s potential retaliation against the United States Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) requirements, additional information is available in the Canada Gazette at http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-06-15/html/notice-avis-eng.html……

The following is excerpted from today’s article by the Star. Canada’s real gross domestic product increased 0.2 per cent in May — the fifth consecutive month of growth for the economy but slightly below analyst expectations. Service industries — particularly retail and wholesale trade — were behind…

The following is excerpted from July 30, 2013 article by the Globe and Mail. The United States wants its police officers to be exempt from Canadian law if they agree to take part in a highly touted cross-border policing initiative, says an internal RCMP memo. The debate over whose laws would apply…

The following is a message to all CBSA Electronic Data Interchange clients (Message EDI13-053). Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document (ECCRD) As part of the CBSA’s efforts to streamline its Web presence and conform to Government of Canada requirements on web accessibility, the Electronic…

The following is a 30 July 2013 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada … Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Canada Beef Chair Chuck MacLean welcomed a new import levy that will provide new investments in research and market development for Canada's beef industry. An amendment to the Beef…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing maintenance on Tuesday July 30, 2013 between 8:30PM & 10:30PM (EST). Consequently, the following services will not be available for this period: Automated Shipment Inspection Status Search Tool…

STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning the preliminary determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of CERTAIN UNITIZED WALL MODULES ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA DECISION Pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, on July 15, 2013 the…

Please be advised that the modernized version of the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) website was not released on Tuesday July 30, 2013 as previously scheduled [and announced on July 17 ]. CFIA will advise of the new release date once confirmed. The following changes will be made to make the…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a Federal Register Notice published July 23, 2013 that the agency will expand its single window Document Image System (DIS) pilot in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) to include three new Partner Government Agency (PGA) forms, for a…

Prime Minister Stephen Harper needs to quickly dispatch his top ministers to Europe to salvage the stalled free-trade talks before it's too late, says the head of Canada's most influential business group. Canadian Council of Chief Executives head John Manley, a top-shelf minister in the Jean…

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML versions at: MHD 2013-39: Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 – European Union (2013-07-03) http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/meat-and-poultry-products/manual-of-pr….

The FDA has published proposed regulations implementing the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) and Third-party Auditor Accreditation under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Under the proposed rules, the importer or its U.S. agent must provide assurances that imported food meets…

The WCO has updated an e-Valuation Compendium with guidance on a case where royalties have been paid to a third party licensor and determines whether or not it is appropriate to include the royalty fee in the Customs value of the imported goods. This online book is available for purchase from the…

The following is a weekly commentary by EDC’s VP and Chief Economist, Peter Hall. Crisis brought a twinkle to the eyes of expansionary policy buffs in 2009. Wide-open fiscal wallets had market-watchers hailing the return of Keynesianism as new, exciting public projects were announced around the…