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Breakthrough!

October 3, 2013
Gloom has been a key feature of the post-crisis world. Confidence reached all-time lows in early 2009 as the reality of a massive correction dawned on the households and businesses of the Western world. Stimulus did little to revive sentiments, especially as the promising initial growth surge faded…

Harper heads to APEC summit amid concern over Asian ties

October 3, 2013
Stephen Harper and some of his senior ministers will depart Thursday for Southeast Asia in an effort to drum up support for trade and foreign investment at a leaders' summit in Bali. Along the way, the prime minister will stop in Kuala Lumpur, Harper's first visit to Malaysia since taking office in…

Small businesses less optimistic in September

October 3, 2013
Small business optimism in September gave back most of the gains it had made in August, but it still counts as one of the better results so far in 2013. CFIB's Business Barometer ® Index dropped 1.4 points to 64.5 this month; however, only January, February and August saw higher index values. On a…

US Export Control Reform

October 3, 2013
In August 2009, President Obama launched a comprehensive, inter-agency review to the US export control system. This exercise represents one of the most significant reforms to the US export control regime in the past 40 years. The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export…

Bicycles from Chinese Taipei and China, Order Rescinded

October 3, 2013
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal completed the interim review of its order made in Expiry Review No. RR-2011-002 in respect of bicycles, assembled or unassembled, with wheel diameters of 16 inches (40.64 cm) and greater, originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei and the People's…

[US] Government Shutdown Delays US Shipments

October 2, 2013
Less than 48 hours after the federal government's shutdown, shippers dependent on some agencies to clear cargo are seeing delays at U.S. ports of entry. Shipments requiring paperwork from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of Agriculture, which…

CFIA Scheduled Network Maintenance, 8 OCtober

October 2, 2013
As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing system maintenance on Tuesday, October 8th between 8:00pm and 11:00pm (EST). Consequently, there may be a slight interruption to the following service: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)…

Importation of ash (Fraxinus spp.) regulated articles from Georgia, US.

October 2, 2013
Effective October 30th, 2013, a Phytosanitary Certificate will be required for the importation of regulated ash commodities originating from the state of Georgia (United States): 06.04.90.0046.44 - Foliage, branches - dried - Ash (Fraxinus spp.) - < 1.5 cm in diameter 44.01.22.0122.09 - Ash - wood…

Global Growth and the Prospects for Canada’s Exports

October 2, 2013
The following is excerpted from a 1 October 2013 speech by Tiff Macklem, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. Canada has thrived by being open to the world, and having the world open to us. Our citizens hail from, travel to, and work in countries across the globe. We participate in global…

Third CCS Designate Quiz of 2013 Now Available!

October 1, 2013
The third CCS Designate Quiz of 2013 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on 17 October 2013 to submit your responses to the CSCB. Quizzes submitted after that time will not be accepted. The quiz must be completed online. As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward…

Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)

October 1, 2013
The following industry message was posted on EICS website on 30 September 2013. This message pertains to imports of wheat products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform you that the…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

October 1, 2013
a) Chapter 3 was published modify the import conditions for the following end uses; “Live Bait” and "Feeding Aquatic Animals to Aquatic Animals" for the following HS codes originating from United States. 03.01.99.0013.92 - Abramis brama - TSN 163666 - Common bream (live) 03.01.99.0063.56 - Acipenser…

Harper Government Expands and Modernizes Free Trade Agreement with Chile

September 30, 2013
The following is excerpted from a 30 September 2013 news release by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced that Canada’s expanded free trade agreement with Chile is now in force. Minister Fast made the announcement at…
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CBSA Recourse – Issue Based Appeals

September 30, 2013
The CBSA has provided the CSCB with a presentation that provides information on issue based appeals. This type of appeal is intended to improve the time frame in which appeals are reviewed, reduce the amount of paper, and allow CBSA to focus on the actual issue under appeal. An issue based appeal…

Chief Mountain port of entry closes for season

September 30, 2013
The following is a 27 September 2013 news release by Canada Border Services Agency. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) advises travellers that the Chief Mountain port of entry will close for the season at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 30. This season, approximately 70,000 travellers entered…