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Oyster growers want ban on live shellfish imports

The following article summarizes a 1 April 2013 article from the CBC News. P.E.I. oyster growers are calling on the provincial government to ban the importation of live shellfish as a preventive measure against a potential infection of MSX (parasite). They want the ban to include mussels, clams…

Private member's bill pushing shark fin import ban fails

The following article summarizes a 28 March 2013 article from the CBC News. Fin Donnelly, the NDP's fisheries and oceans critic, had proposed a ban on the importation of shark fin, but it was defeated in second reading Wednesday night by a vote of 138 for and 143 against. This article is available…

Emerson Border Crossing to get $10M upgrade

The following article summarizes a 2 April 2013 article from the CBC News. The federal government is spending $10 million to upgrade the Emerson Border Crossing in Manitoba. The money will go to upgrading existing infrastructure, including the CBSA inspection area aiming to reduce wait times and…

[US] Bill to Crack Down on Foreign Firms Avoiding Customs Duties

The following article summarizes a 22 March 2013 article from the Journal of Commerce. U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., has introduced the Customs Training Enhancement Bill, which is intended to facilitate the sharing of information between the private sector and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to…

2013–14 Part III - Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP)

Members may be interested in the following reports issued 28 March 2013 by CBSA. Report on Plans and Priorities Supplementary Information (Tables) Greening Government Operations (GGO) Upcoming Internal Audits and Evaluations over the next three fiscal years Sources of Respendable and Non-respendable…

US Imports by Rail From NAFTA Partners Nearly Double Value of Exports

Journal of Commerce Access As a service to members, the CSCB often provides links to articles from The Journal of Commerce website that we think are of interest to you. However, The Journal of Commerce recently began to charge for access to some articles on their website. Unfortunately, the CSCB is…

Canadian Government Secures Competitive Edge for Canadian Exporters to Panama

The following is excerpted from a 1 April 2013 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced the entry into force of a bilateral free trade agreement between Canada…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

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BCCC CARM (CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management) Sub-committee

A CSCB summary of the 25-26 March 2013 meeting of the CARM Sub-committee Technical Working Group is now available in the Advocacy section of the CSCB members site. To access the summary, please go to our website at www.cscb.ca, login, click "My Account", "Corporate Member Services" tab and look…

Canada lagging the global recovery, as U.S., Japan pick up speed, OECD

The following is published by the Canadian Press today. Canada is expected to lag several other members of the Group of Seven industrial countries in the first quarter even as the global economy begins to rebound, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Thursday. The…

CITT Dumping and Subsidizing, Thermoelectric Containers

Expiry Review No. RR-2012-004 The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act ( SIMA), initiate an expiry review of its finding made on December 11, 2008, in Inquiry No. NQ-2008-002…

CITT Initiates Expiry Review, Thermoelectric Containers from China

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an expiry review of its finding made on December 11, 2008, in Inquiry No. NQ-2008-002, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of thermoelectric containers from the People's Republic of China. On July 25, 2013, the Canada Border Services…