Trade News

The new Notice to Importers (No. 823) setting out the policies and practices pertaining to supplemental imports of dairy products is now available at the following address: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/prod/agri/dairy-laiti…

The following is a message from CBSA (ACI13-010). This is to advise you that there is a change to the testing and deployment of system functionality for the Conveyance Arrival Certification message and associated notification transactions under the Advance Commercial Information (ACI) program. The…

Chapter 28 was published to remove the following OGD extensions. 28.27.20.6202 - Calcium chloride anhydrous 28.27.20.7100 - Calcium chloride solution Please check your version numbers before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your Import Service Centre.

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing issues with Digital Document Store (DDS) and are currently working on a solution. Please note there may be a slight delay (30 minutes- 1 hour) in processing import documentation. During this time clients are…

The following is excerpted from the 18 February 2013 edition of the Ottawa Citizen. The Canada Border Services Agency wants an outside expert to assess its trusted traveller programs and other border programs to recommend ways they can be improved and streamlined. It also wants to know how it can…

The following is from the 15 February 2013 edition of Journal of Commerce. The movement of goods and materials over the U.S.-Canada border is growing at healthy single-digit clip. Unfortunately, an initiative to make it easier for freight and people to cross the border isn’t progressing as rapidly…

The following is excerpted from an 18 February 2013 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement as he concluded his bilateral visit to Peru: “I had a productive meeting with President Ollanta Humala and…

Decision and reasons issued Tuesday, February 5, 2013 The Decision and Statement of Reasons are available at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/appeals/decision/ap2l075_e.asp

The following is excerpted from a 19 February 2013 release by Statistics Canada. Wholesale sales fell 0.9% in December to $49.0 billion, after rising 0.7% in November. The decrease was largely a result of lower sales in the computer and communications equipment and supplies industry. The same…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 16 February 2013 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Expiry of Finding regarding Thermoelectric containers. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-02-16/html/commis-eng.html#… 2. Department of…

The following is excerpted from a 15 February 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, welcomed today the Government of Burma’s decision, effective February 1, 2013, to…

a) Chapter 05 was published to add the following OGD extensions. 05.11.99.1995.18 - Clotted animal blood cells, dried 05.11.99.6244 - Poultry by-products aggregate b) Chapter 15 was published to; i) add the end use "Human consumption" to the following HS codes originating from the United States. 15…

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1331330793114/1331330868647 MHD 2013-10 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - United Arab Emirates (2013-02-15) MHD 2013-08 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Nicaragua (2013-02-15) MHD 2013-07…

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have published a complete list of Printable Forms, available at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/report-rapports/list_…

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2013-02-21 AP-2012-022 Andritz Hydro Canada Inc. and VA Tech Hydro Canada Customs Act Public Hearing 2013-02-28 AP-2009-024 Transnat Express Inc. Excise Tax Act Public Hearing 2013-03-05 AP-2011-060 Cycles Lambert Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing…

This following is excerpted from the 15 February 2013 edition of The Globe and Mail. The United States has finally agreed to a grand bargain that the European Union has been pursuing for years – a free-trade agreement that, once completed, would be so large as to effectively replace the World Trade…

The following is excerpted from a 14 February 2013 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement as he concluded his second bilateral visit to Mexico: “Canada and Mexico are close friends and neighbours and…