Trade News

The following is excerpted from the 14 November 2012 edition of CBC News. European trade negotiators are in Ottawa this week in a final push to whittle down the issues their political masters will have to tackle during much-anticipated ministerial talks in Brussels next week. Work began on the…

The following is excerpted from a 13 November 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), participated in an event today in Quebec as part of a week-long national outreach program featuring some…

The following is excerpted from a 13 November 2012 news release by Transport Canada. The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, was in Zhuhai, China, today and in Hong Kong…

The following is excerpted from a 14 November 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Brad Trost, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Humboldt, and Kelly Block, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, participated in an event today in Saskatchewan as part of a…

The following message is from CBSA (EDI12-098). Saturday, November 17th, 2012 CCS / CADEX Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, CCS/CADEX will be down from 05:00 to 05:30 (Eastern Time). CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will be…

The CSCB BC Region would like to invite you to the Christmas Buffet on November 29, 2012, 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, at the Best Western Abercorn Inn, 9260 Bridgeport Road, Richmond, BC. The registration form is available at: http://cscb.ca/sites/cscb.ca/files/repository/BC_2012_Christmas-Party.p…

a) Chapter 4 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS code originating from China, Egypt, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Iran and Mongolia. 04.09.00.1177 - Honey, other. This created a requirement version change to the same HS code from other origins. b) Chapter 05 was…

The following is excerpted from a 13 November 2012 news release by the Department of Finance Canada. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today stressed that the Canadian economy continues to be resilient at a time when the global economy remains highly uncertain. The Minister made this…

The presentations and audio from the 2012 CSCB National Conference, that took place in Quebec City from September 30 to October 2, 2012, are now available at: http://cscb.ca/content/2012-cscb-national-conference-presentations-audio (login is required). We hope members will find this of value…

a) Chapter 06 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS code with the miscellaneous code "Pure mushroom spawn with carrier material" for all origins other than the continental United-States. 06.02.90.0029.99 - Mushroom spawn -…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 10 November 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal: Carbon steel pipe nipples and adaptor fittings — Notice http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-11-10/html/commis-eng.html#… 2. NAFTA…

The Statement of Reasons and Expiry Review Decision are available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/er-rre/rr2012-002/rr2012-002-e12-d…

Notice of Final Determinations is available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e/ad1396/ad1396-i12-nf-eng.html

The following message is from CBSA (EDI12-097). The annual interest rate for the first quarter of 2013 (January 1st to March 31st) will be 0.9959.

The Treasury Board of Canada has posted the 2011-2012 Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs). These are individual department and agency accounts of results achieved against planned performance expectations as set out in respective RPPs (Reports on Plans and Priorities). All Departmental…

The following is excerpted from an 8 November 2012 news release by Canada Border Services Agency. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today announced the opening of an additional NEXUS lane at the Blue Water Bridge border crossing, providing more efficient border clearance for low-risk…

The following is excerpted from the 8 November 2012 edition of CBC News. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit shrank in September as exports recovered from a weak summer. Statistics Canada says the deficit fell to $826 million, down from the $1.5 billion in August. Exports rose 1.9 per cent to $38…