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Let’s boldly embrace emerging markets

The following is excerpted from the 25 September 2012 edition of The Globe and Mail. Geography may well be our destiny, but it’s time for Canada to chart a bolder, more global vision, one that’s more in tune with the dynamic transformation in the global economy. It will oblige us to rise beyond the…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

Chapter 03 was published to add the following OGD extensions: 03.01.19.0976.44 - Bodianus masudai - TSN 613341 - Masuda's Hogfish (ornamental, live) 03.01.19.1660.32 - Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus - TSN 613510 - Lanceolatus Fairy Wrasse (ornamental, live) 03.01.19.5686.80 - Nemateleotris helfrichi - TSN…

Canada weighs free-trade deal with China

The following is excerpted from the 23 September 2012 edition of Global News. Although there are "obvious opportunities," Canada has yet to act on China's call to pen a free-trade deal within a decade, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said. "Canada is a trading nation," he said during an…

U.S. a big winner if Canada-EU sign trade deal

The following is excerpted from the 24 September 2012 edition of The Globe and Mail. Negotiations resumed in Ottawa last week to move the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade (CETA) deal forward. Europe continues to push Canada on pharmaceutical patents, urging Ottawa to adopt higher standards…

Minister Fast Welcomes Chinese Counterpart Chen Deming to Canada

The following is excerpted from a 23 September 2012 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 welcomed Chen Deming, China’s Minister of Commerce, to Vancouver, where they…

Canada and Ontario begin improvements at Windsor-Detroit tunnel

The following is excerpted from a 21 September 2012 news release by Transport Canada. The Governments of Canada and Ontario today announced the start of construction for upgrades to the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Canadian Plaza. This project will create approximately 150 jobs in the region and improve…

Softwood Quota Allocations

Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for OCTOBER 2012 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual OCTOBER allocation.

Coming Into Force of CDSA Controls on MDPV

The following message is from Health Canada. This is to advise you that effective September 21, 2012, methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is now included in Schedule I to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and in the Schedule to Part J of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR). While the…

Canada-Jordan trade agreement coming into force October 1

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today [Sept 21] announced that the Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement will come into force on October 1, 2012, the latest example of the Canadian government opening new markets and creating new…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 06 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Refuse entry" for the state of Kansas for the following HS codes. 06.02.10.0011.65 - Ash - Unrooted plants (Other Fraxinus spp.) 06.02.10.0021.68 - European ash - Unrooted plants (Fraxinus excelsior) 06.02…
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ISPM No. 15 - Wood Packaging Shipped Between Canada and the United States

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has advised the following, regarding the implementation date for measures found in ISPM 15 to affect wood packaging material shipped between Canada and the United States. Canada and the United States continue to work on implementing the International Standard for…