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Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2010-002 Frito-Lay Canada, Inc. Customs Act AP-2011-008 Jockey Canada Company Customs Act AP-2011-024 Canadian Tire Inc. Customs Act AP-2011-057 AP-2011-058 Marmen Énergie and Marmen Inc. Customs Act AP-2011-055 Monterra Lumber Mills, Ltd. Customs Act AP-2011-040 AP…

The following is excerpted from a 4 September 2012 news release by Natural Resources Canada. The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, today unveiled updated figures highlighting the significant contributions of the natural resources sector to the Canadian economy. The new figures…

The following is excerpted from a 4 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 wrapped up a four-country trade mission through Southeast Asia, which concluded…

The following is excerpted from a 5 September 2012 press release by the Bank of Canada. The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Global growth…

FedEx has provided the CSCB with a notice regarding the release process for FedEx Ground shipments. Although the release process has not changed with eManifest, penalties are being assessed when an incorrect release option has been selected. Questions can be sent to the CSCB at [email protected], or at…

Chapter 44 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS Codes from the states of Illinois, Indiana, Maine, North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia. 44.03.99.0131.03 - Willow - other products such as logs 44.03.99.0131.14 - Maple - other products such as logs. (Acer…

Appendix 1 (List of Areas Regulated for the Emerald Ash Borer) of the Plant Protection Policy Directive D-03-08 (Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Introduction into and Spread Within Canada of the Emerald Ash Border, Agrilus planipennis [Fairmaire]) has been revised to add the State of…

The following Fact Sheet is available on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) website: Centers of Excellence and Expertise http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/trade/ttfs/cee…

The following form has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: BSF329-4, Application to Transact Marine Operations with the Canada Border Services Agency http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/bsf329-4.pdf

The following form has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: E656, Customs Self Assessment Program Carrier Application - Part II http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e656-eng.pdf

The following is excerpted from a 31 August 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 announced the successful conclusion of a fifth round of negotiations to modernize…

The following is excerpted from a 3 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 announced that Canada will have a full-time trade commissioner at Canada’s soon…

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released The Fiscal Monitor for June 2012. Highlights June 2012: budgetary deficit of $1.1 billion There was a budgetary deficit of $1.1 billion in June 2012, compared to a deficit of $2.3 billion in June 2011. The entire document is available…

The following is excerpted from the 29 August 2012 edition of Embassy Magazine. A new Latin American trade bloc has caught the eye of Canada, one that analysts say has the potential to become a "centre of gravity" in the Pacific Rim, and that could eventually hold the country's sustained attention…

The following is excerpted from the 31 August 2012 edition of Canadian Transportation & Logistics. Canadian rail freight traffic rose 6.8% in June from June 2011 to 27.2 million tonnes, according to a report from Statistics Canada. The gain was the result of increases in both domestic and…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 1 September 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Appeal No.: AP-2011-063 under the Customs Act. Notice No. HA-2012-011, Casio Canada Ltd. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency. Goods in…

The following is excerpted from a 31 August 2012 release by Statistics Canada. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.5% in the second quarter, matching the pace of the two previous quarters. Business investment contributed the most to second-quarter GDP growth. Final domestic demand grew 0.4%. On…

The following is excerpted from a 30 August 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, and His Excellency Keat Chhon, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy…

The following is from the 30 August 2012 edition of The Globe and Mail. Ottawa’s choice of Guy Saint-Jacques as Canada’s next ambassador to China does not herald a radical new direction in Canada’s relationship with Beijing. That a veteran diplomat, Mandarin speaker and China hand will assume the…