Trade News

In alignment with CP’s operational improvements, CP has updated its Product and Services and Transload tariffs with changes, effective September 15th 2012. This notice is available in its entirety on the Canadian Pacific website at: http://www.cpr.ca/en/customer-centre/customer-bulletins/Pages…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for July 2012 is available on the CSCB website at: http://cscb.ca/sites/cscb.ca/files/uploads/Monthly_EDI_Release_Report_J… The national EDI percent was 94.30 %.

Six weeks until the CSCB national conference and delegates have been registering at a rapid pace. It will be a great event and we don’t want you to miss out on it. We understand that the conference hotel, The Hilton Quebec is very busy during our conference period. And it is almost sold out! We…

This issue features three articles that present research and analysis by Bank of Canada staff. The first updates previous Bank estimates of measurement bias in the Canadian consumer price index; the second uses a new term-structure model to analyze the relationship between the short-term policy rate…

The following is excerpted from the 15 August 2012 edition of Reuters Canada. A stubbornly fragile global economy could throw Canada's steadfast growth and job creation off track, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday, although he highlighted a slowing housing market and increased…

The following is excerpted from a 16 August 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Mark Adler, Member of Parliament for York Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today attended a…

The following is excerpted from a 15 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 that the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Associate Minister of National…

The following is excerpted from a 16 August 2012 news release by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor, spoke to the St. John's Board of Trade about how the Government is working with Canadians to…

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has extended an invitation to an information session being held on Sept 26, 2012. This day will be dedicated to providing information on various CFIA programs, and will also give you an opportunity to provide feedback to us. Please find further information…

The following is now available on the CBSA website: Memorandum D19-7-3, Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d19/d19-7-3-eng.html

The following are now available on the CBSA Web site: Customs Notice 12-023, eManifest - A49 Automotive Report and Release Document - Interim Procedures http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn12-023-eng.html Customs Notice 12-024, Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Lazo, British Columbia…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-065) Saturday, August 18th, 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 affected by…

Chapter 03 was published to streamline the requirements for the following HS codes. 03.01.11 - Ornamental fish: Freshwater 03.01.19 - Ornamental fish: Other Please note that there are too many OGD extensions to include them in this message. Please refer to the AIRS tool to obtain the pertinent…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) would like your feedback on updating the regulations for importing milk and milk products. http://inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/imports/consultatio… Attached is a more…

The Notice of Commencement of Inquiry is available in its entirety on the CITT website at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/inquirie/notices/NQ2m003_e.asp

The following is excerpted from a 24 July 2012 news release by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. CITT initiates Final Inquiry, Carbon Steel Welded Pipe from Chinese Taipei, India, Oman, Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today…

Starting Date Case No. Product 2012-10-15 RR-2011-002 Bicycles 2012-10-22 NQ-2012-001 Liquid Dielectric Transformers 2012-10-29 NQ-2012-002 Steel Piling Pipe 2012-11-13 NQ-2012-003 Carbon Steel Welded Pipe 2012-11-19 RR-2012-001 Hot-rolled Carbon Steel Plate 2013-01-21 RR-2012-002 Seamless Carbon or…

The following is excerpted from a 14 August 2012 press release by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority. Today, the Honourable Steven Fletcher, Minister of State (Transport), announced new initiatives aimed at making air travel more convenient for Canadians travelling from medium sized…