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CFIA Scheduled Maintenance, 19 November

November 16, 2012
As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance/upgrades on Monday November 19, 2012 between 4:00 AM (EST) & 6:00 AM (EST). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and would like to thank you for your…

Careening Toward the Fiscal Cliff

November 15, 2012
The following is excerpted from a 15 November 2012 commentary by Peter G. Hall of Export Development Canada. It’s coming, and it’s big. The US economy is careening toward the so-called fiscal cliff at a frightening pace, and it’s creating a lot of concern. With the election now decided, will…

Canada-EU negotiators making final push in trade talks

November 15, 2012
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…

Minister Lebel promotes aviation and trade cooperation in China

November 15, 2012
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…

CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 17-18 November

November 15, 2012
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…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

November 15, 2012
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…

Update Highlights Canada’s Economic Resilience Amidst Global Uncertainty

November 14, 2012
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…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

November 14, 2012
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 -…

Canada-US relations: Not botched, but not enough

November 13, 2012
Barack Obama won the United States presidential race and Canadian papers are full of op-ed wisdom on how this will affect Canada. Earlier this year, two prominent Canadians—Derek Burney, a former ambassador to the US, and Fen Osler Hampson, a well-known academic—wrote in the high-prestige American…

BSF5111, Marine Container Examination Program Guide

November 13, 2012
Officers of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) work at marine container examination facilities in Halifax, Saint John, Montréal, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, to facilitate the movement of legitimate goods into Canada. CBSA officers apply a risk management approach in the examination of all…