Trade News

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…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 30 August 2012 in Part III of the Canada Gazette. Part III of the Canada Gazette contains the public Acts of Canada and certain other ancillary publications, including a list of Proclamations of Canada and Orders in Council relating to the…

The Import Control Division will be closed for the Monday September 3, 2012 holiday from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (ET). If you require assistance please contact the National Import Service Centre (NISC) Toronto On. NISC - Toronto: 1-800-835-4486 Please note: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Meat Import…

Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from 'Approved' to 'Refuse Entry' for the following HS codes with the end uses of: Ceremonial or religious use, Culture, Feeding aquatic animals to aquatic animals, Live bait and Stocking, enhancement or refresh from the United States. 03…

This is a reminder that a maintenance window of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, September 1, 2012. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that a maintenance window of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for the first Saturday of every…

Monday September 3rd is a statutory holiday. The Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS/EXCOL help desk email: EICS.SCEI@DFAIT…

Members may be interested in the following report from the Privy Council Office: Quarterly Financial Report for PCO - Quarter ended June 30, 2012 Statement outlining results, risks and significant changes in operations, personnel and program For the quarter ended June 30, 2012 http://www.pco-bcp.gc…

The following is from the 28 August 2012 edition of the Journal of Commerce. Month-to-month value of U.S. surface transportation trade fell 1.4 percent in June Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 6.6 percent…

The following is excerpted from a 29 August 2012 news release by CBSA. As summer comes to an end, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wants to help facilitate your border crossing this long weekend. Higher traveller volumes require some planning ahead and the CBSA wants to help you do just that…

a) Chapter 05 was published to add the following OGD extension. 05.11.99.1300 - Histopathology Slides b) Chapter 13 was published to add the following OGD extension. 13.02.19.7199.99 - Other vegetable extracts This created a requirement version change to the following HS codes. 13.01.20 - Gum Arabic…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-071) The Electronic Commerce Unit will be closed on the Labour Day Statutory Holiday of Monday September 3, 2012. B3 Entries processed and accepted between Saturday September 1 and Tuesday September 4 will appear on the daily K84 notice generated at the end of…

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1331330793114/1331330868647 MHD 2012-36 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Colombia (2012-07-20) The PDF version of directives should be used for maintaining print copies of the meat…