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BCCC Trusted Trader Sub-committee meeting minutes, 27 March

Minutes and a presentation from the BCCC Trusted Trader Sub-committee meeting held on 27 March 2012 are now available on the BCCC Trusted Trader Sub-committee page of the CSCB members site. To access, please go to our website at www.cscb.ca, login, and look under “CSCB Advocacy”.

CFIA HC RCC Invitation for Stakeholders Comments

In February 2011, President Obama and Prime Minister Harper called for the creation of the U.S. – Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) to promote economic growth through increased regulatory transparency and coordination between the two governments. To this end, the Council’s members worked…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Members may be interested in the following, published on 15 September 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal, under the Special Import Measures Act. Appeal No.: AP-2011-073; Goods in issue: Certain aluminum picket and spacer kits. Issue: Whether the…

By the Numbers - This Quarter at the Border

The following is excerpted from a 14 September 2012 news release by CBSA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today released statistics for the first quarter of the 2012/2013 fiscal year. These numbers, covering the period of April through June 2012--represent the wide range of work done by the…

CTA survey finds implementation of ACI eManifest 'going well'

The following is excerpted from the 14 September 2012 edition of Canadian Transportation & Logistics. The Canadian Trucking Alliance has surveyed its members to gauge experience with ACI eManifest ahead of the start of its mandatory use for highway carriers Nov. 1. “Respondents to our survey…

Loonie tops $1.03 US

The following is excerpted from the 13 September 2012 edition of CBC News. The Canadian dollar rose above $1.03 US today after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced aggressive actions aimed at stimulating the still-weak American economy by making it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow and…

Canada's Harper seeks budget balance but top priority is growth

The following is excerpted from the 13 September 2012 edition of Reuters Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday he hoped to balance the federal budget before the next election in October 2015 but his top priority was to make sure the economy continued to grow. "We have to go…

CSCB Toronto Region Education Seminar

The CSCB Toronto Region is offering an education seminar on various CFIA issues, including commodity specific import requirements. The seminar will take place at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Toronto Airport, 6257 Airport Road in Mississauga on September 27, 2012 between 2 p.m. and 5 – 5:30 p.m…

CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 15-16 September

The following is a CBSA Message (EDI12-074) Saturday, September 15th, 2012 Full EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET). This includes: Electronic Releases, RNS, CUSDEC, CADEX, CSA, ACI Marine, ACI Air, ACI eManifest Highway as well as…

CBSA Message: Reminder regarding RMD EDI and highway frontier clearances

The following is a CBSA Message (EDI12-073) The purpose of this message is to remind importers and customs brokers that a post arrival electronic Service Option Release on Minimum Documentation (RMD) is NOT permitted for purposes of obtaining release of shipments at highway border frontier locations…

Minister Baird Concludes Trip to India

The following is excerpted from a 12 September 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement as he concluded his first official visit to India: “I was pleased to visit India at the invitation of S.M…

Assistant Commissioner Gina Shares CBP’s Top Trade Initiatives

The following is excerpted from an 11 September 2012 news release by CBP. When CBP’s Assistant Commissioner of the Office of International Trade Allen Gina spoke to trade business leaders from the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, NCBFAA, Monday, he lightheartedly greeted…

CFIA AIRS Verification Service (AVS) Outage - Correction

TIME CHANGE: see below in bold. This message is to advise you that CFIA has an AVS outage scheduled for Thursday September 27, 2012 - AVS will not be available between the hours of 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.