Category Archives: News
Economic Digest – June 2017
EXPORTS There were 43,255 exporting enterprises of goods in Canada in 2016, with export sales totaling C$442.2-billion. This was down for the first time since...
Carrier News Update June 2017
1. Air cargo arriving in Canada on a highway conveyance and documented on an air waybill (commonly known as a flying truck) is currently exempt...
Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determination on Softwood Lumber
On April 24, 2017, the Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty or imports of softwood lumber from Canada. Commerce...
Economic Digest – May 2017
SAND India’s “sand mafia” is doing a roaring trade. The Times of India estimates that the illicit market for sand is worth US$2.3-billion a year:...
New Canada Free Trade Agreement Update
The new Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) that will remove domestic trade barriers is expected to add billions of dollars to the economy, but an...
April CBSA Update
As most cross border carriers are aware, CBSA is again experiencing delays in processing of all EDI and Portal messages. CBSA has indicated that they...
Economic Digest – April 2017
AGRICULTURE Equity in Canada’s farm sector reached C$475-billion at the end of 2015, up $26-billion (5.8%) from a year earlier. Equity increased in every province...
March eManifest Update
With the next release of eManifest functionality expected to be available March 4-5, 2017, the timing of the Release Notification System (RNS) class of Notices...