Trade Info You Can Trust
Imports
Plant Protection Policy Directive D-12-01 has been revised
April 5, 2019
Please be advised that the Plant Protection Policy
Declaring Canadian Food Inspection Agency regulated goods as ‘Canadian Goods Returning’
April 3, 2019
This is to inform commercial importers and customs brokers of new guidance that has recently been...
Update to Technical Bulletin on the proposed prescriptive path to meet Fan Energy Rating (FER) for gas, oil-fired and electric furnaces
March 29, 2019
On December 6, 2018, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) issued a technical bulletin proposing a...
Canadian international merchandise trade, January 2019
March 28, 2019
Canada's exports were up 2.9% in January, mainly on the strength of higher crude oil export prices.
Exports
China has stopped buying Canadian canola seed
March 23, 2019
40% of Canadian canola seed exports are bound for China, but not right now
Brexit: What’s next?
March 22, 2019
If you’re a Canadian exporter or investor currently doing business in the United Kingdom, you’re...
China halts canola shipments from major Canadian supplier
March 6, 2019
A major Canadian canola exporter has had its registration to ship canola seeds to China revoked,...
Export documentation and establishment numbers under the SFCR
February 22, 2019
On January 15, 2019, the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) came into force, introducing...
International Trade Compliance
Message to industry – CITT Report On Safeguards Regarding Certain Steel Goods
April 9, 2019
The purpose of this message is to inform importers that [on April 3, 2019] the Canadian...
BREXIT Update from Agriculture Canada
March 27, 2019
The following communiqué was issued by the Market Access Secretariat, Agriculture and Agri-Food...
The Canada-Mexico-United States Financial Regulatory Forum
December 23, 2018
The Department of Finance Canada, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, and the U.S.
Nine WTO dispute panels now reviewing 232 duties
December 23, 2018
This article in American Shipper points out that Canada isn’t the only country that is subject to...
In The News
Slump in world trade is just as bad as the decline sparked by the dotcom crash, warn analysts
April 17, 2019
A recent collapse in global trade is the worst since the financial crisis and as steep as during...
CITT Finds Safeguard Measures Warranted for 2 of 7 Classes of Steel Goods: Heavy Steel Plate and Stainless Steel Wire
April 6, 2019
On 3 April 2019 the Canadian International Trade Tribunal issued its awaited ruli
Ottawa considering new retaliation to end U.S. tariff fight, source says
March 30, 2019
Little progress has been made in convincing Trump to kill steel and aluminium tariffs
CRA: Interest rates for the second calendar quarter
March 29, 2019
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today the prescribed annual interest rates that will...