EICS/EXCOL Bulletin - Thanksgiving
Monday, October 12, 2020 is a statutory holiday. The Bureau’s offices will be closed.
Both EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.
Monday, October 12, 2020 is a statutory holiday. The Bureau’s offices will be closed.
Both EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.
After two months of strong growth, Canadian merchandise exports and imports stabilized in August. Imports fell 1.2%, while exports were down 1.0%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed slightly, from $2.5 billion in July to $2.4 billion in August.
World trade shows signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19 induced slump, but World Trade Organization economists caution that any recovery could be disrupted by the ongoing pandemic effects.
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COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders, October 2, 2020
Canada will maintain restrictions on non-essential travel with the United States until the coronavirus outbreak in both nations is much less serious, a senior government official said on Friday.
The comments by Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair suggest that the ban on non-essential travel could stay for months to come, given spiking cases of COVID-19.