The CSCB will be posting additional information as it becomes available.
Canada and the U.S. have reached a deal to remove steel and aluminum tariffs, CBC News has learned.
A source with knowledge of the high-level negotiations said the deal does not impose quotas on Canadian steel exports, nor does it limit Canadian imports to a specific share of the U.S. market.
CFIA has released a new fact sheet to help raise awareness about the invasive pest plant Giant reed (Arundo donax L.).
Giant reed is regulated as a pest plant under the Plant Protection Act due to the significant risk it poses to Canada's plant resource base. The importation, use and movement of Giant reed plants and its plant parts is prohibited in Canada.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated an expedited review of certain liquid dielectric transformers (transformers) having a top power handling capacity equal to or exceeding 60,000 kilovolt amperes (60 megavolt amperes), exported from South Korea to Canada by IEN Hanchang Co., Ltd. (Hanchang).
The CSCB has contacted CBSA, GAC, and Finance Canada, asking when practical information regarding the importation of these goods will be available, and have been advised that Customs Notice will be issued shortly.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland gave no hint today that the United States is set to lift steel and aluminum tariffs, even though Mexico's top trade representative is saying a deal for their country is imminent and the U.S Treasury secretary says all three countries are "close" to finding a solution to the standoff.
