The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on July 8 and 15, 2017.
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Statement by the Foreign Affairs Minister on the NAFTA Statements
August 6, 2017
The Honorable Chrystia Freeland, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...made the following statement on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Clarification to Section 5.3.6. of Notice to Importers No. 865 - Chicken and Chicken Products - Supplemental Imports - Application Processing Timeframes
August 6, 2017
Section 5.3.6 of Notice to Importers Serial No. 865, dated December 15, 2014, addresses the normal timeframes required for the processing of applications for supplemental import authorizations due to market shortages. It states that:
2015-2016 Plant Protection Survey Report
August 6, 2017
The objectives of the Plant Protection program within the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are to prevent the introduction and spread within Canada of plant pests of quarantine significance, to detect and control or eradicate designated plant pests in Canada, and to certify plants and plant products for domestic and export trade.
A Comeback for Global Trade?
August 6, 2017
It has been a dreary decade for international trade. From the heights in 2008, global trade flows plunged, staged a quick partial revival, then went into a holding pattern from then until now. In terms of trade intensity, we are far from what we used to be, and many are resigned to our current state as a permanent new normal.