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Advances under the Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) – Message to Industry and Brokers

December 15, 2016

In order to ensure an orderly transition between quota years, allocation holders who had an allocation under the previous year’s Beef and Veal TRQ are normally issued advances up to a maximum of 30% of their previous year’s import allocations.

No way to tell if border plan is helping security, trade or travellers: auditor general

December 15, 2016

The federal spending watchdog says the government has no way of telling whether its billion-dollar border plan is improving security or helping speed the flow of goods and people between Canada and the United States.

APEC leaders vow to fight protectionism, look to China on trade

December 9, 2016

Pacific Rim leaders vowed...to fight protectionism and Chinese officials said more countries are looking to join a China-led trading bloc after Donald Trump's election victory raised fears the United States would scrap free trade deals.

Consultations on CFIA's Draft Administrative Monetary Penalties Policy

December 9, 2016

Unlike the CBSA, CFIA does not publish a single list of all penalties.

The TPP is dead, so what does that mean for Canada?

December 9, 2016

The United States and Japan were driving the bus during the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.

The two largest economies in the 12-country Pacific Rim trade agreement had the economic muscle to get what they wanted from the smaller countries in the deal, Canada included.

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