To close out the third quarter, TransCore Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index picked up modestly in September after two consecutive months of unflattering load volumes. Compared to last month, load volumes increased seven percent, while year-over-year volumes withdrew 25 percent.
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What Canada needs to succeed in a changing, globalized world
October 18, 2015
Globalization is clearly the dominant international business model today. It has been with us in one form or another for centuries; the spice trade between Europe and Asia, or the development of North America as a source of inputs and goods for European consumers.
Fee cap extended for certain animal health export certificates
October 18, 2015
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has extended a fee remission for certain animal health export certificates. The remission will continue a cap of $75 on export certification fees for certain live animals including swine, cattle, flightless birds, poultry, hatching eggs, horses, sheep and goats, as well as mammalian embryos until September 30, 2017.
Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership will help the auto sector
October 18, 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—perhaps the largest trade deal in a generation—looks set to finally conclude. Rumours suggest a deal may be completed this week. With many (many) years of on-again, off-again negotiations, this is welcome news. Trade in goods and in services between 12 Pacific countries representing close to 40 per cent of the world’s economy may soon become much easier.
COOL decision down to the fine points
October 18, 2015
Canada has made its final pitch to a World Trade Organization panel on the billions of dollars of damage beef and pork producers say they have suffered due to the U.S. country-of-origin labelling (COOL) program.
Now it awaits a decision on what level of retaliatory tariffs it can impose on imports of American food and consumer goods...A final decision could come by Nov. 27.