CFIA would like to take this opportunity to invite you to an import information session being held on Oct 27, 2015. This session will focus on PLANT HEALTH import requirements and processes. This information session will be held in Burnaby, BC.
News
Meet the new ‘fragile six’ of global trade
New analysis has identified the six riskiest economies in global trade, based on their exposure to the commodity price slump, the slowdown in China and the US Federal Reserve rate rise.
Researchers at ABN Amro have singled out Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa and Turkey as those emerging markets set to feel the heat of the coming months the most.
Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations
Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 5 and 12 September 2015 in Part I of the Canada Gazette.
Canada Border Services Agency
Special Import Measures Act
International trade in polar bear trophies okay: CITES
The trade in trophies from legally-hunted and sustainably-managed polar bears is not detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild.
Worries Rise Over Global Trade Slump
A sharp drop in global trade growth this year is underscoring a disturbing legacy of the financial crisis: Exports and imports of goods are lagging far behind their pace of past expansions, threatening future productivity and living standards.