1. Public Works and Government Services Canada have announced a cheque standardization initiative, reducing the number of cheque formats used by the Government of Canada (GoC) to one standard format, effective February 28, 2015. The new standardized 8 ½" x 7" cheque will no longer include a stub.
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CN 15-004, Public Works and Government Services Canada's Cheque Standardization Initiative
March 21, 2015
Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations
March 17, 2015
Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 28 February 2015 in Part I of the Canada Gazette.
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Appeal - Notice No. HA-2014-025
Business Barometer: Smallbiz confidence cools in February
March 17, 2015
Small business optimism chilled noticeably in February. CFIB's Business Barometer® Index dropped more than four points to 59.1—the lowest level we've seen since mid-2009.
Canada-U.S. relations have never been cooler, says longtime diplomat
March 17, 2015
The elder statesman among all former Canadian ambassadors to the United States says he’s never seen the relationship between the two governments quite this cool.
When it comes to Canada-U.S. relations, Allan Gotlieb has a unique vantage point.
Canadian beef restricted by China over BSE case
March 17, 2015
China has joined Taiwan, Korea, Peru and Belarus in restricting imports of Canadian beef products because of concern over a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) found in Alberta.
The Alberta case of BSE — better known as mad cow disease — was confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Feb. 13.