After a period of relative smoothness through the summer and fall, small business optimism dropped off substantially in December. CFIB's Business Barometer® Index fell more than three and half points to land at 62.3, its lowest level since June.
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Free trade transformed Canada’s economy
January 15, 2014
Jan. 1, 2014, marks the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Canada-U.S. free-trade agreement (FTA), followed exactly five years later by that of the North American free-trade agreement (NAFTA). Together these events profoundly transformed Canada’s economy.
EICS Bulletin - changes to commodity codes for yogurt in 2014
January 6, 2014
Please be advised that commodity 04031010000000 and 04031010105800 will not longer be valid starting January 1, 2014
The new codes that will be in effect as of January 1, 2014 are:
Softwood Lumber quota for January 2014
January 3, 2014
Please be advised that as the prevailing monthly price for January 2014 exceeds US $355. Charges and volume restraints under the Softwood Lumber Agreement will not be applicable during the month of January 2014.
Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council News December 2013
January 3, 2014
A special edition of the Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) news update was issued December 18, 2013. This marks the two year anniversary of the release of the Joint Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council Action Plan. These newsletters are prepared periodically to provide you with information on RCC plans, progress being made and other items of interest.