The following is excerpted from a 17 October 2013 commentary by Peter G. Hall of Export Development Canada.
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Canada and Europe sign historic trade deal
November 11, 2013
Canada and the European Union have signed a tentative deal to open up markets and drop nearly all import taxes on everything from food to cars.
Under the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) and NAFTA, Canada will have preferential access to more than half of the world’s economy.
The sweeping agreement covers everything from cars to food to intellectual property…
Canadian government acts to increase safety in the transportation of dangerous goods
November 11, 2013
… the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, acted to further enhance safety in the transportation of dangerous goods by directing that a protective direction be issued requiring any person who imports or offers for transport crude oil to conduct classification tests on crude oil…
Effective immediately, any person who imports or offers for transport crude oil must:
Corporate Canada ready to spend in 2014: CIBC
November 11, 2013
Spending by Corporate Canada is expected to ramp up in 2014 as global economies, particularly the US, continue to show signs of improvement, says a report by CIBC Economics.
5 ways the Canada-EU trade deal will impact Canadians
November 11, 2013
Canada and the European Union have reached a "political agreement" on free trade that the federal government says could boost Canada's annual income by as much as $12 billion annually, and bilateral trade by 20 per cent.
While the deal is not expected to be ratified for at least two years, it is expected to remove 98 per cent of EU tariffs on a wide range of Canadian products.