October 9, 2020

WTO members narrow field of Director General candidates

The two candidates who secured the broadest and deepest support from the membership and who should subsequently advance to the final round are Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and Yoo Myung-hee of the Republic of Korea Read More

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New import requirement: romaine from parts of California must be tested for E. coli

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will require importers to either provide proof that romaine lettuce destined for import into Canada does not originate from counties in the Salinas Valley, or provide an official certificate of analysis from an accredited…

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Message to Industry – New Notices to Importers for 2021 Calendar Year TRQs

Global Affairs Canada has prepared new Notices to Importers for the 2021 calendar year TRQs with an application period starting on October 1, 2020 and a deadline of November 15, 2020 Read More

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Statement from Minister Champagne on suspension of export permits to Turkey

Due to the ongoing hostilities in in Nagorno-Karabakh suspended suspended certain export permits to Turkey to allow time to further assess the situation Read More

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Memorandum D20-1-1 – Exporter reporting

has been updated to remove all references to the Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) and all references to paper-based reporting, etc Read More

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Guide to exporting commercial goods from Canada

Step by step information on the obligations of exporters in regard to Canadian laws and regulations The Canada Border Services Agency re-issued its Guide to exporting commercial goods from Canada. Electronic export declarations are required in almost every instance and…

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Global trade shows signs of rebound from COVID-19 according to WTO

Strong trade performance in June and July have brought some signs of optimism for global trade World Trade Organization (WTO) economists announced that global trade shows signs of bouncing back from a deep COVID-19 induced slump, but they caution that…

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Canada’s trade deficit narrows as imports and exports drop

Statistics Canada reports that exports decreased 1.0 percent in August while imports fell 1.2 percent Statistics Canada announced that the country’s August merchandise exports and imports stabilized after two months of strong growth. Imports fell 1.2%, while exports were down…

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Tribunal to review expiry of duties on refined sugar from several countries

Anti-dumping finding scheduled to expire unless CBSA and Tribunal decide to maintain it The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a review to determine if the expiry of its order from October 2015 is likely to lead to continued or resumed…

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