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Mar 30, 2015

CFIA announces changes to pet food import document requirements

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Centre of Administration (CoA) has advised of changes to documentation requirements for… Read more 

Mar 30, 2015

Backlog at West Coast ports easing as imports pick up

Import cargo volume at the nation's more than two dozen container port locations along the West Coast is… Read more 

Mar 30, 2015

Canadian businesses least likely to use China currency, poll suggests

Although China is among the world's leaders in economic growth, few Canadian companies say they use the form… Read more 

Mar 24, 2015

Unabated port congestion prompting shippers to head East

Roughly 4 in 10 retailers and manufacturers intends to move their shipments from the West Coast to the… Read more 

Mar 23, 2015

CFIA simplifies import permits for planting and propagation

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has advised that as of March 20, 2015 they are using a… Read more 

Mar 20, 2015

Canada’s wholesale trade falls on fizzling auto sales, shipments

Wholesale trade receipts in January slipped to $53 billion from December, based on reported numbers from Statistics Canada.… Read more 

Mar 18, 2015

Softwood lumber export tax trigger reached; rates begin April 1, 2015

Under the terms of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA), the trigger for an increase in the export… Read more 

Mar 1, 2015

Air cargo industry predicting strong 2015

The international air cargo industry experienced its longest peak season in sometime during the latter half of last… Read more 

Feb 27, 2015

FMC reviewing demurrage charge assessment practices

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is “evaluating” the use of port congestion-related demurrage fees by carriers and terminal… Read more 

Feb 26, 2015

Trade Promotion Authority nearing final stages

After months on end of ongoing debate about granting President Barack Obama and his administration trade promotion authority… Read more