2010-03-09 - Globe and Mail Global economic growth is robust and improving financial markets mean some policy stimulus can be withdrawn, top central bankers agreed Monday.

2010-03-04 - ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive" The Obama administration delivered to Congress March 1 its 2010 Trade Policy Agenda and 2009 Annual Report. A press release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative states that this document explains how USTR will support the presidents National Export Initiative, which seeks to double U.S. exports over the next five years, through new market openings and trade enforcement.

2010-01-28 - As you may know, full enforcement for the Importer Security Filing (ISF, commonly known as "10+2") began on Jan. 26, 2010, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin issuing liquidated damage penalties for noncompliance with ISF requirements.

2009-10-27 - The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Plant Protection and Quarantine Please be advised of the change in documents that must accompany shipments of peppers from Canada. Beginning Wednesday, October 21st, 2009, shippers may self-certify their shipments using a new document...

2009-10-19 - Canada Border Services Agency The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today met with Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative, and Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, Mexicos Secretary of Economy, in Dallas, Texas. During the meeting, the first time trade ministers of all three NAFTA countries have met since 2007, the three reaffirmed their countries commitment to the Agreement.

2009-09-04 - Canada News Centre Gerald Keddy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today concluded a successful visit to India, where he opened a new Canadian trade office in Kolkata, a dynamic business, transportation and financial hub and the country's fourth-largest city.

2009-09-03 - Under the Lacey Act amendments included in the 2008 Farm Bill, imports of certain plants and plant products must be accompanied by an import declaration that contains, among other things, the scientific name of the plant, the value of the importation, the quantity of the plant and the name of the country from where the plant was harvested.

2009-08-27 - The following is excerpted from the 26 August 2009 edition of "cbc.ca". Positive news on the U.S. housing market, durable goods orders and consumer confidence on Wednesday has fueled hopes that the American economy may be emerging from its economic downturn.

2009-08-25 - Globe and Mail Trade Minister Stockwell Day says he and his U.S. counterpart have agreed to begin discussions on a proposal to guarantee U.S. firms the right to sell products and services to provinces in exchange for a waiver of protectionist Buy American provisions.

2009-08-05 - Wall Street Journal A resurgence in euro-zone business activity suggests that the region's economy could emerge earlier than expected from the deepest recession since World Wall II.