News by subject: TRD

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the final determination of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of Canadian softwood lumber products into the United States. The U.S. Lumber Coalition fully supports this development as it...

The impact of the Trump Administration on energy policy, energy trade and climate change initiatives between the U.S. and Canada is among the topics at The New England-Canada Business Council's (NECBC) 25th Annual Energy Trade and Technology...

Thailand's ranking on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business 2018 index moved up to 26th from 46th last year from 190 countries worldwide. This brought Thailand to the top three in ASEAN. According to World Bank's Ease of Doing Business 2018,...

Unifor National President Jerry Dias and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross have agreed that addressing the core issue of low Mexican wages is the key to breaking the impasse at NAFTA renegotiations. "There is a clear understanding that...

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) Group, is organizing Buyers Sellers meeting on pharmaceuticals to be held in Abidjan from 2-3 Nov, 2017 in collaboration with the Islamic...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that it is launching an investigation into whether or not certain copper pipe fittings (CPF) originating in or exported from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) are being sold at unfair...

No one is quite sure what's behind the wave of sonic attacks in Havana that are said to have harmed at least 21 American diplomats and their family members. The matter remains a mystery. It's also a setback, says Rebecca Bellinger, managing director...

In advance of Thursday's International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing on illegal imports of Chinese hardwood plywood, forty-eight members of Congress including Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), and Representatives Greg Walden...

Bloomberg BNA and Grant Thornton today announced that they are cohosting Future Ready Business: Operating in a Changing Landscape, an executive-level workshop that will bring together corporate executives and government leaders to examine how...

The FT Business Regulation Forum that took place in Dubai on 24 October, at the Dubai International Financial Centre, brought together regulators, policy makers and senior industry leaders to discuss the role of regulatory policy as a driver for...

2,000 participants from 100 countries to gather to re-imagine education at a time of disruption and economic uncertainty    Some of the world's most creative leaders in the fields of education, technology, social entrepreneurship, global...

Dongfeng Motor Corporation sets up its race team and names a sailboat under its Dongfeng brand to participate in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18. On October 21, 2017, Dongfeng Motor Corporation held a press conference themed "Belt and Road With you" to...

UK consumer demand for Japanese car brands rises 38.2% in five years, with more than 350,000 registrations in first three quarters of 2017.[1] Japan remains UK Auto's second biggest Asian export market, as 34.5% more Japanese buyers choose British...

Today, American Trucking Associations, along with the Canadian Trucking Alliance and Cámara Nacional del Autotransporte de Carga ? CANACAR ? the three largest trucking industry organizations in North America issued a joint statement encouraging their...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will meet with the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, in Ottawa on October 31. During the meeting, Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Groysman will explore ways to...

As part of a national effort to keep the North American Free Trade Talks focused on the needs of working people, Unifor is holding six simultaneous rallies across the country on Friday. "Canadians need a re-balancing of NAFTA, one that puts workers...

The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Canada, the leading independent certifier of forest management practices in Canada and around the world, strongly endorses the call for a chapter to be added to the proposed renegotiated North American Free...

As part of a national effort to keep the North American Free Trade Talks focused on the needs of working people, Unifor is holding six simultaneous rallies across the country on Friday. "Canadians need a re-balancing of NAFTA, one that puts workers...

The drop in oil and gas investment and the abandonment of projects like the Energy East pipeline may well get worse in Canada due to the erosion of our competitive position relative to the United States. This is the main conclusion of a Research...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today affirmed the disastrous effects that more than two decades of so-called "free" trade have had on American workers, their families and communities, as reported in documents leaked from the White House....

Laurent Lessard, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, was in Washington last October 13 and 14 within the framework of the fourth round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. Even before the American positions were...

At the fourth round of NAFTA renegotiation, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters dispatched staff from both its U.S. and Canadian trade policy teams to track and influence the negotiations on behalf of several top Teamster priorities, including...

The forestry industry is poised for a strong future if governments and all stakeholders act now, writes Unifor in a new policy publication. "After painful restructuring over the last decade, we see many opportunities to rebuild and create jobs that...

Unifor, representing 41,000 Canadians in auto and auto parts manufacturing, says that the newly tabled U.S. proposals on rules of original are deliberately untenable.  "Frankly, I think this is a bully move by the American government," said Unifor...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today concluded his first official visit to Mexico. The Prime Minister's visit reinforced the close bond between Canada and Mexico. It was also an opportunity for Prime Minister Trudeau and Mexican President...

A renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement must reverse the erosion of economic security, raise living and working conditions for all and provide broad, effective and enforceable labour rights, say leaders of the United Steelworkers (USW),...

Top Teamsters leaders joined with members of Congress and their fellow union allies from across North America today in laying out a path forward for a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as negotiators meet in the nation's capital to...

The following joint statement was issued today by Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (USW) International President and Ken Neumann, USW Canadian National Director following the Trinational Labor Summit:  We have come...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today concluded his visit to Washington, D.C., and will now travel to Mexico City for his first official visit to Mexico. While in Washington, Prime Minister Trudeau took part in a keynote conversation with Pattie...

Canada's farmers and food processors will see more of their goods exported to Europe. The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, yesterday completed the first leg of a 10-day European agricultural trade mission in...

The "Drug/Device and Device/Drug Combinations in the EU and USA" conference has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The demarcation between medicinal products and devices is becoming evermore important. In addition, with the convergence...

Ortho Regenerative Technologies Inc. ("Ortho RTi" or the "Corporation"), an emerging Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Technology company, will begin trading today on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") under the stock symbol "ORTH."  Ortho...

On October 16-18 Skolkovo Technopark will host Moscow International Open Innovations Forum. About 15,000 participants from more than 90 countries of the world are expected to attend this main 2017 event for digital ecosystem delegates.       (Logo:...

During the 35th congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in Lisbon Portugal, the Medical Technology business group of ZEISS continues to expand its comprehensive portfolio of integrated ophthalmic diagnostic and...

The U.S. Department of Commerce's decision today to impose additional duties against a Canadian-made jet is a direct threat to the aerospace industry in Canada, and to the government's ability to build the sector in the country, Unifor says....

The United Steelworkers issued the following statement after the business community criticized the current direction of NAFTA negotiations. Since the day NAFTA was signed into law, workers in the United States, Mexico...

The Canada­?United States?Mexico trilateral relationship is a model to the world. It supports growth, innovation and well-paying jobs in all three countries. Canada buys more goods from the U.S. than any other single nation and is the top export...

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted unanimously that a surge of large residential washer imports from Samsung and LG have seriously injured American manufacturers and workers. The vote was part of a section 201 safeguard petition...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today hosted a First Ministers' Meeting with provincial and territorial Premiers.  First ministers took stock of the economy and discussed measures to grow the economy and create well-paying jobs for the middle class...

Export Development Canada (EDC) and the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) today announced a formalized partnership to deliver enhanced trade education to Canadian companies and trade professionals. At the core of the partnership is the...

Retail's current transition is creating unique new concerns for retailers in Canada. Retail West 2017, a one-day Vancouver conference organized by Retail Council of Canada has been developed to help retailers better navigate through this retail...

On Friday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) preliminarily determined that there is a reasonable indication that imports of stainless steel flanges from China and India have materially injured the U.S. stainless steel flange industry. All...

The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) will hold its 6th annual Trade & International Affairs Symposium: Exploring New Horizons for Global Trade. WHO: The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute WHAT: CHLI's 6th annual Trade &...

Today, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council joined ACTION for Trade, a coalition that aims to ensure that U.S. trade policy and agreements protect and promote creativity and innovation. "Entrepreneurs and small businesses rely on strong...

While the U.S. President has just reiterated his intention to reduce corporate taxes, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau wants to raise taxes on entrepreneurs. Ottawa would be better off focusing on Canada's tax competitiveness with its...

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) congratulates the federal government, and its trade partners, for an agreement to include a new chapter in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) focused on small and medium-sized...

While the U.S. President has just reiterated his intention to reduce corporate taxes, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau wants to raise taxes on entrepreneurs. Ottawa would be better off focusing on Canada's tax competitiveness with its...

The following is a joint statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Canada President François Laporte in response to the end of round three of NAFTA renegotiations here on Wednesday. "Teamsters...

The U.S. decision to impose massive preliminary countervailing duties against Bombardier's C-Series plane is a short-sighted move that puts the continent's aerospace industry at risk, Unifor says. "The simple fact is that no country can have a...

Today, four major U.S. plastics producers ? DAK Americas LLC, Indorama Ventures USA, Inc., M&G Polymers USA, LLC, and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America ? filed petitions alleging that imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from Brazil,...