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Air Canada Suspends Flights To And From The U.S. – How Will This Affect Your Priority Shipping.

April 22, 2020

Air Canada has announced they will be discontinuing flights to and from the U.S., with the last flights to be on April 26, and expecting to resume flights on May 22. (Westjet, Air Transat, Porter, and Sunwing had previously suspended flights) This will be a further blow to businesses shipping air freight to or from […]

U.S. Border closed – More tips to keep your freight moving and drivers safe

March 26, 2020

While transportation is exempt from restrictions in crossing the border, drivers will be questioned and screened for risk of exposure. To ensure a smooth crossing and avoid refusal at the border, each driver crossing should: Have a letter on a company letterhead, confirming employment in the trade industry Have a complete list of areas traveled […]

Canada U.S. Border closed

March 18, 2020

How will this affect your freight? The Canadian / U.S. border will soon be closing for all non-essential traffic, with essential goods and trucking still open to cross. While it is unlikely that the borders will shut down completely, this is new ground for the global economy, and anything is possible Here are 6 short […]

USMCA Is Replacing NAFTA

January 30, 2020

Will this affect you? Maybe…, and Maybe not. U.S. President Trump has now signed the revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law, with the new deal being called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “Today we are finally ending the NAFTA nightmare and signing into law the brand-new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement” President Trump said during […]

4 Predictions For The Logistics Industry In 2020, How The U.S. China Trade War May Reshape The Future.

November 27, 2019

We are now 17 months into the U.S. China trade war with no clear end in sight, and neither side in this conflict showing as having a clear advantage. At this time the purported “Phase One” deal has not come to fruition, and even if it did it is unlikely to unravel the damage done […]

How the U.S. Trade War with China is benefiting the Canadian lobster industry.

November 7, 2019

Over the past year, the world’s two largest economies have imposed tariffs on each other worth billions of dollars, affecting both their own industry as well as the global economy. The U.S. has accused China of many unfair trading practices along with a very large trade deficit, with China feeling that the U.S. is fighting […]

Travelling to the U.S. for business? Don’t get Banned!

October 31, 2019

If you travel to the U.S. for business, you could be at risk of being barred entry and receiving a 5 year or permanent lifetime ban. This could affect both your business as well as future vacation opportunities. If you are like most others that travel to the U.S., your plans consist of booking […]

Trumps tariffs have created an advantage for Canadians.

October 24, 2019

Trumps tariffs have created an advantage for Canadians, are you missing out on a lower cost shipping solution to the U.S.? Traditionally, Canadian companies selling their goods direct to U.S. consumers, have shipped their goods in bulk to U.S. stores or warehouses. This method was the most cost-effective way to take advantage of lower […]