Trade News

Today Prime Minister, Mark Carney announced a series of new measures to help the softwood lumber industry transform to remain competitive. These measures will help unlock the full potential of the industry as we scale up housing and major infrastructure construction and drive long-term economic…

In September 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) introduced a new code (A37 -Canadian Greenhouse Certificate Program) in the APHIS Core Message Set and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) to specifically declare Export…

Labour experts say another postal service strike is unlikely after unionized Canada Post workers rejected their employer’s latest round of offers in a forced vote and the parties mull their next steps. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that the roughly 55,000 members represented by…

On July 18, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at Vancouver International Airport intercepted 29 kg of methamphetamine from the luggage of a traveller destined for Hong Kong. Officers discovered the methamphetamine concealed in gift-wrapped packages within two suitcases. The CBSA…

Requirements begin on September 25, 2025. To decrease the risk associated with E. coli O157:H7 in romaine lettuce, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing temporary Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence conditions the importation of romaine lettuce originating from the U.S. From…

The Canada Border Services Agency has today extended the preliminary phase of the investigations respecting the alleged injurious dumping of steel strapping originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Türkiye and the Socialist…

Please be aware that the the CBSA has advised the following, on the CARM Client Portal home page: We are currently experiencing issues with Release Prior to Payment (RPP) enrollments in the CARM Client Portal. The CBSA is actively working to resolve this issue.

An additional English session of the Marine Carrier and Freight Forwarder Enrollment in CARM webinar has been scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday August 6. Webinar: Marine Carrier and Freight Forwarder Enrollment in CARM Language Date Time Registration English Wednesday, August 6, 2025 1:00 pm to 2:00…

The Canada Border Services Agency says it has arrested and charged three alleged smugglers after police in southern Quebec intercepted a truck carrying 44 foreign nationals in conditions an RCMP officer described as “horrific.” Most of the migrants, including a pregnant woman and children as young…

The CBSA has published their Trusted Trader News; Summer Edition, please click here to review the newsletter in English and French. Topics in the newsletter include: Trusted Trader Excellence Recognition; Modernized Minimum Security Requirements; CBSA’s Trusted Traders programs and Innovation…

Prior to Prime Minister Carney’s upcoming visit to Mexico, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will travel to Mexico City, Mexico from August 5 to 6, 2025. The ministers will be meeting…

Canadian International Trade Tribunal Inquiry NQ-2025-001 — Notice of termination of inquiry Corrosion-resistant steel sheet On July 16, 2025, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) terminated the investigation concerning the dumping of the aforementioned products (see link above)…

A) New miscellaneous codes AIRS was published to add the following miscellaneous codes: 993 – Mixture of fertilizer and/or supplement ingredients 994 – Single material B) Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to add a registration type to the following HS codes with the end use “Human Consumption” and…

The CARM system and all its components are now available, as of 10:30am ET Aug 3, following our Release 4 implementation. Thank you for your patience. ___________________________ Due to system maintenance activities, the CARM Client Portal, CAD EDI, CAD API, Tariff, Duty & Taxes Calculator, and Bond…

Updates made to this D-memo This memorandum has been revised to: update the definitions section replace “ pre-arrival” with “Advance Commercial Information (ACI)/eManifest”, when applicable replace “B3-3, Canada Customs Coding Form” with “Commercial Accounting Declaration (CAD)”, when applicable…

1.0 Purpose, coverage and duration 1.1 The purpose of this Notice is to inform importers of the procedures governing the administration of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for certain steel goods that are listed in item 82 on the Import Control List (ICL). 1.2 The ICL was amended on June 27, 2025 to add…

Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-24-eng.html Ottawa, June 27, 2025 Updated: August 1, 2025 1. This notice provides information on the application of the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods and the Order Amending the Order Imposing a Surtax on…

La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-08-04 03:00 (ET) 2025-08-04 03:30 (ET) All clients who use the eManifest, CERS and CARM portals to transmit their trade data. Description Please note that for maintenance purposes the eManifest, Canadian Export…