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CARM Report

To help members prepare for the end of the RPP Transition Plan on April 19, 2025, the CSCB has been having discussions with the CBSA regarding the distribution of a CARM RPP Report. This report would provide members with clear visibility to their clients who have: delegated authority to them; posted…
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Backlog of CARM Helpdesk Tickets Related to Importer Registration

The CBSA is aware of the backlog of CCSH helpdesk tickets related to importer registration difficulties and the potential impact this could have on RPP enrolment, when importers are unable to register on the CARM Client Portal. Resolving this category of tickets prior to the end of the RPP…
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CARM Concerns - Keeping Our Information Current

Members, please help us to help you: Are the following concerns still a problem? CADs have been accepted and the CAD has disappeared from the CCP. CADs are being acknowledged but the CAD is not been returned. When the customs broker attempts to resubmit the CAD, it is being rejected for the wrong…
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SOA Payment Due Date Falling on a Statutory Holiday

Members know that payment due dates have changed with the implementation of CARM, that the SOA payment is now due 10 weekdays after the 17th of the month (inclusive of holidays). But what happens when that payment due date falls on a statutory holiday such as July 1, 2025? The CSCB has asked the…

ILA Ratifies a New Six-Year Contract for East and Gulf Port Employees

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), representing 45,000 East and Gulf Port employees, have ratified a new six-year contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) valid until Sept. 30, 2030. Contract negotiations between the ILA and the USMX came to a standstill in October…
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Use of Special Characters in the CAD Withdraw / Cancel Process

Members have advised that when completing the process of Withdraw / Cancel a Commercial Accounting Declaration (CAD) (See User Guide here ) some special characters cannot be used in the 'reason' field shown below. Special characters such as: # & @ Please remove any special characters and click…
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Reject of CARM Drawback Claim Due to Retired Tariff Classification

The CBSA has been asked for guidance when a CARM Drawback Claim includes a retired tariff classification. Their response is below, in italics. In response to your query, the Duty Drawback Submission process in CARM is currently being updated so there are certain aspects that may affect the…

CARM Bulletin 5398 - Excise Code Validation in CARM

CBSA has implemented validations with certain tariff classification codes within CARM, to encourage voluntary compliance at the time of creating a declaration. This is with aim to potentially avoid costly errors, corrections, and appeals. The use of these validations will ensure that GST exemptions…

New CARM User Guides

The CBSA has published four new CARM User Guides, please click on the links below to review: User Guide - First time set up - Register my business scenarios User Guide - Interim Process to submit a Pre-CARM Blanket Request User Guide - Submit a Commercial Accounting Declaration (CAD) for Type C and…

TCC25-0029 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Scheduled Maintenance

Start Date / Time 2025-02-27 02:00 (ET) End Date / Time 2025-02-27 08:00 (ET) Clients Affected All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI Description Please note that for maintenance purposes some external clients may not be able to submit EDI messages to CBSA or receive EDI…

Customs Notice 25-08: Overdue Releases/Missing Final Accounting

Ottawa, February 26, 2025 1. When the CBSA allows release based upon interim accounting under section 32(2)(a), trade chain partners (TCP) are obligated to finalize this process by submitting their final accounting in accordance with sections 32(3) and (4) of the Customs Act and also paragraphs 10…

CARM issue with Temporary Admission Permit Creation

The CBSA currently has a message posted to the CARM Client Portal homepage: We are currently experiencing an issue with the drop down menus when creating a Temporary Admission Permit. The CBSA is actively working to resolve this issue. Estimated time of resolution : 3:30PM EST https://ccp-pcc.cbsa

CN and Union Ratify New Agreement

On February 14, 2025, the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) ratified a new four-year tentative collective agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW) the union representing approximately 750 Signals and Communications employees in Canada. This follows the four-year…

CPKC and Union Ratify New Agreement

On February 24, 2025, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) ratified a new collective agreement with Canadian employees. Four-year agreements are now in place with Unifor, the union representing approximately 1,200 mechanics, labourers, diesel service attendants and mechanical support staff and with…