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Verification and compliance priorities Targeted verification priorities are determined through a risk-based, evergreen process, meaning that new targets are added throughout the year. Verification priorities may also be carried over from previous years. With the implementation of the CBSA Assessment…

U.S. launched trade investigations into 60 countries, including Canada, in March on forced labour claims The Canadian government told the Trump administration that new legislation combatting forced labour in supply chains should shield Canada from new tariffs. In a written submission to the United…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-07-11 06:00 (ET) 2026-07-12 06:00 (ET) 2026-07-11 07:00 (ET) 2026-07-12 07:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest Portal. Description Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 06:00…

(Le français suit l’anglais) A) Chapter 07 Chapter 07 was published to add a registration type to the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption”: 07.13.10.1100 – Peas (Pisum sativum), bulk grain – Organic 07.13.10.7200 – Peas (Pisum sativum), grain, packaged and prepared for sale –…

On July 1, 2026, the United States formally declined to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, T-MEC, CUSMA, or the Agreement) during the Agreement’s first mandatory joint review meeting. Mexico and Canada had formally indicated their intention to renew the Agreement in the weeks…

Ottawa, July 7, 2026 The Canada Border Services Agency has extended the conclusion of the administrative review of small and large power transformers originating in or exported from South Korea by Iljin Electric Co., Ltd. and of small power transformers originating in or exported from the Separate…

Current status: Open Opened on July 7, 2026 and will close to new input on September 14, 2026. The purpose of this consultation is to inform interested parties that Health Canada is seeking comments on a proposed regulatory initiative to update the Children’s Sleepwear Regulations under the Canada…

July 3, 2026 This Notice sets out the policies and practices pertaining to the administration of Canada’s tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imports of beef and veal under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This Notice is provided pursuant to the authority of…

The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, ...announced Canada’s ratification of the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom (U.K.) to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Once in force, the agreement will further…

On the occasion of the meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the margins of the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye on July 7, 2026, the Leaders are pleased to announce the launch of Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Canada and Türkiye. In early…

Chapter 03 Chapter 03 was published to add the end uses “Aquarium – commercial”, “Aquarium – private”, “Canadian goods returning to Canada”, “Ceremonial or religious use”, “Diagnostic testing”, “Display in a zoo or public aquarium”, “Feeding aquatic animals to aquatic animals”, “In transit”,…

Ottawa, July 3, 2026 On July 2nd, 2026, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its order made on August 6, 2021, in inquiry RR-2020-003, concerning the dumping of refined sugar…

Concerning the initiation of the investigations into the alleged dumping of wheat gluten originating in or exported from Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Decision Ottawa, July 3, 2026 Pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canada Border Services Agency initiated…

Ottawa, July 2, 2026 On February 2, 2026, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its order made on March 25, 2021, in Expiry Review No. RR-2020-001, concerning the dumping and…

Ottawa, July 2, 2026 The Canada Border Services Agency has today extended the preliminary phase of the investigations respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of decorative and other non-structural plywood originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. The Special…

EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-07-04 06:00 (ET) 2026-07-05 06:00 (ET) 2026-07-04 07:00 (ET) 2026-07-05 07:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest Portal…

The following message is from the CBSA's Commercial and Trade Industry Forum (CTIF). We are pleased to announce that the eCommerce Low Value Inspection System (ELVIS) Application Programming Interface (API) documentation is now available for review. ELVIS Courier API V1 Documentation Please note…

Ottawa, June 30, 2026 This document is also available in PDF (703 KB) This Memorandum is the reference document for applicable excise codes and applicable GST exemption codes available in the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM). Target audience: Importers of commercial goods Key content…