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La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-01-03 23:00 (ET) 2025-01-04 09:00 (ET) All CARM EDI, API and Portal Clients Description Due to system maintenance activities, the CARM Client Portal, CAD EDI, CAD API, Tariff, Duty & Taxes Calculator, and Bond API will…

La version française suit Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or eManifest and CERS Portal. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Thursday, December 26, 2024 and Wednesday, January 1…

(La version française suit) Payment by Credit Card via the CARM Client Portal and at a Port of Entry Office As per the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) payment policy, credit card payments are subject to a limit of $4,999.99 CAD per invoice for all importers, whether payments are made when…

(La version française suit) The following message has been received from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA): Soon after the beginning of the HPAI outbreaks in the USA, in 2022, a “HPAI control zone routing addendum” was required for shipments of live birds and hatching eggs imported from the…

The following was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 51 on December 20, 2024: Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Concrete reinforcing bar — Decisions Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals Notice No. HA-2024-013 Inquiry Decontamination and…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced another significant cabinet shuffle, introducing several new ministers and reorganizing key portfolios. Notable changes include: Anita Anand moves to Transport and Internal Trade, bringing her experience from previous cabinet roles to this crucial economic…

As we conclude another year of dedicated service, the CSCB staff and Board of Directors would like to acknowledge the incredible journey we've shared with you in 2024. Our commitment to excellence continues to drive everything we do, and we look forward to continuing to serve the needs of Canada’s…

Do you have questions about the steel country of melt and pour (COM) reporting regime that came into force on an optional basis in February 2024, and which became a requirement in November 2024? Are you clear on how GIP No. 80 and GIP No. 81 are supposed to be applied? Do you understand how Global…

A) Chapter 04 Chapter 04 was published to: i) modify the import conditions of the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption” originating from Countries evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada – inspection.canada.ca except…

CFIA-AIRS Updates December 19, 2024 A) Chapter 07 Chapter 07 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption” and “Further processing” and the miscellaneous codes “Without soil” and “Rooted…

The following was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 26 on December 18, 2024. The information in the index appears in the following order: regulations, statute(s), registration number, date and comment. Access to Information Act Heads of Government Institutions Designation…

The CBSA has added Bulletin 5392 to the CARM Client Portal home page https://ccp-pcc.cbsa-asfc.cloud-nuage.canada.ca/en/public-bulletins: December 17 updates to November 18 version of bulletin are in bold. Prior to the October 21st launch of CARM, the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) worked…

Yesterday, December 17, 2024, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, along with the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and the Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing have been resolved. Thank you for your cooperation. Les retards dans le traitement des déclarations d’importation de l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA) sont réglés. Nous vous remercions de votre collaboration.

Due to system maintenance, CARM Client Portal (CCP) will be unavailable Friday, December 20, 2024 from 21:00 (ET) until Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 02:00 (ET). Action Required Please refer to the contingency procedures outlined below or be prepared to resume transmission once the system is…

(La version française suit la version anglaise) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) National Import Service Centre (NISC) is experiencing delays in processing import declarations. All CFIA systems are functioning as expected, and clients are asked to continue sending all CFIA electronic…