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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is informing feed manufacturers, importers, and distributors about a recall involving contaminated lots of Copper (II) Sulfate Pentahydrate originating from China and labelled as “Feed Grade/Qualité alimentaire.” CFIA has been monitoring the effectiveness…

In follow-up to our June 2025 notification regarding the digitalization of plant program services, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is updating several policy directives and webpages to reflect the new application and registration process through My CFIA. The following directives and…

As part of the preliminary joint arrangement between Canada and the People’s Republic of China, Canada committed to establish an annual import quota for electric vehicles (EVs) originating from China. The quota volume for the first year is 49,000 vehicles. This volume will increase by 6.5% annually…

Concerning the final determination with respect to the dumping of certain oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from the United Mexican States and The Republic of the Philippines, and originating in the Republic of Türkiye and exported or produced by, or on behalf of, Borusan…

On April 1, 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 June 2, 2021, in Expiry Review No. RR-2020-002, concerning the dumping of certain whole potatoes exported…

High tolls at the Ambassador Bridge are pushing commercial truck traffic north to Sarnia Canada's busiest trade corridor has quietly moved north. High tolls at the Ambassador Bridge have driven record commercial traffic through the Blue Water Bridge, allowing the Sarnia, Ont., crossing to overtake…

Link: https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2026/2026-03-28/html/index-eng.html Commissions Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Unarmoured building cables — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2025-015 Inquiry GC-2025-001 — Notice of commencement of…

DECISION The appeal is dismissed. The “smart” light-emitting diode (LED) light fixtures at issue in this appeal are not articles “for use in” goods of heading 84.71 of the Customs Tariff, as they are not functionally joined to those goods. Hence, they are not eligible for the duty‑free treatment…

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d9/d9-1-7-eng.html Ottawa, March 31, 2026 This document is also available in PDF (48 KB) Plain language summary Target audience: Importers of second-hand mattresses and materials therefrom Key content: How to import second-hand mattresses and materials…

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d1/d1-2-1-eng.html Ottawa, March 24, 2026 This document is also available in PDF (150 Kb) Plain language summary Target audience: Importers or exporters of commercial goods. Key content: This memorandum outlines the conditions under which special…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-02 12:15 (ET) 2026-04-02 14:49 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is receiving higher than usual volumes of…

A) Foot and Mouth Disease AIRS Updates New Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) admissibility requirements/instructions have been implemented in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) for commodities originating from Greece. The affected commodities are listed in the following link: Foot and Mouth…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-01 12:30 (ET) 2026-04-01 13:30 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. The problem reported below has now been resolved. Description The CBSA is receiving higher than usual volumes of…

The Government of Canada is committed to investing in our supply chains to bolster trade diversification. Today, the Honourable Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport), announced on behalf of the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, the licence approval in principle for…

The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) will be closed on Friday, April 3, 2026 and Monday, April 6, 2026. However, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this time. For urgent client service outside business hours and statutory holidays, please contact…

On March 31, 2026, the Government of Canada finalized the latest version of A Guide to Canada’s Export Control list (the guide). The new version of the guide will bring into force the commitments Canada has made in the various multilateral export control regimes up to January 1, 2026. The current…

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its 2026 National Trade Estimate this week. Similar to the 2025 version, the USTR report identifies the implementation of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system, and its accompanying policies and processes, as one of Canada’s…