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Animal Feed – Policy and Procedures Updates

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published a new guidance document: Quick reference guide: Designated livestock species under the Feeds Regulations, 2024 This guidance supports stakeholders involved in manufacturing livestock feed for newly added species effective December 2025. It…

Memorandum D10-14-24 for review and comments

Members, t he CBSA, via the Border Commercial Consultative Committee (BCCC), is seeking feedback on the D-memoranda noted below. French and English copies of the draft d-memos can be found by clicking this link . Please provide consolidated comments in track changes from the attached documents to…
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2026 CSCB Scholarship Applications Are Now Being Accepted!

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CSCB is pleased that we are able to continue our support of members and their families by offering three scholarships. The CSCB National and the CSCB Guy Graveline scholarships are for those students that are just beginning their post secondary education…

Notice of preliminary determinations: Forged Grinding Media (FGM 2026 IN)

On May 25, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing respecting forged grinding media originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China. The subject…
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CSCB Regional Committee Meets with CBSA GTA Trade Operations Division

The CSCB Regional Committee recently met with the CBSA’s Trade Operations Division for the Greater Toronto Area Region to discuss current operational issues and system-related challenges. Key topics included CARM adjustment processes, drawback limitations, reason codes, and service standards, with…

TCC26-0104 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Scheduled Maintenance

La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-05-26 03:00 (ET) 2026-05-26 06:00 (ET) All clients who use EDI to transmit their commercial data. Description Please note that for maintenance purposes some external clients may not be able to submit EDI messages to…
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Requesting your input: PGA examples to support our advocacy work

The OGD/PGA Issues Committee and the CFIA Task Force (sub-committee) identified several concerns to be shared with the relevant agency. As part of the committee’s ongoing work, we continue to seek recent, real-world examples from members to help strengthen our advocacy efforts. Below are identified…

Reminder: AMPS - Grace Period; Message from BCCC

The CSCB would like to remind members about our Trade News article from May 4, 2026, as received from the Border Commercial Consultative Committee Secretariat. As seen in the most recent update to TCC26-0090 - UPDATE 57 ( link ), this Bulletin remains in 'open' status at this time. To Border…

Updates to the requirements for the export of fish and seafood to Taiwan

The Food Export Requirements Library – Fish and Seafood – Taiwan page has been updated to provide details on product eligibility and certification requirements. The main updates are: Export eligibility for certain species of live shrimp, prawns and molluscs species Added references to Taiwan’s…

New certificate for milk products from the Slovak Republic

A new certificate has been negotiated for import of heat-treated milk products and foods with milk ingredients from the Slovak Republic. The certificate applies to products for human consumption only. The Automated Import Reference System will be updated as of May 28, 2026 and shipments accompanied…

CFIA-AIRS Updates May 21, 2026

A) Chapter 16 Chapter 16 was published to: i) remove a registration type and the miscellaneous codes “Fully Marked” and “Unstamped”, from the following HS codes with the end uses “In transit through Canada” and “Other end uses”, originating from: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile…
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Update on pre-CARM B2 Adjustment Processing

The CSCB previously received feedback from members indicating that a significant number of pre-CARM (cutover) B2 adjustment requests have not been processed by the CBSA. The CSCB raised these concerns with the CBSA and requested clarification. The Agency has since provided a response following…

TCC26-0102  EDI/Portal SCHEDULED Maintenance Unavailability

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-05-23 06:00 (ET) 2026-05-24 06:00 (ET) 2026-05-23 07:00 (ET) 2026-05-24 07:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest Portal. Description Saturday, May 23, 2026 from 06:00…