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CFIA APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN SENDING THIS MESSAGE AS THEY WERE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. A) Chapter 01 was published to add a registration type and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution”…

Operations resume at the Pacific Highway port of entry The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to report operations have now resumed at the Pacific Highway port of entry, which recently experienced a service disruption. We thank you for your patience and for helping us to minimize the…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) advises commercial clients/the commercial community (including importers, brokers, and carriers) that normal operations have now resumed at the Ambassador Bridge port of entry, which recently experienced a service disruption. Please note that at this time…

The CBSA is advising of the following: Coutts AB – Temporarily closed as February 14 05:14 MST Emerson MB - Temporarily closed February 14 06:14 CST Ambassador Bridge ON - Open as of February 14 07:14 EST Pacific Highway BC - The CBSA issued a notice advising of the following: “The Pacific Highway…

The Canada Border Services Agency says the Ambassador Bridge border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit reopened late Sunday. The crossing — one of the busiest in the country — had been closed for nearly a week by a blockade protesting COVID-19 measures. The bridge sees hundreds of millions…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Planned CARM Outage Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client portal, will be unavailable Friday, February 11, 2022 from 8 p.m. (Eastern Time) to 10 p.m. (Eastern Time) due to a security patch update. Thank you for your patience. Service à la…

The CSCB is one of 173 business organizations in Canada who have signed an open letter on the border blockades. The letter can be found HERE.

Ambassador Bridge shutdown has hit car plants at an awkward moment A U.S. lawmaker has seized on blockades at the Canada-U.S. border to argue for more Buy American-style policies and for less reliance on buying goods from Canada. The call from Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin comes as the protest at…

This week roughly 12,000 auto workers have been laid off or are working reduced hours because supplies can't cross the border Murray Mullen, the head of one of Canada’s biggest trucking firms, sees blockades at border crossings this week in terms of productivity and pinch points. He sees trucks…

White House says Homeland Security chief urged Ottawa to use its powers to quash the blockade U.S. officials have offered to help the Trudeau government end an anti-vaccine mandate protest blockade that is sending ripple effects through the American economy and causing increasing concern in…

A member has advised that Highway 75 has closed due to inclement weather. The CBSA has advised the following: NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ALLOWANCE FOR COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THROUGH NON-DESIGNATED PORTS OF ENTRY Please be advised that due to potential delays and/or closure of Highway 75, the CBSA is…

The CBSA is advising of the following: Coutts AB – 7 Hour delay as of this Feb 11 at 3:30am Mountain Standard Time Emerson MB—Notice was received on Feb 10 at 8pm EST of service disruptions. Currently the CBSA Border Wait Time report is reporting no delay as 03:35 Central Standard Time. Alternative…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All highway carriers, customs brokers and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and the eManifest Portal Due to current border disruptions at certain locations on the Canada-US border, the CBSA will facilitate the movement of…

Highway 75 blocked in both directions by farm equipment, semi-trailer trucks and more Protesters in semi-trailer trucks, farm equipment and other vehicles have blocked all highway lanes at Manitoba's main Canada-U.S. border crossing on Thursday. Simon Resch, whose family owns and operates the duty…

Border Wait Times Ambassador Bridge in Windsor ON is temporarily closed Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia ON is indicating a 3 hour delay as of this morning. Coutts in Coutts AB is indicating a 7 hour delay as of this morning. CBSA Guidance The CBSA has advised: “The client sends data (cargo and release)…

(Le français suit) Interim Guidance (IOG/OOP 42569) – Consistent Application of Grain Export Service Fees Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the following modules of the Accredited Veterinarian Manual: Module 3.3; Laboratories – Removal of Idexx (Delta)…

Protests at Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., snarl traffic at region's other major border crossing Two major southwestern Ontario bridges that are key trade arteries to the U.S. are now tied up due to protests against pandemic mandates. On Wednesday morning, a section of Highway 402 that leads to…

Almost 20% of Canada-U.S. trade moves across this 'vital artery of supply' that has been closed since Monday Protesters in Windsor, Ont., began blocking the Ambassador Bridge Monday evening, a trade route that Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair called “a vital artery of supply for the…

As of Wednesday February 9, 2022 8:01 Eastern, the CBSA Border Wait Time indicates the Ambassador Bridge is temporarily closed and the alternate crossing of Sarnia Bluewater is experiencing a 4 hour 15 minute delay. The following is an excerpt from the CBC news. People protesting pandemic…

Protesters once again blocked Alberta's southern land border Tuesday evening, shortly after an announcement from the premier in which he said the province will lift its public health restrictions — including its vaccine passport. In a tweet, Alberta RCMP said the north and southbound lanes to the…