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CBSA has now opened registration for an in-person Customs Brokers Professional Examination that will take place on May 26, 2022. Complete details are available here.

The problem facing supply chains isn't an epidemic of vaccine hesitancy among truck drivers but merely an exacerbation of chronic driver shortages, an industry insider says As fears grow that Canadians can expect a jump in food prices as well as empty shelves at the grocery stores, the Liberals are…

The EDI release requests received report for December 2021 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 98.47%. The following indicates the IID transactions:

New Zealand said Canada needs to overhaul its approach to dairy imports because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has repeatedly broken its promise to let foreign cheese and butter flow more freely into the country. The public criticisms are the first in what trade lawyers expect could…

(Le français suit) As of January 15, 2022, the European Union (EU) requires all applicable exports of fish and seafood as food for human consumption to meet the necessary requirements under the Animal Health Law. Here is the updated export requirements for fish and seafood to the EU. The main…

A) Chapter 05 was published to add a registration type and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from Hungary. 05.11.99.5345.01 - Inedible meat products. - Avian (bird) ingredients. 05.11.99.5345.02 - Bovine (cattle) ingredients. 05.11.99.5345.03 - Caprine (goat)…

(Le français suit) The amendments to Part XII of the HAR, the Transport of Animals, were published in February 2019, and came into force in February 2020. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recognized that the feed, water and rest (FWR) maximum prescribed intervals outlined within the…

(Le français suit) Effective January 15, 2022, exporters of commercial food of animal origin and animal commodities destined for the European Union (EU) where certification is required under the new EU Animal Health Law (AHL) will be required to use updated export certificates. These updated…

A) Chapter 10 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing” and “Livestock feed” originating from Belgium. 10.05.90.0040 - Grain corn (dried) - Organic 10.05.90.0043 - Maize opaque 2…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. LVS Releases for December 2021 Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data. All Low Value Shipment (LVS) releases for the period of December 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 should be consolidated and must be transmitted…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. COVID‑19 corner Ongoing pandemic support To help your business get through the current wave of the pandemic, ongoing Government of Canada COVID‑19 support and resources are available. COVID‑19 benefits and services Benefits for businesses facing hardships…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Scheduled Outages and Holiday Table The dates of these outages are based on the information available at the time of publication and are subject to change. The holiday table will have an impact on the DN schedule. Details of the…

The Government of Canada has issued the following public health news release regarding the new vaccine requirements for truckers entering Canada, effective January 15, 2022: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2022/01/requirements-for-tr……

Trading partners around the world have made no secret of their displeasure with Ottawa's high tariffs on dairy imports More countries are likely to pick fights with Canada over its protectionist dairy policies following a loss to the United States in a dispute over cheese imports, international…

Unvaccinated Canadian truckers re-entering Canada from the United States must get tested for COVID-19 and quarantine themselves starting Jan. 15, the Canadian government said on Thursday, a day after the Canadian border agency dropped the rule. Some 10% to 20%, or between 12,000-22,000 Canadian…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated…

China and the Philippines have suspended imports of Canadian beef due to Canada's detection in December of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a spokesperson for Canada's agriculture department said on Monday. The moves follow an import suspension by South Korea last month…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI, the eManifest Portal and CERS Portal. Please note that for maintenance purposes, all EDI applications, eManifest Portal and CERS Portal may be unavailable on Friday…

A) Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Breeding”, “Canadian animals returning to Canada”, “Display in a zoo”, “Feeding for slaughter”, “Immediate slaughter”, “Other end uses”,…

Canadian big-riggers exempt from impending quarantine rule, border agency says The federal government is backing down from its vaccine mandate for Canadian truckers three days before it was set to take effect. Ottawa announced in mid-November that truck drivers crossing into Canada would need to be…