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The volume of world merchandise trade fell 0.8% in the third quarter of 2021 after four consecutive quarters of strong expansion, as supply chain disruptions, shortages of production inputs and rising COVID-19 cases weighed on trade growth. Despite strong headwinds contributing to the decline in the…

The EDI release requests received report for November 2021 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 98.39%. The following indicates the IID transactions:

Did you know that retirement does not mean losing your designation? The CCS and CTCS designations can easily be converted to a CCS-Retired Status or CTCS-Retired Status. You won’t need to pay an annual fee or accumulate professional points/credits but you will stay connected and informed on the…

A senior Mexican cabinet member says she's planning a multi-front effort against what she calls the biggest trade irritant in North America right now. And she's hoping to team up with Canada. Mexican Economy Secretary Tatiana Clouthier meets virtually today with Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng as…

(Le français suit) This is to remind facilities participating in the legacy Canadian Greenhouse Certification Program (CGCP) that the deadline to transition to the revised United States - Canada Greenhouse-Grown Plant Certification Program (GCP) is December 17, 2021. After this date, directive D-96…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Four new Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Reports are now available on Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety website. Flame Jetting: The purpose of this compliance verification project was to verify industry’s compliance of containers of pourable…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Payment date exceptions for 2022 Payments are normally due on the last day of the month by 16:00 Eastern time (ET). The chart below shows the exceptions for payment due dates in 2022 : Payment Exceptions for 2022 Month Due Date…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Message from CBSA regarding Updated CBSA and CBP Joint Emergency Protocols in Response to Flood Situation in British Columbia It has been brought to our attention that there were issues with the Canadian port of entry contact details provided in our initial…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that the guidance on " natural" claim has been updated in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Industry Labelling Tool. It now incorporates an outcome-based approach to the use of this claim on food labels. Mise à jour pour les allégations « naturel » dans l…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Scheduled Maintenance Outages for 2022 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) along with eManifest and CERS Portal clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends…

This afternoon, federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented an updated accounting of federal finances and the government's economic outlook for the months ahead. This was the first economic and fiscal update since last spring’s federal budget. In addition to ongoing COVID vaccination and…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. On December 13, 2021, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its finding made on January 4, 2017, in Inquiry No. NQ‑2016‑002, concerning the…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Planned CARM Outage Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client portal, will be unavailable today December 14, 2021 from 8 p.m. (Eastern Time) to 10 p.m. (Eastern Time) due to urgent patching. Thank you for your patience. Service à la clientèle de la…

CBSA 0821 provided the following hours of operation for the holiday season. CBSA – VIA Air Cargo office will be open for regular business hours December 20-24 (Monday to Friday) and closed December 25-27 (Saturday to Monday). We will be open for regular business hours December 28-31 (Tuesday to…

For the first time ever, the CSCB is offering access to our CCS course for current CCS and CTCS designates. You’ll have the opportunity to audit the course, which means you’ll be able to renew your knowledge at your own pace and without the pressure of part tests and a final examination. As an…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) initiative will modernize CBSA commercial accounting processes and introduce a new Commercial Accounting Declaration (CAD) to replace current B3-3 (Canada Customs coding) and B2 (Request for adjustment)…