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Is inflation getting out of control? Price pressures seem to be everywhere these days. The pandemic lulled us into a sense that the stop-start economy was here to stay. With economies now beginning to reopen, demand pressures are intensifying. That’s a good thing; but supply isn’t keeping pace…

The CSCB is holding a virtual Designate Day on June 17th. The registration deadline is Monday. Don't miss out - register now! This is a day just for YOU, with challenging exercises to get your compliance juices flowing, interesting speakers bringing their perspective to todays trade topics, and an…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. UPDATE: Please note, the SW ECCRD Addendum v2.1 changes are now available for testing in CBSA’s PTR certification test lab. Due to some technical issues discovered while testing co-regulated scenarios with CFIA, CBSA will not be deploying the Addendum v2.1…

Par le présent courriel, la CNESST désire vous transmettre le communiqué de presse annonçant les mesures de déconfinement graduel des milieux de travail ainsi que les liens concernant les ajustements annoncés : Communiqué de presse : https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/fr/salle-presse/communiques…

The CSCB has learned that notifications of new activity in the CARM Portal are not being sent to those who have registered in the portal and chose to subscribe to the email messaging. A ticket has been opened with the CBSA technical support team for their action and the CSCB will be notified when…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has now closed the record of the normal value review of certain carbon steel fasteners (fasteners) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China) by Robertson Inc. (Jiaxing) (Robertson Jiaxing)…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations on June 10, 2021, under the Special Import Measures Act respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain container chassis from China. The investigations follow a complaint…

ARM2021-06-10 – Contacting CARM Client Support CARM R1 introduced a new and improved Contact Us page and web form in May 2021. Since its implementation, there has been significant usage for the submission of requests, which enables us to respond faster to your inquires. Thank you for embracing our…

In Canada, pest control products are regulated under the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) and its regulations. The PCPA’s primary mandate is to prevent unacceptable risks to Canadians and the environment from the use of pest control products, in addition to ensuring that they have value. On June 7th…

A) Chapter 10 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing” and “Livestock feed” originating from Bhutan. 10.05.90.0050 - Grain corn (dried). (Zea mays) 10.05.90.0051 - Corn for popcorn…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) 613-773-9999 is down, you may also use 905-795-9658 to submit faxes. We are working to resolve this problem and will update this message as soon as more information is available. If you…

The federal government says fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents crossing the border into Canada will soon no longer be required to stay at a hotel for part of their quarantine period. Health Minister Patty Hajdu said the government is hoping to ease some restrictions in stages…

(Le français suit) The purpose of this notice is to inform you that on June 10, 2021, the organic import and admissibility requirements for grain products from chapter 10 with the end use "Human consumption" will be incorporated into AIRS, in accordance with clause 357(3) of Part 13 of the Safe Food…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Start Date / Time: 2021-06-04 / 17:00 ET End Date / Time: No estimated time of resolution (ETR) Clients Affected: Some clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the CERS Portal UPDATE - Please be advised that the CBSA is continuing to…

CCS and CTCS Designates are advised that we are offering three free quizzes in 2021, on the following dates: Available Submission Deadline Quiz 1 March 18 April 8 at 2 pm ET Quiz 2 June 17 July 8 at 2 pm ET Quiz 3 October 14 November 4 at 2 pm ET As always, each quiz is worth ten professional…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-4-16-eng.html This memorandum has been revised to: Highlight the benefits associated with applying for an advance ruling through the new CBSA Assessment Revenue Management (CARM) system; Include updates…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance to the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) on June 9th/2021 as part of the CFIA’s ongoing efforts to update the current web tool to adhere to the Government of Canada’s Web Content…