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The union representing the Port of Montreal's stevedores state that an offer to the Association of Maritime Employers (AEM) that would the end workers' strike was rejected. According to the union, their offer required the association to reconsider its decision to reduce the stevedores' conditions of…

Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CFIA - NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Food service” and “Retail use” originating from Chile. 03.07.31.9049 - Other Mussel species not listed (live, fresh or chilled). 03.07.32.9049 -…

Canada and the United States on Tuesday extended a land-border closure for non-essential travelers, and air passengers arriving in Canada will continue to be tested for COVID-19 ahead of a hotel quarantine period, authorities said. The land-border restrictions, imposed in March 2020, have been…

The CSCB will be holding a virtual Designate Day on Thursday, June 17th, 2021 at 1:00 -5:00 pm ET. Additional details and registration will be available soon. For now, all you need to do is save the date and sharpen your pencils! This is a day just for YOU, with challenging exercises to get your…

As announced in the Federal Budget yesterday, excise duty rates on tobacco products have increased. The new rates are available on the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) website.

For your convenience, please consult the following tip below concerning our call back option: Clients are offered the option to press 1 to leave a message, after waiting 45 seconds to speak with an officer. Messages are processed in the order in which calls/messages are received so clients keep…

June’s upcoming Designate Day will include two speakers from Global Affairs Canada, one of whom will answer recurring questions and share best practices regarding the process of acquiring permits. If any designate has questions they’d like answered, or concerns they’d like addressed, please forward…

Chapter 23 was published to : i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA - NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Samples for testing”, “Show or exhibition” and “To be fed to sled dogs for competitions taking place north of the 60th parallel.” originating…

Port of Montreal longshoremen began the first in a series of weekend strikes on Saturday. The action comes on top of the overtime strike launched last week. They will cease work on Saturdays and Sundays for an unlimited period, but will not put up pickets. Representatives of the two parties met on…

EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Outages eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2021-04-17 / 05:00 ET 2021-04-17 / 06:00 ET 2021-04-18 / 05:00 ET 2021-04-18 / 06:00 ET 2021-04-17 / 05:30 ET 2021-04-17 / 07:00 ET 2021-04-18 / 05:30 ET 2021-04-18 / 07:00 ET All…

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…

Changes to The Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria 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…

La version française suit The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated an investigation under the Special Import Measures Act respecting the alleged injurious dumping of certain small power transformers from Austria, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu…

Last year CSIS came to a BCCC meeting and made a presentation on foreign influence of concern in Canadian commerce. The attached documents are a follow-up insofar as they committed to providing regular updates, as they became available. L'année dernière, le SCRS est venu à une réunion du CCACF et a…

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance Sunday, April 18th from 03:00am (EST) to 07:00am (EST). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)…