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On the day the Senate rushed through legislation to temporarily suspend one of Canada's international trade obligations — citing fears of as-yet-unspecified "surges" — Donald Trump sat beside Justin Trudeau and said the current trade situation for North American steel is "very well taken care of." C…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated the List of establishments approved to export live or raw molluscan shellfish from France to Canada. The following establishments have been added to the list: Nouvelle Pecherie de Normandie – Aquaflor Escal Escargot D'Alsace

Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), test market provisions now apply to all foods. Test marketing food allows exemption from certain regulatory requirements, such as bilingual labelling requirements under the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and regulated container sizes under the…

A) Chapter 04 was published to modify the list of registration types for the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing” and “Human Consumption” originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 04.07.21.0271.01 - Grade A - jumbo. 04.07.21.0271.02 - Grade A - extra large. 04.07.21…

Due to exceptional circumstances, a portion of the sugar-containing products (SCP) export quota to the United States is now available for utilization by Canadian residents on a first-come, first-served basis until the available quantity is fully used or September 30, 2019, whichever occurs first. As…

The moment on Thursday that was most revealing about the chances of the U.S. ratifying the new North American trade deal anytime soon didn't come during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump. It occurred earlier in the day, during House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…

U.S. President Donald Trump said today that he'll do whatever he can to help Canada in its ongoing diplomatic dispute with China. Trump made the remarks during a meet-and-greet in the Oval Office with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today in advance of talks on ratifying the newly renegotiated North…

The EDI release requests received report for May 2019 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.56. The following indicates the IID transactions:

The second Designate Quiz of 2019 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. ET on July 4, 2019 to submit your answers online. All designates who obtain 20 CCS points or 10 CTCS credits by July 15, 2019 AND register for the draw are eligible to win one of two trips to the CSCB National Conference in…

A) Chapter 04 was published to: i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption” originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 04.07.21.0271.01 - Grade A - jumbo. 04.07.21.0271.02 - Grade A - extra large. 04.07.21.0271.03 - Grade A - large. 04…

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that effective June 3, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has placed a moratorium on applications to the CLVS Program. 2. As such, no further applications to the CLVS Program will be considered. 3. The Agency will be looking to modernize the…

China will halt imports from a Canadian company after food safety issues were detected in one batch of pork, the Xinhua state news agency reported Tuesday, a move likely to fuel speculation China is retaliating for the arrest in Canada of a Chinese tech executive. After the arrest of Huawei chief…

This is to inform you that Amendment 16 to Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations has been published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. This is a significant milestone for Natural Resources Canada’s continued work under its Forward Regulatory Plan 2019-21. The Regulations Amending the Energy Efficiency…

The CSCB has learned of a recent change that will impact certain exports to Australia. Our thanks to our Australian CTCS designate for alerting us to this change. The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources [DAWR] has identified Canada amongst 23 nations requiring a seasonal measure…

CBSA’s Program Evaluation team would like to have as many responses as possible to their survey of trade chain partners on the Single Window initiative. If you have not already completed the survey, please let us know and we’ll make provide you with a survey.

U.S. businesses are imploring President Donald Trump not to expand his tariffs to $300 billion US in goods from China that have so far been spared in his trade war with Beijing. These companies warn that the additional tariffs would drive up prices for consumers, squeeze profits and leave U.S…

Today, Ken Baird, Chief of the Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN); Robin Silvester, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA); and John Linde, Acting Regional Director General of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), officially opened the CBSA Tsawwassen…