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Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on February 6 and 20, 2019. Mexico Steel Goods Remission Order - Customs Tariff SOR/2019-36 31/01/19 “M/T Heather Knutsen” and “M/T Jasmine Knutsen” Repair or Alteration Remission Order - Customs Tariff SOR/2019-42 01/02/19 Surtax on the…

Half of Canadian executives say old NAFTA better for our economy than USMCA

It took Canada 17 months of grinding, teeth-gnashing, often round-the-clock negotiations to hammer out a new trilateral trade deal with the United States and Mexico, but that doesn’t mean Canadian business leaders have warmed to it. Half the executives surveyed for the inaugural FP500/Forum Research…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on February 9 and 16, 2019. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2018-025 Notice No. HA-2018-026 Environment, Dept. of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances…

Last Chance to Register for 2019 Toronto Region General Meeting!

As of April 1, 2019, IID will replace the existing OGD-PARS and OGD-RMD release service options for CFIA (all programs), Transport Canada (Tires Program), and NRCan (Energy Efficiency Program). This year's Toronto Region General Meeting will focus on issues and challenges faced by brokers and…
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Transport Canada and Multiple VINs

CBSA has provided information on when an IID can be used when there are multiple VINs. First, this only applies to the following Transport Canada programs: Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) Appendix G Canadian Vehicles Returning Age Exempt Unregulated Next, it applies only to goods…
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CPTPP and Vietnam

Article 3.20, Claims for Preferential Treatment, of the CPTPP allows for the certification of origin to be completed by the exporter, producer, or importer of goods. However, countries are not bound by this Article and may elect to mandate other arrangements, found in Annex 3-A. Vietnam is one of…

Health Canada Licences

Several members have asked for contact information at Health Canada for licensing. We have been advised that health products are regulated by various departments within Health Canada, each with different contact information. Contact information for these various departments can be found on Health…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 21 February

A) Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA – veterinary inspection” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS code with the end uses “Breeding”, “Other end uses”, “Temporary stay in Canada”, “Feeding for slaughter” and “Immediate slaughter” originating from…

Export documentation and establishment numbers under the SFCR

On January 15, 2019, the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) came into force, introducing new licensing requirements for businesses that export food. To maintain continuity of Canada's export activities and avoid costly trade disruptions, it is important that businesses list the right number…

CFIA Scheduled System Maintenance, 21 February

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Thursday February 21, 2019 from 6:00am until 7:00am (EST). Consequently, the CFIA Digital Document Store Application (DDS) may not be available…

CBSA Message (TCC19-022) - Update to ECCRD Chapter 17 CSA Importer

Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and Service Providers An updated version of Chapter 17 of the CBSA’s Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document has been released, containing the CSA Importer maps, version 1.3, dated December 2018. CBSA encourages clients to contact the Technical…
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Hand-carried Goods and use of the IID - UPDATE

On January 31, the CSCB sent a message to members regarding hand-carried goods and use of the IID, service option 911. CBSA has now updated their instructions to state that an EDI service option for hand-carried goods is available only in the highway mode. As a result, it is not necessary to advise…

Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Ministerial Exemption

This message is to inform Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) clients that declare imports using the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) message of an update to the declaration system. Previously, IID declarations with the AIRS registration type 96, Approved…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 19 February

AIRS was published to modify the description of the following Registration Types. NO VERSION CHANGE. #65 - Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) membership number #66 - Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) membership exempt Please verify your version numbers before submitting through EDI. If you have…

EDI Release Requests Received, February 2019

The EDI release requests received report for February 2019 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.39. The following indicates the IID transactions:

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 18 February

A) Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refuse Entry” for susceptible species of aquatic animals within the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” 03.01 - Live fish 03.02 - Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat…

Openness and Transparency at the CFIA – What We Learned Report

The What We Learned Report summarizing feedback received through the CFIA external consultation on openness and transparency conducted from June 20 to August 2, 2018 is now available on the CFIA website. To reach the objective of the CFIA being open by design, the Open and Transparent Agency…