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On November 29, 2018, the CITT posted an overview and statistical summaries related to goods subject to safeguard measures, as follows. Steel Safeguard Inquiry and Industry Overview The overview has been prepared to provide the context, scope, methodology and other information common to all the…

The U.S., Canada, and Mexico signed Nov. 30 on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Argentina a trade agreement updating the quarter century-old NAFTA. However, prospects for congressional approval of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement remain uncertain... Congress is not likely to take up…

Canada takes U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about pulling out of NAFTA seriously and has no indication when the White House might act, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Monday [Dec 3, 2018]. Morneau... also said it was clear that a negotiating process was starting in the United States…

Canadian steel buyers are racing to get construction steel into the country to claim first-come, first-serve exemptions from tariffs that were meant to stabilize the country's market in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's metals tariffs. With steel prices already high, the companies that…

The Department of Finance Canada, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are pleased to announce the establishment of the Canada-Mexico-United States Financial Regulatory Forum. The Financial Regulatory Forum will provide an annual venue for…

Further to our Statement issued on November 26, 2018, and as part of the ongoing investigation into the outbreak of E. coli illnesses linked to romaine lettuce, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising distributors, importers, restaurants, retailers, and institutions not to distribute…

Presentation from the CARM Trade Chain Partners (TCP) Consultation Meeting on 21 November 2018 is now available in the CARM consultation section of the CSCB website.

IID users may have noticed that for the Wildlife Enforcement Division of Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Single Window ECCRD states that: Original CITES and WAPPRIITA permits must also be physically presented to the border services officer for validation when reporting to the CBSA. The…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing of the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages have been resolved. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border please…

Chapter 07 was published to add the miscellaneous codes “Rooted, grown in soil-free media” and “Without soil” to the following HS code originating from the United States except California. 07.05.19.3028.99 Other lettuce This created a requirement version change for the following HS code. 07.05.19…

On October 29, 2018, the federal government tabled Bill C-86, an omnibus bill aimed at implementing further aspects of the government’s Budget 2018. The Bill introduces a new Pay Equity Act and contains provisions amending the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”). The Standing Committee on Finance…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated the List of establishments approved to export live or raw molluscan shellfish from Ireland to Canada. The following establishment has been added to the list Synergy Foods Limited.

In order to ensure an orderly transition between quota years, allocation holders who had an allocation under the previous year’s Beef and Veal TRQ are normally issued advances up to a maximum of 30% of their previous year’s import allocations. Advances for the 2019 allocation year under the Beef and…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is experiencing issues with processing of the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border please…