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After agreeing at the last minute to stave off a strike, unions at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. are urging their members to reject the company’s offer and say it’s only a matter of time before they walk off the job. “CP succeeded in delaying the inevitable,” Doug Finnson, president of the Teamsters…

A rail strike has been temporarily averted after the federal labour minister ordered employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to vote on the company’s final offers, just hours before they were set to walk off the job. Statements from both CP Rail and two unions representing workers say the…

A) Chapter 02 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from all origins with the end uses “Samples for testing” and “Show or exhibition”. 02.01 – Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled. 02.02 – Meat of bovine animals, frozen. 02.03 – Meat of swine, fresh…

This memorandum provides a stable link to the Department of Justice for the official version of the CIFTA Rules of Origin Regulations that are used to determine the entitlement of goods to preferential tariff treatment under the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA). This memorandum has been…

NAFTA negotiating teams will keep bargaining through the weekend in an effort to get a deal by early May. The political ministers leading the process are currently leaving Washington, but will be back next week. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland calls it a perpetual negotiating round. She…

This memorandum has been revised to: a. Paragraph 22 under Note has been revised with Form A6, General Declaration This memorandum outlines and explains the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) requirements and administrative policies regarding the report and control of cargo exported from Canada by…

This memorandum has been revised. The editing revisions made in this memorandum do not affect or change any of the existing policies or procedures. D11-5-10, Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (CJFTA) Rules of Origin https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-5-10-eng.html

Around 3,400 workers could walk off the job as early as 12:01 a.m. on Saturday if a deal is not reached. The union representing around 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers fired back at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. after the company’s chief executive vowed on Wednesday it “cannot be put in a…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday April 22, 2018 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) and from 07:00 to 08:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Saturday April 21, 2018 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) AND Sunday April 22, 2018 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET)…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Sunday April 22th, 2018 from 3:00am until 6:300am (EST). Consequently, the CFIA Digital Document Store Application (DDS) may not be available…

Congratulations to the students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course in 2017 and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%, based on the results of the final examination and the results of four tests taken throughout…

Job action now possible within 72 hours The union representing about 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it has formally served the company with a 72 hour notice of an intent to strike. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference cites a lack of progress at the…

This memorandum has been revised to provide more precise policy direction to commercial air carriers. This update clarifies who is required to provide Advance Passenger Information/ Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) data to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), clarifies exceptional circumstances…

A) Chapter 05 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from all origins except the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 05.11.99.1567.03 - Processed pizzles, penises. 05.11.99.1567.05 - Cow hooves. B) Chapter 30 was published to change the release…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for March 2018 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.1.

Trump had threatened tariff hikes on Chinese goods in response to complaints China taking U.S. technology China announced plans Tuesday to allow full foreign ownership of automakers in five years, ending restrictions that helped to fuel its trade dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump as it…