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Sincere thanks to the clients who already took the time to register for GCcollab and who reported the problems they were experiencing. We are very pleased that this new functionality has already attracted interest. The GCcollab team has confirmed that for the registration process of non-governmental…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 17:00 (Eastern Time) until Monday, April 2, 2018 at 08:00 (Eastern Time). On Monday, April 2…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or the eManifest Portal. Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 17:00 (Eastern Time) until Monday, April 2, 2018 at 08:00 (Eastern…

The United States is using the North American free-trade talks to pressure Canada to abandon efforts to curb consumption of unhealthy foods. For the past two years, Health Canada has been working toward a mandatory labelling system for unhealthy foods – a system that would place warning labels on…

Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Propagation (growing or sowing)” and miscellaneous code “Without soil, related matter or growing media” originating from the Netherlands. 06.02.90.0023.24 – Andromeda - rooted plants (Pieris spp.)…

This year's joint Toronto and Ontario regions' general meeting is all about ARL - Where We Are Today and What’s Next! The meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Airport in Mississauga and will be followed by a buffet dinner. The session will be…

Planning for this year’s Quebec regional conference is well underway. Conference sessions will take place on Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 at the Sheraton Montreal Airport. Mark your calendars and plan to attend!

Planning for this year’s BC regional conference is well underway. Conference sessions will take place on Thursday, May 10th, 2018 at the River Rock Casino Resort. Mark your calendars and plan to attend!

Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) would like to inform all external clients that starting April 1st, 2018 the Single Window Initiative (SWI) mailbox ( [email protected]) will no longer be…

Information that is posted on CBSA’s website must adhere to Government of Canada accessibility requirements and, as a result, ECCRDs and other documents cannot be posted. The TCCU looked for an alternative platform and earlier this year asked the CSCB to test the usability of GCcollab. CSCB found…

Information that is posted on CBSA’s website must adhere to Government of Canada accessibility requirements and, as a result, ECCRDs and other documents cannot be posted. The TCCU looked for an alternative platform and earlier this year asked the CSCB to test the usability of GCcollab. CSCB found…

The federal government is taking steps to crack down on companies that try to ship cheap foreign steel and aluminum through the Canadian market. Canada Border Services Agency is being granted extra powers to identify businesses that try to dodge import duties and more flexibility to determine…

A) Chapter 01 was published to remove the following OGD extensions. 01.06.90.2110 - Animal Pathogens – Parasites – Level 1. 01.06.90.2111 - Animal Pathogens – Parasites – Level 2. 01.06.90.2112 - Animal Pathogens – Parasites – Level 3. 01.06.90.2114 - Animal Pathogens parasites Level 2 – in animal…

The first Designate Quiz of 2018 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. ET on April 5, 2018 to submit your answers online. To access the quiz, you must login to your CSCB account, then click on 1. My CCS -> 2. My CCS Quizzes -> 3. Select the quiz. 2018 Quiz Schedule Available Due Quiz 1 March 15…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers The CBSA recognizes the transformative change that SWI adoption represents to the trade community. Significant effort has been made to meet the April 1, 2018 deadline, and we are currently on track to have trade chain partners (TCPs) representing…

NEW from Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Program: Consumer Product and Cosmetics Reports Received - Index Consumer Product and Cosmetics Reports Received - Quarterly Data July 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017

A trade war could benefit some Canadian industries, but experts say it will have a negative effect overall A trade war between the United States and China could potentially provide benefits to a handful of industries in Canada but the overall impact would be negative for the Canadian economy, some…

American company is dropping complaint that Canadian supercalendered paper is unfairly subsidized A years-long trade dispute with the U.S. over Canadian paper products used for magazines and newspaper supplements is coming to an end in Canada's favour. Canadian producers of supercalendered paper…