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On April 25, 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made final determinations of dumping and subsidizing in respect of certain copper pipe fittings from Vietnam. See Appendix 1 for results. The Notice of Final…

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her American counterpart in the NAFTA talks had a "fairly forceful" exchange of views Tuesday over the American side's demand for a sunset clause, a source tells CBC News. A senior source with direct knowledge of the situation said tensions emerged when…

Thailand is set to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) this year, a newly formed bloc of 11 Pacific Rim nations excluding the US, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. Speaking after a discussion with high-ranking officials of the Commerce…

A) Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions to the following HS code with end uses; “Other end uses”, “ Breeding”, “Temporary stay in Canada”, “Canadian animals returning to Canada”, “Feeding for slaughter”, “Immediate slaughter”, “Display in a zoo”, and “Show or exhibition”…

In support of the proposal to introduce regulatory requirements for battery chargers in Amendment 13 to Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations, NRCan has developed an alternate energy efficiency verification scheme for battery chargers. This scheme was developed in consultation with certification…

The Canada Border Services Agency would like to take this opportunity to remind all clients of the terms and conditions for utilizing the emergency after-hours service provided by the Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU). The TCCU provides full technical support between the hours of 08h00 and…

This memorandum provides administrative guidelines on the access, use, and disclosure of API and PNR data within the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), as well as information regarding access and correction requests for this data. This memorandum has been revised to reflect changes made to the…

Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically As standard practice, the CBSA does not send on behalf of other organizations. It would appear that someone other than the CBSA is sending an email containing an attached malicious Word document with Macros and opening this file may pose…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. As a result of a thorough review of goods regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), identified in the CFIA’s Automated Import Reference System (AIRS), significant changes have been made to the list…

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…