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As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Saturday June 16th, 2018 from 11:00pm (EST) until Sunday June 17th, 2018 at 1:00am (EST). Consequently, external email services may not be…

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts owed by the CRA to individuals and corporations. These rates will be in effect from July 1, 2018, to September 30, 2018.

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or the eManifest portal. This week, when the Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) issues its reminder bulletin about the scheduled maintenance activities for the coming weekend, clients will notice a change…

Canada agreed with the United States on Thursday that slow-moving talks to update NAFTA should continue although the two sides did not set a date, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters. Freeland, speaking in Washington after talks with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer…

The Government of Canada is committed to diversifying and expanding market access opportunities that will help Canadian businesses grow and create job opportunities for hard-working Canadians. [On June 14, 2018], the Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, introduced…

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland ventured Wednesday onto President Donald Trump's home turf, denouncing his "absurd" tariffs and forcefully arguing for preservation of the world's rules-based order — with or without the United States. Freeland reiterated Canada's strong opposition…

Two recent reports conclude that tariffs, quotas, or other trade restrictions that could be imposed in an ongoing section 232 national security investigation of automobiles and auto parts would have net negative impacts on the U.S. economy. The Department of Commerce self-initiated in May an…

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 June 14th, 2018 from 5:30am until 7:00am (EST). Consequently, the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) related to the Integrated Import…

Today (June 13, 2018), the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that final Safe Food for Canadians Regulations were published in Canada Gazette, Part II (CGII). The Safe Food for Canadians…

The Canadian government is leading a multipronged effort to enlist U.S. politicians and businesses in a fight against punitive import taxes U.S. President Donald Trump has slapped on steel and aluminum from Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will use a visit to Washington this week…

The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve may be the world's most powerful central banker, but U.S. President Donald Trump has put him in an awkward position. And contrary to the president's promise to increase U.S. exports, if Fed chair Jerome Powell raises interest rates today — and markets are making…

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on June 13, 2018. Determination of Country of Origin for the Purpose of Marking Goods (Non-NAFTA Countries) Regulations and the Determination of Country of Origin for the Purposes of Marking Goods (NAFTA Countries) Regulations —…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who receive electronic Daily Notices and Statements of Account. Further to Bulletin TCC18-002 ‘Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document (ECCRD) – complete package’, the format of the Daily Notice (DN) and Statement of Account (SOA) for…

Global Affairs Canada has released the Annual Report to Parliament on the Administration of the Export and Import Permits Act – 2017. The following outlines the content of the report: Key developments in 2017 Import controls Textiles and Clothing Agriculture and Dairy Products Steel Monitoring…

The Trudeau government has told President Donald Trump he needs to get rid of the punishing U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum if there is any hope of successfully renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau said…

The Canadian dollar was trading lower Monday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump complained on Sunday that he had been blindsided by Trudeau's criticism of his tariff threats at a summit-ending news conference. Trump…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on June 9, 2018. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals: Notice No. HA-2018-007 Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry: Cold-rolled steel Finance, Dept. of Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act…