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CCS and CTCS Designates are advised that three free quizzes will be offered during 2018 on the following dates: Available Due Quiz 1 March 15 April 5 Quiz 2 June 7 June 28 Quiz 3 October 4 October 25 As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS…

In 2016, 148,886 Canadian enterprises imported $497.2 billion worth of goods. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) accounted for 98.6% of all importing enterprises, but for less than half (46.7%) of total import values. By comparison, the number of Canadian enterprises exporting goods was 43,255 in…

Notice received: Tues 2018-03-13 10:45 AM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. During this time clients are instructed to send all CFIA electronic release requests to the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and fax…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit EDI trade data to CFIA. Notice received: Tues 2018-03-13 10:41 AM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. During this time, clients are instructed to send…

A temporary exemption from U.S. tariffs is little comfort to the Canadian steel city of Hamilton, coping with months of uncertainty as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a potentially devastating 25 percent duty unless the North American Free Trade Agreement is renegotiated. Canadian…

There are parallels between the way companies in North America and Britain are holding back on investment as they wait for clarity on the re-negotiation of NAFTA and the outcome of talks on a Brexit deal, Canada’s finance minister said on Mon “Certainly anecdotally in North America there are some…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday kicked off a tour of the nation’s steel and aluminum regions to reassure workers worried that the United States could still introduce tariffs on the imports of the metals. Trudeau’s first stop was the province of Quebec, the heart of Canada’s aluminum…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has revised Annex A for China in Chapter 10 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures. The revised annex is now published. The revised annex includes attestation requirements for the export of processed meat products (stuffed grain products…

The Toronto/Ontario regions invite you to a general meeting where we will discuss 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. The session will be led by Marc Séguin, CBSA, Director of…

Canada and Mexico will be exempt from tariffs on steel and aluminum imported into the United States, but there's no guarantee that will be the case forever. A little after 3:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed off on two proclamations taking aim at the imports of two metals…

The Conference Board of Canada predicts a 0.5 per cent decline in the economy, and the loss of about 85,000 jobs within a year, if the North American Free Trade Agreement is terminated. That would be the best-case scenario in a post-NAFTA world, the think-tank says in a new report. Talks to…

Canada's minister of international trade marked an important step forward in Canada's trading relationship with one bloc of countries today, while looking to start a new deal with another. François-Philippe Champagne signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, the reborn…

Is the world giving up on globalization? Well, the CPTPP partners aren’t. A good night’s sleep doesn’t come easily for Canadian exporters these days. Export sales aren’t the issue; they are booming, thanks to the red-hot US economy. The big worry is that it’ll all come to a grinding halt. The threat…

Donald Trump's trade and manufacturing adviser says the U.S. president's planned tariffs for steel and aluminum imports would not immediately apply to Canada and Mexico. Peter Navarro told Fox Business on Wednesday evening that Trump intends to sign a proclamation including such a clause favouring…

Canada's merchandise trade deficit totalled $1.9 billion in January, narrowing from a $3.1 billion deficit in December. Imports decreased 4.3%, mainly due to lower imports of industrial machinery, equipment and parts. Exports fell 2.1%, primarily on fewer exports of passenger cars and light trucks…

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 March 10, 2018 from 04:00 to 04:30 (ET) AND Sunday March 11, 2018 from 08:10 to 08:50 (ET)…