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EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-12-11 03:00 (ET) 2025-12-11 06:00 (ET) All clients who use EDI, eManifest, CERS and CARM portals to transmit their trade data. Description Please note that CBSA will be conducting system maintenance on Thursday…

The 2026 Tariff webpage has been updated with the revised concordance table for the Canadian Customs Tariff T2026.

A) Chapter 21 Chapter 21 was published to modify the import conditions and the registration type list for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “In transit through Canada” and “Other end uses” originating from Spain: 21.03.20.2115.09 – Containing pork – other processed 21.03…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Please note that the following D Memoranda will be removed from the CBSA website due to their content no longer being current or relevant given the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) came into effect on July 1, 2020, at which point the North…

RESOLVED - Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-12-08 17:00 (ET) 2025-12-08 18:41 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The problem reported below has been…

Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-12-08 17:00 (ET) Initial investigation underway All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The CBSA is receiving and processing…

An Ontario business owner has been ordered to pay a $36.9 million penalty after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) determined that more than 2,300 used vehicles were exported to West Africa without the required declarations. The CBSA’s Criminal Investigations Section in Halifax began…

Between December 3, 2025, and February 28, 2026, the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) will be engaging with stakeholders and regulated entities to explore practical ways to reduce red tape related to five themes, including one specifically related to trade and borders: 1. Supporting regulatory…

The Honourable Shafqat Ali, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, visited Brannon Steel in Brampton, Ontario, to reiterate new measures announced by the Government of Canada to protect and transform Canada’s steel and lumber industries. Building on previously announced measures to help…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the seizure of 209 kilograms of opium detected in an inbound shipping container at the Burnaby Container Examination Facility. On March 26, 2025, CBSA border officers, aided by the Detector Dog Team, intercepted a container from the United Arab…

A) Chapter 05 Chapter 05 was published to: i) modify the import conditions and the registration type list for the following HS codes originating from Spain: 05.02.10.1237.01 – Pigs’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles and hair – Raw 05.10.00.1286.08 – Porcine (swine) 05.11.99.1298.06 – Porcine (swine) 05.11…

The CBSA has provided the following statement, related to the CBSA outage experienced from September 28 to October 5, 2025: The CBSA and Shared Services Canada have jointly developed a report on the outages that took place between September 28 and October 5, 2025. A copy has been provided and will…

RESOLVED - Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-12-05 06:30 (ET) 2025-12-06 05:24 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The problem reported below has now…

Update 3 - Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-12-05 06:30 (ET) Investigation still underway - no estimated time of resolution All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal…

RESOLVED- Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-12-04 15:00 (ET) 2025-12-05 03:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The problem reported below has been…