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What was this year’s big surprise?

December 21, 2017
"I know enough of the world now, to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything…” So wrote Dickens in David Copperfield, and it could well describe this past year. Shocks and shock-talk have become so commonplace that it would indeed be a surprise if there were no major…

Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program

December 21, 2017
20-12-2017 - Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program - continued use of the Canadian tariff classifications set out in Annex 1B of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement This message is in reference to the message posted on January 23, 2016 titled “ For the purposes of the Softwood Lumber…

CFIA-AIRS Updates December 19th, 2017

December 21, 2017
A) Chapter 08 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS code originating from the Republic of Korea. NO VERSION CHANGE. 08.08.10.4001 - Apples (fresh). (Malus spp.). B) Chapter 12 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA – NISC”…

CBSA Message (TCC17-243) - CBSA System Outage Contingency Plan

December 21, 2017
Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or the CBSA eManifest Portal The Canada Border Services Agency System Outage Contingency Plan has recently been updated. While the procedures remain relatively the same the document itself has been shortened…
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IID Statistics - Update

December 20, 2017
CBSA has provided the CSCB with updated statistics on IID uptake. Previous statistics were posted on November 20 and these, plus those just received, are shown below. Members are reminded that as of April 1, 2018, two service options, EDI OGD PARS (463) and EDI OGD RMD (471), will no longer be…

U.S. auto-content NAFTA demands based on faulty data

December 19, 2017
U.S. demands in NAFTA negotiations for higher levels of U.S. and North American content in automobiles are based on faulty data, the Bank of Nova Scotia says. The share of North American parts in vehicles assembled in Canada and Mexico has grown since 2011, a new study by the bank says, disputing U…

Canada adds Ukraine to Automatic Firearms Country Control List

December 19, 2017
...[On December 13, 2017] The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...announced that Canada will include Ukraine in the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL). This change, announced in the Canada Gazette, will enable Canadian companies and individuals to apply for a…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

December 19, 2017
The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on December 13, 2017. Automatic Firearms Country Control List — Order Amending Export and Imports Permits Act SOR/2017-248 24/11/17 Fees in Respect of Drugs and Medical Devices Regulations (DIN Requirements for Drugs Listed in Schedule C…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

December 19, 2017
The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on December 16, 2017. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals: Notice No. HA-2017-017 Expiry review of finding: Carbon steel…

New from Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Program

December 19, 2017
NEW from Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Program: Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Reports Children’s Sleepwear Regulations Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 Pacifiers Regulations Toys Regulations

CFIA-AIRS Updates December 19th, 2017

December 19, 2017
A) Chapter 03 was published to: i) remove the end uses; « Aquarium – commercial», « Aquarium – private», « Ceremonial or religious use», « Culture», « Diagnostic testing», « Display in a zoo or public aquarium», « Feeding aquatic animals to aquatic animals», « Impoundment», « Manufacturing feed for…

Bank of Canada sticks with rate hike bias despite NAFTA uncertainty

December 18, 2017
The Bank of Canada is leaving the door open to further interest rate hikes in early 2018, making it clear that a number of uncertainties that could derail the economy, such as NAFTA renegotiation, are a reason for caution but not inaction. Investors worry that terminating the North American Free…

Rising pessimism has Mexico exploring world of post-NAFTA possibilities

December 18, 2017
"There is no need for a Plan B," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in June, when asked what Canada would do if NAFTA renegotiations failed. Canada, Trudeau told the New York Times, was confident the free trade deal could be salvaged. That is Mexico's preferred option as well, but fears the Trump…

CFIA-AIRS Updates December 18th, 2017

December 18, 2017
08.05.10.4038.02 - Oranges - with leaves and branches (fresh). 08.05.21.4038.02 - Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); with leaves and branches (fresh). 08.05.22.4038.02 - Clementines; with leaves and branches (fresh). 08.05.29.4038.02 - Other; with leaves and branches (fresh). 08.05.40…

CBSA Message (TCC17-240) - TCCU Client Survey

December 18, 2017
Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically and/or using the eManifest portal. We want to thank all of our clients who took the time to complete the recent TCCU client survey. Your feedback is important to ensure we continue to provide quality client service in the areas of client…