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Ottawa, September 22, 2017 1. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, in its decision of the AMD Ritmed Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), appeal ( AP-2014-013/015), found that hospital environments fall within the term “noxious atmosphere”. 2. This notice serves to…

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo, and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today successfully concluded the third round of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)…

CBSA advises that the Thursday, September 28, Freight Forwarder Implementation Webinar is cancelled. The CBSA will communicate the next webinar date once confirmed. eManifest Client Support options are available should you require assistance.

...solid progress is being made in talks to rewrite the NAFTA, but it’s too soon to tell if a deal can be reached by the year-end deadline set by the United States, [Steve Verheul said Sunday as negotiators wrapped up the second day of talks in the third round of negotiations.] Verheul acknowledged…

Sanctions related to Venezuela have been enacted under the Special Economic Measures Act in order to implement the decision of the Association formed between Canada and the United States of America on September 5, 2017. The Association called on its members to take economic measures against…

Milk Protein Substances with a Milk Protein Content of 85% or more by Weight, Calculated on the Dry Matter, that do not Originate in a NAFTA Country, an EU country or other CETA beneficiary, Chile, Costa Rica or Israel (Item 125.2 on the Import Control List) Serial No. 901, Date: September 21, 2017…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on August 26, September 2, 9, 23, 2017. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain polyethylene terephthalate resin — Decisions Certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe — Decision Global Affairs Canada Notice of…

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on August 23, September 6, 7, 2017. Domestic Substances List — Order 2017-87-06-01 Amending Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 SOR/2017-158 02/08/17 Domestic Substances List — Order 2017-87-07-01 Amending Canadian Environmental…

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette, Extra No. 1 on September 7, 2017: Regulations Amending the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, 2017 SOR/2017-166 Order Amending the Import Control List SOR/2017-171 Order Amending the Export Control List SOR/2017-172…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the requirements for exporting fish and seafood products to the following countries: New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, and Ukraine. These updates are part of the Agency’s initiative to…

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…

The following message is from CBSA. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) is pleased to announce the unveiling of the new and improved TCCU web pages. The TCCU web pages now provide clients with an intuitive and fresher look while allowing for user friendly navigation to help clients find…

We are presently experiencing technical difficulties with EICS. We will send a notification as soon as EICS will be available.

Ottawa, September 21, 2017 This memorandum outlines and explains the legislation governing the role of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in dealing with counterfeit protected marks (i.e. trade-marks or geographical indications) or pirated copyright goods. This memorandum has been updated to…

Ottawa, September 21, 2017 1. Under the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada agreed to allow two categories of European Union (EU) entities to provide certain marine coasting trade, or cabotage services in Canada without a coasting trade licence. They are:…

The Windsor-Detroit Tunnel crossing will be closed for renovations beginning at 8 pm on Friday, October 20, 2017 and will reopen at 5:30 am on Monday, October 30, 2017. During this time, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be using all available resources to increase staffing levels at…

WTO economists have issued a strong upward revision to their forecast for 2017 trade expansion following a sharp acceleration in global trade growth in the first half of the year. The estimate for growth in world merchandise trade volume in 2017 was raised to 3.6%. The previous estimate for 2017 was…

Concerning the preliminary determination with respect to the dumping of Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Line Pipe originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea. Decision Pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canada Border Services Agency made a preliminary…

This message pertains to imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02 . The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2017-18 barley products tariff rate quota will be filled as of 11:59 pm local time on…