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CFIA Message: Alternative Service Delivery for the Testing of Grain Exports

August 4, 2017
Please be advised that the REGAL program: Alternative Service Delivery for the Testing of Grain Exports for Phytosanitary Certification will be delivered on a voluntary basis and is expected to be implemented in fall 2017. Industry members exporting grain crops of all kinds to India and China will…

Loonie: Parity-Bound?

August 4, 2017
Uh-oh, it’s taking off again. Our dollar got restless last week, and it’s catching. Its nascent liftoff has filled the airwaves with ‘loonie logic’, of varied sorts. At the same time, exporters have legitimate fears of a march back to the ‘parity-plus’ zone. After all, only three years ago, we were…

2017 CSCB National Conference Program Now Available!

August 3, 2017
Just a reminder to register today for the CSCB's 2017 National Conference! Don't miss the opportunity to discuss the future of Canada’s customs brokers in both formal and fun settings. Take a look at the conference program and register today!

EICS/EXCOL Bulletin - Civic Holiday

August 3, 2017
Monday, August 7, 2017 is a holiday. The Trade Controls Bureau offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.
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Outstanding Release Requests

August 2, 2017
Members may have received notices from CBSA listing transactions that are in ACROSS with no associated release. The notice then asks that a response or voluntary entry be submitted within 15 days of receiving the report. The notice also states that a penalty may apply for failure to comply with CBSA…

EICS Bulletin - Opening of the application period (CETA) - (TRQ) for cheese

August 2, 2017
Opening of the application period for the new Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) tariff rate quota (TRQ) for cheese The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act received Royal Assent on May 16, 2017. As per Canada’s commitments under the…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

August 2, 2017
The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on July 22 and 29, 2017. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Amendment of order Certain carbon steel fasteners Appeal Notice No. HA-2017-007 Notice No. HA-2017-008 Environment, Dept. of the, and Dept. of Health Canadian Environmental…

Canada gives in to EU concerns, revises plan for European cheese imports

August 1, 2017
European trade deal takes hold Sept. 21 with 18,000 tonnes of new cheese imports phased in over 5 years Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne has disappointed Canada's dairy industry with a reworked plan for how nearly 18,000 tonnes of European cheeses will be imported once Canada-EU trade deal…

Exporting goods from Canada: A handy guide

August 1, 2017
The BCCC Export sub-committee, which includes representation from the CSCB, have been working on combining the “Export Step-by-Step Guide” and the “Handy Guide”. The CBSA has published this revised content on their website as “Exporting goods from Canada: A handy guide”. It is now available on the…

Canada’s State of Trade: Trade and Investment Update – 2017

August 1, 2017
Canada’s State of Trade annual report, produced by Global Affairs Canada, is now available on the GAC website. Stronger manufacturing and trade activity, supported by partial recovery in commodity prices, has been observed in multiple regions and economies in the second half of 2016, leading many…

Alberta beef industry hit by Japanese tariff hike

August 1, 2017
11.5 % jump targets frozen beef from Canada and other countries Alberta beef producers are facing a big tariff hike in Japan and they're not happy about it. Japan is imposing temporary tariffs of 50 per cent, up from 38.5 per cent, on imports of frozen beef from Canada and other countries, including…

NAFTA Freight Flows Continue to Rise Ahead of Renegotiation

August 1, 2017
The value of monthly freight flows between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners totaled $98.2 billion in May, up 7.8 percent from April and 9.4 percent from a year earlier, according to [U.S.] Department of Transportation statistics. The year-on-year increase was the seventh consecutive month of such…

Business Barometer: Confidence remains stalled

August 1, 2017
Canada's small business optimism failed to pick itself up in July, slipping 0.2 points to 60.7, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer®. “Below par results in Ontario are continuing to weigh down cross-country confidence,” said Ted Mallett, CFIB…