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3 countries made 'detailed conceptual presentations' across the scope of NAFTA issues, joint statement says Canada, the United States and Mexico wrapped up their first round of talks Sunday to revamp the NAFTA trade pact, vowing to keep up a blistering pace of negotiations that some involved in the…

Canadian negotiators are open to working on a timeline proposed by the U.S. to complete NAFTA renegotiations before the end of the year, CBC News has learned. A government source, speaking on background, tells CBC News that Canada is willing to work quickly, but will not agree to a bad deal for the…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations on August 18, 2017, under the Special Import Measures Act respecting the alleged injurious dumping of certain polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China), the…

On June 20, 2017, the Government of Canada finalized the regulatory process to amend the Export Control List. This amendment serves to add controls, clarify controls and remove controls over specific items as agreed upon in the various multilateral export control regimes. As of August 11, 2017, the…

The following message is from CBSA. Please find attached in English and French, a reminder to Courier/Low Value Shipment (LVS) Program participants and e-Commerce companies regarding the requirement for the payment of provincial sales tax (PST) and harmonized sales tax (HST), as applicable, on…

Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Reports Cyclical Enforcement Project 2016-17: Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Regulations Cyclical Enforcement Project 2015-2016 to 2016-2017: Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations Cyclical Enforcement Project 2015-16: Cosmetic Regulations

To support commercial clients with the implementation of eManifest, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is offering a webinar presentation on the benefits of electronic notices. All client types are welcome to register however the information will be most useful to warehouse operators, carriers…

Notice received: Fri 2017-08-18 2:47 PM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. During this time clients are instructed to send requests to (613) 773-9999. Clients are not to send requests…

As talks to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement kicked off Wednesday, a lot is on the line for New Brunswick businesses trading with the United States. Fifty per cent of the province's gross domestic product is tied to exports, and New Brunswick is the most extensive trade economy in…

Clients Affected: All brokers, importers and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. An issue with outbound transactions is currently affecting the date of release indicated on the RNS notices. Clients are receiving RNS release notifications quoting an incorrect final release date and…

U.S. opens NAFTA talks with focus on trade balance — and a deficit of facts Robert Lighthizer didn't give a long speech on Wednesday to open the talks to renegotiate NAFTA. But he really didn't have to. Donald Trump's choice to get a better trade deal for the United States had only one message, one…

As Canada, the U.S. and Mexico launch NAFTA renegotiations, U.S. Trade Representative made a statement about American priorities—and reiterated that President Donald Trump is not interested in a “mere tweaking” of the trade deal. These are Lighthizer’s full remarks: This is an historic day for the…

Due to technical difficulties with the Webex links shared earlier for the ISPM meeting sessions on Friday (August 18, 2017), we are sharing new Webex links. Please note that the call-in information has changed as well. The date and the time for the sessions remain the same. We apologize for the…

Please note that as part of the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database is scheduled for Sunday, August 20 th 2017 from 04:30 to 06:00 and from 07:00 to 08:30 (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for July 2017 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.

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 August 19, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) AND Sunday August 20, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30…