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Last Chance to Register for the CSCB Quebec Region Annual Conference!

April 28, 2017
Looking for the latest news about border policies and procedures in the Quebec region? Register today for the CSCB Quebec Region Annual Conference, featuring sessions specifically designed for your business. This year’s event will take place on Thursday, May 4 at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal…

Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada

April 28, 2017
The [U.S.] Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada. The period of investigation was January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. Effective date: April…

Updates to CFIA Fertilizer Safety Section website

April 28, 2017
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the layout of its fertilizer safety web content to make information easier to find. A number of Trade Memoranda and industry reference materials have also been updated. No substantive changes have been made to the Fertilizers Regulations or…

EICS Maintenance interruption, 30 April

April 28, 2017
EICS will be unavailable Sunday, April 30, 2017 from 09:00 to 13:00 for maintenance. Please ensure that all of your work is saved prior to the interruption as all active sessions will be terminated.

Canada announces new sanctions against Syrian leadership

April 28, 2017
On April 14, 2017, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced new sanctions against the Assad regime. Canada’s Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations have been amended to list 27 additional individuals who are now subject to an asset freeze and dealings…

NAFTA Monthly Freight Flow Values Fall in February

April 28, 2017
The value of monthly freight flows between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners totaled $86.5 billion in February, down 1.7 percent from January but up 2.9 percent from a year earlier, according to [U.S.] Department of Transportation statistics. The February year-on-year increase was the fourth straight…

Canada prepares to join the Arms Trade Treaty

April 28, 2017
Canada believes that regulating the international arms trade is essential for the protection of people and human rights, and is strengthening its existing practices. As part of Canada’s support for a stronger and more rigorous export control system, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

April 28, 2017
The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on April 8, 15 and 22, 2017. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain concrete reinforcing bar — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2016-027 Notice No. HA-2017-001 Notice No. HA-2017…

CFIA Message: CBSA EDI Processing Delays

April 27, 2017
Please be advised that the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is experiencing delays with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Please note there may be a delay in processing import release requests. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border…

CBSA Message (TCC017-093) – EDI Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 30 April

April 27, 2017
Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) applications will be unavailable on April 30, 2017 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) AND from 07:00 to 08:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or…

CBSA Message (TCC17-092) – CCS / CADEX Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 29 April

April 27, 2017
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 April 29, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) AND Sunday April 30, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET)…

CBSA Message (TCC17-091) - Delays in Processing All EDI and Portal Messages

April 27, 2017
Start Date/Time 2017-04-27 09:30 ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and Portal. We are experiencing delays in processing all EDI and portal messages. There is a backlog in processing data. We are working to resolve this problem and will update…

CFIA Message: CBSA Scheduled Maintenance, 30 April

April 27, 2017
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, April 30, 2017 from 04:30 to 06:00 and from 07:00 to 08:30 (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

Trump tells Canada, Mexico, he won't terminate NAFTA treaty yet: White House

April 27, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump told the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Wednesday that he will not terminate the NAFTA treaty at this stage, but will move quickly to begin renegotiating it with them, a White House statement said. The announcement came after White House officials disclosed that Trump…

CFIA Scheduled Network Maintenance, 2 May

April 27, 2017
As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing network maintenance on Tuesday May 2nd, 2017 from 5:00am until 7:00am (EST). Consequently, the following service will not be available: Automated Shipment…