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EDC Export Performance Monitor - June 2016

After a couple of negative months, April saw a solid rebound in Canadian trade with the world as merchandise exports increased by 1.5%. The strength was seen across most sectors as 8 of the 11 product categories increased. Higher global energy prices resulted in strong growth in Canada’s energy…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 3 June

A) Chapter 03 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS code. 03.07.91.1412.58 - Cerastoderma edule - TSN 80901 - European cockle (live or non-ready-to-eat, shell on) (fresh or chilled) B) Chapter 05 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes…

CFIA Scheduled Network Maintenance, 4 June

Please be advised that 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 Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 8:00PM to 23:59PM (EST). Consequently, the following services may not be available…

CSCB Celebrates at the Toronto/Ontario Regions Annual Conference!

Please join us Friday, June 17 th at Casino Rama in Orillia as we hand out CSCB’s Education Award and CBSA Stars Awards. The CSCB Education Award is presented to the student who obtained the highest regional mark on the Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) course. Our recipients this year are: Ontario…

Phytosanitary import requirements to prevent entry and spread of apple maggot

CFIA has issued a revised directive, (D-00-07) Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella). The revised directive provides the phytosanitary import requirements for the entry of hosts of apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) into British…

CSCB Celebrates at the Atlantic Region Annual Conference!

Please join us Friday, June 10 th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Fredericton as we hand-out CSCB’s Education Award and CBSA Stars Awards. The CSCB Education Award is presented to the student who obtained the highest regional mark on the Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) course. Our recipient this…

CFIA Digital Document Store (DDS) - Update

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is fully restored. At this time clients are instructed to send requests to (613) 773-9999. Clients are not to send requests via email unless advised by the National Import Service Centre (NISC). Thank you…

SIMA Review? Maybe We Can Get the Right Balance This Time

The Department of Finance is seeking input on a “focused set of potential changes” to the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA). The potential changes would be made in three areas – calculation of normal values, enforcement and evidentiary standards – and would be considered from the perspective of…

Publication of the WCO Study Report on Customs Brokers

The WCO is pleased to inform of the publication of the newly developed Study Report on Customs Brokers. The Study Report provides a general background and overview of Customs Brokers’ role in the international supply chain together with some suggested policy and organisational considerations on…

Update to the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures – United States

Please be advised that export requirements under section 11.7.3, Annex W – United States in Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), have been updated with the following information: Est. 159: deleted from 2016/04/01, establishment closed. Est. 175: deleted from 2015/03/20…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 1 June

A) Chapter 06 was published to: i) modify the import conditions for the following HS code originating from the continental United States and destined to British Columbia. NO VERSION CHANGE. 06.02.20.0017.12 - Hawthorn - rooted plants (Crataegus spp.) ii) modify the import conditions for the…
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Coming Soon….Scholarships!

The CSCB is pleased to announce that once again this year 2 scholarships, each worth $3,500.00, will be awarded to eligible relatives of employees of the CSCB member firms or the employees themselves. The CSCB National and Guy Graveline scholarships terms and conditions, as well as the application…

NAFTA Certificate of Origin Under Review [by U.S. CBP]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is soliciting comments through July 25 on the proposed extension of the following forms. CBP Form 434, NAFTA Certificate of Origin – This form is used to certify that a good being exported either from the U.S. into Canada or Mexico or from Canada or Mexico into the…

Business Barometer: Small business confidence dips in May

Canadian small business sentiment eased downward in May, giving back some of the improvement noted the month previously. CFIB's Business Barometer® Index dropped by one point to 58.2 in May from April's 59.2, but it is still much improved from levels in the first three months of 2016. Once again PEI…