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CCS Designates are reminded the second designate quiz of 2016 starts on June 9th. Available Due Quiz 2 June 9 June 30 Quiz 3 October 6 October 27 As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation, and is free of charge. Details will be…

The Evaluation of the Canada Border Services Agency Targeting Program was approved as part of the Agency’s 2014–2019 Five-Year Program Evaluation Plan. An evaluation report was released in January 2016 which looked at the Air Passenger Targeting and Marine and Air Commercial Targeting, for which the…

The EDI communication problem reported below is now resolved. All systems are functioning normally. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI We are experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound and outbound data for some clients using the Customs…

Subscribers may be interested in some of the updated forms that CRA made available recently on their website: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu/NEW-e.html

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI We are experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound and outbound data for some clients using the Customs Internet Gateway We are working to resolve this problem and will update our hotline as soon as more…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for April 2016 is available on the CSCB website at: http://cscb.ca/sites/cscb.ca/files/uploads/April_2016_EDI_Report.xlsx The national EDI percent was 96.2%.

In November 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) delivered eManifest D4 Notices walkthroughs to the trade community in order to show trade the new and enhanced eManifest notices that would become available to EDI clients as part of Deployment 4 implementation. A few simple scenario flows…

Serial No. 197 Purpose 1. This Notice is to advise exporters that Global Affairs Canada will initiate the regulatory process to remove Belarus from the Area Control List (ACL). Background 2. Pursuant to the Government of Canada’s commitment to diplomatic re-engagement with the international…

Delegates attending the CSCB Toronto/Ontario Annual Conference will be treated to a special talk by our Guest Speaker: Bill Hogg. FIRED UP & FOCUSED: Stimulating Change for Passion, Productivity and Performance Organizations must change in order to meet the changing needs of their people, their…

You may not be aware that many federal environmental regulations target IMPORT and EXPORT activities. To give you a sense of how these regulations could impact your business, Environment and Climate Change Canada is hosting an event developed especially for you. During this half-day session, you…

This memorandum outlines and explains the verification procedures pursuant to sections 42 and 97.201 of the Customs Act , Article 506 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article E-06 of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Article 5.6 and Annex 5.6.2 of the Canada-Israel…

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, May 15, 2016 from 04:30AM to 06:00AM AND from 7:00AM to 8:30AM (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

Looking for the latest news about border policies and procedures in the Atlantic Region? Register today for the CSCB Atlantic Region Annual Conference, featuring sessions specifically designed for businesses operating in the area. This year’s event will take place on Friday, June 10 th at the Crowne…

In the fractious politics of trade, a recent, supportive C.D. Howe Institute report on Canada’s stake in the Trans-Pacific Partnership made a welcome contribution. For Canada and its 11 partners, the TPP promises market-oriented rules for industries unknown two decades ago and a stronger gateway to…