Trade News

Today, the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement, issued a statement today related to the future operations of Canada Post. Excerpts of that statement are shown below. “Canada Post is now facing an existential crisis. Since 2018, the…

Today Prime Minister Mark Carney and An Taoiseach Micheál Martin held a successful bilateral meeting in Ottawa, and reaffirmed the enduring friendship between Canada and Ireland, anchored in shared democratic values, deep historical ties, and vibrant people-to-people connections. Economic prosperity…

The CBSA has published the Statement of reasons c oncerning the preliminary determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of thermal paper rolls originating in or exported from China. Please see this link for more information: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e/tpr2025/tpr2025-pd…

The Chief Mountain port of entry in Alberta is closing for the season on Tuesday, September 30, at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST). It will reopen in the spring of 2026. Travellers can use the Carway port of entry , Del Bonita port of entry or Coutts port of entry as an alternative during the…

The modernization of the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing launched in winter 2025 is progressing well and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to inform port of entry users that a new and important phase of the project will begin in the coming days. Renovation of commercial booths…

Start Date / Time 2025-09-25 08:45 (ET) Clients Affected All CARM EDI, API and Portal Clients Description There is a delay in the receipt of Release Information within CARM, which may result in clients receiving the reject message "No Release Found". Action Required Please refer to the contingency…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Unexpected Delay of Statement of Account A technical issue occurred overnight resulting in the Statement of Account being sent at a slower than normal rate this morning on September 25, 2025. Brokers and Importers may encounter a delay in receiving the Statement of…

Description Due to system maintenance activities, the CARM Client Portal, CAD EDI, CAD API, Tariff, Duty & Taxes Calculator, and Bond API will be unavailable on Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 21:00 (ET) until Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 13:00 (ET). Action Required The procedures to follow…

Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-29-eng.html Ottawa, September 24, 2025 1. Starting on November 1st, 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will no longer accept requests for corrections on form A48 for the following two data elements: customs port of release and sub…

A) Foot-and-Mouth Disease AIRS Updates Following the lifting of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) restrictions for Austria, new import requirements have been implemented in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) for commodities originating from Austria. The list of affected commodities is available…

The global trade landscape is rapidly changing as the United States fundamentally transforms all of its trading relationships. In this new era, our partners will no longer rely only on the strength of our values but also the value of our strength. We are building our strength at home, diversifying…

(Le français suit) USDA-APHIS sent an email to stakeholders on June 13th that announced an update to the Plants for Planting – from Canada reference document in the Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR). The update clarified an exception for plants imported into Canada in growing media…

Please note that Memorandum D11-4-27, Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA): Costa Rica Free Zone Regime will be removed from the CBSA website due to its obsolete information. Veuillez prendre note que le Mémorandum D11-4-27, Accord de libre-échange Canada-Costa Rica (ALÉCCR) : régime des…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-09-23 16:30 (ET) 2025-09-23 20:05 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data…

Start Date / Time 2025-09-23 16:30 (ET) Clients Affected All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal inbound data. However, there is a delay in…

The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal inbound data. However, there is a delay in sending outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices (e.g. RNS, completeness notices…

Please see below for some of the items published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 38 on September 20, 2025. Link: https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-09-20/html/index-eng.html Commissions Canada Border Services Agency SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT Thermal paper rolls — Decisions…

On January 27, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Cornwall port of entry referred a New York-plated vehicle for secondary inspection. Border services officers searched the vehicle and found nicotine and unmarked tobacco products with an estimated combined market value of $114…

Memorandum D17-4-0: Courier Low Value Shipment Program was updated on September 22, 2025. Updates made to this D-memo This memorandum has been revised to: provide clarity and accuracy of information incorporate existing directives within policy and updates to policy amend the low value shipment (LVS…