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The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/meat-and-poultry-products/manual-of-pr… MHD 2013-59 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Singapore (2013-12-11)

The Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is now back up and running. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you for your co-operation during this time.

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 Saturday January 25, 2014. The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system will be affected by this maintenance window…

For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on 2014-01-25 from 11:00 to 11:30 (ET) AND from 18:00 to 18:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices, e.g. RNS, Completeness Notices during this time. We…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: Memorandum D4-1-7, Extension of Time Limits for the Storage of Goods http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d4/d4-1-7-eng.html

CSCB members are invited to attend the 2014 IFCBA World Conference, Celebrating 25 years of Trade Facilitation through Expertise and Innovation, which will take place from May 13-17 at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul, Korea. For detailed program and registration information, please…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is down. At the moment, we are unable to predict when service will be restored, however, we will keep you informed as information becomes available. For assistance, please contact the…

CBSA has published the 1 st edition of its Advance Commercial Information (ACI) Newsletter. The intention is to publish this newsletter on a semi-annual basis. There are a number of issues within the newsletter that are the subject of current CSCB advocacy initiatives, specifically the impact of the…

A Canada-Korea trade deal looks like a winner for Canadian agribusiness, but the auto industry is making a last-ditch push to head off the agreement. Trade union Unifor said a free-trade deal with South Korea will be a job killer for the Canadian auto industry and widen our trade deficit. This…

Less than a week before President Obama’s fifth State of the Union address, the state of Canada-U.S. relations remains marked by trade barriers that hurt Canadian producers and consumers, and high-profile disputes, notes a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non…

The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL) is proud to announce that the construction of the new low-level North Channel Bridge, The Seaway International Bridge Corporation (SIBC) Toll Plaza and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Plaza in Cornwall are now completed and will be open to…

Canada and South Korea are having "tremendous discussions" toward a free-trade agreement, said Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, a deal that could increase trade in meat and autos. Talks began in 2005, but were later hung up over disputes such as a delay in South Korea scrapping its ban on…

It's still unclear whether Canadians will have to absorb a five per cent tariff when they purchase an MP3 player in 2015, even though many people don't even use the music devices anymore. In its 2013 budget, the government removed a tariff-free category on many goods manufactured in about 70…

Members may be interested in this notice from CFIA regarding facilities designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US.

Ordinarily, payments of the K84 Monthly Account Statement must be received at CBSA payment offices by 16:30 local time on the last business day of the month. The CBSA recognizes that certain months of the year have fewer days for clients to arrange for payment, therefore should K84 monthly payments…