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BCCC Sub-committees Updates

Meeting documents from the following BCCC sub-committees have been posted on the appropriate sub-committee pages, available in the Advocacy section of the CSCB members site. BCCC PIL Processing Time, Wait Time, Delay Sub-committee BCCC Export Sub-committee BCCC Systems Outage Sub-committee BCCC…

CBSA Message: Holidays Schedule

The following is a CBSA message (EDI13-096). The Electronic Commerce Unit (ECU) office will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2013, Thursday, December 26, 2013 and Wednesday, January 1st, 2014, however, the CBSA external client support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this…
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Happy Holidays from the CSCB!

Happy Holidays from the CSCB! All of us at the CSCB national office in Ottawa wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season. We are grateful for the continued support of our members, designates and clients, and for your enthusiasm about the work we do. May 2014 be a year of health…

Mexican Tax Reforms Gazetted

Mexico's much-anticipated tax reform bill, which includes measures affecting the direct and indirect taxation of corporate taxpayers, has been published in the country's Official Gazette, completing the enactment procedures... Important changes are also made to Mexico's maquiladora tax regime…

Wait time at Peace Bridge has doubled

Passenger vehicles on the Canadian side of the Peace Bridge have, on average, waited almost twice as long to cross into the United States this year compared with 2012, according to statistics compiled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and released Thursday by Sen. Charles E. Schumer. It took an…

Ottawa's cheese import ruling by Ottawa sparks U.S. warning

A move by the Canadian government to block Pizza Pizza Ltd. and other Canadian restaurant chains from importing low-cost U.S. mozzarella is stoking trade tensions with the United States. A senior U.S. trade official has bluntly warned Ottawa that the decision could harm its exporters and was made…

Beyond the Border Implementation Report - December 2013

The Canadian and U.S. governments have released a Beyond the Border Implementation Report. The following are key accomplishments over the last year: Increased membership in the nexus trusted traveller program to more than 917,000, an increase of approximately 50% since the Beyond the Border Action…

Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council News December 2013

The Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) has released a news update. This marks the two year anniversary of the release of the Joint Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council Action Plan. These newsletters are prepared periodically to provide you with information on RCC plans…
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Frito-Lay Case - CBSA Withdraws Appeal

Members will be very interested in learning that CBSA has withdrawn their appeal in the Frito-Lay decision. Peter Kirby, of Fasken Martineau, the counsel for Frito-Lay who spoke passionately on this case during a CSCB webinar, contacted the CSCB this afternoon with this news. The CITT decision…

Government Creates Export Opportunities for Canadian Soybean Industry

The Canadian soybean industry will tap new export markets... Member of Parliament Bev Shipley (Lambton-Kent-Middlesex), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment for the Grain Farmers of Ontario to create export opportunities... The Canadian soybean sector’s ability…

Beyond the Border Implementation Report - December 2013

Canada and the United States are deeply interconnected by history, geography, and our people. We have the largest bilateral trading relationship in the world, with two-way trade in goods and services of over $700 billion in 2012, supporting millions of jobs in each country. Canada and the United…

BSF5079, Importing Commercial Goods Into Canada

This publication describes the documents you need to submit to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to import commercial goods into Canada and highlights the information you need from each document to complete Form B3, Canada Customs Coding Form (PDF, 151.5 KB). You will find an example of Form…

Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council News December 2013

A special edition of the Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) news update was issued December 18, 2013. This marks the two year anniversary of the release of the Joint Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council Action Plan. These newsletters are prepared periodically to provide…

Cycles Lambert Inc. v. CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2012-060

Decision and reasons issued Thursday, November 28, 2013 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on August 1, 2013, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF 116 decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated October 19, 22…