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Message from CFIA: WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN SENDING THIS MESSAGE AS WE WERE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. NOUS NOUS EXCUSONS POUR LE DÉLAI DE L’ENVOI DE CE MESSAGE, NOUS AVIONS QUELQUES DIFFICULTÉES TECHNIQUES. A) Chapter 16 Chapter 16 was published to change the release recommendation…

Start Date / Time 2025-09-29 05:30 (ET) Clients Affected All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The CBSA is receiving Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal inbound data. However, we are unable to process and send…

Start Date / Time 2025-09-28 10:00 (ET) Clients Affected All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description We are continuing to investigate the issue, but do not have an estimated time of resolution at this time. We will provide an update when an…

TCC25-0133 - Update 2 - Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Processing Delay Start Date / Time 2025-09-28 12:45 (ET) Clients Affected All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) Description We are…

Start Date / Time 2025-09-28 10:00 (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). However, there is a delay in sending several outbound notices (e.g…

The Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) is experiencing delays in processing declarations. All CFIA systems are functioning as expected, and clients are asked to continue sending all CFIA electronic declarations using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID). If an urgent release recommendation…

Start Date / Time 2025-09-28 12:45 (ET) Clients Affected All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) Description The CBSA is currently experiencing a delay for importers and custom brokers who submit…

CARM Client Support (CCS) We are currently experiencing a technical issue that has delayed the generation of the September 25, 2025 Statement of Account. Our team has identified the issue and is actively working on a resolution. Statements are expected to be available by the end of the day. Please…

As there is a Canada Post service disruption effective September 25, 2025, payments for your commercial import duties and taxes normally made by mail will experience delivery delays. Please note that a payment for your account balance will need to be received by the payment due date of October 1…

La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-09-30 00:01 (ET) 2025-09-30 23:59 (ET) All clients and services providers who transmit commercial documents using EDI, the eManifest and CERS Portals. Description The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) will be…

La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-09-28 02:00 (ET) 2025-09-28 06:00 (ET) All clients using the Sign-in Partner service option for the CERS, eManifest and CARM Client portals Description There is a planned maintenance of the Sign-in Partner service…

Join us for an insightful webinar on October 9 at 1 p.m. ET featuring representatives from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), as we explore regulatory compliance related to vehicle and engine emission regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). This session will…

La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-09-25 08:45 (ET) 2025-09-26 07:40 (ET) All CARM EDI, API and Portal Clients Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. There is a delay in the receipt of Release Information within CARM, which may…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Description Sunday, September 28, 2025 from 03:00 and 03:30 (ET) and from 11:00 and 11:30 (ET): eManifest Portal users may experience forced re-logon. Portal users will still be able to create and submit all trade documents and update user accesses. On Sunday, September…

We are continuing to investigate the issue, but do not have an estimated time of resolution at this time. We will provide an update when an estimated time of resolution is known. There is a delay in the receipt of Release Information within CARM, which may result in clients receiving the reject…

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…