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The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade has announced the successful conclusion of substantive negotiations for the Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with the goal of bringing it into force as soon as possible. Canada is supporting Ecuador in its efforts to enhance…

A) Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to: i) change the release recommendation to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “In transit through Canada”, and “Other end uses” originating from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile…

The following has been published on May 24, 2025 in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 21: Commissions Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Steel strapping — Decision The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) will conduct a preliminary inquiry into the…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has concluded their investigation, initiated in November 2024, into the alleged circumvention from Vietnam of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s (CITT) finding respecting the dumping and subsidizing of container chassis from China. The CBSA has…

In response to the significant disruptions resulting from the end of the Release Prior to Payment (RPP) transition measures, the CSCB has initiated urgent advocacy efforts on several fronts: The CARM Financial Security Task Force convened an urgent meeting on Thursday, May 22. The task force…

(Le français suit) Beginning May 26, 2025, importers/brokers will be required to provide a digital copy (image) of the organic product certificate as part of their import declaration. This notification serves to clarify that the AIRS Registration Type #68 – organic certificate’s format remains a…

(Le français suit) The CFIA has negotiated a new certificate for the export of feed additives and heat-treated pet food containing materials of avian and/or porcine origin to Uzbekistan (HA3239). The certificate is, or will be shortly available through your local CFIA office and may be used…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the Compendium of Non-Feed Products (CNFP) . Note the following updates that have been made to the Compendium: Six new veterinary health products (VHPs) have been added to the CNFP: Phyto ProMeX (HP-017) , NN.B3W6…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 06:00 to 07:00 (ET) and Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 06:00 to 07:00 (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. CERS Portal…

Please see below for the updates made to Customs Notice 25-22: End of Release Prior to Payment (RPP) Transition Period ( link) 10. Importer program accounts (BN15) who wish to enrol in RPP can follow steps outlined in RPP enrollment via the CARM Client Portal and post the security (PDF, 3,059 KB) to…

The CBSA has published the final report on the Evaluation of eManifest, finalized in July 2024. The evaluation was conducted from 2018-19 to 2022-23. The report (found here ) includes the following topics: Overview of eManifest Evaluation scope, approach and methods Overall findings and…

The CBSA and the RCMP have issued a News Release regarding three individuals entering guilty pleas for charges related to trafficking and employing foreign nationals without authorization, with the court process being finalized in April 2025. Investigations found foreign nationals entering Canada as…

Prime Minister Mark Carney has released a mandate letter ( Mandate Letter | Prime Minister of Canada ) for the newly-formed government that identifies seven priorities: Establishing a new economic and security relationship with the United States and strengthening our collaboration with reliable…

The EDI release requests received report for April 2025 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The following indicates the IID transactions:

On May 17, 2025, the following updates were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I ( link): Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Renewable diesel — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Expiry review RR-2024-006 — Notice of order Steel plate Expiry review RR-2025-001 —…

As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: May 25, 2025 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (ET) Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) CFIA…

Bulletin 5403 - Reminder – Filing an appeal of a Notice of Penalty Assessment (NPA) issued under the Customs Act for an Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) in the CARM Client Portal (CCP) ( Link ) Appeal Submission via the Portal This is a reminder to all Trade Chain Partners (TCPs) that if you…

On May 20, 2025 t he Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of polyethylene terephthalate originating in or exported from China and Pakistan have caused injury to the domestic industry. By June 17, 2025, the CBSA…