Trade News

Less than two weeks after he was sworn in as Prime Minister, Mark Carney has called for a federal election to be held on Monday April 28, 2025. " All federal party leaders are expected to focus their campaigns on the economic threat posed by Trump’s trade war with Canada, which has included several…

The trade war brought on by the United States has renewed the urgency to address longstanding barriers that have fragmented our economy and reduced opportunities for Canadians. At a March 21 meeting with provincial and territorial premiers, Prime Minister Mark Carney updated premiers on the…

The federal government has announced the launch of a 30-day public consultation on possible trade measures to protect against the threat of diversion of steel products from third countries into the Canadian market as a result of the recent trade measures by the United States (US). According to a…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that T-4-130 – Labeling requirements for fertilizers and supplements and T-4-128 – Customer formula fertilizers have been updated to provide improved clarity and guidance. These documents are available on the Fertilizer web page, Trade Memoranda . Mises à jour…

La version française suit Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or eManifest and CERS Portal. Please find attached the new list of 24/7 contact information for all border offices. Les bureaux EDI 24/7 Les clients affectés : Tous les clients et…

The CBSA announced four arrests in conjunction with the attempted smuggling of Ketamine from Europe into Toronto Pearson International Airport between February 18th and March 3rd , 2025, Baggage examinations by CBSA border services officers uncovered 154 kgs of suspected Ketamine with an estimated…

Today, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal terminated the 2019 expiry review RR-2018-007, concerning steel plates from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Romania. Because the CBSA determined that expiry of the order in respect of the goods was unlikely to result in dumping (see Trade News…

Today, the Chinese government imposed tariffs of 100% on Canadian canola meal and oil, and peas and 25% tariffs on Canadian seafood and pork. "China is imposing the tariffs following an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola, undertaken by the Chinese government in September of 2024 after…

On March 8, 2025, CBSA officers in Coutts Alberta performed a secondary exam on a commercial transport vehicle from the U.S. and discovered approximately 108 kg of cocaine. A Calgary resident has been charged in connection with that incident and will appear in court on May 7, 2025. Link: https://www…

In the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) hearing of Medline Canada Corporation vs the CBSA (AP-2022-004 - AP-2022-017 - 2025-03-18), the CITT found that the goods in question, sterile rubber surgical gloves imported by Medline, may be classified under 4015.11.00 and tariff item 9977.00.00…

On March 19, 2025 the Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it would be continuing their 2019 order (expiry review RR-2018-002) regarding the dumping and subsidizing of unitized wall modules from China. More information can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/international-trade…

RESOLVED - CERS, eManifest and CARM Client Portals are Unavailable Start Date / Time 2025-03-20 23:46 (ET) End Date / Time 2025-03-20 07:00 (ET) Clients Affected All clients submitting trade data using the eManifest, CERS and CARM Client portals. Description The problem reported below has now been…

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, reported to be a "cool-headed, legal-minded acolyte of Trump’s first-term trade adviser Robert Lighthizer" was confirmed to the USTR role in late February, suggesting that his new role could offer a slight reprieve from the recent U.S. tariff chaos. This…

UPDATE - EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-03-22 06:00 ET 2025-03-23 06:00 ET 2025-03-22 07:00 ET 2025-03-23 07:00 ET All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest…

EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-03-22 06:00 ET 2025-03-23 06:00 ET 2025-03-22 07:00 ET 2025-03-23 07:00 ET All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest Portal…

Based on intelligence from the CBSA's National Targeting Centre, when attempting to enter Canada from the U.S. two commercial trucks were referred for secondary examination. Upon inspection, CBSA officers seized approximately 419 kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $11 million…

Environment and Climate Change Canada and would like to remind stakeholders of the following: On June 19th, 2025, amendments to the Products Containing Mercury Regulations will come into force. As a reminder, these amendments were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on June 19th, 2024, as the…

The CBSA launches investigations into the alleged dumping of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from China and Pakistan and its subsidization by China Based on a complaint submitted by Compagnie Alpek Polyester Canada (Alpek) the CBSA announced today that it will look into polyethylene…