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On July 29, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing respecting unarmoured building cables (UBC) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China…

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta seized 300 kg of suspected methamphetamine and 80 kg of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck on July 2, 2026. The driver was arrested and remains in custody of the RCMP. Please visit this link for more…

Chapter 21 Chapter 21 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption” and the miscellaneous codes “Fully marked” and “Unstamped” originating from Switzerland: 21.04.10.5680.01 – Soup, mixes…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that fresh blueberries from British Columbia can now be exported to the Philippines. The CFIA worked with the Government of the Philippines to develop export requirements that can be met by the British Columbia blueberry industry. To export…

A) Chapter 01 Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions of the following HS codes originating from the United States: 01.01 – Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies 01.02 – Live bovine animals 01.03 – Live swine 01.04 – Live sheep and goats 01.06.13 – Camels and other camelids…

Transfer of ministerial responsibilities Effective July 9, 2026, the ministerial responsibilities for the Supply Chains Act were transferred from the Minister of Public Safety to the Minister of Jobs and Families. This change was implemented through an Order in Council made by the Governor in…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-08-04 03:00 (ET) 2026-08-04 06:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data to the CBSA. Description Due to events impacting Entrust’s trust status across major platforms and browsers, it is necessary to transition to an…

The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, and His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were in Toronto, Ontario, to welcome the successful conclusion of negotiations toward the Canada-UAE Comprehensive Economic…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has received the newly published import conditions from the Republic of Korea for the export of hides and skins of cloven-hoofed animal and has renegotiated the export certificate for this commodity to the Republic of Korea (HA1904). The…

The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, and Luis Jaramillo, Ecuador’s Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, and Investments, have signed the Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Today’s signing marks an important milestone in Canada's efforts to diversify trade and…

As expected, the United States (U.S.) government has implemented a new tariff on goods from 60 countries, effective July 24, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. The tariffs fall into two categories: A 10% tariff on select goods from countries that attempted to enact forced labor prohibitions, but whose enforcement…

Effective September 24, 2026, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will renew the temporary conditions to Fresh Fruit and Vegetable import licences. These conditions apply to romaine lettuce products imported from the United States. Importers of romaine lettuce products originating from the…

Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs announced the launch of public consultations on the administration of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for certain steel imports listed under item 82 of the Import Control List. These consultations will provide stakeholders, including…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-17 N/A All clients and service providers who transmit IID data using EDI Description Please be advised that an error was discovered in the recent Single Window (SW) Electronic Commercial Client Requirements Document (ECCRD) Addendum v1.6…

A multi-jurisdictional, cross-border investigation resulted in the seizure of nearly 1.7 tonnes of illegal drugs, including suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and opium marking one of the most significant drug seizures in a single investigation in Ontario. This intelligence-led joint forces…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is consulting on the following single ingredient feed descriptions: Share your thoughts: Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Quillaja saponaria wood powder Share your thoughts: Proposed amended livestock feed ingredients – Yucca-based ingredients Share…