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Concerning the initiation of the investigations into the alleged dumping and subsidizing of unarmoured building cables originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. Decisions Ottawa, March 31, 2026 Pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canada Border…

The Canada Border Services Agency has today extended the preliminary phase of the investigations respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of forged grinding media originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. The Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) provides that…

CSCB National Office will be closed on Friday, April 3rd and Monday, April 6th in observance of the Easter holiday.

Notice received: 2026-04-01 12:19 AM ET The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing have been resolved. Thank you for your cooperation. Fin des retards de traitement des déclarations d’importation de l’ACIA Les retards dans le traitement des déclarations d’importation de l’Agence…

(Le français suit) New conditions for the import of animal blood products (including whole blood, serum, fetal bovine serum and plasma) from New Zealand into Canada will be implemented on March 31, 2026 and will be available in AIRS . They provide added protection to susceptible Canadian animals…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Centre for Veterinary Biologics (CCVB) has published Memorandum 2026-02 concerning the renewal of veterinary biologics establishment licences, product licences, and import permits. Renewal applications will be accepted starting on May 1, 2026. CCPBV Avis 2026-02…

(Le français suit) On March 28, 2026, the CFIA published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, the notice amending the CFIA Fees Notice with the publication of new licensing fees for hatchery and feed establishments. The new fees come into effect on March 31, 2026. The CFIA consulted from January 12 to…

(La version française suit la version anglaise) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) National Import Service Centre (NISC) is experiencing delays in processing import declarations. All CFIA systems are functioning as expected, and clients are asked to continue sending all CFIA electronic…

A) Foot and Mouth Disease AIRS Updates New Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) admissibility requirements/instructions have been implemented in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) for commodities originating from Greece. The affected commodities are listed in the following link: Foot and Mouth…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the List of Primary Fertilizer and Supplement Materials, that is incorporated by reference into the Fertilizers Regulations. This list provides the terms, definitions and compositional criteria of primary fertilizer and supplement materials that…

Please note that the Memorandum D10-14-29 - Tariff Classification of Gloves has been updated on the CBSA website. This D-memo has been updated to: reflect accessibility and plain language considerations reflect changes made to the Canadian Customs Tariff make reference to current Canadian…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-03-30 12:40 (ET) 2026-03-30 16:24 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is receiving higher than usual volumes of…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-03-30 12:40 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The CBSA is receiving higher than usual volumes of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal messages resulting…

Please note that the Memorandum D18-4-1: Select Luxury Items Tax on Importation has been updated on the CBSA website to reflect the changes made to the Select Luxury Items Tax Act effective on November 5, 2025. This memorandum has been revised to: Withdraw subject vessels and subject aircraft from…

Please note that the Memorandum D18-5-1 : Coding Excise and GST exemption codes in the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system , has been updated on the CBSA website to reflect the removal of luxury tax on subject aircraft and vessels following amendment of the Select Luxury Items Tax…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been identified in Chile. Poultry, birds (including pet birds) and certain poultry products originating from the restricted zone are not permitted for import into Canada. Poultry products originating…

The Government of Canada is firmly committed to doing whatever it takes to keep our border secure. On March 26, 2026, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act (Bill C-12), received Royal Assent, strengthening our immigration and asylum systems and providing law enforcement…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has concluded an administrative review concerning the normal values and export prices applicable to carbon steel welded pipe originating in or exported from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Türkiye (excluding…

The global landscape is rapidly changing, leaving economies, businesses, and workers under a cloud of uncertainty. In response, Canada’s government is focused on what we can control: building a stronger economy and creating good career opportunities with higher wages for Canadians. Today, Bill C-15…

In support of our members, the CSCB contacted the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Commercial Operations Division in the GTA (Toronto) Region about challenges in contacting the GTA Management of Information (MOI) unit by telephone. As the result of CSCB’s advocacy, the CBSA was able to…