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Join Daniel Kiselbach and Bruno Caron of Miller Thomson, TRACE’s partner firm in Canada, as they share practical guidance on the latest modern slavery legislation passed by the Canadian Government. Ensuring that you are prepared in your upcoming compliance and business initiatives, Daniel and Bruno…

E-commerce has biggest impact on air cargo, not Red Sea crisis, says expert The rapid rise of fast-fashion e-commerce retailers such as Shein and Temu is upending the global air cargo industry, as they increasingly vie for limited air-cargo space to woo consumers with rapid delivery times, industry…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit IID data using EDI Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has announced forthcoming regulatory changes which will add reporting of the country of melt and pour for steel importations as a condition of…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data This is to advise you that the CCS/CADEX system in the testing environment will be unavailable from February 23, 2024 to March 11, 2024 due to CARM Release R1160…

On February 19, 2024, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its order made on March 28, 2019, in Expiry Review No. RR-2018-001, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain…

The Government of Canada is committed to transparency in the collection and publication of data related to steel imports. Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, announced that beginning November 5th, 2024, steel importers will be…

A) Chapter 06 Chapter 06 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end use “Packing material” originating from all countries: 06.04.90.0149.01 – Dried Mosses. 06.04.90.0149.04 – Dried lichens. B) Chapter 07 Chapter…

The union representing more than 9,000 workers at Canada's two biggest railways says public safety is at stake as contract negotiations ground to a halt this month, with a potential strike on the horizon. Teamsters Canada president Francois Laporte said demands by Canadian National Railway Co. and…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2024-02-22 03:00 ET 2024-02-22 06:00 ET All importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data Description Please note that for maintenance purposes some external clients may not be…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has made an update to the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) and the application for permit to import aquatic animals and/or their offal ( CFIA/ACIA 5670) to update the taxonomic name for Pacific Turbot. Previously, Pacific Turbot…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is offering in-person CARM information and registration sessions on February 29, 2024 at CBSA Pacific Highway Commercial Operations, 28 – 176 Street, Surrey, BC. CBSA staff will be on hand to answer questions and assist importers with CARM registration…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is offering in-person CARM information and registration sessions on February 26 and 27, 2024 at CBSA Commercial Operations, 2720 Britannia Road East, Mississauga, ON. CBSA staff will be on hand to answer questions and assist importers with CARM registration…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is offering in-person CARM information and registration sessions today and tomorrow (February 20 and 21, 2024) at Vancouver International Airport. CBSA staff will be on hand to answer questions and assist importers with CARM registration. Members are…

A) Chapter 06 Chapter 06 was published to add the following OGD extensions: 06.02.10.0016.62 – Akebia quinata – unrooted plants. 06.02.60.0042.12 – Akebia quinata – rooted plants. 06.02.90.0100.24 – Akebia quinata – in vitro plants. B) Chapter 07 Chapter 07 was published to add the miscellaneous…

We would like to invite you to provide comments on a specification for a new North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) regional standard - Specification for RSPM 42 - Use of Systems Approaches for phytosanitary certification of seed. The specification can be found on the Country…

Please be informed that effective March 1, 2024, releases of payment guarantees for any terminal charge, will be executed between 0800 and 1600, Monday to Friday. Confirmation of payment guarantees received outside of these hours, will be processed during the next window. In order to avoid…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. As presented in the BCCC Policy and Projects Committee Meeting on November 23, 2023, it is with great pleasure that I present to you The Commercial Program Directorate’s Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA +) Survey. The Commercial Program Directorate is…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who contacts the TCCU and who receives Commercial Client Bulletins. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) would like to inform you about an upcoming upgrade to our incident management and email…