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There is less than one week left to take advantage of preferred room rates for the 2023 CSCB Annual Conference, scheduled for November 5-7, 2023, in beautiful Montréal, Quebec. Register by October 11th to secure your room at the stunning Hotel Omni Mont-Royal and get ready for two days of lively and…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for Thanksgiving TARGET AUDIENCE : All importers, brokers, service providers, and internal services. Due to holiday weekend, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: Transactions submitted from Saturday, October 7, 2023, to Tuesday…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: Importers, Brokers, Warehouse Operators The September 21, 2023 change to form A48 (R.M.D. Correction) has been delayed. The CBSA will accept requests for corrections for the two data elements: customs port of release and sub-location code on…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI, eManifest Portal and/or CERS Portal. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on October 9, 2023, however, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on October 9, 2023, however, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this time. The exchange rates from…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The third Designate Quiz of 2023 is now available. This free quiz is worth: 10 points toward maintenance of the CCS designation AND/OR 5 credits toward maintenance of the CTCS designation. To access the quiz, please login to your CSCB account and go to: My…

The 2023 CSCB Annual Conference ends on November 7 th, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to be over! Head over to the Bell Centre to watch the Montréal Canadiens battle the Tampa Bay Lightning on November 7th at 7:00. Find tickets here, and don’t forget to reserve your room before October 11 th to…

Health Canada is notifying parties that this consultations has been extended until October 20, 2023. On July 11, 2023, Health Canada launched a consultation on a proposal to introduce new requirements for human health hazards of concern (HHHOCs), such as carcinogens, mutagens, and reproductive…

The CBSA has published a notice on its website to provide a status update for proposed amendments to the Valuation for Duty Regulations. The notices states that Canadian importers and trade chain partners support the policy intentions behind the regulatory amendments, notably to ensure that, in a…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Onboarding Webinar is an ideal first step in registering to the CARM Client Portal. If you have already attended these onboarding webinars, there is another series of webinars below. CARM Client Portal Onboarding Webinars The CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a public consultation seeking feedback on proposed revisions to the directive D-96-07: Import requirements for screenings and grain and seed for cleaning. While the majority of the requirements outlined in directive D-96-07…

The bargaining team from the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU)—part of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)—has declared an impasse at the bargaining table during talks September 26 and 27, 2023, stating that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) had refused to budge on its key issues…

The “Five Eyes” partners—Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States—have issued a prioritized list of 45 Harmonized System (HS) codes for items required by Russia for its weapons programs. All five countries have either implemented sanctions and export controls with…

What were they thinking?!? If you’ve ever asked yourself this question about Canada’s politicians, then you won’t want to miss keynote speaker Chantal Hébert at the 2023 CSCB National Conference. Chantal is a political columnist whose work appears in the Toronto Star and the magazine L’Actualité…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Due to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: Transactions submitted Friday, September 29, 2023, to…

A partial shutdown of the United States (U.S.) government seems likely unless the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate reach an agreement on spending bills for fiscal year 2024 by September 30, 2023. If this does not occur, more than 400 U.S. government…