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Today, in Auckland, New Zealand, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, concluded her participation in the seventh Commission meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today concluded a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices respecting certain corrosion-resistant steel sheet (COR) from Türkiye and Vietnam and amounts of subsidy of COR from Türkiye, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act…

(Le français suit) Seeking feedback on import of high-risk plant material for research The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is seeking feedback on directive D-15-01: Import and domestic movement requirements for prohibited or restricted propagative plant material for scientific research which…

La version française suit The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) reached a tentative agreement on Thursday, July 13, 2023. It is anticipated that the marine terminal operations on the West Coast of Canada will resume…

Le français suit The Pest Management Regulatory Agency will be holding a webinar for stakeholders, partners and the public on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time. The session will provide an overview of the proposed amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations…

La version française suit EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2023-07-15 / 05:00 ET 2023-07-15 / 06:00 ET 2023-07-16 / 05:00 ET 2023-07-16 / 06:00 ET 2023-07-15 / 05:30 ET 2023-07-15 / 07:00 ET 2023-07-16 /…

The 13-day B.C. port strike appears to be over after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the B.C. Maritime Employers Association agreed to a tentative four-year deal on Thursday morning, both parties have confirmed. According to a statement from the union, the agreement came…

On February 13, 2023, 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 May 31, 2018, in Expiry Review No. RR-2017-002, concerning the dumping of certain liquid dielectric…

The Summer 2023 edition of the Trusted Trader Newsletter is now available. The newsletter includes Trusted Trader program updates, tips, news, kudos and best practices.

(Le texte français suit le texte anglais) As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: July 16, 2023 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (ET). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period…

(La version française suit le texte anglais) Invitation to participate in the virtual consultation workshop on draft documents related to the standard-setting, and implementation and capacity development of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). This invitation is further to the email…

Ottawa's corporate-ethics watchdog has announced investigations into a gold-mining corporation and the Canadian branch of Nike over the possible use of forced labour by China's Uyghur minority in their supply chains. "These are very serious issues that have been brought to our attention," Sheri…

On July 10, 2023, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its order made on August 9, 2018, in Expiry review No. RR-2017-004, concerning the dumping of certain hot-rolled carbon steel…

The federal labour minister says he has given a federal mediator 24 hours to send him recommended terms to end the British Columbia port strike. On Tuesday evening, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan — who is in Vancouver with federal mediators trying to break an impasse at the negotiating table — said…

Chapter 05 Chapter 05 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS code with the end use “Dead bait” originating from all countries except the United States: 05.11.91.4005.16 – Oncorhynchus mykiss – TSN 161989 – Rainbow trout…

UPDATE received: 2023-07-12 7:47 AM ET The problem reported below has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally. Le texte français suit le texte anglais. We are currently experiencing a full EDI system outage. The CBSA is unable to receive all incoming data or send outbound messages…

Health Canada is notifying interested parties of a consultation on a proposal to introduce new requirements for consumer chemical products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) Many substances found in consumer chemical products, like household cleaning products, have been linked to…

UPDATE received: Monday 2023-07-11 4:40 PM ET The problem reported below has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally. Notice received: Monday 2023-07-11 12:31 PM ET Le texte français suit le texte anglais. We are currently experiencing a full EDI system outage. The CBSA is unable to…