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(Le français suit) The United States (U.S.) onion import regulations identifies the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as Canada's governmental inspection service for certifying the grade, size, quality and maturity of onions to be exported from Canada to the U.S. in lieu of inspections…

Chapter 28 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Not Regulated by CFIA” and modify the import conditions for the following HS code with the end use “Other end uses”. 28.33.25 - Other sulphates: Of copper ii) change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry”…

We are often asked what is the dress code for the conference (its business casual) and the evening event? This conference is a special celebration of 100 years and that requires a special dress code…..we have 10 decades to choose from…. Are you a fan of the roaring 20’s with flappers and fedoras? Or…

The CARM Client Portal (CCP) onboarding process was updated on October 23rd to be smoother for clients while continuing to be secure. New registrants will still be asked a series of questions while registering their account as part of security protocols. A key change will be for the user/Importer to…

In September, Canada's merchandise exports rose 1.3%, while imports increased 0.4%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from $550 million in August to $1.1 billion in September. A large proportion of import and export transactions are completed in US dollars and…

(Le français suit) On June 15th, 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advised importers that exports of Atlantic herring from the United States (U.S.) for use as bait in Canada would need to be accompanied by an export certificate issued by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric…

Please be advised that an error was discovered in the table below and has now been corrected. The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating…

ECCC - CBSA SW Matching Criteria The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated…

In an effort to help simply the submission and approval process for its customers, please be informed that effective December 1st, 2022, MGTP will apply the following amendments to its invoice layout. Invoices related to “Import Storage”, “Import Demurrage” and “Onsite” will now include, directly on…

Who is the only athlete in history to win multiple medals in both summer and winter Olympic Games? Who proudly carried the Canadian flag in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games’ opening ceremony? Who has completed a 110 day bicycle tour through every province and territory in Canada? That’s more than 11…

Chapter 15 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption” originating from all countries except Argentina, Australia, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, Uruguay and the United States. 15.01…

Please find the revised Memorandum D19-2-1 - Administration of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act In Brief Changes to the format of the document Amended information related to signatures on licences (page 4) This memorandum replaces the previous Memorandum D19-2-1, Administration of the Nuclear…

Description: In order to complete the time change from Eastern Daylight Time to Standard Time, all EDI applications will be unavailable for 2 hours on 2022-11-06 from 01:30 (Eastern Daylight Time) to 02:30 (Eastern Standard Time). This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as…

The following were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 156, Number 44 on October 29,2022: Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals Notice No. HA-2022-018 Order Gypsum board Supplements: Global Affairs Canada Rules of procedure for Binational Panel Reviews applicable to dispute…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has now closed the record of the normal value review of certain upholstered domestic seating (UDS) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China) by Man Wah Furniture Manufacturing (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. The review follows a request for…