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eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-21 06:00 (ET) 2026-02-22 06:00 (ET) 2026-02-21 07:00 (ET) 2026-02-22 07:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest Portal. Description Saturday February 21, 2026 from 06…

Following successful negotiations with the Sultanate of Oman, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is pleased to announce that Canada has gained market access to export fish and seafood for human consumption to Oman. Two health certificates are available: Health certificate for the export of…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-26 10:00 (ET) N/A All importers and brokers using the IID Description The Canada Boarder Services Agency (CBSA) would like to advise IID Trade Chain Partners of an update made to the Single Window IID Data Element Matching Criteria. The…

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is amending sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations (Syria Regulations). The amendments lift broad economic prohibitions that were linked to the former Assad regime that had been in place…

Update of directive D-13-02: Requirements for the evaluation and recognition of third-party auditors The CFIA revised the directive to include Third-Party Auditors of CFIA Horticulture Product Certification Programs, as well as to make some administrative changes. The requirements presented in this…

A new version of the Bovine spongiform encephalopathy import policy for bovine animals and their germplasm and by-products has been published on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website. The policy has been revised to align with the current recommendations of the World Organisation for Animal…

This notice provides information about the adjusted rates of excise duty that will become payable on beer on or after April 1, 2026. EDBN36 Adjusted rates of excise duty on beer effective April 1, 2026 https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/technical-informat……

Enhance your understanding of SIMA reporting and compliance! Nervous about normal values? Suspicious of subsidy amounts? The determination and reporting of anti-dumping and countervailing duties can be daunting. The CSCB’s April 2026 Designate Day is designed for those seeking a practical, hands-on…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-19 10:00 (ET) N/A All importers and brokers using the IID Description The Canada Boarder Services Agency (CBSA) would like to advise IID Trade Chain Partners of an update made to the Single Window IID Data Element Matching Criteria. The…

This message is to advise that A.R. Services, was recently removed from the list of approved HT evaluators by the CFIA. You can find the list of recognized HT evaluator on the Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (HT program) webpage Please contact your local plant protection…

Concerning the initiation of the investigation into the alleged dumping of oil and gas well casing and green tube casing, made of carbon or alloy steel, welded or seamless, heat-treated or not heat-treated, regardless of end finish, having an outside diameter from 4 ½” inches to 9 5/8” inches (114.3…

From the TCCU: Please find enclosed the ECCRD for Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integration Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) for the Licenses, Permits, Certificates and Other (LPCO). This chapter provides to the Importers, the Customs Brokers and the Service Providers…

Upon inspection of a commercial truck at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) border services officers, with the assistance of a detector dog, detected 16 duffle bags containing suspected methamphetamine. The total weight of the narcotics was 266.4 kg. The CBSA…

Following a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) firearm smuggling investigation that began in February of 2024, a resident of Scarborough, ON, has pled guilty to the following offences under the Criminal Code: One count of Possession of ammunition contrary to a prohibition order; Two counts of…

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy, will lead a Team Canada Trade Mission to Mexico from February 15 to 20, 2026. With over 240…

The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has announced that the Honourable Janice Charette has been appointed as the next Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States. Ms. Charette brings four decades of experience across public policy and diplomacy. She has served at the highest levels of Canada’s public…