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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) National Import Service Centre (NISC) is advising brokers and industry stakeholders of a mandatory requirement to declare all slaughter establishment numbers exactly as indicated on the Official Meat Inspection Certificate (OMIC) and for each related…

The meeting documents from the inaugural meeting of the Commercial and Trade Industry Forum (CTIF) are available for review. The CSCB will express an interest in participating in the working groups to support our members and will continue to provide updates as additional information becomes…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-08-03 2026-08-03 All clients and service providers who transmit commercial documents using EDI, CERS portal and eManifest portal. Description The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, August 3, 2026 for the…

As of September 1, 2026, the CBSA is ending the Commercial Driver Registration Program (CDRP) because few people use it and it duplicates another program called the Free and Secure Trade (FAST). CDPR applications received on or before September 1, 2026, will continue to be processed, and current…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated an administrative review (review) to update normal values and export prices of certain concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) originating in or exported from the Portugese Republic by Metalurgica Galaica, S.A. (Megasa). The product definition and the…

Chapter 08 Chapter 08 was published to modify the import conditions of the following HS codes originating from Italy and United Kingdom: 08.06.10.4040 – Grapes: (Vitis spp.) – Fresh 08.06.10.4050 – Grapes: (Vitis spp.) – Fresh – Organic Mises à jour ACIA-SARI le 30 juillet 2026 Chapitre 08 Le…

CSCB National Office will be closed on Monday, August 3, 2026 in observance of the Civic Holiday.

This message pertains to imports of wheat, barley, wheat products and barley products covered by Items 161 to 191 of the Import Control List (ICL). The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2026-2027 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, barley and their products will become accessible on…

On July 29, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing respecting unarmoured building cables (UBC) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China…

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta seized 300 kg of suspected methamphetamine and 80 kg of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck on July 2, 2026. The driver was arrested and remains in custody of the RCMP. Please visit this link for more…

Chapter 21 Chapter 21 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption” and the miscellaneous codes “Fully marked” and “Unstamped” originating from Switzerland: 21.04.10.5680.01 – Soup, mixes…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that fresh blueberries from British Columbia can now be exported to the Philippines. The CFIA worked with the Government of the Philippines to develop export requirements that can be met by the British Columbia blueberry industry. To export…

A) Chapter 01 Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions of the following HS codes originating from the United States: 01.01 – Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies 01.02 – Live bovine animals 01.03 – Live swine 01.04 – Live sheep and goats 01.06.13 – Camels and other camelids…

Transfer of ministerial responsibilities Effective July 9, 2026, the ministerial responsibilities for the Supply Chains Act were transferred from the Minister of Public Safety to the Minister of Jobs and Families. This change was implemented through an Order in Council made by the Governor in…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-08-04 03:00 (ET) 2026-08-04 06:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data to the CBSA. Description Due to events impacting Entrust’s trust status across major platforms and browsers, it is necessary to transition to an…

The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, and His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were in Toronto, Ontario, to welcome the successful conclusion of negotiations toward the Canada-UAE Comprehensive Economic…