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The Cornwall Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), acting on information received from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), launched an identity fraud investigation in 2024 that uncovered a long running scheme involving U.S. citizen Peter Eliot Granovetter, age 70. The investigation determined…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-10 16:30 (ET) 2026-02-10 18:47 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-10 16:30 (ET) Initial investigation underway All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI Description The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). However, there is a delay in sending…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the arrest of a foreign national who was attempting to smuggle a significant amount of methamphetamine across the Abbotsford-Huntingdon port of entry in British Columbia. On November 22, 2025, CBSA border services officers examined a commercial…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-12 03:00 (ET) 2026-02-12 04:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data through the Customs Internet Gateway (CIG). Description Please note that for maintenance purposes Customs Internet Gateway clients may not be able…

On January 23, 2026, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers intercepted a package at Hamilton International Airport originating from China addressed to a resident of Kingston, Ontario. Upon examination, the CBSA determined the parcel contained a life sized doll categorized as child sexual…

Link: https://ccp-pcc.cbsa-asfc.cloud-nuage.canada.ca/en/public-bulletins According to the Financial Security (Electronic Means) Regulations , all security must be given by means of the electronic system; except in circumstances specified in subsection 5(3) of these regulations, which allow the…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-14 01:00 (ET) 2026-02-14 17:00 (ET) All users of the CARM Client Portal (CCP) Description Please note that due to the planned CRA system maintenance, the business registration and program enrolment functions of CARM will be unavailable from…

At Food and Beverage Canada’s annual Policy Breakfast, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced two new AgriMarketing Program streams, Market Diversification for National Industry Associations and Market Diversification for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises…

A) Chapter 30 Chapter 30 was published to: i) remove the following OGD extension: 30.02.90.0182.02 – Plant microorganism – bacteria – Fertilizer ii) add the miscellaneous codes “Mixture of fertilizer and/or supplement ingredients” and “Single material” to the following HS codes with the end use “For…

The Department of Finance has shared the following, related to an amendment of the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025), to be published in the February 25, 2026 Gazette Part II. Click here for a copy of the amended Order. Please don't hesitate to reach out to the CSCB inbox at [email protected]…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is consulting on the following single ingredient feed description: Share your thoughts: Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Vitamin E acetate We are seeking comments on the proposed description by March 09, 2026 Aliments pour animaux – Mises à jour…

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d10/d10-15-11-eng.html This document is also available in PDF (72 KB) This memorandum outlines the conditions and procedures for the importation of sports goods under tariff item 9984.00.00 of the Customs Tariff. Plain language summary Target audience…

Change to renewal notice process for livestock feed registrations The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing a new process for issuing renewal information for livestock feed registrations. Previously, registrants received renewal information through individual letters sent by email…

A) Chapter 08 Chapter 08 was published to: i) modify the import conditions of the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing”, “Human consumption” and “Repacking” and the miscellaneous codes “Container weighing less than 200 kg / Hebei Province”, “Container weighing more than 200 kg /…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-08 16:20 (ET) 2026-02-08 22:09 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data…