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CCS and CTCS Designates are advised that we are offering three free quizzes in 2022, on the following dates: Available Submission Deadline Quiz 1 March 10 March 31 at 2 pm ET Quiz 2 June 2 June 23 at 2 pm ET Quiz 3 September 29 October 20 at 2 pm ET As always, each quiz is worth ten professional…

Facial recognition, advance customs declarations, electronic gates are among the planned changes Zipping through the Canada-U.S. border in 15 seconds. Facial recognition cameras at the airport to open an electronic gate. Sending your declaration to customs before you even get off the plane. Those…

The CBSA has advised us that it is conducting user testing to improve the commercial exporting, l’exportation commerciale content on its website. Please take the time to complete this survey when next you visit that content. Here are links to the English and French versions of the survey itself…

A) Chapter 02 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human Consumption”, “In Transit through Canada” and “Other end uses” and with the miscellaneous codes “ Fully marked” and “Unstamped”…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. 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…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CCFTA Rules of Origin Regulations have been amended to reflect the modernized rules of origin provisions which entered into force on October 15, 2021. Consequently, links to the modernized CCFTA and to the amendments have been included in this memorandum…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a public consultation on a proposed change to the regulations governing the size of diced or cubed white potatoes packaged in hermetically sealed packages. Existing size requirements are outlined in the Canadian Grade…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added the common names for the following fish species within the CFIA Fish List: Scientific name – English / French common name Hypomesus olidus – Pond Smelt / Éperlan à petite bouche Hypostomus plecostomus –…

CCS and CTCS Designates are advised that we are offering three free quizzes in 2022, on the following dates: Available Submission Deadline Quiz 1 March 10 March 31 at 2 pm ET Quiz 2 June 2 June 23 at 2 pm ET Quiz 3 September 29 October 20 at 2 pm ET As always, each quiz is worth ten professional…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The following notice was received from the CBSA. The purpose of this notice is to inform you that in certain Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) export reporting offices, the Electronic Longroom (eLR) service is now available for the submission of the…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2022-01-22 / 05:00 ET 2022-01-22 / 08:00 ET 2022-01-23 / 05:00 ET 2022-01-23 / 08:00 ET 2022-01-22 / 05:30 ET 2022-01-22 / 09:00 ET…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. 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…

CBSA has now opened registration for an in-person Customs Brokers Professional Examination that will take place on May 26, 2022. Complete details are available here.

The problem facing supply chains isn't an epidemic of vaccine hesitancy among truck drivers but merely an exacerbation of chronic driver shortages, an industry insider says As fears grow that Canadians can expect a jump in food prices as well as empty shelves at the grocery stores, the Liberals are…

The EDI release requests received report for December 2021 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 98.47%. The following indicates the IID transactions:

New Zealand said Canada needs to overhaul its approach to dairy imports because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has repeatedly broken its promise to let foreign cheese and butter flow more freely into the country. The public criticisms are the first in what trade lawyers expect could…

(Le français suit) As of January 15, 2022, the European Union (EU) requires all applicable exports of fish and seafood as food for human consumption to meet the necessary requirements under the Animal Health Law. Here is the updated export requirements for fish and seafood to the EU. The main…

A) Chapter 05 was published to add a registration type and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from Hungary. 05.11.99.5345.01 - Inedible meat products. - Avian (bird) ingredients. 05.11.99.5345.02 - Bovine (cattle) ingredients. 05.11.99.5345.03 - Caprine (goat)…

(Le français suit) The amendments to Part XII of the HAR, the Transport of Animals, were published in February 2019, and came into force in February 2020. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recognized that the feed, water and rest (FWR) maximum prescribed intervals outlined within the…