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The cost of just about everything that Statistics Canada measures was more expensive in September, pushing headline inflation to its highest in almost two decades and complicating the Bank of Canada’s plans to keep interest rates pinned near zero until well into 2022. Statistics Canada’s consumer…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance October 21, 2021 from 5:00 a.m. (EDT) to 6:00 a.m. (EDT). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers Please note that due to a technical issue, the exchange rates published by the Bank of Canada and sent on October 18 , 2021 with an effective date of October 19, 2021 was incorrect. Please use the rates below as effective exchange rates on October 19, 2021…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The third Designate Quiz of 2021 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, November 4, 2021 to submit your responses. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS…

CFIA APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN SENDING THIS MESSAGE AS WE WERE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. A) Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA - veterinary inspection” to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS code with the end uses “For breeding purposes, not…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The third Designate Quiz of 2021 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, November 4, 2021 to submit your responses. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS…

Service interruption Due to system maintenance, the CFIA website will be unavailable from 7 am to 7 pm (EST) on Saturday, October 16, 2021. The National Import Service Centre (NISC) can be reached at [email protected]. If you require immediate assistance during this current system…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The third Designate Quiz of 2021 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, November 4, 2021 to submit your responses. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. This message pertains to imports of certain steel goods (heavy plate and stainless steel wire) that are subject to the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods. The Government of Canada imposed final safeguards in the form of tariff…

A) Chapter 03 was published to add the following OGD extensions. 03.01.99.1001.60 - Boulengerochromis microlepis - TSN 649047 - Cichlid - Giant Tanganyika (live) 03.01.99.4571.53 - Lates microlepis - TSN 645777 - Forktail lates (live) 03.01.99.7956.97 - Stolothrissa tanganicae - TSN 551264 - Lake…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. 1. The World Customs Organization (WCO) amendments to the Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature will enter into force on January 1, 2022 (HS 2022). Canada, like other contracting parties to the International Convention on the Harmonized System Commodity…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. UPDATE: REMINDER: Due to some technical issues discovered while testing co-regulated scenarios with CFIA, CBSA has not yet deployed the Addendum v2.1 changes (IID version code 4.02 rules) to Production. As a result, version 4.01 rules will continue to be…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. As of October 18, 2021, the CBSA makes non-confidential/public exhibits available via external transfer links, upon request to the SIMA Registry and Disclosure Unit (the Unit). Each proceeding has an online folder containing the non-confidential exhibits for…

Fully vaccinated Canadians will be allowed to enter the United States at land and ferry border crossings starting in early November. Senior US officials announced Tuesday night a plan to begin reopening the land borders with Canada and Mexico, which have been closed for non-essential travel since…

China’s economy slows. Energy costs soar. Grocery store shelves in some countries empty. Automobile manufacturers and other goods producers around the world shut down because of semiconductor chip shortages. Shipping costs soar and car dealers and even Apple stores have record low inventories. Fast…

CCS and CTCS Designates are reminded that the third quiz of 2021 starts on Thursday. Available Submission Deadline Quiz 3 October 14 November 4 at 2 pm ET As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation and/or five credits toward…

Our thanks to the member who has shared a memo they have received from GTAd’nata on a planned policy change. Effective 15th October 2021, there will be no extension of free storage over the first Weekend and Public holidays. All general cargo will continue to have 48-hour free storage from the date…