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Canadian international merchandise trade, September 2021

November 8, 2021
Canada's merchandise exports decreased 2.3% in September, while imports were down 3.0%. Both declines were largely due to the shortage of semiconductor chips and their impact on the production of motor vehicles in North America. Canada's merchandise trade surplus widened from $1.5 billion in August…

The US land border is open. Here's what you need to know.

November 8, 2021
The United States has kept its shared land border with Canada closed to non-essential travel since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. But on Monday, the U.S. started welcoming back recreational travellers by land and passenger ferry — as long as those aged 18 and older are fully…
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CPTPP and Peru

November 8, 2021
On September 19, 2021, the CPTPP entered into force for Peru, which then joined Canada, Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam as Parties to the Agreement. The List of Countries and Applicable Tariff Treatment schedule has not been updated to indicate Peru as a party and…
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CBSA Compliance and Culpability Framework Tools and Procedures

November 5, 2021
At this week’s BCCC Compliance and Culpability Framework Working Group, a presentation was given outlining a CBSA pilot project that will begin within the next few weeks. Although this is a national pilot, it is very limited in scope so while you might never see one of these Trade Advisory Notices…

CARM: Message from Fred Gaspar - Release 2 approved schedule

November 5, 2021
Le texte français suit le texte anglais. As the CARM project continues to work towards the R2 objective, it is appropriate and important to address the matter of the current approved schedule. As members of our trade chain partner (TCP) working group are aware, CARM is governed by strict project…
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November Update from National

November 5, 2021
As the days grow shorter and darker, the best thing about November may seem that most of us gain an extra hour’s sleep! Well, that’s not all – the CSCB has some other good things in store. We have sent information to all members about the virtual Annual General Meeting which will be held on November…
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CARM Trade Chain Partner meeting update

November 5, 2021
As reported on October 28th, President Ossowski advised in his response to the CSCB’s letter that there would be important updates to the CARM project at the November 3rd Trade Chain Partner working group meeting. At this meeting, Fred Gaspar acknowledged concerns that were outlined in our letter to…

COVID-19 and your Business: Issue 7 | COVID-19 et votre entreprise : Numéro 7

November 4, 2021
Le texte français suit le texte anglais. COVID-19 Workplace Risk Assessment and Safety Plan: Protect employees and keep them healthy The health and safety of all employees — whether they are working on-site or at home — should be a priority for employers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

TCC21-123 -Time Change Bulletin / Le changement d’heure

November 4, 2021
Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI, CERS, eManifest. In order to complete the time change from Eastern Daylight Time to Standard Time, all EDI applications will be unavailable for 2 hours on 2021-11-07 from 1…

CFIA-AIRS Updates November 4th, 2021

November 4, 2021
A) Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation to “Approved” and remove the miscellaneous codes “Consignment requires certification”, “Consignment destined to an approved facility by the Office of Biohazard Containment and Safety” and “Consignment destined to a CFIA approved…