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June’s upcoming Designate Day will include two speakers from Global Affairs Canada, one of whom will answer recurring questions and share best practices regarding the process of acquiring permits. If any designate has questions they’d like answered, or concerns they’d like addressed, please forward…

Chapter 23 was published to : i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA - NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Samples for testing”, “Show or exhibition” and “To be fed to sled dogs for competitions taking place north of the 60th parallel.” originating…

Port of Montreal longshoremen began the first in a series of weekend strikes on Saturday. The action comes on top of the overtime strike launched last week. They will cease work on Saturdays and Sundays for an unlimited period, but will not put up pickets. Representatives of the two parties met on…

EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Outages eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2021-04-17 / 05:00 ET 2021-04-17 / 06:00 ET 2021-04-18 / 05:00 ET 2021-04-18 / 06:00 ET 2021-04-17 / 05:30 ET 2021-04-17 / 07:00 ET 2021-04-18 / 05:30 ET 2021-04-18 / 07:00 ET All…

CCS and CTCS Designates are advised that we are offering three free quizzes in 2021, on the following dates: Available Submission Deadline Quiz 1 March 18 April 8 at 2 pm ET Quiz 2 June 17 July 8 at 2 pm ET Quiz 3 October 14 November 4 at 2 pm ET As always, each quiz is worth ten professional…

Changes to The Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria 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…

La version française suit The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated an investigation under the Special Import Measures Act respecting the alleged injurious dumping of certain small power transformers from Austria, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu…

Last year CSIS came to a BCCC meeting and made a presentation on foreign influence of concern in Canadian commerce. The attached documents are a follow-up insofar as they committed to providing regular updates, as they became available. L'année dernière, le SCRS est venu à une réunion du CCACF et a…

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance Sunday, April 18th from 03:00am (EST) to 07:00am (EST). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)…

CANCELLED This maintenance window will no longer occur on the original advertised date and will be rescheduled in the future. A new bulletin will be issued when the date and time is known. We apologize for any inconvenience. At this time CBSA has not yet issued a Customs Notice advising of the new…

The following was published in the Canada Gazette Part II, on April 14 2021: CUKTCA Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Regulations Customs Tariff https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2021/2021-04-14/html/sor-dors66-en… SOR/2021-66 29/03/21 CUKTCA Rules of Origin Regulations Customs Tariff https:/…

North American trade is facing a “critical moment” in the ongoing aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, say Canadian business leaders as they embark on a concerted campaign to fortify ties with the United States. The new Canada-U.S. “road map” partnership is the ideal platform to start reinforcing…

Six Quebec employers’ associations on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to intervene in the labour dispute at the Port of Montreal, even if it means adopting special legislation. The Conseil du patronat du Québec, the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, the Manufacturiers et…

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance Wednesday, April 14, 2020 from 06:00am (EST) to 07:00am (EST). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Electronic Data Interchange -…

CBSA Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) RE: Offsetting Entries on some Daily Notices and Statements of Accounts As part of ongoing ARL account maintenance activities, some account holders will notice offsetting entries on their Daily Notices and Statement of Account in April 2021: Only certain…

A bike shortage this spring has left consumers and bike stores scrambling, but the reasons behind it are also affecting the ability of Canadian exporters to get their products to markets a continent away. Trouble finding a good set of two wheels is one symptom of a larger problem that's happening at…

Chapter 23 was published to : i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from the United States. 23.09.10.1565.01 - Avian (bird) ingredients other than egg products. 23.09.10.1565.02 - Bovine (cattle) ingredients excluding products…

Canada’s manufacturers on Monday asked the federal government to curb a brewing labor dispute after dockworkers at the country’s second largest port said they will work less this week. Unionized dockworkers, who are in talks for a new contract since 2018, will hold a partial strike starting Tuesday…