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As of April 1, 2021 the excise duty rates will increase on spirits, wine, beer, tobacco products and cannabis products based on changes to the Consumer Price Index. For details, please review CRA's website.

Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed from Thursday, April 01, 2021 at 17:00 (Eastern Time) until Monday, April 05, 2021 at 08:00 (Eastern Time), however, the TCCU…

Clients Affected: All clients and services providers who use EDI, the eManifest Portal and the CERS Portal to transmit their data. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed from Thursday, April 1st, 2021 at 17:00 (Eastern Time) until Monday, April 05th, 2021 at 08:00 (Eastern…

The CSCB will be holding a virtual Designate Day on Thursday, June 17th, 2021 at 1:00 -5:00 pm ET. Additional details and registration will be available soon. For now, all you need to do is save the date and sharpen your pencils! This is a day just for YOU, with challenging exercises to get your…

A guide to addressing modern slavery in your business and supply chains for Canadian directors and CEOs - Part 10 After nine previous articles in this series on how Canadian directors and CEOs can address modern slavery in their businesses and supply chains, I want to take the opportunity to address…

Notice received: Wednesday 2021-03-31 1:39 AM ET Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is experiencing delays in processing of import declarations During this time clients are instructed to continue sending all CFIA declarations using the usual channels. Thank you for…

Canada’s border guards have not seized any imports made with forced labour since the federal government changed customs legislation nearly nine months ago to prohibit such goods from entering the country. Ottawa amended the Customs Tariff Act on July 1 to bar imports of goods made with coerced…

La version française suit On March 29, 2021, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its order made on April 18, 2016, in Expiry Review No. RR-2015-001, concerning the dumping and…

EICS/EXCOL Bulletin – Statutory holidays for the Federal Government of Canada. April 2 and April 5, 2021 are statutory holidays. The Bureau’s offices will be closed. Both EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. Bulletin SCEI/CEED – Jours fériés pour le gouvernement fédéral du…

(Le français suit) Shipborne dunnage is a major pathway for the introduction of forest pests in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has been working for many years to find an efficient, safe and applicable management program for shipborne dunnage. The CFIA launched an international…

CBSA Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for the Easter Holiday Weekend Due to the holiday weekend, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: Transactions submitted Thursday April 1 2021 will appear on the Daily Notice of Friday April 2 2021. Transactions submitted…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The first Designate Quiz of 2021 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 8, 2021 to submit your responses. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS…

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced new sanctions under The Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations and the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations. The regulations impose asset freezes and dealings prohibitions on listed persons and entities by…

On April 13th, 2021 two new sets of import conditions will come into effect for pet food from the United States, one for heat-treated pet food, and one for raw/minimally heat-treated pet food. The conditions will be posted in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS). To qualify for import as…

Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, concluded a successful Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Joint Committee Meeting, in which Canadian and EU officials met virtually to discuss progress made under CETA. The Joint Committee is a…

Export Development Canada (EDC) has released the Winter 2021 Global Economic Outlook (PDF 12 MB). The guide contains valuable information on the impact of COVID-19, as well as the growth in the next two years in the world’s key economies, commodity prices, interest rates and exchange rates.

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing planned maintenance on Thursday, April 1, 2021 from 6:00 a.m. (EST) to 7:00 a.m. (EST). Consequently, during this time the following services may be unavailable. Electronic Data Interchange -…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a normal value review to update the normal values applicable to certain carbon steel welded pipe (CSWP) exported to Canada from United Arab Emirates by Universal Tube & Plastic Industries Ltd. (UTP). The normal value review is part of the…

The following was published in the Canada Gazette, Part 1 on March 27, 2020 Canada Border Services Agency, Special Import Measures Act Certain upholstered domestic seating — Decision