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TCC26-0012 UPDATE 1 Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-01-14 14:05 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The CBSA is receiving higher than usual volumes of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal messages resulting…

TCC26-0012 Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-01-14 14:05 (ET) Initial investigation underway All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal…

New heat treatment evaluator approved by the CFIA

This message is to advise that a new heat treatment (HT) evaluator, Auscan consulting, was recently approved by the CFIA. The contact information of this company was added to the list of recognized HT evaluator on the Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (HT program) webpage…
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Department of Finance responds to CSCB questions about steel derivative surtaxes

The Department of Finance has provided the CSCB with their guidance on surtax subjectivity for goods under 3925 and Chapter 99, based on questions originally submitted to the CBSA – see Trade News article here . Question 1: It appears from both Finance and CBSA, that Chapter 99 was removed from the…

Mark Carney arrives in Beijing to kick off China trade mission

Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Beijing, marking the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China in eight years. Carney will meet with senior communist leaders Thursday ahead of a Friday meeting with President Xi Jinping and a business banquet. A major issue this week will be China’s…

Minister Sidhu meets with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment

The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, met with Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia, during his visit to the Gulf region with a delegation of Canadian senior-level business leaders. Minister Sidhu and Minister Al-Falih held substantive…
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CBSA RPP Financial Security Requirements – January 15 Deadline

Members, as per CBSA Bulletin 5404 , importers have until January 15 to ensure their financial security meets the newly calculated amounts outlined in the notification issued in October 2025. Following discussions with the CBSA, we recommend the following information be communicated to your importer…

CFIA scheduled system maintenance

We will be performing routine network maintenance. As a result, you may experience difficulties accessing online services during this time. Visit System maintenance for more information. Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) Outage: January 18, 2026, from 3 am to 7 am (ET) Contact: If you require…

Planned changes to reporting requirements for the Federal Plastics Registry

The Federal Plastics Registry (the Registry) is a critical tool for improving the understanding of plastic production, use, and management in Canada. This foundational, world-leading data inventory makes data from across the plastics lifecycle open and available to Canadians. It supports the…

TCC26-0010 - CBSA eManifest Portal Scheduled Maintenance

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-01-15 09:00 (ET) 2026-01-15 11:00 (ET) All clients who use the eManifest Portal Description The CBSA will conduct an eManifest Portal scheduled maintenance on Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 09:00 (ET) to 11:00 (ET). During this time, the…

CFIA-AIRS Updates January 13, 2026

A) Chapter 08 Chapter 08 was published to remove the following OGD extension: 08.01.31.4081.03 – Cashew nuts: In shell, fresh B) Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) instructions have been updated in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) for commodities originating from…

Tribunal Initiates Inquiry—Forged Grinding Media from China

On January 12, 2026 the Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Moly‑Cop Canada, of Kamloops, British Columbia, that it has suffered injury as a result of the dumping and subsidizing of forged grinding media from China. The Tribunal’s inquiry…