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Here's how global supply chains will change after COVID-19

July 6, 2020
The coronavirus crisis has revealed the fragility of the modern supply chain. Recent data shows the devastating economic impact as week-on-week trade in China, the US and Europe halved because of the crisis. Diverse sourcing and digitization will be the key to building stronger, smarter supply…

Decommissioning of the OGD PARS and OGD-RMD Legacy Service Options - August 17

July 6, 2020
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that the release service options known as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Other Government Department (OGD) Pre-Arrival Review System (PARS) and the OGD Release on Minimum Documentation (RMD) will be decommissioned as of August 17, 2020. As of…

Trudeau says he might skip USMCA summit, citing U.S. tariff threat and pandemic

July 6, 2020
Justin Trudeau is pointing to the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs and the coronavirus pandemic as reasons why he might skip a meeting in Washington next week with President Donald Trump and Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador to mark the new continental trade deal. The Canadian prime minister made the…

July 3: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial & Trade Update

July 6, 2020
Further to announcements made on April 15 and May 12, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is temporarily reducing service hours at additional land, air, and marine Ports of Entry (POE) in addition to deferring seasonal opening hours at select POEs. These COVID-19 related measures are temporary…

Canadian international merchandise trade, May 2020

July 3, 2020
Following historic declines in April that saw exports and imports lose more than one-quarter of their monthly value due to the COVID-19 pandemic, exports increased 6.7% in May, mainly reflecting the resumption of production in the auto industry as well as higher crude oil prices. Meanwhile, imports…

Join us for a CSCB Webinar on Licensing (and more) Under the SFCR!

July 3, 2020
We'd like to invite you to our next webinar on the CFIA Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) as it relates to licensing (and more) on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 1 pm ET. Our speaker, Matthew Bell, Policy and Program Leader, CFIA, will walk us through the implementation of the importer…

Notice to EICS Entrust Direct users

July 3, 2020
Please be advised that a recent update to the EICS server has created a situation where users who use Internet Explorer to login to EICS via Entrust Direct will be required to install a new root certificate for their Internet Explorer browser. Should this apply to you, please refer to the following…
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CUSMA Declaration of Origin – Field 5

July 2, 2020
The response to Question 11 on the CSCB CUSMA Q & A, version 2, will be updated shortly with the following: We [CBSA] can confirm that the field for data element 5 should not be left blank. A CUSMA certification of origin would not be rendered invalid if data element 5 was left blank, but would be…

TCCU Client Support

July 2, 2020
TCC20-082 - Best Practices In Preparation For Summer Vacation Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data With the summer months and vacation time well underway, the TCCU remains committed to timely client support to resolve electronic commerce…

Cancelled - CFIA Scheduled System Maintenance, July 4

July 2, 2020
CANCELLED / ANNULÉ Please note that this network maintenance is being cancelled. Veuillez noter que cet entretien au réseau est annulé. As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance Saturday, July 4, 2020, from 6:30 am…