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Environment and Climate Change Canada, in collaboration with Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, is hosting a webinar to share outcomes of the recent meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Stockholm, Basel and Rotterdam Conventions, which took place in Geneva…

Ottawa will introduce legislation to ratify Canada’s new trade agreement with the United States and Mexico as soon as next week, according to a senior Canadian government official. Plans are under way inside the government to introduce the bill as soon as possible following the United States’…

The United States and China had a heated exchange on Thursday, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accusing Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies of lying about its ties to the government and Beijing saying Washington must end its “wrong actions” if it wanted trade talks to continue. U.S…

[On May 22, 2019], Canada's Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Dr. Jaspinder Komal, working in collaboration with the United States' CVO, Dr. Jack Shere, issued the following statement: "We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on May 18, 2019. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals Notice No. HA-2019-005 Expiry review of finding Hot-rolled carbon steel plate Environment, Dept. of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Significant New Activity…

If you are involved in setting the strategic direction of your business or you are responsible for implementing strategy, then YES, you need to be there! The Winnipeg Regional Seminar will focus on CARM. First we will bring you up to speed on where CBSA is with the design phase. Then, we will hold a…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 from 5:30am until 7:00am (EST). Consequently, the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) may not be available during this…

This is a reminder that effective May 29th, 2019, the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) database will be updated to add the following new OGD extensions to identify organic products and reflect their admissibility requirements. 07.01.90.3001.01 - Potatoes, round type - (fresh or chilled) -…

Chapter 04 was published to remove the miscellaneous codes “Shipment of more than 20 kg” and “Shipment 20 kg or less” for the following HS codes. 04.01.10 - Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%. 04.01.20 - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6%. 04.01.40 - Of a fat…

The problem reported below has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally. Action Required: Please revert to submitting all trade data electronically.

Please be advised that, effective May 17, 2019, Japan accepts Canadian beef derived from cattle born and raised in Canada of all ages. Cattle shall be born and raised in Canada or legally imported into Canada from a country eligible to export beef and beef products to Japan. The Export Requirements…

We are presently experiencing technical difficulties with EICS. Technicians are currently working to resolve the issue. Please continue to contact the Help Desk via email ( [email protected]) to report any technical problem you might encounter.

Please note that CBSA is receiving and processing EDI (including IID) and Portal inbound data. However, there is a delay in sending outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices E.g. RNS, Completeness Notices through EDI and Portal. We are working to resolve this problem…