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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged European partners this week to finalize Canada's trade deal with the EU, a push that came with his government facing a tough sales job at home: getting domestic firms to use it. A recent government survey suggests the vast majority of small and medium-sized…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CSCB is pleased to announce that this summer three scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing post-secondary education. The CSCB National and the CSCB Guy Graveline scholarships are for those that are just beginning their post secondary education…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date/Time End Date/Time Clients Affected: 2019-07-20 / 06 :00 ET 2019-07-20 / 07 :00 ET 2019-07-21 / 05 :00 ET 2019-07-21 / 06 :00 ET 2019-07-20 / 06 :30 ET 2019-07-20 / 08 :00 ET 2019-07-21 / 05 :30 ET 2019-07-21 / 07 :00 ET All clients who submit their trade data…

AIRS was published to change the format from “N” (Numeric) to “A” (Alphanumeric) for the following Registration type. NO VERSION CHANGE. #773 - US Zoosanitary Export Certificate Please verify your version numbers before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your National…

In the past, an email would be sent to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulated clients when a CFIA import system was under maintenance or out of service. In an effort to continuously improve the line of communication between industry and the Agency, the CFIA will now also be posting…

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today concluded his participation at the Canada-European Union (EU) Summit, where he hosted European Council President Donald Tusk. The European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, as well as the Minister of International Trade Diversification, Jim Carr…

The EDI release requests received report for June 2019 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.6. The following indicates the IID transactions:

A) Chapter 03 was published to : i) remove the end uses “Aquarium - commercial”, “Aquarium - private”, “Ceremonial or religious use”, “Diagnostic testing”, “Display in a zoo or public aquarium”, “Feeding aquatic animals to aquatic animals”, “In transit”, “Live bait”, “Outdoor holding unit –…

Have you earned 20 CCS points or 10 CTCS credits for 2019? Then you qualify for a chance to win one of two trips to the CSCB National Conference in Whistler, BC on October 27-29, 2019! Here is what you need to know prior to registering for the draw: To participate, you must: Obtain 20 CCS points OR…

Lawmakers in France begin their ratification of the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and Canada as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomes the leaders of the 28-country bloc to Montreal today. Trudeau has been pushing hard for a win on trade and foreign policy after two…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) For maintenance purposes, there will be an outage on Wednesday, July 17 from 03:00 and 06:00 (ET) and on Thursday July 18, 2019 from 03:00…

Have you earned 20 CCS points or 10 CTCS credits for 2019? Then you qualify for a chance to win one of two trips to the CSCB National Conference in Whistler, BC on October 27-29, 2019! Here is what you need to know prior to registering for the draw: To participate, you must: Obtain 20 CCS points OR…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Wednesday July 17th, 2019 from 5:00am until 6:00am (EST). Consequently, the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) may not be available during…

A) Chapter 06 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA NISC” to “Approved” and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from the state of California. 06.04.20.0045.58 - Foliage, branches - Fresh - Sheoak…

1. This Customs Notice announces an amendment to the Duty Free Shop Regulations. 2. This amendment formalizes the five regulatory changes that were enacted and implemented by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) through Customs Notice 14-031, Proposed Amendments to the Duty Free Shop Regulations…

Border agents will be able to share information about U.S. and Canadian citizens more freely as the third phase of a 2011 border agreement meant to make it easier for trade and travel across the Canada-U.S. border comes into effect. It was announced on Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border…

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts owed by the CRA to individuals and corporations. These rates will be in effect from July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019. Details are available on the…