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CBSA provides updates on its initiatives to industry stakeholders

On May 29 and 30, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) held three industry consultitive meetings during which they provided updates on various initiatives. Documents from the meetings are avaialble on our website, as per links provided below. BCCC Collective Session: CBSA Update…

Canada appeals WTO ruling on U.S. lumber duties: official

Canada has appealed against a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruling in a case it lost in April that would allow the United States to use “zeroing” to calculate anti-dumping tariffs on lumber, a WTO official said on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland had already announced that Ottawa…

Canada says China plans more meat import inspections, industry fears disaster

China plans to boost inspections of imported Canadian meats and meat products as bilateral trade relations deteriorate, Canadian government officials said on Tuesday, a move meat industry executives said could have “a disastrous effect” on their business. China has already blocked imports of…

WTO issues 2019 Annual Report

The WTO’s Annual Report, published today (4 June), provides a comprehensive account of the organization’s activities in 2018 and early 2019. The Report opens with a message from Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and a brief overview of the year. This is followed by in-depth accounts of the WTO’s main…

Designate Quiz schedule for 2019

CCS and CTCS Designates are advised that we are offering three free quizzes in 2019, on the following dates: Available Submission Deadline Quiz 1 March 14 April 4 at 2 pm ET Quiz 2 June 13 July 4 at 2 pm ET Quiz 3 October 17 November 7 at 2 pm ET As always, each quiz is worth ten professional…

Who's speaking at the ON/TO regional conference?

We are pleased to announce the speakers at the 2019 CSCB Ontario/Toronto Regional Conference! Lisa Anawati, CBSA, Vice President, CARM, and Kerri-Anne Whittaker, CBSA, A/Manager, CARM Change Enablement will join us for the CARM presentation in the morning of June 12. Our own Janice McBride and…
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Import Permits for Steel and Serial No. 945

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) have advised that import permits for goods listed under Serial No. 945 must be applied for prior to the arrival of the goods and on hand at time of accounting. This is a new requirement and contrary to the time period in place under Serial No. 911. Under Serial No. 911…
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2019 CSCB Scholarship Applications Are Now Being Accepted!

The CSCB is pleased to announce that three scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing post-secondary education, the CSCB National, the CSCB Guy Graveline and our newest scholarship for those already engaged in the pursuit of their undergraduate degree. Each scholarship is worth $3,500 and is…
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La SCCD accepte maintenant les demandes de bourses d’études de 2019!

La SCCD est heureuse d’annoncer que trois bourses d’études seront décernées à des étudiants qui poursuivent leurs études postsecondaires : la bourse d’études nationale de la SCCD, la bourse Guy Graveline de la SCCD et notre nouvelle bourse d’études qui s’adressent aux personnes qui ont déjà…
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IID and LCPOs

CBSA has advised that in some cases duplicate LCPO (licences, certificates, permits, other) images are submitted when the LPCO relates to more than one commodity line in the SWI IID submission. This is not necessary. If an LPCO applies to all commodities in the shipment, the LPCO/URN (Unique…
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Amended SWI ECCRD – Update

In our May 22 message to members, the CSCB advised members that CBSA was exploring options to further facilitate full transition to the IID. This was after a discussion with the CSCB regarding the significant number of changes outlined in the amended ECCRD and a concern with the time and cost…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on May 29, 2019. Fees in Respect of Drugs and Medical Devices Order - Food and Drugs Act SOR/2019-124 08/05/19 Food and Drug Regulations (Flavoured Purified Alcohol) — Regulations Amending Food and Drugs Act SOR/2019-147 22/05/19 Import…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on May 25 and June 1, 2019. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Commencement of exclusions inquiry Certain steel goods Global Affairs Canada Consultations on Canada’s import tariff rate quotas for supply-managed commodities Environment…

Don't miss the 2019 ON/TO Regional Conference!

If you are involved in setting the strategic direction of your business or you are responsible for implementing strategy, you don't want to miss this! This year's conference, held on June 12, will focus on CARM. First we will bring you up to speed on where CBSA is with the design phase. Then, we…

CBSA Message (ARL19-0603) – May 31 2019, Daily Notices (DN)

CLIENTS AFFECTED: All importers, brokers and services providers who receive accounting statements via electronic data interchange (EDI). Due to a technical issue, the transactions for May 31, 2019 did not appear on the June 1, 2019 Daily Notice (DN). The May 31, 2019 transactions will appear on the…

CBSA Message (TCC19-050) - TCCU Client Service Survey – Website resources

Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically and/or using the eManifest portal. In the Client Service Survey last fall, some clients expressed concern with wait times on the telephone or via email, when contacting the TCCU. One way to help keep wait times as low as possible for…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 3 June

Chapter 5 was published to remove a registration type for the following HS codes. NO VERSION CHANGE. 05.02.10.1237.01 - Raw. 05.02.10.1237.02 - Processed. 05.02.90.0000.00 - Other. 05.04.00.5340.01 - Casings dried. 05.04.00.5340.02 - Casings prepared salted. 05.04.00.5340.03 - Pork stomachs. 05.04…