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Upcoming maintenance Planned outages: 3 Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) Outage: March 22, 2026, from 3 am to 7 am (ET) Contact: If you require assistance with an admissibility release, contact the National Import Service Centre (NISC) CFIA Shipment Tracker for food, plant and animal…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the seizure of 112 kg of opium following an examination of a commercial truck arriving at the Pacific Highway Commercial Operations port of entry. On January 9, 2026, Border Services Officers at the Pacific Highway Commercial Operations port of…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has completed an interim review (RD-2025-001) of its order made on March 25, 2021, in expiry review RR-2020-001, in respect of photovoltaic modules and laminates originating in or exported from China. The Tribunal amended its order to exclude the following…

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, today issued the following statement: “In response to a formal request from the Canadian Association of Vegetable Growers and Processors, the government has directed the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to…

https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2026/2026-03-14/html/index-eng.html Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Truck bodies — Decisions Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act Notice Amending the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice [January 26, 2026]…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-03-13 09:40 (ET) 2026-03-13 19:31 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is receiving higher than usual volumes of…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-03-13 09:40 (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…

Enhance your understanding of SIMA reporting and compliance! Nervous about normal values? Suspicious of subsidy amounts? The determination and reporting of anti-dumping and countervailing duties can be daunting. The CSCB’s April 2026 Designate Day is designed for those seeking a practical, hands-on…

On January 23, 2026, a Nova Scotia (NS) resident was sentenced to six years in prison for manufacturing 3D firearms. The conviction follows a joint investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police/Halifax Regional Police Integrated Gun and Drug Unit…

On February 5, 2026, CBSA border services officers at the Kingsgate port of entry intercepted a commercial truck carrying alcohol products returning to Canada from California. During secondary examination and with the support of CBSA’s Detector Dog Team, border services officers seized 80 kg of…

The CBSA has published their Trusted Trader News; Winter 2026 Edition, please click here to review the newsletter in English and French. Topics in the newsletter include: Welcome New Director Trusted Traders Division Trusted Trader Member Spotlight Business Number (BN) Hijacking CARM Reminder…

From January 1 to February 28, 2026, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), in conjunction with RCMP Toronto Airport Detachment (TAD), intercepted over 1,000 kg of illegal cannabis from travellers and commercial shipments leaving the country. Here are some…

During secondary examination at the Peace Bridge port of entry in Fort Erie, Ontario, CBSA border services officers, with the assistance of a CBSA detector dog team, located six forged passports, equipment consistent with the production of forged documents, about $24,000 worth of US and Canadian…

On January 23, 2026, Joseph Wayne Bowser (36) of Nova Scotia (NS) was sentenced to six years in prison for manufacturing 3D firearms. The conviction follows a joint investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police/Halifax Regional Police Integrated Gun…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reached agreement with Mexico’s Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASICA) on arrangements that will allow shipments of Canadian potatoes for consumption or processing to Mexico. This agreement will help expand market…

(Le français suit) Update: The transition period has been extended to June 22, 2026. There will be further updates that will be communicated to industry via the Notice to Industry below and through email notification. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is publishing a new zoosanitary…

(Le français suit) Update: a previous version of this email notification was sent on October 8, 2025. At that time, issues outside of CFIA’s control related to the lapse in US federal government funding meant updated health certificates could not be finalized. Updated health certificates for both…

(Le français suit l’anglais) Please note that Section C of today’s message has been updated. The revised version is included below. C) Chapter 96 Chapter 96 was published to modify the import conditions of the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from all countries…