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CBSA Message (TCC18-174): SCHEDULED Maintenance Outages for 2019

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest Portal clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends, generally in the early morning: January 19-20 February 23-24 March 23-24 April 13-14 May 11-12 June 15…

CRA: Interest rates for the first calendar quarter

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced 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 January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2019. Details are available on the…

Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) webinar recording

The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) will be coming into force on January 15, 2019. To help food businesses and the industry prepare, the CFIA has been holding a series of SFCR webinars. If you were unable to join a recent live session, the pre-recorded webinar is now available online. The…

EDI Release Requests Received, November 2018

The EDI release requests received report for November 2018 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 98. The following indicates the IID transactions:

Tips for a smooth SFC licence application

The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) come into force on January 15, 2019. At that time, most food businesses will need a Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence to import, export or send food across provincial and territorial borders. Here are some things you need to know that could slow…

Upcoming January 15, 2019 Safe Food For Canadians Regulations Licence (SFCR)

This notice is to inform importers and brokers that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will be updating the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) to include the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) licence requirement for the food commodities that will require a SFCR licence on January 15…
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Corrections After an Audit - Update

On October 28, 2017, the CSCB sent a message to members regarding the submission of B2s after an audit. CBSA has now updated that message with the following amended information. On September 19, 2017, you asked my predecessor “If a final verification letter is issued in June of 2017 and advises the…

Surge in trade confidence short-lived

Canada’s exporters ended the year in a ho-hum mood. That’s maybe an achievement in a year filled with freak-out factors. What’s disappointing is that this latest movement in EDCs Trade Confidence Index erased the mid-year surge, which occurred in spite of the worries that North American free trade…
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CFIA Delays Explained

The CSCB spoke with senior management at CFIA today regarding recent lengthy delays in EDI processing. Other subjects, such as the use of IID for CFIA regulated goods, were also discussed. CFIA began by providing some interesting statistics – they receive 4.5 million declarations a year, 1.5 million…
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SWI IID stats - December 20, 2018

Members are reminded that two of the EDI service options currently used to declare regulated imports, OGD PARS (option 463) and OGD RMD (option 471), will be decommissioned for CFIA, Natural Resources Canada and Transport Canada clients on April 1, 2019. After April 1, 2019, the only service option…

EICS / EXCOL Bulletin – Seasonal Holidays

Global Affairs Canada Trade and Export Controls Bureau’s offices will be closed on December 25, 26 2018 and January 1 2019 (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.

CBSA Message (TCC18-172) – Holidays Schedule

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or the eManifest Portal. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Tuesday, December 25, 2018, Wednesday , December 26 2018 and…

CBSA Message (TCC18-171) – Holidays Schedule

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 and Tuesday, January 1 , 2019, however, the CBSA external client support will be…

E-Commerce: Global Considerations in a Canadian Context

The CSCB President, Carol West, contributed the following article to the December 2018 issue of the Canadian Retailer Magazine. There are few issues today as complex for cross-border traders as e-commerce. And there are few issues which have so quickly mobilized global efforts to harmonize…

CFIA processing delays - Resolved

Notice received: Friday 2018-12-21 8:48 AM EST Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing have been resolved. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border please fax documents to (613) 773-9999. The…

CFIA processing delays

Notice received: Friday 2018-12-21 3:02 AM EST Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing delays in processing import declarations. During this time clients are asked to continue sending all CFIA electronic declarations using the Electronic Data…