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In less than one month many food businesses will require a licence when the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) come into force. You can apply for a Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence in My CFIA now. In order to apply for an SFC licence, businesses will need to attest that they have…

The SWI IID statistics that were provided on December 13th for the month of October were incorrect. An error in the report process excluded approximately 40,000 transactions. The adjusted statistics are as follows: IID Transactions October 2018 PGA # of IID Transactions CFIA 41,893 ECCC 10,177 GAC 6…

Notice received: TUesday 2018-12-18 12:54 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…

With 2018 drawing to a close, it is time for my annual ‘Surprise of the Year’ Commentary. Given the sheer number of shocks experienced this year, it might be a bit too soon to write this issue; there are still two weeks left, and there’s no telling what might happen. A shock-weary world probably…

The CSCB is pleased to announce an end-of-year webinar on what’s ahead in 2019! From the SFCR (Safe Food for Canadians Regulations) coming into force, IID becoming the only service option for some PGAs, new trade agreements, and continued consultation on CARM (CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management)…

This is an important reminder for all those who declare plant, animal, and food imports to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that the deadline to become certified to use the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) process is next month. Clients are…

The Trudeau government quietly started its ratification process for the revised North American trade agreement Wednesday. Andrew Leslie, the parliamentary secretary for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, tabled the full text of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement after question period…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) is amending the import controls in relation to the outbreak of E. coli O157 illnesses in Canada linked to romaine lettuce harvested in California (USA). As of Friday December 14, 2018, the counties in California from which romaine lettuce cannot originate…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date/Time End Date/Time Clients Affected: 2018-12-15 / 05 :00 ET 2018-12-15 / 06 :00 ET 2018-12-16 / 05 :00 ET 2018-12-16 / 06 :00 ET 2018-12-15 / 05 :30 ET 2018-12-15 / 07 :00 ET 2018-12-16 / 05 :30 ET 2018-12-16 / 07 :00 ET All clients who submit their trade data…

Notice received: Friday 2018-12-14 8:12 AM EST The problem outlined below is now resolved. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) We are currently experiencing an outage for…

Notice received: Friday 2018-12-14 5:05 AM EST Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) We are currently experiencing an outage for clients that submit the Integrated Import…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Saturday December 15th, 2018 from 6:00am until 7:00am (EST). Consequently, the CFIA Digital Document Store Application (DDS) may not be available…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers using the IID The purpose of this notice is to advise the trading community that the following changes will take place on December 13, 2018. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Explosives – Requirements Update A problem has been discovered with the…

The CSCB is pleased to announce an end-of-year webinar on what’s ahead in 2019! From the SFCR (Safe Food for Canadians Regulations) coming into force, IID becoming the only service option for some PGAs, new trade agreements, and continued consultation on CARM (CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management)…

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

Notice received: Tuesday 2018-12-12 1:21 PM 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…