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Workers whose jobs have been directly or indirectly impacted by global tariffs will receive support to help them adapt, retrain, and succeed, through a joint tariff-response initiative announced today by the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the…

Updates made to this D-memo This memorandum has been amended to: reflect that the jurisdiction of Nova Scotia has entered into coordinated vaping taxation agreements provide the new administrative codes used for accounting of imported vaping products for the jurisdiction above https://www.cbsa-asfc…

New Registration type Please be advised of the creation of the following registration type: 145 – Code to import samples of pet food to a CFIA-inspected Facility Format : Alphanumeric LPCO : De-materialized This advanced notice is provided to allow sufficient time for any required system programming…

On February 12, 2026, a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)-led initiative, in partnership with the Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) and Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, resulted in the arrest of two suspects, along with the significant seizure of contraband products and an associated vehicle…

After several years of pause due to the CARM initiative, the CBSA - working in collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Global Affairs Canada, Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Transport Canada - has…

A) Foot and Mouth Disease AIRS Updates New Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) admissibility requirements/instructions have been implemented in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) for commodities originating from Cyprus. The affected commodities are listed in the following link: Foot and Mouth…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an inquiry (NQ‑2025‑009) to determine whether the dumping and subsidizing of truck bodies originating in or exported from China have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury. This final injury inquiry was initiated…

On October 10, 2025, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its finding made on December 10, 2020, in expiry review No. RR-2019-005, of the dumping and subsidizing of certain oil…

Following a Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigation, a 44-year-old foreign national, was sentenced on February 3, 2026, in Williams Lake Provincial Court to four years imprisonment after being convicted of the following firearms-related charges: One count of Possession of a loaded…

The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, advocated for forward-looking trade and economic cooperation during the fifth meeting of the Joint Committee of the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), alongside Maroš Šefčovič, EU Commissioner…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has issued a temporary halt on removals to Israel and to Lebanon. This measure is being taken due to the volatile and unpredictable hostilities in the Middle East. The temporary halt, known as an Administrative Deferral of Removals (ADR), is imposed pursuant…

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-19-eng.html Ottawa, April 17, 2025 Updated: October 17, 2025 Updated: December 24, 2025 Updated: March 6, 2026 1. The purpose of this Customs Notice is to advise of the amendments to the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) ("Order") which…

On February 23, 2026, CSCB President Janine Harker spoke as part of a Future Borders Coalition (FBC) roundtable on cross border trade and supply chains. In her remarks, Ms. Harker noted that , while the pending review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) rightfully occupies a central…

On March 3, 2026, the Canadian Beef Grading Agency (CBGA) launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the Beef grade requirements. To learn more about the proposed changes and provide your comments, visit Posted For Public Comment | Canadian Beef Grading Agency Existing grade requirements…

Please note that Section A of today’s English message has been updated. The revised version is included below. A) Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to modify the import conditions of the following HS codes originating from Argentina: 02.07 – Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No. 01…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-03-07 05:00 (ET) 2026-03-08 04:30 (ET) 2026-03-07 05:30 (ET) 2026-03-08 05:30 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest Portal. Description Saturday, March 07, 2026 from 05…

https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2026/2026-03-07/html/index-eng.html Commissions Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Decisions regarding thermoformed molded fibre tableware NAFTA Secretariat Notice of decision Certain softwood lumber products from Canada

On March 6, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing respecting truck bodies originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. The subject goods are…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has concluded an administrative review to determine normal values and export prices of certain carbon steel fasteners (fasteners) exported to Canada from the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) by Katsuhana…