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With a U.S. Congressional deadline looming, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters in Washington today that the only NAFTA timeline she's working to is the one that will end up delivering the deal Canada wants. "The only target we are aiming for is getting a good deal for Canada,"…

This memorandum outlines and explains the legislation, regulations and general guidelines that apply to the importation of vehicles. This memorandum has been updated to: a) clarify how vehicles are processed using Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) (service option (SO…

The United States' trade war with China is leading to fears that Canada will be used as a "gray market" conduit to the Chinese market for lobsters from Maine. China slapped a 25 per cent tariff on U.S. lobster in July — effectively closing the fastest-growing market in the world to Maine's lobster…

IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: CARBON STEEL WELDED PIPE Preliminary Determination of Injury was issued Tuesday, September 18, 2018 and is available on the CITT website.

Chrystia Freeland thanked Canadians for their support after her team of negotiators worked through the night in Washington D.C. leading up to the resumption of high-level trade negotiations with the Trump administration today. Canada's foreign affairs minister was asked by journalists today about…

Canada maintains that its efforts to evade American tariffs on steel and aluminum, and threatened tariffs on cars, are on a "separate track" from the ongoing NAFTA talks. But that's not how U.S. President Donald Trump sees it. His attempts to use tariffs as leverage in NAFTA negotiations have become…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Thursday September 20th, 2018 from 5:30am until 6:30am (EST). Consequently, the CFIA Digital Document Store Application (DDS) may not be available…

Chapter 19 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions. 19.02.19.7300.00 - Pasta containing more than 2% and less than 20% meat 19.02.19.7300.01 - Containing beef - hermetically sealed, canned 19.02.19.7300.02 - Containing beef - hermetically sealed, pouch 19.02.19.7300.03 - Containing…

Given the frequency and ferocity of the Trump administration’s attacks on dairy supply management, one might think Canada was the only NAFTA country clinging to controversial agricultural protections. Yet, if the perennial target for free trade advocates in Canada is milk, in the U.S. it is sugar…

Returned quantities available for reallocation This message is to inform industry stakeholders that, as of September 10, 2018, the CETA Industrial Cheese TRQ for 2018 is open to requests for allocations from resident of Canada further processors that are not allocation holders for 2018 or have not…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or eManifest Portal. Please find attached the new list of 24/7 contact information for all border offices.

U.S.-Canada trade talks are poised to come to a head this week, as negotiators bear down on their next deadline amid President Donald Trump’s threats to cut his largest export market out of the deal. High-level negotiations are expected to resume this week in a bid to reach a deal for Canada to…

When the Canadian government talks about trade diversification, the agreement it puts in the window is its wide-ranging trade deal with the European Union, which started to take hold one year ago this week. But cutting a wide variety of tariffs — the way the Comprehensive Economic and Trade…

With NAFTA negotiations in a standoff and the Canada-U.S. relationship seemingly on the rocks, the Liberal government is using the return of Parliament to talk about a different kind of trade deal. One of the first things members of Parliament will debate when they return to their seats today is…

In four months food businesses may need a licence to import, export or send food across provincial and territorial borders. They may also need a preventive control plan and traceability records. Find out what requirements will apply to your business when the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations come…