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China Surtax Remission Order (2024), No. 2 — Order Amending the Customs Tariff SOR/2026-14 30/01/26 Link to the Gazette Index: https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2026/2026-02-11/html/index-eng.html

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-13 03:00 (ET) 2026-02-13 06:00 (ET) All users of the CARM Client Portal (CCP) Description Due to system maintenance, CARM Client Portal (CCP) will be unavailable for external clients for a period of approximately 30 minutes on: Friday…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-11 14:00 (ET) 2026-02-11 17:21 (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 and processing Electronic Data…

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d1/d1-8-1-eng.html Ottawa, February 11, 2026 This document is also available in PDF (209 KB) Plain language summary Target audience: Licensed customs brokers and customs broker applicants Key content: Outlines the procedures to be followed by an…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-11 14:00 (ET) Initial investigation underway All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal…

Following successful negotiations with Australia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is pleased to announce that a new health certificate has been finalized for the export of non-live bivalve molluscs and bivalve mollusc products to Australia: Health Certificate for the Export of Bivalve…

We will be performing routine network maintenance. As a result, you may experience difficulties accessing online services during this time. Visit System maintenance for more information. Entretien planifié des systèmes de l’ACIA Dans le cadre des efforts continus de l’ACIA pour améliorer le service…

The Cornwall Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), acting on information received from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), launched an identity fraud investigation in 2024 that uncovered a long running scheme involving U.S. citizen Peter Eliot Granovetter, age 70. The investigation determined…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-10 16:30 (ET) 2026-02-10 18:47 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-10 16:30 (ET) Initial investigation underway All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI Description The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). However, there is a delay in sending…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the arrest of a foreign national who was attempting to smuggle a significant amount of methamphetamine across the Abbotsford-Huntingdon port of entry in British Columbia. On November 22, 2025, CBSA border services officers examined a commercial…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-12 03:00 (ET) 2026-02-12 04:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data through the Customs Internet Gateway (CIG). Description Please note that for maintenance purposes Customs Internet Gateway clients may not be able…

On January 23, 2026, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers intercepted a package at Hamilton International Airport originating from China addressed to a resident of Kingston, Ontario. Upon examination, the CBSA determined the parcel contained a life sized doll categorized as child sexual…

Link: https://ccp-pcc.cbsa-asfc.cloud-nuage.canada.ca/en/public-bulletins According to the Financial Security (Electronic Means) Regulations , all security must be given by means of the electronic system; except in circumstances specified in subsection 5(3) of these regulations, which allow the…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-02-14 01:00 (ET) 2026-02-14 17:00 (ET) All users of the CARM Client Portal (CCP) Description Please note that due to the planned CRA system maintenance, the business registration and program enrolment functions of CARM will be unavailable from…

At Food and Beverage Canada’s annual Policy Breakfast, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced two new AgriMarketing Program streams, Market Diversification for National Industry Associations and Market Diversification for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises…

A) Chapter 30 Chapter 30 was published to: i) remove the following OGD extension: 30.02.90.0182.02 – Plant microorganism – bacteria – Fertilizer ii) add the miscellaneous codes “Mixture of fertilizer and/or supplement ingredients” and “Single material” to the following HS codes with the end use “For…

The Department of Finance has shared the following, related to an amendment of the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025), to be published in the February 25, 2026 Gazette Part II. Click here for a copy of the amended Order. Please don't hesitate to reach out to the CSCB inbox at [email protected]…