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Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically The Canada Border Services Agency would like to take this opportunity to remind all clients of the terms and conditions for utilizing the emergency after-hours service provided by the Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU). The TCCU…

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The Bank of Canada is leaving the door open to further interest rate hikes in early 2018, making it clear that a number of uncertainties that could derail the economy, such as NAFTA renegotiation, are a reason for caution but not inaction. Investors worry that terminating the North American Free…

"There is no need for a Plan B," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in June, when asked what Canada would do if NAFTA renegotiations failed. Canada, Trudeau told the New York Times, was confident the free trade deal could be salvaged. That is Mexico's preferred option as well, but fears the Trump…

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Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically and/or using the eManifest portal. We want to thank all of our clients who took the time to complete the recent TCCU client survey. Your feedback is important to ensure we continue to provide quality client service in the areas of client…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data. Further to Customs Notice CN17-037 pertaining to the January 1, 2018 Version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn17-37-eng.html, please be…

Time and Date updated by CBSA Please note that as part of the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database is scheduled for Saturday, December 16, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) and Sunday, December 17, 2017 from 04…

Ensuring an efficient, secure border is important to Canadians and our economy. Almost $2.5 billion dollars’ worth of two-way trade passes between Canada and the United States every day, in addition to more than 400,000 travellers. Today, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that radio…

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today 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, 2018, to March 31, 2018. There have been no changes to…

Expanding preclearance will enable faster travel between Canada and the United States, provide access to more American airports, bolster trade, better protect our rights and increase security. Today, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, highlighted the…

The CBSA has posted a revised System Outage Contingency Plan on their website. This plan sets out the procedures for the importation of commercial goods in all modes of transportation during a CBSA systems outage. Please note that an outage is defined as a “temporary suspension of operations to the…

Please note that as part of the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database is scheduled for Sunday, December 17, 2017 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) and from 07:00 to 08:30 (ET). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Saturday December 16, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) and Sunday December 17, 2017 from 05:00 to 05…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday December 17, 2017 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) and from 07:00 to 08:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as…