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Business Barometer: Confidence dips in every province

Small business optimism in Canada has dropped for the fourth month in a row, according to the latest Business Barometer® survey, released ...by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The monthly index—based on a national survey which asks business owners how they expect their…

Third Designate Quiz starts Thursday

CCS and CTCS Designates are reminded that the third and final designate quiz for 2017 starts on Thursday, October 5th. Available Due Quiz 3 October 5 October 26 As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation and/or five credits toward…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on September 30, 2017. Environment, Dept. of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Ministerial Condition No. 19330 Waiver of information requirements for living organisms (subsection 106(9) of the Canadian Environmental Protection…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 3 October

A) Chapter 07 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Approved" for the following HS code with the end uses; “human consumption”, “further processing”, “travellers & personal use and not for resale”, originating from United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand…

Certain Carbon Steel Welded Pipe, Conclusion of Review of Final Determination

On September 29, 2017, pursuant to paragraph 76.1(2)(b) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) continued the final determination of dumping regarding certain carbon steel welded pipe originating in or exported to Canada from Chinese Taipei with the following…
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CETA – Registered Exporters in the EU

We have been advised by CBSA that if an exporter is not a REX, a statement of origin signed by the exporter is acceptable by CBSA and the Canadian importer may use the CETA tariff treatment. However, we have since found that in the REX document it states the following: Certification of origin of…

CBSA Message (TCC17-187) TCCU Web Pages : Outages

The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) is pleased to announce the unveiling of the new and improved TCCU web pages. The TCCU web pages now provide clients with an intuitive and fresher look while allowing for user friendly navigation to help clients find information about EDI and Portal faster…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 2 October

Chapter 3 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions. 03.02.89.0791.01 - Bagre bagre – TSN 164160 – Coco sea catfish (fresh or chilled) 03.03.89.0791.04 - Bagre bagre – TSN 164160 – Coco sea catfish (frozen) This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes. 03.02.49…

2016-2017 Plant Protection Survey Report

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s annual Plant Protection Survey Report for 2016-2017 is now available on the CFIA website. This report provides a summary of the CFIA plant health surveillance activities this past fiscal year, including outcomes achieved.
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CETA – Origin Certification Clarification

The CSCB asked CBSA for clarification of three statements regarding the $1600 and $2500 dollar thresholds for CETA Origin Certification and LVS. These statements and CBSA’s responses follow. 1. In order to claim the CETA tariff treatment on commercial goods, a statement of origin is required…

Third Designate Quiz starts October 5

CCS and CTCS Designates are reminded that the third and final designate quiz for 2017 starts October 5th. Available Due Quiz 3 October 5 October 26 As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation and/or five credits toward maintenance of the…

CFIA Digital Document Store scheduled maintenance, 30 September - 1 October

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing Digital Document Store (DDS) maintenance from Saturday, September 30th, 2017 from 7:00AM (EST) to 11:59PM (EST) and from Sunday, October 1st from 6:00am (EST) to…
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RNS Release Notifications

On August 18, the CSCB sent a message to members indicating that there was an issue with CBSA outbound transactions that affected the date of release indicated on RNS notices. This remains an issue and CBSA has now indicated that a fix may be in place late next week. Until a fix is in place, members…
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Meet the New CSCB Board and Executive!

We have just returned from our National Conference at the amazing Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, NB! This year’s event was a great mix of business and pleasure. From a golf tournament and a friendly baseball game to discussing the future of customs brokers in Canada while listening to…
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CETA in the Canada Gazette

Members may wish to ensure they aware of the following CETA information, recently posted in the Canada Gazette: CETA Rules of Origin Regulations SOR/2017-175 CETA Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Regulations SOR/2017-176 CETA Tariff Preference Regulations SOR/2017-177 Regulations Defining “EU…

CFIA Message: Meat Export to European Union (EU)

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated Section 11.7.3.5 Special Marking and Packaging Requirements for the European Union and Section 11.3 (2) Application of Export Stickers in the Introduction of Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures. Changes…