Trade News

CSCB's Annual National Conference in St. Andrews-By-The-Sea, NB is fast approaching. The dates are September 24-26, 2017! This year's focus is "Taking Charge of Your Future: Canada’s Modernized Border and Your Business" It’s an easy three step process to make your plans official – we promise! Step 1…

Technical Bulletins on Commercial Water Heaters – Amendment 15 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations On March 4, 2017, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) initiated the development of Amendment 15 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations. This Amendment would introduce or update energy efficiency standards…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data. Further to Customs Notice CN17-023 pertaining to the implementation of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement ( http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn17-23-eng.html), please be advised that the…

Further to the Freight Forwarder Implementation Webinar that took place on July 20, 2017, please find attached a copy of the presentation for your records. You will also find below a link to the audio recording of that call. We are also including the list of questions from the chat box that were…

1. This customs notice announces regulatory amendments and new regulations proposed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in support of the implementation of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA). It is further proposed that these regulatory amendments and new regulations come into…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today announced the signing of a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) regarding their respective Trusted Trader programs. The signing took place earlier this month on the margins of the…

Loonie gains almost 10% in 6 weeks, buoyed by strong job market, retail sales and factories ramping up The Canadian dollar climbed above 80 cents US on Monday morning for the first time since the summer of 2015. The loonie rose a third of a cent, pushed by strong data on manufacturing sales and a…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the "List of Establishments Approved to Export Live or Raw Molluscan Shellfish from France to Canada". The following establishment has been added to the list: "Speciales Gillardeau SARL" This document is available on our…

This message pertains to imports of wheat, barley, wheat products and barley products covered by Items 161 to 191 of the Import Control List (ICL). The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2017-2018 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, barley and their products will become accessible…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Please read the attached document: Bulletin 37 End of monthly payments at POEs Bulletin 37 Paiements de fin de mois aux points d’entrée For questions about the contents of ARL statements, contact the CARM mailbox…

Notice received: Fri 2017-07-21 9:03 AM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is fully restored. At this time clients are instructed to send requests to (613) 773-9999. Clients are not to send requests via email unless advised by the…

Notice received: Fri 2017-07-21 8:33 AM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. As a result there may be delays in processing import documentation. Thank you for your cooperation.

Concerning the Preliminary Determinations with respect to the dumping of certain silicon metal originating in or exported from the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Thailand and the…

It has been a dreary decade for international trade. From the heights in 2008, global trade flows plunged, staged a quick partial revival, then went into a holding pattern from then until now. In terms of trade intensity, we are far from what we used to be, and many are resigned to our current state…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for June 2017 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.

Notice received: Thurs 2017-07-20 2:46 AM ET Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. As a result there may be delays in processing import documentation. Thank you for your cooperation.