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Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on March 22, 2017. Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order — Order Amending Farm Products Agencies Act SOR/2017-37 09/03/17

'We are ready': Canada-Europe trade deal set to kick in, mostly, by July 1

Proponents of Canada's trade deal with the European Union will soon find out if eight years of negotiations and lobbying were worth it. Canada is preparing to provisionally apply the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) by July 1... In Canada, the federal cabinet ratifies CETA, so…

Update - Meat Exports to China

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has been informed by the Chinese authorities that only shipments bearing the official seal of the CFIA are accepted. A Canadian meat shipment bearing official seal of a country other than Canada will not be accepted by the Chinese authorities. In case a…

Registration for Nutrition Labelling Webinar

On October 24, 2016, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, launched the Healthy Eating Strategy for Canada. One of the intended outcomes of the Strategy is to help make the healthier food choice, the easier choice. In order to help achieve this, final amendments to the Food and Drug…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 27 March

A) Chapter 6 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions. 06.02.10.0030.04 - Cherry (Prunus mahaleb) - plants without roots 06.02.10.0030.05 - Cherry (Prunus padus) - plants without roots 06.02.10.0030.06 - Cherry (Prunus sargentii) - plants without roots 06.02.10.0030.07 - Cherry (Prunus…

Reporting requirements for Products Containing Mercury Regulations

This is a friendly reminder that your report for the Products Containing Mercury Regulations (the Regulations) must be submitted by March 31 st, 2017, based on data from the calendar year 2016*. * If your report is already submitted, or if you have determined that you do not need to report, please…

CBSA Message (TCC17-058) -Late Daily Notice (DN) follow up #8 - Final Message

Further to our email of earlier today, regarding the extension of the payment date for the March SOA, here is the official bulletin from CBSA. Clients Affected: All importers and brokers Late DN follow up #8 – Final Message The problem with transmission of DN’s has been resolved. As a result of this…
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Retail Council of Canada on the Federal Budget

Members may be interested in the comments made by the Retail Council Canada of Canada (RCC) regarding the 2017 Federal Budget, in particular comments on de minimis. ...Notwithstanding an aggressive lobbying effort by foreign online sellers and courier companies, the government has maintained tax…

ARL Update: Online banking

GST Direct importers and importers who hold their own account security are eligible to pay their “importer amounts owing” through online banking at a number of banks. We have just been advised of updates to the payee names used by some banks for the CBSA. Below are the confirmed names that appear on…
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March SOA Payment Due Date Extended

Last week, the CSCB contacted CBSA regarding the billing and collection challenges arising from the delayed issuance of several days of Daily Notices. Further to those discussions, we have just been advised by CBSA that the payment due date for the March ARL Statement of Account has been extended to…
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We need your help!

We are very excited to announce that we are redesigning our website! An important part of this process is re-organization of our advocacy content. We have massive amounts of information on our site and we realize it is not always easy to find. That's where we need your help! We are asking for 20…

A dairy-for-lumber deal? Think-tank paper proposes Canada-U.S. swap for NAFTA

The most common uses of Canadian dairy normally include milk, cream, yogurt, butter and cheese. But a new report suggests an altogether different application: use it as a bargaining chip. A free-market think tank suggests offering American negotiators in upcoming NAFTA talks more open trade in dairy…

Last Chance to Register for Reconciling the ARL Statement of Account Seminar!

Registration for next week's seminar on reconciling the ARL Statement of Account in Montreal closes today! This scenario-based Q&A session will be led by Aran Gillmore, Manager of ARL Support at CBSA, and Melanie Bedard, CSCB Director and member of CSCB’s ARL Working Group. The session will be…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 23 March

Chapter 02 was published to add a registration type to the following HS codes with the end uses: "Samples for testing", "Scientific use (Research)" and "Show or exhibition" originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 02.07.11 - Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus: not cut in pieces…

ARL Update: DN Transmission Delays and SOA Payment

CBSA’s Customs Internet Gateway experienced a significant failure on March 15. Although some DNs made it through to clients, many did not. CBSA decided to suspend production of the DNs until the issue was resolved. Yesterday, they resumed production and transmission of DNs from past dates. It also…

CFIA Import Services Restored

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Import Services are fully restored although there may be delays in processing import release requests. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border please fax documents to (613)…