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OPP and CBSA seize 42 kg of heroin entering Ontario from United States

In December 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized 42 kg of suspected heroin from a tractor trailer attempting to enter Canada at the Peace Bridge port of entry from Buffalo into Fort Erie. Upon primary inspection, CBSA border services officers…
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2026 CSCB Member Townhall

We're pleased to invite you to this year's CSCB quarterly townhall meetings for members only. Join CSCB staff and your fellow members to: Gain insight into how CSCB staff is implementing the strategic direction established by your Board of Directors; Get updates from CSCB National about legislative…

CFIA-AIRS Updates January 15, 2026

Chapter 23 Chapter 23 was published to: i) add the end use “Samples for testing” to the following HS codes: 23.09.90.6208.01 – Containing ingredients of bovine origin 23.09.90.6208.02 – Containing ingredients of animal origin other than bovine ingredients 23.09.90.6209.01 – Containing ingredients of…

EU votes in favor of creating world’s largest free-trade area with Mercosur

Representatives of the European Union’s (EU) member states voted in favor of a free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc, formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, approving a long‑negotiated free trade agreement and clearing a major hurdle toward creating the world’s largest free‑trade…

TCC26-0013 - RESOLVED - Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-01-14 18:25 (ET) 2026-01-14 19:30 (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 higher than usual volumes of…

TCC26-0012 -RESOLVED- Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-01-14 14:05 (ET) 2026-01-14 16:18 (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 higher than usual volumes of…

TCC26-0012 UPDATE 1 Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-01-14 14:05 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The CBSA is receiving higher than usual volumes of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal messages resulting…

TCC26-0012 Delays in Processing EDI and eManifest Portal Messages

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-01-14 14:05 (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…

New heat treatment evaluator approved by the CFIA

This message is to advise that a new heat treatment (HT) evaluator, Auscan consulting, was recently approved by the CFIA. The contact information of this company was added to the list of recognized HT evaluator on the Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (HT program) webpage…
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Department of Finance responds to CSCB questions about steel derivative surtaxes

The Department of Finance has provided the CSCB with their guidance on surtax subjectivity for goods under 3925 and Chapter 99, based on questions originally submitted to the CBSA – see Trade News article here . Question 1: It appears from both Finance and CBSA, that Chapter 99 was removed from the…

Mark Carney arrives in Beijing to kick off China trade mission

Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Beijing, marking the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China in eight years. Carney will meet with senior communist leaders Thursday ahead of a Friday meeting with President Xi Jinping and a business banquet. A major issue this week will be China’s…

Minister Sidhu meets with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment

The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, met with Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia, during his visit to the Gulf region with a delegation of Canadian senior-level business leaders. Minister Sidhu and Minister Al-Falih held substantive…