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Ministers cycle through Washington ahead of Trump-Trudeau talks

February 8, 2017
Canadian cabinet ministers are fanning throughout the U.S. capital this week to meet members of the new Trump administration, laying the groundwork for an anticipated visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Three…

Webinar on reporting system for the Products Containing Mercury Regulations

February 8, 2017
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) would like to invite you to participate in a Web information session on the Online Reporting System for the Products Containing Mercury Regulations (the Regulations), which is part of ECCC’s Single Window Information Manager (SWIM) system. This online…

Tearing up NAFTA will cause all three member countries to lose jobs

February 8, 2017
Tearing up the North American Free Trade Agreement will mean lost jobs in all three member countries, says the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. But Tom Donohue also said there are ways to improve the 23-year-old trade deal between Canada, Mexico and the United States and there’s potential to…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 8 February

February 8, 2017
Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 01.04.10 - Live sheep 01.04.20 - Live goats Please verify your version numbers before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your…

EDC Export Performance Monitor - February 2017

February 7, 2017
After a collapse in energy prices crimped Canadian exports to start 2016, their recovery resulted in December export growth of 0.8%. This resulted in Canada recording its second consecutive monthly trade surplus with the world and was the third consecutive monthly increase in exports. However…

Information for Seed Graders and Seed Import Conformity Assessors

February 7, 2017
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the Guide to the Evaluation of Candidate Seed Graders and Seed Import Conformity Assessors. The purpose of this Guide is to inform candidates of the general structure of the various parts of the evaluations and provide a list of species with…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

February 7, 2017
The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on February 4, 2017. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain fabricated industrial steel components — Decisions Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2016-023 Commencement of inquiry Certain…

Webinars on Food Labelling Modernization

February 7, 2017
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is holding webinars on proposals to modernize the food labelling system. The webinars will review the reasons for change, present highlights of what we heard from our first phases of consultations and outline the proposals for a more modern food labelling…
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Public consultation on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations

February 7, 2017
Sent by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Border Commercial Consultative Committee (BCCC) Secretariat On behalf of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Dear BCCC Members, The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently consulting on proposed new regulations called the Safe Food for…
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IID (Integrated Import Declaration)

February 7, 2017
The CBSA has indicated that by spring of 2018 they intend to sunset service options 463 and 471 (OGD goods), making IID mandatory. For those who not started programming for the IID, can you indicate when you intend to begin? For those who have started programming, can you indicate how much time you…

Canada govt advisors call for deeper trade ties, start-up support

February 7, 2017
A Canadian government advisory group on Monday released a number of recommendations to boost the economy, including strengthening the country's trade links and establishing funds to help smaller companies raise capital in order to scale up. The group also advised taking a targeted sector approach to…

Designate Quiz schedule for 2017

February 7, 2017
CCS and CTCS Designates are advised that three free quizzes will be offered during 2017 on the following dates: Available Due Quiz 1 March 16 April 6 Quiz 2 June 8 June 29 Quiz 3 October 5 October 26 As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS…

Talks break off between PSAC, Treasury Board in fight for CBSA contract

February 6, 2017
Thousands of Canada Border Services Agency workers are one step closer to a possible strike vote after talks broke off between Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada as the federal government’s largest union fights for better compensation. The union said in a news release on Sunday…

2016 CCS Examination Results

February 6, 2017
Congratulations to the students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course in 2016 and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%. The final grade is based on the results of the final examination plus the results of four…

CFIA Scheduled Network Maintenance Update

February 6, 2017
Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) maintenance is complete. At this time clients are instructed to send fax requests to (613) 773-9999. Clients are no longer to send requests via email unless advised by the National Import Service Centre…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 6 February

February 6, 2017
A) Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS code for the end use "Resale". NO VERSION CHANGE. 01.06.19.2083.02 - Commercial dogs - less than eight months of age B) Chapter 05 was published to change the release recommendation from "CBSA Inspection" to "Refuse…

What will Trump want from Canada on NAFTA? A U.S. document may offer clues

February 3, 2017
Wondering what the Americans might want from Canada in a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement? Multiple clues might be embedded in a document published by the U.S. government. The U.S. publishes an annual list of complaints about trade practices in other countries. This list was…