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New Policy Regarding Final Examination Rewrite

This year, students who did not receive a passing grade on the 2015-2016 CCS course will be given the opportunity to write a second CCS examination. This examination will be written on November 9 th, the same day as those students who were allowed a deferral from writing the examination on its…

Canadian businesses fear Belgium could derail Canada-EU trade deal

A Canadian business group that has been a major proponent of a free trade agreement with Europe fears the accord could be derailed by Belgium at the 11th hour even though the continent’s most powerful leaders are calling it the “good” kind of trade deal. EU trade ministers vote on Oct. 18 at the…

CSCB Webinar with CBSA on 2017 Customs Tariff – October 26!

The CSCB will be hosting CBSA’s Manager of Tariff Policy, Grant Tebbutt, on Wednesday, October 26 at 1-2:30 pm ET to discuss the 2017 Customs Tariff. The webinar will provide an overview of the HS level changes, the publication of the Departmental Consolidation of the Tariff and processes that CBSA…

CSCB Webinar with Transport Canada – Next Wednesday!

The CSCB will be hosting Transport Canada’s Chief of Component Testing Importation and Audit Inspection, Mario Demers, and Importation Information Officer, Diane Gagnon-Lior, for a webinar session on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 2-3:30 pm ET. We will be discussing Transport Canada requirements…

Large Line Pipe from China and Japan, Statement of Reasons

Pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act , on September 20, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency made final determinations of dumping with respect to certain welded large diameter carbon and alloy steel line pipe (large line pipe) originating in or exported from the…
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BCCC Scientific Names Working Group Meeting Documents

The Records of Discussion from the April 21st and June 16th meetings are now available on the BCCC Scientific Names Working Group page: To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab and look under “CSCB Advocacy” or "Recent Updates." The contents of this message…

CBSA Message (TCC16-134) – Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota

Reference: Notice to Importers, Serial No. 889 dated September 16, 2016 Prepared and Distributed by: Global Affairs Canada Please be advised that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on October 14, 2016. Consequently, October 14, 2016 (at 11:59 pm local time) will be the cut…

CBSA Message (TCC16-133) – Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota

Reference: Notice to Importers, Serial No. 888 dated September 16, 2016 Prepared and Distributed by: Global Affairs Canada Please be advised that the wheat products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on October 14, 2016. Consequently, October 14, 2016 (at 11:59 pm local time) will be the cut-off…

Business Barometer: steady and unspectacular in September

After a slight uptick in August, optimism among Canada’s small business owners dropped ever-so-slightly in September, with the national Business Barometer® index down by a point to settle at 59.0. “We’re still seeing flatness in the overall economy and these results suggest confidence is stuck in…

Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus detected in Atlantic herring in NL

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus strain IVa ( VHSV IVa) in wild Atlantic herring ( Clupea harengus) harvested in Newfoundland and Labrador. As a result of this detection, changes have been made to the National Aquatic…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on September 7, 21 and October 5, 2016. Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order - Farm Products Agencies Act SOR/2016-236 17/08/16 Domestic Substances List — Order 2016-112-09-01 Amending Canadian Environmental…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on September 3-October 8, 2016. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain concrete reinforcing bar — Decision Gypsum board — Decision Certain fabricated industrial steel components — Decisions Large line pipe —…
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Stay Up to Date on the TFA

Members interested in following developments with the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement as it approaches the magic number of 2/3 of its 164 members required for the TFA to come into force are encouraged to visit www.TFAFacility.org. Not only can you get the latest news and monitor the status of TFA…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 11 October

A) Chapter 6 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions. 06.02.10.0020.28 - Creeping groundsel, Cape ivy - Unrooted plants (Senecio angulatus) 06.02.90.0036.38 - Creeping groundsel, Cape ivy - Rooted plants (Senecio angulatus) ii) modify the description of the following OGD extensions. 06…

Update on Export of Beef to Mexico

MHMOP, Chapter 11 – 11.7.3.5 Export of Beef to Mexico Please be advised that Mexico has expanded access for Canadian beef derived from animals of over thirty months. New annexes for ground beef, weasand meat, head meat, small intestines and composite food with porcine gelatin (Annexes D-5, D-6, D-7…

Amendments to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012

The following message is from the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations team at Environment and Climate Change Canada . Please be informed that the Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the amended Regulations) have been published in the…

EDC Export Performance Monitor - October 2016

Merchandise exports were up 0.6% in August. This follows a blockbuster 4.6% gain in July and the 4th increase in 5 months. The trade balance continued to improve in August; the deficit peaked at $4 billion in June, and is now just under half of that. We expect that next month’s figures will show…

Mark your calendars - Toronto Region Education Seminar on Customs Valuation

The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to an education seminar on Customs Valuation - Back to Basics on Transaction Value, on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at the Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Airport. Importers and customs brokers cannot afford to miscalculate the customs value or value…