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During his visit to the Philippines, the Honourable Randeep Sarai, Canada’s Secretary of State for International Development, emphasized strengthening trade ties as a key pillar of Canada’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific. The announcement of $76.45 million in funding for 12 development projects…

＊REMINDER＊ With most of the ash ( Fraxinus spp.) population being infested in Eastern Canada and the pest continuing to spread, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) intends to reevaluate its management strategy for the emerald ash borer ( Agrilus planipennis ), and consult with partners…

During an official visit to India from November 11 to 14, 2025, Canada’s Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, met with India’s Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, to hold the 7th Ministerial Dialogue on Trade…

Memorandum D19-4-1: Export and import of cultural property was updated on November 12, 2025. Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d19/d19-4-1-eng.html Memorandum D19-4-1: Export and import of cultural property Ottawa, November 12, 2025 This document is also available in PDF (209 KB)…

The CBSA has updated Customs Notice 18-27 - Regulatory Amendments and New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to reflect the legislative authorities that outline an exporter’s obligations under section 3 of…

La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-11-13 10:35 (ET) 2025-11-13 18:30 (ET) All clients who use EDI, eManifest, CERS and CARM portals to transmit their trade document Description Please note that all systems have been restored and are now functioning…

La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-11-13 08:35 (ET) 2025-11-13 18:30 (ET) Clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is currently experiencing an EDI…

UPDATE 1 - Intermittent Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Communication Problem Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-11-13 08:35 (ET) Investigation still underway - no estimated time of resolution Clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Description UPDATE…

Changes to The Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria End Date / Time N/A Description The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching…

Customs Notice 18-27 - Regulatory Amendments and New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was updated on November 13, 2025. Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn18-27-eng.html Ottawa, December…

Reminder: When entering GCP Export Certification Label (ECL) details into U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system, it is essential to include both the facility authorization number and the label serial number under code A37. Together the facility…

UPDATE - EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-11-13 10:35 (ET) 2025-11-13 11:35 (ET) All clients who use EDI, eManifest, CERS and CARM portals to transmit their trade document Description CBSA Commercial systems service is gradually…

EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-11-13 10:35 (ET) 2025-11-13 11:35 (ET) All clients who use EDI, eManifest, CERS and CARM portals to transmit their trade document Description Please note that for maintenance purposes, the…

Intermittent Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Communication Problem Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-11-13 08:35 (ET) Initial investigation underway Clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Description The CBSA is currently experiencing an EDI…

COMPLETED - EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-11-13 03:00 (ET) 2025-11-13 05:45 (ET) All clients who use EDI, eManifest, CERS and CARM portals to transmit their trade document Description The maintenance has now been completed…

Memorandum D3-4-2: Highway pre-arrival and reporting requirements was updated on November 12, 2025. Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d3/d3-4-2-eng.html Updates made to this memorandum This memorandum has been revised to: update the definitions section replace " pre-arrival" with…

On 3 March 2025, China had suspended the import of logs of all species from the United States (US). It now has been confirmed that China will lift the suspension to import logs from the US starting on November 10, 2025. US origin log shipments to China with a departure time and phytosanitary…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has renegotiated the certificate for the export of pet food and pet treats to Mexico (HA2730). An addendum to the certificate has been developed to provide additional space for listing the products intended for export, as SENASICA now requires the inclusion…

＊Update: Please see the new effective date provided by South Korea’s Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) – the implementation of this new measure has been reported to January 2028 instead of January 2026.＊ Starting January 1, 2028, all facilities that produce and export pet food must be…