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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) today announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations. These rates will be in effect from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016. There have been no changes to the…

The chapters listed below were modified to add the following origin: Kosovo. The modification resulted in a requirement version change for the following HS codes: Chapter 01: 01.01 - Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies 01.06 - Other live animals Chapter 02: 02.01 - Meat of bovine animals, fresh or…

The chapters listed below were modified to add the following destination: Nunavut. The modification resulted in a requirement version change for the following HS codes: Chapter 01: 01.01 - Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies 01.06 - Other live animals Chapter 03: 03.01 - Live fish 03.02 - Fish…

What a great way to start the new year….The CSCB is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar featuring Peter Kirby. As members are aware, Mr. Kirby was the legal mind behind Frito-Lay, as well as three recent similar cases: Bri-Chem, EverGreen, and Southern Pacific. This webinar, planned for early…

Subscribers may be interested in this information provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada. As you may know, the Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations (HPTR) came into force on December 1, 2015 along with the remaining sections of the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act (HPTA) and the repeal of…

1. The regulations published on May 6, 2015 in the Canada Gazette included the requirement for marine carriers to electronically transmit vessel bay or stow plan data under the Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations. This requirement was originally expected to come into force on November 6, 2015. 2…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable Monday December 14, 2015 from 04:30 to 06:00 AND from 07:00 to 08:30 ET. This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Sunday December 13, 2015 between 05:00 to 05:30 and between 07:30 and 08:00 (ET). CADEX, Customs…

Please note that as part of the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database is scheduled for Sunday, December 13, 2015 from 04:30AM to 06:00AM AND from 07:00AM to 08:30AM (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange…

The Expiry Review Decision issued 10 December 2015 is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/er-rre/rr2015-001/rr2015-001-nd-en…

This memorandum outlines and explains the conditions under which seasonal residents may import goods without the payment of duties. 1. Form numbers have been corrected. 2. The name of the issuing office has been updated. This memorandum is available in its entirety on the CBSA website at: http:/…

This memorandum outlines and explains the legislation, regulations and general guidelines that apply to the exportation and importation of rough diamonds out of or into Canada. This memorandum has been updated: (a) to include a link for Kimberley Process Participants previously listed in Appendix A…

Message to Industry and to Brokers In order to ensure an orderly transition between quota years, allocation holders who had an allocation under the previous year’s Beef and Veal TRQ are normally issued advances up to a maximum of 30% of their previous year’s import allocations. Advances for the 2016…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) Saturday December 12, 2015 and also between 05:00 and 05:30 (ET) Sunday…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday, December 13, 2015 from 04:30 to 06:00 ET AND from 07:00 to 08:30 ET. This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as…

The theatre is full, and there’s a great sense of anticipation. The curtain is about to come up, and all eyes are on center stage. It’s as about dramatic as it gets in the economic world: on the 16th, for the first time in 83 months, the Federal Reserve Board is expected to move interest rates by a…

On December 8, 2015, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its order made on August 15, 2011, in Expiry Review No. RR-2010-001, continuing its order made on August 16, 2006, in…

Canada’s new government is pushing the EU to move faster on a delayed trade deal, including a potential compromise on the key sticking point holding the deal up. Canada’s chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul, in Brussels this week, brought a clear message: Ottawa’s new liberal government is…

Between the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU, Canada’s list of free trade partners is growing long indeed. Though still awaiting ratification or implementation, when and if these two agreements come into force, Canadian companies…