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CFIA and USDA-APHIS work plan released - Animal Health

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have agreed to work together to develop and implement their respective electronic certification and delivery systems, and collaborate on animal health requirements…

CFIA initiatives under the Regulatory Cooperative Council

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and its counterparts the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Food & Drug Administration have agreed upon new statements of partnership and work plans in areas of plant health, animal health, meat inspection and food safety. For…

CFIA, Health Canada and USFDA work plan released

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada and the United States Food and Drug Administration will finalize the assessment of each other's food safety systems (excluding meat, poultry and eggs products) and will establish a food safety systems recognition arrangement based on the…

D10-14-39, Canadian Diamonds Exported and Returned

This memorandum outlines and explains the provisions of tariff item 9813.00.00 as it relates to Canadian diamonds. A complete review of this memorandum was made. The editing revisions do not affect or change any of the existing policies or procedures. This memorandum is available on the CBSA website…
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ARL Update

Yesterday, CSCB representatives participated in the first meeting of the Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) working group. The mandate of this group is to support communications and testing over the time that remains prior to the January 2016 implementation of ARL. The final monthly K84, produced by…

CFIA Message: Meat Product Exports to the USA

This memorandum is to inform you of the update of annexes in section 11.7.3 USA in Chapter 11 of the Manual of Procedures (MOP) to reference the export certificate for meat products to the USA (CFIA/ACIA 5733) that was implemented on February 16, 2015. Please replace Annexes B, A-5, A-6, A-7, A-10…

CBSA Message (TCC15-057) - CCS/CADEX Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 31 May

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 May 31, 2015 from 08:00 to 16:00 (ET). CADEX, Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) B3s and…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 28 May

Chapter 03 was published to change release recommendation from “Approved” to "Refuse Entry" for the following HS codes originating from New Zealand. 03.07.11.6295.18 - Ostrea chilensis - TSN 79882 - Chilean flat oyster (live or non-ready-to-eat, shell on) (fresh or chilled) 03.07.19.6295.18 - Ostrea…
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BCCC Meeting Documents, 26 May 2015

The following meeting documents from the BCCC meeting held on 26 May 2015 are now available on the BCCC Border Commercial Consultative Committee page. Meeting Agenda Status Update as of April 21, 2015 Shared Agenda Priorities and Governance Commercial Transformation Vision and Roadmap CARM Update…

Bank of Canada stands pat, keeps interest rate at 0.75%

The Bank of Canada is keeping its benchmark lending rate at 0.75 per cent — in line with the expectations of the vast majority of economists... The bank says it is concerned by a U.S. economy that is showing signs of sluggishness, but remains confident that Canada's economy will rebound some time…

Testing requirements for corn intended for livestock feed imported from India

Effective immediately, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be detaining all incoming shipments of corn imported from India, including organic corn, intended for use as livestock feed until it has been tested for aflatoxins. This is to prevent contamination of livestock feed in order to…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 23 May 2015 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Environment, Dept. of, and Dept. of Health Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Publication after screening assessment of a living organism — Candida utilis (C. utilis) strain ATCC 9950 —…

Refuse entry for live Ostrea chilensis (Chilean flat oyster) from New Zealand

The CFIA has recently been notified of a detection of Bonamia ostrea (a reportable disease in Canada) in New Zealand in Ostrea chilensis (Chilean Flat Oyster). As a result of this disease detection, the CFIA will be changing the AIRS release recommendation from “Approved with Documentation” to…

IFCBA and WCO Celebrate 25 Years of Collaboration

As a founding member of the IFCBA, the CSCB was pleased to participate in the recent 25th anniversary celebrations of that organization. On May 18-19, the IFCBA Board of Directors and Annual meetings took place at the headquarters of the World Customs Organization located in Brussels. CSCB…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 22 May

a) Chapter 01 was published to; i) change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "CBSA Inspection" for the following HS codes with the end uses; "Breeding", "Other End Uses", "Temporary stay in Canada" and "Feeding for slaughter" originating from the state of Wisconsin. 01.05.11.1010 -…

CFIA Update to Meat Export Lists

MOP Chapter 11 - China – Annex 1.1 Introducing Annex 1.1 Canadian Traceability List for Meat Exported to China (People's Republic of China). Please add Annex 1.1 and section 11.7.3.6.2 on China in section 11.7.3 China in Chapter 11 of your Manual of Procedures. Annex 1.1: http://inspection.gc.ca