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CN Railway, Unifor reach tentative agreement

February 24, 2015
A lockout of about 4,800 Canadian National Railway workers was avoided late Monday when the company and Unifor reached a tentative contract settlement. The agreement was reached less than an hour after the railway's 11 p.m. ET deadline to lock out mechanical, intermodal and clerical workers…
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Nominate a CBSA Star of 2014

February 24, 2015
Every year, the CSCB CBSA Stars Program recognizes Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) staff across the country for doing their job with knowledge and goodwill and making a positive difference to the trade community every day. In the last two years of the program, CSCB members responded…

CCS Designate Quiz schedule for 2015

February 24, 2015
CCS Designates are advised that three free quizzes will be offered during 2015 on the following dates: Available Due Quiz 1 March 19 April 9 Quiz 2 June 11 July 2 Quiz 3 October 8 October 29 As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 24 February

February 24, 2015
a) Chapter 01 was published to add the following OGD extension. 01.06.19.2069.62 - Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes. 01.06.19.2069.23 - Red squirrels 01.06.19.2069.24 - Grey squirrels 01.06.19.2069.25 - Flying squirrels 01.06.19.2069…

CFIA EDI Outage - Resolved

February 23, 2015
Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has been restored. During this time clients are instructed to continue to send requests with associated paperwork to (905) 795-9658, (514) 493-4103 or by email at [email protected]. The…

2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games

February 23, 2015
CBSA in Toronto have asked that we distribute the following information with respect to the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, being held in Toronto in July. This information regarding commercial import and export procedures is intended to provide guidance to customs brokers and stakeholders. a. CBSA…

CN Rail, Unifor negotiators to resume talks Monday as lockout looms

February 23, 2015
Canadian National Railway and Unifor are set to resume contract talks Monday in the face of a threat by the company to lock out nearly 5,000 employees. Statements from both sides said there were high-level discussions on Sunday and the two sides have agreed to continue talking. The railway said…

West Coast dockworkers face huge backlog as job action ends

February 23, 2015
Dockworkers along the West Coast began the months-long task Saturday of clearing seaports of cargo that was caught up in a contract feud between their union and employers. Parked off the Southern California coast is a flotilla of ships bulging with thousands of tractor-trailer-sized containers that…

CN and Unifor unable to reach full agreement

February 23, 2015
CN and Unifor unable to reach full agreement today on negotiated settlement during Ottawa meeting with conciliation officials but will resume bargaining tomorrow CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) met the leadership of Unifor for several hours in Ottawa today with officials of the government's Federal…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

February 23, 2015
Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 21 February 2015 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Environment, Dept. of the, and Dept. of Health Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Publication of final decision after screening assessment of a substance — 5,12-Naphthacenedione…

CFIA EDI Outage

February 23, 2015
Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is presently experiencing a full Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) outage. During this time clients are instructed to send requests to (905) 795-9658 or by email at [email protected]. The National Import Service Centre (NISC)…
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Receiver General Cheques - Update

February 20, 2015
Since it was announced by Public Works and Government Services Canada that effective March 2, 2015, Receiver General cheques would no longer include a cheque stub, the CSCB has been in discussions with the CBSA on how members can reconcile refund cheques that include more than one transaction…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 20 February

February 20, 2015
Chapter 03 was published to modify the import instructions and add the miscellaneous code "eviscerated ( head on or head off )" for the following HS codes, with the end uses of 'Food Service', 'Retail Use', from All Origins 03.02.23.7945.52 - Solea senegalensis - TSN 173016 - Sole (fresh or chilled)…

Vessels Diverting from a US Marine Port to a Canadian Marine Port Due to Strike

February 19, 2015
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has provided an updated memo regarding the labour disruption and the non-report of containers on vessels diverted from a US Marine Port to a Canadian Marine Port. The CBSA in the Pacific Region has performed a review of the AMPS received by carriers who were…

$250M U.S. customs plaza to be paid for by Canada

February 19, 2015
Canada has agreed to pay the entire cost to build a U.S. Customs plaza adjacent to the planned Detroit-Windsor bridge, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt announced in the House of Commons on Wednesday. The federal government was already planning to pay for 95 per cent of the bridge, which will cost $2.1…