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2015 Tariff Preference Level Utilization - Honduras

DFATD has advised that the 2015 Tariff Preference Level Utilization for imported goods from Honduras is, to date, 26402 SMEs. The total for 2014 was 17779 SMEs. This information is expected to appear on DFATD’s website shortly.

Preliminary Decisions Respecting Certain Photovoltaic Modules and Laminates

On March 5, 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing with respect to certain photovoltaic modules and laminates originating in or exported from the People’s…

FedEx Service Disruption

We have received the following message from FedEx Express Canada: Severe weather in several parts of the United States, including the Memphis hub, has caused disruptions in FedEx operations and affected our ability to meet delivery commitments from Canada to all international destinations and…

Update - Scheduled Maintenance of the Digital Document Store (DDS)

Further to the message of March 2, 2015 please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) will continue to undergo maintenance until further notice. During this time clients are instructed to continue to send requests to (905) 795-9658 or (514) 493-4103…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 6 March

a) Chapter 01 was published to; i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from Europe 01.05 - Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls 01.06.31 - Birds of prey 01.06.32 - Psittaciformes (including…

CN Service - Ruel Subdivision

Train X30131-04 derailed along the Ruel subdivision of the CN main line, near Minnipuka, ON. The incident, which occurred at 0630hrs EST on Thursday, March 05, is currently impacting rail traffic running between Toronto, ON, and Winnipeg, MB. CN crews are responding to the site in order to undertake…

Vancouver container fire shuts down port, some rail service

A large portion of Canada's biggest port was shut down on Wednesday after a chemical fire broke out amid numerous shipping containers piled up in a yard east of Vancouver's downtown core... With the fire still burning, it was unclear when operations would return to normal at the Port and surrounding…
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Receiver General Cheques - Customs Notice 15-004

Further to CSCB messages dated January 7th and February 20th, CBSA has now published Customs Notice 15-004. This notice provides information on an interim measure on how recipients of commercial refund cheques can obtain details formerly noted on the refund cheque stub. The interim measure involves…

Canada's New Ambassador to Mexico

The Honourable Rob Nicholson, ...Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced the appointment of Canada’s new ambassador to Mexico. “We are pleased to announce the appointment of Pierre Alarie as Canada’s new ambassador to Mexico,” said…
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BCCC Trade Compliance and Recourse Sub-committee Meeting Documents

The following documents from the BCCC Trade Compliance and Recourse Sub-committee meetings are now available on the BCCC Trade Compliance and Recourse (including OGD) Sub-committee page. Record of Decisions – 12 December 2014 meeting Terms of Reference – 12 December 2014 meeting Trade Compliance…
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BCCC Commercial Projects Sub-committee Meeting Documents

The following documents from the BCCC Commercial Projects Sub-committee meetings are now available on the BCCC Commercial Projects Sub-committee page. Record of Discussion – 24 September 2014 meeting Meeting Agenda – 3 March 2015 meeting To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the…
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Nominate a CBSA Star of 2014 - Deadline this Friday!

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…

Scheduled Maintenance of the Digital Document Store (DDS), 2-6 March

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) will be undergoing maintenance on Monday, March 2nd, 2015 at 22:00 (EST) until Friday, March 6th, 2015 at 07:00 (EST). During this time clients are…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 3 March

Chapter 30 was published to modify the import instructions for the following OGD extension: 30.02.90.1100.01 - Pure Culture This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes: 30.02.90.1069 - Animal pathogen level 2 bacteria, viruses, yeast, or fungi- in animal product or by…

Canadian beef restricted by China over BSE case

China has joined Taiwan, Korea, Peru and Belarus in restricting imports of Canadian beef products because of concern over a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) found in Alberta. The Alberta case of BSE — better known as mad cow disease — was confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection…

D2-5-12, Telephone Reporting for General Aviation and Marine Pleasure Craft

This memorandum outlines the telephone reporting procedures that general aviation and marine pleasure craft operators use to report to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when entering Canada. This memorandum is a combination and update of former information contained in memoranda D2-5-10 and…

Save this date - 2015 CSCB National Conference in Kelowna, British Columbia!

Members will be very excited to learn that the CSCB is heading west, far west for this year’s national conference. The 2015 National Conference and Annual General Meeting will take place from Saturday, September 19 through Monday, September 21 at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort & Conference Centre…