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The CBSA has published its audit report of the Casual Refund Program. The objective of this audit was to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of controls for the processing, verification and payment of casual refund requests. The audit scope included both manual and CREDITS refund processes and…

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, International Trade Minister Ed Fast, and Minister of Natural Resources as well as Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Greg Rickford announced today that wood exports are expected to increase after Mexico agreed to recognize…

The Governments of Canada and Ontario today announced the completion of improvements to the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Canadian Plaza. This project was the final construction project remaining in the Let's Get Windsor-Essex Moving (LGWEM) strategy announced in 2004. The improvements to the Canadian…

Proposed rule would require carriers to obtain buyer/seller info for submission to EU customs authorities. The freight transportation industry is urging the European Commission to use care in the type of new data it seeks about parties related to import transactions as it rewrites advance data…

To Walter Kemmsies, the biggest threat to global trade isn’t protectionism, war or terrorism, disease, natural disasters or any of the usual triggers for economic catastrophe. Instead, try mounting congestion at global ports and the crumbling infrastructure surrounding them. He sees the situation at…

Alaska’s decision to scrap the controversial rebuilding of a remote B.C. ferry terminal is the inevitable postscript to a sad episode in Canada-U.S. relations. Any contractor willing to take on the work would have faced the impossible choice of running afoul of either U.S. or Canadian law. Federal…

This year’s International Customs Day heralds the launch of the WCO Year of Coordinated Border Management (CBM), a year in which Customs administrations are encouraged to actively promote the partnerships they have built to improve and expedite border processing. The theme entails the coordination…

The WCO has published the accepted amendments to the Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature that will enter into force on 1 January 2017. It includes 233 sets of amendments, divided as follows: agricultural sector 85; chemical sector 45; wood sector 13; textile sector 15; base metal sector 6; machinery…

Transfer pricing has been a favorite Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) enforcement target for some time now. Payments made by importers because of income tax transfer pricing requirements can trigger obligations and liabilities under Canadian customs laws. This arises, for example, when CBSA…

...The three main components of the project involve expanding container capacity in the Viau sector, deepening vessel berths, and improving truck traffic flow in and around the port. This work is expected to significantly increase the Port’s handling capacity, facilitate the accommodation of larger…

Wild stormy weather stops us in our tracks. Factories close. Offices are abandoned. School is cancelled. After the rush to stock up, stores are shuttered. And when the storm hits, it’s all we can think about – especially if the power goes out. It can seem like an eternity, and can obliterate any pre…