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Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

September 16, 2014
Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 10 September 2014 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. SI/2014-74 September 10, 2014 Canada – Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act Order Fixing October 1, 2014 as the Day on which the Act Comes into Force Canada – Honduras Economic…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

September 16, 2014
Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 6 and 13 of September 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Order - Pup joints Appeal - Notice No. HA-2014-018 Inquiry - Textiles and apparel Environment, Dept. of the Canadian Environmental Protection…

EICS Bulletin - Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)

September 15, 2014
This message pertains to imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2014-15 barley products tariff rate quota will be filled as of 11:59 pm local time on October…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

September 15, 2014
Chapter 44 was published to; i) add the following OGD extensions. 44.07.21.0133 - Mahogany - End-jointed or finger jointed (other than Swietenia chloroxylon & S. senegalensis) 44.07.21.0134 - Mahogany - Not end-jointed or finger-jointed (other than Swietenia chloroxylon & S. senegalensis) 44.07.22…
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Integrated Customs Services Ltd - CSCB Membership Application

September 12, 2014
The CSCB has received an application for membership from Integrated Customs Services Ltd. The CSCB contact is Ms. Janna Streef. Ms. Streef, Director of Customs, is the licence holder for Integrated Customs Services Ltd. since December 1999 for Woodstock, Ontario. The contact information follows…

2014 CSCB National Annual Conference

September 12, 2014
Only two days left until the CSCB national conference! Several service providers and suppliers have indicated their support for the customs brokerage community by committing to sponsor events at our conference. Amongst our generous sponsors, is Logistics Software Corp., a corporation established in…

Ottawa to reduce Employment Insurance for small businesses

September 12, 2014
The Conservative government is offering a substantial tax credit for small businesses to offset Employment Insurance premiums, a move Finance Minister Joe Oliver hopes will boost hiring after months of weak job growth. The “Small Business Job Credit” will begin on Jan. 1, 2015. It will be…

CBSA Message (TCC014-024) - Delays in Processing EDI and Portal Messages

September 12, 2014
We are experiencing delays in processing EDI and portal messages. There is a backlog in processing data. We are working to resolve this problem and will update our hotline as soon as more information is available. We regret the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation. Client service support…

CBSA Message (TCC014-023) - CRA Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Upgrade

September 12, 2014
This is to advise all clients using the Canada Revenue Agency external Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) of algorithm updates for the PKI keys. This update includes: Updating the certificate authority (CA) signing key from SHA1 to SHA256 Key pair update to client PKI certificates to receive the new…

Interest rates for the fourth calendar quarter

September 12, 2014
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 October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. For details, please visit…

Beef Levy Information Package

September 12, 2014
Canada Beef Inc. has asked that we provide our members with an information package regarding the levy imposed on imported beef and beef products. Please note the following, from page 6 of the Information Package: Based on the information received from Canada Border Services Agency, Agriculture and…

2014 CSCB National Annual Conference

September 11, 2014
Only 3 days left until the CSCB national conference! Several service providers and suppliers have indicated their support for the customs brokerage community by committing to sponsor events at our conference. Amongst our generous sponsors, is Portway International Inc., the leading global Business…

Back in Surplus?

September 11, 2014
We used to take surpluses for granted. But one key feature of post-crisis Canada was the emergence of a persistent trade deficit. In general, the word ‘deficit’ scares us, and in most cases, it should. But in this case, the red ink speaks of the resilience of Canadian domestic demand in the face of…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

September 11, 2014
Chapter 03 was published to; i) change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes with the end uses "Food service", "Further processing for human consumption" and "Retail use" originating from the European Union, New Zealand and the United States…
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A Message from the CSCB President: It is that time of year…

September 10, 2014
I hope you had a great summer... It is that time of year – the kids are back to school, the traffic on the commute to work is heavier, the evenings are getting cooler and the days shorter, and the CSCB annual conference is just around the corner. Starting this weekend, CSCB members from all across…
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Commercial Compliance

September 10, 2014
As a member of the BCCC subcommittee on Commercial Compliance, the CSCB has been asked to poll its members in order to identify the hurdles they face in becoming compliant. Please note that the compliance matters addressed by this committee include issues other than those related to tariff, value…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

September 10, 2014
Chapter 03 was published to; i) change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes with the end uses "Food service", "Further processing for human consumption" and "Retail use" originating from the European Union and the United States. 03.07.71.7275…