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Draft CFIA documents for review

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has drafted two documents, which are now available for comment. The documents are as follows: Draft Compliance Promotion Strategy - describes how the CFIA, other governments, industry, academia, non-governmental organizations and consumers can work together…

CFIA Consultation on CFIA Guidance Documents

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) invites your feedback on its discussion paper entitled CFIA Guidance Documents: Supporting Compliance with the Proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. The CFIA is committed to providing information to stakeholders that will increase their…

CFIA Healthy and Safe Food Regulatory Forum

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) Healthy and Safe Food Regulatory Forum is set to go on June 17 and 18, 2014. Although Forum attendance is at capacity, I wanted to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the following: 1. Due to the overwhelming interest this year, the Forum’s…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

Chapter 45 was published to; i) add the following OGD extension. 45.03.90.0100 - Other manufactured articles of natural cork ii) change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS code with the end use "Other end uses" originating from all origins. 45…

Interest rates for the third calendar quarter

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 July 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014. For details, please visit: http…

Second CCS Designate Quiz of 2014 is Now Available!

The second CCS Designate Quiz of 2014 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on July 3, 2014 to submit your responses to the CSCB. Quizzes submitted after that time will not be accepted. The quiz must be completed online. To access the quiz, you must log into your CSCB account. If you do not…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

Chapter 02 was published to; i) change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes with the end uses; "In transit through Canada" and "Other end uses" originating from Portugal. 02.03 - Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen. 02.06.30 - Of swine…

What Trade Facilitation Is and Why It Matters

It was big news, at least in international trade circles. The World Trade Organization (“WTO”) finalized a Trade Facilitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) at the 9th Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia, on December 7, 2013. The Agreement was the first WTO trade agreement concluded since 1998…

Canada dodges damaging U.S. ports tax

Canada’s shipping industry appears to have dodged a threatened U.S. cargo tax. The push for a tax on cargo from Canada and Mexico was excluded from the new Water Resources Reform and Development Act, signed into law June 10... The final legislation doesn’t include the proposed 0.125 per cent tax…

CSCB/CBSA Joint Session on Origin - Registration Open to All

Determining the proper origin of imported goods and its compliance implications have been recognized by the CSCB and CBSA as a priority for education and training. Vancouver will be the site of the first CSCB/CBSA joint seminar on origin, to be held on June 18th, 2014. Presenters and participants…

Beef and Veal TRQ: Quantities available for reallocation this week

For the week of June 11 to June 17, 2014, the amount of TRQ available for re-allocation is: 975,531 kg. The Department will accept applications for the available quota on a first come first served basis starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern standard time on June 11, 2014, and until 4:00 p.m. on the same day…

Public Hearings, Appeals

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2014-06-10 AP-2013-052 Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership Excise Tax Act Public Hearing Postponed to 2014-06-12 AP-2013-047 T. Lysyshyn Customs Act File Hearing 2014-06-12 AP-2013-053 IKEA Supply AG Customs Act Public Hearing 2014-06-17 AP…

Home Depot of Canada Inc. v. CBSA, AP-2013-032

Decision and reasons issued Monday, April 28, 2014 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on January 14, 2014, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated April 24, 2013, with…

Eastern Division Henry Schein Ash Arcona Inc. v. CBSA, AP-2013-029

Decision and reasons issued Tuesday, May 20, 2014 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on February 27, 2014, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF 20 decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated April 29, 2013, with…