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Ontario Budget: lots of spending; little focus

May 2, 2014
Many of the broad strokes of the Ontario Liberals’ 2014 budget have been discussed in public for weeks, but there is little more than broad strokes. The deficit is expected to rise to $12.5 billion next year from $11.3 billion in 2013-14, before falling to $8.9 billion in 2015-16. The Liberals say…

France to ban U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Japanese pigs

May 2, 2014
France will ban imports of live pigs, pig byproducts and pig sperm from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan to combat a virus that has killed millions of piglets in North America and Asia, a farm ministry official said. The ban, due to be published on Saturday, aims to protect France from…
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AMPS and Corrections

May 1, 2014
Further to our message of March 25, 2014, the CSCB is still collecting feedback from members regarding requests made in the regions for corrections to NPAs. We’d like first of all to know if corrections are in fact being made in the regions, and the time frame in which they are made. And, if…
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It May Not be a Blog, But...

May 1, 2014
It May Not be a Blog, But. . . Introducing a Series of Messages from CSCB President Carol West I’ve just returned to Ottawa after travelling across Canada to the annual conferences of five of our regions: Quebec, Toronto, Ontario, Prairie and B.C. (Atlantic members, we’ll see you in St. John’s in…

CFIA Message: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Delay - Resolved

May 1, 2014
Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is no longer experiencing delays in processing import documentation. Please continue to send requests to (613) 773-9999. The National Import Service Centre (NISC) will continue to process requests. We apologize for any inconvenience…

CFIA Message: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Delay

April 30, 2014
Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system is experiencing delays. Please note there may be a delay of 5 hours in processing import documentation. During this time clients are instructed to continue to send requests to (613) 773-9999…
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Changes to Release of Goods Time Frames

April 30, 2014
In December of 2013, the CBSA asked the CSCB to comment on a draft Customs Notice entitled Time Frames for the Release of Commercial Goods. The review of this notice was managed by the CSCB’s eManifest and Commercial Operations Committee. The draft Customs Notice clarified that the release of goods…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

April 30, 2014
Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS code originating from the states; Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina, Virgina, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. 01.06.90.2102 - Earthworms This create a requirement version change to the same HS codes…
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CN 14-008 … Importations of Vehicles

April 29, 2014
The CSCB and CBSA have recently discussed issues related to Customs Notice 14-008 and CBSA has confirmed the following: 1. The removal of CN 14-008 from CBSA’s website is not an indication that the policy in that notice no longer applies. The reasons for its removal are unknown. 2. It continues to…

Canada renews push for progress on Windsor bridge

April 29, 2014
Still smarting from the sting of the latest Keystone XL delay, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt was in the U.S. looking for progress on another major bilateral file: a new bridge crossing between Windsor and Detroit. Raitt requested funding for completion of a replacement for the aging bridge that…

Canada imposes more sanctions on Russia

April 29, 2014
Canada has released the names of the two Russian companies and nine individuals it is imposing economic sanctions and travel bans on, following a move by the United States earlier ...to step up economic pressure on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Canada is imposing economic sanctions on ExpoBank…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

April 29, 2014
Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 26 April 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Communications, photographic, mapping, printing and publication services — Inquiry Notice No. HA-2014-002 — Appeals Professional, administrative and…
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Become a CSCB Director - Nomination by Committee Deadline Approaching!

April 29, 2014
Each year, we look for volunteers to join our hard-working Board of Directors where they can have the opportunity to directly influence the priorities of the CSCB. This is the beginning of that process. Five positions will be available for a two-year term, 2014-2016. Interested individuals are…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

April 29, 2014
a) Chapter 08 was published to streamline to remove registration types from the following HS codes originating from the United States. 08.08.10.4001 - Apples (fresh) b) Chapter 33 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS code. 33.01.90.7101.18 - Oleoresin paprika This…