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Business Barometer: Optimism on the rise again among small businesses

Small business owners are showing a little more optimism in February. CFIB's Business Barometer® Index rose 0.4 points to 64.4 this month, expanding on its 1.7 point gain in January. The index is now running about half a point better than its average for 2013. On a scale between 0 and 100, an index…

Minister Yelich Highlights Deepening Commercial Ties with China

The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), today concluded a four-day visit to Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Beijing, China, where she engaged with government and business leaders to help position Canada as a partner of choice for trade and investment and to highlight…

2014 CSCB British Columbia Region Annual Conference

Looking for the latest news about border policies and procedures? Register today for the CSCB British Columbia Region Annual Conference, featuring a business program specifically designed for customs brokers. This year’s event will take place March 26 th at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel in…

CFIA ASISST Outage Resolved

The Automated Shipment Inspection Status Search Tool (ASISST) is now back up and running. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you for your co-operation during this time.

CFIA ASISST Outage

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Automated Shipment Inspection Status Search Tool (ASISST) is down. At the moment, we are unable to predict when service will be restored, however, we will keep you informed as information becomes available. If you require assistance…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 6 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from all origins except continental United-States. 06.02.10.0009.52 - Citrus fruit - Unrooted plants (Citrus spp.) 06.02.10.0009.64 - Kumquat - Unrooted plants (Fortunella spp.) 06.02.10.0010.02 -…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 26 February 2014 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. SOR/2014-21 February 6, 2014 Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Domestic Substances List — Order 2013-87-12-01 Amending SOR/2014-22 February 6, 2014 Canadian Environmental…

Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. v. CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2013-003

Decision and reasons issued Thursday, February 13, 2014 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on October 24, 2013, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated January 9, 2013, with…

CFIA Scheduled Network Maintenance, 26 February

Please note that as part of the Canada Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database is scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, 2014. The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system will be affected by this maintenance…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 03 was published to modify the import conditions for the end uses “Food services" and "Retail Use", originating from Croatia, for the following HS codes. 03.01 - Live fish 03.02 - Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No. 03.04. 03.03 - Fish, frozen…

U.S., Canada harmonizing names of meat cuts

Canada and the United States have agreed to harmonize the terminology used for wholesale cuts of meat. This common understanding of terms will benefit industry through reducing costs of maintaining separate inventories, easing trade and reducing red tape and regulatory burden. As of February 24…

Iraq, a New Member of CITES

The CITES Secretariat is pleased to welcome the Republic of Iraq as the 180th Party to CITES. Iraq is located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf in the south east. Iraq is home to a variety of fauna and flora, of which over 100 are included in the CITES Appendices, including Arabian oryx…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 22 February 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Environment, Dept. of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Significant New Activity Notice No. 17420 Canadian Food Inspection Agency Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative…