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Ministers responsible for international development cooperation in the G7 met in Washington, D.C. on October 17, 2025, alongside the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings, to strengthen partnerships with emerging markets and developing countries. They emphasized modernizing development cooperation…

Ottawa, October 21, 2025 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has now closed the record of the administrative review of steel grating originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China) by Jiangsu Hengyuan International Engineering Co., Ltd. The updated schedule of this review…

ANNUAL REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Why CBSA will run annual review? The CBSA conducts an annual review for each importer’s RM business account to update the financial security requirement based on most recent transaction history. The updated requirement establishes the new minimum financial…

In follow-up to our June 2025 notification regarding the digitalization of plant program services, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is updating several policy directives and webpages to reflect the new application and registration process through My CFIA. The following directives and…

Changes to The Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-10-27 10:00 (ET) N/A All importers and brokers using the IID Description The CBSA is pleased to announce that…

The CRA has issued a progress update on its 100-day Service Improvement Plan as it approaches the halfway mark. Call Capacity: We’ve increased the number of service representatives. From September 29 to October 3, 77% of calls were answered, surpassing our goal of 70%. Digital Services: We’ve made…

The CARM Client Portal (CCP) EDI sub-program enrolment functionality is not supported at this time. Clients who have EDI sub-program enrolment requests are asked to direct requests by following the applicable process(es) below. Requests for the following EDI services and connection method must be…

A) Chapter 01 Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CFIA – Veterinary inspection” for the following HS codes with the end use “Travellers & Personal use not for resale or distribution” originating from Argentina: 01.06.32 – Psittaciformes…

The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has imposed the following restrictions on imports of avian commodities from zones PCZ-277 in Saskatchewan (effective Oct. 1) and PCZ-278 in Alberta (effective Oct. 2), Canada, due to concerns about highly-pathogenic avian…

Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-05-eng.html Customs Notice 25-05: China Surtax Remission Order Amendments introduced in the Order Amending the China Surtax Remission Order (2024) include: a new condition on remission granted for goods listed in Schedule 1, amendments to…

Concerning an expiry review determination under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act respecting certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or exported from China and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei). Decision Ottawa, October…

The following new advisories are found on the CCP homepage: Planned system maintenance Please note that due to a planned CRA system maintenance, the business registration and program enrolment functions of CARM will be unavailable from 20:00 ET on Friday, October 17, 2025 until 14:00 ET on Monday…

The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, led a Canada Trade Mission to Italy, joined by over 75 Canadian businesses to explore commercial opportunities in Rome and Milan. The mission reinforced Canada’s commitment to trade diversification and strategic partnerships, with…

The Honourable Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development), concluded a visit to Washington, D.C., where he convened G7 development ministers and participated in the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the IMF. Representing Canada alongside Minister François-Philippe…

The following was published on October 18, 2025 in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 42. P lease see this link for more information: https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-10-18/html/index-eng.html Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Cast iron soil pipe —…

Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-19-eng.html Ottawa, April 17, 2025 Updated: October 17, 2025 1. The purpose of this Customs Notice is to advise of the amendments to the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) ("Order") which is intended to minimize the negative effects…

The Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, today announced relief to support Canadian businesses affected by the countermeasures Canada has announced in response to the tariffs imposed by the United States. In keeping with the government’s approach to…

Following is a message from the Department of Finance Canada We are writing to inform you that the Order Amending the China Surtax Remission Order (2024) and the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) (2025-1) (the “Remission Order”) entered into force on October 15, 2025. The full text of the…