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CLVS Program Application Processing Times

CBSA has advised the following…. Due to an overwhelming number of new applicants for the Courier Low Value Shipment (CLVS) Program, we are unable to commit to any specific timeframe for rendering a decision on new applications until further notice. Each application is being treated on a case-by-case…

Fourth CCS Quiz for 2012 available on 29 November!

For the benefit of CCS designates who have not yet attained their 20 required CCS points for 2012, the CSCB is offering a fourth quiz. The quiz will be available on Thursday, November 29th and will close at 2 p.m. EST, on Thursday, December 20th. It will include 50 questions based on all CCS Today…

Canada Achieves Pacific Alliance Observer Status

The following is excerpted from a 15 November 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs), on behalf of the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister…

CTA to CBP: Follow due process with C-TPAT suspensions, appeals

The following is excerpted from the 15 November 2012 edition of Canadian Transportation & Logistics. The Canadian Trucking Alliance is once again calling upon the US Customs and Border Protection Agency to follow due process as it relates to C-TPAT suspensions and appeals. According to CTA president…

CFIA Scheduled Maintenance, 19 November

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance/upgrades on Monday November 19, 2012 between 4:00 AM (EST) & 6:00 AM (EST). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and would like to thank you for your…

Careening Toward the Fiscal Cliff

The following is excerpted from a 15 November 2012 commentary by Peter G. Hall of Export Development Canada. It’s coming, and it’s big. The US economy is careening toward the so-called fiscal cliff at a frightening pace, and it’s creating a lot of concern. With the election now decided, will…

Canada-EU negotiators making final push in trade talks

The following is excerpted from the 14 November 2012 edition of CBC News. European trade negotiators are in Ottawa this week in a final push to whittle down the issues their political masters will have to tackle during much-anticipated ministerial talks in Brussels next week. Work began on the…

Minister Lebel promotes aviation and trade cooperation in China

The following is excerpted from a 13 November 2012 news release by Transport Canada. The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, was in Zhuhai, China, today and in Hong Kong…

CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 17-18 November

The following message is from CBSA (EDI12-098). Saturday, November 17th, 2012 CCS / CADEX Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, CCS/CADEX will be down from 05:00 to 05:30 (Eastern Time). CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will be…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 4 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS code originating from China, Egypt, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Iran and Mongolia. 04.09.00.1177 - Honey, other. This created a requirement version change to the same HS code from other origins. b) Chapter 05 was…

Update Highlights Canada’s Economic Resilience Amidst Global Uncertainty

The following is excerpted from a 13 November 2012 news release by the Department of Finance Canada. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today stressed that the Canadian economy continues to be resilient at a time when the global economy remains highly uncertain. The Minister made this…