Canada and the U.S. recognize the critical necessity to preserve the supply chains between both countries. Supply chains will not be impacted by these measures. What We Are Looking Into Detailed …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is taking action to preserve the integrity of Canada’s food safety system, while safeguarding its animal and plant resource base. The CFIA has activated …

Summary Products: Hand sanitizers, disinfectants, personal protective equipment (such as masks and gowns) and swabs. Issue: Health Canada is expediting access to supplies of these products to help limit the …

March 20, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Prime Minister’s Office U.S.-Canada Joint Initiative: Temporary Restriction of Travelers Crossing the U.S.-Canada Border for Non-Essential Purposes The U.S.-Canada land border serves as …

COVID-19 Daily Commercial Update to Industry – Stakeholders Borders remain open for commercial operations and the CBSA is actively working to facilitate goods movement. • Truck drivers and the exemption …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a notice advising the trade that inspection requirements for Mexican tomatoes will begin on April 6th, 2020.  The inspections will be for not only …

Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP), U.S. importers are required to conduct on-site inspections of their foreign suppliers.  Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, …

This week, President Trump was asked if he would be interested in lifting, even temporarily, the Section 232 and/or the 301 tariffs amid the coronavirus crisis.  He responded, “China is …

CN 20-09, Changes in Requesting an Extension to the 90-day Period to Submit Corrections Customs Notice 20-09 1. The purpose of this notice is to advise you that effective immediately, …

COVID-19 Daily Commercial Update to Industry – Stakeholders Canada Border Services Agency key message is “Borders remain open and commercial operations are ‘business as usual’” 1. Borders remain open for …

Notice to industry regulated by the CFIA In recent days, the CFIA has received many requests from industry to have its inspectors and officials sign various documents, such as Visitor …

COVID-19 Daily Commercial Update to Industry – Stakeholders Canada Border Services Agency key message is “Borders remain open and commercial operations are ‘business as usual’”. What We Are Looking Into? …

What is CARM? CARM is a large multi-year project that began in 2016 with the implementation of the Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL). Once completely implemented CARM is intended to: • …

Following is an announcement from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) regarding COVID-19: English Français  

On March 13, 2020, Bill C-4 (Canada US Mexico Agreement) passed through both the House of Commons and the Senate.  It is anticipated to receive Royal Assent shortly. Once the …