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National Organics Program (NOP) Organic Requirements begin March 19, 2024

The National Organics Program (NOP) organic regulation begins March 19 and will impact a wide range of organic products, including: Release Requirements This regulation requires the Electronic National Organics Program …



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U.S. Government Shutdown Averted until March 8th, 22nd  

U.S. Congress passed another a stop gap spending bill that prevented a government shutdown on March 1st, 2022. The short-term spending bill will continue operations until March 8th and March …



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Planned CARM outage MARCH 02 2024

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be performing planned maintenances in the CARM Production Environment and all systems will be unavailable Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 8:00 HRS to …



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Webinar on Preparing your Customs Bonded Warehouse for CARM

The Government of Canada is modernizing and streamlining the collection of duties and taxes for goods imported into Canada via the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management …



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CFIA scheduled system maintenance – MAR 24 & MAR 25

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has advised the following. To perform necessary system maintenance, the following services will be unavailable from March 24, 2024 12:01 AM to March 25, …



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CFIA Importer Risk Assessment (IRA-Food) model info sessions

Industry Information sessions on the Implementation of the CFIA Importer Risk Assessment (IRA-Food) model Risk-informed decision making is at the core of the Agency’s daily work. To support this, the …



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Optional Provision of Country of Melt and Pour Information for Steel Imports – Canada

As of February 21, 2024, importers using the Single Window Integrated Import Declaration now have the option to provide “country of melt and pour” (COM) information to the Canada Border …



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APHIS Amends Requirements for Boxwood Plants Grown in Canada

United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has amended entry requirements for the importation of Buxus spp. and Murraya spp. plants for planting from Canada …



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CBP Implementation of Russian Seafood Ban

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) instructed US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to expand the scope of the ban on Russian Seafood entering the United States. OFAC applied …



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National Organics Program (NOP) Organic Requirements begin March 19, 2024

The National Organics Program (NOP) organic regulation begins March 19 and will impact a wide range of organic products, including: Release Requirements This regulation requires the Electronic National Organics Program …



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Canada’s New Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act

Join expert speakers, Daniel Kiselbach and Bruno Caron of Miller Thomson, TRACE’s partner firm in Canada, as they share practical guidance on the latest modern slavery legislation passed by the …



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Railway workers warn ‘work stoppage looms’ after CN, CPKC seek conciliation

The union representing more than 9,000 workers at Canada’s two biggest railways says public safety is at stake as contract negotiations ground to a halt this month, with a potential …



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Canada to make steel supply chain more transparent

The Government of Canada is committed to transparency in the collection and publication of data related to steel imports. On February 21, 2024, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export …



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URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED! CARM IS GOING LIVE ON MAY 13TH!

THERE WILL BE A CARM CLIENT PORTAL BLACK OUT PERIOD AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY.   It is imperative that you have fully completed your CARM Client Portal (CCP) set up. …



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CARM client PORTAL outage

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). We will be performing planned maintenances in the CARM Client Portal and the Client Portal will be unavailable Sunday, …



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