2020

Customs Notice 20-25 provides clarification regarding trans-border air shipments in highway service and the responsibility of air carriers who transmit pre-arrival Advance Commercial Information Read More

The eight round allowed for thorough discussions covering all areas of the future agreement The European Commission reports that the eighth round of negotiations for a European Union (EU)-New Zealand trade agreement was held from June 8 to 22 2020,…

Customs is now collecting more information from all travellers, including commercial drivers, at several ports or entry Since June 30, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) started collecting more information from persons (all travellers, including commercial drivers) exempt from quarantine…

Priorities regarding industry compliance during the pandemic remain the same as announced in April The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued an update on the part of the “Safe Food for Canadians Regulations” which came into force on July 15,…

IPPC establishes a common approach to preventing the introduction and spread of plant pests The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is inviting stakeholders to submit comments on proposed revisions to the international standards for phytosanitary measures under the International Plant…

Expanded arrangement recognizes Canadian and Japanese organic livestock standards as being equivalent The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced the conclusion of an expanded organic arrangement between the governments of Canada and Japan. Effective July 16, 2020, the expanded Canada-Japan Organic…

Eight candidates compete to replace outgoing Director-General Roberto Azevêdo The eight candidates nominated for the post of Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met with members on July 15-17 at a meeting of the General Council. The eight candidates…

The border closure does not apply to freight and to certain essential travel Canada and the United States have announced that they are extending by another month the border restrictions put in place at the end of March U.S. and Canadian officials…

CFIA will limit entry to leafy greens exported by members of the Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the following email notice concerning the importation of leafy greens from Arizona: – – – – –…

Quotas for wheat, barley, wheat products and barley products covered by the Import Control List Global Affairs Canada advises that the 2020-2021 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, barley and their products will become accessible August 1, 2020. More specifically,…