The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) today issued a Notice to Industry about the implementation of urgent interim measures to help prevent the movement of gypsy moth on host nursery stock for the 2021 shipping season.
News
Interest rates for the second calendar quarter
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts owed by the CRA to individuals and corporations. These rates will be in effect from April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021.
Update to Possible Labour Disruption at Port of Montreal
In order to keep CSCB members apprised of the current situation at the port of Montreal, we are posting an excerpt of a message received by a Montreal member from Maersk:
CBSA Message:TCC21-032 Changes to the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria
The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program.
Canada's application for negligible risk status for BSE passes an important milestone
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that Canada is an important step closer to being recognized by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) as a negligible-risk country for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).