CBSA Message (TCC18-174): SCHEDULED Maintenance Outages for 2019

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest Portal clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends, generally in the early morning:

  • January 19-20
  • February 23-24
  • March 23-24
  • April 13-14
  • May 11-12
  • June 15-16
  • July 20-21
  • August 17-18
  • September 21-22
  • October 19-20
  • November 3
  • November 16-17
  • December 14-15

The dates of these outages are based on information available at time of publication and are subject to change. Updated and more detailed information will be communicated by bulletin in advance of the outage.

In addition, clients can expect additional outages for the migration of system releases, but exact dates/times have not been determined.

Holiday Table for 2019

The following are the holidays recognized by the electronic commerce systems for the year 2019. The holidays mentioned below apply to all provinces except where indicated otherwise:

  • Tuesday, January 1, 2019
  • Monday, February 18 (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Manitoba)
  • Friday, April 19
  • Monday, April 22
  • Monday, May 20
  • Monday, June 24 (Quebec only)
  • Monday, July 1
  • Tuesday, July 9 (Nunavut Civic Holiday)
  • Monday, August 5 (All provinces/territories except Quebec and Yukon)
  • Monday, August 19 (Yukon only)
  • Monday, September 2
  • Monday, October 14
  • Monday, November 11
  • Wednesday, December 25
  • Thursday, December 26
  • Wednesday, January 1, 2020