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Starting Sept. 28, 2022, it will no longer be permitted to import commercial dogs from certain countries that are at high risk for dog rabies. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says they are implementing the new measure to help prevent the introduction of dog rabies into Canada in order to protect Canadians and their pets. Commercial dogs can include, but are not limited to dogs for resale, adoption, fostering, breeding, show or ex...

Starting Aug. 23, 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be imposing new import requirements on raw fresh/frozen poultry meat and products from the UK. This is in order to harmonize import requirements with the UK in response to worldwide outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as Avian Flu. The following conditions apply to both edible and non-edible raw fresh/frozen poultry meat and poultry product...

The Government of Canada is seeking public feedback on Canada’s tariff preference program for imports from developing and least developed countries (LDCs). The tariffs were last renewed in 2015 and are currently set to expire on Dec. 31, 2024. Canada currently extends non-reciprocal preferential tariffs to imports from developing and least developed countries through two programs, known as the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) and the Lea...

To decrease the risk associated with E. coli in romaine lettuce, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing temporary Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence conditions for the importation of romaine lettuce originating from the United States (US). Romaine lettuce imported from the US have been associated with several outbreaks of foodborne E. coli  illnesses in Canada and the US Food safety investigations from US authoriti...

The recent shocks to the global supply chains from pandemics, wars, climate change, and natural disasters have made it clear that more work needs to be done to strengthen supply chains, end the current disruptions, and build resilience for the future. At the recent Supply Chain Ministerial Forum, the Government of Canada, along with 17 other partners including the US, Mexico, Australia, Brazil, the UK, India, the European Union, France, German...

If you’ve read about the upcoming shipping regulations from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), then you already know that it has set a target for the shipping industry to achieve zero emissions by 2050. Earlier this month, a bill was introduced in U.S. Congress to reduce the amount of carbon in the fuel used by ships doing business at U.S. ports, with a target of zero pollutant emissions by 2040 – an even more aggressive target...

The Government of Canada has extended its COVID-19-related land border crossing restrictions, which affect truckers transporting freight across the US-Canada land border, until at least Sept. 30. To cross at a land border, travellers will still have to show proof of vaccine. Without proof of vaccine, they will be required to quarantine for up to 14 days. "As we move into the next phase of our COVID-19 response, it is important to remember t...

The war in Ukraine is seriously impacting the trade and logistics of Ukraine and the Black Sea region, according to a new study released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The issues at a glance: Shipping costs are rising Fewer grain shipments over longer distances lead to higher freight rates and higher food prices Container shipping and global supply chains are also disrupted The search for alterna...

Shipping container fires are a growing concern for the marine shipping industry, which has reported 70 shipping container fires and counting over the past five years. According to the Allianz Risk Barometer, the risk of fire and explosions now ranks #3 on the list of top business risks in marine shipping at 25%, behind only business interruptions (42%) and natural catastrophes (33%). So what is causing all these fires? The culprit is typ...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has concluded its normal value review to determine normal values and export prices applicable to certain carbon steel fasteners exported from Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) by Honor Best Co., Ltd. The review follows a request for re‑determination filed by an importer, and is part of the CBSA’s enforcement of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s (CITT) order issued on Sep...