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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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Letter of guarantee for importation of processed casings from the United States

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). In order to allow importation of processed casings from the United States (U.S.), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) …



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AMS Organic Product Requirements begin on March 19th

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released the final rule which requires the transmission of National Organic Program certificates for all organic products imported to the United States at the time …



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Trade Fundamentals – Country of Origin Marking for US Imports

The purpose of country-of-origin marking is to inform the ultimate purchaser of the goods where the goods were made. The country of origin is the nation that manufactured, produced, or …



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CARM Client PORTAL – YOU MUST BE REGISTERED and DELEGATE Willson International AUTHORITY

This is a reminder if you import or purchase goods for your business from outside of Canada, you are required to register for CARM prior to MAY 03 2024. You …



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Reminder of import requirements for meat products to Canada

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Watermark on OMIC for meat products imported from United States of America Since June 13, 2022, the Official Meat …



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TIMES’S UP – You need a licence to import manufactured foods into Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a Food import notice reminding importers that beginning February 12, 2024, the CFIA activated the automatic verification of Safe Food for Canadians licences (SFC …



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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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Notice to industry – Undeclared milk allergens in chocolate products

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published a notice to industry to remind manufacturers and importers of their obligation to ensure chocolate products do not contain undeclared milk allergens. …



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