Doing Business in Canada - CPMA

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Doing Business in Canada	2
Part 1: Importing, Non-Resident Importers and Exporting to Canada	6
Section 1 Importing	6
1.1.1 Importing Overview	6
1. A foreign supplier in a country that the CFIA has a recognition arrangement with (currently only the US), where the food being imported is part of this arrangement.	6
2. A foreign supplier that is part of an internationally recognized third-party certification program (i.e. CanadaGAP, GlobalGAP, Primus, etc.) where the food to be imported is subject to this program. It is important to ensure the third-party program...	6
3. A foreign supplier that is not subject to the oversight described above.	6
Each of these foreign supplier options will have different requirements under the SFCR.	6
1.1.2 Importers and Non-Resident Importers	6
1.1.3 Exporting to Canada (International Suppliers)	9
Section 2 Safe Food for Canadians and Dispute Resolution Corporation	9
1.2.1 Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) Licensing	9
1.2.2 The Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) Membership	10
Section 3 Produce Specific Programs and Regulations	11
1.3.1 Plant Health Import Requirements	11
1.3.2 National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program (NCRMP)	11
1.3.3 Grade Standards	12
1.3.4 Labelling Requirements	13
1.3.5 Do your products meet Organic Standards and Regulations?	14
1.3.6 Is there a Test Market for a new product?	15
1.3.7 Standard Containers for Prepackaged Produce	15
Section 4 Product Coding (UPCs, GTINs and PLUs)	16
1.4.1 Coding for your Products (UPCs, GTINs and PLUs)	16
Section 5 Canadian Government Import Systems and Contacts	17
1.5.1 Where can I find Harmonized System (HS) Codes?	17
1.5.2 The Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)	17
1.5.3 National and Regional CFIA Offices and Import Services Centers	18
Section 6 Business Essentials	18
1.6.1 Do you need a Broker?	18
1.6.2 Registering your Business	19
1.6.3 CBSA Importer Programs	19
1.6.4 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Forms	20
1.6.5 eManifest	20
1.6.6 CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM)	21
1.6.7 Examinations	21
1.6.8 Transportation – Regulatory Guidelines for Trucking	22
1.6.9 Good Importing Practices for Food	22
1.6.10 North American Fresh Produce Transportation Best Practices	23
1.6.11 Damaged Loads and Arbitration	23
Part 2: Interprovincial and Intraprovincial	25
Section 1 Interprovincial and Intraprovincial	25
2.1.1 Licensing	25
2.1.2 Grade Standards	25
2.1.3 Standard Containers	25
2.1.4 Organic Regulations	25
2.1.5 Labelling Requirements	25
2.1.6 Confirmation of Sale	26
2.1.7 Health and Safety	26
2.1.8 Exemptions and Regulatory Requirements	26
2.1.9 Transportation	27
2.1.10 Damaged Loads and Arbitration	27
2.1.11 Arbitration Mechanisms	28
Appendix 1:	29
List of acts, regulations, government and business resources	29
Appendix 2:	32
List of provincial government and industry resources	32

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