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Preview On-Demand Courses For Free! | PCB Learning Center

On-demand courses offer the same valuable content as our in-class seminars, but they have been broken down into bite-sized modules. Imagine a Netflix series, and your new favorite show is How To Import Into Canada (sounds exciting!). Within these 1-2 hour courses - aka seasons - there are about 8 modules - aka episodes - of varying duration. You can play, pause, skip, rewind, fast forward, or even rewatch any module you'd like. You can binge them all at once or tune in one by one at your own pace. You hold the remote control!

Do You Have Your SFCR License Yet?

These regulations require all parties who import, export, manufacture, and trade interprovincially food products to be licenced.

Introducing the Learning Center

On-Demand courses offer all the content within our in-class seminars, but have been broken down into modules. For example, How To Import Into Canada Part 1, a great course to refresh your understanding of regulations or for those new to a trade role, is comprised of 7 modules. Each Part of the series is no more than 60 minutes long making it a total commitment of 2 hours for the bundle. Binge them all at once like your favorite Netflix series or tune in one by one at your own pace. You hold the remote control! ;)

AMPs: Increasing April 1, 2019

In March 2017 the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) prepared a report on the management of customs duties. The report criticized CBSA’s AMPs system. Overall the OAG reported that CBSA had losses of $42 million or more in revenue in fiscal 2015-16 due to misclassification by importers.

CBSA Integrated Import Declaration And Single Window Initiative

The Integrated Import Declaration (IID) is part of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) “Single Window Initiative” (SWI). The IID is intended to...

Importing Flowers, Chocolates And Jewelry Into The U.S.

Just like the mysterious influx of pumpkin shipments in October, at the start of every February there is a monumental increase in the purchase of flowers...

Importing From China To The U.S.

When importing from China into the U.S. there are a number of considerations you need to review to ensure your trade endeavors are successful. Aside from your everyday document requirements, what additional factors will you want to be prepared for?

A Beginner’s Guide To Ocean Freight Container Shipping

Ocean Freight Terms and Abbreviations Terms, codes, and abbreviations define many industries. Ocean Freight container shipping is no different. One of the most difficult things to navigate in ocean shipping is understanding the basic everyday terms experienced professionals take for granted. For people new to the ocean freight industry this can be as confusing as ...

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Dairy

Fresh, grated, powdered and processed cheese, ice cream, milk, dairy powders and other dairy products

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Flowers

Plants, fresh flowers, greenery, trees, seeds and other horticulture related items

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Meat

Meat and items containing meat products

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Wooden Articles

Wood-fabricated materials such as tables and chairs

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Oil / Gas

Petroleum products, gas, aviation fuel, and liquified natural gas

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Plastics

Polymers such as plastic bottles, plastic toys or plastic utensils and other household materials made of plastic

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Produce

Fresh fruits and vegetables from around the globe

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Cars, trucks, motorized and self-propelled equipment to be driven on roads or project sites

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