Canada’s eManifest is Coming! Will You Be Ready? – New Dates & Locations

(I.E.Canada & the Canadian Trucking Alliance)

Ottawa – May 25
London – May 27
Saskatoon – June 14
Calgary – June 15

In June 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will begin testing with highway carriers in preparation for accepting electronic manifests containing cargo and conveyance data in September 2010 (pursuant to revised schedule announced by CBSA on March 11, 2010). Unprecedented cooperation amongst all parties in the supply chain will be critical to ensuring that the right information gets to the right place at the right time to avoid delays crossing the border.

I.E.Canada, the Canadian Trucking Alliance and provincial trucking associations are partnering in this series of hands on workshops. Led by Oryst Dydynsky of The Descartes Systems Group Inc., an industry leader and Co-Chair of I.E.Canada’s Customs and Legislation Committee, and Jason Proceviat of CBSA, each workshop will include an overview of the eManifest highway initiative and the new requirements, as well as an interactive walk-through exercise to highlight the process changes that will be required of carriers, freight forwarders, importers and their brokers.

Attendees will learn:

• step by step how the new process will work;
• changes carriers, freight forwarders, importers and brokers will need to make in order to prepare;
• CBSA’s expectations of each trade partner and how to ensure you will be ready to comply;
• available options for submitting information to CBSA; and
• CBSA’s client service strategy and plans for EDI transmission and Web Portal.

More information, and registration form can be found here.