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Recent Letters

CIFFA Writes Letter to Ted Gallivan, Executive Vice-President Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Letters October 25, 2024

On October 25, CIFFA wrote to Ted Gallivan, Executive Vice-President Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) commending the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on the continued implementation of the CARM program, which represents an important step toward modernizing and streamlining trade processes for Canadian businesses. As CARM moves forward, CIFFA members have expressed concerns about the […]

CIFFA Committee Meetings – August and September 2024

Committees September 20, 2024

CIFFA’s national committees meet several times a year to discuss relevant issues or developments that may affect member companies. Following is a look at what committee members discussed and decided at their most-recent meetings. (Read full document)

Letter to Minister of Labour re potential AC Pilot Strike

Letters August 28, 2024

August 23, 2024.   The Honourable Steven McKinnon Minister of Labour and Seniors Steven.MacKinnon@parl.gc.ca   Dear Minister, We write to you with growing concern for a second time regarding a critical issue in labor relations, specifically the looming possibility of a strike among the pilots of Air Canada. The members of CIFFA represent a workforce […]

CIFFA Writes Letter to Prime Minister: Rail Strike

Letters August 19, 2024

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca   Dear Prime Minister, We are writing to express the alarm of our membership at the prospect of a major railway disruption paralyzing the Canadian economy. An unprecedented simultaneous strike at both Class 1 railways in Canada will do terrible damage to our members and their clients. […]

CIFFA Writes Letter to Labour Minister: Rail Strike

Letters August 19, 2024

Dear Minister, We are writing to express the alarm of our membership at the prospect of a major railway disruption paralyzing the Canadian economy. An unprecedented simultaneous strike at both Class 1 railways in Canada will do terrible damage to our members and their clients. Rail embargoes are currently in place in anticipation of the […]

CIFFA Brief to Industrial Inquiry Commission July 2024

Policy Statements July 30, 2024

Dear CIFFA Members, On July 30, 2024, CIFFA submitted a brief to the Industrial Inquiry Commission on the topic of the underlying issues in longshoring labour disputes at Canada’s West Coast ports pursuant to Section108 of the Canada Labour Code. The submission brief is provided for you here. Background: On August 9, 2023, the Labour […]