CIFFA 2024 Fall Forwarder

8 THE FORWARDER | FALL 2024 Here is the list of town halls presented by CIFFA: • Toronto, Freight Brokerage Town Hall: May 29, 2023 • Edmonton: June 21, 2023 • Calgary: June 22, 2023 • Toronto: July 19, 2023 • Vancouver: July 25, 2023 • Montreal: March 21, 2024 • Toronto, Drayage Town Hall: July 16, 2024 Advocacy Efforts to date in 2024: In January, CIFFA sent a submission to the Treasury Board Supply Chain Regulatory Review on: Duplication of Reporting Requirements (i.e. PACT/Transport Canada/CBSA), and the Weakness of Canadian Competition legislation. This submission in full is outlined further in this publication. Also in January, CIFFA held a Marine Carrier / Freight Forwarder Meeting on eHBL Submission. This discussion offered participants the opportunity to share input regarding inconsistent provision by marine carriers of the consolidated indicator for in-transit cargo to the origin rail carrier, and to bring forward suggestions for resolution of issues. In February 2024, CIFFA held an update call with Transport Canada on its Pre-Load Air Cargo Targeting program (PACT) team on processes to date, discussion of forwarder concerns regarding the process. Also in February, CIFFA prepared its pre-budget submission to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and sent a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office regarding labour relations at the Port of Montreal and concerns about labour actions because of unresolved contracts. In March, CIFFA wrote to the Minister of Transport emphasizing the need for adequate funding for the new Supply Chain Office. In April, the Minister of Transport heard from CIFFA again in a letter supporting CN Rail on the Logistics Hub in Milton April was a busy month for correspondence. At the provincial level, CIFFA wrote to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, and the federal Minister of Transport, re. recognition of the Logistics Industry and “in demand” in Ontario’s Education Priorities. This was following an announcement that the federal government would curtail numbers of international students admitted to the country, and subsequently affecting various programs in place at the colleges and universities. On the Customs side of things, CIFFA, in partnership with the Surety Industry Association, sent a letter to the Chair, Standing Committee on International Trade, re. the implementation of CARM, questioning the CBSA timeline to adequately implement the program. (The result of this pressure was a 5-month deferral of the program.) In May, CIFFA was invited as a witness to present before the Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) on Canadian Businesses in Supply Chains and Global Markets. This submission is outlined further in the publication. Internationally, CIFFA continues to be very involved with FIATA in representing our membership internationally, where we participate on various committees and provide valuable input from a Canadian perspective on initiatives that impact the logistics community across the globe.