In Action.

We reached out our members to gather feedback on the potential CARM motion, and here is what we heard: 80% of member respondents voted in favour of the motion proposed by MP Baldinelli to defer CARM until April 2025. 90% of import/legal/NRI members and 73% of brokerage/freight forwarders who responded voted in favour to support the motion to delay CARM until April 2025.

April 8, 2024 - IE Canada and 19 leading business Associations filed a supplementary brief with The Standing Committee for International Trade ( CIIT ) regarding CARM. "We urge the CIIT to continue its study on CARM and adopt industries recommendations".

On Feb. 23, 2023, Globe and Mail senior business writer and columnist, Rita Trichur, hosted the third webcast in The Globe and Mail’s Navigating International Trade series. The webcast featured importers and experts in international trade, who shared their advice on how businesses can prepare for CARM. Watch webcast.

Through a positive collaboration between the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) we call on Canada to initiate structural change to Canada’s border systems in order to streamline trade and reduce administrative burden. For more information see our white paper for details.