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National

eManifest informed compliance period for highway carriers extended

Ottawa, Ontario, March 6, 2013 —The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that due to timelines associated with regulatory processes, the CBSA is extending the eManifest informed compliance period for highway carriers. Regulations to enforce eManifest requirements for highway carriers are expected to be in place in fall 2013. The CBSA anticipates being able to provide carriers as much as 45 days advance notice of the mandatory compliance date.

eManifest is a major transformational initiative that impacts all areas of commercial cross-border processes. The CBSA applauds highway carriers who have adopted eManifest requirements and is pleased with the continual increase in eManifest transmissions.

For more information on eManifest, please visit: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/manif/menu-eng.html.

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