G/TBT/N/CAN/409  
 
12 March 2014  
(14-1545)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Canada Border Services Agency 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :  Canadian 
Enquiry Point, 200-270 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P 6N7 Tel: +1 613 
238 3222, Fax: +1 613 569 7808, E-mail:  enquirypoint@scc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Commercial Goods (ICS: 55.020). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Customs Act (77 pages, available in English 
and French).     
6. Description of content:  The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is responsible for 
providing integrated border services that su pport national security and public safety 
priorities and that facilitate the free flow of persons and goods that meet all program 
requirements. It is an ongoing challenge for CBSA to deliver consistently on both the 
security and facilitation aspects of its mandate while facing an increase in volume of 
commercial goods coming into Canada. The CBSA must ensure that costs and delays associated with clearance processes on legitimate shipments are minimized while also identifying and mitigating threats to national health, safety, security and prosperity. 
This regulatory proposal represents the firs t of two packages of regulatory amendments 
designed to support the full implementation of electronic manifest (eManifest). "Package 1" includes requirements for electronic pr e-arrival information in the highway and rail 
modes, enhancements to existing processes in  the marine and air modes, and provisions 
that would allow the CBSA to develop administrative monetary penalties for non-compliance with eManifest requirements. The second package is expected to be 
introduced in 2015/2016 and would mainly include provisions relating to advance 
information requirements for importers. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Receiving electronic information about commercial goods in advance of 
their arrival in Canada allows the CBSA to assess risks associated with goods and make informed decisions about those goods, thereby increasing predictability for stakeholders 
and minimizing delays at the border.  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 15 February 2014,  Pages 318-394 
(Available in English and French)   G/TBT/N/CAN/409 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    Normally within 5 to 8 months of publication 
in the Canada Gazette, Part I. 
Package 1 would be implemented in two 
phases, with the first phase planned to come 
into force in 2014 and the second phase in 2015. Package 2 is planned to come into 
force in 2015/2016. 
10. Final date for comments:  16 April 2014 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   The 
electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-02 -15/html/reg1-eng.php  
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-02 -15/html/reg1-fra.php