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Benefits of Membership
To ensure continuous excellence and the highest
possible skill sets, members take advantage of the many membership services made readily available to
them.
Use of CIFFA Standard Trading Conditions
- Recently revised and
re-written in plain English, CIFFA’s Standard Trading Conditions clearly outline the roles and
responsibilities of the customer and the forwarder
(http://www.ciffa.com/about_stc.asp)
- Only members are allowed to
display the CIFFA logo and to operate business under the CIFFA STCs, bringing the integrity and
authority of the CIFFA brand to customer relationship
Full-Time Support Staff
- Provide decades of hands-on industry experience, resident in the Association staff
- Deliver insight into key issues and effective advocacy at each level of Government
- Champion business rights on behalf of
members
Factor in a Board of Directors that is made up of membership-elected professionals who share among
them hundreds of years of international freight forwarding experience, and members have immediate access
to experienced individuals ready and able to assist them.
To receive support with your toughest day-to-day questions, to access international trade linkages,
or to become part of a multitude of member driven policy initiatives, we are just a phone call or e-mail
away! From our database of professionals you can connect with unbiased experts who are willing and able
to help.
Constant Communication
- Advisory e-bulletins contain the latest industry news members – and their employees -- need to
know
- Canada’s own industry magazine
“The Forwarder”, available online provides thought provoking articles and perspective to the changing
environment in which members operate (http://www.ciffa.com/newsletters_current.asp)
- Interactive web site, constantly updated, delivers current information at your fingertips,
linking members immediately to global transportation, regulatory and information sites
Change is constant. Regulations change. Dangerous Goods requirements change. Association staff
scans information from national and international sources, transforming data into timely and relevant
information for member use.
Top-Level Education
- CIFFA members pay reduced fees for employee participation in industry-leading freight forwarding
education programs (http://www.ciffa.com/education.asp)
- CIFFA certified Professional Development Programs with standardized examinations set the bar for
sector education in Canada
- CIFFA Dangerous Goods training
courses meet IATA, FIATA, ICAO, IMO and Transport Canada standards. CIFFA tracks member employees
Dangerous Goods training, alerting them to renewal requirements and opportunities.
- CIFFA Professional Development
Workshops deliver specialized, practical, timely and cost-effective training to members
CIFFA pioneered education programs date back to the early 1970’s. Course materials are updated
regularly and are recognized worldwide for their comprehensiveness and professionalism.
Industry Lobby
- The Association works as a
champion of business and industry sector rights. It represents a common front for international freight
forwarders, taking on Government, NGO’s, Conventions, Carriers, IATA and FIATA issues, both nationally
and internationally
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CIFFA provides an effective and
representational voice at all levels of government – whether it is to provide insight into the definition
of the ‘exporter’ to Canada Border Services Agency when drafting the new Canadian Export Regulations or to
work with carriers and governments in drafting the procedures for Advance Commercial Information. CIFFA
is the ‘Voice of Freight Forwarding’ in Canada
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CIFFA works diligently on industry related
issues, such as the Workers’ Safety Insurance Bureau classification, to bring long term and lasting value
to members
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CIFFA provides early visibility to members
on important lobby initiatives, such as the work with Transport Canada on ‘Known Shipper Requirements’
Guidance in Five Specific Areas
- Airfreight, Seafreight, Customs, e-Commerce & Education Committees are dedicated to upholding
strict mandates
- Chaired by CIFFA Directors with on-going, hands-on experience
To access
support to your toughest day-to-day questions, or access international trade linkages, or become part of a
multitude of member driven policy initiatives, we are just a phone call or e-mail away! From our database
of professionals you can connect with non-competitive, unbiased experts to help with situations you need
assistance with.
Access to FIATA documents and full membership in FIATA
Opportunities for cost reduction
- Members can order neutral airway
bills on-line via CIFFA at reduced rates (http://www.ciffa.com/order_bills.asp)
- CIFFA partnerships and agreements
with service providers provide opportunity for members to participate in new programs, often at greatly
reduced costs.
Visit Vendors listings.
- Employees of CIFFA members can
obtain home and auto insurance through negotiated rates with CIFFA service providers
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