Digital Trade Strategy Consultation-CIFFA Submission

On July 10, CIFFA submitted the following insights towards Transport Canada and Global Affairs Canada’s development of a strategy to advance the digitalization of trade processes (digital and paperless trade) to identify impediments and inefficiencies to digital trade and its associated processes from our trusted perspective as leaders in the supply chain and logistics sectors. CIFFA has long advocated for a simplified “Tell Us Once” approach to data submission by businesses and carriers, along with the implementation of digital, paperless trade systems in Canada. Fully implementing this approach would eliminate duplicate paperwork, reduce administrative errors, and ease processing bottlenecks. Our membership strongly supports efforts to accomplish these worthwhile goals.

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