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A New Standard for Customs Professionals: CAPC Launches This Spring

March 30, 2026

In May, CIFFA will introduce a program poised to reshape how customs professionals are trained in Canada. The CIFFA Accredited Practitioner in Customs (CAPC) is not simply another online credential. It is a practical, career-focused program designed by experienced customs brokers and vetted by trade lawyers — created to reflect the realities of modern customs […]

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CIFFA Selects 2023 Canadian Young Logistics Professionals Award Winner

Forwarder Online February 09, 2023

Every year, CIFFA offers an award to a young freight forwarder who best demonstrates industry knowledge and skills to become a true international freight forwarding professional in the future. After a review process of industry experience and a written dissertation demonstrating technical knowledge, CIFFA is pleased to announce that Viktoriia Rudyk of DSV Air & […]

Forwarders are under the gun from all sides to digitize processes and communication

Forwarder Online February 09, 2023

By Ian Putzger Vancouver International Airport has initiated a project for proof of concept for a cargo community system (CCS). It will involve a handful of ground handlers, forwarders and trucking firms. The program kicks off with truck slot booking functionality and will subsequently be expanded to other features, according to Amar More, CEO of […]

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Month in Review – January 2023

Monthly Review February 08, 2023

Maritime MSC Online Invoice Dispute Tool If you receive an invoice from MSC Canada that you believe requires a change before you make a payment, you can request a change to one or multiple invoices at the same time through MSC’s online invoice dispute tool. December 29: Egypt’s Currency Crisis is Creating a Massive Port […]

Another data standard? No need!

Forwarder Online February 06, 2023

We already have a proven one—the Canada Border Services Agency  By Bryn Heimbeck, President and Co-Founder, Trade Tech, Inc.  There have been lot of suggestions around how to manage port congestion in the past two years.  The suggestion has been made to focus on a better flow of data in order to achieve the efficiency […]

Canadian Freight Forwarders and Third Party Software Providers

Forwarder Online January 31, 2023

How third-party software has become critical to succeed in freight forwarding and CHB. The following is a contributed article by Cris Arens, Managing Partner, Logisyn When I started my logistics career in the late 1980s, telex machines and typewriters were prominent in freight forwarding. Fax machines were almost magical when I was traveling around the […]

CIFFA’s Input Towards Canada’s National Cyber Security Strategy

Forwarder Online January 24, 2023

The Government of Canada launched the National Cyber Security Strategy Consultation this summer, requesting feedback to the changing digital landscape and the exposure to cyber threats and cybercrime. An eight-week public consultation ran until August 19, 2022, with contribution from a broad range of Canadians. Canada’s National Cyber Security Strategy was initially launched in 2018. […]