Trade Chain Partner Working Group
The Trade Chain Partner (TCP) Working Group was established in July 2018. It is a key consultative body on the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project.
Mandate
The mandate of the CARM TCP Working Group is to provide ongoing input, recommendations and feedback on the CARM design and implementation.
Responsibilities and Duties
Chaired by the Vice-President, CARM Branch, the TCP Working Group provides input on the current state of the trade community and its key challenges. It also ensures appropriate consultations are conducted, and raises awareness of CARM among the trade community.
Structure
The core TCP Working Group represents the full spectrum of the trade community. It includes importers, brokers, and service providers who help their clients submit data through the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
Three sub-working groups focus on issues that impact specific sectors of the trade chain community:
- Brokers
- Carriers, couriers, freight forwarders, warehouses
- Importers
Membership
Chair: Vice-President, CARM
CBSA is represented by:
- Director-General, CARM
- Executive Director, CARM
- Business Transformation Director, CARM
- Project Delivery Director, CARM
- CBSA Subject Matter Experts
- Business transformation leads
- Solution design leads
- Change enablement leads
Businesses represented in the core working group include:
- Descartes
- Association of International Customs Border Agencies (AICBA)
- Dominion Group
- KPMG
- London Sufferance Warehouse
- Canadian Sufferance Warehouse Association (CSWA)
- FedEx
- Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB)
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
- Magna International
- Globe Trade Services
- Walmart
- Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA)
- Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)
- Livingston
- Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters (IE Canada)
- CN Rail
If you would like to participate in CARM TCP Working Group activities, contact the project at cbsa-asfc_carm.gcra@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
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