2024-04-19 04:00:00
Ottawa should urgently delay the implementation date of new software to manage imports into the country, otherwise a real data bomb risks derailing the calculations of customs and duties, the Bloc Québécois claims.
“It smells a bit like a mixture of Phénix and ArriveCAN,” warns in an interview with Journal Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, Bloc MP, who sits on the International Trade Committee. The elected representative from Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot even fears tax losses.
There is nothing positive regarding this comparison. Phoenix is the federal sick pay system that is ruining the lives of civil servants that cannot be paid properly by Ottawa and the company behind the application ArriveCANGC Strategies, is in the sights of the police services.
Too hasty
Ouch Journalemphasizes Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay that we still have no idea how the new system will react on May 13, but that there are enough red lights to postpone the implementation as quickly as possible.
“As of April 8, only 1% of the import volume was ready,” he continues.
Initially, companies are invited to register their data on April 26 in the new system while they wait for the platform to come into force on May 13, but organizations say this risks going wrong (see letter further).
“What happens if the system crashes? No one knows, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay regrets.
Asked by The newspaperthe association Manufacturers and Exporters of Quebec (MEQ) did not want to comment on the matter.
The CBSA defends itself
No more paperwork, more efficient tools, better features… The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is responding to the opposite Journal that the new system will improve the collection of customs duties and taxes on goods.
“The CBSA held approximately 100 consultation and technical group work sessions, more than 160 direct participation events and completed several test cycles, including more than 10 months of simulation with the direct participation of CBSA staff and industry,” assures spokesperson Guillaume Bérubé.
“Companies were able to choose their own test cases, based on real transactions. The industry has worked to be ready with around 71,500 importers now registered with GCRA – these importers represent over 92% of the volume of imported goods,” he concludes.
Organizations that sounded the alarm
- Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters (CAIE)
- Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB)
- Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Express Carrier Coalition Canada
- Association of International Border Brokers and Responders (ACIFI)
- Retail Council of Canada (RCCC)
- North American Customs Brokers Alliance (NACBA)
- National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA)
- Association of Associations of Customs Agents of the Mexican Republic (CAAAREM)
- Northern Border Customs Brokers Association (NBCBA)
- Express Association of America (EAA)
- Canadian Association of Regulated Importers (CARI)
- US Chamber of Commerce
- Association of Canadian International Freight Forwarders (ATIC)
- Association of Household Appliance Manufacturers (AFAE)
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
- National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC)
- American Chamber of Commerce in Canada (AmCham Canada)
- Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CFDA)
- Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association (CCVA)
- Automobile Parts Manufacturers Association
- Global car manufacturers in Canada
Their letter can be seen here.
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