CIFFA Letter on West Coast Port Labour Dispute
Letters June 11, 2023
On June 9, the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association wrote a letter to several ministers and the Prime Minister’s office to draw attention to the ongoing labour negotiations at Canada’s West Coast ports. The BCMEA and ILWU are negotiating two coastwide collective agreements on behalf of the Longshore Locals and Local 514 Ship and Dock […]
CIFFA Committee Meetings – March and April 2023
Committees May 08, 2023
CIFFA’s national committees meet several times a year to discuss relevant issues or developments that may affect member companies. Following is a look at what committee members discussed and decided at their most-recent meetings. (Read full article here.)
CIFFA Comments on 2023 Federal Budget
Policy Statements March 29, 2023
Lobbying a government can be suspenseful; we often don’t know if we are being heard or not. Recent federal budgets focused on social issues and had virtually nothing to say about Canada’s economic competitiveness. We have been aggressive in 2022-2023 in demanding more attention to the critical transportation needed to allow business to fight effectively […]