Canada’s Freight Forwarding Magazine
Welcome to the 2023 spring edition of the Forwarder Magazine. When considering themes for this issue, it felt timely and appropriate to do an update on the economic climate and trade environment that we find ourselves in. As such, this issue is dedicated to updates on the economic front; series of updates from experts in […]
CIFFA is pleased to have partnered with National Post and mediaplanet on a Supply Chain Resilience campaign. Recent events have highlighted weaknesses in the supply chain. CIFFA acts as the voice of freight forwarders, freight brokers, and drayage operators. Canada’s supply chain — deemed fragile at best before COVID-19 — has become even more so […]
NOTE: The following applies only to provincially-regulated employers in Ontario. It does not apply to federally-regulated employers in Ontario. In 2022, the Government of Ontario passed Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022. Amongst other things, the Bill amended the Employment Standards Act to require provincially-regulated employers who have 25 or more employees in Ontario […]
TORONTO, September 16, 2022. For over twenty years, FIATA and the TT Club have been organizing the annual Young Logistics Professionals Award (YLP Award), formerly the Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award (YIFFYA). This competition provides valuable opportunities to young professionals in the freight forwarding and logistics fields. In January 2022, CIFFA selected […]
Maritime August 3: Carrier Schedule Reliability Records First Year-Over-Year Improvement in More than Two Years – The Maritime Executive After hitting a low point at the beginning of 2022, schedule reliability and delays among the container carriers are steadily improving. The market is showing the first signs that the supply chain is managing after the […]
Maritime July 3: California Ports Piling Up Again: Too Many Containers Sitting Too Long – American Shipper At the height of last year’s “will Christmas be canceled?” supply chain freak-out, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – with the Biden administration’s backing – proposed a highly controversial fee on import containers that sat […]
Over the past few weeks, CIFFA’s Secretariat office has seen increased concerns with the ongoing challenges of the supply chain. Members are asking for help and guidance to deal with rising/additional costs, significant delays and an overall lack of information. CIFFA has also been contacted by government officials at both Federal and Provincial levels, seeking […]