{"id":735154,"date":"2021-04-06T07:33:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/?p=735154"},"modified":"2025-09-08T01:14:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T05:14:31","slug":"do-i-need-a-permit-to-ship-my-dangerous-goods-from-the-port-of-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/do-i-need-a-permit-to-ship-my-dangerous-goods-from-the-port-of-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I need a permit to ship my dangerous goods from the Port of Montreal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello everyone! Ok, so in this blog, I would like to talk to you about a refusal event that a company experienced when attempting to make a shipment by sea or vessel as stipulated in our TDG.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we talk about TDG permits, we normally think of a permit with an equivalent level of safety or a certificate of equivalency.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the following scenario, none of these are involved.<\/span><\/p>\n

This refusal involves a shipment of Class 3 dangerous goods (DG), namely flammable liquids, in small means of containment.<\/span><\/p>\n

The DG is contained in a 40′ intermodal container, and the container was filled.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, after having discussed with the client, I asked who actually refused and for what reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

The customer told me that the Port of Montreal refused because they no longer accept class 3 flammable liquids.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is, of course, quite peculiar, and I have never heard of such a rule.<\/span><\/p>\n

I insisted the client ask where that information came from. Finally, the forwarder passed on a message from the shipping company Maersk, which in turn told the former that the Port of Montreal does not accept Class 3 cargo of flammable liquids.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do not forget that during this period of refusal, the customer cannot give his dangerous goods to the carrier. This not only caused a delay, but the goods could not be loaded on board for shipment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was curious, of course, and I went directly to the Port of Montreal’s website to see if this news or information was good and true.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I searched everywhere and spent several minutes wondering where and how and why the Port refuses to take flammable liquids.<\/span><\/p>\n

I started with the tab ”News & Events,” but I didn’t find anything helpful. There was no information regarding restrictions on different types of goods.<\/span><\/p>\n

I then went to the tab ”Transport of goods,” and there were several options. So I went to “Notifications” but still didn’t find any information except that the latest news was about the end of the Port strike in August 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

I continued my search, and this time I went to “Operations,” under which appears “Dangerous Goods.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Once on this page, I found the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

A permit must be received for all dangerous goods in transit through the Port of Montreal.<\/span><\/p>\n

The application for a dangerous goods permit must be completed by the person in charge of the vessel and sent by e-mail before the arrival of the goods at the Port of Montreal. The form can be sent to the following email address: <\/span>controle.mat.dang.goods@port-montreal.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is very important to note here that the permit application MUST be filled out by the person in charge of the vessel and sent by email before they arrive at the Port of Montreal.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is clear that our client is not in charge of the vessel and therefore has no responsibility for this permit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Under these texts, three other options were present:<\/span><\/p>\n