{"id":880801,"date":"2023-11-02T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/?p=880801"},"modified":"2025-09-08T00:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:43:11","slug":"transport-canada-publishes-site-registration-amendment-to-tdgr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/transport-canada-publishes-site-registration-amendment-to-tdgr\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport Canada Publishes Site Registration Amendment to TDGR"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Transport Canada Publishes Site Registration Amendment to Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations<\/h2>\n

Just when you thought the Canadian \u201cTransportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations<\/a>\u201d (TDGR) were not going to be subject to much more than tweaks to the current system, Transport Canada has introduced an amendment creating an entirely new part with a requirement for participants in the transportation of dangerous goods. Those who handle, offer for transport, transport or import dangerous goods will be required to register with the government. However, the current amendment is not as far-reaching as previous proposals, to the relief of many stakeholders. Original fears that this new requirement, referred to as the Client Identification Database (CID), would be unduly difficult or expensive to comply with have been relieved with the publication of a short and reasonably low-cost procedure.<\/p>\n

The CID requirement is not part of the system created by the United Nations in their Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods<\/em><\/a>. However, it does bear a resemblance to the requirements in the United States \u201cHazardous Materials Regulations,\u201d sections 107.601 to 620<\/a>, where shippers and carriers of certain types of shipments must register.<\/p>\n

The Site Registration Amendment<\/h3>\n

This amendment was published on October 25, 2023 (although it was registered for publication on October 6). The text of the amendment can be found in Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 157, Number 22<\/em><\/a>. Since it has been published in Canada Gazette, Part II<\/em>, this is a \u201cfinal rule\u201d and will take effect immediately, although a one-year transition period is included in the text.<\/p>\n

Since there was some negative feedback to Transport Canada\u2019s initial proposal, this new registration is simpler and should be less cumbersome for participants. However, it will require organizations to do an initial review of what dangerous goods they ship, transport or import, and to designate employees who must do the actual registration.<\/p>\n

What Will Change in TDGR?<\/h3>\n

This amendment will add a new Part (chapter) to the TDGR, which will introduce the requirement for shippers, carriers, other handlers and importers to register. It will also modify a few \u201cspecial cases\u201d in Part 1. These exemptions list the parts of the TDG that don\u2019t apply in certain cases, so \u201cPart 17\u201d would be added.<\/p>\n

The special cases that will be amended include:<\/p>\n