The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have announced an extension of the temporary in-transit process until at least March 31, 2022.

These temporary measures were announced in response to the supply chain disruptions caused by the BC’s extreme flooding event in November 2021 and designed for Canadian domestic truck carriers that do not cross the border in the normal course of their operations.

For full details on the updated joint emergency protocols, click here.

On December 17, 2021, the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced an extension of their flood-relief exemptions to January 31, 2022. The Regional Emergency Declaration originally announced on November 23, 2021, allows an exemption from certain regulatory requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to Canadian motor carriers and drivers providing direct assistance to the emergency in BC.

Key highlights of the exemptions provided by FMCSA include:

• The ability for Canadian trucking companies and drivers (holding a class 1, 2 or 3 licence) to operate from Canada to other points in Canada through the US without a US DOT number, provided they hold a valid National Safety Code (NSC) certificate number issued by the appropriate authority in the base jurisdiction and a proof of registration in Canada have not been assigned a Conditional or Unsatisfactory safety rating by their base jurisdiction
• That FMCSA will not enforce specific parts of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Regime and Clearing House

Carriers are reminded to carefully review the full details of the FMCSA declaration and the Notice of Enforcement Discretion to determine and its suitability to their operations.

For full details of the FMCSA Regional Emergency Declaration, click here and the Notice of Enforcement Discretion click here.