Transport Canada's Client Identification Database (CID)

If your business imports, offers for transport, handles, or transports dangerous goods in Canada, you must register on Transport Canada's Client Identification Database (CID) platform before the deadline of October 25, 2024.

Transport Canada's internal audits and reports by the Office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development from 2006 to 2020 revealed inconsistencies in the oversight of dangerous goods activities. These inconsistencies included importation, offering for transport, handling, and transportation, and were highlighted by over 2,500 reportable transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) incidents between 2009 and 2021. In response, Transport Canada developed a TDG database to improve risk assessment capabilities and establish a comprehensive oversight program.

What is CID

To ensure public safety, Transport Canada must know who is handling dangerous goods in Canada, including what, when, and how to mitigate any risks. To do so, they have introduced a registration database called Client Identification Database (CID), which will require all persons or organizations involved in importing, offering for transport, handling, or transporting dangerous goods in Canada to register. After registration, renewal is required within 30 days of the anniversary date of the initial registration by validating or, if necessary, updating the information. Annual renewal is required to maintain compliance.

For more detailed information, please visit the Canada Gazette, Part II Volume 157, Number 22.