Registering dangerous-goods activities and sites in Canada

Organizations that import, offer, handle or transport dangerous goods may have to register each applicable site in Transport Canada's Client Identification Database.

Under Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Goods rules, an organization that imports, offers for transport, handles or transports dangerous goods may have to register in Transport Canada's Client Identification Database (CID). The requirement is activity- and site-specific; do not assume that a shipping account or emergency-plan filing is the same registration.

Screen each activity and location

Use Transport Canada's current questionnaire to determine whether registration applies and whether an exemption fits. Some exemptions are narrow and depend on facts such as where the goods originate, whether they are handled in Canada and whether the organization operates a Canadian site.

Gather details before signing in

• Organization's legal and operating names, address and CRA business number if applicable.
• Primary and secondary contacts authorized to manage the record.
• For each site, its address or location description and dangerous-goods activities.
• Applicable classifications and other requested operational details.

Maintain the record

Use the CID portal through the approved Government of Canada sign-in method. Keep the registration information current when an organization adds a site, changes activities or changes contacts. Retain the confirmation and check renewal or update obligations shown in the portal and current regulations.

Transport Canada: do you need to register? · Initial registration

Sources and limits

Source: Transport Canada Client Identification Database guidance. Confirm applicability, exemptions and renewal duties under current regulations.

General information based on federal and national rules; provincial rules may differ. Confirm with the official body before acting.