Our Association

We are here to represent and support members of the Canadian international freight forwarding industry.

Whatever your role in the movement of goods, the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association is important. For freight forwarders, we offer support, advocacy and the stature of our world-class CIFFA brand. To a shipper or importer, we provide a list of highly professional freight forwarding companies, all of whom operate using Standard Trading Conditions. To the providers of goods and services and to carriers in all modes, we facilitate access to some 250+ regular member firms.

Our History

The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association was founded September 1948 in Montreal. It was started by a small group of freight forwarders who saw a need to create an industry association to meet the professional demands of its members. Their original goals were simple:

  • To support and protect the industry and its workers with uniform trade practices and regulations
  • To establish rules for proper arbitration between members and others
  • To deal with all questions affecting the interests of foreign freight forwarders at large
  • To represent the industry in Parliament

While we have certainly grown and evolved, those founding principles still remain today.

A Note from our President

“I want to thank all of our members for the opportunity to represent you as the President of CIFFA’s Board of Directors. I look forward to the ongoing work to raise our industry’s profile, and I hope to see all of you at our networking events.”

Paul Glionna, CIFFA President

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CIFFA By-Laws

A by-law relating generally to the conduct of the affairs of the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association Inc (the “Corporation”). Amended by the Special Meeting

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CIFFA’s Code of Ethics

Every CIFFA Regular member pledges to abide by this professional code of conduct, which states:

  • The CIFFA member must discharge his duties with honesty and integrity.
  • The CIFFA member pledges a standard of competence to his client, to perform in a conscientious, diligent and efficient manner, services undertaken on the client’s behalf.
  • The member pledges to hold in strict confidence, all information acquired in the course of the relationship concerning the business and the affairs of his client. No such information is to be divulged unless authorized by the client, or required by law.
  • The CIFFA member agrees to observe all relevant laws of Canada regarding the movement of goods entrusted to him.
  • The CIFFA member owes a duty to his client, not to withdraw his services, except for good cause, and upon appropriate notice.