Canada Road & Rail Transport - IMDG

If transport has been or is to be by vessel, a person may handle or transport by road vehicle an international consignment of dangerous goods to or from a vessel, a port facility, or a marine terminal in accordance with the classification, marking, labelling, placarding, and documentation requirements of the IMDG Code instead of those of the TDG Regulations. In this case, the shipping document must be easy to identify, legible, in indelible print, in English or French. The information on the shipping document must include the ERAP reference number and the telephone number to call to activate the plan when an ERAP is required for the dangerous goods shown on the shipping document.

The documentation must comply with the rules found in Part 3, Documentation, Sections 3.2, 3.5(1)(f), 3.5(2), 3.8, and 3.10.

The allowance for the requirements of the IMDG Code to be complied with instead of those of the TDG Regulations in certain cases does not apply if the TDG Regulations forbid the transport of the dangerous goods, or if the dangerous goods are not regulated by the IMDG Code but are regulated by the TDG Regulations.

When dangerous goods are transported in a large means of containment to or from a vessel, a port facility, or a marine terminal, the large means of containment must have placards displayed on it in accordance with the TDG Regulations or the IMDG Code.

To learn more about Transporting Dangerous Goods in Canada visit our Transporting Dangerous Good by Road & Rail Online Training web page.