Canada Road & Rail Transport - TDG Act Documentation

Dangerous goods in transport must be accompanied by physical documentation that provides basic information about them. The documentation is prepared by the consignor before the carrier takes possession of the dangerous goods - that is, before the dangerous goods are in transport. The documentation must be stored in specific locations while the dangerous goods are in transport.

When the required information discussed in this section is recorded on paper, that paper is a shipping document. A shipping document may be in any form, including a waste manifest or a company-designed form, as well as in paper or electronic, as long as it contains all the information required.

Documentation requirements are set forth by the TDG Regulations in Part 3, Documentation.

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