Customs Notes for CAED 2011 (version 11.00)

Canada Border Services Agency Bulletins

Release of Canadian Automated - Export Declaration 2011

1. The purpose of this notice is to notify exporters that the 2011 version of the Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) software will be released on December 6^th, 2010.
   
   
2. The 2010 version of CAED will expire on January 30th, 2011 at which point, only the 2011 version will be valid. CAED participants should upgrade to CAED 2011 by downloading the software from the CAED website.
   
   
3. The 2011 version of the CAED software has been completely redesigned using the Microsoft.NET application framework. System requirements now include the Microsoft.NET framework 3.5 and the Microsoft Office Access 2007 Data Connectivity Components. When these 2 components are installed, the installation of the downloaded CAED software can proceed. Refer to the CAED website and the installation guide for more details on CAED system requirements.
   
   
4. Operating systems that will be supported by CAED 11 include Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
   
   
5. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is making a significant change to the “place of exit” field in the 2011 version of CAED.  All Inland Customs Offices which are not direct points of exit will be eliminated from the drop down menu of that field.  Only the places of exit where goods may physically leave Canada directly via the Rail, Marine, Air or Highway modes of transportation will continue to be listed in the “place of exit” field in the 2011 version of CAED.  Exporters using the CAED software to report their exports must ensure they select the place of exit from which their goods will ultimately leave Canadian soil.
   
   
6. The following offices will be eliminated from the “place of exit” field in the  2011 version of CAED:
   
   New Brunswick: Dalhousie (202), Miramichi (207), Caraquet (221);
   
   Québec : Drummondville (303), Granby (305), Shawinigan (315), Sherbrooke (316), St. Hyacinthe (320), St. Jean (321), Valleyfield (323), Victoriaville (327), Port-Cartier (338), Rivière-du-Loup (340), Joliette (342), Lachute (343), Montmagny (344), Richmond (345), St. Jérôme (346), Thetford Mines (347), Rouyn-Noranda (349), Cowansville (356), Daaquam (371), Montréal - Intermediate Terminals Warehousing Inc. (398);
   
   Ontario: Belleville (402), Brockville (405), Guelph (414), Kingston (420), Ottawa (Longroom) Sufferance (431), Simcoe (442), St. Catharines (445), Hanover (448), Cambridge (457), Timmins (467), Pembroke (469), Perth (470), Cobourg (473), Smith Falls (474), Lindsay (477), Brampton (480), Halton Hills (483), Newmarket (486), Toronto International Mail Processing Centre (491), Woodstock (492), Arnprior (494), Toronto - Interport Sufferance Warehouse Ltd (496);
   
   Saskatchewan: Moose Jaw (601), Prince Albert (603);
   
   British Columbia: Vancouver - Mail Centre (803), Vancouver - Main Long Room (809), Vernon (823), Pacific Customs Brokers (842).
   
   
7. The release notes for CAED 2011 will be available on the Statistics Canada CAED website.
   
   
8. For more information about CAED, contact the CAED Helpdesk at Statistics Canada by telephone at 1‑800‑257‑2434 or 613-951‑6291 for calls outside North America, by email at export@statcan.gc.ca or visit the CAED website
   
   
9. For more information about export reporting, contact the Border Information Service (BIS) throughout Canada at 1‑800‑461‑9999 (English) and 1-800-959-2036 (French). If you are calling from outside Canada, you can access BIS by calling 204-983‑3500 or 506-636‑5064. Long distance charges will apply.
   
   
10. Please direct any questions regarding this notice to:
    

    Import and Export Programs Unit
    Commercial Border Programs
    Border Programs Directorate
    Programs Branch
    Canada Border Services Agency
    Telephone: 613-954-7160
    Fax: 613-946-0241
    E-mail: export@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca