This message is being sent to advise trade chain partners (TCPs) that the Canada Border Services Agency will be decommissioning the legacy Other Government Department (OGD) release service options OGD PARS (SO463) and OGD RMD (SO471) on August 17, 2020 at 6:00 (ET).
As of August 17, 2020, release requests submitted as an original (9) using the OGD legacy service options will be rejected with an error message of “Invalid Function Type Code”. Transactions that are submitted using these service options prior to that date will still be processed. Changes (4) and cancel (1) functions will still be accepted after August 17th at 06:00 (ET) on transactions that were submitted using these service options until October 31, 2020.
The chart below outlines the release service options that will be available for clients following the decommissioning of the legacy OGD release service options:
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PGA / Program |
Release Service Options Post-Decommissioning |
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency – all programs. |
SWI IID (SO911) Note: During a system outage or for those entries that cannot be submitted using the SWI IID (e.g. more than 999 lines) then the following service options may be used: PAPER RMD (SO174) |
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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission |
EDI PARS (SO125) Note: If the shipment requires submission of an LPCO, then the above two service options cannot be used. PAPER PARS (SO117) Co-regulated with CFIA, Transport Canada (Tires Program only), or Natural Resources Canada (Energy Efficiency Program only) = SWI IID (SO911) |
Note: If the SWI IID (SO911) is being utilized all required data elements must be submitted for all regulated commodities regardless of which PGA regulates the goods.