Ottawa/IBNS, April 23 -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has rescheduled its internal launch of phasing in Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) digital initiative plan to modernize tax collection of import goods.

This plan is based on the Auditor General of Canadas study which estimated that as many as 20 percent of goods coming into Canada were misclassified, resulting in a lesser amount of duty paid.

Owing to the impact of strike vote activity now underway by the Public Service Alliance of Canada on the Agencys operations, CARMs internal launch has been postponed by CBSA from May 13 unitl October. As a result, trade chain partners will continue to operate as before until the fall.

Although CARM is ready to roll out, the ...