The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that the legacy Other Government Department (OGD) release service options OGD PARS (SO463) and OGD RMD (SO471) will be decommissioned on August 17, 2020. This information is relevant for importers into Canada.
After this date, any release requests submitted using the OGD legacy service options will be rejected with an error message of “Invalid Function Type Code”. Prior to this date, transactions using these service options will still be processed.
The chart below outlines the release service options that will be available for clients following the decommissioning of the legacy OGD release service options:
| PGA / Program | Release Service Options Post-Decommissioning |
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency – all programs. Natural Resources Canada (Office of Energy Efficiency) Transport Canada (Tires) |
SWI IID (SO911) PAPER PARS (SO117) PAPER RMD (SO174) PAPER B3 (SO331) |
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Environment and Climate Change Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada Global Affairs Canada Health Canada Natural Resources Canada (Explosives and Diamonds) Public Health Agency of Canada Transport Canada (Vehicles) |
EDI PARS (SO125) EDI RMD (SO257) 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.
Please see the Commercial Client Bulletin TCC20-073 attached for further details.
Buckland will continue to monitor this situation and provide any updates as they become available.