Canada is making changes in the way it handles commercial goods entering the country from the United States.

According to the Journal of Commerce, a new law will allow the pre-clearance and expedited passage of low-risk goods, carriers and drivers across the border.
The new law, which will be phased in beginning Dec. 3, is expected to streamline customs processing of imports and free up resources to screen higher-risk traffic.
Under the new system, Canadian Customs will be notified electronically of a pending arrival at a border crossing of a pre-registered driver, carrier and load. A quick check will let the trucker pass through quickly, practically without stopping.
Eleven of Canada's biggest importers, 125 carriers and about 13,000 drivers are already enrolled in the program. Canadian authorities are checking the backgrounds of truck drivers, their employers, carriers and shippers before enrolling them in the new system.
Meanwhile, Canadian customs officials are enforcing a requirement that truck drivers in both countries show photo identification and proof of citizenship when crossing the border. The agency is asking drivers for their commercial driver's license, as well as a birth certificate, passport, naturalization certificate, military-issued ID or a government-issued license as a secondary form of identification.