Manifest or waybill

If you transport, in Québec, raw tobacco (This link will open a new window) or packages of tobacco intended for sale, you must have a manifest or waybill for each load transported.

The manifest or waybill must be kept in each vehicle used for transporting tobacco and must contain all of the following information:

• the date on which the document was drawn up 
• the name and address of the person required to draw up the document and (if applicable) the number of the carrier's (This link will open a new window) permit held by the person 
• the name and address of the vendor and the purchaser of the shipment 
• the address at which the shipment was loaded, if the address is not the same as the vendor's address 
• the date of loading and the date on which the person required to draw up the document took charge of the shipment 
• the number of bales of raw tobacco transported and their total weight in kilograms, or the number of packages transported (according to product type) 
• every address at which the shipment is to be unloaded and date of unloading, as well as the number of bales of raw tobacco and their total weight, in kilograms, to be unloaded at each place
• every address at which the shipment is to be unloaded and date of unloading, as well as the number of packages of tobacco (according to product type) to be unloaded at each place

If you are a merchant with more than one establishment (This link will open a new window), you must keep a manifest or waybill in each vehicle used to transport tobacco or raw tobacco from one establishment to another.

Fines may be imposed for non-compliance.