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Air Borealis Cargo provides first class service when handling dangerous goods. We are second-to-none in safety, reliability and efficiently when it comes to transporting your specialized cargo.

All transportation of Dangerous Goods must be accompanied by proper declaration forms from a certified agent. All shipments must abide by Transport Canada’s regulations for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods. For more information on these regulations and how to comply, please click here.

Dangerous goods are defined as articles or substances capable of posing significant risk to health, safety, or property when transported by air. As the person shipping dangerous goods, you have additional responsibilities:

All dangerous objects and/or substances must be both fully and correctly identified.
Each dangerous good must be classified under one of the nine pre-determined classes and, where relevant, any secondary hazards must be identified as well.
Your goods must be assigned to one of the three packing groups within its class.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) categorizes dangerous goods into nine classes:

		Class 1 Explosives
		Class 2 Gas
		Class 3 Flammable Liquids
		Class 4 Flammable Solids
		Class 5 Oxidizing Substances & Organic Peroxides
		Class 6 Poisionous (Toxic) & Infectious Substances
		Class 7 Radioactive Materials
		Class 8 Corrosives
		Class 9 Miscellaneous articles and substances, including: Asbestos Dry ice Environmentally hazardous substances Life-saving devices Machines incorporating internal combustion engines Magnetized material Polymeric beads Self-propelled vehicles Zinc dithionite And any liquid or solid that has anesthetic, noxious, or other similar properties which could cause extreme annoyance or discomfort to PAL Airlines passengers and/or flight crew.