Export and Import Permits Act

Contents

1Short title#

This Act may be cited as the Export and Import Permits Act.^note

2Definitions#

(1)In this Act,

Area Control List means a list of countries established under section 4; (liste des pays visés)

Automatic Firearms Country Control List means a list of countries established under section 4.1; (liste des pays désignés (armes automatiques))

broker means to arrange or negotiate a transaction that relates to the movement of goods or technology included in a Brokering Control List from a foreign country to another foreign country, including a transaction referred to in subsection (1.1); (courtage)

Brokering Control List means a list of goods and technology established under section 4.11; (liste des marchandises de courtage contrôlé)

CCFTA has the same meaning as Agreement in subsection 2(1) of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (ALÉCC)

CCRFTA has the same meaning as Agreement in subsection 2(1) of the Canada — Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (ALÉCCR)

CETA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (AÉCG)

CHFTA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act; (ALÉCH)

Chile has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (Chili)

CIFTA has the same meaning as Agreement in subsection 2(1) of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (ALÉCI)

Colombia has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (Colombie)

Costa Rica has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (Costa Rica)

CPTPP has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act; (PTPGP)

CPTPP country has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (pays PTPGP)

CUKTCA has the meaning assigned by the definition Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act; (ACCCRU)

CUKTCA beneficiary has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (bénéficiaire de l’ACCCRU)

CUSMA has the meaning assigned by the definition Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act; (ACEUM)

CUSMA country means a country that is a party to CUSMA; (pays ACEUM)

data means representations, in any form, of information or concepts; (données)

EU country or other CETA beneficiary has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (pays de l’Union européenne ou autre bénéficiaire de l’AÉCG)

export allocation means an export allocation issued under paragraph 6.2(2)(b) or 6.3(3)(b); (autorisation d’exportation)

Export Control List means a list of goods and technology established under section 3; (liste des marchandises d’exportation contrôlée)

foreign country means a country other than Canada; (pays étranger)

Free Trade Agreement [Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 70]

free trade partner means

(a)a CUSMA country,

(a.1)an EU country or other CETA beneficiary,

(a.2)CPTPP country,

(b)Chile,

(c)Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, or

(d)a CUKTCA beneficiary; (partenaire de libre-échange)

goods imported from a NAFTA country [Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 70]

goods imported from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary [Repealed, 1997, c. 36, s. 207]

Honduras has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (Honduras)

import allocation means an import allocation issued under paragraph 6.2(2)(b); (autorisation d’importation)

Import Control List means a list of goods established under section 5; (liste des marchandises d’importation contrôlée)

imported from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary has the meaning assigned by regulations made under section 52 of the Customs Tariff; (importé d’Israël ou d’un autre bénéficiaire de l’ALÉCI)

Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (Israël ou autre bénéficiaire de l’ALÉCI)

Minister means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as is designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act; (ministre)

NAFTA [Repealed, 2020, c. 1, s. 40]

NAFTA country [Repealed, 2020, c. 1, s. 40]

organization has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Criminal Code; (organisation)

Panama has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (Panama)

Peru has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (Pérou)

record means any material on which data are recorded or marked and which is capable of being read or understood by a person or a computer system or other device; (registre)

resident of Canada means, in the case of a natural person, a person who ordinarily resides in Canada and, in the case of a corporation, a corporation having its head office in Canada or operating a branch office in Canada; (résident du Canada)

softwood lumber agreement means the Softwood Lumber Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America signed on September 12, 2006 and amended on October 12, 2006, and includes any rectifications made to it before its ratification by Canada; (accord sur le bois d’oeuvre)

technology includes technical data, technical assistance and information necessary for the development, production or use of an article included in an Export Control List or a Brokering Control List; (technologie)

transfer means, in relation to technology, to dispose of it or disclose its content in any manner from a place in Canada to a place outside Canada; (transfert)

World Trade Organization Agreement has the same meaning as the word Agreement in subsection 2(1) of the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act. (Accord sur l’Organisation mondiale du commerce)

(1.1)For the purpose of the definition broker, a transaction that relates to the movement of goods or technology includes a transaction that relates to its acquisition or disposition, and a transaction that relates to the movement of technology also includes a transaction that relates to the disclosure of its contents.

(2)For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from one of the following countries or territories if they are shipped directly to Canada from that country or territory, within the meaning of sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff:a CUSMA countryan EU country or other CETA beneficiaryChileCosta RicaCPTPP countryCUKTCA beneficiaryHonduras

Establishment of Control Lists

3Export control list of goods and technology#

(1)The Governor in Council may establish a list of goods and technology, to be called an Export Control List, including therein any article the export or transfer of which the Governor in Council deems it necessary to control for any of the following purposes:

(a)to ensure that arms, ammunition, implements or munitions of war, naval, army or air stores or any articles deemed capable of being converted thereinto or made useful in the production thereof or otherwise having a strategic nature or value will not be made available to any destination where their use might be detrimental to the security of Canada;

(b)to ensure that any action taken to promote the further processing in Canada of a natural resource that is produced in Canada is not rendered ineffective by reason of the unrestricted exportation of that natural resource;

(c)to limit or keep under surveillance the export of any raw or processed material that is produced in Canada in circumstances of surplus supply and depressed prices and that is not a produce of agriculture;

(c.1)[Repealed, 1999, c. 31, s. 88] (repealed)

(d)to implement an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment;

(e)to ensure that there is an adequate supply and distribution of the article in Canada for defence or other needs;

(f)to ensure the orderly export marketing of any goods that are subject to a limitation imposed by any country or customs territory on the quantity of the goods that, on importation into that country or customs territory in any given period, is eligible for the benefit provided for goods imported within that limitation; or

(g)to facilitate the collection of information in respect of the exportation of goods that were, are, or are likely to be, the subject of trade investigations or trade disputes.

(2)The description of goods set out in the Export Control List may contain conditions that are based on approvals, classifications or determinations made by specified persons or specified government entities, including foreign government entities.

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3.1 #

[Repealed, 1999, c. 31, s. 89] (repealed)

4Area control list of countries#

The Governor in Council may establish a list of countries, to be called an Area Control List, including therein any country to which the Governor in Council deems it necessary to control the export or transfer of any goods or technology.^note

4.1Automatic Firearms Country Control List#

The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister made after consultation with the Minister of National Defence, establish a list of countries, to be called an Automatic Firearms Country Control List, to which the Governor in Council considers it appropriate to permit the export of any of the following that is included in an Export Control List, or any component or part of any such thing:

(a)a prohibited firearm described in paragraph (c) or (d) of the definition prohibited firearm in subsection 84(1) of the Criminal Code;

(b)a prohibited weapon described in paragraph (b) of the definition prohibited weapon in that subsection; or

(c)a prohibited device described in paragraph (a) or (d) of the definition prohibited device in that subsection.

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4.11Brokering Control List#

(1)The Governor in Council may establish a list of goods and technology, to be called a Brokering Control List, including in it any article that is included in an Export Control List the brokering of which the Governor in Council considers it necessary to control.

(2)The description of any article set out in the Brokering Control List may contain conditions that are based on approvals, classifications or determinations made by specified persons or specified government entities, including foreign government entities. For greater certainty, those conditions may differ from any conditions set out in the description of that article in the Export Control List.

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4.2Definitions#

(1)In section 5,

contribute importantly, in respect of goods imported from a CUSMA country or from Chile, means to be an important cause, but not necessarily the most important cause; (contribuer de manière importante)

principal cause means an important cause that is no less important than any other cause; (cause principale)

serious injury means, in relation to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, a significant overall impairment in the position of the domestic producers; (dommage grave)

surge, in respect of goods imported from

(a)a CUSMA country, means a significant increase in imports over the trend for a recent representative base period, and

(b)Chile, has the meaning given that word by Article F-05 of CCFTA; (augmentation subite)

threat of serious injury means serious injury that, on the basis of facts, and not merely of allegation, conjecture or remote possibility, is clearly imminent. (menace de dommage grave)

(2)Any regulations made under paragraph 40(b) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act defining “like or directly competitive goods” apply for the purposes of sections 5 and 5.4.

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5Import control list of goods#

(1)The Governor in Council may establish a list of goods, to be called an Import Control List, including therein any article the import of which the Governor in Council deems it necessary to control for any of the following purposes:

(a)to ensure, in accordance with the needs of Canada, the best possible supply and distribution of an article that is scarce in world markets or in Canada or is subject to governmental controls in the countries of origin or to allocation by intergovernmental arrangement;

(b)to restrict, for the purpose of supporting any action taken under the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, the importation in any form of a like article to one produced or marketed in Canada the quantities of which are fixed or determined under that Act;

(c)[Repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 220] (repealed)

(c.1)to restrict the importation of arms, ammunition, implements or munitions of war, army, naval or air stores, or any articles deemed capable of being converted thereinto or made useful in the production thereof;

(d)to implement an action taken under the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act or the Canadian Dairy Commission Act, with the object or effect of supporting the price of the article;

(e)to implement an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment; or

(f)to prevent the frustration or circumvention of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing in Annex 1A of the World Trade Organization Agreement by the importation of goods that are like or directly competitive with goods to which the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing applies.

(2)Where any goods are included in the Import Control List for the purpose of ensuring supply or distribution of goods subject to allocation by intergovernmental arrangement or for the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment, a statement of the effect or a summary of the arrangement or commitment, if it has not previously been laid before Parliament, shall be laid before Parliament not later than fifteen days after the order of the Governor in Council including those goods in the Import Control List is published in the Canada Gazette pursuant to the Statutory Instruments Act or, if Parliament is not then sitting, on any of the first fifteen days next thereafter that either House of Parliament is sitting.

(3)Where at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on a report of the Minister made pursuant to an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under section 20 or 26 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that goods of any kind are being imported or are likely to be imported into Canada at such prices, in such quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, any goods of the same kind may, by order of the Governor in Council, be included on the Import Control List, for the purpose of limiting the importation of such goods to the extent and, subject to subsection (7), for the period that in the opinion of the Governor in Council is necessary to prevent or remedy the injury.

(3.1)No order may be made under subsection (3) with respect to goods that have already been the subject of an order made under that subsection or subsection 55(1) of the Customs Tariff unless, after the expiry of the order and any related orders made under subsection (3.2) or (4.1) or under section 60 or subsection 63(1) of the Customs Tariff, there has elapsed a period equal to the greater of two years and the total period during which the order or orders were in effect.

(3.2)The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make an extension order including on the Import Control List any goods with respect to which an order has been made under this subsection or subsection (3) or (4.1) or under subsection 55(1), section 60 or subsection 63(1) of the Customs Tariff if, at any time before the order expires, it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, as a result of an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under section 30.07 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that

(a)an order continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods; and

(b)there is evidence that the domestic producers are adjusting, as determined in accordance with any regulations made under paragraph 40(b) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act.

(3.3)Every extension order made under subsection (3.2) shall, subject to this section, remain in effect for the period that is specified in the order, but the total of the specified period and the periods during which the goods were previously subject to any related orders made under subsection (3), (3.2) or (4.1) or under subsection 55(1), section 60 or subsection 63(1) of the Customs Tariff shall not exceed eight years.

(3.4)An order made under subsection (3) or (3.2) may exclude goods of any kind imported from a country listed in Schedule 1 if it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on the basis of a report under the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that the quantity of those goods being imported is not a principal cause of serious injury or threat of serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods.

(4)Notwithstanding subsections (3) and (3.2), an order made under those subsections may apply to goods imported from a free trade partner only if it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on a report of the Minister made on the basis of an inquiry under section 20, 26 or 30.07 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that

(a)the quantity of those goods represents a substantial share of the quantity of goods of the same kind imported into Canada from all countries;

(b)in the case of goods imported from a CUSMA country, the quantity of those goods, alone or, in exceptional circumstances, together with the quantity of goods of the same kind imported from each other CUSMA country, contributes importantly to the serious injury or threat of serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods; and

(c)in the case of goods imported from any other free trade partner, the quantity of those goods contributes importantly to the serious injury or threat of serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods.

(4.01) to (4.05)[Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 72] (repealed)

(4.1)If an order has been made under subsection (3) or (3.2) that does not, by virtue of subsection (4), apply to goods imported from a free trade partner and it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on a report of the Minister made on the basis of an inquiry under section 30.01 or 30.011 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that

(a)there has been a surge of like goods imported from that free trade partner on or after the coming into force of the order, and

(b)as a result of the surge, the effectiveness of the order is being undermined,

any goods of the same kind imported into Canada from that free trade partner may, by order of the Governor in Council, be included on the Import Control List for the purpose of limiting their importation to prevent the undermining of the effectiveness of the order made under subsection (3) or (3.2).

(4.2)An order made under subsection (3) or (3.2) must state whether it applies to goods imported from a free trade partner.

(4.3)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that it is advisable to collect information with respect to goods imported from a free trade partner, the Governor in Council may, by order, include those goods on the Import Control List in order to facilitate the collection of that information if those goods are goods

(a)to which an order made under subsection (3) or (3.2) does not apply by virtue of subsection (4); or

(b)to which an order made under subsection 55(1) or 63(1) of the Customs Tariff does not apply because the goods did not meet the conditions set out in subsection 59(1) or 63(4) of that Act.

(4.4)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that an order including any goods on the Import Control List under subsection (3), (3.2) or (4.1) should be revoked or amended, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, revoke the order or amend it.

(4.5) to (4.92)[Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 72] (repealed)

(5)Where at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council on a report of the Minister made as described in subsection (3) that goods of any kind are being imported or are likely to be imported into Canada at such prices, in such quantities and under such conditions as to make it advisable to collect information with respect to the importation of those goods in order to ascertain whether the importation is causing or threatening injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, any goods of the same kind may, by order of the Governor in Council, be included on the Import Control List in order to facilitate the collection of that information.

(6)If, for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of action taken under subsection 14(2), section 35, 39 or 43, paragraph 53(2)(d), subsection 55(1), section 60 or subsection 63(1) or 82(1) of the Customs Tariff, the Governor in Council considers it necessary to control the importation of any goods or collect information with respect to their importation, the Governor in Council may, by order, include those goods on the Import Control List for that purpose.

(7)Where goods are included on the Import Control List by order of the Governor in Council under subsection (3), (5) or (6), the goods shall be deemed to be removed from that List

(a)on the expiration of the period of four years after the day on which they are included on the List by the order; or

(b)if the order specifies a day prior to the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (a) on which they shall be deemed to be removed from that List, on the day specified in the order.

(7.1) and (7.2)[Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 72] (repealed)

(8)If goods imported from a free trade partner are included on the Import Control List by order of the Governor in Council under subsection (4.1) or (4.3), the goods are deemed to be removed from that List on the earlier of

(a)the day specified in the order, and

(b)the day on which

(i)in the case of an order under subsection (4.1) or under subsection (4.3) in respect of goods referred to in paragraph (4.3)(a), goods of the same kind imported from any other country that were included on that List by an order made under subsection (3) are removed from that List, and

(ii)in the case of an order under subsection (4.3) in respect of goods referred to in paragraph (4.3)(b), the order under subsection 55(1) or 63(1) of the Customs Tariff that applies to goods of the same kind imported from any other country ceases to have effect.

(9)[Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 72] (repealed)

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5.1Addition to Export Control List or Import Control List#

(1)Where at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that it is advisable to collect information with respect to the exportation or importation of a certain type of steel or a certain product made of steel that is, in the opinion of the Minister, traded in world markets in circumstances of surplus supply and depressed prices and where a significant proportion of world trade in that type of steel or that product is subject to control through the use of non-tariff measure, the Governor in Council may, by order, include, subject to subsection (2), that type of steel or that product on the Export Control List or the Import Control List or on both for the purpose of facilitating the collection of that information.

(2)Where any type of steel or any product has been included on the Export Control List or the Import Control List by order of the Governor in Council under subsection (1), that type of steel or that product shall be deemed to be removed from the applicable List on the expiration of the period of three years from the day on which it was included on that List or on such day prior to the expiration of that period as may be specified in the order.

(3)The Minister shall, as soon as possible after the end of each calendar year, prepare a statistical summary of any information collected during that year pursuant to subsection (1) and shall cause a copy of that summary to be laid before each House of Parliament forthwith on the completion thereof or, if either House of Parliament is not then sitting, on any of the first fifteen days next thereafter that it is sitting.

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5.11 #

[Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 73] (repealed)

5.2Addition to Export Control List or Import Control List — Schedule 2#

(1)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that it is advisable to collect information with respect to the exportation or importation of any goods in respect of which a specified quantity is eligible each year for the rate of duty provided for in provisions, set out in column 2 of Schedule 2, of an intergovernmental arrangement set out in column 1, the Governor in Council may, by order and without reference to that quantity, include those goods on the Export Control List or the Import Control List, or on both, in order to facilitate the collection of that information.

(2)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that, for the purposes of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement set out column 1 of Schedule 3, it is advisable to collect information with respect to the importation of any goods listed in the provisions of that arrangement set out in column 2, the Governor in Council may, by order, include those goods on the Import Control List in order to facilitate the collection of that information.

(3)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that it is advisable to collect information with respect to the importation of any goods in respect of which a specified quantity is eligible for any reduction of customs duty under subsection 49(1) of the Customs Tariff or a reduction of the rate of customs duty under subsection 74(3) of that Act, the Governor in Council may, by order and without reference to that quantity, include those goods on the Import Control List in order to facilitate the collection of that information.

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5.3Addition to Import Control List to implement Agreement on Agriculture#

Where at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that, for the purpose of implementing the Agreement on Agriculture in Annex 1A of the World Trade Organization Agreement, it is advisable to control the importation of goods or collect information with respect to the importation of goods, the Governor in Council may, by order, include the goods on the Import Control List.^note

5.4Definitions#

(1)The following definitions apply in this section.

action means

(a)any action, including a provisional action, taken

(i)by the People’s Republic of China to prevent or remedy market disruption in a WTO Member other than Canada, or

(ii)by a WTO Member other than Canada to withdraw concessions under the World Trade Organization Agreement or otherwise to limit imports to prevent or remedy market disruption in that Member caused or threatened by the importation of goods originating in the People’s Republic of China; or

(b)any combination of actions referred to in paragraph (a). (mesure)

market disruption means a rapid increase in the importation of goods that are like or directly competitive with goods produced by a domestic industry, in absolute terms or relative to the production of those goods by a domestic industry, so as to be a significant cause of material injury, or threat of material injury, to the domestic industry. (désorganisation du marché)

significant cause means, in respect of a material injury or threat thereof, an important cause that need not be as important as, or more important than, any other cause of the material injury or threat. (cause importante)

WTO Member means a Member of the World Trade Organization established by Article I of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, signed at Marrakesh on April 15, 1994. (membre de l’OMC)

(2)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on a report of the Minister made pursuant to an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under section 30.21 or 30.22 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that goods originating in the People’s Republic of China are being imported or are likely to be imported into Canada in such increased quantities or under such conditions that they cause or threaten to cause market disruption to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, those goods may, by order of the Governor in Council, be included on the Import Control List, for the purpose of limiting the importation of such goods to the extent and for the period that in the opinion of the Governor in Council is necessary to prevent or remedy the market disruption.

(3)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on a report of the Minister made pursuant to an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under section 30.21 or 30.23 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that an action causes or threatens to cause a significant diversion of trade into the domestic market in Canada, any goods originating in the People’s Republic of China may, by order of the Governor in Council, be included on the Import Control List, for the purpose of limiting the importation of such goods to the extent that is necessary to prevent or remedy the trade diversion.

(4)The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make an extension order including on the Import Control List any goods with respect to which an order has been made under this subsection or subsection (2) or under section 77.1 or 77.3 of the Customs Tariff if, at any time before the order expires, it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, as a result of an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under subsection 30.25(7) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that an order continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy market disruption to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods.

(5)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that an order including any goods on the Import Control List under subsection (2), (3) or (4) should be repealed or amended, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, repeal or amend the order.

(6)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on a report of the Minister made as described in subsection (2), that goods originating in the People’s Republic of China are being imported or are likely to be imported into Canada at such prices, in such quantities or under such conditions as to make it advisable to collect information with respect to the importation of those goods in order to ascertain whether the importation is causing or threatening to cause market disruption to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, those goods may, by order of the Governor in Council, be included on the Import Control List in order to facilitate the collection of that information.

(7)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on a report of the Minister made as described in subsection (3), that an action causes or threatens to cause a significant diversion of trade into the domestic market in Canada so as to make it advisable to collect information with respect to goods originating in the People’s Republic of China in order to ascertain whether the action causes or threatens to cause a significant diversion of trade into the domestic market in Canada, those goods may, by order of the Governor in Council, be included on the Import Control List in order to facilitate the collection of that information.

(8)If, for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of an order made under section 77.1, 77.3 or 77.6 of the Customs Tariff, the Governor in Council considers it necessary to control the importation of goods originating in the People’s Republic of China or collect information with respect to their importation, the Governor in Council may, by order, include those goods on the Import Control List for that purpose.

(9)If goods are included on the Import Control List by order of the Governor in Council under subsection (8), the goods shall be deemed to be removed from that List on the earlier of

(a)the day, if any, specified in that order, and

(b)the day on which the order made under section 77.1, 77.3 or 77.6 of the Customs Tariff ceases to have effect or is repealed pursuant to section 77.2, 77.3 or 77.4 of that Act, as the case may be.

(10)Subsections (1) to (9) cease to have effect on December 11, 2013.

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6Amendment of lists#

The Governor in Council may revoke, amend, vary or re-establish any Area Control List, Automatic Firearms Country Control List, Brokering Control List, Export Control List or Import Control List.^note

Bilateral Emergency Measures: Textile and Apparel Goods

6.1Definition of originating goods#

(1)In this section, originating goods means goods that are entitled under the Customs Tariff to the United States Tariff, the Mexico Tariff, the Chile Tariff or the Costa Rica Tariff.

(2)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Minister that any goods that are referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) and are not originating goods are being imported from Chile or from Costa Rica, as the case may be, in such increased quantities, measured in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat of serious damage to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, the Minister may take the measures set out

(a)[Repealed, 2020, c. 1, s. 43] (repealed)

(b)in the case of goods listed in Appendix 1.1 of Annex C-00-B of CCFTA that are imported from Chile, in section 4 of that Annex in relation to those goods; and

(c)in the case of goods listed in Appendix III.1.1.1 of Annex III.1 of CCRFTA that are imported from Costa Rica, in section 5 of that Annex in relation to those goods.

(3)In determining whether the conditions referred to in subsection (2) exist, the Minister shall have regard to paragraph 2 of section 3 of Annex C-00-B of CCFTA or paragraph 2 of section 4 of Annex III.1 of CCRFTA, as the case may be.

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Import or Export Access

6.2Determination of quantities#

(1)If any goods have been included on the Import Control List under subsection 5(6) or for the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment, the Minister may determine import access quantities, or the basis for calculating them, for the purposes of subsection (2) and section 8.3 of this Act and for the purposes of the Customs Tariff.

(1.1)If any goods, other than softwood lumber products to which section 6.3 applies, have been included on the Export Control List for a purpose referred to in paragraph 3(1)(d) or (f), the Minister may determine export access quantities, or the basis for calculating them, for the purposes of subsection (2), 7(1) or (1.1) or section 8.31.

(2)If the Minister has determined a quantity of goods under subsection (1) or (1.1), the Minister may

(a)by order, establish a method for allocating the quantity to residents of Canada who apply for an allocation; and

(b)issue an import allocation or an export allocation, as the case may be, to any resident of Canada who applies for the allocation, subject to the regulations and any terms and conditions the Minister may specify in the allocation.

(3)The Minister may consent to the transfer of an import allocation or an export allocation from one resident of Canada to another.

(4)The Minister, in relation to an allocation method established under paragraph (2)(a) or an import allocation issued under paragraph (2)(b), may accept payments and may receive any securities specified by the Minister.

(5)The Minister may impose and collect export charges in accordance with Article 3.A.3 of CUSMA.

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Softwood Lumber Products Export Access

6.3Definitions#

(1)The following definitions apply in this section and section 6.4.

BC Coast means the Coast forest region established by the Forest Regions and Districts Regulation of British Columbia, as it existed on July 1, 2006. (côte de la Colombie-Britannique)

BC Interior means the Northern Interior forest region and the Southern Interior forest region established by the Forest Regions and Districts Regulation of British Columbia, as they existed on July 1, 2006. (intérieur de la Colombie-Britannique)

region means Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the BC Coast or the BC Interior. (région)

(2)If any softwood lumber products have been included on the Export Control List for the purpose of implementing the softwood lumber agreement, the Minister may determine the quantity of those products that may be exported from a region during a month, or the basis for calculating such quantities, for the purposes of subsection (3) and section 8.4.

(3)If the Minister has determined a quantity of products under subsection (2), the Minister may

(a)by order, establish a method for allocating the quantity to persons registered under section 23 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 who apply for an allocation; and

(b)issue an export allocation for a month to any of those persons subject to the regulations and any terms and conditions that the Minister may specify in the export allocation.

(4)The Minister may consent to the transfer of an export allocation from one registered person to another registered person.

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6.4Export from a region#

An exported softwood lumber product is deemed to be exported from the region where the product underwent its first primary processing, as defined in section 2 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006. If, however, the exported product underwent its first primary processing in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut from softwood sawlogs originating in a region, it is deemed to be exported from that region.^note

Permits and Certificates

7Export permits#

(1)Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may issue to any resident of Canada applying therefor a permit to export or transfer goods or technology included in an Export Control List or to export or transfer goods or technology to a country included in an Area Control List, in such quantity and of such quality, by such persons, to such places or persons and subject to such other terms and conditions as are described in the permit or in the regulations.

(1.01)[Repealed, 2018, c. 26, s. 6] (repealed)

(1.1)Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may, by order, issue generally to all residents of Canada a general permit to export or transfer to any country specified in the permit any goods or technology included in an Export Control List that are specified in the permit, subject to such terms and conditions as are described in the permit.

(2)The Minister may not issue a permit under subsection (1) to export any thing referred to in any of paragraphs 4.1(a) to (c), or any component or part of such a thing, that is included in an Export Control List unless

(a)the export is to a country included in an Automatic Firearms Country Control List; and

(b)the prohibited weapon or component or part thereof is exported to the government of, or a consignee authorized by the government of, that country.

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7.1Brokering permits#

(1)The Minister may issue to any person or organization, on application by them, a permit to broker in relation to any goods or technology specified in the permit, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the permit or in the regulations.

(2)Despite subsection (1), the Minister may, by order, issue generally to all persons and organizations a general permit to broker in relation to any goods or technology specified in the permit, subject to any terms and conditions specified in the permit.

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7.2Security considerations — export and brokering#

In deciding whether to issue a permit under subsection 7(1) or 7.1(1), the Minister may, in addition to any other matter that the Minister may consider, take into consideration whether the goods or technology specified in the application for the permit may be used for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State by being used to do anything referred to in paragraphs 3(1)(a) to (n) of the Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act.^note

7.3Mandatory considerations — export and brokering#

(1)In deciding whether to issue a permit under subsection 7(1) or 7.1(1) in respect of arms, ammunition, implements or munitions of war, the Minister shall take into consideration whether the goods or technology specified in the application for the permit

(a)would contribute to peace and security or undermine it; and

(b)could be used to commit or facilitate

(i)a serious violation of international humanitarian law,

(ii)a serious violation of international human rights law,

(iii)an act constituting an offence under international conventions or protocols relating to terrorism to which Canada is a party,

(iv)an act constituting an offence under international conventions or protocols relating to transnational organized crime to which Canada is a party, or

(v)serious acts of gender-based violence or serious acts of violence against women and children.

(2)In deciding whether to issue a permit under subsection 7(1) or 7.1(1), the Minister shall also take into consideration the considerations specified in regulations made under paragraphs 12(a.2) or (a.3).

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7.4Substantial risk#

The Minister shall not issue a permit under subsection 7(1) or 7.1(1) in respect of arms, ammunition, implements or munitions of war if, after considering available mitigating measures, he or she determines that there is a substantial risk that the export or the brokering of the goods or technology specified in the application for the permit would result in any of the negative consequences referred to in subsection 7.3(1).^note

8Import permits#

(1)The Minister may issue to any resident of Canada applying therefor a permit to import goods included in an Import Control List, in such quantity and of such quality, by such persons, from such places or persons and subject to such other terms and conditions as are described in the permit or in the regulations.

(1.1)Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may, by order, issue generally to all residents of Canada a general permit to import any goods included on the Import Control List that are specified in the permit, subject to such terms and conditions as are described in the permit.

(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1) and any regulation made under section 12 that is not compatible with the purpose of this subsection, if goods are included on the Import Control List solely for the purpose of collecting information pursuant to subsection 5(4.3), (5) or (6) or 5.4(6), (7) or (8), the Minister shall issue to any resident of Canada applying therefor a permit to import those goods, subject only to compliance with and the application of any regulations made under section 12 that it is reasonably necessary to comply with or apply in order to achieve that purpose.

(2.1) and (2.2)[Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 75] (repealed)

(3)If an order has been made under subsection 5(3) or (3.2) that applies, by virtue of subsection 5(4), to goods imported from a free trade partner, or an order has been made under subsection 5(4.1), the Minister shall, in determining whether to issue a permit under this section, be guided, as the case may be, by

(a)Article 10.2 of CUSMA;

(b)subparagraph 5(b) of Article F-02 of CCFTA; or

(c)subparagraph 5(b) of Article 4.6 of CIFTA.

(4)[Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 75] (repealed)

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8.1Import and export permits#

Notwithstanding section 7, subsection 8(1) and any regulation made pursuant to section 12 that is not compatible with the purpose of this section, where a certain type of steel or a product made of steel is included on the Export Control List or the Import Control List solely for the purpose described in subsection 5.1(1), the Minister shall issue to any resident of Canada applying therefor a permit to export or import, as the case may be, that type of steel or that product, subject only to compliance with and the application of such regulations made pursuant to section 12 as it is reasonably necessary to comply with or apply in order to achieve that purpose.^note

8.2Minister to issue permit#

Notwithstanding section 7, subsection 8(1) and any regulation made pursuant to section 12 that is not compatible with the purpose of this section, if goods are included on the Export Control List or the Import Control List solely for the purpose described in subsection 5.2(1), (2) or (3), the Minister shall issue to any resident of Canada applying therefor a permit to export or import, as the case may be, those goods, subject only to compliance with and the application of such regulations made under section 12 as it is reasonably necessary to comply with or apply in order to achieve that purpose.^note

8.3Import permits — allocation#

(1)Notwithstanding subsection 8(1), where goods have been included on the Import Control List for the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment and the Minister has determined an import access quantity for the goods pursuant to subsection 6.2(1), the Minister shall issue a permit to import those goods to any resident of Canada who has an import allocation for the goods and applies for the permit, subject only to compliance with and the application of such regulations made pursuant to section 12 as it is reasonably necessary to comply with or apply in order to achieve that purpose.

(2)Notwithstanding subsection 8(1), where goods have been included on the Import Control List for the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment and the Minister has determined an import access quantity for the goods pursuant to subsection 6.2(1), but has not issued import allocations for the goods, the Minister shall

(a)if in the opinion of the Minister the import access quantity has not been exceeded, issue a permit to import those goods to any resident of Canada who applies for the permit, or

(b)issue generally to all residents of Canada a general permit to import those goods,

subject only to compliance with and the application of such regulations made pursuant to section 12 as it is reasonably necessary to comply with or apply in order to achieve that purpose.

(3)Notwithstanding subsection 8(1) and subsections (1) and (2) of this section, where goods have been included on the Import Control List and the Minister has determined an import access quantity for the goods pursuant to subsection 6.2(1), the Minister may issue

(a)a permit to import those goods in a supplemental quantity to any resident of Canada who applies for the permit, or

(b)generally to all residents of Canada a general permit to import those goods in a supplemental quantity,

subject to such terms and conditions as are described in the permit or in the regulations.

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8.31Export permits — allocation#

Despite subsection 7(1), if goods have been included on the Export Control List, the Minister shall, at the request of any person who has been issued an export allocation under paragraph 6.2(2)(b) with respect to the goods, issue to that person a permit to export the goods, subject to

(a)the export allocation; and

(b)the person’s compliance with any regulations made under section 12.

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8.4Export permits for softwood lumber products#

Despite subsection 7(1), if softwood lumber products have been included on the Export Control List for the purpose of implementing the softwood lumber agreement, the Minister shall issue a permit to export those products to any person registered under section 23 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 who applies for the permit, subject only to

(a)any export allocation issued to that person under paragraph 6.3(3)(b); and

(b)the person’s compliance with any regulations made under section 12.

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8.5Retroactive permits#

An export permit, import permit or brokering permit issued under this Act may, if the permit so provides, be retroactive.^note

9Import certificates#

The Minister may, in order to facilitate importation of goods into Canada and compliance with the laws of the country of export, issue to any resident of Canada applying therefor an import certificate stating that the applicant has undertaken to import the goods described in the certificate within the time specified therein and containing such other information as the regulations require.^note

9.01 #

[Repealed, 1997, c. 14, s. 77] (repealed)

9.1Minister may issue certificate — Schedule 4#

The Minister may, for the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement with a country listed in column 1 of Schedule 4 or with an international organization acting on behalf of such a country — or of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement applicable to a territory listed in column 1 — respecting the administration of the provisions set out in column 2, issue a certificate with respect to an exportation of goods to that country or territory stating the specific quantity of those goods that, on importation into the country or territory, is eligible for the rate of duty provided for in the provisions set out in column 3.^note

9.2Minister may issue certificate#

For the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement with any country or customs territory respecting the administration of any limitation imposed on the quantity of goods that may be imported into that country or customs territory in any period, the Minister may issue to any resident of Canada who applies, a certificate with respect to an exportation of the goods to the country or customs territory stating the specific quantity of the goods in the shipment in respect of which the certificate is issued that, on importation into the country or customs territory, is eligible for the benefit provided for goods imported within that limitation.^note

10Alteration of permits, etc.#

(1)Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may amend, suspend, cancel or reinstate any permit, import allocation, export allocation, certificate or other authorization issued or granted under this Act.

(2)If a permit has been issued under this Act to any person for the exportation or importation of goods that have been included on the Export Control List or the Import Control List solely for the purpose described in subsection 5(4.3), (5) or (6), 5.1(1), 5.2(1), (2) or (3) or 5.4(6), (7) or (8), and

(a)the person furnished, in or in connection with his application for the permit, information that was false or misleading in a material particular,

(b)the Minister has, subsequent to the issuance of the permit and on the application of the person, issued to the person under this Act another permit for the exportation or the importation of the same goods,

(c)the goods have, subsequent to the issuance of the permit, been included on the Export Control List or the Import Control List for a purpose other than that described in subsection 5(4.3), (5) or (6), 5.1(1), 5.2(1), (2) or (3) or 5.4(6), (7) or (8),

(d)it becomes necessary or desirable to correct an error in the permit, or

(e)the person agrees to the amendment, suspension or cancellation of the permit,

the Minister may amend, suspend or cancel the permit, as is appropriate in the circumstances.

(3)Except as provided in subsection (2), the Minister shall not amend, suspend or cancel a permit that has been issued under this Act in the circumstances described in that subsection unless to do so would be compatible with the purpose of subsection 8(2) or section 8.1 or 8.2, namely, that permits to export or to import goods that have been included on the Export Control List or the Import Control List in those circumstances be issued as freely as possible to persons wishing to export or import those goods and with no more inconvenience to those persons than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which the goods were placed on that List.

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10.1Inspectors#

The Minister may designate as an inspector any person who, in the Minister’s opinion, is qualified to be so designated.^note

10.2Inspection#

(1)An inspector may, at all reasonable times, for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Act, inspect, audit or examine the records of any person or organization that has applied for a permit, an import allocation, an export allocation, a certificate or another authorization under this Act in order to determine whether that or any other person or organization is in compliance with this Act.

(2)For the purposes of an inspection, audit or examination, an inspector may

(a)enter any place in which the inspector reasonably believes the person or organization keeps records or carries on any activity to which this Act applies; and

(b)require any individual to be present during the inspection, audit or examination and require that individual to answer all proper questions and to give to the inspector all reasonable assistance.

(3)If any place referred to in paragraph (2)(a) is a dwelling-house, an inspector may not enter that dwelling-house without the consent of the occupant, except under the authority of a warrant issued under subsection (4).

(4)A judge may issue a warrant authorizing an inspector to enter a dwelling-house subject to the conditions specified in the warrant if, on ex parte application by the inspector, a judge is satisfied by information on oath that

(a)there are reasonable grounds to believe that the dwelling-house is a place referred to in paragraph (2)(a);

(b)entry into the dwelling-house is necessary for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Act; and

(c)entry into the dwelling-house has been, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that entry will be, refused.

(5)If the judge is not satisfied that entry into the dwelling-house is necessary for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Act, the judge may, to the extent that access was or may be expected to be refused and that a record is or may be expected to be kept in the dwelling-house,

(a)order the occupant of the dwelling-house to provide the inspector with reasonable access to any record that is or should be kept in the dwelling-house; and

(b)make any other order that is appropriate in the circumstances to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(6)When an inspector inspects, audits, examines or is provided a record under this section, the inspector may make, or cause to be made, one or more copies of the record.

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10.3Keeping records#

(1)Every person or organization that applies for a permit, import allocation, export allocation, certificate or other authorization under this Act shall keep all records that are necessary to determine whether they have complied with this Act.

(2)The Minister may specify in writing the form that a record is to take and any information that the record must contain.

(3)Unless otherwise authorized by the Minister, a record shall be kept in Canada in English or French.

(4)Every person or organization that is required to keep a record and that does so electronically shall ensure that all equipment and software necessary to make the record intelligible are available during the retention period required for the record.

(5)If a person or organization fails to keep adequate records for the purposes of this Act, the Minister may, in writing, require them to keep any records that the Minister may specify, and they shall keep the records specified by the Minister.

(6)Every person or organization that is required to keep records shall retain them until the expiry of six years after the end of the year to which they relate or for any other period that may be prescribed by regulation.

(7)If the Minister is of the opinion that it is necessary for the administration or enforcement of this Act, the Minister may, by a demand served personally or sent by mail, require any person or organization that is required to keep records to retain those records for any period that is specified in the demand, and the person or organization shall comply with the demand.

(8)A person or organization that is required to keep records may dispose of them before the expiry of the period during which they are required to be kept if written permission for their disposal is given by the Minister.

(9)For greater certainty, this section applies in respect of a firearm only if the firearm is included in the Export Control List, Brokering Control List or Import Control List and it is the subject of an application for a permit, certificate or other authorization under this Act.

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11Other lawful obligations not affected by permit, etc.#

A permit, certificate or other authorization issued or granted under this Act does not affect the obligation of any person to obtain any licence, permit or certificate to export or import that may be required under this or any other law or to pay any tax, duty, toll, impost or other sum required by any law to be paid in respect of the exportation or transfer of goods or technology or the importation of goods.^note

Regulations

12Regulations#

The Governor in Council may make regulations

(a)prescribing the information, certificates issued by a third party attesting to a softwood sawlog’s origin and undertakings to be furnished by applicants for permits, import allocations, export allocations, certificates or other authorizations under this Act, the procedure to be followed in applying for and issuing or granting permits, import allocations, export allocations, certificates or other authorizations, the duration of them, and the terms and conditions, including those with reference to shipping or other documents, on which permits, import allocations, export allocations, certificates or other authorizations may be issued or granted under this Act;

(a.1)respecting the considerations that the Minister must take into account when deciding whether to issue an import allocation or export allocation or consent to its transfer;

(a.2)specifying, for the purposes of subsection 7.3(2), considerations that the Minister shall take into consideration when deciding whether to issue an export permit under subsection 7(1) in respect of goods or technology included in the Export Control List;

(a.3)specifying, for the purposes of subsection 7.3(2), considerations that the Minister shall take into consideration when deciding whether to issue a brokering permit under subsection 7.1(1) in respect of goods or technology included in a Brokering Control List;

(b)respecting information to be supplied by persons and organizations that have been issued or granted permits, import allocations, export allocations, certificates or other authorizations under this Act and any other matter associated with their use;

(b.1)respecting information to be supplied to specified persons or specified government entities, including foreign government entities, by persons who export goods expressly excluded from the Export Control List;

(c)respecting the issue of, and conditions or requirements applicable to, general permits or general certificates;

(c.01)respecting export charges referred to in subsection 6.2(5);

(c.02)respecting the considerations that the Minister must take into account when deciding whether to issue a certificate under section 9.2;

(c.1)providing for considerations to be taken into account by the Minister in the issuance of certificates under section 9.1;

(c.2)defining “origin” for the purposes of this Act or any provision thereof;

(c.3)respecting the application, for the purposes of this Act or any provision thereof, of any regulations made under the Customs Tariff respecting the origin of goods;

(d)respecting the certification, authorization or other control of any in-transit movement through any port or place of any goods or technology that is exported or transferred from Canada or of any goods that come into any port or place in Canada;

(e)exempting any person or organization, any goods or technology or any class of persons or organizations, goods or technology from the operation of any or all of the provisions of this Act;

(e.1)specifying activities or classes of activities that do not constitute brokering for the purposes this Act; and

(f)generally, for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

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Prohibitions

13Export or attempt to export#

No person shall export or transfer, or attempt to export or transfer, any goods or technology included in an Export Control List or any goods or technology to any country included in an Area Control List except under the authority of and in accordance with an export permit issued under this Act.^note

14Import or attempt to import#

No person shall import or attempt to import any goods included in an Import Control List except under the authority of and in accordance with an import permit issued under this Act.^note

14.1Exception#

A person does not contravene section 13 or 14 if, at the time of exportation or importation, the person would have exported or imported the goods under the authority of and in accordance with an export permit or an import permit issued under this Act had they applied for it, and if, after the exportation or importation, the permit is issued.^note

14.2Broker or attempt to broker#

(1)No person or organization shall broker, or attempt to broker, except under the authority of and in accordance with a brokering permit issued under this Act.

(2)A person or organization does not contravene subsection (1) if, at the time of the alleged contravention, they would have brokered under the authority of and in accordance with a brokering permit issued under this Act had they applied for it, and if, after the alleged contravention, the permit is issued.

(3)Every person or organization that commits an act or omission outside Canada that, if committed in Canada, would constitute a contravention of subsection (1) — or a conspiracy to commit, an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to, such a contravention — is deemed to have committed that act or omission in Canada if they are

(a)a Canadian citizen;

(b)a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act who, after the commission of the act or omission, is present in Canada; or

(c)an organization that is incorporated, formed or otherwise organized under the laws of Canada or a province.

(4)If a person or organization is alleged to have committed an act or omission that is deemed to have been committed in Canada under subsection (3), proceedings for an offence in respect of that act or omission may, whether or not they are in Canada, be commenced in any territorial division in Canada. The person or organization may be tried and punished for that offence as if the offence had been committed in that territorial division.

(5)For greater certainty, the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to the requirements that a person or organization appear at and be present during proceedings and the exceptions to those requirements apply to proceedings commenced in any territorial division under subsection (4).

(6)If a person or organization is alleged to have committed an act or omission that is deemed to have been committed in Canada under subsection (3) and they have been tried and dealt with outside Canada for an offence in respect of the act or omission so that, if they had been tried and dealt with in Canada, they would be able to plead autrefois acquit, autrefois convict or pardon, they are deemed to have been so tried and dealt with in Canada.

(7)Despite subsection (6), a person or organization may not plead autrefois convict to a count that charges an offence in respect of the act or omission if

(a)the person or organization was not present and was not represented by counsel acting under the person or organization’s instructions at the trial outside Canada; and

(b)the person or organization was not punished in accordance with the sentence imposed on conviction in respect of the act or omission.

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15Diversion, etc.#

(1)Subject to subsection (2), and except with the authority in writing of the Minister, no person shall knowingly do anything in Canada that causes or assists or is intended to cause or assist any shipment, transhipment, diversion or transfer of any goods or technology included in an Export Control List to be made, from Canada or any other place, to any country included in an Area Control List.

(2)No person shall knowingly do anything in Canada that causes or assists or is intended to cause or assist any shipment, transhipment or diversion of any thing referred to in any of paragraphs 4.1(a) to (c), or any component or part designed exclusively for assembly into such a thing, that is included in an Export Control List, from Canada or any other place, to any country that is not included in an Automatic Firearms Country Control List.

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16No transfer or unauthorized use of permits#

No person or organization that is authorized under a permit issued under this Act to export or transfer goods or technology, to import goods or to broker shall transfer the permit to, or allow it to be used by, a person or organization that is not so authorized.^note

16.1Transfers or unauthorized use#

No person who has been issued an import allocation or an export allocation shall, without the consent of the Minister, transfer it or allow it to be used by another person.^note

17False or misleading information, and misrepresentation#

No person or organization shall knowingly furnish any false or misleading information or knowingly make any misrepresentation in any application for a permit, import allocation, export allocation, certificate or other authorization under this Act or for the purpose of procuring its issue or grant or in connection with any subsequent use of the permit, import allocation, export allocation, certificate or other authorization or the exportation, importation, brokering, transfer or disposition of goods or technology to which it relates.^note

18Aiding and abetting#

No person or organization shall knowingly induce, aid or abet any person or organization to contravene any of the provisions of this Act or of the regulations.^note

Offence and Punishment

19Offence and penalty#

(1)Every person or organization that contravenes any provision of this Act or of the regulations is guilty of

(a)an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a fine not exceeding $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both; or

(b)an indictable offence and liable to a fine in an amount that is in the discretion of the court or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or to both.

(2)A prosecution under paragraph (1)(a) may be instituted at any time within but not later than three years after the time when the subject-matter of the complaint arose.

(2.1)No proceedings for an offence in respect of the contravention of subsection 14.2(1) that is deemed to have been committed in Canada under subsection 14.2(3) may be commenced without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.

(3)If an offender is convicted or discharged under section 730 of the Criminal Code in respect of an offence under this Act, the court imposing a sentence on or discharging the offender shall, in addition to considering any other relevant factors, consider the nature and value of the exported or transferred goods or technology, or the imported goods, that are the subject-matter of the offence or, in the case of a contravention of subsection 14.2(1), the goods or technology to which the offence relates.

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20Officers, etc., of organization#

If an organization commits an offence under this Act, any officer or director of the organization that directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on conviction to the punishment provided for the offence whether or not the organization has been prosecuted or convicted.^note

21Applicant for permit for non-resident#

If a permit, other than a brokering permit, is issued under this Act to a person who has applied for it for, on behalf of, or for the use of, another person who is not a resident of Canada and that other person commits an offence under this Act, the person who applied for the permit is, whether or not the non-resident has been prosecuted or convicted, guilty of the like offence and liable, on conviction, to the punishment provided for the offence, on proof that the act or omission constituting the offence took place with the knowledge or consent of the person who applied for the permit or that the person who applied for the permit failed to exercise due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.^note

22Venue#

(1)Any proceeding in respect of an offence under this Act may be instituted, tried or determined at the place in Canada where the offence was committed or at the place in Canada in which the accused is, resides or has an office or place of business at the time of institution of the proceedings.

(2)In any proceedings in respect of offences under this Act,

(a)an information may include more than one offence committed by the same person or organization;

(b)all the offences included in the information may be tried concurrently;

(c)one conviction for any or all offences so included may be made; and

(d)no information, warrant, summons, conviction or other proceedings for those offences shall be deemed objectionable on the ground that it relates to two or more offences.

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23Evidence#

(1)The original or a copy of a bill of lading, customs form, commercial invoice or other document, in this section called a shipping document, is admissible in evidence in any prosecution under this Act in respect of goods or technology if it appears from the shipping document that

(a)the goods or technology was sent, shipped or transferred from Canada or the goods came into Canada;

(b)a person, as shipper, consignor or consignee, sent, shipped or transferred the goods or technology from Canada or brought the goods into Canada; or

(c)the goods or technology was sent, shipped or transferred to a destination or person other than as authorized in the export permit relating to the goods or technology or the import permit relating to the goods.

(2)In the absence of evidence to the contrary, a shipping document that is admissible in evidence under subsection (1) is proof of any of the facts set out in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) that appear from the shipping document.

23.1Evidence — Brokering Control List#

(1)The original or a copy of a bill of lading, customs form, commercial invoice or other document is admissible in evidence in any prosecution under this Act in respect of any goods or technology included in a Brokering Control List if it appears from the document that

(a)the goods or technology was sent or shipped from a foreign country or the goods or technology was destined for a foreign country;

(b)a person or organization, as shipper, consignor or consignee, sent or shipped the goods or technology from a foreign country or brought the goods or technology into foreign country; or

(c)the goods or technology were sent or shipped to a destination or to a person or organization other than as authorized in the brokering permit relating to the goods or technology.

(2)In the absence of evidence to the contrary, a document that is admissible in evidence under subsection (1) is proof of any of the facts set out in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) that appear from the document.

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General

24Customs officers’ duties#

All officers, as defined in the Customs Act, before permitting the export or transfer of any goods or technology or the import of any goods, shall satisfy themselves that the exporter, importer or transferor, as the case may be, has not contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations and that all requirements of this Act and the regulations with reference to the goods or technology have been complied with.^note

25Application of powers under the Customs Act#

All officers, as defined in the Customs Act, have, with respect to any goods or technology to which this Act applies, all the powers they have under the Customs Act with respect to the importation and exportation of goods, and all the provisions of that Act and the regulations under it respecting search, detention, seizure, forfeiture and condemnation apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to any goods or technology that is tendered for export, transfer or import or is exported, transferred or imported or otherwise dealt with contrary to this Act and the regulations and to all documents relating to the goods or technology.^note

26 #

[Repealed, 2018, c. 26, s. 20] (repealed)

Reports to Parliament

27Annual reports#

No later than May 31 of each year, the Minister shall prepare and cause to be laid before each House of Parliament a report of the operations under this Act for the preceding year and a report in respect of arms, ammunition, implements and munitions of war, that were exported in the preceding year under the authority of and in accordance with an export permit issued under subsection 7(1).^note

Schedule 1 · Countries (Subsection 5(3.4))

ColombiaPanamaPeru

Schedule 2 · (Subsection 5.2(1))

Column 1 | Column 2Intergovernmental Arrangement | ProvisionsCCFTA | Schedules to Annex C-02.2, in accordance with Appendix 5.1 of Annex C-00-BCCRFTA | Schedule to Annex III.3.1, in accordance with Appendix III.1.6.1 of Annex III.1CETA | Schedules to Annex 2-A, in accordance with Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin ProceduresCHFTA | Schedules to Annex 3.4.1, in accordance with Annex 3.1CUKTCA | Schedules to Annex 2-A, in accordance with Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA, as incorporated by reference in CUKTCACUSMA | Schedules to Annex 2-B in accordance with Annex 6-A

Schedule 3 · (Subsection 5.2(2))

Column 1 | Column 2Intergovernmental Arrangement | ProvisionsCCFTA | Appendix 1.1 of Annex C-00-BCCRFTA | Appendix III.1.1.1 of Annex III.1CETA | Tables C.3 and C.4 of Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin ProceduresCHFTA | Section 1 of Annex 3.1CUKTCA | Tables C.3 and C.4 of Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA, as incorporated by reference in CUKTCACUSMA | Section C of Annex 6-A

Schedule 4 · (Section 9.1)

Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Country or Territory | Provisions | Provisions Providing for Rates of DutyChile | Appendix 5.1 to Annex C-00-B of CCFTA | Schedules to Annex C-02.2 of CCFTA, in accordance with Appendix 5.1 to Annex C-00-B of CCFTACosta Rica | Appendix III.1.6.1 to Annex III.1 of CCRFTA | Schedules to Annex III.3.1 of CCRFTA, in accordance with Appendix III.1.6.1 to Annex III.1 of CCRFTACUKTCA beneficiary | Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA, as incorporated by reference in CUKTCA | Annex 2-A of CETA, in accordance with Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA, as incorporated by reference in CUKTCACUSMA country | Annex 6-A | Schedules to Annex 2-B in accordance with Section C of Annex 6-AEU country or other CETA beneficiary | Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA | Annex 2-A of CETA, in accordance with Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETAHonduras | Section 5 of Annex 3.1 of CHFTA | Schedules to Annex 3.4.1 of CHFTA, in accordance with section 5 of Annex 3.1 of CHFTA

Related provisions

— 1991, c. 28, s. 13Where, before the coming into force of subsection 5(2) of this Act, a person has committed an offence under the Export and Import Permits Act but a sentence has not been imposed on the person for that offence, a sentence shall be imposed on that person in accordance with subsection 19(3) of that Act, as enacted by subsection 5(2) of this Act. — 2006, c. 13, s. 108Every first regulation made under section 3, 6 or 12 of the Export and Import Permits Act or under paragraph 6.3(3)(a) of that Act, as enacted by section 111 of this Act, and arising out of the implementation of the softwood lumber agreement, as defined in subsection 2(1) of that Act, may, if the regulation so provides, have effect earlier than the day on which it is made but no earlier than October 12, 2006. — 2018, c. 26, s. 22Every country that is included in the Automatic Firearms Country Control List, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Export and Import Permits Act, immediately before the day on which section 5 of this Act comes into force is deemed to have been included in that list, on that day, under section 4.1 of the Export and Import Permits Act, as enacted by that section 5.

Amendments not in force

— 2026, c. 3, s. 460Subsection 3(1) of the Export and Import Permits Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (f) and by adding the following after paragraph (g):to ensure that the supply and distribution of the article in Canada or internationally are consistent with Canada’s economic security interests; orto respond to acts, policies or practices of a foreign country or an association of countries that might be detrimental to Canada’s economic security interests. — 2026, c. 3, s. 461Subsection 5(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (e), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (f) and by adding the following after paragraph (f):to ensure that the supply and distribution of the article in Canada or internationally are consistent with Canada’s economic security interests.

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