Passenger Information (Customs) Regulations

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Whereas the annexed Passenger Information (Customs) Regulations give effect to a public announcement made on October 4, 2002;Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of National Revenue, pursuant to section 107.1 and paragraphs 164(1)(i) and 167.1(b) of the Customs Act, hereby makes the annexed Passenger Information (Customs) Regulations.^note^note^note^note

1Interpretation#

The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act means the Customs Act. (Loi)

commercial carrier means the owner or operator of a commercial conveyance. (transporteur commercial)

commercial conveyance means any conveyance that is used for the commercial transportation of persons or goods by air, water or land. (moyen de transport commercial)

crew member means a person assigned to duty on board a commercial conveyance. (membre d’équipage)

Minister's representative [Repealed, SOR/2016-35, s. 1]

reservation system means any system, whether electronic or manual, that contains information about persons on board or expected to be on board a commercial conveyance. (système de réservation)

time of departure means

(a)in the case of a commercial conveyance that carries persons or goods by air, the time of take-off from the last point of embarkation of persons before the conveyance arrives in Canada; and

(b)in the case of a commercial conveyance that carries persons or goods by water or land, the time of departure from the last point of embarkation of persons before the conveyance arrives in Canada. (moment du départ)

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2Purpose#

The purpose of sections 3 to 7 is to prescribe the circumstances, conditions, classes of persons, information and time and manner for the purposes of section 107.1 of the Act.^note

3Prescribed circumstances and conditions#

The prescribed circumstances and conditions are the following:

(a)the conveyance must be a commercial conveyance; and

(b)the conveyance is expected to arrive in Canada.

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4Prescribed classes#

The prescribed classes of persons are commercial carriers and charterers that undertake to carry persons or goods to Canada.^note

5Prescribed information#

The prescribed information about a person on board or expected to be on board a commercial conveyance is the following:

(a)their surname, first name and any middle names, their date of birth, their citizenship or nationality and their gender;

(b)the type and number of each passport or other travel document that identifies them and the name of the country or entity that issued it;

(c)their reservation record locator number, if any;

(c.1)their status as a passenger or crew member and confirmation of whether they are in transit to a place outside Canada;

(c.2)if they are in transit to a place outside Canada, their first destination outside Canada;

(d)the unique passenger reference assigned to them, if any, by the person who is required to provide the prescribed information;

(e)any information about the person in a reservation system of the person who is required to provide the prescribed information or in a reservation system of the representative of such a person; and

(f)the following information about their carriage on board the commercial conveyance:

(i)if the person is carried or is expected to be carried on board the commercial conveyance by air, the date and time of take-off from the last point of embarkation of persons before the commercial conveyance arrives in Canada or if the person is carried or is expected to be carried on board the commercial conveyance by water or land, the date and time of departure from the last point of embarkation of persons before the commercial conveyance arrives in Canada,

(ii)the last point of embarkation of persons before the commercial conveyance arrives in Canada,

(iii)the date and time of arrival of the commercial conveyance at the first point of disembarkation of persons in Canada,

(iv)the first point of disembarkation of persons in Canada, and

(v)in the case of a commercial conveyance that carries persons or goods by air, the flight code identifying the commercial carrier and the flight number.

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6Prescribed manner#

The information referred to in section 5 must be provided by electronic means in accordance with the technical requirements, specifications and procedures for electronic data interchange set out in the document entitled CBSA Carrier Messaging Requirements established by the Agency, as amended from time to time.^note

7Prescribed time — advance passenger information#

(1)The information referred to in paragraphs 5(a) to (d) must be provided not later than

(a)one hour before the time of departure, if the information relates to a crew member; and

(b)the time of departure, if the information relates to any other person who is or is expected to be on board the commercial conveyance.

(2)The information referred to in paragraph 5(e) must be provided not later than at the time of departure.

(3)The information referred to in paragraph 5(d) must also be provided for each passenger on board the commercial conveyance at the time of departure not later than 30 minutes after the time of departure.

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8Missing or inaccurate information#

(1)A person who becomes aware before or at the time of departure that information they have provided under paragraph 107.1 of the Act is incomplete or inaccurate must, in the manner described in section 6 and without delay, provide the Minister with the missing or accurate information.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of information referred to in paragraph 5(e).

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9Time of transmission — paragraph 5(f)#

The information referred to in paragraph 5(f) must be provided at the same time as the information referred to in sections 7 and 8.^note

Amendments not in force

— SOR/2016-35, s. 3Paragraph 5(e) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:any information about them that is referred to in the schedule and is available in a reservation system of the person who is required to provide information or in a reservation system of the representative of such a person; and — SOR/2016-35, s. 4Subsection 7(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:The information referred to in paragraph 5(e) must be provided for each person who is expected to be on board the commercial conveyance not later than 72 hours before the time of departure. — SOR/2016-35, s. 5Section 8 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):If information referred to in paragraph 5(e) about a person in relation to a particular carriage is added to a reservation system or is changed in the system after it has been provided to the Minister under section 107.1 of the Act, the person who provided the information must, in the manner described in section 6 and at the following times, provide the Minister with all the information referred to in paragraph 5(e) about the person in relation to that carriage:if the addition or change is made more than 24 hours before the time of departure, not later than 24 hours before the time of departure;if the addition or change is made during a period beginning 24 hours before the time of departure and ending eight hours before that time, not later than eight hours before the time of departure; andif the addition or change is made less than eight hours before the time of departure, not later than the time of departure. — SOR/2016-35, s. 6The Regulations are amended by adding, after section 8, the schedule set out in the schedule to these Regulations.1 Their surname, first name and any middle names2 Their reservation record locator number3 The date of their reservation and date their ticket was issued4 Their itinerary, including the dates of departure and arrival for each segment of carriage5 Information about their participation in a loyalty program and the benefits earned under the program, such as free tickets or upgrades6 The number of the other passengers included in the reservation record and their surname, first name and any middle names7 Contact information for each person mentioned in the reservation record, including the person who made the reservation8 Billing and payment information, including credit card number and billing address9 Information about the travel agent or agency, including the name and contact information10 Code share information11 Information about whether the reservation record has been divided into several records or is linked to another record12 Their travel status, including travel confirmation and check-in status13 Ticketing information, including the ticket number, automated ticket fare quote and whether a one-way ticket was purchased14 Their baggage information, including the number and weight of their bags15 Their seating information, including seat number16 General remarks about the person in the reservation record, including other supplementary information, special service information and special service request information17 The information referred to in paragraphs 5(a) and (b) of these Regulations18 The history of any changes to the information referred to in items 1 to 17 of this schedule

Information About Persons in a Reservation System (Paragraph 5(e))

1 Their surname, first name and any middle names2 Their reservation record locator number3 The date of their reservation and date their ticket was issued4 Their itinerary, including the dates of departure and arrival for each segment of carriage5 Information about their participation in a loyalty program and the benefits earned under the program, such as free tickets or upgrades6 The number of the other passengers included in the reservation record and their surname, first name and any middle names7 Contact information for each person mentioned in the reservation record, including the person who made the reservation8 Billing and payment information, including credit card number and billing address9 Information about the travel agent or agency, including the name and contact information10 Code share information11 Information about whether the reservation record has been divided into several records or is linked to another record12 Their travel status, including travel confirmation and check-in status13 Ticketing information, including the ticket number, automated ticket fare quote and whether a one-way ticket was purchased14 Their baggage information, including the number and weight of their bags15 Their seating information, including seat number16 General remarks about the person in the reservation record, including other supplementary information, special service information and special service request information17 The information referred to in paragraphs 5(a) and (b) of these Regulations18 The history of any changes to the information referred to in items 1 to 17 of this schedule

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