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• 18.1 (1) An application for exemption from registration shall be accompanied by the consent of the temporary worker, international student or visitor to a security assessment to be conducted in accordance with section 19, including their consent to the disclosure of their personal information to — and its use by — Canadian government entities for the purpose of the assessment, as well as a copy of their valid passport.

• (2) In the case of a temporary worker or international student, the application shall also be accompanied by their consent to the disclosure of their personal information to — and its use by — credit reporting agencies for the purpose of the security assessment, as well as

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  • (b) evidence that they are authorized to work or study in Canada, as the case may be, and, in the case of an international student, a document from the academic institution at which they are authorized to study indicating that the work they are doing for the registered person is integral to those studies;

• (3) The temporary worker and the international student shall, on request, provide the designated official with any additional information or evidence that the designated official requires to verify the information provided under subsection (2).

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18 A registered person may apply to exempt a temporary worker, international student or visitor from registration by sending to the Minister, on a form supplied by the Minister, an application that contains

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• (b) the name, any previous names, date of birth and citizenships of the temporary worker, international student or visitor;

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• (d) a description, including the country of origin if other than Canada, of the controlled goods that the temporary worker, the international student or the visitor will examine, possess or transfer;

• (e) the expected duration of the temporary worker’s employment or of the international student’s placement with the registered person or the expected duration and purpose of the visit; and

• (f) a statement signed and dated by the designated official, stating that

  • (i) the individual for whom the exemption is being sought meets the requirements of the definition of temporary worker, international student or visitor, as the case may be,

  • (ii) in the case of a temporary worker or international student, the designated official has contacted their personal references, and

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1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

international student

international student means an individual who is authorized by a study permit or by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to engage in studies in Canada and who is not an officer, director or employee of a person registered under these Regulations. (étudiant étranger)

visitor

visitor  means an individual — other than an international student — who is not an officer, director or employee of a person registered under these Regulations and who is not

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• 21 (1) If the Minister approves an application for exemption, the Minister shall provide a certificate of exemption from registration to the registered person that sets out the period for which the exemption is valid and any conditions under which the temporary worker, the international student or the visitor concerned may examine, possess or transfer controlled goods.

• (2) The registered person shall provide the temporary worker, the international student or the visitor with a copy of the certificate.

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• (6) The registered person shall, within one business day after the day on which they receive a notice from the Minister concerning the exemption of a temporary worker, international student or visitor, provide to that individual a copy of the notice.

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