State Immunity Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. S-18)

Marginal note:Certificate is conclusive evidence

• 14 (1) A certificate issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, or on his behalf by a person authorized by him, with respect to any of the following questions, namely,

  • (a) whether a country is a foreign state for the purposes of this Act,

  • (b) whether a particular area or territory of a foreign state is a political subdivision of that state, or

  • (c) whether a person or persons are to be regarded as the head or government of a foreign state or of a political subdivision of the foreign state,

  is admissible in evidence as conclusive proof of any matter stated in the certificate with respect to that question, without proof of the signature of the Minister of Foreign Affairs or other person or of that other person’s authorization by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (2) A certificate issued by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, or on his behalf by a person designated by him pursuant to subsection 9(2), with respect to service of an originating or other document on a foreign state in accordance with that subsection is admissible in evidence as conclusive proof of any matter stated in the certificate with respect to that service, without proof of the signature of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs or other person or of that other person’s authorization by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.