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Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations

Version of section 78 from 2010-10-21 to 2019-12-08:


Marginal note:Permit for transit or transhipment

  •  (1) Subject to subsection (2), after examining the information and documents required under sections 11 and 77, the Minister must issue a permit for transit or transhipment that contains the following information:

    • (a) the name, address and telephone number of the exporter in the country of export;

    • (b) the name, address and telephone number of the person who is responsible for the targeted substance while it is in Canada;

    • (c) the specified name, quantity, purity and strength per unit of the targeted substance;

    • (d) the countries of export and final destination and the numbers and expiry dates of the export and import permits issued by a competent authority in each of those countries;

    • (e) the expected date of the transit or transhipment in Canada;

    • (f) the names of the Canadian ports of entry and exit;

    • (g) each mode of transportation that is to be used for the targeted substance while in Canada;

    • (h) in the case of a transhipment, the address, if applicable, of every place in Canada at which the targeted substance may be stored during the transhipment and the duration of each storage; and

    • (i) the dates of issuance and expiry of the permit.

  • Marginal note:Refusal to issue a permit

    (2) The Minister must refuse to issue a permit for transit or transhipment if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that

    • (a) the issuance of the permit

      • (i) would not be in conformity with an international obligation,

      • (ii) would be in contravention of the Act, the regulations, another Act of Parliament, or a law of the country of export, of the country of final destination or of a country of transit or transhipment, or

      • (iii) would likely create a risk to security, public health or safety, including the risk of the targeted substance being diverted to an illicit market or use; or

    • (b) the import permit issued by a competent authority in the country of final destination has expired or has been suspended or revoked.

  • SOR/2010-223, ss. 38(E), 43(F)

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