Passenger Information Regulations (Preclearance Act)
SOR/2002-147
Registration 2002-04-11
Passenger Information Regulations (Preclearance Act)
P.C. 2002-545 2002-04-11
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 38(1)(c) of the Preclearance ActFootnote a, hereby makes the annexed Passenger Information Regulations (Preclearance Act).
Return to footnote aS.C. 1999, c. 20
Definitions
1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
- Act
Act means the Preclearance Act. (Loi)
- Agreement
Agreement means the Agreement on Air Transport Preclearance between The Government of Canada and The Government of the United States of America, signed January 18, 2001. (Accord)
- flight
flight means the segment of air travel by which a passenger of a transportation company arrives in Canada. (vol)
- passenger
passenger means a person described in section 29 of the Act. (passager)
Specified Passenger Information
2 For the purposes of sections 30 to 32 of the Act,specified passenger information means the information, in respect of a passenger, set out in column 1 of Schedules 1 and 2 that is accessible by a transportation company referred to in subsection 30(1) of the Act from the Advance Passenger Information System (“APIS”) or from the passenger’s passenger name record (“PNR”).
Coming into Force
Footnote *3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 38 of the Preclearance Act, being chapter 20 of the Statutes of Canada, 1999, comes into force.
Return to footnote *[Note: Regulations in force May 1, 2002, see SI/2002-73.]
SCHEDULE 1(Section 2)
Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) Data
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Specified Passenger Information | Corresponding Element from Annex III to the Agreement | |
| 1 | The passenger’s surname and first name and initial or initials, if any | Passenger’s Name |
| 2 | The passenger’s date of birth | Date of Birth |
| 3 | The passenger’s citizenship or nationality, or failing either of these, the country that issued travel documents to the passenger for the flight | Citizenship/nationality/ document-issuing country |
| 4 | The passenger’s gender | Gender |
| 5 | The passenger’s passport number or, if the passenger does not have a passport, the number on the travel document that identifies the passenger | Passport number/document number |
SCHEDULE 2(Section 2)
Passenger Name Record (PNR) Data
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Specified Passenger Information | Corresponding Element from Annex III to the Agreement | |
| 1 | The date on which the PNR was created | Reservation date |
| 2 | If applicable, a notation that the passenger arrived at the departure gate with a ticket but without a reservation for the flight | Go show (no reservation) |
| 3 | If applicable, the names of the travel agency and travel agent that made the travel arrangements | Travel Agency/Agent |
| 4 | The date on which the passenger’s ticket for the flight was issued | Date of issue of ticket |
| 5 | If applicable, a notation that the passenger exchanged their ticket for the flight | Exchange ticket |
| 6 | The date, if any, by which the ticket for the flight had to be paid for to avoid cancellation of the reservation, or the date, if any, on which the request for a reservation was queued from the transportation company to the ticketing office | Ticketing time/Pre-departure |
| 7 | The number assigned to the passenger’s ticket for the flight | Ticket number |
| 8 | If applicable, a notation that the passenger’s ticket for the flight is a one-way ticket | One-way tickets |
| 9 | If applicable, a notation that the passenger’s ticket for the flight is valid for one year and that it is issued for travel between specified points with no dates or flight numbers assigned | Open ticket |
| 10 | The city or country in which travel included in the PNR begins | Originating city/country |
| 11 | The itinerary cities, being all points where the passenger will embark or disembark | Itinerary cities |
| 12 | The name of the transportation company that operates the flight | Carrier (latest segment) |
| 13 | The name of the transportation companies over whose air routes all other segments of travel included in the PNR are undertaken, including, for any of those segments, the name of any transportation company other than the transportation company that issued a ticket | Carrier (all segments) |
| 14 | The code of the transportation company and the identification number for the flight | Flight number |
| 15 | The destination in the United States, being the point of turnaround, or a stopover point where the stopover is longer than four hours if the final segment is domestic and 24 hours if the final segment is international | Destination |
| 16 | The travel date for the flight | Date of travel |
| 17 | Any seat assignment on the flight that was selected for the passenger prior to departure | Seat assignment |
| 18 | The number of pieces of baggage checked by the passenger to be carried in the cargo compartment of the aircraft on the flight | Number of checked bags |
| 19 | The baggage tag numbers | Baggage tag number |
| 20 | The class of service in respect of the flight | Class of service |
| 21 | Any stated seat request in respect of the flight | Seating preference |
| 22 | The PNR number | Record locator number |
| 23 | The phone numbers of the passenger and, if applicable, the phone number of the travel agency that made the travel arrangements | Phone numbers |
| 24 | The address of the passenger and, if applicable, of the travel agency that made the travel arrangements | Addresses |
| 25 | The manner in which the ticket was paid for | Form of payment |
| 26 | If applicable, a notation that the ticket was paid for by a person other than the passenger | Paid by another |
| 27 | If applicable, a notation that there are gaps in the itinerary included in the PNR that necessitate travel by an undetermined method | Gaps in itinerary |
| 28 | Routing information in respect of the travel included in the PNR, being the departure and arrival points, transportation company codes, stops and surface segments | Routing information |
| 29 | If applicable, a notation that the ticket is in electronic form and stored electronically in the reservation system of the transportation company | Electronic ticket information |
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