Explosives Regulations, 2013

Marginal note:Import, export or transport in transit

45 A person may import, export or transport in transit an Footnote ^*explosive set out in the table to this section without a permit if the following conditions are met:

• (a) the explosive is imported, exported or transported in transit for personal use and not for commercial purposes;

• (b) the explosive enters or leaves Canada with the person importing or exporting it or, if the explosive is transported in transit, it remains with the person transporting it at all times; and

• (c) in the case of Footnote ^*small arms cartridges, the cartridges do not include a tracer, incendiary or similar military component or device (for example, an armour-piercing projectile); and

• (d) the quantity of the explosive being imported, exported or transported in transit is not more than the quantity set out in the table.

  	Column 1	Column 2
  Item	Explosive	Quantity
  1	Model rocket motors that each have a maximum total impulse of 40 newton-seconds (NFPA alpha designations A to E, as indicated on the motor or its packaging)	6
  2	Avalanche airbag systems	3
  3	Footnote for TABLE *Small arms cartridges	5 000
  4	Percussion caps (primers) for small arms cartridges	5 000
  5	Empty primed small arms cartridge cases	5 000
  6	Black powder and hazard category PE 1 black powder substitutes	8 kg, in containers of 500 g or less
  7	Smokeless powder and hazard category PE 3 black powder substitutes	8 kg, in containers of 4 kg or less

• Return to footnote ^*Terms preceded by an asterisk are defined in section 6.