Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations

10 (1) Before a licence is issued or renewed, the customs broker shall, in respect of the licence to be issued or renewed, deposit security with the chief officer of customs in the amount of $50,000 to protect the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency against loss while the licence or renewal thereof is in effect.

(2) The security deposited under subsection (1) shall be in the form of

• (a) cash;

• (b) a certified cheque;

• (c) a transferable bond issued by the Government of Canada; or

• (d) a bond issued by

  • (i) a company that is registered and holds a certificate of registry to carry on the fidelity or surety class of insurance business and that is approved by the President of the Treasury Board as a company whose bonds may be accepted by the Government of Canada,

  • (ii) a member of the Canadian Payments Association referred to in section 4 of the Canadian Payments Association Act,

  • (iii) a corporation that accepts deposits insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Régie de l’assurance-dépôts du Québec to the maximum amounts permitted by the statutes under which those institutions were established,

  • (iv) a credit union as defined in subsection 137(6) of the Income Tax Act, or

  • (v) a corporation that accepts deposits from the public, if repayment of the deposits is guaranteed by Her Majesty in right of a province.