Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Advance passenger information

• 269 (1) On the request of an officer, a commercial transporter must provide on departure of their commercial vehicle from the last point of embarkation before arriving in Canada the following information in writing on each person carried:

  • (a) their surname, first name and initial or initials of any middle names;

  • (b) their date of birth;

  • (c) the country that issued them a passport or travel document or, if they do not have a passport or travel document, their citizenship or nationality;

  • (d) their gender;

  • (e) their passport number or, if they do not have a passport, the number on the travel document that identifies them; and

  • (f) their reservation record locator or file number.

• Marginal note:Passenger reservation information

  (2) At any time after a commercial transporter undertakes to carry a passenger to Canada, the commercial transporter must provide an officer access to its reservation system or, on the request of an officer, provide in writing all reservation information held by the commercial transporter on passengers to be carried to Canada.