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Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations — 7
Duty to disclose 7 (1) Every person in Canada, every Canadian outside Canada and every entity set out in section 6 must disclose without delay to the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or to the Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (a) the existence of property in their possession or control that they have reason to believe is owned — or held or controlled, directly or indirectly — by a listed person; and (b) any information about a transaction or proposed transaction in respect of property referred to in paragraph (a). Immunity (2) No proceedings under the Special Economic Measures Act and no civil proceedings lie against a person for a disclosure made in good faith under subsection (1).
Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations — 8
Removal from list 8 (1) A listed person may apply to the Minister in writing to have their name removed from the schedule. Reasonable grounds (2) On receipt of an application, the Minister must decide whether there are reasonable grounds to recommend the removal to the Governor in Council.
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New application 9 If there has been a material change in circumstances since the last application was submitted, a listed person may submit another application under section 8 .
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Mistaken identity 10 (1) A person whose name is the same as or similar to the name of a listed person and who claims not to be that person may apply to the Minister in writing for a certificate stating that they are not that listed person. Determination by Minister (2) Within 30 days after the day on which the Minister receives the application, the Minister must (a) if it is established that the applicant is not the listed person, issue the certificate; or (b) if it is not so established, provide notice to the applicant of the determination.
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Application 11 For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act , these Regulations apply according to their terms before they are published in the Canada Gazette .
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Registration 12 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
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3 For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act , these Regulations apply according to their terms before they are published in the Canada Gazette .
China Surtax Order (2024) — a
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, makes the annexed China Surtax Order (2024) under subsection 53(2) a and paragraph 79(a) b of the Customs Tariff c . a S.C. 2020, c. 1, s. 191(1) b S.C. 2012, c. 26, s. 63(4) c S.C. 1997, c. 36
China Surtax Order (2024) — 1
Goods that originate in China 1 For the purposes of this Order, the determination of whether goods originate in China is to be made in accordance with section 3 of the Determination of Country of Origin for the Purpose of Marking Goods (Non-CUSMA Countries) Regulations . SOR/2026-33, s. 1
China Surtax Order (2024) — 2
Non-application — goods in transit 2 This Order does not apply to goods that were in transit to Canada on October 22, 2024. SOR/2024-202, s. 1 SOR/2026-33, s. 1
China Surtax Order (2024) — 3.1
25% surtax 3.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the following goods that originate in China are subject to a surtax in the amount of 25% of their value for duty determined in accordance with sections 47 to 55 of the Customs Act : (a) goods that are classified under a tariff item set out in Schedule 2; and (b) goods that are classified under a tariff item of Chapter 99 of the List of Tariff Provisions and that are otherwise classifiable under a tariff item set out in Schedule 2. Exceptions (2) The following goods are not subject to the surtax: (a) goods referred to in paragraph (1)(b) that are imported temporarily for repair or reimported after being exported for repair; and (b) goods that are classified under a tariff item of Chapter 98 of the List of Tariff Provisions, even if the goods are otherwise classifiable under a tariff item set out in Schedule 2. SOR/2024-202, s. 1 SOR/2026-33, s. 2
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Coming into force 4 This Order comes into force on October 1, 2024, but if it is registered after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order — a
Whereas the Spotted Gar ( Lepisosteus oculatus ) is a wildlife species that is listed as an endangered species in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act a ; a S.C. 2002, c. 29
Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order — Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order
Whereas the recovery strategy that identified the critical habitat of that species has been included in the Species at Risk Public Registry;
Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order — b
Whereas a portion of the critical habitat of that species is in a place referred to in subsection 58(2) b of that Act and, under subsection 58(5) of that Act, that portion must be excluded from the annexed Order; b S.C. 2015, c. 10, s. 60
Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order — Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order
And whereas, under subsection 58(5) of that Act, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has consulted with the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency, namely the Minister of the Environment, with respect to the annexed Order;
Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order — Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order
Therefore, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans makes the annexed Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order under subsection 58(4) and paragraph 58(5)(a) of the Species at Risk Act a .
Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order — 1
Application 1 Subsection 58(1) of the Species at Risk Act applies to the critical habitat of the Spotted Gar ( Lepisosteus oculatus ) — which is identified in the recovery strategy for that species that is included in the Species at Risk Public Registry — other than the portion of that critical habitat that is in a place referred to in subsection 58(2) of that Act.
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2 The Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order 1 is repealed. 1 SOR/2017-264
Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order — 3
Registration 3 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations — a
Whereas, under section 118 of the Firearms Act a , the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness had the proposed Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations laid before each House of Parliament at least 30 sitting days before the date of this Order; a S.C. 1995, c. 39
Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations — b
Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, makes the annexed Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations under paragraph 117(i) b of the Firearms Act a . b S.C. 2023, c. 32, s. 45(1.1)
Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations — 1
Definition of specified device 1 (1) In these Regulations, specified device means a prohibited device referred to in item 4 of Part 4 of the schedule to the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted . Other words and expressions (2) Unless the context otherwise requires, all other words and expressions used in these Regulations have the same meaning as in the Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations . SOR/2025-209, s. 1
Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations — 2
Shipment of specified firearms — 2020 order 2 (1) Despite section 15 of the Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations , a business that is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(a) or (b) of the Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2020) may ship, during the period set out in subsection 2(3) of that Order, a specified firearm , as defined in section 1 of that Order, to a person located in Canada by posting it if (a) the business has entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada regarding the destruction of the specified firearm; (b) the addressee is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(g) of that Order; (c) the specified firearm is posted using the most secure means of transmission by post that includes the requirement to obtain a signature on delivery; and (d) the specified firearm is (i) unloaded, (ii) rendered inoperable by means of a secure locking device, and (iii) packaged in a container that (A) is made of an opaque material and is of such strength, construction and nature that it cannot readily be broken open or into or accidentally opened during transportation, (B) does not contain any ammunition or prohibited ammunition, and (C) does not have any markings on its exterior that could indicate that it contains a weapon, a prohibited device or ammunition. Exception (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prohibited firearm referred to in item 2-2 of A Guide to Canada’s Export Control List , published by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, as amended from time to time, as adapted by paragraph 3(2)(a) of the schedule to the Defence Production Act . SOR/2025-209, s. 2
Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations — 2.1
Shipment of specified firearms — 2024 order 2.1 (1) Despite section 15 of the Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations , a business that is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(a) or (b) of the Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2024) may ship, during the period set out in subsection 2(3) of that Order, a specified firearm , as defined in section 1 of that Order, to a person located in Canada by posting it if (a) the business has entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada regarding the destruction of the specified firearm; (b) the addressee is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(e) of that Order; (c) the specified firearm is posted using the most secure means of transmission by post that includes the requirement to obtain a signature on delivery; and (d) the specified firearm is (i) unloaded, (ii) rendered inoperable by means of a secure locking device, and (iii) packaged in a container that (A) is made of an opaque material and is of such strength, construction and nature that it cannot readily be broken open or into or accidentally opened during transportation, (B) does not contain any ammunition or prohibited ammunition, and (C) does not have any markings on its exterior that could indicate that it contains a weapon, a prohibited device or ammunition. Exception (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prohibited firearm referred to in item 2-2 of A Guide to Canada’s Export Control List , published by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, as amended from time to time, as adapted by paragraph 3(2)(a) of the schedule to the Defence Production Act . SOR/2025-209, s. 3
Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations — 2.2
Shipment of specified firearms — 2025 order 2.2 (1) Despite section 15 of the Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations , a business that is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(a) or (b) of the Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2025) may ship, during the period set out in subsection 2(3) of that Order, a specified firearm , as defined in section 1 of that Order, to a person located in Canada by posting it if (a) the business has entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada regarding the destruction of the specified firearm; (b) the addressee is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(e) of that Order; (c) the specified firearm is posted using the most secure means of transmission by post that includes the requirement to obtain a signature on delivery; and (d) the specified firearm is (i) unloaded, (ii) rendered inoperable by means of a secure locking device, and (iii) packaged in a container that (A) is made of an opaque material and is of such strength, construction and nature that it cannot readily be broken open or into or accidentally opened during transportation, (B) does not contain any ammunition or prohibited ammunition, and (C) does not have any markings on its exterior that could indicate that it contains a weapon, a prohibited device or ammunition. Exception (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prohibited firearm referred to in item 2-2 of A Guide to Canada’s Export Control List , published by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, as amended from time to time, as adapted by paragraph 3(2)(a) of the schedule to the Defence Production Act . SOR/2025-209, s. 3
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Shipment of specified devices 3 A business that is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(c) of the Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2020) may ship, during the period set out in subsection 2(3) of that Order, a specified device to a person located in Canada by posting it if (a) the business has entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada regarding the destruction of the specified device; (b) the addressee is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(g) of that Order; (c) the specified device is posted using the most secure means of transmission by post that includes the requirement to obtain a signature on delivery; and (d) the specified device is packaged in a container that (i) does not contain any ammunition or prohibited ammunition, and (ii) does not have any markings on its exterior that could indicate that it contains a weapon, a prohibited device or ammunition.
Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations — 4
Transmission by post 4 The Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations do not apply to the storage and transportation of a firearm or specified device that is shipped in accordance with these Regulations while it is in the course of transmission by post within Canada, from the time the firearm or specified device is posted to the time it is delivered to the addressee, within the meaning of subsection 2(2) of the Canada Post Corporation Act , or returned to the sender. SOR/2025-209, s. 4
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Coming into force 5 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order — a
Whereas the White Sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus ) Nechako River population is a wildlife species that is listed as an endangered species in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act a ; a S.C. 2002, c. 29
Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order — Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order
Whereas the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency, namely the Minister of the Environment, and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans have together prepared a recovery strategy that identified the critical habitat of that species and that recovery strategy has been included in the Species at Risk Public Registry;
Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order — b
And whereas a portion of the critical habitat of that species is in a place referred to in subsection 58(2) b of that Act and, under subsection 58(5) of that Act, that portion must be excluded from the annexed Order; b S.C. 2015, c. 10, s. 60
Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order — Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order
Therefore, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans make the annexed Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order under subsections 58(4) and (5) of the Species at Risk Act a .
Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order — 1
Application 1 Subsection 58(1) of the Species at Risk Act applies to the critical habitat of the White Sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus ) Nechako River population — which is identified in the recovery strategy for that species that is included in the Species at Risk Public Registry — other than the portion of that critical habitat that is in a place referred to in subsection 58(2) of that Act, more specifically, that is in the Nechako River Bird Sanctuary as described in Part IX of the schedule to the Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations .
Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order — 2
2 The Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus ) Nechako River Population Order 1 is repealed. 1 SOR/2016-84
Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order — 3
Registration 3 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
Tents Regulations — a
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, makes the annexed Tents Regulations under section 37 a of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act b . a S.C. 2016, c. 9, s. 67 b S.C. 2010, c. 21
Tents Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. components and accessories means items that are intended to be used with a tent, such as side panels, curtains, footprints, flies and gear lofts, whether they are sold with the tent or separately, but does not include the following: (a) packaging such as bags for tents, poles or stakes; (b) threads, zippers, ropes, hook and loop fasteners and webbing; (c) labels and logos with a surface area of less than or equal to 1 000 cm 2 , calculated in a manner set out in Annex A of the safety standard; and (d) fabric and other pliable material with a surface area less than or equal to 1 000 cm 2 . ( composants et accessoires ) safety standard means the Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020, entitled Flammability and labelling requirements for tents , as amended from time to time. ( norme de sécurité ) tent means a structure that meets the following conditions: (a) it is portable; (b) it is intended to shelter persons from outdoor environmental elements such as precipitation, sun, wind or insects; (c) it is made, in whole or in part, of fabric or other pliable material; (d) it has a top; (e) it has at least one side that constrains egress; and (f) it is not subject to the National Building Code of Canada 2020 , published by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, National Research Council of Canada. ( tente ) Reference in the safety standard (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a reference to “tent” in the safety standard has the same meaning as in subsection (1).
Tents Regulations — (a)
components and accessories means items that are intended to be used with a tent, such as side panels, curtains, footprints, flies and gear lofts, whether they are sold with the tent or separately, but does not include the following: (a) packaging such as bags for tents, poles or stakes; (b) threads, zippers, ropes, hook and loop fasteners and webbing; (c) labels and logos with a surface area of less than or equal to 1 000 cm 2 , calculated in a manner set out in Annex A of the safety standard; and (d) fabric and other pliable material with a surface area less than or equal to 1 000 cm 2 . ( composants et accessoires )
Tents Regulations — Tents Regulations
safety standard means the Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020, entitled Flammability and labelling requirements for tents , as amended from time to time. ( norme de sécurité )
Tents Regulations — (a)
tent means a structure that meets the following conditions: (a) it is portable; (b) it is intended to shelter persons from outdoor environmental elements such as precipitation, sun, wind or insects; (c) it is made, in whole or in part, of fabric or other pliable material; (d) it has a top; (e) it has at least one side that constrains egress; and (f) it is not subject to the National Building Code of Canada 2020 , published by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, National Research Council of Canada. ( tente )
Tents Regulations — 2
Performance and testing requirements 2 (1) When tested in accordance with the safety standard, fabric and other pliable material of a tent or of its components and accessories must meet the requirements set out in section 5.2.1 of the safety standard. Flooring materials (2) When tested in accordance with the safety standard, flooring materials of a tent, as defined in section 4.3 of the safety standard, that do not meet the requirements set out in section 5.2.1 of that standard must meet the requirements set out in section 5.3.1 of that standard.
Tents Regulations — 3
Labelling requirements 3 (1) A tent must meet the labelling requirements set out in section 6 of the safety standard. Children’s tent (2) For the purposes of this section, a reference to “children’s tent” in the safety standard means a tent that is intended to be used by a child under 14 years of age and that is not intended to be used with a cooking or heating device. Appliance (3) For the purposes of this section, a reference to “appliance” in the safety standard means a cooking or heating device.
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Compliance period 4 Despite sections 2 and 3 , a tent that meets a requirement referred to in those sections, as it read immediately before the day on which a new version of the safety standard is published, may continue to meet that requirement: (a) in the case of the manufacture or import of the tent, for a period of one year that begins on that day; and (b) in the case of the advertisement or sale of the tent, for a period of two years that begins on that day.
Tents Regulations — 8
Consumer products deemed to meet applicable requirements 8 A consumer product referred to in the Tents Regulations or the Toys Regulations , as those Regulations read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force, that, immediately before that day, met the applicable requirements for that consumer product is deemed to meet the applicable requirements for that consumer product under these Regulations for a period of two years, beginning on the day on which this section comes into force.
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9 The Tents Regulations 3 are repealed. 3 SOR/2016-185
Tents Regulations — 10
Publication 10 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette , Part II.
Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency Proclamation — Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency Proclamation
Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.