Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Customs Act . ( Loi ) authorization means an authorization, issued by the Minister under section 11.1 of the Act, for a person to present themself in an alternative manner. ( autorisation ) authorized person means a person to whom the Minister has issued an authorization. ( personne autorisée ) commercial driver means a person who operates a commercial highway conveyance. ( routier ) commercial goods means goods imported into Canada for sale or for any commercial, industrial, occupational, institutional or other like use. ( marchandises commerciales ) commercial highway conveyance means a conveyance designed for hauling freight on highways. ( moyen de transport routier commercial ) commercial passenger conveyance means a conveyance that is used to carry passengers who have paid for passage. ( moyen de transport commercial de passagers ) common-law partner means, in relation to a person, an individual who has cohabited with the person in a conjugal relationship for a period of at least one year. ( conjoint de fait ) corporate aircraft means an aircraft that is used for purposes related to the business affairs of a person, that does not carry passengers who have paid for passage and that has aboard on its arrival in Canada no more than 15 persons, including the crew. ( aéronef d’affaires ) designated customs office means a customs office designated under section 5 of the Act as a customs office where a person may present themself pursuant to section 11 of the Act, or in an alternative manner if the person is so authorized. ( bureau de douane établi ) designated holding area means an area designated by the President for the use of persons arriving in Canada who are in transit to another place in Canada or to a place outside Canada. ( zone d’attente désignée ) family member means, in relation to a person who is serving as a member of the Canadian or American armed forces in a foreign country or at a Canadian or American diplomatic mission or consular post in a foreign country, a spouse, common-law partner or dependent who is identified as such in the document confirming the mission or post. ( membre de la famille ) marine pleasure craft means a vessel, however propelled, other than a seaplane or other similar conveyance, that is used exclusively for pleasure and that does not carry passengers who have paid for passage. ( embarcation de plaisance ) non-commercial passenger conveyance means a conveyance that does not carry passengers who have paid for passage, and includes corporate aircraft, private aircraft and marine pleasure craft. ( moyen de transport non commercial de passagers ) parent in respect of a child, means a parent who, by operation of law, by virtue of a written agreement or under a court order, has custody or parental authority over the child. ( parent ) permanent resident of Canada means a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act . ( résident permanent du Canada ) private aircraft means an aircraft other than a corporate aircraft that does not carry passengers who have paid for passage and that has aboard on its arrival in Canada no more than 15 persons, including the crew. ( aéronef privé ) SOR/2005-385, s. 3; SOR/2006-154, s. 1; SOR/2008-24, s. 1; SOR/2015-83, ss. 1, 3, 11