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Order Respecting the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Its Institute for Statistics — 13
13 (1) The following officials are designated under paragraph 5(1)(g) of the Act: (a) the Director-General and any other official of UNESCO who holds a position equivalent to the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, if they are Canadian citizens or permanent residents; (b) all other officials of UNESCO who are not designated under subsection 12(1). (2) Designated officials have the privileges and immunities set out in section 18 of Article V of the Convention on Privileges and Immunities to the extent that they are specified in this section. (3) Designated officials shall (a) be immune from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in their official capacity; (b) if they are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be exempt from taxation on the salaries and emoluments paid to them by UNESCO; (c) be immune, together with their spouses and relatives dependent on them, from immigration restrictions and alien registration; (d) be immune from national service obligations; (e) be given, together with their spouses and relatives dependent on them, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis as diplomatic envoys; (f) be accorded the same privileges in respect of exchange facilities as are accorded to the officials of comparable ranks forming part of diplomatic missions to the Government of Canada; and (g) have the right to import free of duty their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their post in Canada. (4) Privileges and immunities are granted to designated officials in the interests of UNESCO and not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves. (5) The Director-General has the right and the duty to waive the immunity of any designated official in any case where, in the opinion of the Director-General, the immunity would impede the course of justice and can be waived without prejudice to the interests of UNESCO.
Order Respecting the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Its Institute for Statistics — 14
14 (1) Experts who perform missions for UNESCO are designated under paragraph 5(1)(h) of the Act and have the privileges and immunities set out in Article VI of the Convention on Privileges and Immunities to the extent that they are specified in this section. (2) Designated experts performing missions for UNESCO shall be accorded such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions during the period of their missions, including the time spent on journeys in connection with their missions. In particular they shall be accorded (a) immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage; (b) in respect of words spoken or written and acts done by them in the course of the performance of their mission, immunity from legal process of every kind; (c) inviolability for all papers and documents; (d) for the purpose of their communications with UNESCO, the right to use codes and to receive papers or correspondence by courier or in sealed bags; (e) the same facilities in respect of currency or exchange restrictions as are accorded to representatives of foreign governments on temporary official missions; and (f) the same immunities and facilities in respect of their personal baggage as are accorded to diplomatic envoys. (3) The immunity from legal process described in paragraph (2)(b) continues to be enjoyed notwithstanding that the persons concerned are no longer employed on missions for UNESCO. (4) Privileges and immunities are granted to designated experts in the interests of UNESCO and not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves. (5) The Director-General has the right and the duty to waive the immunity of any designated expert in any case where, in the opinion of the Director-General, the immunity would impede the course of justice and can be waived without prejudice to the interests of UNESCO.
Order Respecting the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Its Institute for Statistics — 15
15 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — a
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, pursuant to subsection 73(1) a of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act b , hereby makes the annexed Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations . a S.C. 2001, c. 41, s. 73 b S.C. 2001, c. 17; S.C. 2001, c. 41, s. 48
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 1
1 (1) The following definitions apply in the Act and these Regulations. courier means a commercial carrier that is engaged in scheduled international transportation of shipments of goods other than goods imported or exported as mail. ( messager ) monetary instruments means the following instruments in bearer form or in such other form as title to them passes on delivery, namely, (a) securities, including stocks, bonds, debentures and treasury bills; and (b) negotiable instruments, including bank drafts, cheques, promissory notes, travellers’ cheques and money orders, other than warehouse receipts or bills of lading. For greater certainty, this definition does not apply to securities or negotiable instruments that bear restrictive endorsements or a stamp for the purposes of clearing. ( effets ) (2) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act . ( Loi ) cargo ship means a commercial vessel that is engaged in international transportation of shipments of goods other than goods imported or exported as mail. ( navire de charge ) commercial passenger conveyance means a conveyance that is used to carry passengers who have paid for passage. ( moyen de transport commercial de passagers ) conveyance means any vehicle, aircraft or water-borne craft, or other contrivance that is used to move persons, goods, currency or monetary instruments. ( moyen de transport ) cruise ship means a commercial vessel that has sleeping facilities for over 70 persons who are not crew members but does not include a vessel engaged in passenger or cargo ferry service. ( navire de croisière ) currency means coins referred to in section 7 of the Currency Act , notes issued by the Bank of Canada under the Bank of Canada Act that are intended for circulation in Canada or coins or bank notes of countries other than Canada. ( espèces ) emergency means a medical emergency, fire, flood or other disaster that threatens life, property or the environment. ( urgence ) non-commercial passenger conveyance means a conveyance that does not have aboard any person who has paid for passage and includes corporate aircraft, private aircraft and marine pleasure craft. ( moyen de transport non commercial de passagers ) transfer agent means a person or entity appointed by a corporation to maintain records of stock, debenture and bond owners, to cancel and issue certificates and to send out dividend cheques. ( agent de transfert ) SOR/2003-358, s. 25 SOR/2019-240, s. 50 2024, c. 17, s. 348
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courier means a commercial carrier that is engaged in scheduled international transportation of shipments of goods other than goods imported or exported as mail. ( messager )
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — (a)
monetary instruments means the following instruments in bearer form or in such other form as title to them passes on delivery, namely, (a) securities, including stocks, bonds, debentures and treasury bills; and (b) negotiable instruments, including bank drafts, cheques, promissory notes, travellers’ cheques and money orders, other than warehouse receipts or bills of lading. For greater certainty, this definition does not apply to securities or negotiable instruments that bear restrictive endorsements or a stamp for the purposes of clearing. ( effets )
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Act means the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act . ( Loi )
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cargo ship means a commercial vessel that is engaged in international transportation of shipments of goods other than goods imported or exported as mail. ( navire de charge )
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commercial passenger conveyance means a conveyance that is used to carry passengers who have paid for passage. ( moyen de transport commercial de passagers )
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conveyance means any vehicle, aircraft or water-borne craft, or other contrivance that is used to move persons, goods, currency or monetary instruments. ( moyen de transport )
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cruise ship means a commercial vessel that has sleeping facilities for over 70 persons who are not crew members but does not include a vessel engaged in passenger or cargo ferry service. ( navire de croisière )
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currency means coins referred to in section 7 of the Currency Act , notes issued by the Bank of Canada under the Bank of Canada Act that are intended for circulation in Canada or coins or bank notes of countries other than Canada. ( espèces )
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emergency means a medical emergency, fire, flood or other disaster that threatens life, property or the environment. ( urgence )
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non-commercial passenger conveyance means a conveyance that does not have aboard any person who has paid for passage and includes corporate aircraft, private aircraft and marine pleasure craft. ( moyen de transport non commercial de passagers )
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transfer agent means a person or entity appointed by a corporation to maintain records of stock, debenture and bond owners, to cancel and issue certificates and to send out dividend cheques. ( agent de transfert )
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 2
2 (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(1) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $10,000. (2) The amount is in Canadian dollars, or in its equivalent in a foreign currency using (a) the exchange rate that is published by the Bank of Canada for that foreign currency and that is in effect at the time of the importation or exportation; or (b) if no exchange rate is published by the Bank of Canada for that foreign currency, the exchange rate that the person or entity would use in the ordinary course of business at the time of the importation or exportation. SOR/2019-240, s. 51
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 3
3 Subject to subsections 4(3) and (3.1) and section 8, a report with respect to the importation or exportation of currency or monetary instruments shall (a) be made in writing; (b) contain the information referred to (i) in Schedule 1, in the case of a report made by the person described in paragraph 12(3)(a) of the Act, if that person is not transporting on behalf of an entity or other person, (ii) in Schedule 2, in the case of a report made by the person described in paragraph 12(3)(a) of the Act, if that person is transporting on behalf of an entity or other person, (iii) in Schedule 2, in the case of a report made by the person or entity described in paragraph 12(3)(b), (c) or (e) of the Act, and (iv) in Schedule 3, in the case of a report made by the person described in paragraph 12(3)(d) of the Act; (c) contain a declaration that the statements made in the report are true, accurate and complete; and (d) be signed and dated by the person or entity described in paragraph 12(3)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the Act, as applicable. SOR/2002-412, s. 19 SOR/2019-240, s. 53
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 3.1
3.1 For greater certainty, although items in Schedules 1 to 3 are described in the singular, a person or entity shall report all known information that falls within an item. SOR/2019-240, s. 54
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 4
ch there is a customs office, shall be submitted at the customs office located at the airport of destination shown on the air waybill, on condition that (a) the currency or monetary instruments are not removed from the aircraft at the place of arrival, other than to be transferred under customs control directly to a holding area designated as such for the purposes of the Presentation of Persons (Customs) Regulations ; and (b) if the currency or monetary instruments are transferred under customs control directly to a designated holding area, they are not removed from that area, other than to be loaded on board an aircraft for departure to the other place in Canada. SOR/2002-412, s. 20
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 5
5 Subject to section 10, a report made by an exporter with respect to the importation of currency or monetary instruments by mail shall be made by (a) including inside the mail item an importation report with respect to the currency or monetary instruments; and (b) affixing the customs declaration form required by the Universal Postal Convention , as amended from time to time, to the outside of the mail item and indicating that it contains currency or monetary instruments.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 6
6 A report made with respect to the importation of currency or monetary instruments that have been retained under section 14 of the Act shall be submitted by the person or entity to whom the notice was given at the customs office indicated on the notice.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 7
7 A report with respect to the importation of currency or monetary instruments, other than one referred to in sections 4 to 6, shall be submitted without delay at the customs office that is open for business at the time of the importation and that is nearest to the place of importation.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 8
8 In an emergency, the person in charge of a conveyance who must unload currency or monetary instruments from the conveyance before being able to make or submit an importation report in accordance with these Regulations may submit the importation report by telephone or other expedient means and, as soon as possible after that, shall make or submit a report in accordance with these Regulations.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 9
9 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), currency or monetary instruments transported by a person arriving in Canada on board a commercial passenger conveyance who has as their destination a place outside Canada are not required to be reported under subsection 12(1) of the Act, on condition that (a) the person does not disembark from the conveyance in Canada and the currency or monetary instruments are not removed from the conveyance in Canada other than to be transferred under customs control directly to a commercial passenger conveyance for departure to the place outside Canada or directly to a holding area designated as such for the purposes of the Presentation of Persons (Customs) Regulations ; and (b) if the person and currency or monetary instruments are transferred under customs control directly to a designated holding area, the person does not leave and the currency or monetary instruments are not removed from that area other than to board or be loaded on board a commercial passenger conveyance for departure to the place outside Canada. (2) Subject to subsection (3), currency or monetary instruments that are transported by courier into Canada on board a conveyance and that have as their destination a place outside Canada are not required to be reported under subsection 12(1) of the Act, on condition that (a) the currency or monetary instruments are not removed from the conveyance at the place of arrival, other than to be transferred under customs control directly to a holding area designated as such for the purposes of the Presentation of Persons (Customs) Regulations ; and (b) if the currency or monetary instruments are transferred under customs control directly to a designated holding area, they are not removed from that area, other than to be loaded on board a conveyance for departure to the place outside of Canada. (3) Currency or monetary instruments that are transported into Canada on board a cruise ship or cargo ship and that have as their destination a place outside Canada are not required to be reported under subsection 12(1) of the Act, on condition that the currency or monetary instruments are not removed from the cruise ship or cargo ship while it is in Canada. SOR/2003-358, s. 26
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 10
10 A person or entity is not required to make a report under subsection 12(1) of the Act with respect to the importation of currency or monetary instruments that are mailed from a location outside Canada to a destination outside Canada but that transit through Canada in the course of post, on condition that they will not leave the course of post until after they have left Canada.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 11
11 A report with respect to currency or monetary instruments transported by a person departing from Canada shall be submitted without delay by the person at the customs office located at the place of exportation or, if it is not open for business at the time of exportation, at the nearest customs office that is open for business at that time.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 12
12 A report required to be made by an exporter with respect to the exportation by mail of currency or monetary instruments shall be made by (a) including an exportation report inside the mail item; and (b) mailing or submitting, at or before the time when the currency or monetary instruments are mailed, a copy of the exportation report to the customs office that is located nearest to the point at which the item was mailed.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 13
13 A report made with respect to the exportation of currency or monetary instruments that have been retained under section 14 of the Act shall be submitted by the person or entity to whom the notice was given at the customs office indicated on the notice.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 14
14 A report with respect to the exportation of currency or monetary instruments, other than one referred to in sections 11 to 13, shall be submitted without delay at the customs office that is open for business at the time of exportation and that is nearest to the place of exportation.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 15
15 A person or entity is not required to make a report under subsection 12(1) of the Act with respect to the importation or exportation of currency by or on behalf of the Bank of Canada for the purposes of the distribution, processing, or testing of banknotes intended for circulation in Canada.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 15.1
15.1 A person or entity is not required to make a report under subsection 12(1) of the Act with respect to stocks, bonds and debentures imported into Canada by courier or as mail if the importer is a financial entity or a securities dealer as defined in subsection 1(2) of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations or a transfer agent. SOR/2003-358, s. 27
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 16
16 (1) For the purposes of subsection 14(1) of the Act, an officer shall give the person or entity written notice in person or, if the person is not present, shall send the notice by registered mail to the person’s latest known address. (2) For the purposes of subsection 14(2) of the Act, the notice is to be given within 60 days after the day on which the currency or monetary instruments are imported or exported, as the case may be.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 17
17 The prescribed retention period, for the purposes of subsection 14(1) of Act, is (a) in the case of importation or exportation by courier or as mail, 30 days after the day on which the retention notice is given or sent; and (b) in any other case, seven days after the day on which the retention notice is given or sent.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 18
18 For the purposes of subsection 18(2) of the Act, the prescribed amount of the penalty is equal to (a) 5% of the value of the seized currency or monetary instruments, up to a maximum of $2,500, in the case of a person or entity who (i) has not concealed the currency or monetary instruments, (ii) has made a full disclosure of the facts concerning the currency or monetary instruments on their discovery, and (iii) has no previous seizures under the Act; (b) 25% of the value of the seized currency or monetary instruments, in the case of a person or entity who (i) has concealed the currency or monetary instruments, other than by means of using a false compartment in a conveyance, or who has made a false statement with respect to the currency or monetary instruments, or (ii) has a previous seizure under the Act, other than in respect of any type of concealment or for making false statements with respect to the currency or monetary instruments; and (c) 50% of the value of the seized currency or monetary instruments, in the case of a person or entity who (i) has concealed the currency or monetary instruments by using a false compartment in a conveyance, or (ii) has a previous seizure under the Act for any type of concealment or for making a false statement with respect to the currency or monetary instruments. SOR/2023-193, s. 35
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 24
24 (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations come into force on January 6, 2003. (2) Sections 19 to 23 come into force on the day on which the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations come into force.
Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations — 43
43 Section 18 of the Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations , as it read immediately before the day on which section 35 of these Regulations comes into force, continues to apply in respect of currency or monetary instruments seized before that day.