G/MA/QR/N/CAN/5  
 
5 October 2022  
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
CANADA  
The following communication, dated 30 September 2022 is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  Canada  
B. Date of notification :  30 September 2022  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/CAN/4 , 
G/MA/QR/N/CAN/4/Add.1  and G/MA/QR/N/CAN/4/ Add.2 
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in (doc symbol)  which are of the following 
nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2022–2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30/09/2022 
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
G. Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.  
 
 
 
* In English  and French only.  
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- 2 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
QR 
No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Prohibition on the 
importation of 
white phosphorus 
matches  P 3605.00.00  ex White 
phosphorus 
matches  Article XX (b)  of the GATT  
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre -1 January 
1998 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum  D9-1-13 
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-13-eng.html  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00.  
2 Conditional 
prohibit ion on the 
importation of 
used or second -
hand motor 
vehicles  CP 7204.49.11  
8702 ex 
8703 ex 
8704 ex 
8708.99.99  Used or second -
hand motor 
vehicles  Article XX (b)  of the GATT  
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Customs Tariff  
 
Motor Vehicle Safety 
Act (S.C. 1993, c. 
16) 
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng
/acts/m -10.01/  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre -1 January 
1998 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum  D9-1-11 
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-11-eng.html  
 
Other than used or second -hand 
motor vehicles imported for use in 
commercial transportation, by a 
settler for personal use, personal 
or official use of representatives of 
foreign countries, forfeited or 
confiscated for an offense under 
customs laws, left by bequest, or 
impor ted from the US  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00  
3 Conditional 
prohibit ion on the 
importation of 
used or second -
hand mattresses 
or materials 
therefrom  CP 9404.21 ex 
9404.2 9ex Used or second -
hand mattresses 
and materials 
therefrom  Article XX (b)  of the GATT  
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre -1 January 
1998 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum  D9-1-7 
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-7-eng.html  
 
Second -hand mattresses can be 
imported, provided it is by a 
member of the Canadian Armed 
Forces, a Government of Canada 
employee, a former resident  
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- 3 - QR 
No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
returning to Canada, a settler for 
personal use, the property of a 
deceased resident of Canada, or 
consigned  by a foreign military.  
 
Materials from used and second 
hand mattresses can also be 
imported once fumigated 
according to necessary regulations  
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00  
4 Prohibi tion on the  
importation of 
base or 
counterfeit coins  P 7118.90.00  Base or 
counterfeit coins  Article XX(d)  of the GATT  
measures necessary to secure 
compliance with laws or 
regulations which are not 
inconsistent with the provisions 
of GATT  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre -1 January 
1998 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum  D9-1-3 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-3-eng.html  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00  
5 Prohibit ion on the 
importation or 
exportation of 
copies of certain  
copyrighted works  P, P-X Various  Copes of a work 
without the 
consent of the 
owner of the 
copyright in the 
country where 
they were made ; 
or, if they would 
infringe copyright 
had they been 
made in Canada  Article XX(d)  of the GATT  
measures necessary to secure 
compliance with laws or 
regulations which are not 
inconsistent with the provisions 
of GATT  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force:  pre-1 January 
1998 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum  D19-4-3 
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -4-3-eng.html  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00   
  G/MA/QR/N/CAN/ 5 
 
- 4 - QR 
No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
6 Prohibition on the 
importation or 
exportation of 
certain 
trademarked 
works  P, P-X Various  If the goods or 
their labels or 
packaging bear a 
trademark – 
without the 
consent of the 
owner of a 
registered 
trademark for 
such goods - that 
is identical to, or 
that cannot be 
distinguished in 
its essential 
aspects from a 
registered 
trademark  Article XX(d) of the GATT  
measures necessary  to secure 
compliance with laws or 
regulations which are not 
inconsistent with the provisions 
of GATT  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre -1 January 
1988 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum  D19-4-3 
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -4-3-eng.html  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00  
7 Prohibition on the 
importation or 
exportation of 
certain 
geographical 
indications  P, P-X Various  Wines or spirits 
and certain 
agriculture 
products and 
foods shall note 
be imported or 
exported if th eir 
labels or 
packaging bear a 
protected 
geographical 
indication and the 
product does not 
originate in the 
territory indicated 
or were not 
produced or 
manuf actured in 
accordance with 
the law applicable 
in the territory  Article XX(d) of the GATT  
measures necessary to secure 
compliance with laws or 
regulations which are not 
inconsistent with the provisions 
of GATT  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre-1 January 
1988 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum  D19-4-3 
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -4-3-eng.html  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.0 0.00  
  G/MA/QR/N/CAN/ 5 
 
- 5 - QR 
No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
8 Prohibition on the 
importation of 
goods produced 
using prison 
labour  P Various  Goods 
manufactured or 
produced wholly 
or in part by 
prison labour  Article XX (e) of the GATT  
measures relating to the 
products of prison labour  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre -1January 
1998 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum  D9-1-6 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-6-eng.html  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00  
9 Prohibition on the 
importation of 
smoke screen 
apparatus  P Various , including 
9897.00.00  Smoke screen 
apparatus for use 
on motor vehicles 
or on vessels of 
Chapter 89  Article XX (b) of the GATT  
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre-1 January 
1998 Administered by CBSA  
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/trade -
commerce/tariff -tarif/2013/01 -
99/ch98 -2013-eng.pdf  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00  
10 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
importation of 
certain used 
aircraft  CP 88.02ex  Used or second 
hand aircraft  Article XX (b) of the GATT  
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre-1 January 
1998 Administered by CBSA  
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/trade -
commerce/tariff -tarif/2013/01 -
99/ch98 -2013-eng.pdf  
 
Other than the importation of used 
or second -hand aircraft imported 
under certain circumstances, 
including:  
imported from the US, for military 
purposes, forfeited or confiscated 
for an offense under customs laws, 
temporarily imported by a person 
who is not a resident of Canada for 
use by that person in Canada, for 
the use of the Governor General, 
property of a foreign country and 
is to remain property of a foreign 
country for the use of nationals of 
designated countries employed in 
defence establishments of those 
countries in Canada   
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- 6 - QR 
No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.0 0.00 
11 Prohibition on the 
importation of 
goods associated 
with a false 
description of that 
good's 
geographical 
origin or 
Trademark  P Various  Any goods, in 
association with 
which there is 
used any 
description that is 
false in a material 
respect as to the 
geographical 
origin of the 
goods, or the 
importation of 
which is 
prohibited by an 
order made 
under the Trade -
marks Act  Article XX(d) of the GATT  
measures necessary to secure 
compliance with laws or 
regulations which are not 
inconsistent with the provis ions 
of GATT  
 
The Agreement on Trade -
Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights  (TRIPS)  
Article 22; and Section 4  Customs Tariff  
 
Trade -marks Act 
s.7(d)(ii) and s.53  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre-1 January 
1998 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum D9 -1-9 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-9-eng.html  
 
http://www .cbsa-
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-9-eng.html  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00  
12 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
importation and 
exportation of 
firearms, weapons 
and devices  CP, CP -X Various , including 
9898.00.00  Firearms, 
prohibited 
weapons, 
restricted 
weapons, 
prohibited 
devices, 
prohibited 
ammunition and 
components or 
parts designed 
exclusively for 
use in the 
manufacture of or 
assembly into 
automatic 
firearms  Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to prot ect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
 
Convention on the Prohibition of 
the Development, Production 
and Stockpiling of 
Bacteriological (Biological) and 
Toxin Weapons and on their 
Destruction  
 
Convention on the Prohibition of 
the Development, Production, 
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
Weapons and on their 
Destruction  
 
The Wassenaar Arrangement 
on Export Controls for Customs Tariff  
 
Criminal Code Sec. 
91, 104  
 
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/c -46/ 
 
Export and Import 
Permits Act Sec. 5, 
14, 24 and 25  
 
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/e -19/ in force 
1985; last amended 
2021 
 
Firearms Act Sec. 35, 
36 and 97  Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum  D19-13-2 
http://cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -13-2-eng.pdf  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9898.00.00  
 
Exceptions:  
Plastic knuckles , D-guard knives, 
Centrifugal rigid batons, 
Collapsible batons (telescopic 
batons, police -style batons), 
Slapjack/blackjack/slappers,  
Aerosol or similar dispensers that 
contain substances capable of 
repelling or subduing animals if: 
(i) The label of the container 
indicates specifically that it is for 
use against animals only; and (ii)  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Conventional Arms and Dual -
Use Goods and Technologies   
 
Trade restrictions as a result of 
UN Security Council resolu tions.  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/f -11.6/  
in force 1995; last 
amended 2021  The provisions of the Pest Control 
Products Act are met, Air gun or 
BB/pellet gun that resembles a 
real make and model of a firearm 
if it is an "unregulated" firearm , 
disabled or deactivated firearm 
since it is not a replica firearm as it 
was originally inte nded to be a 
firearm, and not simply to 
resemble one, finally, with the 
exception of replica frames and 
receivers, most parts intended for 
replica firearms will generally, be 
admissible  (further description of 
exceptions can be found through 
link above)  
13 Prohibition on the 
importation of 
obscene materials 
and hate 
propaganda 
(including sedi tion 
and treason)  P Various  Representations 
that are deemed 
obscene under 
subsection 
163(8) of the 
Criminal Code, 
that constitute 
hate or terrorist 
propaganda, or 
are of a 
treasonable or 
seditious 
character.  Article XX (a) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
public morals  
 
Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Customs Tariff  
 
Criminal Code  
Sec. 46, 59 -60, 
163(8), 163.1, 
320(8), 83.222(8)  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/c -46/ 
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre-1 January 
1998 Administered by CBSA 
Memorandum D9 -1-1 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-1-eng.html  
 
Memorandum D9 -1-15 
http://www.cb sa-
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-15-eng.html  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9899.00.00   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
14 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
exportation of 
rough diamonds  CP -X 7102.10  
7102.21  
7102.31  Rough diamonds  Kimberle y Process Certification 
Scheme  
Kimberley Process Certification 
Scheme – Extension of waiver 
grant by WTO on 22 June 2018 
(WT/L/1039 and 
WT/G/C/W/753 ) until  31 
December 2024.  Export and Import of 
Rough Diamonds Act  
 
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng
/acts/E -18.5/  
in force 2002; last 
amended 2021  Administered by Natural 
Resources Canada  
 
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mining -
materials/resources/kimberley -
process -rough -diamonds/process -
export -rough -diamonds/8224  
 
All rough diamonds exports must 
be accompanied by a valid 
Canadian issued Kimberley 
Process certificate.  
15 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
import ation or 
export ation of 
shark fins or parts 
of shark fins that 
are not attached 
to a shark carcass  CP, CP -X 0302.92.00  
 
 
0303.92.00  
 
 
0305.71.00  
 
 
1604.18.00  Shark fins 
(fresh)  
 
Shark fins 
(frozen)  
 
Shark fins (dried, 
salted, smoked)  
 
Shark fins 
(prepared)  Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Fisheries Act, s. 32  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/f -14/page -
6.html#docCont  
in force 1985, last 
amended 2019  
 
An Act to Amend the 
Fisheries Act and 
other Acts in 
Consequence, s. 32  
https://www.parl.ca/
Content/Bills/421/Go
vernment/C -68/C-
68_4/C -68_4.PDF  
Date of entry into 
force: 21 June 2019  Administered by the Department 
of Fisheries and Oceans  
https://www.dfo -
mpo.gc.ca/campaign -
campagne/fisheries -act-loi-sur-
les-peches/index -eng.html   
 
Import or export may be 
authorized under s. 32.1(2) f or 
specified research purposes.  
16 Conditional 
prohibition  on the 
importation of 
species that could 
be injurious to 
Canadian 
ecosystems  CP 0106.19.00  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Specimens of the 
raccoon dog  
Specimens of the 
mongoose family 
(Herpestidae, 
Eupleridae)  
 Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre-1 January 
1998 
 
Wild Animal and Plant 
Trade Regulation 
(WAPTR) 1996  Administered by Environment and 
Climate Change Canada  
 
CBSA Memorandum D19-7-1 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -7-1-eng.html  
  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
0106.39.00  
 
 
 
0106.90.00  Specimens of the 
Starling family 
(Sturnidae)  
 
Specimens of the 
salamander 
family (Caudata)  https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
regulations/SOR -96-
263/ 
in force 1996; last 
amended 2020  https://www.canada.ca/en/enviro
nment -climate -
change/services/convention -
international -trade-endangered -
species/import -species -harmful -
ecosystems.html  
 
Some products qualify as  
exceptions only with a permit , 
whereas others do not require a 
permit for exemption.  For products 
which qualify as either of the 
abovementioned categories, see 
first link above.  
17 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
importation of live 
non-game birds 
and certain parts 
of wild birds  CP 0106.31  
0106.32  
 
0106.33  
0106.39  Live non -game 
birds 
 
Certain parts of 
wild birds  Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health;  
 
Convention on International 
Trade in Endangered Species of 
Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)  
 
Migratory Birds Regulations 
(MBR) under the Migratory Birds 
Convention  Act (MBCA)  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into 
force: pre-1 January 
1998 
 
Wild Animal and Plant 
Protection and 
Regulation of 
International and 
Interprovincial Trade 
Act (WAPPRIITA)  
https://lois -
laws.justice.gc.ca/en
g/acts/W -
8.5/index.html  
in force 1992; last 
amended 2017  Administered by Environment and 
Climate Change Canada  
Customs Tariff  
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/trade -commerce/tariff -
tarif/2016/01 -99/ch98 -2016-
eng.pdf  
 
Other than the importation of non -
games birds under certain 
circumstances , including  live 
specimen of the mongoose family 
imported for breeding, study, or 
exhibition purposes is approved 
zoological institutions, Certain  
birds of the starling family , a 
domestic bird of kind kept for food 
purposes , a bird intended solely for 
exhibition in a public zoological 
park, a bird intended solely to be 
kept in confinement in a cage or to 
be used for public entertainment  
 
Other than the importation of 
certain parts of wild birds under  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
certain circumstances, including:  
Feathers or plumes of o striches, 
English pheasants, Indian 
peacocks, and others ; Specimens 
imported in accordance with 
regulations for museum or 
scientific/educational purposes  
 
Classified under Canada specific 
code 9897.00.00  
18 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
importation or 
exportation of 
some endangered, 
threatened or 
exploited species  CP, CP -X Various  Specimens (live, 
parts or 
products) of 
species listed in 
the Appendices of 
the Convention 
on International 
Trade in 
Endangered 
Species (CITES) 
(Appendices I, II 
and III of CITES) 
http://www.cites.
org/eng/app/app
endices.php  Article XX (g) of the GATT 
measures relating to the 
conservation of exhaustible 
natural resources if such 
measures are made effective in 
conjunction with restrictions on  
domestic production or 
consumption  
 
Convention on International 
Trade in Endangered Species 
(CITES).  Wild Animal and Plant 
Protection and 
Regulation of 
International and 
Interprovincial Trade 
Act (WAPPRIITA) 
1992 
 
https://lois -
laws.justice.gc.ca/en
g/acts/W -
8.5/index.html  
in force 1992; last 
amended 2017  Administered by Environment and 
Climate Change Cana da 
CBSA Memorandum  
D19-7-1 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -7-1-eng.html  
 
See link above for specific HS 
codes relating to exemptions.  
 
https://www.canada.ca/en/enviro
nment -climate -
change/services/convention -
international -trade-endangered -
species.html  
 
See link above for permit 
requirements and exceptions 
related to travellers.  
19 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
importation or 
exportation of a 
living cetacean or 
sperm, an egg or 
an embryo of a 
cetacean  CP, CP -X 0106.12  Specimens (live, 
cetacean, sperm, 
egg or embryo ) Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Fisheries Act, s. 23.2 
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/f -14/page -
6.html#docCont  
in force 1985, last 
amended 2019  
 Administered by the Department 
of Fisheries and Oceans 
https://www.dfo -
mpo.gc.ca/campaign -
campagne/fisheries -act-loi-sur-
les-peches/index -eng.html  
 
Authorization only for scientific 
research or for the purpose of  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
An Act to Amend the 
Fisheries Act and 
other Acts in 
Consequence, s. 32  
https://www.parl.ca/
Content/Bills/421/Go
vernment/C -68/C-
68_4/C -68_4.PDF  
Date of entry into 
force: 21 June 2019  keeping the cetacean in captivity if 
it is in best interest of cetacean 's 
welfare to do so  
20 Non-Automatic 
Licensing for the 
exportation of 
cultural property 
more than 50 
years old  NAL-X Various  Permits required 
for cultural 
property more 
than 50 years 
old, including 
archaeological 
objects, 
ethnographic 
objects, military 
objects, fine and 
decorative arts, 
scientific and 
technological 
objects, archival 
material and 
musical 
instruments as 
described in the 
Canadian Cultural 
Property Export 
Control List.  GATT Article XX(f) measures 
imposed for the protection of 
natural treasures of artistic, 
historic, or archaeological value  
 
1970 UNESCO Convention on 
the Means of Prohibiting and 
Preventing the Illici t Import, 
Export and Transfer of 
Ownership of Cultural Property 
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.
php-
URL_ID=13039&URL_DO=DO_
TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.htm
l Cultur al Property 
Export and Import Act 
1977 
Canadian Cultural 
Property Export 
Control List  
 https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
regulations/C.R.C.,_c
._448/index.html  
in force 2009  Administered by the Department 
of Canadian Heritage  
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadi
an-heritage/services/export -
permits -cultur al-property/guide -
exporting.html  
 
Permits  are required only for 
objects that meets the criteria set 
out in the Canadian Cultural 
Property Export Control List. 
Cultural property that does not 
meet the Control List criteria does 
not need a permit.  
21 Prohibition on the 
importation of 
cultural property 
illegally exported  CP Various  All cultural 
property illegally 
exported from a 
State Party to the 
1970 Convention 
after the coming 
into force of the 
Convention in GATT Article XX(f) measures 
imposed for the protection of 
natural treasures of artistic, 
historic , or archaeological value  
1970 UNESCO Convention on 
the Means of Prohibiting and 
Preventing the Illicit Import, Cultural Property 
Export and Import Act 
1977 https://laws -
lois.justice .gc.ca/eng/
regulations/C.R.C.,_c
._448/index.html  
in force 1985; last 
amended 2021  Administered by the Department 
of Canadian Heritage  
https://www.canada.ca/en/canad
ian-heritage/services/import -
cultural -property.html   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
both Canada and 
that State  Export and Transfer of 
Ownership of Cultural Property  
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.
php-
URL_ID=13039&URL_DO=DO_
TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.htm
l 
22 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
importation and 
exportation of 
Ozone -depleting 
substances and 
halocarbon  
alternatives  CP, CP -X 2903.14  
2903.19 ex 
2903.39 ex 
2903.71  
2903.72  
2903.73  
2903.74  
2903.75  
2903.76  
2903.77  
2903.79  
3808.91ex  
3808.92ex  
3808.93ex  
3808.94ex  
3808.99 ex 
3813.00ex  
3814.00ex  
3824.71  
3824.72  
3824.73  
3824.74  
3824.75  
3824.76  
3824.77  
3824.78  
3824.79 ex Substances listed 
in Schedule 1 of 
the Ozone -
depleting 
Substances and 
Halocarbons 
Alternatives 
Regulations , and 
certain products 
containing or 
designed to 
contain them.  Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
 
Montreal Protocol on Substances 
that Deplete the Ozone Layer  
https://treaties.un.org/doc/publ
ication/unts/volume%201522/v
olume -1522-i-26369 -
english.pdf  The Ozone -depleting 
Substances and 
Halocarbons 
Alternatives 
Regulations  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
Regulations/SOR -
2016-137/index.html  
came into force on 29 
December 2016.  
Amendments came 
into force on 16 April 
2018 and  on 9 
October 2018.  
 
Previously regulated 
under the Ozone -
depleting Substances 
Regulations, 1998 . Administered by the Ministry of 
Environment and Climate Change 
Canada  
https://pollution -
waste.canada.ca/environmental -
protection -
registry/regulations/view?Id=129  
 
2017 Amendment: 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -
pr/p2/2017/2017 -10-18/html/sor -
dors216 -eng.html  
 
2018 Interim order amendment: 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -
pr/p1/2018/2018 -10-
27/html/notice -avis-
eng.html#ne2  
 
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -7-2-
eng.html?wbdisable=true  
23 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
exportation of 
certain industrial CP-X; 
 
 
 
 2620.21ex  
2710.12ex  
2710.19ex  
2710.20ex  
2710.91  Substances listed 
on the Schedule 
3 of the Canadian 
Environmental 
Protection Act, Article XX (b) – of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
 Canadian 
Environmental 
Protection Act, 1999 
(CEPA)  
 CEPA, ECL, ESECLR and PCTSR 
administered Environment and 
Climate Change Canada  
  
  G/MA/QR/N/CAN/ 5 
 
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description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
chemicals and 
pesticides  
 
Conditional 
prohibition on the 
import ation of 
certain toxic 
substances and 
products 
containing them  
 
Conditional 
prohibition on the 
import ation of 
unapproved pest 
control products   
 
 
 
 
 
CP; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CP; 2903.15  
2903.3 1 
2903.81  
2903.82  
2903.83  
2903.89ex  
2903.92  
2903.93  
2903.94  
2904.31  
2904.32  
2903.33  
2903.34  
2904.35  
2904.36  
2908.11  
2908.19ex  
2908.91  
2908.92  
2909.30ex  
2909.50ex  
2910.10  
2910.40  
2910.50  
2914.71  
2915.36  
2916.16  
2918.18  
2918.91  
2919.10  
2920.11  
2920.30  
2922.16  
2923.30  
2923.40  
2924.12  
2924.25  
2925.21  
2930.80  1999 (CEPA) (the 
Export Control 
List): 
https://www.can
ada.ca/en/enviro
nment -climate -
change/services/
canadian -
environmental -
protectio n-act-
registry/substanc
es-list/export -
control -list.html  
 
Toxic substances 
listed under the 
Prohibition of 
Certain Toxic 
Substances 
Regulations, 
2012 (PCTSR)  
 
Pest Control 
Products as 
defined by the 
Pest Control 
Products Act  Rotterdam Convention on the 
Prior Informed Consent 
Procedure for Certain Hazardous 
Chemicals and Pesticides in 
International Trade  
 
Stockholm Convention on 
Persistent Organic Pollutants  Export of Substances 
on the Export Control 
List Regulations:  
https://pollution -
waste .canada.ca/envi
ronmental -
protection -
registry/regulations/v
iew?Id=115  
These Regulations 
entered into force on 
May 2, 2013 and were 
last amended in 
December 2018.  
 
Prior to 2013, other 
Regulations made 
under CEPA were in 
place to control the 
export of substa nces 
on the Export Control 
List (ECL)  
 
Prohibition of Certain 
Toxic Substances 
Regulations,  2012 
(PCTSR)  
https://pollution -
waste.canada.ca/envi
ronmental -
protection -
registry/regulations/v
iew?Id=114  
These Regulations 
first came into force in 
1996.  
The current PCTSR 
came into force in Some substances listed on 
Canada 's Export Control List  are 
also listed to the Rotterdam 
Convention  
 
Some substances listed to the 
PCTSR are also listed to the 
Stockholm Convention on 
Persistent Organic Pollutants 
(POPs).  
 
The PCTSR was previously notified 
to the following WTO Committees:  
• Committee on Technical 
Barriers to Trade in 
G/TBT/N/CAN/340 (12 August 
2011)  
• Committee on Technical 
Barriers to Trade in 
G/TBT/N/CAN/340 /ADD.1 (22 
January 2013)  
• Committee on Technical 
Barriers to Trade in 
G/TBT/N/CAN/443 (24 April 
2015)  
• Committee on Technical 
Barriers to Trade in 
G/TBT/N/CAN/443/ADD.1 (12 
October 2016)  
• Committee on Technical 
Barriers to Trade in 
G/TBT/N/CAN/502 (16 
Novembe r 2016),  
• Committee on Technical 
Barriers to Trade in 
G/TBT/N/CAN/502/ADD.1 (18 
December 2017),  
Pest Control Products Act  is 
administered by Health Canada 's  
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description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2931.10  
2931.20  
2932.99ex  
2933.92  
2935.10  
2935.20  
2935.30  
2935.40  
2935.50  
3808.52  
3808.59  
3808.91ex  
3808.92ex  
3808.93ex  
3808.94ex  
3808.99ex  
3809.92ex  
3811.11ex  
3824.81  
3824.82  
3824.83  
3824.84  
3824.85  
3824.86  
3824.87  
3824.88  
3825.41ex  
3825.49ex  
3825.61ex  
2825.69ex  
3826.00ex  
Various others  2012; and was last 
amended in 2021  
 
Pest Control Products 
Act (PCPA)  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/p -9.01/  
into force 2002; last 
amended 2021  Pest Management Regulatory 
Agency.  
 
Section 6 of the Pest Control 
Products Act (PCPA) prohibits the 
import or export of pest control 
products that are not registered 
or otherwise authorized under the 
Act.  Such imports and exports 
must also conform to any other 
conditions established under the 
PCPA.  
This restriction (#23) is a 
combination o f three restrictions 
previously listed separately (#14, 
24, 30) in G/MA/QR/N/CAN/4.  
24 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
import ation and 
export ation of 
hazardous waste 
and hazardous CP, CP -X Various items in 
HS Chapters 05, 
15, 25, 26, 27, 
28, 38, 39, 47, 
52, 71, 72, 81, 
84, 85, 86, 87, Waste or 
recyclable 
material defined 
as hazardous 
under the Export 
and Import of 
Hazardous Waste Article XX(b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
 
The Basel Convention on the 
Control of Transboundary Canadian 
Environmental 
Protection Act (CEPA)  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/c -15.31/  Administered by Environment and 
Climate Change Canada  
 
https://www.canada.ca/en/enviro
nment -climate -
change/services/managing -
reducing -waste/permit - 
  G/MA/QR/N/CAN/ 5 
 
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
recyclable 
material  88, 90, 91, 94, 
95, 96  
 
In addition to:  
1213.00 ex 
1404.90 ex 
1802.00 ex 
2303.20 ex 
2303.30  
2307.00 ex 
2308.00 ex 
3006.92  
3104.20 ex 
3203.00 ex 
3204.17 ex 
3604.90 ex 
4012.20  
4017.00 ex 
4115.20  
4401.39 ex 
4401.40  
4501.90 ex 
5003.00 ex 
5007.20 ex 
5103.10 ex 
5103.20 ex 
5103.30 ex 
5701ex 
5702ex 
5703ex 
5704ex 
5705ex 
6309.00  
6310.10  
6310.90  
6806.90 ex 
6809.11 ex 
6809.19 ex 
6809.90 ex and Hazardous 
Recyclable 
Material 
Regulations or 
PCB waste as 
defined in the 
PCB Waste 
Export 
Regulations, 
1996 Movements of Hazardous 
Wastes and their Disposal  in force 1999; last 
amended 2021  
 
Cross -border 
Movement of 
Hazardous Waste and 
Hazardous Recyclable 
Material Regulations  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
regulations/SOR -
2021-25/index.html  
in force 31 October 
2021 hazardous -wastes -
recyclables.html  
 
Memorandum D19 -7-3 
 
See link above for exemptions 
under the requirement of the XBR. 
Furthermore, see link above for 
permit requirements.   
  G/MA/QR/N/CAN/ 5 
 
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
6903.90 ex 
6909ex 
7001.00 ex 
7404.00  
7503.00  
7602.00  
7802.00  
7902.00  
8002.00  
9207.10 ex 
9207.90 ex 
9209.91 ex 
9209.94 ex 
25 Conditional 
Prohibit ion on the 
import ation and 
export ation of 
mercury and 
mercury 
containing 
products  CP 
CP-X 280540  
285210  
285290  
8506.30.00.00  
8539.10.90.10  
8539.10.90.20  
8539.31.00.20  
8539.31.00.90  
8539.32.90.10  
8539.32.90.20  
8539.32.90.30  
8539.39.00.00  
8539.41.90.00  
8539.49.90.00  
8539.90.10.00  
8539.90.90.00  
8540.60.00.00  
8540.91.90.00  
8540.99.90.00  
9006.61.00.00  
9018.20.00 00  
9405.60.00.00  Elemental 
mercury and 
products > 95% 
mercury by 
weight;  
Inorganic and 
Organic mercury 
compounds . 
 
The Products 
Containing 
Mercury 
Regulations  
prohibit the 
import and 
manufacture of 
all products 
containing 
mercury or any 
of its compounds 
into Canada, 
with some 
exemptions for 
essential 
products which 
have no Article XX(b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
 
Minamata Convention on 
Mercury  
 
Rotterdam Convention on the 
Prior Informed Consent 
Procedure for Certain Hazardous 
Chemicals and Pesticides in 
International Trade  (mercury 
compounds in pesticides)  Canadian 
Environmental 
Protection Act (CEPA)  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/c -15.31/  
in force 1999; last 
amended 2021  
 
Products Containing 
Mercury Regulations 
(SOR/2014 -254) 
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
regulations/SOR -
2014-254/index.html  
 
Export of Substances 
on the Export Control 
List Regulations :  
https://pollution -
waste.canada.ca/envi
ronmental -
protection -
registry/regulations/v
iew?Id=115  Administered by Environment and 
Climate Change Canada  
 
Memorandum D19 -7-3 
https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -7-3-eng.pdf  
 
This memorandum outlines 
requirements for the importation, 
exportation and transit of 
hazardous waste and hazardous 
recyclable material. Importers, 
exporters, customs brokers, 
custom service providers, or 
authorized carriers are responsible 
for providing the Canada Border 
Services Agency (CBSA) with 
copies of the movement 
documents and permits. These 
documents are to be  provided to 
the CBSA when the export, import 
or transit of the hazardous waste 
or hazardous recyclable material 
shipments are required to be 
reported under the Customs Act.   
  G/MA/QR/N/CAN/ 5 
 
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
technically or 
economically 
viable 
alternatives. 
Exempted 
products are 
listed in the 
Schedule of the 
Regulations.  These Regulations 
entered into force on 
2 May 2013 and were 
last amended in 
December 2018.  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
regulations/SOR -
2014-254/index.html  See link above for exemptions 
under the requirement of the XBR. 
Furthermore, see l ink above for 
permit requirements.  
26 Non-automatic  
licence for the 
importation and 
exportation of 
nuclear goods  NAL, NAL -X Various items in 
HS Chapters  
28, 36, 54, 69, 
70, 72,  73, 75, 
76, 81, 82, 84 
85, 90  Goods listed 
under 
Regulations to 
the Nuclear 
Safety and 
Control Act  
 
http://www.nucle
arsafety.gc.ca/en
g/acts -and-
regulations/regul
ations/index.cfm  Article XXI (b) (i) of the GATT 
measures necessary fo r the 
protection of essential security 
interests relating to fissionable 
materials or the materials from 
which they are derived.  
 
Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Nuclear Safety and 
Control Act  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/N -
28.3/index.html  
in force 1997; last 
amended 2017  Administered by the Canadian 
Nuclear Safety Commission  
http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/e
ng/nuclear -substances/import -
and-export -controls/index.cfm  
27 Log Export 
Permitting (LEP) 
Process  NAL-X Various within 
44.03  Logs of all 
species of wood.  Article XI 2(a) of the GATT 
measures relating to temporary 
export prohibitions to prevent or 
relieve critical shortages 
essential to the exporting 
country.  
Article XX(j) of the GATT 
measures essential to the 
acquisition or distribution of 
products in general or local 
short supply   Export and Import 
Permits Act 1947  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/e -19/ 
in force 1947; last 
amended 2021  
 
Export Control List 
1989 
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
regulations/sor -89-
202/ 
in force 1989;  last 
amended 2021  
 Administered by Global Affairs 
Canada  for log exports to all 
destinations ; more information 
available at 
https://www.international.gc.ca/c
ontrols -controles/logs -
bois/index.aspx?lang=eng   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Notice to Exporters 
No. 102 1998. 
https://www.internati
onal.gc.ca/controls -
controles/systems -
systemes/excol -
ceed/notices -
avis/102.aspx?lang=
eng in force 1998  
28 Conditional 
prohibition on  the 
import ation and 
export ation of 
asbestos and 
products 
containing 
asbestos  CP; CP -X 2524.10  
2524.90  
6811.40  
6812.80  
6812.91  
6812.92  
6812.93  
6812.99  
6813.20.1100  
6813.20.1900  
6813.20.9000  Processed 
asbestos fibres; 
products 
containing 
asbestos fibres 
unless fibres are 
a result of 
degradation of 
asbestos built 
into product; 
consumer 
products 
containing 
greater than 
trace amounts of 
asbestos.  Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
 
Rotterdam Convention on the 
Prior Informed Cons ent 
Procedure for Certain Hazardous 
Chemicals and Pesticides in 
International Trade  Canadian 
Environmental 
Protection Act, 1999 
(CEPA)  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
acts/c -15.31/  
in fo rce 1999; last 
amended 2021  
 
Asbestos and 
products containing 
asbestos as specified 
in the Prohibition of 
Asbestos and 
Products Containing 
Asbestos (PAPCAR).  
 https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
regulations/SOR -
2018-
196/FullText.html  
came into force in 
2018 
 
Export of Substances 
on the Export Control 
List Regulations : 
https://pollution -
waste.canada.ca/enviAdministered by Environment and 
Climate Change Canada.  
 
The PAPCAR was previously 
notified to the following WTO 
Committees:  
• Committee on Technical 
Barriers to Trade in 
G/TBT/N/CAN/541 (16 
January 2018),  
• Committee on Technical 
Barriers to Trade in 
G/TBT/N/CAN/541/ADD.1 (31 
October 2018)   
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description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ronmental -
protection -
registry/regulations/v
iew?Id=115  
These Regulations 
entered  into force on 
2 May 2013 and were 
last amended on 30 
December 2018.  
29 Prohibition on the 
importation , 
exportation , and 
transiting  of 
explosives  CP, CP -X 
  Various  Explosives  Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  Explosives Act  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF
/E-17.pdf  
in force 1985; last 
amended 2019  The Explosives Act is administered 
by Natural Resources Canada  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/
SOR-2013-211/ 
 
See section 46 of link above for 
information relating to import 
permits.  
30 Conditional 
prohibition on the 
exportation of 
certain 
pharmaceuticals  CP-X Various products 
under HS 
Chapters 29 and 
30 
Products include:  
 
1. Drugs 
included in 
Schedule I, II, 
III, IV or V to the 
Controlled Drugs 
and Substances 
Act; 
 
EN 
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/
eng/acts/c -38.8/  
 
FR Pharmaceuticals  Article XI 2(a) of the GATT 
measures relating to temporary 
export prohibitions to prevent or 
relieve critical shortages 
essential to the exporting 
country.  
 
Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
 
Article XX (g) of the GATT 
meas ures relating to the 
conservation of exhaustible 
natural resources if such 
measures are made effective in 
conjunction with restrictions on 
domestic production or 
consumption  Regulations 
Amending Certain 
Regulations 
Concerning Drugs 
and Medical Devices 
(Shortages) entered 
into force on 27 
November 2021.  Administered by Health Canada  
 
These Regulations are based on 
the Interim Order Respecting 
Drug Shortages (Safeguarding 
the Drug Supply) made on 27 
November 2020.  
 
These Regulations do not prohibit 
exports but provides the Minister 
of Health the authority to prohibit 
a sale of a drug intended for the 
Canadian market for consumption 
outside Canada if it would cause 
or exacerbate a shortage of 
certain categories of drugs.  
 
The distribution of drugs int ended 
for the Canadian market for 
consumption outside of Canada 
continues to be permitted in cases  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/
fra/lois/c -38.8/  
 
2. Prescription 
drugs, as defined 
in section 
A.01.010 of the 
Food and Drug 
Regulations;  
 
EN https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/
eng/regulations/
c.r.c.%2C_c._87
0/index.html  
 
FR https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/
fra/reglements/C
.R.C.%2C_ch._8
70/index.html  
 
3. Drugs that are 
listed in 
Schedule C or D  
to  
the Food and 
Drugs Act; and  
 
EN https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/
eng/acts/f -27/ 
 
FR https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/
fra/lois/f -27/ 
 where the seller determines that 
the sale will not cause or 
exacerbate a shortage.  
 
Regulations Amending Certain 
Regulations Concerning Drugs 
and Medical De vices (Shortages) 
and RIAS:  
https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -
pr/p2/2021/2021 -09-
01/html/sor -dors199 -eng.html   
 
See link above for exceptional 
circumstances related to  
importation.  
 
Le Règlement modifiant certains 
règlements visant les drogues et 
les instruments médicaux 
(pénuries) et le REIR:  
https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -
pr/p2/2021/2021 -09-
01/html/sor -dors199 -fra.html   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
4. Drugs that are 
permitted to be 
sold without a 
prescription, as 
defined in 
subsection 
C.01.001(1) of 
the Food and 
Drug 
Regulations, but 
that are to be 
administered 
only under the 
supervision of a 
practitioner, as 
defined in that 
subsection.  
 
EN https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/
eng/acts/f -27/ 
 
FR https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/
fra/lois/f -27/ 
31 Conditional 
Prohibition on the 
importation and 
exportation of 
narcotics, 
psychotropic 
drugs, and 
precursors used in 
their manufacture.  CP, CP -X 1211.30  
1211.40  
1211.50  
1211.90ex  
1301.90ex  
1302.11  
1302.14  
1302.19ex  
2806.10  
28.07  
2841.61  
2843.30ex  
2843.90ex  
2902.30  Narcotic drugs 
and substances 
with psychotropic 
effects, and 
precursors of 
narcotic drugs 
and substances 
with psychotropic 
effects.  Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
United Nations Single 
Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 
1961, 
The United Nations Convention 
on Psychotropic Substances, 
1971.; 
 
The United Nations Convention 
Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic The Controlled Drugs 
and Substances Act  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng
/acts/c -38.8/  
in force 1996; last 
amended 2019  The Controlled Drugs and 
Substances Act is Administered by 
Health Canada.  
 
A full list of items subject to 
legislation can be found in CDSA 
Schedules I -VI, pg. 59 -85. 
 
See The Controlled Drugs and 
Substances Act:  section 55 for 
regulation and section 56 for 
exemptions.   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2905.51  
2909.11  
2914.11  
2914.12  
2914.31  
2915.24  
2916.34  
2921.46  
2921.49ex  
2922.14  
2922.19ex  
2922.29ex  
2922.31  
2922.39ex  
2922.42ex  
2922.43  
2922.44  
2922.49ex  
2924.11  
2924.23  
2924.24  
2924.29ex  
2925.12  
2926.30  
2926.40  
2926.90ex  
2932.91  
2932.92  
2932.93  
2932.94  
2932.95  
2932.99ex  
2933.32  
2933.33  
2933.39ex  
2933.41  
2933.49ex  
2933.53  
2933.54ex  Drugs a nd Psychotropic 
Substances, 1988 .  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2933.55  
2933.72  
2933.91  
2933.99ex  
2934.91  
2934.99ex  
2939.11ex  
2939.19ex  
2939.20ex  
2939.41  
2939.42  
2939.43  
2939.44  
2939.51  
2939.59ex  
2939.61  
2939.62  
2939.63  
2939.69ex  
2939.71  
2939.79ex  
3003.41  
3003.42  
3003.43  
3003.49ex  
3003.90ex  
3004.41  
3004.42  
3004.43  
3201.90ex  
3912.31ex  
3913.10ex  
32 Conditional 
Prohibition on the 
importation of 
anadromous fish 
and their eggs  CP 0301.90 ex  
0301.91 ex  
0301.99 ex  Live Chum 
salmon 
(Oncorhynchus 
keta) 
 
Live Coho 
salmon Article XX(b) of the GATT 
Measures  measures necessary 
to protect human, animal or 
plant life or health  
 
Convention for the 
Conservation of Anadromous The Fisheries Act, s. 
6.1(1)  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF
/F-14.pdf  The Department of Fisheries and 
Oceans administers the Fisheries 
Act, 
 
Section 6.1(1) of The Fisheries Act  
states that the Minister shall 
implement measures to maintain  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(Oncorhynchus 
kisutch)   
 
Live Pink salmon 
(Oncorhynchus 
gorbuscha)  
 
Live Sockeye 
salmon 
(Oncorhynchus 
nerka)  
 
Live Chinook 
salmon 
(Oncorhynchus 
tshawytscha)  
Live Cherry 
salmon 
(Oncorhynchus 
masou)  
 
Live Steelhead 
trout 
(Oncorhynchus 
mykiss)  Stocks in the North Pacific 
Ocean  
 in force 1985; last 
amended 21 June 
2019 major fish stocks at or above the 
level necessary to promote the 
sustainability of the stock, taking 
into account the biology of the fish 
and the environmental conditions 
affecting the stock.  
 
See section 23 of The Fisheries 
Act for exceptions.  
33 Non-Automatic 
Licensing for the 
importation and 
exportation of 
Atlantic Tuna and 
Swordfish  NAL 
NAL-X 0301.94  
0302.35  
0303.45  
0301.95  
0302.36  
0303.46  
0302.34  
0303.44  
0302.47  
0302.57  
0301.90  
0304.45  
0303.57  
0303.61  Bluefin Tuna;  
(Thunnus 
thynnus)  
 
Southern Bluefin 
Tuna;  
(Thunnus 
maccoyii)  
 
Bigeye Tuna;  
(Thunnus 
obesus)  
 
Swordfish;  Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
 
International Convention for 
the Conservation of Atlantic 
Tunas (ICCAT).  Coastal Fisheries 
Protection Act (CFPA)  
s. 5.6(1)  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng
/acts/c -33/page -
2.html#h -1144434  
in force 1985; last 
amended 2019  Bluefin and Southern Bluefin Tuna 
are subject to catch 
documentation  schemes;  
 
Bigeye Tuna and Swordfish are 
subject to statistical 
documentation programs.   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
0304.11  
0304.54  
0304.84  
0304.91  (Xiphias gladius)  
34 Non-Automatic 
Licensing for the 
importation and 
exportation of 
Patagonian and 
Antarctic Toothfish  NAL, NAL -X 0302.83  
0303.83  
0304.22  
0304.46  
0304.55  
0304.85  
0304.92  Patagonian 
Toothfish;  
(Dissostichus 
eleginoides)  
 
Antarctic 
Toothfish;  
(Dissostichus 
mawsoni)  
 Article XX (b) of the GATT 
measures necessary to protect 
human, animal or plant life or 
health  
 
Commission for the 
Conservation of Antarctic 
Marine Living Resource 
(CCAMLR)  Coastal Fisheries 
Protection Act (CFPA)  
s. 5.6(1)  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng
/acts/c -33/page -
2.html#h -1144434  
in force 1985; last 
amended  2019 The Department of Fisheries and 
Oceans Administers the Coastal 
Fisheries Protection Act.  
https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/C -33.pdf  
 
https://www.dfo -
mpo.gc.ca/international/psma -
cfpr/sheet -feuille -eng.htm  
 
Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish 
are subject to catch 
documentation schemes.  
35 Prohibition on the 
import of 
petroleum from 
the Russian 
Federation  P Various in  
27.09  
27.10  
27.11  Petroleum oils 
and oils obtained 
from bituminous 
minerals  
 Article XXI of the GATT  EN 
Regulations 
Amending the Special 
Economic Measures 
(Russia) Regulations: 
SOR/2022 -52 
 
FR 
Règlement modifiant 
le Règlement sur les 
mesures 
économiques 
spéciales visant la 
Russie : DORS/2022 -
52 Canada Gazette Part II - Vol. 156, 
No. 7, pages 929 – 939. 
 
Specific details in Paragraph 3.5 
and Schedule 5.  
36 Prohibition on the 
import of certain 
luxury goods from 
the Russian 
federation  P Various items in 
HS Chapters 3, 
16, 22, 71  See Schedule 6 
(Part 2)  Article XXI of the GATT  EN 
Regulations 
Amending the Special 
Economic Measures 
(Russia) Regulations: 
SOR/2022 -102 
 Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 
156, Number 12   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
FR 
Règlement modifiant 
le Règlement sur les 
mesures 
économiques 
spéciales visant la 
Russie : DORS/2022 -
102 
37 Prohibition on the 
export of certain 
luxury goods to 
the Russian 
Federation  P Various items in 
HS Chapters 22, 
24, 33, 39, 42, 
43, 44, 49, 50, 
56, 57, 58, 59, 
61, 62, 63, 64, 
65, 67, 69, 70, 
71, 73, 83, 84, 
87, 90, 91, 92, 
96, 97  See Schedule 6 
(Part 1)  Article XXI of the GATT  EN 
Regulations 
Amending the Spec ial 
Economic Measures 
(Russia) Regulations: 
SOR/2022 -102 
 
FR 
Règlement modifiant 
le Règlement sur les 
mesures 
économiques 
spéciales visant la 
Russie : DORS/2022 -
102 Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 
156, Number 12  
38 Prohibition on the 
export of certain 
goods that can be 
used in the 
manufacture of 
weapons to the 
Russian 
Federation  P   Article XXI of the GATT  EN 
Regulations 
Amending the Special 
Economic Measures 
(Russia) Regulations: 
SOR/2022 -165 
 
FR 
Règlement modifiant 
le Règlement sur les 
mesures 
économiques 
spéciales visant la 
Russie : DORS/2022 -
165 Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 
156, Number 14   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for Restriction, 
e.g. Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
39 Prohibition on the 
import of certain 
gold products 
from the Russian 
Federation  P 7108.11 
7108.12 
7108.13 
7108.20 
7113.19 
7114.19 
 Gold, unwrought, 
powder  or semi-
manufactured . 
Articles of 
jewelry , 
goldsmiths ' or 
silversmiths ' 
wares.  Article XXI of the GATT  EN 
Regulations 
Amending the Special 
Economic Measures 
(Russia) Regulations: 
SOR/2022 -171 
 
FR 
Règlement modifiant 
le Règlement sur les 
mesures 
économiques 
spéciales visant la 
Russie : DORS/2022 -
171 Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 
156, Number 15  
 
Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g.  set in the Agreement on 
Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, etc .) contains 
information on a quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 
1.  Agreement on Agriculture   
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
2.  Agreement on Balance of Payments   
 
A.  Was a notification made with informa tion on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
3. Agreement on Safeguards  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:   
  
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A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 G/LIC/N/3/CAN/ 21 
 
Document symbol 
of notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.   Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction,  National legal basis 
and entry into force   Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/CAN/ 21 Conditional 
prohibition on  the 
importation of 
rough diamonds.  CP 7102.10  
7102.21  
7102.31  Rough diamonds  Kimberley Process 
Certification Scheme – 
Extension of waiver 
grant by WTO on 22 
June 2018 ( WT/L/1039 
and WT/G/C/W/753 ) 
until 31 December 
2024.  Export an d Import of 
Rough Diamonds Act  
https:// laws-
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/a
cts/E-18.5/  
in force 2002; last 
amended 2021  Administered by Natural 
Resources Canada.  
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca
/mining -
materials/resources/kim
berley -process -rough -
diamonds/process -
export -rough -
diamonds/8226  
 
All rough diamonds 
imports must be 
accompanied by a valid 
Kimberley Process 
certificate issued by the 
exporting country  
 
5. Other notifications  
 
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications?   Yes     No   
B. If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
__________