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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

Version of section 12.4 from 2020-02-19 to 2022-12-20:

  •  (1) A person may handle, offer for transport or transport by aircraft within Canada explosives included in Class 1.4S if

    • (a) the person complies with the ICAO Technical Instructions, other than Part 4, Packing Instructions, and sections 1.1 to 1.3 of Chapter 1, General, sections 2.1 to 2.4.1 and 2.4.3 to 2.5 of Chapter 2, Marking, Chapter 3, Labelling, and Chapter 4, Documentation, of Part 5, Shipper’s Responsibilities;

    • (b) when the consignor is not the air carrier, the consignor notifies the air carrier of the presence of the explosives before offering them for transport;

    • (c) the explosives are one or more of the explosives set out in the following table:

      TABLE

      UN NumberShipping Name
      UN0012CARTRIDGES FOR WEAPONS, INERT PROJECTILE, or CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS
      UN0014CARTRIDGES FOR WEAPONS, BLANK, or CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS, BLANK, or CARTRIDGES FOR TOOLS, BLANK
      UN0055CASES, CARTRIDGE, EMPTY, WITH PRIMER
      UN0323CARTRIDGES, POWER DEVICE
      UN0405CARTRIDGES, SIGNAL
    • (d) the calibre of cartridges with the UN number UN0012 or UN0014 is

      • (i) less than 50 calibres, in the case of cartridges for rifles or pistols, or

      • (ii) greater than or equal to 8 gauge, in the case of cartridges for shotguns;

    • (e) the gross mass of each means of containment is less than or equal to 25 kg;

    • (f) the explosives are placed in an inner means of containment that is a box, in metal or plastic clips or in partitions that fit snugly in an outer means of containment that is designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so that under normal conditions of transport, including handling, there will be no accidental release of the dangerous goods that could endanger public safety;

    • (g) the primers are protected from accidental initiation; and

    • (h) each of the outer means of containment is marked with the gross mass in kilograms and the words “Explosives — Excepted” or “Explosifs — Exceptés”, in letters at least 25 mm high and in a colour that contrasts with the background colour of the means of containment.

  • (2) Despite the restrictions that apply to item 14 of Table 8-1 to Chapter 1, Provisions for dangerous goods carried by passengers or crew, of Part 8, Provisions Concerning Passengers and Crew, of the ICAO Technical Instructions, ammunition, or ammunition loaded in a firearm, with the UN number and shipping name UN0012, CARTRIDGES FOR WEAPONS, INERT PROJECTILE or UN0012, CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS or UN0014, CARTRIDGES FOR WEAPONS, BLANK or UN0014, CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS, BLANK or UN0014, CARTRIDGES FOR TOOLS, BLANK, may be transported on board an aircraft by a peace officer as defined in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012 or by an in-flight security officer.

  • SOR/2002-306, s. 42
  • SOR/2003-400, s. 3(F)
  • SOR/2008-34, s. 95
  • SOR/2014-152, s. 30
  • SOR/2017-253, s. 25

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