Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Customs Act. (Loi )

authorization

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

authorized person means a person to whom the Minister has issued an authorization. (personne autorisée)

commercial driver

commercial driver means a person who operates a commercial highway conveyance. (routier)

commercial goods

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

commercial highway conveyance means a conveyance designed for hauling freight on highways. (moyen de transport routier commercial)

commercial passenger conveyance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

permanent resident of Canada means a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. (résident permanent du Canada)

private aircraft

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)