Protection of Passenger Information Regulations

3 (1) The Agency may retain the passenger name record information provided about a person until the day that is three years and six months after the day of departure of the commercial vehicle that carried or was expected to carry the person to Canada.

(2) After the period referred to in subsection (1), the Agency may retain the passenger name record information provided about a person who was or was expected to be carried to Canada, if the information is required to identify persons who are reasonably suspected of having committed a terrorism offence or serious transnational crime, but only for as long as the information is required for that purpose and in no case longer than six years after the day of departure of the commercial vehicle that carried or was expected to carry the person to Canada.