Explosives Regulations, 2013 (SOR/2013-211)

PART 4Importing and Exporting Explosives and Transporting Explosives in Transit

Marginal note:Overview

43 This Part sets out

• (a) the circumstances in which Footnote ^*explosives may be imported, exported or transported in transit without a permit;

• (b) the information that a person must include in an application for a permit to import or export explosives or transport them in transit; and

• (c) the requirements that permit holders must meet, including the information that permit holders must provide to the Chief Inspector of Explosives after explosives are imported, exported or transported in transit.

• Return to footnote ^*Terms preceded by an asterisk are defined in section 6.

Marginal note:Definitions

• 44 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.

  annual permit

  annual permit means a permit for multiple importations, exportations or transportations in transit during a one-year period. (permis annuel)

  secure storage site

  secure storage site means a site at which the Minister or a province has authorized storage of the type and quantity of explosive that is to be transported in transit. (lieu de stockage sûr)

  single use permit

  single use permit means a permit for a single importation, exportation or transportation in transit. (permis à utilisation unique)

• Marginal note:Explosive quantity

  (2) A reference to the mass of an Footnote ^*explosive in this Part is a reference to its net quantity (the mass of the explosive excluding the mass of any packaging or container and, in the case of an Footnote ^*explosive article, also excluding any component that is not an Footnote ^*explosive substance).

• Return to footnote ^*Terms preceded by an asterisk are defined in section 6.

No Permit Required

Marginal note:Import, export or transport in transit

45 A person may import, export or transport in transit an Footnote ^*explosive set out in the table to this section without a permit if the following conditions are met:

• (a) the explosive is imported, exported or transported in transit for personal use and not for commercial purposes;

• (b) the explosive enters or leaves Canada with the person importing or exporting it or, if the explosive is transported in transit, it remains with the person transporting it at all times; and

• (c) in the case of Footnote ^*small arms cartridges, the cartridges do not include a tracer, incendiary or similar military component or device; and

• (d) the quantity of the explosive being imported, exported or transported in transit is not more than the quantity set out in the table.

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Explosive	Quantity
  1	Model rocket motors that have a maximum total impulse of 80 newton-seconds (NFPA alpha designations A to E, as indicated on the motor or its packaging)	6
  2	Avalanche airbag systems	3
  3	Small arms cartridges — imported or exported	5 000
  4	Small arms cartridges — transported in transit	50 000
  5	Percussion caps (primers) for small arms cartridges — imported or exported	5 000
  6	Percussion caps (primers) for small arms cartridges — transported in transit	50 000
  7	Empty primed small arms cartridge cases — imported or exported	5 000
  8	Empty primed small arms cartridge cases — transported in transit	50 000
  9	Black powder and hazard category PE 1 black powder substitutes	8 kg, in containers of 500 g or less
  10	Smokeless powder and hazard category PE 3 black powder substitutes	8 kg, in containers of 4 kg or less

• Return to footnote ^*Terms preceded by an asterisk are defined in section 6.

Import Permits

Application

Marginal note:Application

• 46 (1) An applicant for an import permit must complete, sign and send to the Chief Inspector of Explosives the application form provided by the Department of Natural Resources. The application must state whether a single use permit or an annual permit is requested and include the following information:

  • (a) the applicant’s name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address;

  • (b) if the applicant has a customs broker, the broker’s name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address and the name of a contact person;

  • (c) the Footnote ^*product name and UN number of each Footnote ^*explosive to be imported;

  • (d) the quantity of each explosive to be imported or, if the application is for an annual permit, the estimated quantity of each explosive to be imported during the year;

  • (e) the purpose for which each explosive is imported (personal, industrial or commercial use, reloading, field trial or other testing, sale, consignment, Footnote ^*pyrotechnic event, fireworks display or other purpose);

  • (f) the name of the person who obtained the authorization of each explosive;

  • (g) the country of origin of each explosive;

  • (h) the location of the Canadian port of entry through which each explosive will pass;

  • (i) the address of the person to whom each explosive will be delivered and the location where it will be stored;

  • (j) in the case of an explosive to be stored in a licensed factory or a licensed magazine, the number and expiry date of the factory or magazine licence and, for each explosive that will be stored there, the quantity of that explosive authorized by the licence to be stored;

  • (k) in the case of an explosive to be stored in a magazine owned by a person other than the applicant, proof that the other person has agreed to have the explosive stored in their magazine; and

  • (l) the date of the application.

• Marginal note:Fees for import permit

  (2) An applicant for an import permit must pay the applicable fees set out in Part 19.

• Return to footnote ^*Terms preceded by an asterisk are defined in section 6.