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The Government of Canada is a State Party to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT or the Treaty) as of September 17, 2019. The ATT establishes standards for international trade in a broad range of conventional arms with the goal of ensuring that states have effective national systems to review and control...

The purpose of the amendments is to align the regulations with existing permit application processes. The benefits of these amendments are to increase regulatory clarity and certainty. The amendments reflect current operational requirements and align the regulations with information already...

This Handbook is intended as a reference tool for exporters and brokers, and provides practical information about the administration of Canada’s export controls pursuant to the Export Control List, the Brokering Control List, the Area Control List and the Automatic Firearms Country Control List,...

Information concerning related persons.

Applying for an Export Permit for Firearms, Related Goods and Ammunition.

Firearms - Frequently asked questions

The following guidelines relate to applications to export firearms, their related goods and ammunition.

Requirements for exporting prohibited firearms.

Requirements for exporting prohibited firearms.

Temporary requirements for importing restricted handguns into Canada.

Exports from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, and Honduras

In November 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs publicly announced that, following the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Canada was conducting a review of all export permits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Minister further announced that, pending the completion of this...

Global Affairs Canada has prepared new Notices to Importers for the 2021 calendar year TRQs with an application period starting on October 1, 2020 and a deadline of November 15, 2020.

This message is to inform you that Global Affairs Canada has recently updated the calendar year utilization reports for certain supply-managed goods.

This Notice sets out the policies and practices pertaining to the administration of tariff preference level (TPL) goods for import from the United States and Mexico under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) including: 1) wool and cotton or man-made fibre apparel; 2) cotton or...

Excerpt from the Speech by the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on February 8, 2018:

Exporters should note that the export of all goods and technology of U.S.-origin, as defined in item 5400 of the Export Control List (ECL), regardless of their nature and destination, require permits.

The purpose of this message is to inform you of upcoming changes to certain Export and Import Controls System (EICS) commodity codes as a result of World Customs Organization’s (WCO) HS code updates and related Customs Tariff updates coming into effect January 1, 2022. Permit and certificate...

This message pertains to the additional Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) volume for refined sugar exports to the United States under the Canada-United States – Mexico Agreement, referred to in Notice to exporters.

Canada has a range of goods over which it imposes import controls. These goods are listed in the Import Control List (ICL) of the Export and Import Permits Act.