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Explosives Regulations, 2013

Version of section 45 from 2024-05-03 to 2024-08-18:


Marginal note:Import, export or transport in transit

 A person may import, export or transport in transit an 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 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.

    TABLE

    ItemColumn 1Column 2
    ExplosiveQuantity
    1Model 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
    2Avalanche airbag systems3
    3Small arms cartridges — imported or exported5 000
    4Small arms cartridges — transported in transit50 000
    5Percussion caps for small arms cartridges — imported or exported5 000
    6Percussion caps for small arms cartridges — transported in transit50 000
    7Empty primed small arms cartridge cases — imported or exported5 000
    8Empty primed small arms cartridge cases — transported in transit50 000
    9Black powder and hazard category PE 1 black powder substitutes8 kg, in containers of 500 g or less
    10Smokeless powder and hazard category PE 3 black powder substitutes8 kg, in containers of 4 kg or less
  • SOR/2013-211, s. 501
  • SOR/2016-75, s. 5
  • SOR/2018-231, s. 8
  • SOR/2022-121, s. 4
  • SOR/2024-77, s. 11(E)

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