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Legislation

The CBSA administers more than 90 acts, regulations and international agreements on behalf of other federal departments and agencies, the provinces and the territories.

Among them are:

Canada Border Services Agency Act

The Canada Border Services Agency Act establishes the CBSA, which was created by Order in Council on December 12, 2003. The Act sets out the responsibilities, mandate, powers, duties and functions of the Minister responsible for the Agency and its President.

Under this Act, the CBSA is responsible for providing integrated border services that support national security priorities and facilitate the free flow of persons and goods, including animals and plants, which meet all requirements under the program legislation.

Delegation Instruments

Provides the titles of the officials who are authorized to exercise powers or perform duties and functions of the Minister and/or the President in the program legislation and the Canada Border Services Agency Act (CBSA Act).

These documents have no official or legal sanction. They are intended solely for convenience of reference of CBSA officials or any person involved in the importation of goods. You can get an official copy of the delegation, or more information on delegation, by contacting us.

Delegations

The following instruments have been signed to delegate certain powers, duties and functions conferred on the Minister and/or the President under the CBSA Act or the program legislation.

Note: Due to the significant number of delegation and designation instruments that are required, new or revised instruments will be added as they are signed.

CBSA Act
President Delegates Authority to Designate to Vice-Presidents

Customs Act
President Delegates Authority to Designate to Vice-Presidents

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Delegations and designations under IRPA

Agriculture and Agri-food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act
President delegates Minister's authority on issuing Notices of Violation Under the Agriculture and Agri-food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act

Copyright Act

Customs Tariff

  • Delegation [ HTML ]  [ PDF, 47 KB ]
  • Effective date: December 31, 1997

Special Import Measures Act

  • Delegation: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
    [ HTML ]  [ PDF, 14 KB ]
  • Legislation
  • Effective date: March 28, 2006

Trade-marks Act

Various statutory instruments

  • Delegation [ HTML ]  [ PDF, 13 KB ]
  • Effective date: October 28, 1999

Designations

The following instruments have been signed to designate officers to perform certain functions:

Customs Act
Designation of officers as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act.
Vice-president, Admissibility Branch

Various Agricultural Commodity Acts
Designation of inspectors or of veterinary inspectors
Vice-President, Admissibility Branch

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
 Authorization to have the Authority and Powers of a Peace Officer
Vice-President, Enforcement Branch

Note: All other designations of officers under IRPA are in the delegation instrument.

Historical Delegations

The following delegation instruments and authorities are no longer current. They have been archived online and are kept for historical and reference purposes.

Delegation instruments that the Minister made under An Act to Amend the Customs Act and the Criminal Code and the Customs Act, and under which the Minister's powers, duties or functions, as specified, have been delegated to a designated official of the Agency.

CBSA Act

Customs Act

An Act to amend the Customs Act and the Criminal Code,
S.C. 1998, c. 7

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Delegations and designations under IRPA

  • Delegation and Designation [ HTML ]  [ PDF, 1.56 MB ]
  • Effective date: June 9, 2006
  • Delegation and Designation [ HTML ]  [ PDF, 1.39 MB ]
  • Effective date: April 4, 2006

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act

Special Import Measures Act

  • Delegation: President, Canada Border Services Agency
    [ HTML ]  [ PDF, 816 KB ]
  • Effective date: May 1, 2006

Information

To obtain an official copy of a delegation or for more information on a delegation, please write to the following address:

Cabinet, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division
Regulations Section
191 Laurier Avenue West
7th Floor
Ottawa ON  K1A 0L8

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Date Modified: 2009-01-16

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