Authorization

Pursuant to subsection 39(2)¹ of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act², I hereby authorize an officer or a class of officers holding a position in the Canada Border Services Agency, and listed in the attached Schedule, or an officer or a class of officers authorized to perform all the duties of that position, to exercise the powers or perform the duties of the President under section 20 and subsection 26(1) and 35(1) of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act.

Dated at Ottawa, Province of Ontario, this …… day of ………………, 2011.

Luc Portelance
President
Canada Border Services Agency

¹ S.C. 2000, c. 17.
² S.C. 2000, c. 17 as amended. by S.C. 2001, c.41, s. 48.

Schedule

1. Section 20 – Report to the President and the Centre

Authority to receive a report concerning the circumstances of a seizure of currency or monetary instruments under section 18.

CBSA National Headquarters

• Director General, Recourse Directorate
• Director, Recourse Directorate
• Manager, Recourse Directorate
• Senior Program Advisor, Recourse Directorate
• Senior Appeals Officer, Recourse Directorate

2. Subsection 26(1) – Notice of President

If a decision of the Minister is requested under section 25, the President shall without delay serve on the person who requested it written notice of the circumstances of the seizure in respect of which the decision is requested.

CBSA National Headquarters

• Director General, Recourse Directorate
• Director, Recourse Directorate
• Manager, Recourse Directorate
• Senior Program Advisor, Recourse Directorate
• Senior Appeals Officer, Recourse Directorate

3.Subsection 35(1) - Delivery after Final Order

Authority to inform the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada that a person or entity has obtained a final order under section 33 or 34.

CBSA National Headquarters:

• Director General, Recourse Directorate
• Director, Recourse Directorate
• Manager, Recourse Directorate