Administrative Monetary Penalty System
C354

Contravention

A commercial carrier or charterer failed to provide prescribed information within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner about any person on board or expected to be on board a conveyance coming to and/or leaving Canada.

Penalty

Occurrence Penalty
Flat rate $3,000
Penalty basis
Per conveyance
Retention period
12 months

Guidelines

Non-compliance occurs when a commercial carrier or charterer fails to provide information as stipulated in the Customs Act and the Exit Information Regulations or the Passenger Information (Customs) Regulations on persons (passengers and crew) on board or expected to be on board a conveyance.

Applied by an API/PNR program officer at Headquarters against a commercial carrier or charterer.

References

Legislation

Customs Act, sections 93(1), 107.1(1) and (2)
Exit Information Regulations, section 13
Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations (DPCR)
Passenger Information (Customs) Regulations

D-Memo

D2-5-11, Guidelines for Commercial Air Carriers for the Processing of Prescribed Traveller Information

Other

  • API/PNR Reference Guide for Commercial Carriers
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