Penalties and your rights

To help you comply with the law and receive all of your entitlements, the CBSA wants to make sure that you are aware of your obligations, and to ensure that you understand and can exercise your rights.

• Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) project.
  AMPS is a civil penalty regime that secures compliance with customs legislation through the application of monetary penalties.
  
  
• Export-specific AMPS Information
  • Important notice to Exporters about the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS)
  • Export-related penalties from the Master Penalty Document (MPD)
  • Export-related penalties from the short version of the MPD

For more information about your rights, see our Fairness Initiative.