The Controlled Goods Directorate (CGD) is a domestic security program that regulates and controls the examination, possession or transfer of controlled goods and/or controlled technology. Anyone that deals with controlled goods and/or controlled technology in Canada is required to register with the CGD. More specifically, for the purpose of the CGD, the following goods and/or technology in the ECL are controlled:
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1. All items under Group 2 (item 2001 to 2022):
These items are munitions specifically designed or modified
for military use such as:
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Weapons and ammunitions (machine guns & anti-tank weapons);
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Bombs, torpedoes, mines and missiles;
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Warning systems (weapon sights & surveillance systems);
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Military vehicles (tanks), vessels (submarines) and aircraft;
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Chemical, biological and radioactive material which is use in war; and
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Protective equipment (armoured plate and body armour).
Exception:
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Item 2001: only goods that are prohibited firearms.
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Item 2003: only goods that are ammunitions with a calibre greater than 12.7mm.
2. Item 5504 under Group 5:
The goods listed under
this item are considered as strategic goods such as:
- Global navigation satellite systems;
- Ground control stations; and
- Nuclear weapons design and testing equipment.
3. All items under Group 6:
These items include missile
technology such as:
- Complete delivery systems (rocket, ballistic &cruise missile);
- Propulsion equipment (turbojet, turbofan & pulse jet engines);
- Navigation & stealth equipment (flight instrument systems);
- Avionics (radar & Global Positioning System);
- Launch support equipment (gravity meters & precision tracking); and
- Test facilities (wind tunnels for speeds of Mach 0.9 or greater).
The official details on controlled goods
are found in the Export Control List (under the Export and
Import Permits Act), published by the Department of International
Trade Canada.
View
the full listing of the Export Control List (PDF Format)
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/military/documents/exportcontrols-en.pdf
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