Import Quotas

Act: Export and Import Permits Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-19
Regulation: Import Allocation Regulations, SOR/95-36

To Whom Does This Apply?

To importers.

Summary

Under the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) the Governor in Council may establish an Import Control List (ICL) and include therein any product, the import of which is deemed necessary to be controlled for one of several purposes outlined in the EIPA, including to implement an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment.  

Products on the list may be subject to a quantitative import restriction and require a permit for importation into Canada. The Minister may determine a method for allocating an import quota for goods to on the ICL.

The Import Allocation Regulations , established pursuant to the EIPA, include the following:  

• information to be furnished by an applicant;
• procedures for issuance or transfer of an import allocation;
• considerations for issuance or transfer of an import allocation; and
• information that must be supplied by an applicant after an import allocation has been issued or transferred.

Printable forms are available in PDF format from the page of the Export and Import Controls Bureau (EICB) on the ITCan Web site.

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
For service in French on Agricultural Products
Ms. Adèle Brisson
Trade Controls Trade Canada
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tower C, 4th Floor, Lester B. Pearson Building
Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0G2
Telephone: (613) 995-8104
Fax: (613) 996-0612
Toll-free (information): 1-800-267-8376 (in Canada)
TTY (hearing impaired): 613-944-9136
Web site: http://www.international.gc.ca/menu-en.asp

For service in English on Agriculture Products
Mr. Eric Conlon
Import Control Administrator
Agriculture and Steel Section, Trade Controls Policy Division
Export and Import Controls Bureau
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
4th Floor, Tower C, Lester B. Pearson Building
Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0G2
Telephone: (613) 944-0777
Fax: (613) 996-0612
Toll-free (information): 1-800-267-8376 (in Canada)
TTY (hearing impaired): 613-944-9136
Web site: http://www.international.gc.ca/menu-en.asp