Exporting

In accordance the Export and Import Permits Act, the Export and Import Controls Bureau is responsible for issuing permits and certificates for various products included on the Export Control List (ECL).

Products subject to export controls include Military and Strategic Goods and Technology, Softwood Lumber, Firearms, Textiles and Clothing, Sugar and Sugar Containing Products, Peanut Butter, Logs and U.S.-Origin Goods and Technology.

Further information may be obtained by selecting one of these products.

•  Export Controls over Goods and Technologies for Certain Uses SER-176

• Amendment to the Automatic Firearms Country Control List

• Amendment to the Export Control List, Item 5505

• Report on Exports of Military Goods from Canada 2007-2009 | PDF*  (303 KB)

• 2011 Domestic and Export Controls Seminars

• Export permits for cryptographic items

• About Advisory Opinions

• Report on Exports of Military Goods from Canada 2007-09

• A Guide to Canada's Export Controls - 2007 (PDF*, 1.2 MB)

• Information contained in the Export Controls Handbook includes: how to obtain the necessary permits for the export or transfer of controlled items and how to comply with the requirements of the Export and Import Permits Act and its related regulations. The Handbook does not address requirements for the export of logs. (February 2009)

* If the documents are not accessible to you, please contact Foreign Affairs International Trade Canada at the Administration and Technology Services Division (TIA), Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada, 125 promenade Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2; or Fax: 613-944-0138; e-mail: eics.scei@international.gc.ca to obtain an appropriate format.

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