Introduction To Customs Traveller Flashcards
Who should be questioned by a BSO at PIL?
Every responsible adult including sleeping passengers (who should be awakened)
Who enters Canada by right?
Canadian citizens, Registered Indians and Permanent residents
What section of IRPA determines who enters by right?
Sections 19(1) and 19(2)
Who enters Canada by law?
-Persons under a removal order who are refused entry to another country
-Persons returning to Canada under a transfer order
-Convention refugees and protected persons with valid travel documents
Who may be authorized to enter Canada?
-Foreign nationals seeking to become permanent residents
-Foreign nationals seeking to become temporary residents (visitors, students, workers)
What is “point of finality”?
The point in time at which a transporter, importer, agent or traveller, having been given every opportunity to make a true and complete report or accounting, makes a report or accounting effectively asserting it to be true and complete
What does Section 11 of the Customs Act state?
That every person arriving in Canada shall without delay present themselves to an officer and answer truthfully any questions asked by the officer in the performance of his/her duties
What does Section 12 of the Customs Act state?
That all imported goods shall be reported at the nearest customs office
What does Section 13 of the Customs Act state?
Every person who reports goods under section 12 inside or outside Canada shall answer truthfully any question asked by a officer with respect to the goods and present the goods to an officer, remove any covering, unload any conveyance or open any part of the conveyance or open or unpack any package or container the officer wishes to examine
According to the CBSA EN Manual what is the description of a conveyance?
Any vehicle, aircraft, vessel, or other contrivance that is used to move persons or goods
