Legislation & Manuals

Question 1

What Act is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms a part of?

Answer 1

The Charter is part I of the Constitution Act, 1982

Question 2

What section of the Criminal Code gives BSOs the authority to make an arrest as peace officers?

Answer 2

Section 2 of the Criminal Code

Question 3

In what legislation and chapter would you find personal exemptions for travellers?

Answer 3

The Customs Tariff Act, chapter 98

Question 4

What are the fundamental freedoms listed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Answer 4

-Freedom of conscience and religion
-Freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression including freedom of the press and other media of communication
-Freedom of personal assembly
-Freedom of association

Question 5

As per the Charter, what are the rights of a person upon his arrest?

Answer 5

• To be informed of the reasons therefor
• To retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right
• To have the validity of that detention determined by way of habeus corpus and to be released if the detention isn’t lawful

Question 6

What section of the Customs Act gives BSOs the authority to perform personal searches?

Answer 6

Section 98 - Personal search

Question 7

What authority does section 98 of the Customs Act grant BSOs?

Answer 7

The authority to perform personal searches

Question 8

What section of the Customs Act gives BSOs the authority to seize goods?

Answer 8

Section 110 (1)-(4)

Question 9

What authority does Section 110 of the Customs Act grant BSOs?

Answer 9

The authority to seize goods

Question 10

What are the CBSA enforcement priorities?

Answer 10

Alcohol & tobacco, currency & monetary instruments, firearms&weapons, jewellry &watches, drugs & precursor chemicals, obscenity & hate propaganda, endangered species (CITES), counter-terrorism, Our Missing Children, strategic export control, child pornography, trafficking in persons

Question 11

What is the wait time standard at a land crossing on no Saturday?

Answer 11

20 minutes

Question 12

What are the CBSA core values?

Answer 12

Respect, integrity and professionalism

Question 13

What are the Public Sector Values?

Answer 13

• Respect for democracy
• Respect for people
• Integrity
• Stewardship
• Excellence

Question 14

Name the two ethical decision-making tools

Answer 14

ABC mirror - Alarm, Book, Camera, Mirror

ACT - Action, Consequences, Tell the story

Question 15

What is the definition of “commercial goods” as per the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties regulations?

Answer 15

Goods are deemed to be of a commercial nature if they are for sale or are for commercial, industrial, occupational, institutional or other like use

Question 16

Name the commercial trade chain stakeholders

Answer 16

The shipper, the freight forwarder, the carrier, the conveyance operator, the customs broker, the importer, the consignee

Question 17

What is cargo?

Answer 17

Goods other than goods carried by or accompanying a traveller and conveyances engaged in the international movement of goods

Question 18

What does section 11(1) of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 18

Every person seeking entry to Canada shall present themselves to a an officer and answer truthfully any questions

Question 19

What does Section 12 of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 19

It requires persons and importers to make a report of all goods they are importing

Question 20

What does Section 13 of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 20

It obliges persons and importers to make a truthful declaration, answer questions truthfully and present their goods for examination

Question 21

What does Section 32(1) of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 21

It requires importers to account for their goods and pay the applicable duties before the goods are released

Question 22

What does Section 98 of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 22

It grants officers the powers to search any person

Question 23

What does Section 99 of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 23

It grants officers the power to examine any goods that have been imported

Question 24

What does Section 101 of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 24

It allows officers to detain controlled goods

Question 25

What does Section 102 of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 25

It covers the disposition of illegally imported goods.

Question 26

What does Section 107 of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 26

It limits the disclosure of customs information

Question 27

What does Section 110 of the Customs Act cover?

Answer 27

It grants officers the power to seize goods and conveyances

Question 28

What does section 18(1) of IRPA cover?

Answer 28

It states that every person seeking to enter Canada must appear for an examination to determine admissibility

Question 29

What does Section 19(1) of IRPA cover?

Answer 29

This section states that Canadian citizens and registered indians enter Canada by right

Question 30

What does seciton 19(2) of IRPA cover?

Answer 30

This section states that permanent residents of Canada enter by right

Question 31

What does Section 28(2) of IRPA cover?

Answer 31

This section sets out the obligations of permanent residents - Being present in Canada for 730 days of a 5 year period

Question 32

What is covered in Sections 34-42 of IRPA?

Answer 32

These sections define the inadmissible classes

Question 33

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 34 of IRPA?

Answer 33

Security grounds

Question 34

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 35 of IRPA?

Answer 34

Grounds of violating human or international rights

Question 35

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 36(1) of IRPA?

Answer 35

Grounds of serious criminality

Question 36

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 36(2) of IRPA?

Answer 36

Grounds of criminality

Question 37

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 37 of IRPA?

Answer 37

Organized criminality/Organized crime

Question 38

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 38 of IRPA?

Answer 38

Grounds of health issues

Question 39

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 39 of IRPA?

Answer 39

Grounds of financial reasons

Question 40

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 40 of IRPA?

Answer 40

Grounds of misrepresentation

Question 41

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 41 of IRPA?

Answer 41

Grounds of noncompliance

Question 42

What inadmissible class is defined by Section 42 of IRPA?

Answer 42

Grounds of an inadmissible family member

Question 43

What are some of the rights included in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Answer 43

Democratic rights, Legal rights, Official language rights, Equality rights