A Guide to Canada's Export Controls

The Export Control List, which is included in A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls, identifies specific goods and technology that are controlled for export from Canada to other countries.

The Export Control List is divided into the following seven Groups:

• Group 1: Dual-Use List
• Group 2: Munitions List
• Group 3: Nuclear Non-Proliferation List
• Group 4: Nuclear-Related Dual-Use List
• Group 5: Miscellaneous Goods and Technology
• Group 6: Missile Technology Control Regime List
• Group 7: Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-Proliferation List

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

On April 30, 2009, the Government of Canada concluded the regulatory process to amend the Export Control List. This regulation brings into effect the 2007 version of the Government of Canada’s “A Guide to Export Controls”. This regulation includes a number of additions, deletions, and clarifications to the controls relating to the exportation of various goods and technologies. A brief overview of the key changes resulting from this amendment is provided below. Please contact the Export Controls Division at (613) 996-2387 for further clarification.

Additions of controls

• software enabling trace detectors to perform the functions of equipment controlled under 1-1.A.4.c. (1-1.D.3),
• certain numerically controlled optical finishing equipment (1-2.B.2),
• microwave power modules (1-3.A.1.b.9),
• solar cells, (1-3.A.1.e.4),
• solid-state pulsed power switching thyristor devices (1-3.A.1.g),
• imprint lithography equipment (1-3.B.1.f.2),
• imprint lithography templates (1-3.B.1.i),
• silicon carbide wafers (1-3.C.5),
• Passive Coherent Location systems (1-5.A.1.g),
• technology for development or production of devices having adaptive techniques providing more than 15dB suppression of an interfering signal (1‑5.E.1.c.4.c),
• inertial measurement equipment containing controlled accelerometers and gyros (1-7.A.3.d),
• underwater sonar navigation systems (1-7.A.8),
• software for design of aero gas turbine engines (1-9.D.4),
• air independent propulsion systems (2-9.b.4),
• specific valves for gas centrifuge enrichment plants (3-2.5.2),
• ramjet/scamjet/pulse jet/pulse cycle engines useable in certain complete unmanned aerial vehicles (6-3.A.2),
• hydrazine derivatives (6-4.C.2.b),
• certain polymeric substances (6-4.C.5),
• certain resaturated pyrolised material useable in certain complete unmanned aerial vehicles (6-6.C.2),
• certain pyrolytic or fibrous reinforced graphites useable in certain complete unmanned aerial vehicles (6-6.C.4),
• certain ceramic composite material useable in certain complete unmanned aerial vehicles (6-6.C.5),
• certain silicon-carbide material useable in certain complete unmanned aerial vehicles (6-6.C.6),
• certain tungsten, molybdenum and alloys of these materials useable in certain complete unmanned aerial vehicles (6-6.C.7),
• certain maraging steels useable in certain complete unmanned aerial vehicles (6‑6.C.8),
• certain titanium-stabilized duplex stainless steel useable in certain complete unmanned aerial vehicles (6-6.C.9),
• certain integrated flight instrument systems useable in certain complete rocket systems or unmanned aerial vehicles (6-9.A.1),
• certain three axis magnetic heading sensors (6-9.A.8),
• certain thermal batteries (6-12.A.6),
• certain wind tunnels useable in certain complete rocket systems, unmanned aerial vehicles or certain complete subsystems (6-15.B.2),
• certain software specially designed or modified for test and production equipment for testing certain complete rocket systems, unmanned aerial vehicles or complete subsystems (6-15.D.1),
• devices for reduced observables useable in certain complete rocket systems unmanned aerial vehicles or complete subsystems (6-17.A.1),
• systems, specially designed for radar cross section measurement useable in certain complete rocket systems unmanned aerial vehicles or complete subsystems (6-17.B.1),
• niobium and niobium alloys for certain equipment (7-2.1)

Clarifications and changes to controls

• ultrasonic and X-ray tomography equipment for three-dimensional defect inspection (1-1.B.1.f),
• superconductive conductors (1-1.C.5),
• cells and batteries, (1-3.A.1.e),
• frequency synthesized signal generators (1-3.A.2.d.3),
• Technical note on “Composite Theoretical Performance” CTP deleted (Group 1 - Category 4),
• lasers (1-6.A.5),
• certain accelerometers (1-7.A.1),
• certain gyros (1-7.A.2),
• turbojet and turbofan engines (6-3.A.1),
• oxidiser substances (6-4.C.4),
• propellant additives and agents (6-4.C.6),
• test and benches and/or stands (6-15.B.3),
• fermenters and filtration equipment (7-12.2 and 7-12.4),

Removal of controls

• polyarylene ether ketones (1-1.C.8.c),
• radios having adaptive techniques providing 15dB suppression of an interfering signal (1-5.A.b.2.a).

Recent Guides to Canada’s Export Controls can be downloaded from the links below. Each Guide includes the Export Control List that was in force during the time frames indicated below.

In force from February 2007 to April 2009:

• A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls, June 2006 | PDF * (1.07 MB)

In force from August 2006 to February 2007:

• A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls, December 2005 | PDF * (1,923 KB)

In force from January 2006 to August 2006:

• A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls, September 2003 | PDF * (1,483 KB)

In force from February 2003 to January 2006:

• A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls, April 2002 | PDF * (870 KB)

* 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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* Due to changes made under the Missile Technology Control Regime, organizations/individuals working with these products must be registered with the Public Works and Government Services Canada’s (PWGSC) Controlled Good Program (CGP). For more information on the CGP, please contact PWGSC’s Controlled Goods Directorate.