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Nov 9Sun
  1. Global Affairs Canada · Notices to Importers / Exporters

    Global Affairs Canada issues Notice to Exporters No. 1159 on cloud storage of controlled technology

    Global Affairs Canada's Notice to Exporters No. 1159 states that storing controlled technology in the cloud can constitute a transfer under the Export and Import Permits Act, requiring an export permit, where there is a reasonable possibility that a person outside Canada could examine the technology. GAC interprets a transfer as occurring when controlled technology is sent from Canada and stored abroad in a way that creates more than a remote possibility of foreign access, including through decryption keys or access rights. Safeguards consistent with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security's Guidance on cloud security assessment and authorization will generally mean no permit is required.

Jun 18Tue
  1. Global Affairs Canada · Notices to Importers / Exporters

    Canada amends Export Control List to add five controls on quantum computing and advanced semiconductors

    Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to exporters No. 1129 that an Order Amending the Export Control List, approved on May 31, 2024, adds five new controls under Item 5506 covering quantum computers able to process quantum information in 34 or more physical qubits, circuits and devices specially designed for them, CryoCMOS integrated circuits operating at 4.5 Kelvin or below, technology for semiconductor devices using GAAFET structures, equipment for isotropic and anisotropic dry etching, and advanced Scanning Electron Microscope equipment. As of July 20, 2024, a permit is required to export these items from Canada, except to the United States.

Aug 31Thu
  1. Global Affairs Canada · Notices to Importers / Exporters

    Canada amends GEP-41 to bar dual-use exports for long-range rockets and UAVs

    Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Exporters No. 194 that, effective September 1, 2023, General Export Permit No. 41 (GEP-41) was amended to add a category to the "unauthorized goods and technology" list under paragraph 3(2)(e), prohibiting its use for the export or transfer of goods or technology intended for the development, production or use of rocket systems or unmanned aerial vehicles with a range of 300 km or greater. GEP-41 continues to cover most goods and technology in Group 1 and ECL item 5504 to the 32 eligible destinations listed in the permit, which include Australia, Japan, South Korea, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Feb 23Wed
  1. Global Affairs Canada · Notices to Importers / Exporters

    Canada stops new export and brokering permits for controlled goods to Russia

    Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers and Exporters Serial 1071 that, effective immediately, Canada will stop issuing new permits for the export and brokering of controlled goods and technology to Russia, and that valid permits held by exporters for such exports or brokering prior to February 24, 2022 are immediately cancelled. Only permits and applications related to specific end-uses such as medical supply and humanitarian needs may be considered for exception, on a case-by-case basis. Global Affairs Canada says it will continue to monitor the situation and may reassess the decision.