Military and strategic goods and technology

The Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) governs Canada’s system of export and import controls for military and strategic goods and technology.

Section 3 of the EIPA gives the Government the power to establish an Export Control List (ECL) to control the export of arms, ammunition, implements or munitions of war or articles of a strategic nature. Canada’s ECL is based principally on our participation in the major multilateral export control and non-proliferation regimes. Responsibility for the issuance or denial of export permits for military and strategic items on the ECL lies with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.