The law says
CDSA s. 6- (1)Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall import into Canada or export from Canada a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI.
- (2)Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall possess a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI for the purpose of exporting it from Canada.
- (3)Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) (a) if the subject matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule I or II, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life; (a.1) [Repealed, 2022, c. 15, s. 16]
- (b)if the subject matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III, V or VI, (i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or (ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months; and
- (c)if the subject matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule IV, (i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or (ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
Amendment History (4)
- 1996, c. 19, s. 6
- 2012, c. 1, s. 40
- 2017, c. 7, s. 4
- 2022, c. 15, s. 16
Justice Laws is the authoritative version. If this copy and it ever differ, Justice Laws wins.