Maximum Sentence
Life imprisonment (Schedule I/II) / 10 years (Schedule III/V)
Classification: Indictable
🍁 Immigration Impact
Drug importation/exportation is serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1). Carries life imprisonment for Schedule I/II substances. Also potentially triggers organized criminality inadmissibility under IRPA s.37. Extremely severe immigration consequences.
Legal Text — CDSA s. CDSA-6
Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall import into Canada or export from Canada a substance included in Schedule I to V of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Punishment: Schedule I or II — life imprisonment. Schedule III or V — indictable: 10 years. Schedule IV — indictable: 3 years.
Amendment History (1)
1996, c. 19, s. 6
Related Sections
CDSA-4Possession of SubstanceHybridCDSA-5Trafficking in SubstanceIndictableCDSA-7Production of SubstanceIndictable
Official Source: Justice Canada — CDSA (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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