Reinstatement of the Canadian export Licensing Exemptions
Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act
FOIA Response Cover Letter, 19 December 2003
- Canadian ITAR Exemptions, PM Press Guidance, 17 January 2001.
- Controlled Goods Registration Program: Security Plan Guidelines
Public Works and Government Services, Government of Canada, 28 May 2001
- US Naturalization Requirements, December 1999.
- Controlled Goods Registration Program: Security Assessment Guidelines,
Public Works and Government Services, Government of Canada, 28 May 2001.
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations Amendment Regarding Canadian Exemption,
Action Memorandum, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 19 January 2001.
- Defense Trade Controls: Agreement in Principle, WHA and PM Press Guidance, 12 October 1999.
- PM Press Statement and Guidance: Joint United States-Canada Statement on
Defense Export Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 19 June 2000.
- Bill S-25 Passes Senate, State Department Cable, 18 October 2000.
- Bill S-25 Passes House, State Department Cable, 19 October 2000.
- U.S. Remarks, Back to Basics Conference, Society of International Affairs.
- Canadian Remarks, Back to Basics Conference, Society of International Affairs.
- Joint Statement on Defense Export Controls and North American Defense Industrial Base, 8 October 1999.
- Canada and ITAR, Note from Al Larson to Eric Newsome.
- Defense Trade Security Initiative
- Outline of Questions, Export and Domestic Control Seminar, Toronto, Canada, 8-9 March.
- Canada and the United States Resolve Differences Over International Traffic in Arms Regulations, News Release,
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Government of Canada, 8 October 1999.
- An Assessment of Proposed Changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 26 February 1999.
FOIA Response Cover Letter, 17 June 2004
FOIA Response Cover Letter, 22 April 2005
- Fax from Canadian Embassy to State Dept. re: ITAR, 26 January 2001.
- Fax from Canadian Embassy to State Dept. re: Controlled Goods Registration Program (CGRP), 5 February 2001.
- Letter from Canadian Embassy to State Dept. re: ITAR Canadian Exemptions, 23 May 2001. Requests eligibility for the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) as a recipient under the ITAR Canadian Exemptions.
- Canadian Export Regulations, not dated. Presentation from the Society for International Affairs details the content of Canada's current export regulations.
- Fax from Thomas Jones to Meha Shah, 3 January 2001. From the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
- Letter from Jon Allen to Gregory Suchan, 3 January 2001. From the Canadian Minister Counsellor (Political) to the Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political and Military Affairs, U.S. State Department.
- Controlled Goods Registration Program, not dated.
- Canadian Embassy Statement on Canadian Export Controls and trade with the U.S., 16 June 2000.
- Canadian Embassy Statement on Canadian distribution of defense articles, 16 June 2000. States Canadian policy re: the re-export, resale, or other disposition outside Canada of defense articles, defense services, or technical data controlled by the U.S. Munitions List.
- Letter from Jonathan Fried to Eric Newsom, 6 June 2000. Lists documents related to bilateral U.S.-Canadian discussions on ITAR.
- Legislative and Regulatory Amendments, 5 June 2000. Summary of drafted amendments to Canada's Defence Production Act, Export Control List, and Export Permits Regulations.
- Elements of a Transfer and Access Control System, not dated.
- Company Responsibilities, not dated.
- Designated Official Responsibilities, not dated.
- Transfer Process, not dated.
- Penalty Structure, not dated.
- Comments on the 126.5 Canadian Exemptions, Final draft, 18 February 2000.
- Complete Subsection 'C (1)(2)(f)', 20 November 2000.
- Complete Subsection 'C (1)(2)(ii)', 20 November 2000.
- Citizenship and ITAR: Responses Needed from U.S. Government, 21 November 2000.
- Draft exemption provision for Controlled Goods Regulations, 24 November 2000.
- Armaments Cooperation Management Committee Meeting, 29 August 2000. From the U.S. ITAR Armaments Cooperation Management Committee meeting at National Defence Headquarters in Canada.
- Notes Concerning Canadian Interests for Bilateral Export Controls Meetings, November 2000.
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 16 November 2000.
- Letter from E.W. Weybrecht to Leonard Hill, 22 August 2000. From the director of Canada's Export Controls Division , Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, to the Head of the Multilateral Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, re: amending of the Defence Production Act.
- Notice of Consultation on Strengthening the Transfer and Access Control Systems for Certain Controlled Goods, 14 August 2000. From Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, re: proposed amendments to the Defence Production Act by Bill S-25.
- Draft Text of Proposed Regulations to the Defence Production Act, 23 August 2000.
- Preliminary Questions on the Defence Trade Security Initiative (DTSI), August 2000.
- Defence Export Control Committee, 14 June 2000. Terms of Reference for establishment of the Committee.
- Quick-View Collaborative Chart, 28 March 2000. Compares and comments on U.S. and Canadian export systems.
- Export Permits Regulations, 5 June 2000. Discussion draft of proposed new requirements for the Export and Import Permits Act.
- Procedures for Obtaining an Exemption from Registration for Foreign Visitors, 5 June 2000. Re: amendments to the Defence Production Act.
- Registration System, for persons registering under the Export Controls List. Describes who must register, purpose of registration, registration process, application form, and supporting documentation needed, as well as the responsibilities of the concerned parties.
- Legislative and Regulatory Amendments, 28 March 2000. Summary of upcoming amendments to Canada's Defence Production Act, Export and Import Permits Act, Export Control List, and Export Permits Regulations.
- Fax from Earl Weybrecht to Pamela Frazier, 28 March 2000. From the Director of the Export Controls Division of Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, to the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, in preparation for a meeting re: a Transfer and Access Control System and a Registration System.
- Export Control List Amendment, 28 March 2000. Note from the Canadian Embassy to the U.S. State Department re: Canadian export controls.
- Status of ITAR Issues and Scope of Possible Legislative and Regulatory Changes, 16 February 2000. Government of Canada paper.
- Email from Thomas Jones to John Joyce, 16 February 2000. From Canadian government, suggestions for agenda at meeting on Canadian export controls and amendments.
- General ITAR Assurances, 16 February 2000. Discusses Export Control List Amendment, Annex A, and Export Permits Regulations. Includes the proposed Amendment to the Export Control List, a Notice to Exporters, and a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement.
- ITAR 126.5 (24 November 1999) Comprehensive Review, 12 February 2000.
- Letter from Lloyd Axworthy to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 21 April 1999. Letter concerning the U.S. amendment to the "Canadian Exemptions" in Part 126.5 of the ITAR, published in the Federal Register on 12 April 1999.
- MJF-Holum Telecom, 20 April 1999.
- NFTC Notes for Pam Frazier, 26 April 1999. Lists issues re: the State Department's concerns and obstacles to licensing for NATO Flying Training in Canada.
- Letter from Jonathan Fried to John Holum, 14 July 1999. From Canada's Assistant Deputy Minister of Economic and Trade Policy to the U.S. Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, re: distractive quotations from senior U.S. officials in the press in advance of ITAR discussions.
- Fax from Thomas Jones to Will Lowell, 29 September 1999. Re: NATO Flight Training.
- Draft Note from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, 29 September 1999. Note to the U.S. Embassy re: the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) Programme.
- Letter from Jonathan Fried to John Holum, 29 September 1999. From Canada's Assistant Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Policy to the U.S. Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, re: securing the North American perimeter and integrating the North American defense industrial base.
- Proposed Regulations Amending the Export Control List, 29 September 1999. Strategic Goods Amendment.
- Proposed Regulations Amending the Export Permits Regulations, 29 September 1999.
- Government of Canada Position on Signing DSP-83, 29 September 1999.
- ITAR: General Assurances, 29 September 1999. From the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade to the U.S. Embassy.
- Note from the Embassy of Canada to the U.S. Department of State, 29 September 1999. Re: Canadian export policy. Contains Annex A listing additional goods, technology, and technical data, not presently listed in the Export Control List, to be placed under export controls by the Canadian government.
- Draft Canadian Proposal, 6 October 1999. Re: Part 126.5 of the ITAR
- Note from the Canadian Embassy to the U.S. Department of State re: Export and Import Permits Act, 5 October 1999.
- Fax from Thomas Jones to Steve Candy et. al., 6 October 1999. From Canada's Deputy Director (Technology) of the Export Controls Division, re: re-draft of 126.5 and principles of Canadian Exemptions.
- Proposed Regulations Amending the Export Permits Regulations, 6 October 1999.
- Fax from Jonathan Fried to Eric Newsom, 7 October 1999. Includes Diplomatic Note from Canada re: receipt of defence articles and services controlled by the United States Munition List.
- Proposed Regulations Amending the Export Permits Regulations, 8 October 1999.
- Revision of Note from the Canadian Embassy to the U.S. Department of State re: Export and Import Permits Act, 8 October 1999.
- Suggested changes to paragraph (d)(4), (6), and (8), 7 October 1999. Includes the types of activities that Canada would like to see non-licensable.
- Working notes re: next Canada-U.S. exchange on ITAR, from Canadian Embassy, 3 November 1999.
- Canada's draft input for the "Comparative Analysis of the Current Security Measures for controlling access to 'Controlled Unclassified Information and Assets' matrix", 5 November 1999.
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 7 November 1999. Includes immigrant processing, new citizen processing, and joint terms of reference for the Canada-United States Joint Certification Program.
- Joint Terms of Reference for the United States-Canada Joint Certification Program, 7 November 1999.
- Control Procedures for Unclassified Technical Data: Disclosing Militarily Critical Technology, 7 November 1999. From Canada's Industrial Security Division.
- The Security Policy of the Government of Canada, 26 October 1999. An overview of information classification and personnel screening; briefing prepared for United States and Canada consultations related to ITAR by Robert J. Hayward, Canada's Treasury Board Secretariat.
- General ITAR Assurances, 15 November 1999. Diplomatic note from Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade to the U.S. Embassy.
- Fax from Thomas Jones to Rose Biancaniello, 16 November 1999. Outlines contents of the fax, which includes a complete package of proposed Canadian regulations including changes to the Export Control List and the Export Permits Regulations.
- Draft Diplomatic Note re: change to the Export Control List (ECL), 15 November 1999. Includes Annex A listing specific items to be added to the ECL, and a draft note covering general ITAR assurances to negotiate future Canadian Government signatures on the DSP-83.
- Draft Regulatory Amendment for the ECL, 15 November 1999.
- Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, 15 November 1999.
- Body of Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, 15 November 1999.
- Regulations Amending the Export Permits Regulations, 16 November 1999.
- Export Permits Regulations: Discussion Draft of Proposed New Requirements, 15 November 1999.
- Notice to Exporters: Export from Canada of United States Origin Goods, 15 November 1999. Informs the exporting community of changes to Canada's Export Permits Regulations and Export Control List.
- FISO Inspection Instructions for Joint Certification Program, 23 November 1999.
- Canada/U.S. ITAR Security Matrix, 23 November 1999.
- Export Permits Regulations: Discussion Draft of Proposed New Requirements, 7 December 1999.
- Proposed Export Permits Regulations: Amendments, 7 December 1999.
- Re-Draft of Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, 7 December 1999.
- Proposed Amendment to the Export Control List: Strategic Goods, 7 December 1999.
- Second Re-Draft of Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, 7 December 1999.
- Notice to Exporters: Export from Canada of United States Origin Goods, 7 December 1999. Informs the exporting community of changes to Canada's Export Permits Regulations and Export Control List.
- Diplomatic Note from Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade to the U.S. Embassy: General ITAR Assurance, 28 March 2000.
- Export Control List Amendment, 7 December 1999. Diplomatic Note from the Canadian Embassy to the U.S. State Department; includes Annex A.
- Export Control List Amendment, 15 November 1999. Diplomatic Note from the Canadian Embassy to the U.S. State Department; includes Annex A.
- Letter from Canadian Ambassador Raymond Chretien to Madeleine Albright re: changes to U.S. ITAR, 20 April 1999.
- Letter from Lloyd Axworthy to Madeleine Albright, 20 April 1999. Re: amendment to the "Canadian Exemptions" in Part 126.5 of the ITAR.
- Obtaining an Exemption from Registration for Foreign Visitors, 5 June 2000.
- U.S. Laws/Regulations/Industry Practices for Industry-to-Industry Controlled Unclassified Defense Articles, not dated.
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