Marine Operations - Canada Border Services Agency Processing of Cruise Ships
Revisions made to this memorandum are a result of replacing the terminology "Advance Passenger Information (API)" with "Before Arrival Information – Cruise Ship Travellers." These changes are located in the table of contents, in the glossary and in paragraphs 7, 8 and 10. In addition, this memorandum was updated in order to correct spelling/grammatical errors.
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Last modified: 2008-06-03
This memorandum sets out the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) requirements and policies for reporting and processing passengers, crew and their goods that arrive in Canada by cruise ship.
| Issuing office | Air and Marine Division People Programs Directorate Admissibility Branch |
| Headquarters file | HED 7800-47-1 |
| Legislative references | Canada Shipping Act, Criminal Code, Customs Act, Customs Tariff, Excise Act, Excise Tax Act, Health of Animals Act, Health of Animals Regulations, Immigrations and Refugee Protection Act, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, Plant Protection Act, Plant Protection Regulations, Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, Quarantine Act, CBSA D memoranda. |
| Other references | D2-1-1, D2-3-1, D2-5-0, D3-5-1, D3-5-2, D3-5-7, D4-2-0 and D4-2-1 |
| Superseded memoranda D | D2-3-7, April 29, 2008 |