Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Importing and Exporting Drugs

Legislation Importing and exporting 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. Possession for the purpose of exporting (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. Punishment (3) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) (a) where 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; (b) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III 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) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule IV or V, (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. ... 2011, c. 14, s. 1. Application Ancillary Orders Recommendation Probation Terms Case Digests R. v. Kandola, 2012 BCSC 1042 - 14 years - 208 kg - also convicted of importing guns R. v. Knockwood, 2012 ONSC 2238 -- 6 years -- 997 grams of heroin See Also Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Offences by Penalty Importing and Exporting