The Controlled Goods Directive was rescinded on May 13, 2022. It has been replaced by the Directive on the Management of Materiel.
This directive takes effect on November 1, 2006.
This directive applies to all departments as defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act, unless specific acts or regulations override it.
The Treasury Board Policy on Management of Materiel provides direction for the management of departmental materiel assets throughout their life cycle and, with respect to the management of controlled goods, requires that deputy heads ensure that:
"Materiel assets designated as controlled goods, as defined in Part 2 of the Defence Production Act, are given the level of protection necessary to prevent their unauthorized examination, possession, or transfer and are managed in compliance with the Treasury Board Directive on Controlled Goods."
This directive sets out additional and more specific requirements that departments must meet concerning the management of controlled goods.
Although Part 2 (Regulation of Access to Controlled Goods) of the Defence Production Act does not apply to members of the following classes of persons who act in good faith in the course of their duties and employment:
acting in good faith embodies the notion that these excluded persons will regulate access to the controlled goods in their custody in the same manner as would persons to whom Part 2 of the Defence Production Act does apply.
Part 3 (Offence and Punishment) of the Defence Production Act does apply to members of the above-listed classes of persons who do not act in good faith in the course of their duties and employment.
This directive is issued pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, subsections 7(1)(a), 9(2) and 61(2).
The following goods (including related technology), as listed in the schedule to the Export Control List and further described in A Guide to Canada's Export Controls:
Note: This section is meant to inform departments of other significant players in the management of controlled goods. In and of itself, it does not confer an authority.
Please direct enquiries about this policy instrument to the organizational unit in your department responsible for this subject matter. For interpretation of this policy instrument, the responsible organizational unit should contact: TBS Public Enquiries.