United States Surtax Remission Order (2025)

Marginal note:Remission — public health, public safety and national security

1 Subject to section 5, remission is granted of surtaxes paid or payable under the United States Surtax Order (2025-1), the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025) or the United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025) in respect of goods imported for use by any of the following entities for the purpose of health care, public health, public safety, national defence or national security:

• (a) a government health research organization or clinical health research organization;

• (b) an organization that produces or stores medical countermeasures, including pharmaceuticals or medical devices;

• (c) the office of a public health official, as defined in subsection C.10.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations;

• (d) an organization that provides ambulance or other emergency response services;

• (e) a firefighting service;

• (f) a law enforcement agency;

• (g) a federal or provincial correctional service;

• (h) the Department of National Defence;

• (i) the Canadian Forces; or

• (j) the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.