E667 – Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report — General

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PROTECTED B when completed

Part A – Information on person transporting the currency or monetary instruments or on the person in charge of conveyance

Part B – Information on entity on whose behalf currency or monetary instruments are being transported or shipped

Part C – Information on person on whose behalf currency or monetary instruments are being transported or shipped

Part D – Information on importation or exportation

Shipped to

Shipped from

Courier company (if applicable)

Intermediary (if applicable)

Ultimate origin of currency or monetary instrument

Ultimate destination of currency or monetary instrument

Departure point of currency or monetary instrument

Stop-over points (with dates)

Arrival point of currency or monetary instrument

Part E – Information about currency or monetary instruments being imported or exported

To be filled out by the person completing this report

I hereby declare that the information given by me in this report is true, accurate and complete.

For CBSA use only

Instructions

Under the law, every person or entity must report to a Border Services Officer the importation or exportation of currency or monetary instruments with a combined total value equal to or greater than $10,000 Canadian (or its equivalent in a foreign currency). Failure to report may result in the forfeiture of currency or monetary instruments or the assessment of a penalty.

Currency” means current coins and bank notes of Canada and other countries.

Monetary instruments” means securities and negotiable instruments in bearer form where ownership is conveyed by physical possession. It can include stocks, bonds, debentures, treasury bills, banker's drafts, cheques and money orders, other than warehouse receipts and bills of lading. It does not include securities or negotiable instruments that bear restrictive endorsements or a stamp for the purposes of clearing or are made payable to a named person and have not been endorsed.

To calculate the Canadian dollar equivalent of a foreign currency, use the exchange rate published by the Bank of Canada at the time of the importation or exportation. If the Bank of Canada does not publish an exchange rate for that currency, use the exchange rate that would be used during the ordinary course of business.

Who should complete this form

You should complete this form E667 (General) if the total value of the currency or monetary instruments being imported or exported is $10,000 or more, and:

  1. You are a person leaving or entering Canada transporting the currency or monetary instruments on behalf of a person or entity, and the currency or monetary instruments are in your possession or baggage; or
  2. You are the exporter of the currency or monetary instruments being imported into Canada or exported from Canada, or
  3. You are the importer of the currency or monetary instruments being imported into Canada and you received receipt of a retention notice, or
  4. In all other cases, you are the person on whose behalf the currency or monetary instruments are being imported or exported, for example, if you are employing a courier to ship the currency or monetary instruments across the border.

If the currency or monetary instruments reported in form E667 (General) are on board a conveyance arriving in or departing from Canada are not imported or exported as mail, the person in charge of the conveyance should complete form E668 (Conveyance) as an attachment to form E667 (General). “Conveyance” means any form of vehicle or craft used for transportation.

If you are transporting currency or monetary instruments with a total value of $10,000 or more into or out of Canada on your own behalf and the currency or monetary instruments are in your possession or baggage, you should complete form E677 (Individual) instead of form E667 (General).

Part A – Do not complete Part A if the currency or monetary instruments are imported or exported as mail

Provide information on the person transporting the currency or monetary instruments in their possession or in their baggage, or information on the person in charge of the conveyance, such as the person or courier responsible for the currency or monetary instruments over the course of the shipment.

Parts B and C  – Complete either Part B OR Part C

Complete Part B if the currency or monetary instruments are imported or exported on behalf of an entity. Provide information on the entity and on an employee contact of the entity.

Complete Part C if the currency or monetary instruments are imported or exported on behalf of a person. Provide information on the person.

Part D

Shipped to” means the person or entity to whom the currency or monetary instruments are shipped.

Shipped from” means the person or entity from whom the currency or monetary instruments are shipped.

Courier company” means a commercial carrier engaged in scheduled international transportation of shipments of goods, other than goods imported or exported as mail. Provide information on the courier company and information on an employee contact of the courier company. Do not complete this section if there is no courier company.

Intermediary” means a person or entity that transports the currency or monetary instruments at any point during the shipment on behalf of the courier company. Provide information on any intermediaries and indicate the date on which the intermediary gained physical possession of the currency or monetary instruments. Do not complete these sections if there are no intermediaries.

Ultimate origin” means the person or entity who is the ultimate owner of the currency or monetary instruments, if different from the “shipped from” address.

Ultimate destination” means the person or entity who ultimately takes possession of the currency or monetary instruments after the shipment is delivered, if different from the “shipped to” address.

Departure point”:

Stop-over point” means the location (city, country) of an intermediate stop or transit point during the journey of the currency or monetary instruments between the `shipped from' and `shipped to' locations.

Arrival point”:

Part E

Provide details for each type of currency and for each monetary instrument being imported or exported.

In the “Purpose of import/export” section, indicate the primary reason why the currency or monetary instruments are being imported or exported. For example, it could include reasons such as business/commercial activity, tourism, study, gift, investment, or banking.

In the “Grand Total” section, provide the total amount of all currency and monetary instruments in Canadian dollars.

Privacy

The information provided on this form is being collected under the authority of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and is subject to the provisions of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

Additional Information

To obtain additional information, please visit the Travelling with CAN$10,000 or more page. For more information about the Proceeds of Crime (Money laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, visit the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada website at www.fintrac.gc.ca.  You can also call us free of charge throughout Canada by calling 1-800-461-9999. If you are calling from outside of Canada, you can contact us at (204) 983-3500 or (506) 636-5064.

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