Laws and regulations for cultural property

Below is a list of national acts and regulations for cultural property and related international conventions that Canada is party to.

National acts and regulations

• Cultural Property Export and Import Act
• Cultural Property Export Regulations
• Canadian Cultural Property Export Control List

International conventions

• The 1970 UNESCO Convention of the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property
• The UNESCO Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Executions of the Convention 1954; and its first and second protocols:
  • Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
  • Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)