AI-assisted research summary: This Order gives the Commonwealth Secretariat and certain related people privileges and immunities in Canada, with a tax-and-duty exception for Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Order Respecting the Privileges and Immunities of the Commonwealth Secretariat in Canada This Order may be cited as the Commonwealth Secretariat Privileges and Immunities Order. In this Order, Convention means the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations; (Convention) Organization means the Commonwealth Secretariat. (Organisation) The Organization shall have in Canada the legal capacities of a body corporate and shall, to such extent as it may require, have the privileges and immunities set forth in Articles II and III of the Convention. Representatives of states and governments that are members of the Organization shall, to such extent as may be required for the performance of their functions, have the privileges and immunities set forth in Article IV of the Convention for representatives of Members. All officials of the Organization in Canada shall, to such extent as may be required for the performance of their functions, have the privileges and immunities set forth in Article V of the Convention for officials of the United Nations. All experts performing missions for the Organization in Canada shall, to such extent as may be required for the performance of their functions, have the privileges and immunities set forth in Article VI of the Convention for experts on missions for the United Nations. Nothing in this Order exempts a person who is a Canadian citizen, or a permanent resident of Canada from liability for any taxes or duties imposed by any law in Canada.