A quick search of the internet pulls up many different conclusions if the Baofeng UV-5R is legal for use by a Basic licence in Canada.
I got the answer via a quick call to Industry Canada: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/025.nsf/eng/h_00010.html
Telephone: 1-888-780-3333 (Toll free)
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
(at the time of writing May 2014)
They confirmed for me that any Basic licensed operator can use the UV-5R or any other Chinese radios (UV-5B, UV-82, etc.).
The key points I took away is they were commercially made and transmit on the amateur radio bands via software configuration (no hardware modifications need to be done by the user).
They do not have to show up in the Radio Equipment List either, but that is not a problem so long as the radio in question is commercially made: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ceb-bhst.nsf/eng/h_tt00020.html , http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/sitt/reltel/srch/nwRdSrch.do?lang=eng
"Please do not take my word for this". I am not responsible if the information I received is incorrect or out of date. I got my answer instantly by calling Industry Canada and learned some pointers during the call. I just told the person who answered the phone I had a question concerning equipment before I purchased it. I was then transferred to a very helpful person (forget his name) in charge of amateur radio equipment inspections, rules, etc. You can rest easy if you are told by Industry Canada your in the clear rather than reading something on the internet.
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