I never heard this being used in Canada, but for some reason Americans, particularly officials working at government agencies will say "On your person" when referring to something you possess.
Like, you walk into a government building and the security guard working the metal detector will stop you and ask "Sir, are you carrying any firearms on your person?"... why add the "on your person" other than to sound more official? I know it's technically correct usage of the word "person", but in modern English it sound insanely dumb and unnecessarily repetitive.
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