Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 150, Number 43: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
October 22, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REGULATIONS
Resolution
Pursuant to section 66.5 of the Employment Insurance Act, notice is hereby given that the employment insurance premium rate for the year 2017 is $1.63 per $100 of insurable earnings.
Pursuant to sections 76.07 and 76.35 of the Employment Insurance Regulations, notice is hereby given that the employment insurance premium reduction rate for the year 2017 for residents of Quebec covered under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan is $0.36. Therefore, the employment insurance premium rate for residents of Quebec is $1.27 per $100 of insurable earnings.
Louise Levonian
Chairperson
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
Judith Andrew
Commissioner for Employers
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
Pierre Laliberté
Commissioner for Workers
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Ministerial Condition No. 18752
Ministerial condition
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information pertaining to the substance 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1-butyl 2-(phenylmethyl) ester, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 1200806-67-2;
And whereas the ministers suspect that the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,
The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, hereby permits the manufacture or import of the substance in accordance with the conditions of the following annex.
George Enei
Assistant Deputy Minister
Science and Technology Branch
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
Conditions
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
- 1. The following definitions apply in these ministerial conditions:
- “notifier” means the person who has, on June 16, 2016, provided to the Minister of the Environment the prescribed information concerning the substance, in accordance with subsection 81(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;
- “substance” means 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1-butyl 2-(phenylmethyl) ester, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 1200806-67-2; and
- “waste” means the effluents that result from rinsing containers used for transportation of the substance.
- 2. The notifier may manufacture or import the substance in accordance with the present ministerial conditions.
Restriction
- 3. The notifier shall not use the substance to manufacture any of the following:
- (a) a toy or a child care article as defined in section 1 of the Phthalates Regulations;
- (b) a cosmetic or a drug as defined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act; or
- (c) a natural health product as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
- 4. The notifier shall transfer the physical possession or control of the substance only to a person who will use it only in accordance with section 3.
- 5. At least 120 days prior to beginning the manufacture of the substance in Canada, the notifier shall inform the Minister of the Environment, in writing, and provide the following information:
- (a) the information specified in paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 4 to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers);
- (b) the address of the manufacturing facility within Canada;
- (c) the information specified in paragraphs 8(a) to (d), item 9 and paragraph 10(b) of Schedule 5 to the Regulations;
- (d) a flow diagram of the manufacturing process that includes features such as process tanks, holding tanks and distillation towers;
- (e) a description of the manufacturing process that details the reactants used, reaction stoichiometry, batch or continuous nature of the process, and the scale of the process; and
- (f) a description of the major steps in manufacturing operations, the chemical conversions, the points of entry of all reactants, the points of release of the substance, and the procedures for cleaning equipment, including the frequency.
Disposal of the substance
- 6. The notifier or the person to whom the substance has been transferred must collect any waste in their physical possession or under their control and destroy or dispose of it in the following manner:
- (a) deep well injection in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the well is located;
- (b) incineration in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the incineration facility is located; or
- (c) deposition in a secure landfill, in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the landfill is located.
Environmental release
7. Where any release of the substance or of waste to the environment occurs, the person who has the physical possession or control of the substance or waste shall immediately take all measures necessary to prevent any further release, and to limit the dispersion of any release. Furthermore, the person shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, inform the Minister of the Environment by contacting an enforcement officer designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Record-keeping requirements
8. (1) The notifier shall maintain electronic or paper records, with any documentation supporting the validity of the information contained in these records, indicating
- (a) the use of the substance;
- (b) the quantity of the substance that the notifier manufactures, imports, purchases, sells and uses;
- (c) the name and address of each person to whom the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance; and
- (d) the name and address of each person in Canada who has disposed of the substance or of waste for the notifier, the method used to do so, and the quantities of the substance or waste shipped to that person.
(2) The notifier shall maintain the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) at their principal place of business in Canada, or at the principal place of business in Canada of their representative, for a period of at least five years after they are made.
Other requirements
9. The notifier shall inform any person to whom they transfer the physical possession or control of the substance or of waste, in writing, of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. The notifier shall obtain, prior to the first transfer of the substance or waste, written confirmation from this person that they were informed of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. This written confirmation shall be maintained at the principal place of business in Canada of the notifier or of their representative in Canada for a period of at least five years from the day it was received.
Coming into force
10. These ministerial conditions come into force on October 7, 2016.
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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
BANK ACT
Bank of China Limited — Order to commence and carry on business in Canada
Notice is hereby given of the issuance, pursuant to subsection 534(1) of the Bank Act, of an order authorizing a foreign bank, Bank of China Limited, to commence and carry on business in Canada, effective October 1, 2016. The foreign bank is permitted to carry on business in Canada under the name, in English, Bank of China, Toronto Branch, and, in French, Banque de Chine, succursale de Toronto.
September 30, 2016
Jeremy Rudin
Superintendent of Financial Institutions
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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INSURANCE COMPANIES ACT
Pacific Life Re Limited — Order to insure in Canada risks
Notice is hereby given of the issuance, pursuant to subsection 574(1) of the Insurance Companies Act, of an order to insure in Canada risks, effective September 23, 2016, authorizing Pacific Life Re Limited, under the name, in English, Pacific Life Re Limited, and, in French, Pacific Life, Compagnie de Réassurance Limitée, to insure in Canada risks falling within the class of life insurance and accident and sickness insurance.
October 11, 2016
Jeremy Rudin
Superintendent of Financial Institutions
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PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE
Appointment opportunities
We know that our country is stronger — and our government more effective — when decision-makers reflect Canada's diversity. Moving forward, the Government of Canada will use an appointment process that is transparent and merit-based, strives for gender parity, and ensures that Indigenous Canadians and minority groups are properly represented in positions of leadership. We will continue to search for Canadians who reflect the values that we all embrace: inclusion, honesty, fiscal prudence, and generosity of spirit. Together, we will build a government as diverse as Canada.
The Government of Canada is currently seeking applications from diverse and talented Canadians from across the country who are interested in the following positions.
Current opportunities
The following opportunities for appointments to Governor in Council positions are currently open for applications. Every opportunity is open for a minimum of two weeks from the date of posting on the Governor in Council Appointments Web site (http://www.appointments-nominations.gc.ca/slctnPrcs.asp?menu=1&lang=eng).
| Position | Organization | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
| Member | Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal | October 24, 2016 |
| Members | Canada Council for the Arts | October 31, 2016 |
| Member | Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board | October 25, 2016 |
| Member | Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board | October 25, 2016 |
| Members (full-time position and part-time position) | Military Grievances External Review Committee | November 3, 2016 |
| Vice-Chairpersons (full-time position and part-time position) | Military Grievances External Review Committee | November 3, 2016 |
| Member | Military Judges Compensation Committee | November 1, 2016 |
| Director (Federal Representative) | Montréal Port Authority | |
| Commissioner of Lobbying | Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying | |
| Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner | Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner | |
| Members — All regional divisions (full-time positions and part-time positions) | Parole Board of Canada | October 24, 2016 |
| Member | Polar Knowledge Canada | October 28, 2016 |
| Vice-Chairperson | Polar Knowledge Canada | October 28, 2016 |
| Director (Federal Representative) | Prince Rupert Port Authority | |
| President | Public Service Commission | November 14, 2016 |
| Director (Federal Representative) | Sept-Îles Port Authority | |
| Director (Federal Representative) | Thunder Bay Port Authority | |
| Director (Federal Representative) | Vancouver Fraser Port Authority | |
| Members | Veterans Review and Appeal Board | November 7, 2016 |
Upcoming opportunities
New opportunities that will be posted in the coming weeks.
| Position | Organization |
|---|---|
| President (Chief Executive Officer) | Atomic Energy of Canada Limited |
| Chairperson | Canadian Air Transport Security Authority |
| Chairperson | Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse |
| Directors | Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse |
| Members | Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| Chairperson | Canadian International Trade Tribunal |
| Chairperson | Canadian Museum for Human Rights |
| Trustees | Canadian Museum for Human Rights |
| Chairperson | Canadian Museum of History |
| Trustees | Canadian Museum of History |
| Vice-Chairperson | Canadian Museum of History |
| Chairperson | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |
| Trustees | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |
| Chairperson | Canadian Museum of Nature |
| Trustees | Canadian Museum of Nature |
| Permanent Members | Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission |
| Members | Canadian Race Relations Foundation |
| Citizenship Judges | Citizenship Commission |
| Directors | First Nations Financial Management Board |
| Sergeant-at-Arms | House of Commons |
| Members | National Arts Centre Corporation |
| Members | National Capital Commission |
| Full-time Member | National Energy Board |
| Members | National Film Board |
| Chairperson | National Gallery of Canada |
| Members | National Gallery of Canada |
| Vice-Chairperson | National Gallery of Canada |
| Trustees | National Museum of Science and Technology |
| Director | Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions |
| Executive Vice-Chairperson and Member | Parole Board of Canada |
| Chairperson | Patented Medicine Prices Review Board |
| Member | Patented Medicine Prices Review Board |
| Chairperson and Member | Standards Council of Canada |
| Member | Telefilm Canada |
| Chairperson | VIA Rail Canada Inc. |
Ongoing opportunities
Opportunities posted on an ongoing basis.
| Position | Organization |
|---|---|
| Full-time and Part-time Members | Immigration and Refugee Board |
| Full-time and Part-time Members (Appeal Division) | Social Security Tribunal |
| Full-time and Part-time Members (General Division — Employment Insurance Section) | Social Security Tribunal |
| Full-time and Part-time Members (General Division — Income Security Section) | Social Security Tribunal |
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