Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 151, Number 33: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
August 19, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT
Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Start-up Business Class, 2017
The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 14.1 (see footnote a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote b), gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Start-up Business Class, 2017.
Ahmed D. Hussen
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Start-up Business Class, 2017
Definitions
1 The following definitions apply in these Instructions.
Act means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. (Loi)
applicant means a foreign national who makes an application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the start-up business class. (demandeur)
Canadian Language Benchmarks has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Regulations. (Canadian Language Benchmarks)
designated, in respect of a business incubator, an angel investor group or a venture capital fund, means designated under section 4. (désigné)
invest means to buy shares or other forms of equity in a business. (investir)
language skill area means speaking, oral comprehension, reading or writing. (habileté langagière)
Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Regulations. (Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens)
qualifying business means a business that meets the requirements of section 7. (entreprise admissible)
Regulations means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. (Règlement)
Establishment of start-up business class
2 (1) The start-up business class is established as part of the economic class referred to in subsection 12(2) of the Act and consists of foreign nationals who have the ability to become economically established in Canada and who meet the requirements of this section.
Member of class
(2) An applicant is a member of the start-up business class if
- (a) they have obtained a commitment from
- (i) a designated business incubator confirming that the applicant's business is currently participating in or has been accepted into its business incubator program,
- (ii) a designated angel investor group confirming that it is investing at least $75,000 in the applicant's business, or two or more designated angel investor groups confirming that they are together investing a total of at least $75,000 in that business, or
- (iii) a designated venture capital fund confirming that it is investing at least $200,000 in the applicant's business, or two or more designated venture capital funds confirming that they are together investing a total of at least $200,000 in that business;
- (b) they have attained a level of proficiency of at least benchmark level 5 in either official language for all four language skill areas, as set out in the Canadian Language Benchmarks or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens, as applicable, as demonstrated by the results of an evaluation conducted by an organization or institution designated by the Minister for the purpose of evaluating language proficiency under subsection 74(3) of the Regulations;
- (c) they have, in the form of transferable and available funds, unencumbered by debts or other obligations, an amount that is equal to one half of the amount identified, in the most recent edition of the publication concerning low income cut-offs published annually by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act, for urban areas of residence of 500,000 persons or more, as the minimum amount of before-tax annual income that is necessary to support a group of persons equal in number to the total number of the applicant and their family members; and
- (d) their business is a qualifying business.
Syndication
(3) An applicant who obtains a commitment involving more than one type of entity is still considered eligible to be a member of the start-up business class if
- (a) the total amount invested in the business is at least $200,000, in the case of a commitment involving a designated venture capital fund; and
- (b) the total amount invested in the business is at least $75,000, in all other cases.
Limit
(4) No more than five applicants are to be considered members of the start-up business class in respect of the same business.
Improper purpose
(5) An applicant is not to be considered a member of the start-up business class if they intend to participate, or have participated, in an agreement or arrangement in respect of the commitment primarily for the purpose of acquiring a status or privilege under the Act and not for the purpose of engaging in the business activity for which the commitment was intended.
Agreements with organizations
3 (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with an organization to provide for any matter related to these Instructions in relation to business incubators, angel investor groups or venture capital funds, including
- (a) the making of recommendations and the provision of advice to the Minister on the designation of an entity and on the revocation of such designations;
- (b) the establishment of criteria, standards of conduct and best practices for the making of commitments or the performance of other activities under these Instructions by an entity;
- (c) the making of recommendations and the provision of advice to the Minister on the operation of these Instructions;
- (d) the establishment of peer review panels to independently assess commitments; and
- (e) the submission of reports to the Minister on the activities of its members under these Instructions.
Requirement
(2) In order to exercise the functions described in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b), the organization must have expertise in relation to the type of entity in question, namely,
- (a) business incubators;
- (b) angel investor groups; or
- (c) venture capital funds.
Termination of agreements
(3) The Minister may terminate an agreement if the organization breaches the agreement or for any other reason specified in the agreement.
Designation
4 For the purposes of these Instructions,
- (a) the entities set out in Schedule 1 are designated as business incubators;
- (b) the entities set out in Schedule 2 are designated as angel investor groups; and
- (c) the entities set out in Schedule 3 are designated as venture capital funds.
Status of entities
5 For greater certainty, a business incubator, an angel investor group or a venture capital fund designated under section 4 is considered not to be under the control of the Minister in respect of any matter relating to these Instructions.
Form of commitment
6 (1) A commitment must be in a written or electronic form that is acceptable to the Minister and be provided by a person who has the authority to bind the designated business incubator, designated angel investor group or designated venture capital fund, as the case may be.
Suspension
(2) If there are reasonable grounds to believe that an entity is not in compliance with these Instructions or the terms of the commitment, or that the commitment does not respect these Instructions, the Minister may, after issuing a notice to that effect to the entity,
- (a) suspend the entity's ability to issue commitments until the situation is resolved; and
- (b) refuse to consider commitments made by that entity, until the situation is resolved.
Conditional commitment
(3) If two or more applicants make an application that is based on the same commitment, that commitment may be conditional on the issuance of a permanent resident visa to one or more of those applicants.
Contents of commitment — business incubator
(4) A commitment made by a designated business incubator must
- (a) identify the applicant;
- (b) confirm that the applicant's business is currently participating in or has been accepted into its business incubator program;
- (c) specify the period of time for which the applicant will be in the business incubator program if such a period has been established;
- (d) describe the nature of the business operations to be carried out by the applicant;
- (e) describe the applicant's role in the business;
- (f) confirm that the applicant has control over the intellectual property or other assets that the applicant is bringing to the business;
- (g) describe the legal and financial structure of the business;
- (h) identify any other person who holds or is expected to hold an ownership interest in the business and describe their role in the business;
- (i) confirm that the business incubator has performed a due diligence assessment of the applicant and the business;
- (j) specify any terms and conditions applicable to the business incubator program or to the commitment; and
- (k) confirm whether the applicant's business is a qualifying business.
Contents of commitment — other entities
(5) A commitment made by a designated angel investor group or a designated venture capital fund must
- (a) identify the applicant;
- (b) describe the nature of the business operations to be carried out by the applicant;
- (c) describe the applicant's role in the business;
- (d) confirm that the applicant has control over the intellectual property or other assets that the applicant is bringing to the business;
- (e) describe the legal and financial structure of the business;
- (f) identify any other person who holds or is expected to hold an ownership interest in the business and describe their role in the business;
- (g) confirm that the designated angel investor group or the designated venture capital fund has performed a due diligence assessment of the applicant, the business and the investment;
- (h) confirm whether the applicant's business is a qualifying business;
- (i) specify the amount of the investment; and
- (j) specify any terms and conditions applicable to the investment or to the commitment.
Multiple applicants
(6) If there is more than one applicant in respect of the same business, the commitment must
- (a) include information on all the applicants; and
- (b) identify those applicants that the entity making the commitment considers essential to the business.
Term of commitment
(7) A commitment is valid for up to six months from the day on which it is made.
Qualifying business
7 (1) For the purposes of these Instructions, a corporation that is incorporated and carrying on business in Canada is a qualifying business if, at the time the commitment is made,
- (a) the applicant holds 10% or more of the voting rights attached to all the outstanding shares of the corporation; and
- (b) persons or entities, other than qualified participants, do not, in the aggregate, hold 50% or more of the total amount of the voting rights attached to all the outstanding shares of the corporation.
Conditional incorporation of business
(2) A business that is not incorporated at the time the commitment is made is still considered to be a qualifying business if its incorporation is conditional on the issuance of a permanent resident visa to one or more of the applicants in respect of that business.
Qualified participant
(3) In this section, a qualified participant means,in respect of a business,
- (a) an applicant;
- (b) a foreign national who has been issued a permanent resident visa as a member of the start-up business class;
- (c) a designated business incubator;
- (d) a designated angel investor group; or
- (e) a designated venture capital fund.
Documentation
8 (1) An applicant must provide documentation to establish that they are a member of the start-up business class, including
- (a) evidence of payment of the applicable fees set out in these Instructions;
- (b) a copy of the commitment required under paragraph 2(2)(a);
- (c) written evidence that they have attained the level of language proficiency required under paragraph 2(2)(b); and
- (d) written evidence that they have the funds required under paragraph 2(2)(c).
Conclusive evidence
(2) For the purposes of these Instructions, the results of an evaluation of an applicant's language proficiency by a designated organization or institution and the correlation of those results with the benchmarks in accordance with the Regulations are conclusive evidence of the applicant's proficiency in the official languages of Canada.
Minimal requirements
9 (1) Subject to section 12, an application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the start-up business class must be refused and no further assessment is required if the applicant does not meet the requirements of subsection 2(2).
Assessment
(2) If the officer is not satisfied that the entity assessed the applicant and the applicant's business in a manner consistent with industry standards or that the terms of the commitment are consistent with industry standards, the officer may refuse to issue the permanent resident visa.
Multiple applicants
(3) If there is more than one applicant in respect of the same business and one of the applicants who was identified in the commitment as being essential to the business is refused a permanent resident visa for any reason, the other applicants must be considered not to have met the requirements of subsection 2(2) and their permanent resident visa must also be refused.
Application for visa
(4) An officer must issue a permanent resident visa to the applicant and their accompanying family members if the applicant and their family members, whether accompanying or not, are not inadmissible and meet the requirements of the Act, the provisions of the Regulations applicable to the start-up business class and these Instructions.
Production of other documents
10 For the purposes of evaluating an application referred to in subsection 9(1), an officer may, in addition to the documentation listed in subsection 8(1), require the production to the officer of documentation relating to the applicant, the commitment and the program or business that is in the possession or control of the applicant or the entity making the commitment.
Peer review
11 (1) An officer may request that a commitment in respect of a qualifying business in an application referred to in subsection 9(1) be independently assessed by a peer review panel established under an agreement referred to in section 3 by an organization that has expertise with respect to the type of entity making the commitment.
Grounds for review
(2) A request referred to in subsection (1) may be made if the officer is of the opinion that such an assessment would assist in the application process. It may also be made on a random basis.
Independent assessment
(3) The peer review panel must provide the officer with its independent assessment of whether
- (a) the entity that made the commitment assessed the applicant and the applicant's business in a manner consistent with industry standards; and
- (b) the terms of the commitment are consistent with industry standards.
Assessment not binding
(4) An officer who requests an independent assessment is not bound by it.
Substituted evaluation
12 (1) An officer may substitute their evaluation of the applicant's ability to become economically established in Canada for the requirements set out in subsection 2(2), if meeting or failing to meet those requirements is not a sufficient indicator of whether the applicant will become economically established in Canada.
Exception
(2) Despite subsection (1), if an applicant does not meet the requirement set out in paragraph 2(2)(a), an officer is not authorized under that subsection to substitute a positive evaluation of the applicant's ability to become economically established in Canada.
Concurrence
(3) An evaluation made under subsection (1) requires the written concurrence of a second officer.
Processing fees
13 The following fees are payable for processing an application for a permanent resident visa in respect of the start-up business class:
- (a) in respect of a principal applicant, $1,050;
- (b) in respect of a family member of the principal applicant who is a spouse or common-law partner, $550; and
- (c) in respect of a family member of the principal applicant who is a dependent child, $150.
Non-application
14 (1) The following provisions of the Regulations do not apply to the start-up business class:
- (a) sections 108 and 109; and
- (b) paragraph 295(1)(c).
Application of section 107 of Regulations
(2) Section 107 of the Regulations applies to the start-up business class, with such modifications as the circumstances require.
Effective period
15 These Instructions have effect during the period beginning on the day on which they come into force and ending on March 31, 2018.
Repeal
16 The Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Start-up Business Class, 2015 (see footnote 1) are repealed.
Coming into Force
Publication
17 These Instructions come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part I.
SCHEDULE 1
(Paragraph 4(a))
Designated Business Incubators
- Bioenterprise Corporation
- Highline BETA Inc.
- Communitech
- Empowered Startups Ltd.
- Extreme Innovations
- Genesis Group Inc.
- Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator and Food Processing Development Centre)
- INcubes Inc.
- Innovacorp
- Innovate Calgary
- Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara
- Invest Ottawa (2013)
- Istuary Idea Labs Inc.
- Knowledge Park o/a Planet Hatch
- Launch Academy
- LaunchPad PEI Inc.
- NEXT Canada
- Real Investment Fund III L.P. o/a FounderFuel
- Ryerson Futures Inc.
- Spark Commercialization and Innovation Centre
- Spring Activator Inc.
- The Alacrity Foundation of B.C.
- The DMZ at Ryerson University
- The Governing Council of the University of Toronto c/o Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the Rotman School of Management
- TSRV Canada Inc. (operating as Techstars Canada)
- Waterloo Accelerator Centre
- York Entrepreneurship Development Institute
SCHEDULE 2
(Paragraph 4(b))
Designated Angel Investor Groups
- Angel One Network Inc.
- Canadian International Angel Investors
- First Angel Network Association
- Oak Mason Investments Inc.
- Southwestern Ontario Angel Group
- TenX Angel Investors Inc.
- VANTEC Angel Network Inc.
SCHEDULE 3
(Paragraph 4(c))
Designated Venture Capital Funds
- BDC Venture Capital
- Blackberry Partners Fund II LP (d.b.a. Relay Ventures Fund II)
- Canadian Accelerator Fund Ltd.
- Celtic House Venture Partners Fund III LP
- Celtic House Venture Partners Fund IV LP
- Extreme Venture Partners LLP
- Golden Opportunities Fund Inc.
- INOVIA CAPITAL INC.
- Lumira Capital
- New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Inc.
- OMERS Ventures Management Inc.
- Pangaea Ventures Fund III, LP
- PRIVEQ III Limited Partnership
- PRIVEQ IV Limited Partnership
- Real Ventures
- Rho Canada Ventures
- Tandem Expansion Management Inc.
- Top Renergy Inc.
- Vanedge Capital Limited Partnership
- Version One Ventures
- Wellington Financial LP
- Westcap Mgt. Ltd.
- Yaletown Venture Partners Inc.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Publication after screening assessment of chlorhexidine and its salts, including those specified on the Domestic Substances List (paragraphs 68(b) and 68(c) or subsection 77(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas chlorhexidine diacetate addressed in the draft screening assessment of chlorhexidine and its salts is identified under subsection 73(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;
Whereas a summary of the draft screening assessment conducted on chlorhexidine and its salts pursuant to paragraphs 68(b) and (c) or section 74 of the Act is annexed hereby;
And whereas it is proposed to conclude that chlorhexidine and its salts meet one or more of the criteria set out in section 64 of the Act,
Notice therefore is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health (the ministers) propose to recommend to His Excellency the Governor in Council that chlorhexidine and its salts be added to Schedule 1 to the Act.
Notice is furthermore given that the ministers have released a risk management scope document for chlorhexidine and its salts to initiate discussions with stakeholders on the development of risk management actions.
Public comment period
Any person may, within 60 days after publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment written comments on the measure the ministers propose to take and on the scientific considerations on the basis of which the measure is proposed. More information regarding the scientific considerations may be obtained from the Canada.ca (Chemical Substances) website (www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances.html). All comments must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice and be sent to the Executive Director, Program Development and Engagement Division, Department of the Environment, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3, by fax to 819-938-5212, or by email to eccc.substances.eccc@canada.ca.
In accordance with section 313 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, any person who provides information in response to this notice may submit with the information a request that it be treated as confidential.
Jacqueline Gonçalves
Director General
Science and Risk Assessment Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
Marc D'Iorio
Director General
Industrial Sectors, Chemicals, and Waste Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
David Morin
Director General
Safe Environments Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of Health
ANNEX
Summary of the draft screening assessment of chlorhexidine and its salts
Pursuant to section 68 or 74 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have conducted a screening assessment of chlorhexidine and its salts, including (but not limited to) the salts listed in the table below. These substances were identified as priorities for assessment, as they met categorization criteria under subsection 73(1) of CEPA or were considered a priority based on other concerns. In July 2013, a draft screening assessment for chlorhexidine diacetate (then referred to as chlorhexidine acetate) was published proposing that it was not harmful to human health, but was harmful to the environment. Significant new information subsequently became available regarding other potential sources of exposure to the chlorhexidine moiety. As a result, the scope of the assessment was revised to assess the chlorhexidine moiety to consider potential impacts on the environment and human health with respect to exposure from other potential sources of chlorhexidine.
The Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers (CAS RNs (see footnote 2)), the Domestic Substances List (DSL) names or chemical names, and the common names of chlorhexidine and its salts are listed in the table below.
CAS RN | DSL name or chemical name | Common name |
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55-56-1 (see footnote c), (see footnote d) | 2,4,11,13-Tetraazatetradecanediimidamide, N,N″-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino- | Chlorhexidine |
56-95-1 | 2,4,11,13-Tetraazatetradecanediimidamide, N,N″-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-, diacetate |
Chlorhexidine diacetate |
3697-42-5 (see footnote e), (see footnote f) | 2,4,11,13-Tetraazatetradecanediimidamide, N,N″-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-, dihydrochloride |
Chlorhexidine dihydrochloride |
18472-51-0 (see footnote g) | D-Gluconic acid, compound with N,N″-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-2,4,11,13-tetraazatetradecanediimidamide | Chlorhexidine digluconate |
Chlorhexidine and its salts do not occur naturally. Surveys have been conducted under section 71 of CEPA for chlorhexidine (reporting year 2011), chlorhexidine diacetate (reporting years 2005, 2006 and 2011), and chlorhexidine digluconate (reporting year 2011), with voluntary information being submitted for chlorhexidine dihydrochloride for 2013. None of these substances were reported to be manufactured in Canada for the years reported. Chlorhexidine diacetate and chlorhexidine dihydrochloride were reported to be imported into Canada in quantities of 100 to 1 000 kg, while imports of chlorhexidine digluconate were reported to be in the range of 10 000 to 100 000 kg. No data on measured concentrations in the Canadian environment have been identified for any of these substances. Chlorhexidine and its salts are used in Canada as broad-spectrum antiseptics and antimicrobial preservatives in products such as prescription and non-prescription drugs for human or veterinary uses, hard-surface disinfectants, skin antiseptics, natural health products, and cosmetics.
Releases of chlorhexidine and its salts to the Canadian environment come from consumer use and formulation of chlorhexidine-based products. Releases are expected to be diffuse (i.e. down the drain from the use of products containing chlorhexidine), as well as from point sources (e.g. from sites formulating products containing chlorhexidine). When released to the aquatic environment, chlorhexidine salts dissociate in water to release chlorhexidine. Information on the fate and behaviour in the environment of chlorhexidine indicates that this substance tends to persist in water, sediment and soil, but it has a low potential to bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms. Experimental acute and chronic toxicity data for chlorhexidine and its salts show that chlorhexidine has the potential to cause adverse effects to aquatic organisms at low concentrations. Ecological exposure scenarios were developed for down-the-drain releases from uses of products containing these substances, as well as for releases from industrial sites formulating products containing these substances. Risk quotient analyses were conducted to compare aquatic concentrations of chlorhexidine to adverse effect concentrations in aquatic and benthic organisms. The results indicate that chlorhexidine and its salts pose a risk to aquatic and benthic organisms when released as a result of industrial use, but not from the use of products containing these substances (down-the-drain release).
Considering all available lines of evidence presented in this draft screening assessment, there is a risk of harm to organisms, but not to the broader integrity of the environment, from chlorhexidine and its salts. It is proposed to conclude that chlorhexidine and its salts meet the criteria under paragraph 64(a) of CEPA, as they are entering or may enter the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment or its biological diversity. However, it is proposed to conclude that chlorhexidine and its salts do not meet the criteria under paragraph 64(b) of CEPA, as they are not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that constitute or may constitute a danger to the environment on which life depends.
General population exposure to chlorhexidine and its salts from environmental media is expected to be low. Exposure is not expected from the diet based on current use patterns. General population exposure can occur from use of cosmetics, natural health products and non-prescription drugs containing chlorhexidine or one of its salts.
No evidence of carcinogenicity or genotoxicity was observed in the available health effects database for chlorhexidine and its salts. The margins between estimates of exposure from environmental media and from use of products available to consumers and levels associated with effects in laboratory studies are considered adequate to address uncertainties in the health effects and exposure databases. Based on available information for human health considerations, it is proposed to conclude that chlorhexidine and its salts do not meet the criteria under paragraph 64(c) of CEPA, as they are not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that constitute or may constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health.
Proposed conclusion
It is therefore proposed to conclude that chlorhexidine and its salts meet one or more of the criteria set out in section 64 of CEPA. It is also proposed that chlorhexidine moiety meets the criteria for persistence but does not meet the criteria for bioaccumulation as set out in the Persistence and Bioaccumulation Regulations of CEPA.
The draft screening assessment and the risk management scope document for these substances are available on the Canada.ca (Chemical Substances) website (www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances.html).
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
Name and position | Order in Council |
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Daigle, François Associate Deputy Minister of Justice |
2017-1046 |
August 11, 2017
Diane Bélanger
Official Documents Registrar
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
CRIMINAL CODE
Designation as fingerprint examiner
Pursuant to subsection 667(5) of the Criminal Code, I hereby designate the following persons of the Regina Police Service as fingerprint examiners:
- Tyler Boynton
- Melissa Carey
- Alyssa Gregory
- Keith Malcolm
Ottawa, August 9, 2017
Kathy Thompson
Assistant Deputy Minister
Community Safety and Countering Crime Branch
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
CRIMINAL CODE
Designation as fingerprint examiner
Pursuant to subsection 667(5) of the Criminal Code, I hereby designate the following person of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a fingerprint examiner:
Bradford MacSwain
Ottawa, August 9, 2017
Kathy Thompson
Assistant Deputy Minister
Community Safety and Countering Crime Branch
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
CANADA MARINE ACT
Saint John Port Authority — Supplementary letters patent
By the Minister of Transport
WHEREAS letters patent were issued by the Minister of Transport (“Minister”) for the Saint John Port Authority (“Authority”), under the authority of the Canada Marine Act (“Act”), effective May 1, 1999;
WHEREAS section 9.2 of the letters patent sets out a limit on the power of the Authority to borrow money on its credit for port purposes (“borrowing limit”);
WHEREAS the board of directors of the Authority has requested that the Minister issue supplementary letters patent to increase the borrowing limit set out in section 9.2 of the letters patent from $28.5 million to $36 million;
WHEREAS, by Order in Council P.C. 2017-812 of June 20, 2017, the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection 8(5) of the Act, approved a proposed supplementary letters patent provision increasing the aggregate limit on the power of the Authority to borrow money on its credit for port purposes;
AND WHEREAS the Minister is satisfied that the amendment to the letters patent is consistent with the Act;
NOW THEREFORE, under the authority of subsection 9(1) of the Act, the letters patent are amended as follows:
1. Section 9.2 of the letters patent issued to the Saint John Port Authority is replaced by the following:
9.2 Restriction on Incurrence of Borrowing. The Authority shall not incur any item of Borrowing so that the aggregate Borrowing of the Authority would exceed $36,000,000.
ISSUED under my hand to be effective this 12th day of July, 2017.
The Honourable Marc Garneau, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Transport
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INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA
RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT
Notice No. SLPB-005-17 — Consultation on a Technical, Policy and Licensing Framework for Spectrum in the 600 MHz Band
The intent of this notice is to announce Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's (ISED) initiation of a public consultation on a licensing framework for the auction of spectrum licences in the band 614-698 MHz (also known as the 600 MHz band), through the release of a document entitled Consultation on a Technical, Policy and Licensing Framework for Spectrum in the 600 MHz Band.
Submitting comments
To ensure consideration, parties should submit their comments no later than October 2, 2017. Respondents are asked to provide their comments in electronic format (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF) to the following email address: ic.spectrumauctions-encheresduspectre.ic@canada.ca. Soon after the close of the comment period, all comments will be posted on ISED's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website at http://www.ised.gc.ca/spectrum. All comments will be reviewed and considered by ISED in order for the Department to arrive at its decisions regarding the above-mentioned proposals.
ISED will also provide interested parties with the opportunity to reply to comments from other parties. Reply comments will be accepted until October 25, 2017.
Written submissions should be addressed to the Senior Director, Spectrum Licensing and Auction Operations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 235 Queen Street, 6th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H5.
All submissions should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, the publication date, the title and the notice reference number (SLPB-005-17).
Obtaining copies
Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on ISED's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website at http://www.ised.gc.ca/spectrum.
Official versions of Canada Gazette notices can be viewed at http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/index-eng.html.
August 4, 2017
Aline Chevrier
Acting Senior Director
Spectrum Licensing Policy Branch
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INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
Notice No. TDPB-001-2017 — Petition to the Governor in Council concerning Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2017-91
Notice is hereby given that a petition from Avis de Recherche Inc. (hereinafter referred to as ADR) has been received by the Governor in Council (GIC) under section 12 of the Telecommunications Act with respect to a decision issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) concerning the implementation of the National Public Alerting System by wireless service providers.
Subsection 12(1) of the Telecommunications Act provides that, within one year after a decision by the CRTC, the GIC may, on petition in writing presented to the GIC within 90 days after the decision, or on the GIC's own motion, by order, vary or rescind the decision or refer it back to the CRTC for reconsideration of all or a portion of it.
In its petition dated May 11, 2017, ADR requested that the GIC vary Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2017-91, Implementation of the National Public Alerting System by wireless service providers to protect Canadians. The reasons for this request are included in the petition.
Submissions regarding this petition should be filed within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Canada Gazette. All comments received will be posted on Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's website at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.
Submitting comments
Submissions should be addressed to the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Office of the Prime Minister and the Privy Council, 80 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A3.
A copy of all submissions should also be sent to the Director General, Telecommunications and Digital Policy Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, preferably in electronic format (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF) to the following email address: ic.telecomsubmission-soumissiontelecom.ic@canada.ca. Written copies can be sent to the Director General, Telecommunications and Digital Policy Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 235 Queen Street, 10th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H5. All submissions should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, the publication date, the title and the notice reference number (TDPB-001-2017).
Obtaining copies
A copy of the petition filed by ADR, as well as copies of all petitions and submissions received in response to it, may be obtained electronically on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum, under “Gazette Notices and Petitions.” It is the responsibility of interested parties to check the public record from time to time to keep abreast of submissions received.
Official versions of Canada Gazette notices can be viewed at www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/index-eng.html.
August 19, 2017
Pamela Miller
Director General
Telecommunications and Digital Policy Branch
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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 website (http://www.appointments-nominations.gc.ca/slctnPrcs.asp?menu=1&lang=eng).
Position | Organization | Closing date |
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Chairperson | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | September 11, 2017 |
Directors | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | August 21, 2017 |
Chairperson | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | September 5, 2017 |
Directors | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | September 5, 2017 |
President | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | September 5, 2017 |
Member | Copyright Board | September 13, 2017 |
Vice-Chairperson | Copyright Board | September 13, 2017 |
President | International Development Research Centre | August 25, 2017 |
Chairperson | National Battlefields Commission | September 12, 2017 |
Commissioners | National Battlefields Commission | September 12, 2017 |
Commissioner of Lobbying | Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying | |
Commissioner of Official Languages | Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada | |
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner | Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner | |
Information Commissioner | Office of the Information Commissioner | |
Senate Ethics Officer | Office of the Senate Ethics Officer | |
Commissioner | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | September 15, 2017 |
Administrator | Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund and Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods | September 23, 2017 |
Deputy Administrator | Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund and Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods | September 23, 2017 |
Chairperson | Telefilm Canada | September 5, 2017 |
Ongoing opportunities
Position | Organization | Closing date |
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Members | Veterans Review and Appeal Board | December 31, 2017 |
Upcoming opportunities
Position | Organization |
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President (Chief Executive Officer) | Atomic Energy of Canada Limited |
Director | Canada Post Corporation |
Chairperson | Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
Sergeant-at-Arms | House of Commons |
Commissioner | International Joint Commission |
Chief Executive Officer | Invest in Canada Agency |
Chief Electoral Officer | Office of the Chief Electoral Officer |
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