GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 127 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Disposal at Sea Permit No. 4543-2-03514 authorizing the loading for disposal and the disposal of waste or other matter at sea is approved.

 1. Permittee: Town of Port McNeill, Port McNeill, British Columbia.

 2. Waste or other matter to be disposed of: Dredged material.

2.1. Nature of waste or other matter: Dredged material consisting of sand, silt, clay and gravel.

 3. Duration of permit: Permit is valid from December 1, 2010, to November 30, 2011.

 4. Loading site(s): Port McNeill Town Marina, Port McNeill, British Columbia, at approximately 50°35.47′ N, 127°05.31′ W. (NAD83), as described in the drawing titled “Port McNeill Dredging Approval Sediment Sampling Plan and Proposed Dredge Areas, Port McNeill, BC” (June 3, 2010) submitted in support of the permit application.

 5. Disposal site(s): Cape Mudge Disposal Site, within a 0.5 nautical mile radius of 49°57.70′ N, 125°05.00′ W (NAD83).

 6. Method of loading: Loading will be carried out using a barge-mounted excavator or clamshell dredge.

 7. Route to disposal site(s) and method of transport: Most direct navigational route from the loading site to the disposal site via hopper scow or towed scow.

 8. Method of disposal: Disposal will be carried out by bottom dumping or end dumping.

 9. Total quantity to be disposed of: Not to exceed 10 000 m³ place measure.

10. Fees: The fee prescribed by the Disposal at Sea Permit Fee Regulations shall be paid by the Permittee in accordance with those Regulations.

11. Inspection:

11.1. By accepting this permit, the Permittee and their contractors accept that they are subject to inspection pursuant to Part 10 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

11.2. The Permittee shall ensure that records of all loading and disposal activities are kept on site for the duration of the permit and are available for inspection by any enforcement officer or analyst, for two years following the expiry of the permit.

11.3. Ships operating under the authority of this permit shall carry and display a radar-reflecting device at all times mounted on the highest practical location.

12. Contractors:

12.1. The loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit shall not be carried out by any person without written authorization from the Permittee.

12.2. The Permittee shall ensure that all persons involved in the loading, transport or disposal activities authorized by this permit conduct these activities in accordance with the relevant permit conditions.

13. Reporting and notification:

13.1. The Permittee shall provide the following information at least 48 hours before loading and disposal activities commence: name or number of ship, platform or structure used to carry out the loading and/or disposal, name of the contractor including corporate and on-site contact information, and expected period of loading and disposal activities. The above-noted information shall be submitted to Environment Canada’s Environmental Enforcement Division, Pacific and Yukon Region, 604-666-9059 (fax) or das.pyr@ec.gc.ca (email).

13.2. The Permittee shall submit a written report to the Minister, as represented by the Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Pacific and Yukon Region, c/o Mr. Scott Lewis, 201–401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3S5, 604-666-5928 (fax) or scott.lewis@ec.gc.ca (email), within 30 days of either the completion of the work or the expiry of the permit, whichever comes first. This report shall contain the following information: a list of all work completed pursuant to the permit, including the location of the loading and disposal sites used, the quantity of matter disposed of at the disposal site(s), and the dates on which disposal activities occurred.

13.3. At all times, a copy of this permit and of documents and drawings referenced in this permit shall be available at the loading site and on all powered ships directly engaged in the loading and disposal operations.

14. Special precautions:

14.1. The loading and disposal at sea referred to under this permit shall be carried out in accordance with the mitigation measures summarized in the report titled “Environmental Assessment Report – Town Marina, Port McNeill Harbour – Loading and Disposal at Sea – 4543-2-03514” (September 2010).

14.2. The loading, transit and disposal at sea activities referred to under this permit shall be carried out in accordance with the following measures:

(a) A Fisheries and Oceans Canada approved marine mammal observer (during the period from May 1, 2011, to October 31, 2011) or officer of the bridge (during the period from November 1, 2010, to April 30, 2011, and from November 1, 2011, to November 30, 2011) must be dedicated to maintaining constant observations for detecting marine mammals in the ship’s vicinity prior to and during loading and transit activities in resident killer whale critical habitat.

(i) A killer whale “Safety Zone” must be established at a radius of 1 000 m from the vessels undertaking the loading and transit activities,

(ii) If any killer whale is observed within the “Safety Zone,” all operations shall be suspended and notification provided to the local fishery officer or the Fisheries and Oceans Canada reporting hotline at 1-800-465-4336, and

(iii) Works (loading and transit activities) can start, or be re-initiated, only after killer whales have not been observed in the “Safety Zone” for 30 minutes; and

(b) An environmental monitoring report shall be submitted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, c/o Brian Naito, 201–401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3S5, 604-666-6627 (fax), Brian.Naito@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (email), or Tola Coopper, 201–401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3S5, 604-666-0417 (fax), Tola.Coopper@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (email), and to Environment Canada, c/o Mr. Scott Lewis, identified in paragraph 13.2, within 30 days of either the completion of the work or the expiry of the permit, whichever comes first. The report shall include details on the loading and transit activities in resident killer whale critical habitat and any observations from the marine mammal observer and officer of the bridge, including the following:

(i) Date, time and position (latitude and longitude), species and numbers of all killer whale observations,

(ii) Date and time of all work stoppages or start-up delays because of killer whales, and the numbers of animals, and

(iii) Detailed description(s) of all observations of killer whale disturbance or other impacts.

DANIEL WOLFISH
Regional Director
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Pacific and Yukon Region
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Significant New Activity Notice No. 16082

Significant New Activity Notice

(Section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information in respect of the substance 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with 2-(substituted)alkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-propenoic acid and polyfluoroalkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, acetate, under section 83 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;

Whereas the substance is not specified on the Domestic Substances List;

And whereas the Ministers suspect that a significant new activity in relation to the substance may result in the substance becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,

Therefore, the Minister of the Environment indicates, pursuant to section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, that subsection 81(4) of that Act applies to the substance in accordance with the Annex.

JIM PRENTICE
Minister of the Environment

ANNEX

Information Requirements

(Section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

1. In relation to the substance 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with 2-(substituted)alkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-propenoic acid and polyfluoroalkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, acetate, a significant new activity is the use of the substance in Canada, in any quantity, other than for use as

(a) a component of an oil and water repellent or an anti-soiling agent when they are industrially applied to paper, paperboard, textiles, fabric or carpeting;

(b) a component of a water-based protective sealer that is industrially or commercially applied to stone, masonry, grout or concrete; or

(c) a component of a water repelling and supporting agent that is used for treatments in the oil industry.

2. Despite item 1, the use of the substance as a research and development substance, as this term is defined in subsection 1(1) of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers), is not a new activity.

3. The following information must be provided to the Minister at least 90 days before the commencement of each proposed significant new activity:

(a) a description of the proposed significant new activity in relation to the substance;

(b) the information specified in Schedule 9 to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers);

(c) the information specified in item 5 of Schedule 10 to those Regulations;

(d) for applications involving spraying of the substance by consumers or in dwellings, the test data and a test report from a subchronic inhalation toxicity study, in rats, on 6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol, conducted according to the methodology described in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Test Guideline No. 413 (“Test Guideline”) titled Subchronic Inhalation Toxicity: 90-day Study, and in conformity with the practices described in the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice (“Principles of GLP”) set out in Annex 2 of the Decision of the Council Concerning the Mutual Acceptance of Data in the Assessment of Chemicals, adopted on May 12, 1981, and where both the Test Guideline and Principles of GLP are current at the time the test data are developed, or any other similar study or information, which will permit assessment of the subchronic inhalation toxicity of 6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol; and

(e) all other information or test data concerning the substance that are in the possession of the person who intends to use the substance for the proposed significant new activity, or to which they have access, and that are relevant to determining whether the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic, including information or test data that are relevant to determining the subchronic inhalation toxicity of the fluorotelomer-based degradation products of the substance.

4. The above information will be assessed within 90 days after the day on which it is received by the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This explanatory note is not part of the Significant New Activity Notice.)

A Significant New Activity Notice is a legal instrument issued by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The Significant New Activity Notice sets out the appropriate information that must be provided to the Minister for assessment prior to the commencement of a new activity as described in the Notice.

Substances that are not listed on the Domestic Substances List can be manufactured or imported only by the person who has met the requirements set out in section 81 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Under section 86 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, in circumstances where a Significant New Activity Notice is issued for a new substance, it is the responsibility of every person who transfers the physical possession or control of the substance to notify all persons to whom the possession or control is transferred of the obligation to comply with the Significant New Activity Notice and of the obligation to notify the Minister of the Environment of any new activity and all other information as described in the Notice. It is the responsibility of the users of the substance to be aware of and comply with the Significant New Activity Notice and to submit a Significant New Activity notification to the Minister prior to the commencement of a significant new activity associated with the substance. However, as mentioned in subsection 81(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, a Significant New Activity notification is not required when the proposed new activity is regulated under an act or regulations listed on Schedule 2 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

A Significant New Activity Notice does not constitute an endorsement from Environment Canada or the Government of Canada of the substance to which it relates, or an exemption from any other laws or regulations that are in force in Canada and that may apply to this substance or activities involving the substance.

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY ACT

Revised Competition Bureau Fee and Service Standards Policy

Notice is hereby given that the Minister of Industry, pursuant to sections 18, 19, and 20 of the Department of Industry Act, fixes November 1, 2010, for the coming into force of the revised Competition Bureau Fee and Service Standards Policy signed October 5, 2010.

Competition Bureau Fees and Service Standards Policy for
Mergers and Merger-Related Matters

A. Introduction

The Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) is an independent law enforcement agency responsible for, among other things, the administration and enforcement of the Competition Act (“Act”). The Bureau contributes to the prosperity of Canadians by protecting and promoting competitive markets and enabling informed consumer choice.

In 2009, amendments to the merger provisions of the Act were introduced to improve the predictability, effectiveness and efficiency of the merger review process. These amendments created a two-stage process for reviewing mergers in Canada, which resulted in changes to the statutory waiting periods for parties required to notify the Commissioner of Competition (“Commissioner”) of a proposed transaction. The Bureau engaged in public consultations, during which stakeholders raised concerns regarding the interface of the new statutory regime and the March 2003 Competition Bureau Fee and Service Standards Policy (“2003 Policy”), and requested that the 2003 Policy be revised to improve the alignment of service standards with statutory waiting periods.

This Competition Bureau Fees and Service Standards Policy for Mergers and Merger-Related Matters (“Policy”) contains service standards that are more relevant to stakeholders, and is consistent with the government’s overall objective of fairness, which seeks to ensure that those who benefit most from a service should pay for it, rather than have all Canadians pay through general taxation. The Policy, like the one it replaces, recognizes the “public good” component related to the activities covered by the Policy. Likewise, the fees set out in the Policy are unchanged since April 1, 2003, and have been developed within this framework and in consideration of other government and Bureau policy objectives.

The introduction of fees and related service standards has promoted a more disciplined approach to identifying and measuring the Bureau’s performance. The Bureau is committed to ensuring that those who seek services, or are bound by regulatory requirements, have timely and predictable opportunities to provide input regarding fees and service standards. To ensure that stakeholders have an opportunity to provide feedback on the Policy and the Competition Bureau Fees and Service Standards Handbook for Mergers and Merger-Related Matters (“Handbook”), the Bureau holds public consultations every two to three years. These consultations also provide the Bureau with an opportunity to report publicly on its performance.

This Policy supersedes the 2003 Policy with respect to merger and merger-related matters.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

CANADA MARINE ACT

Saguenay Port Authority — Supplementary letters patent

BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT

WHEREAS Letters Patent were issued by the Minister of Transport (“Minister”) for the Saguenay Port Authority (“Authority”), under the authority of the Canada Marine Act, effective May 1, 1999;

WHEREAS in support of port operations, the Authority wishes to acquire the real property described in the Schedule hereto;

WHEREAS Schedule C of the Letters Patent describes the real property, other than federal real property, held or occupied by the Authority;

WHEREAS the board of directors of the Authority has requested that the Minister issue Supplementary Letters Patent to add to Schedule C of the Letters Patent the real property described in the Schedule hereto;

NOW THEREFORE, under the authority of section 9 of the Canada Marine Act, the Letters Patent of the Authority are amended by adding to Schedule C of the Letters Patent the real property described in the Schedule hereto.

These Supplementary Letters Patent are to be effective on the date of registration in the Land register of Québec, Registration Division of Chicoutimi, of the deed of sale evidencing the transfer of the real property described in the Schedule to the Authority.

ISSUED under my hand this 5th day of October, 2010.

___________________________________

Chuck Strahl, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Transport

SCHEDULE

Description of the real property, other than federal real property, acquired and managed by the Saguenay Port Authority and nature of the act of transfer of ownership.

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NOTICE OF VACANCY

CANADIAN CENTRE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Chairperson (Part-time position)

Location: National Capital Region

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has a legislative mandate to provide national leadership and evidence-informed analysis and advice to mobilize collaborative efforts to reduce alcohol and other drug-related harms.

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse reports annually to Parliament and the provincial and territorial legislatures and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors that meets approximately three to four times a year. The Board is composed of 15 members and the Chairperson and five of those members are appointed by the Governor in Council. Other directors, known as members-at-large, are recruited from a number of sectors including the business community, labour groups, and professional and voluntary organizations.

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse recognizes the challenges in the field of substance abuse and in the upcoming years would like to expand the understanding of addiction, consider innovative perspectives and ways of looking at problems, increase access to prevention and treatment programs, reach out to Aboriginal and northern Canadians, promote international dialogue on substance abuse, provide leadership on national priorities, foster a knowledge-translation environment, and create and sustain important partnerships.

The preferred candidate for the position of Chairperson will have a degree from a recognized university or an acceptable combination of education and experience related to the field of substance abuse and/or addictions field. Specific education and/or training in public policy development, government relations and/or communications and strong leadership skills that have been developed through leadership training and/or field experience with a Board of Directors or large, multi-stakeholder organization would be an asset.

The successful candidate will have experience holding a senior position on a Board of Directors with an understanding and demonstrated ability to nurture the vital relationships between a Board of Directors, a Chairperson and a Chief Executive Officer of an organization. He/she will have experience leading the development of a long-term strategic plan for an organization and have the demonstrated ability to successfully lead a Board of Directors to achieve or exceed the identified priorities in addition to experience acting as a representative of an organization to the various levels of government, stakeholders, media and the public at large with a specific interest and ability to engage the public and media on sensitive issues.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act and the relevant by-laws/ regulations and be supportive of the current strategic direction (2007–2010) of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.

The successful candidate will possess the demonstrated ability to instill upon an organization and Board of Directors the vision and leadership needed to attain the set objectives and mandate of the Canadian Centre on Substance abuse, and will be a visionary with strong leadership qualities, including decision-making ability and the ability to represent the organization as a centre of excellence. The qualified candidate will have the ability to identify, analyze and define long-range priorities and put in place the necessary strategies to achieve them. He/she will have the ability to facilitate consensus and manage conflicts and the ability to manage a highly diverse and multi-jurisdictional program, as well as a proven track-record dealing with highly sensitive, political and sometimes competing interests with a strong appreciation for dissenting opinions and shown ability to encourage productive dialogue. The chosen candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and to act as a spokesperson for the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse in dealing with governments, public institutions, the media and other organizations. The successful candidate must have high ethical standards and integrity, sound judgement, and superior interpersonal skills.

Proficiency in both official languages is essential.

The qualified candidate must be prepared to attend regular meetings in the National Capital Region with the CEO of the CCSA. The successful candidate must be prepared to travel regularly within Canada and abroad and must be prepared to undergo and pass a Government of Canada security review.

The government is committed to ensuring that its appointments are representative of Canada’s regions and official languages, as well as of women, Aboriginal peoples, disabled persons and visible minorities.