Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 149, Number 51: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
December 19, 2015
DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT
Ministerial Instructions to repeal the Ministerial Instructions established pursuant to section 87.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the management of applications for visas made by individuals who have been in an Ebola affected country
Notice is hereby given, under subsection 87.3(6) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), that the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has made the following Ministerial Instructions that, in the opinion of the Minister, will best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada. The Instructions are consistent with the IRPA objectives as laid out in section 3 of that Act and are compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Authority for these Ministerial Instructions is pursuant to section 87.3 of the IRPA. Instructions are directed to officers who are charged with handling and/or reviewing applications for permanent or temporary resident visas to enter Canada.
New Ministerial Instructions
The Ministerial Instructions established pursuant to section 87.3 of the IRPA published in the Canada Gazette on October 31, 2014, for the management of applications for visas made by individuals who have been in an Ebola affected country are repealed.
These new Ministerial Instructions come into force on their date of publication in the Canada Gazette. These new Ministerial Instructions apply to applications received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada on or before December 10, 2015, in respect of which a final decision has not been made on December 10, 2015, and, for greater clarity, to all applications received thereafter.
JOHN MCCALLUM, L.P.C., M.P.
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Notice of extensions granted by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change under subsection 56(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Pursuant to subsection 56(4) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, notice is hereby given that the following time extensions were granted under the Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of specified substances on Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, related to the polyurethane and other foam sector (except polystyrene), published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on November 26, 2011.
On November 24, 2015, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change granted to Valle Foam, a division of Vitafoam Products Canada Limited, from Brampton, a time extension of two months to implement the Pollution Prevention Plan. The period to implement the plan is therefore extended to January 31, 2016.
On November 24, 2015, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change granted to Woodbridge Foam Corporation, from Whitby, a time extension of three months to implement the Pollution Prevention Plan. The period to implement the plan is therefore extended to February 28, 2016.
For additional information, please contact Nathalie Peloquin, Head of Rubber and Chemicals Unit, Plastic, Rubber and Chemicals Section, Chemical Production Division, Industrial Sectors, Chemicals and Waste Directorate, 819-938-4217 (telephone), 819-938-4218 (fax).
Ottawa, December 19, 2015
LUCIE DESFORGES
Director
Chemical Production Division
Industrial Sectors, Chemicals and Waste Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of Environment
and Climate Change
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
| Name and position | Order in Council |
|---|---|
| Bracken, The Hon. J. Keith | 2015-1267 |
| Government of British Columbia | |
| Administrator | |
| November 30 to December 3, 2015 | |
| Furey, The Hon. George, Q.C. | 2015-1270 |
| Speaker of the Senate | |
| Tulloch, The Hon. Michael H. | 2015-1263 |
| Government of Ontario | |
| Administrator | |
| November 18 and November 19, 2015 |
December 10, 2015
DIANE BÉLANGER
Official Documents Registrar
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
| Name and position | Order in Council |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretaries to the | 2015-1269 |
| Alghabra, Omar | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs) | |
| Alleslev, Leona | |
| Minister of Public Works and Government Services to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement | |
| Beech,Terry | |
| Minister of Industry to be styled Parliamentary Secretary for Science | |
| Blair, Bill | |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | |
| Boissonnault, Randy | |
| Minister of Canadian Heritage | |
| Caesar-Chavannes, Celina | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Casey, Sean | |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | |
| Champagne, François-Philippe | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Cormier, Serge | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | |
| Cuzner, Rodger | |
| Minister of Labour to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour | |
| Dhillon, Anju | |
| Minister of Canadian Heritage to be styled Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women | |
| Dubourg, Emmanuel | |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
| Duguid, Terry | |
| Minister of Employment and Social Development to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development | |
| Fergus, Greg | |
| Minister of Industry, Minister of Western Economic Diversification, Minister for the purposes of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development | |
| Goldsmith-Jones, Pamela | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Gould, Karina | |
| Minister for International Development to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development | |
| Holland, Mark | |
| President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions | |
| Hutchings, Gudie | |
| Minister of Industry to be styled Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Tourism | |
| Jones, Yvonne | |
| Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs | |
| Khera, Kamal | |
| Minister of Health | |
| Lametti, David | |
| Minister for International Trade to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade | |
| Lamoureux, Kevin | |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
| Lauzon, Stéphane | |
| Minister of Canadian Heritage; Minister of Employment and Social Development to be styled Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Persons with Disabilities | |
| McCrimmon, Karen | |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defence | |
| McKay, The Hon. John | |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| Murray, Joyce | |
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| Picard, Michel | |
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | |
| Poissant, Jean-Claude | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
| Rodriguez, Pablo | |
| Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities | |
| Rudd, Kim | |
| Minister of Natural Resources | |
| Schiefke, Peter | |
| Prime Minister to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Youth) | |
| Vaughan, Adam | |
| Prime Minister to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs) | |
| Virani, Arif | |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
| Wilkinson, Jonathan | |
| Minister of the Environment to be styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
| Young, Kate | |
| Minister of Transport |
December 10, 2015
DIANE BÉLANGER
Official Documents Registrar
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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
BANK ACT
Natixis — Order permitting a foreign bank to establish a branch in Canada
Pursuant to subsections 524(1) and (2) of the Bank Act, the Minister of Finance made an order on December 4, 2015, permitting Natixis to establish a branch in Canada to carry on business in Canada under the name Natixis Canada Branch, in English, and Natixis, succursale canadienne, in French.
December 7, 2015
JEREMY RUDIN
Superintendent of Financial Institutions
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