Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 153, Number 21: COMMISSIONS

May 25, 2019

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

COMMENCEMENT OF EXCLUSIONS INQUIRY

Certain steel goods

On May 9, 2019, by the Order Referring to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, for Inquiry into and Reporting on, the Matter of the Exclusion of Certain Steel Goods from the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods (Exclusions Inquiry Order) [Inquiry No. GC-2018-001-E1], the Canadian International Trade Tribunal was directed by Her Excellency the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, to conduct an inquiry regarding exclusion requests concerning certain heavy plate and stainless steel wire (as described more fully in Appendix A on the CITT website), which are subject to safeguard measures enacted in the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods. Subject countries are all countries except the United States, Mexico, Chile, Israel, Korea, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Peru and all countries benefitting from the General Preferential Tariff (GPT, as listed in Appendix B on the CITT website).

In carrying out its mandate, the Tribunal is to determine if there is at least one domestic source of supply for such goods, or if there is a firm and commercially viable plan to produce such goods domestically. If the Tribunal determines that there is no domestic source of supply or firm and commercially viable plan to produce such goods domestically, the Tribunal will, in accordance with the direction provided in the Exclusions Inquiry Order, recommend the exclusion of the goods from the application of safeguard measures. The Tribunal must report to the Minister of Finance by July 15, 2019.

Inquiry schedule
May 16, 2019 Notice of commencement of inquiry / Exclusion request and response forms posted
May 27, 2019 Notices of participation, declarations and undertakings due
June 7, 2019, by noon Exclusion requests due
June 19, 2019, by noon Responses to exclusion requests due
July 15, 2019 Tribunal decision / Report to the Minister of Finance
Exclusion requests

The Tribunal has posted on its website forms for (1) exclusion requests and (2) responses from the domestic industry. The range of information being requested in these forms will increase the totality of the evidence on the record and should not necessarily be interpreted as an indication of how the Tribunal will interpret the terms of the Exclusions Inquiry Order.

The relevant forms must be filed with the Tribunal in accordance with the schedule above. Each counsel who intends to represent a party in the inquiry must file a declaration and undertaking with the Tribunal.

These deadlines must be strictly observed, and filings submitted after the deadline will only be accepted in demonstrably extraordinary circumstances and with leave of the Tribunal.

Although the Tribunal does not plan to hold public hearings regarding these requests and responses, it reserves the right to do so in exceptional circumstances.

In light of the limited time frame provided to the Tribunal to conduct this inquiry and of the large number of parties and volume of documents that the Tribunal anticipates it will have before it, parties and counsel should make every effort to file concise submissions and include only those supporting materials that are relevant to and probative of the matters at issue. Parties may want to consult the Tribunal’s Guideline to Making Requests for Product Exclusions as an indication of the approach that is generally adopted by the Tribunal in terms of burden of proof and evidentiary requirements.

Requests and responses shall be subject to a limit of 55 pages (including relevant forms and any attachments thereto). These parameters will be strictly enforced. The Tribunal will disregard any pages that exceed this limit.

Submissions shall respect the following requirements:

Confidentiality

In accordance with section 46 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, a person who provides information to the Tribunal and who wishes some or all of the information to be kept confidential must submit to the Tribunal, at the time the information is provided, a statement designating the information as confidential, together with an explanation as to why that information is designated as confidential. The person must also submit either a non-confidential summary of the information designated as confidential, or a statement indicating why such a summary cannot be provided.

Correspondence

Correspondence and questions regarding this notice should be addressed to the Registrar, Canadian International Trade Tribunal Secretariat, 15th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7, 613‑993‑3595 (telephone) or 1‑855‑307‑2488 (North America, toll-free) or citt-tcce@tribunal.gc.ca (email).

Communication with the Tribunal may be in English or in French.

General

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules will be followed in this inquiry, as varied or supplemented by the Tribunal.

Ottawa, May 16, 2019

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

INQUIRY

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has received a complaint (File No. PR-2019-010) from the University of Saskatchewan (the University), of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, concerning the Living Laboratories Initiative: Collaborative Program led by the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC). The Initiative is for the co-development, assessment and implementation of innovative solutions to address persistent agri-environmental issues. Pursuant to subsection 30.13(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act and subsection 7(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Tribunal made a decision on May 13, 2019, to conduct an inquiry into the complaint.

The University alleges that the University’s application was dismissed by AAFC on unsubstantiated grounds, that the process was not open and transparent and otherwise did not follow the evaluation and assessment deadlines, criteria and process set out by AAFC.

Further information may be obtained from the Registrar, Canadian International Trade Tribunal Secretariat, 333 Laurier Avenue West, 15th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7, 613‑993‑3595 (telephone), citt-tcce@tribunal.gc.ca (email).

Ottawa, May 14, 2019

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

INQUIRY

Information processing and related telecommunications services

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has received a complaint (File No. PR-2019-009) from ROCK Networks Inc. (Rock Networks), of Ottawa, Ontario, concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. 10182239) by the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canadian Heritage). The solicitation is for the rental of two-way radio equipment and associated technical support services. Pursuant to subsection 30.13(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act and subsection 7(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Tribunal made a decision on May 13, 2019, to conduct an inquiry into the complaint.

The Tribunal will inquire into Rock Networks’ allegation that Canadian Heritage failed to evaluate the winning bidder’s financial proposal in accordance with the terms of the Request for Standing Offer.

Further information may be obtained from the Registrar, Canadian International Trade Tribunal Secretariat, 333 Laurier Avenue West, 15th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7, 613‑993‑3595 (telephone), citt-tcce@tribunal.gc.ca (email).

Ottawa, May 14, 2019

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The Commission posts on its website the decisions, notices of consultation and regulatory policies that it publishes, as well as information bulletins and orders. On April 1, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure came into force. As indicated in Part 1 of these Rules, some broadcasting applications are posted directly on the Commission’s website, under “Part 1 Applications.”

To be up to date on all ongoing proceedings, it is important to regularly consult “Today’s Releases” on the Commission’s website, which includes daily updates to notices of consultation that have been published and ongoing proceedings, as well as a link to Part 1 applications.

The following documents are abridged versions of the Commission’s original documents. The original documents contain a more detailed outline of the applications, including the locations and addresses where the complete files for the proceeding may be examined. These documents are posted on the Commission’s website and may also be examined at the Commission’s offices and public examination rooms. Furthermore, all documents relating to a proceeding, including the notices and applications, are posted on the Commission’s website under “Public Proceedings.”

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PART 1 APPLICATIONS

The following applications for renewal or amendment, or complaints were posted on the Commission’s website between May 10 and May 15, 2019.

Application filed by Application number Undertaking City Province Deadline for submission of interventions, comments or replies
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2019-0320-4 CBWF-FM Flin Flon Manitoba June 12, 2019
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2019-0321-1 CKSB-4-FM Flin Flon Manitoba June 12, 2019
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2019-0326-1 CBKA-FM-1 Creighton Saskatchewan June 12, 2019
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
Applicant’s name Undertaking City Province Date of decision
Dufferin Communications Inc. CKJS Winnipeg Manitoba May 13, 2019
DECISIONS
Decision number Publication date Applicant’s name Undertaking City Province
2019-137 May 13, 2019 Radio 1540 Limited CHIN Toronto Ontario
2019-138 May 13, 2019 Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership Various commercial radio stations Various locations British Columbia and Alberta
2019-139 May 13, 2019 Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. CILT-FM and CJUV-FM Steinbach and Lacombe Manitoba and Alberta
2019-140 May 13, 2019 Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation CHGB-FM Wasaga Beach Ontario
2019-141 May 13, 2019 Rogers Media Inc. CKER-FM Edmonton Alberta
2019-142 May 13, 2019 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBQT-FM Thunder Bay and Schreiber Ontario
2019-144 May 14, 2019 Maritime Broadcasting System Limited Various commercial radio programming undertakings Various locations  
2019-145 May 14, 2019 Cogeco Media Inc. CIME-FM, CIME-FM-1 and CIME-FM-2 Saint-Jérôme, Val-Morin and Mont-Tremblant Quebec
2019-146 May 14, 2019 Rogers Media Inc. Various commercial radio stations Various locations across Canada  
2019-148 May 14, 2019 Fabrique de la Paroisse de Saint-Gérard Religious (church) FM radio station Weedon Quebec
2019-149 May 14, 2019 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CHAK Inuvik and Aklavik Northwest Territories
2019-150 May 15, 2019 My Broadcasting Corporation CIMA-FM and
CIMY-FM		 Alliston and Pembroke Ontario
2019-151 May 15, 2019 Arctic Radio (1982) Limited CHTM-FM and
CJAR-FM		 Thompson and The Pas Manitoba
2019-152 May 15, 2019 Dufferin Communications Inc. CHRC-FM Clarence-Rockland Ontario
2019-153 May 15, 2019 Nexicom Communications Inc. Terrestrial broadcasting distribution
undertaking		 Peterborough Ontario