Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 153, Number 30: COMMISSIONS

July 27, 2019

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

APPEAL

Notice No. HA-2019-010

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal will hold a public hearing to consider the appeal referenced hereunder. This hearing will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Tribunal’s Hearing Room No. 2, 18th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario. Interested persons planning to attend should contact the Tribunal at 613‑998‑9908 to obtain further information and to confirm that the hearing will be held as scheduled.

Customs Act
A. Ng v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency
Date of Hearing August 27, 2019
Appeal No. AP-2018-023
Good in
Issue
Ra-Tech M4 Forged Receiver
Issue Whether the good in issue is properly classified under tariff item No. 9898.00.00 as a prohibited weapon, as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency.
Tariff Item at Issue President of the Canada Border Services Agency—9898.00.00

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

INQUIRY

Imaging equipment and supplies: medical, dental, veterinary

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has received a complaint (File No. PR-2019-023) from KUZMA Industrial Group Inc. (Kuzma), of Calgary, Alberta, concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. W6369-18A019/B) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) on behalf of the Department of National Defence. The solicitation is for a deployable CT scanner. 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 July 16, 2019, to conduct an inquiry into the complaint.

Kuzma alleges that PWGSC did not evaluate the winning bid in accordance with the requirements set out in the solicitation documents and favoured the winning bidder.

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, July 17, 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 July 12 and July 18, 2019.

Application filed by Application number Undertaking City Province Deadline for submission of interventions, comments or replies
Dufferin Communications Inc. 2019-0312-0 CFWC-FM Brantford Ontario August 14, 2019
Dufferin Communications Inc. 2019-0397-2 CKPC Brantford Ontario August 14, 2019
Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation 2019-0418-6 CISO-FM Orillia Ontario August 12, 2019
United Christian Broadcasters Media Canada 2019-0522-5 CKOS-FM Fort McMurray Alberta August 12, 2019
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2019-0544-9 CBUM-FM Nakusp British Columbia August 12, 2019
Société Radio Communautaire du Grand Edmonton Society 2019-0547-3 CFED-FM Edmonton Alberta August 14, 2019
DECISIONS
Decision number Publication date Applicant’s name Undertaking City Province
2019-253 July 15, 2019 Stingray Radio Inc. CHOO-FM Drumheller Alberta
2019-254 July 15, 2019 Société CKRP Radio Rivière la Paix CKRP-FM Falher Alberta
2019-255 July 16, 2019 Various licensees Various radio programming undertakings Across Canada  
2019-256 July 16, 2019 Various licensees Various radio programming undertakings Across Canada  
2019-257 July 17, 2019 Videotron Ltd. Indigo Across Canada  
2019-258 July 17, 2019 Quebecor Media Inc. Various discretionary services and conventional television stations Various locations Quebec

PARKS CANADA AGENCY

SPECIES AT RISK ACT

Description of critical habitat of Five-lined Skink (Carolinian population) in Point Pelee National Park of Canada

The Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) is a small lizard with smooth, shiny skin. The Carolinian population is listed on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act and, in Canada, is limited to stabilized dune habitat and open woods or savanna near the shorelines of lakes Erie, St. Clair, and Huron in southwestern Ontario.

The Recovery Strategy for the Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) – Carolinian Population in Canada identifies critical habitat for the species within Point Pelee National Park of Canada.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 58(2) of the Species at Risk Act, that 90 days after the date of publication of this notice, subsection 58(1) of the Act will apply to the critical habitat of the Five-lined Skink (Carolinian population), identified in the recovery strategy for that species that is included in the Species at Risk Public Registry, and that is located within Point Pelee National Park of Canada, the boundaries of which are described in Schedule 1 to the Canada National Parks Act.

Louis R. Lavoie
Field Unit Superintendent
Southwestern Ontario Field Unit

PARKS CANADA AGENCY

SPECIES AT RISK ACT

Description of critical habitat of Yellow-breasted Chat virens subspecies in Point Pelee National Park

The Yellow-breasted Chat virens subspecies (Icteria virens virens) is a large neotropical migrant songbird. It has a lemon-yellow breast, chin and throat; olive green back, wings and tail; and a blue-grey head with white spectacles. This species is protected under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and listed on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act. Yellow-breasted Chats are restricted to a relatively narrow range of habitat conditions, including early or mid-successional shrub habitat. In Canada, the Yellow-breasted Chat virens subspecies mainly occurs in Ontario, where there is a very small breeding population in the extreme southwestern portion of the province, concentrated near the north shore of Lake Erie and around Pelee Island.

The Recovery Strategy for the Yellow-breasted Chat virens subspecies (Icteria virens virens) in Canada identifies critical habitat for the species in a number of areas, including within Point Pelee National Park of Canada.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 58(2) of the Species at Risk Act, that 90 days after the date of publication of this notice, subsection 58(1) of the Act will apply to the critical habitat of the Yellow-breasted Chat virens subspecies, identified in the recovery strategy for that species that is included in the Species at Risk Public Registry, and that is located within Point Pelee National Park of Canada, the boundaries of which are described in Schedule 1 to the Canada National Parks Act.

Louis R. Lavoie
Field Unit Superintendent
Southwestern Ontario Field Unit

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT ACT

Permission and leave granted (Lam, Mario-Roberto)

The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to section 116 of the Public Service Employment Act, hereby gives notice that it has granted permission, pursuant to subsection 114(4) of the said Act, to Mario-Roberto Lam, Supervisor, Planning and Control Officer, Public Services and Procurement Canada, to seek nomination as a candidate, before and during the election period, and to be a candidate, before the election period, in the federal election for the electoral district of Gatineau, Quebec. The date of the election is October 21, 2019.

The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to subsection 114(5) of the said Act, has also granted a leave of absence without pay during the election period, effective the first day the employee is a candidate during the election period.

July 12, 2019

D. G. J. Tucker
Commissioner

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT ACT

Permission and leave granted (Musende, Alain)

The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to section 116 of the Public Service Employment Act, hereby gives notice that it has granted permission, pursuant to subsection 114(4) of the said Act, to Alain Musende, Manager, Health Canada, to seek nomination as a candidate, before and during the election period, and to be a candidate before the election period in the federal election for the electoral district of Carleton, Ontario. The date of the election is October 21, 2019.

The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to subsection 114(5) of the said Act, has also granted a leave of absence without pay during the election period, effective the first day the employee is a candidate during the election period.

July 13, 2019

D. G. J. Tucker
Commissioner

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT ACT

Permission and leave granted (Swampy, Katherine)

The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to section 116 of the Public Service Employment Act, hereby gives notice that it has granted permission, pursuant to subsection 114(4) of the said Act, to Katherine Swampy, Collections Contact Officer, Canada Revenue Agency, to seek nomination as a candidate, before and during the election period, and to be a candidate before the election period in the federal election for the electoral district of Edmonton Centre, Alberta. The date of the election is October 21, 2019.

The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to subsection 114(5) of the said Act, has also granted a leave of absence without pay during the election period, effective the first day the employee is a candidate during the election period.

July 15, 2019

D. G. J. Tucker
Commissioner