Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 4: COMMISSIONS

January 25, 2020

CANADA ENERGY REGULATOR

APPLICATION TO EXPORT ELECTRICITY TO THE UNITED STATES

Centre Lane Trading Limited

By an application dated January 13, 2020, Centre Lane Trading Limited (the “Applicant”) has applied to the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator (the “Commission”), under Division 2 of Part 7 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (the “Act”), for authorization to export up to 8 760 GWh of combined firm and interruptible energy annually for a period of 10 years.

The Commission wishes to obtain the views of interested parties on this application before issuing a permit or recommending to the Governor in Council that the application be designated for a licensing procedure. The directions on procedure that follow explain in detail the procedure that will be used.

1. The Applicant shall deposit and keep on file, for public inspection during normal business hours, copies of the application at its offices located at Centre Lane Trading Limited, 199 Bay Street, Suite 4500, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1G2, 416‑860‑7626 (telephone), jbrandt@mackieresearch.com (email), and provide a copy of the application to any person who requests one. A copy of the application is available for viewing during normal business hours, by appointment, in the Canada Energy Regulator’s library, at 517 Tenth Avenue SW, 2nd Floor, Calgary, Alberta T2R 0A8. To make an appointment, please call 1‑800‑899‑1265. The application is also available on the Canada Energy Regulator website.

2. Submissions that any party wishes to present shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator, 517 Tenth Avenue SW, Suite 210, Calgary, Alberta T2R 0A8, 403‑292‑5503 (fax), and served on the Applicant by February 25, 2020.

3. Pursuant to subsection 359(2) of the Act, the Commission is interested in the views of submitters with respect to

4. Any answer to submissions that the Applicant wishes to present in response to items 2 and 3 of this notice of application and directions on procedure shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission and served on the party that filed the submission by March 12, 2020.

5. For further information on the procedures governing the Commission’s examination, contact the Secretary of the Commission at 403‑292‑4800 (telephone) or 403‑292‑5503 (fax).

Louise George
Secretary of the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

APPEALS

Notice No. HA-2019-024

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal will hold public hearings to consider the appeals referenced hereunder. The hearings 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 613‑993‑3595 to obtain further information and to confirm that the hearing will be held as scheduled.

Customs Act
Osiris Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency

Date of Hearing

February 25, 2020

Appeal No.

AP-2018-054

Goods in Issue

Dream Away Calming Weighted Blankets

Issue

Whether the goods in issue can qualify for duty relief provided by tariff item No. 9979.00.00 as "goods specifically designed to assist persons with disabilities in alleviating the effects of those disabilities, and articles and materials for use in such goods", as claimed by Osiris Inc.

Tariff Item at Issue

Osiris Inc.—9979.00.00
Customs Act
Rona Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency

Date of Hearing

February 27, 2020

Appeal No.

AP-2018-010

Goods in Issue

Glass bath screens

Issue

Whether the goods in issue are properly classified in tariff item No. 7020.00.90 as "other articles of glass", as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or in tariff item No. 7007.19.00 as "other safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass", or alternatively in tariff item No. 7013.99.00 as "glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 70.10 or 70.18)", as claimed by Rona Inc.

Tariff Items at Issue

Rona Inc.—7007.19.00 and 7013.99.00
President of the Canada Border Services Agency—7020.00.90

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), 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 (Inquiry No. GC-2018-001-E2) regarding exclusion requests concerning certain heavy plate and stainless steel wire (as described more fully in Appendix A on the Tribunal’s 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; see Appendix B on the Tribunal’s 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 March 13, 2020.

Inquiry schedule

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. Please note, as per the Notice of Commencement of Exclusions Inquiry, the requester will have a right to reply to the domestic producers’ response. While there is no suggested form for this reply, the requester should clearly indicate what request is being addressed.

Each counsel who intends to represent a party in the inquiry must file a notice of participation and 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.

In light of the limited time frame provided to the Tribunal to conduct this inquiry, 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 both 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, 333 Laurier Avenue West, 15th Floor, 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, January 15, 2020

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

DETERMINATION

Specialized shipping and storage containers

Notice is hereby given that, after completing its inquiry, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal made a determination (File No. PR-2019-031) on Friday, January 17, 2020, with respect to a complaint filed by NORLEANS Technologies Inc. (NORLEANS), of Singhampton, Ontario, pursuant to subsection 30.11(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.), concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. W8486-184760/A) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) on behalf of the Department of National Defence. The solicitation was for the purchase of three different sized non-pressurized and non-vacuumed reusable containers.

NORLEANS alleged that PWGSC improperly concluded that its bid did not meet a mandatory technical requirement in the Request for Standing Offer and committed other errors during the evaluation process.

Having examined the evidence presented by the parties and considered the provisions of various trade agreements, the Tribunal determined that the complaint was not valid.

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, January 17, 2020

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

ORDER

Aluminum extrusions

Notice is hereby given that, on January 13, 2020, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal continued its order (Expiry Review No. RR-2018-008) made on March 17, 2014, in Expiry Review No. RR-2013-003, continuing, without amendment, its findings made on March 17, 2009, in Inquiry No. NQ-2008-003, as amended by its determination made on February 10, 2011, in Inquiry No. NQ-2008-003R, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of aluminum extrusions produced via an extrusion process of alloys having metallic elements falling within the alloy designations published by The Aluminum Association commencing with 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7 (or proprietary or other certifying body equivalents), with the finish being as extruded (mill), mechanical, anodized or painted or otherwise coated, whether or not worked, having a wall thickness greater than 0.5 mm, with a maximum weight per metre of 22 kg and a profile or cross-section which fits within a circle having a diameter of 254 mm, excluding the products described in the notice of expiry review of order, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

Ottawa, January 13, 2020

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The Commission posts on its website the decisions, notices of consultation, regulatory policies, information bulletins and orders that it publishes. 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 January 10 and January 16, 2020.

Application filed by Application number Undertaking City Province Deadline for submission of interventions, comments or replies
Quebecor Media Inc. 2019-1113-1 Tou.tv Extra Across Canada   February 18, 2020
San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre 2019-1259-3 CHHA Toronto Ontario February 18, 2020
DECISIONS
Decision number Publication date Applicant’s name Undertaking City Province
2020-5 January 15, 2020 Rogers Communications Canada Inc. MUTV Across Canada  
2020-6 January 15, 20200 VMedia Inc. ducktv Across Canada