Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 148, Number 25: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
June 21, 2014
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT
Ministerial Instructions Respecting Labour Market Opinions
The Minister of Employment and Social Development, pursuant to subsection 30(1.43) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Respecting Labour Market Opinions.
Ottawa, June 9, 2014
JASON KENNEY
Minister of Employment and Social Development
MINISTERIAL INSTRUCTIONS RESPECTING LABOUR MARKET OPINIONS
Public policy considerations — refusal to process
1. For the purpose of paragraph 30(1.43)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the public policy consideration that may justify, under that paragraph, the refusal to process a request for an opinion submitted by an employer to the Department of Employment and Social Development with respect to an application for a work permit is that
- (a) the Department has revoked an opinion provided to that same employer, under paragraph 2(b) of the Ministerial Instructions Respecting Labour Market Opinions that came into effect on December 31, 2013, or any other lawful authority to revoke an opinion, within the previous two years from the date of receipt of the request for an opinion,
unless the employer is able to demonstrate that the public policy considerations that justified the revocation are no longer relevant.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
SPECIES AT RISK ACT
Description of critical habitat of the Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid in St. Clair National Wildlife Area
The Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid (Platanthera leucophaea) is a plant species listed on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act as endangered. In Canada, the Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid is restricted to southern and eastern Ontario, and is typically found in fens, tallgrass prairie and moist old fields. The Recovery Strategy for the Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid (Platanthera leucophaea) in Canada (www.sararegistry.gc.ca/document/default_e.cfm?documentID=2239) identifies critical habitat for the species in a number of areas, including a federally protected area.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to subsection 58(2) of the Species at Risk Act, subsection 58(1) of that Act applies, 90 days after this publication, to the critical habitat of the Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid, as identified in the recovery strategy for that species on the Species at Risk Public Registry, and located within the St. Clair National Wildlife Area described in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Area Regulations made pursuant to the Canada Wildlife Act.
June 21, 2014
MARY TAYLOR
Director
Species at Risk Management
Canadian Wildlife Service
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DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
CANADA PETROLEUM RESOURCES ACT
Interest issued as a result of the 2013-2014 Call for Bids for Exploration Licences in the Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta
The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 15(4) of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act, R.S. 1985, c. 36, 2nd supplement, of the interest which has been issued as a result of the 2013-2014 Call for Bids for Exploration Licences in the Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta. The winning bidder, having submitted the issuance fee and the work deposit representing 25% of its work proposal bid, has been issued an exploration licence. A summary of the terms and conditions of the exploration licence is set out herein.
A notice of the selected bids was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on March 15, 2014.
In accordance with the provisions of the 2013-2014 Call for Bids for Exploration Licences in the Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta, the following exploration licence has been issued:
| Work proposal bid: | $1,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Work deposit: | $250,000.00 |
| Issuance fee: | $750.00 |
| Bidder: | Franklin Petroleum Canada Limited — 100% |
| Designated representative: | Franklin Petroleum Canada Limited |
| Exploration licence: | EL496 |
| Issuance date: | May 22, 2014 |
| Effective date: | June 1, 2014 |
The following is a summary of the terms and conditions of exploration licence EL496:
- The exploration licence confers, relative to the lands, the right to explore for and the exclusive right to drill and test for petroleum; the exclusive right to develop those frontier lands in order to produce petroleum; and the exclusive right, subject to compliance with the other provisions of the Act, to obtain a production licence.
- The term of the exploration licence is nine years consisting of two consecutive periods of seven and two years.
- Each interest owner shall drill one well prior to the end of Period 1, as a condition precedent to obtaining tenure to Period 2. Failure to drill a well shall result in the reversion to Crown reserve, at the end of Period 1, of the lands not subject to a significant discovery licence or a production licence.
- The interest holder submitted its issuance fee and posted the work deposit equivalent to 25% of the bid submitted for the parcel. A reduction of the deposit will be made as allowable expenditures, as defined in the Call for Bids, are incurred on the lands in Period 1 of the term.
- Rentals will be applicable in Period 2 at a rate of $8.00 per hectare. A reduction of rentals will be made as allowable expenditures, as defined in the Call for Bids, are incurred during Period 2 of the term.
- Other terms and conditions comprised in the exploration licence include provisions respecting indemnity, liability, successors and assigns, notice, waiver and relief, appointment of representative and agreement by interest owner.
For the payment of a prescribed service fee, the exploration licence may be inspected or, by written request, certified copies made available at the following address: Office of the Registrar, Petroleum and Mineral Resources Directorate, Natural Resources and Environment Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 25 Eddy Street, 10th Floor, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H4, 819-997-0048 (telephone), Rights@aandc.gc.ca (email).
June 21, 2014
BERNARD VALCOURT, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
Appointments
Name and position
- Instrument of Advice dated May 18, 2014
- His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
- Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Member
- Instrument of Advice dated May 21, 2014
- Leitch, The Hon. Khristinn Kellie
- Minister of Labour to be styled Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women
June 13, 2014
DIANE BÉLANGER
Official Documents Registrar
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
| Name and position | Order in Council |
|---|---|
| Gascon, The Hon. Clément | 2014-644 |
| Supreme Court of Canada | |
| Puisne Judge | |
| Gaul, The Hon. Geoffrey R. J. | 2014-654 |
| Government of British Columbia | |
| Administrator | |
| June 8 to June 11, 2014 | |
| Government of Nova Scotia | 2014-671 |
| Administrators | |
| Fichaud, The Hon. Joel E. | |
| June 6 and June 13, 2014 | |
| Saunders, The Hon. Jamie W. S. | |
| June 10, June 17 and June 18, 2014 | |
| Jerke, The Hon. Rodney A. | 2014-655 |
| Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories | |
| Deputy judge | |
| Supreme Court of Yukon | |
| Deputy judges | |
| Atson, The Hon. David R. | 2014-656 |
| Rouleau, The Hon. Paul S. | 2014-657 |
| Therrien, Daniel | 2014-645 |
| Privacy Commissioner |
June 13, 2014
DIANE BÉLANGER
Official Documents Registrar
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