Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 1: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
January 7, 2023
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
Appointments
- Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal
- Full-Time Member and Chairperson
- Crocco, Emily, Order in Council 2022-1331
- Full-Time Member and Chairperson
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Director of the Board of Management
- Sherrington, Thane, Order in Council 2022-1231
- Director of the Board of Management
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- Governors of the Council
- Morris, Myles Mckenzie, Order in Council 2022-1350
- O’Toole, Gary David, Order in Council 2022-1351
- Raza, Amir S., Order in Council 2022-1352
- Governors of the Council
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- Full-time members
- Eatrides, Vicky, Order in Council 2022-1366
- Scott, Adam W., Order in Council 2022-1367
- Full-time members
- Government Film Commissioner
- Guèvremont, Suzanne, Order in Council 2022-1237
- Immigration and Refugee Board
- Full-time members
- McQuade, Charlotte Anne, Order in Council 2022-1227
- Michaud, Heather Lenore, Order in Council 2022-1283
- Rempel, Geoffrey Elliott Lee, Order in Council 2022-1282
- Rodriguez, Iohanna Bianca, Order in Council 2022-1226
- Schroeder, Kari Jane, Order in Council 2022-1284
- Schweitzer, Antonia Johanne, Order in Council 2022-1225
- Smith, Conor Boland, Order in Council 2022-1286
- Sugg, Brian Keith, Order in Council 2022-1281
- Willard, Diana Svalina, Order in Council 2022-1285
- Part-Time Member
- McKenzie, Mary Elizabeth, Order in Council 2022-1224
- Full-time members
- Social Security Tribunal for the Employment Insurance Section
- Full-time members
- Bourgeois, Denis Paul, Order in Council 2022-1356
- Varaschin, Ambrosia Anne Angelina, Order in Council 2022-1355
- Full-time members
- Social Security Tribunal for the Income Security Section
- Full-time members
- Goff, Dechen Dolkar, Order in Council 2022-1353
- Kershaw, Dawn Joanne, Order in Council 2022-1354
- Full-time members
- Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, Family Court Branch
- Judge
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Judge ex officio
- McKenzie, Linda A., Order in Council 2022-1239
- Judge ex officio
- Superior Court of Quebec for the districts of Gatineau, Labelle and Pontiac
- Judge
- Gagnon, The Hon. Anne-France, Order in Council 2022-1240
- Judge
- Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal
- Judge
- Forlini, The Hon. Enrico, Order in Council 2022-1241
- Judge
- Superior Court of Quebec for the districts of SaintFrançois and Bedford
- Judge
- Dumoulin, Christian, Order in Council 2022-1242
- Judge
December 29, 2022
Rachida Lagmiri
Official Documents Registrar
GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA
Consulting Canadians on future trade negotiations with Ecuador
The Government of Canada is committed to diversifying its trade and investment ties with key markets, and promoting open, inclusive and rules-based international trade. To this end, the Government of Canada is soliciting the views of Canadians on possible bilateral free trade agreement negotiations with Ecuador.
As steps are taken to ensure that more Canadians have access to the benefits and opportunities that flow from international trade and investment, traditionally underrepresented groups, such as women, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, youth, 2SLGBTQI+ and racialized communities are encouraged to provide their input.
Background
Canada’s commercial relationship with Ecuador
Canada and Ecuador enjoy strong bilateral relations supported by growing trade and investment ties between our countries. In 2021, total bilateral merchandise trade between Canada and Ecuador reached $953 million. Also in 2021, Canada had the largest stock of foreign direct investment in Ecuador at $3.7 billion, led by investments in Ecuador’s mining sector. This represents a tripling of the total level of Canadian investment in Ecuador since 2017.
Launch of exploratory discussions toward a potential Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement
On November 24, 2022, the Honourable Mary Ng, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, and Julio José Prado, Ecuadorian Minister for Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries, met in Mexico City, and announced the launch of exploratory discussions toward a potential Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement. In addition to exploratory discussions between Canadian and Ecuadorian trade officials, Global Affairs Canada is launching public consultations and inviting Canadians to submit their views, reflections and priorities with respect to a potential free trade agreement with Ecuador. Submissions received from these consultations will help define Canada’s interests in, and approach to, potential free trade agreement negotiations.
Submissions guidelines
More information on the Government’s consultations on possible future trade negotiations with Ecuador can be found on the consultations webpage.
Interested parties are invited to submit their views on this initiative with Ecuador by February 21, 2023. The submissions received by Global Affairs become records under its control. In the event of a request under the Access to Information Act, relevant records are released subject to applicable exceptions to disclosure under the Act. Please read the privacy notice carefully prior to sending a written submission.
Submissions should include the following information:
- the contributor’s name and address and, if applicable, the name of the contributor’s organization, institution or business;
- the specific issues being addressed; and
- where possible, precise information on the rationale for the positions taken, including any significant impact it may have on Canada’s domestic or international interests.
Contributions can be sent to
Canada-Ecuador Trade Consultations
Global Affairs Canada
Trade Negotiations Division (TCE)
111 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 1J1
Email: TCE-Consultations@international.gc.ca
Submissions by interested parties
The following are examples of areas where the Government would appreciate receiving views from Canadians.
Trade and investment interests
- Goods of export or import interest (if possible, identified by Harmonized System [HS]/tariff codes) that would benefit from the removal of tariffs and other barriers, as well as any import sensitivities;
- Rules of origin, for specific products or sectors (if possible, identified by HS/tariff codes), that would be required to benefit from preferential tariff treatment;
- Non-tariff barriers (such as import licensing requirements, quantitative import/export restrictions, administration of tariff-rate quotas, lack of transparency), technical barriers to trade (including technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures), and sanitary and phytosanitary measures;
- Investment barriers, including restrictions imposed on foreign ownership or entry to market, questions of transparency of regulation and performance requirements;
- Interests related to trade in services, specifically the identification of sectors and activities of export interest for Canadian service providers, market access barriers and domestic regulatory measures that restrict or affect the ability to conduct business or deliver services in Ecuador;
- Temporary entry of businesspersons from Canada into Ecuador and from Ecuador into Canada, including impediments to obtain a work permit to enter Ecuador, or Canada, to work on a temporary basis. These could include, among others, application of economic needs tests or numerical restrictions (e.g. quotas, proportionality requirements);
- Priority government procurement markets for Canadian suppliers in Ecuador at different levels of government, including at the central, sub-central and local levels; also, the goods, services and construction services that Canadian suppliers are interested in selling to those government organizations, as well as barriers faced when selling or attempting to sell to the Government of Ecuador and lower levels of government;
- Any issues affecting business practices when interacting with state-owned enterprises.
- Origin procedures to administer the rules of origin, including any customs processes that may have an impact on accessing preferential tariff treatment;
- Border and customs issues that have an impact on the movement of commercial goods;
- Trade facilitation issues (e.g. impediments related to import procedures);
- Electronic commerce (e.g. any restrictive measures faced by Canadian suppliers of digital products and services in Ecuador, such as requirements for data localization);
- Intellectual property (IP), including any issues with Ecuador’s domestic IP framework (e.g. laws, regulations, policies or procedures) for the administration, protection, and enforcement of IP rights, and/or other measures that may result in discrimination against foreign IP, such as perceived requirements for the involuntary transfer of IP including the disclosure of trade secrets;
- Competition policy matters, including competition law enforcement or other measures affecting competition in Ecuador;
- Preferred approach to trade remedies to be applied to trade between Ecuador and Canada;
- Any incidents of unfair business practices;
- Development of small and medium-sized enterprises;
- Support and advancement of traditionally underrepresented groups in trade, including women and Indigenous Peoples; and promotion of environmental protection and conservation.
- Opportunities to advance transparency, anti-corruption and responsible business conduct, and to promote and protect good governance, the rule of law, human rights and labour rights.
INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA
RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT
Notice No. SMSE-012-22 — Decisions on the Technical and Policy Framework for Radio Local Area Network Devices in the 5850-5895 MHz Band and for Intelligent Transportation Systems in the 5895-5925 MHz Band
Notice is hereby given that Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has published the following document:
The document sets out ISED’s decision resulting from the consultation process undertaken in SMSE-004-22 — Consultation on the Technical and Policy Framework for Radio Local Area Network Devices in the 5850-5895 MHz Frequency Band and for Intelligent Transportation Systems in the 5895-5925 MHz Frequency Band.
All comments received in response to the consultation are available on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.
Obtaining copies
Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.
Official versions of notices can be viewed on the Canada Gazette website.
December 20, 2022
Martin Proulx
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch
INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA
RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT
Notice No. SMSE-015-22 — Release of RSS-248, issue 2, DBS-06, issue 1, CPC-4-1-02, issue 1, and Amendment of RSS-139, issue 4
Notice is hereby given that Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has published the following documents:
- Radio Standards Specification RSS-248, Issue 2, Radio Local Area Network (RLAN) Devices in the 5925-7125 MHz band, which sets out the certification requirements for licence-exempt RLAN devices operating in the 5925-7125 MHz frequency band.
- Database Specifications DBS-06, Issue 1, Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) System Specifications for the 6 GHz (5925-6875 MHz) Frequency Band which sets out the technical requirements for the designation of an automated frequency coordination system administrator and for the operation of an AFC system capable of identifying available frequencies and associated maximum power levels for use by standard-power RLAN devices operating in the 6 GHz (5925-6875 MHz) frequency band.
- CPC-4-1-02, Issue 1, Application Procedures for Automated Frequency Coordination System Administrators (AFCSAs), which outlines procedures to be followed by applicants who wish to be considered by ISED for designation as AFCSAs to operate automated frequency coordination (AFC) systems.
- Amendment to Radio Standards Specification RSS-139 (Issue 4), Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) Equipment Operating in the Bands 1710-1780 MHz and 2110-2200 MHz, which sets out the requirements for the certification of transmitters used in radio communication systems to provide advanced wireless services in the bands 1710-1780 MHz and 2110-2200 MHz.
These documents are now official and available on the Published documents page of the Spectrum management and telecommunications website.
Submitting comments
Comments and suggestions for improving the document may be submitted online using the Standard Change Request form.
December 20, 2022
Martin Proulx
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch
INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA
RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT
Notice No. SMSE-017-22 — Decision on Proposed Revisions to the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations 2022 Edition
This notice announces the release of the document SMSE-017-22, Decision on Proposed Revisions to the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations 2022 Edition, and of the updated Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations, 2022 Edition (CTFA).
These documents set out Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s (ISED) decisions regarding updates to the CTFA and are the result of the consultation process undertaken in SMSE-006-22, Proposed Revisions to the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations, 2022 Edition.
Obtaining copies
Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.
Official versions of notices can be viewed on the Canada Gazette website.
December 20, 2022
Martin Proulx
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch
INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA
RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT
Notice No. SMSE-018-22 — Decision on the Technical and Policy Framework for the Frequency Bands Above 95 GHz
Notice is hereby given that Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has published the following document:
The document sets out ISED’s decisions resulting from the consultation process undertaken in SMSE-005-22 — Consultation on the Technical and Policy Framework for the Frequency Bands Above 95 GHz.
All comments received in response to the consultation are available on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.
Obtaining copies
Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.
Official versions of notices can be viewed on the Canada Gazette website.
December 21, 2022
Martin Proulx
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INSURANCE COMPANIES ACT
Increase of statutory investment, lending and borrowing limits for all Canadian property and casualty federally regulated insurance companies
Notice is given, under subsection 1016.61(2) of the Insurance Companies Act, that the Superintendent of Financial Institutions made the annexed Specification of Certain Amounts under subsection 1016.61(1) of that Act.
Ottawa, January 7, 2023
Peter Routledge
Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Whereas, as a result of a change to the accounting principles referred to in subsection 331(4) of the Insurance Companies Act, the Superintendent of Financial Institutions considers that certain amounts under regulations made under that Act are not appropriate, given prudential considerations the Superintendent considers relevant. The amounts are those set out in section 7 of the Borrowing (Property and Casualty Companies and Marine Companies) Regulations, section 5 of the Commercial Loan (Insurance Companies, Societies, Insurance Holding Companies and Foreign Companies) Regulations and paragraphs 5(1)(b), 5(2)(b), and 5(3)(b) of the Investment Limits (Insurance Companies) Regulations (the regulations).
The Specification of Certain Amounts (the Specification) is made in anticipation of the transition to International Financial Reporting Standard 17 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17) on January 1, 2023, from the current International Financial Reporting Standard 4 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 4). The application of the new accounting standard is expected to result in a decline of the value of total assets and liabilities, keeping equity the same. As a result of this upcoming change to generally accepted accounting principles in the Handbook of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, some Canadian federally regulated property and casualty companies (the Companies) will become non-compliant with one or more of the regulatory prudential limits related to investments, commercial lending or borrowing.
In preparation for IFRS 17, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) launched an industry-focused Quantitative Impact Study (the Study) in 2021 to gather data to help inform final calibrations, phase-ins, and transitional adjustments. As part of the Study, in June 2021, OSFI asked the property and casualty insurance industry to complete year-end 2020 Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Capital amounts under IFRS 17 and IFRS 4 in order to observe the impact of IFRS 17 on the Minimum Capital Test Guideline and review the changes to the financial statements on transition to IFRS 17. The data from the Study revealed that total assets for each of the Companies are expected to decline on average about 20% upon transition to IFRS 17 due to a decline in asset balances for various accounts such as insurance-related receivables, deferred policy acquisition expenses and other recoverables on unpaid claims. The increase of the regulatory prudential limits of 25% adjusts for the 20% decline in total asset balances and it is based on the results of the Study.
The Superintendent has made the Specification based on the following relevant prudential considerations:
- The risk exposure of the assets subject to the limits on December 31, 2022, will remain unchanged on January 1, 2023.
- The effective period of two years for the Specification will allow affected Companies to divest assets in an orderly manner and to comply with the investment, commercial lending and borrowing limits set out in the regulations. The orderly transition will preserve value for policyholders and creditors.
- The effective period of two years for the Specification is a reasonable time frame for any of the impacted Companies to take actions to become compliant with the original amounts. Companies will not be exposed to additional prudential risk should their relative exposure increase temporarily or as they conduct an orderly wind-down of their exposure. Based on the data analysis projections from the Study, Companies currently in compliance with the Minimum Capital Test Guideline are expected to remain compliant under the new amounts in the Specification. Although Companies will be allowed to increase their amounts to those made in the Specification, the Superintendent does not have prudential concerns if this occurs.
- Providing reasonable time for the property and casualty insurance industry to become compliant is prudent and supports a robust implementation of the new standard.
- Addressing the impact of the accounting change by way of the Specification ensures transparency and clarity in OSFI’s supervisory approach.
Therefore, the Superintendent of Financial Institutions makes the annexed Specification of Certain Amounts under subsection 1016.61(1) of the Insurance Companies Act.
Ottawa, January 7, 2023
Peter Routledge
Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Specification of Certain Amounts
Definition
1 In this Specification, Act means the Insurance Companies Act.
Specification
2 Instead of the percentage prescribed by section 7 of the Borrowing (Property and Casualty Companies and Marine Companies) Regulations, 2.5 per cent of the total assets of the company is to be used for the purpose of section 476 of the Act.
3 Instead of the percentage prescribed by section 5 of the Commercial Loan (Insurance Companies, Societies, Insurance Holding Companies and Foreign Companies) Regulations, 6.25% is to be used for the purpose of section 505 of the Act.
4 Instead of the amount set out in paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Investment Limits (Insurance Companies) Regulations, if the company is a property and casualty company 12.5% of its total assets is to be used for the purpose of section 506 of the Act.
5 Instead of the amount set out in paragraph 5(2)(b) of the Investment Limits (Insurance Companies) Regulations, if the company is a property and casualty company 31.25% of its total assets is to be used for the purpose of section 507 of the Act.
6 Instead of the amount set out in paragraph 5(3)(b) of the Investment Limits (Insurance Companies) Regulations, if the company is a property and casualty company 43.75% of its total assets is to be used for the purpose of section 508 of the Act.
Cessation of Effect
7 This Specification ceases to have effect on December 31, 2024.
Coming into Force
8 This Specification comes into force on January 1, 2023.
PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE
Appointment opportunities
We know that our country is stronger — and our government more effective — when decision-makers reflect Canada’s diversity. The Government of Canada has implemented an appointment process that is transparent and merit-based, strives for gender parity, and ensures that Indigenous peoples and minority groups are properly represented in positions of leadership. We continue to search for Canadians who reflect the values that we all embrace: inclusion, honesty, fiscal prudence, and generosity of spirit. Together, we will build a government as diverse as Canada.
We are equally committed to providing a healthy workplace that supports one’s dignity, self-esteem and the ability to work to one’s full potential. With this in mind, all appointees will be expected to take steps to promote and maintain a healthy, respectful and harassment-free work environment.
The Government of Canada is currently seeking applications from diverse and talented Canadians from across the country who are interested in the following positions.
Current opportunities
The following opportunities for appointments to Governor in Council positions are currently open for applications. Every opportunity is open for a minimum of two weeks from the date of posting on the Governor in Council appointments website.
| Position | Organization | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada | |
| Director | Atomic Energy of Canada Limited | |
| Director | Bank of Canada | |
| Chairperson | Business Development Bank of Canada | |
| Director | Business Development Bank of Canada | |
| Director | Canada Council for the Arts | |
| Director | Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| Director | Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology | |
| President | Canada Lands Company Limited | |
| Director | Canada Post Corporation | |
| Director | Canada Revenue Agency | |
| Chairperson | Canadian Air Transport Security Authority | |
| Chief Executive Officer | Canadian Air Transport Security Authority | |
| Director | Canadian Commercial Corporation | |
| Member | Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board | |
| Director | Canadian Energy Regulator | |
| Chairperson | Canadian High Arctic Research Station | |
| Member | Canadian High Arctic Research Station | |
| Vice-Chairperson | Canadian High Arctic Research Station | |
| Chief Commissioner | Canadian Human Rights Commission | |
| Pay Equity Commissioner | Canadian Human Rights Commission | |
| Member | Canadian Human Rights Tribunal | |
| Member | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | |
| Secretary | Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat | |
| Trustee | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 | |
| Chairperson | Canadian Museum of Nature | |
| Member | Canadian Statistics Advisory Council | |
| Member | Canadian Transportation Agency | |
| Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia | Department of Canadian Heritage | |
| Chairperson | Export Development Canada | |
| Director | Export Development Canada | |
| Director | First Nations Financial Management Board | |
| Deputy Administrator | Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods | |
| Member | Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada | |
| Commissioner | International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas | |
| President | International Development Research Centre | |
| Commissioner | International Joint Commission | |
| Director | Invest in Canada Hub | |
| Commissioner | Law Commission of Canada | |
| President | Law Commission of Canada | |
| Chairperson | Military Grievances External Review Committee | |
| Vice-Chairperson | Military Grievances External Review Committee | |
| Chairperson | National Arts Centre Corporation | |
| Chairperson | National Capital Commission | |
| Member | National Capital Commission | |
| Member | National Farm Products Council | |
| Vice-Chairperson | National Farm Products Council | |
| Director | National Gallery of Canada | |
| Member | Net-Zero Advisory Body | |
| Canadian Representative | North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization | |
| Canadian Representative | North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission | |
| Public Sector Integrity Commissioner | Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner | |
| Member | Pacific Pilotage Authority | |
| Chairperson | Patented Medicine Prices Review Board | |
| Commissioner | Public Service Commission | |
| Chairperson | Royal Canadian Mounted Police Management Advisory Board | |
| Member | Royal Canadian Mounted Police Management Advisory Board | |
| Vice-Chairperson | Royal Canadian Mounted Police Management Advisory Board | |
| Deputy Administrator | Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund | |
| Executive Director | Telefilm Canada | |
| Chief Executive Officer | VIA Rail Canada Inc. |