Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 26: GOVERNMENT NOTICES

July 1, 2023

BANK OF CANADA

Statement of financial position as at May 31, 2023 (unaudited)

Amounts are in millions of dollars.

Totals

Assets and Liabilities and Deficiency
Item Amount
Assets 365,950
Liabilities and Deficiency 365,950

Assets

Cash and foreign deposits
Item Amount
Cash and foreign deposits 9
Loans and receivables
Item Amount
Securities purchased under resale agreements n/a
Advances to members of Payments Canada n/a
Other receivables 5
Total loans and receivables 5
Investments
Item Amount
Government of Canada treasury bills n/a
Government of Canada bonds — carried at amortized cost 98,041
Government of Canada bonds — carried at fair value through profit and loss 205,990
Canada Mortgage Bonds 8,103
Other bonds 10,243
Securities lent or sold under repurchase agreements 13,670
Other securities n/a
Shares in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) 499
Total investments 336,546
Derivatives — Indemnity agreements with the Government of Canada
Item Amount
Derivatives — Indemnity agreements with the Government of Canada 28,284
Capital assets
Item Amount
Property and equipment 517
Intangible assets 103
Right-of-use leased assets 42
Total capital assets 662
Other assets
Item Amount
Other assets 444

Liabilities and Deficiency

Bank notes in circulation
Item Amount
Bank notes in circulation 116,687
Deposits
Item Amount
Government of Canada 56,142
Members of Payments Canada 171,695
Other deposits 10,671
Total deposits 238,508
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
Item Amount
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 13,097
Other liabilities
Item Amount
Other liabilities 297
Total liabilities
Item Amount
Total liabilities 368,589
Deficiency
Item Amount
Share capital 5
Statutory and special reserves 100
Investment revaluation reserve 461
Actuarial gains reserve 409
Accumulated deficit (3,614)
Total deficiency (2,639)

I declare that the foregoing statement is correct according to the books of the Bank.

Ottawa, June 20, 2023

Coralia Bulhoes
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accountant

I declare that the foregoing statement is to the best of my knowledge and belief correct, and shows truly and clearly the financial position of the Bank, as required by section 29 of the Bank of Canada Act.

Ottawa, June 20, 2023

Tiff Macklem
Governor

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Order 2023-87-07-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List

Whereas, under subsections 87(1) and (5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 footnote a, the Minister of the Environment has added the substances referred to in the annexed Order to the Domestic Substances List footnote b;

Therefore, the Minister of the Environment makes the annexed Order 2023-87-07-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List under subsections 87(1) and (5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 footnote a.

Gatineau, June 20, 2023

Steven Guilbeault
Minister of the Environment

Order 2023-87-07-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List

Amendment

1 Part I of the Non-domestic Substances List footnote 1 is amended by deleting the following:

Coming into Force

2 This Order comes into force on the day on which Order 2023-87-07-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List comes into force.

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Appointments

June 23, 2023

Rachida Lagmiri
Official Documents Registrar

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

CANADA SHIPPING ACT, 2001

Interim Order Respecting the Discharge of Sewage and the Release of Greywater by Cruise Ships in Canadian Waters

Whereas the Minister of Transport believes that the annexed Interim Order Respecting the Discharge of Sewage and the Release of Greywater by Cruise Ships in Canadian Waters is required to deal with a direct or indirect risk to marine safety or to the marine environment;

And whereas the provisions of the annexed Interim Order may be contained in a regulation made under paragraph 35(1)(e)footnote c, subsection 35.1(1)footnote d, paragraph 136(1)(f)footnote e and subsection 190(1)footnote f of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 footnote g;

Therefore, the Minister of Transport makes the annexed Interim Order Respecting the Discharge of Sewage and the Release of Greywater by Cruise Ships in Canadian Waters under subsection 10.1(1)footnote h of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 footnote e.

Ottawa, June 9, 2023

Omar Alghabra
Minister of Transport

Interim Order Respecting the Discharge of Sewage and the Release of Greywater by Cruise Ships in Canadian Waters

Interpretation

Definitions

1 (1) The following definitions apply in this Interim Order.

biochemical oxygen demand
has the same meaning as in subsection 97(1) of the Regulations. (demande bio-chimique en oxygène)
cruise ship
means any passenger vessel, other than a ferry vessel, whose passengers are scheduled to be on board for 24 hours or more and that is both
  • (a) certified to carry more than 100 persons, as indicated on the safety certificate for passenger vessels issued under the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations or on an equivalent certificate issued by a foreign government; and
  • (b) equipped with berths or cabins for overnight travel by passengers. (navire de croisière)
fast ice
has the same meaning as in section 12 of the Arctic Shipping Safety and Pollution Prevention Regulations. (banquise côtière)
ferry vessel
means any vessel, having provision for deck passengers and vehicles, that is operated on a schedule between two points over the most direct water route and that offers a public service of a type normally attributed to a bridge or tunnel. (transbordeur)
greywater
has the same meaning as in subsection 131.1(1) of the Regulations. (eaux grises)
ice-shelf
has the same meaning as in section 12 of the Arctic Shipping Safety and Pollution Prevention Regulations. (plateau de glace)
moderate rate
has the same meaning as in subsection 96(5) of the Regulations. (taux modéré)
Regulations
means the Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations. (Règlement)
suspended solids
has the same meaning as in subsection 97(1) of the Regulations. (matières solides en suspension)

Interpretation

(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, all other words and expressions used in this Interim Order have the same meaning as in the Regulations.

Application

Canadian waters

2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Interim Order applies to cruise ships that are operating in Canadian waters.

Arctic waters

(2) Subsection 4(2) and sections 5 to 6 of this Interim Order do not apply to cruise ships when they are operating in arctic waters.

Prohibitions

Discharge of sewage

3 (1) A cruise ship and its authorized representative must not discharge sewage if the ship is three nautical miles or less from shore, an ice-shelf or fast ice.

Discharge at more than 3 to 12 nautical miles

(2) A cruise ship and its authorized representative must not discharge sewage if the ship is more than three but not more than 12 nautical miles from shore, an ice-shelf or fast ice unless

Release of greywater

4 (1) A cruise ship and its authorized representative must not release greywater if the ship is three nautical miles or less from shore, an ice-shelf or fast ice.

Release at more than 3 to 12 nautical miles

(2) A cruise ship and its authorized representative must not release greywater if the ship is more than three but not more than 12 nautical miles from shore unless

Exception

(3) Paragraph (2)(a) applies only to a cruise ship that, on the day this Interim Order takes effect, is equipped with an installation that allows for the treatment of greywater along with sewage using a marine sanitation device.

Exceptions

Geographical limitation

5 Subsections 3(1) and 4(1) do not apply to a cruise ship if

Lack of adequate reception facility

6 Subsections 3(1) and 4(1) do not apply to a cruise ship if there is no onshore reception facility that is available and adequate for the purpose of receiving sewage and greywater in an environmentally safe manner during the ship’s intended voyage and

Safety

7 This Interim Order does not apply in respect of a discharge of sewage or release of greywater that

Reports

Discharge or release

8 (1) The authorized representative of a cruise ship must report the discharge or anticipated discharge of sewage or the release or anticipated release of greywater from the cruise ship if the discharge or release or anticipated discharge or anticipated release is authorized by section 7.

Report to marine safety inspector

(2) The representative must make the report to a marine safety inspector

Record book

9 (1) The authorized representative of a cruise ship must ensure that the circumstances of and reasons for any discharge or release made in accordance with subsection 3(2) or 4(2), or authorized by any of sections 5 to 7, or any other accidental discharge or release, is recorded in English or French without delay in a record book.

Entries

(2) The representative must

Record-keeping

(3) The cruise ship must keep the record book on board for two years after the day on which the last entry was made.

Official log book

(4) The record book may be part of the cruise ship’s official log book.

Operational Testing

Testing of effluent

10 (1) The authorized representative of a cruise ship that discharges sewage or releases greywater in accordance with subsections 3(2) or 4(2) must, if the Minister determines that it is necessary to do so in order to ascertain whether the effluent meets the specifications on the marine sanitation device’s certificate of type approval, ensure that samples of the effluent are tested in accordance with the Standard Methods to determine each of the following that is relevant to those specifications:

Exception

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the device is fitted with instrumentation that indicates the performance of the device by providing an automatic continuous record while the device is in operation of

Shipboard Documents

Certificates

11 A cruise ship must hold and keep on board

Records

12 Every cruise ship must keep on board for two years after the day on which the last entry was made an English or French version of

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