Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 24: GOVERNMENT NOTICES

June 15, 2024

BANK OF CANADA

RETAIL PAYMENT ACTIVITIES ACT

Delegation of authorities by the Governor of the Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada gives notice, pursuant to subsection 15(2) of the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA), that the Governor of the Bank of Canada (the Governor) proposes, pursuant to subsection 15(1) of the RPAA, to delegate to the persons holding the positions set out in column I of the schedule below the Governor’s powers, duties and functions under the RPAA as set out in column II of the schedule. The delegations take effect on the day on which section 29 of the RPAA comes into force.

Schedule

Retail Payment Activities Act
Column I Column II
The Bank of Canada Executive Director responsible for retail payments supervision (Executive Director). If the Executive Director is absent or the position is vacant, the acting Executive Director. If the Executive Director is otherwise unable to act, or if there is no acting Executive Director, the Deputy Governor appointed under subsection 6(1) of the Bank of Canada Act.

Non-application of the RPAA – Governor’s orders

May specify the provision of the RPAA or its regulations that does not apply to a payment service provider or class of payment service providers (section 11).

Refusal to Register – Review by Governor

Review the refusal to register, make a decision confirming the refusal or directing the Bank to complete the registration, and notify the applicant of the decision (section 50).

Revocation of Registration – Review of notice of intent and Decision

Review the notice of intent to revoke the registration, direct the Bank to either withdraw the notice of intent or revoke the registration, and notify the payment service provider of the decision (section 53).

Revocation of Registration – Review not requested

May direct the Bank to revoke the payment service provider’s registration (section 54).

Administrative Monetary Penalties - Notices of Violation – Representations to Governor

Following representations made in accordance with the notice of violation, decide on a balance of probabilities whether the violation was committed and, if so, impose the penalty set out in the notice, a lesser penalty, or no penalty (subsection 78(2)).

Compliance Agreements – Notices of Default – Applications for review

Review the Bank’s decision and confirm it or decide that the payment service provider has complied with the compliance agreement (section 83).
The Bank of Canada Managing Director responsible for retail payments supervision (Managing Director). If the Managing Director is absent or the position is vacant, the acting Managing Director.

Bank’s Powers – Designation

Designate persons or classes of persons as authorized persons in respect of certain supervisory powers (section 68).

Administrative Monetary Penalties – Recovery of Debts – Certificate

Certify the unpaid amount of any debt referred to in subsection 88(1) (subsection 89(1)).

Compliance Orders – Governor’s orders

May by order or temporary order, direct the payment service provider to cease, refrain, or perform any acts, in the prescribed form and manner (section 94).

Compliance Orders – Court enforcement

May apply to a superior court for an order requiring the individual or entity to cease the contravention or to comply with the relevant provision of the RPAA, its regulations, or relevant order (section 95).

May 30, 2024

Tiff Macklem
Governor

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Appointments

June 7, 2024

Rachida Lagmiri
Official Documents Registrar

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

CRIMINAL CODE

Review of listed entities pursuant to section 83.05 of the Criminal Code

Whereas subsection 83.05(8.1)footnote a of the Criminal Code footnote b requires the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to review the list established by the Regulations Establishing a List of Entities footnote c, made under subsection 83.05(1)footnote d of that Act, within five years after the day on which subsection 83.05(8.1)footnote a came into force or within five years after the day on which the entity is added to the list, in order to determine whether there are still reasonable grounds, as set out in subsection 83.05(1)footnote d, for an entity to remain a listed entity;

And whereas, under subsection 83.05(8.1)footnote a of that Act, the Minister has reviewed each of the listed entities set out in the annexed schedules;

Therefore, notice is given, under subsection 83.05(10)footnote a of the Criminal Code footnote b, that the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness reviewed each of the listed entities set out in the annexed Schedules 1 and 2 on May 21, 2024 and that, as a result of that review, the Minister has determined that there are still reasonable grounds, as set out in subsection 83.05(1)footnote d of that Act, for each entity set out in the annexed Schedule 1 to remain listed entities and that there are no longer reasonable grounds for the entity in the annexed Schedule 2 to remain as a listed entity.

Ottawa, June 7, 2024

Dominic LeBlanc
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

SCHEDULE 1

Listed Entities Reviewed by the Minister

Al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya (AGAI) (also known as Islamic Group (IG))

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) (also known among other names as Tanzim Qaedat bi-Bilad al-Maghrab al-Islami, Tanzim al-Qa´ida fi bilad al-Maghreb al-Islamiya, The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, Al-Qa´ida Organisation in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, Al-Qa´ida in the Islamic Maghreb, Al-Qa´ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, al-Qaïda dans les pays du Maghreb islamique, Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC), Groupe salafiste pour la prédication et le combat, and Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat)

Harakat ul-Mudjahidin (HuM) (also known among other names as Al-Faran, Al-Hadid, Al-Hadith, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Harakat ul-Mujahideen, Harakat al-Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Ansar, Harakat ul-Ansar, Harakat al-Ansar, Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami, Harkat Mujahideen, Harakat-ul-Mujahideen al-Almi, Holy Warriors Movement, Movement of the Mujahideen, Movement of the Helpers, Movement of Islamic Fighters, Al Qanoon and Jamiat ul-Ansar)

Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) (also known among other names as Kurdistan Workers Party, Partya Karkeren Kurdistan, Kurdistan Labor Party, Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress, KADEK, Kurdistan People’s Congress, Kurdistan Halk Kongresi (KHK), People’s Congress of Kurdistan and Kongra-Gel)

Aum Shinrikyo (also known among other names as Aum Shinri Kyo, Aum, Aum Supreme Truth, A. I. C. Comprehensive Research Institute, A. I. C. Sogo Kenkyusho and Aleph)

Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) (also known among other names as Fatah Revolutionary Council, Revolutionary Council, Revolutionary Council of Fatah, Al-Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fatah — the Revolutionary Council, Black June, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims, Black September, Egyptian Revolution, Arab Fedayeen Cells, Palestine Revolutionary Council, Organization of Jund al Haq and Arab Revolutionary Council)

Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) (also known among other names as Al Harakat Al Islamiyya (AHAI), Al Harakat-ul Al Islamiyya, Al-Harakatul-Islamia, Al Harakat Al Aslamiya, Abou Sayaf Armed Band (ASAB), Abu Sayaff Group, Abu Sayyef Group and Mujahideen Commando Freedom Fighters (MCFF))

Sendero Luminoso (SL) (also known among other names as Shining Path, Partido Comunista del Peru en el Sendero Luminoso de Jose Carlos Mariategui, Communist Party of Peru on the Shining Path of Jose Carlos Mariategui, Partido Comunista del Peru, Communist Party of Peru, The Communist Party of Peru by the Shining Path of Jose Carlos Mariategui and Marxism, Leninism, Maoism and the Thoughts of Chairman Gonzalo, Revolutionary Student Front for the Shining Path of Mariategui, Communist Party of Peru — By Way of the Shining Path of Mariategui, PCP — por el Sendero Luminoso de Mariategui, PCP and PCP-SL)

Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI) (also known among other names as Jemaa Islamiyah, Jema’a Islamiyya, Jema’a Islamiyyah, Jema’ah Islamiyah, Jema’ah Islamiyyah, Jemaa Islamiya, Jemaa Islamiyya, Jemaah Islamiyya, Jemaa Islamiyyah, Jemaah Islamiah, Jemaah Islamiyah, Jemaah Islamiyyah, Jemaah Islamiya, Jamaah Islamiyah, Jamaa Islamiya, Jemaah Islam, Jemahh Islamiyah, Jama’ah Islamiyah, Al-Jama’ah Al Islamiyyah, Islamic Group and Islamic Community)

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) (also known among other names as O’zbekiston Islomiy Harakati, Harakat ul-Islamiyyah, Islamic Movement of Turkestan, Islamic Party of Turkestan (IPT) and IMU-IPT)

Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade (AAMB) (also known among other names as Al-Aqsa Intifada Martyrs’ Group, Al-Aqsa Brigades, Martyrs of al-Aqsa group, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalion and Armed Militias of the Al-Aqsa Martyr Battalions)

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (also known among other names as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo, FARC-EP), National Finance Commission (Comisión Nacional de Finanzas) and Coordinadora Nacional Guerrillera Simon Bolivar (CNGSB))

Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) (also known among other names as National Liberation Army and the Army of National Liberation)

Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) (also known as Babbar Khalsa)

International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF)

Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) (also known among other names as Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) (Society for Preaching), al-Anfal Trust, Tehrik-e-Hurmate-e-Rasool, al Mansoorian (The Victorious), Army of the Pure, Paasban-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Brigade), Paasban-i-Ahle-Hadith (Ahle-Hadith Brigade), Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), Idara Khidmat-e-Khalq, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-i-Toiba (LiT), Lashkar-i-Taiba (Holy Regiment), Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT) (Army of the Righteous), Lashkar-e-Taibyya, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (Army of the Pure and Righteous), Lashkar-e-Taiba (Righteous Army), Lashkar-Taiba (Army of the Good), Lashkar e Toiba, Lashkar e Taiba, Lashkar-E-Tayyaba, Lashkar e Tayyiba)

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) (also known among other names as Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Jhangvie, Laskar-e-Jhangvi, Lashkare Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Jhangwi, Lashkar-i-Jhangwi, Jhangvi Army, Lashkar-e Jhangvi, Lashkar Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Jhanvi (LeJ), Lashkar-i-Jangvi, Lashkar e Jhangvi, Lashkar Jangvi, Laskar e Jahangvi)

Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) (also known among other names as PLF — Abu Abbas Faction, Front for the Liberation of Palestine (FLP))

Ansar al-Islam (AI) (also known among other names as the Partisans of Islam, Helpers of Islam, Supporters of Islam, Soldiers of God, Kurdistan Taliban, Soldiers of Islam, Kurdistan Supporters of Islam, Supporters of Islam in Kurdistan, Followers of Islam in Kurdistan and Ansar al-Sunna)

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (also known among other names as Gulabudin Hekmatyar, Gulbuddin Khekmatiyar, Gulbuddin Hekmatiar, Gulbuddin Hekmartyar, Gulbudin Hekmetyar, Golboddin Hikmetyar and Gulbuddin Hekmetyar)

Kahane Chai (Kach) (also known among other names as Meir’s Youth, No’ar Meir, Repression of Traitors, State of Yehuda, Sword of David, Dikuy Bogdim, DOV, Judea Police, Kahane Lives, Kfar Tapuah Fund, State of Judea, Judean Legion, Judean Voice, Qomemiyut Movement, Way of the Torah and Yeshiva of the Jewish Idea)

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (also known among other names as the Tamil Tigers, the Eellalan Force, the Ellalan Force, the Tiger Movement, the Sangilian Force, the Air Tigers, the Black Tigers (Karum Puligal), the Sea Tigers, the Tiger Organization Security Intelligence Service (TOSIS) and the Women’s Combat Force of Liberation Tigers (WCFLT))

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Faction of the Hezb-e Islami, the Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG)

World Tamil Movement (WTM)

Al Shabaab (also known as Harakat Shabaab al-Mujahidin, al-Shabab, Shabaab, the Youth, Mujahidin al Shabaab Movement, Mujahideen Youth Movement, MYM, Mujahidin Youth, Hizbul Shabaab, Hisb’ul Shabaab, al-Shabaab al-Islamiya, Youth Wing, al Shabaab al-Islam, al-Shabaab al-Jihad, the Unity of Islamic Youth and the Popular Resistance Movement in the Land of the Two Migrations)

Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (also known among other names as Ansar al-Shari’a (AAS), Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Jazirat al-Arab, Al-Quaida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Al-Quaida in the South Arabian Peninsula and Al-Qaida in Yemen (AQY))

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (also known among other names as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-I-Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban, Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban, Tehrik Taliban-I-Pakistan, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Mouvement des talibans du Pakistan)

Islamic State (IS) (also known among other names as Daesh, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, ISIS, Al-Dawla Al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham, Al Qaida in Iraq, al-Qaida in Iraq, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Al Qaeda in Iraq, AQI, AQI-Zarqawi, al-Tawhid, al-Tawhid and al-Jihad, Kateab al-Tawhid, Brigades of Tawhid, Monotheism and Jihad Group, Al Qaida of the Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, Al-Qaida of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Two Rivers, Al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers, Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization in the Land of the Two Rivers, Al-Qaida Group of Jihad in Iraq, Al-Qa’ida of Jihad in Iraq, Al-Qaida Group of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, The Organization of Jihad’s Base in the Country of the Two Rivers, The Organization of al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in the Land of the Two Rivers, The Organization of al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in Iraq, The Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in Iraq, The Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in the Land of the Two Rivers, The Organization Base of Jihad/Country of the Two Rivers, The Organization Base of Jihad/Mesopotamia, Al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, Tanzim Qa’idat Al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, Tanzim al-Qaeda al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidain, Tanzeem Qa’idat al Jihad/Bilad al Raafidaini, Jama’at Al-Tawhid Wa’al-Jihad, JTJ, Islamic State of Iraq, Islamic State in Iraq, ISI, Mujahidin Shura Council, Unity and Holy Struggle, Unity and Holy War, Unity and Jihad Group and al-Zarqawi Network)

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Qods Force (also known among other names as Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami (Pasdaran), Sepah-e Qods, Qods/Quds, al Quds, al Quds Force, Qods/Quds Force, Qods Corps, Jerusalem Corps, Jerusalem Force and Qods Force)

Haqqani Network

Taliban (also known among other names as Afghan Taliban, Tahreek-i-Islami-i-Taliban Afghanistan, Movement of Islamic Students, Taleban, Islamic Movement of the Taliban (De Talebano Islami Ghurdzang or Tehrik) and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (De Afghanistan Islami Emarat))

al-Muwaqi’un Bil Dima (also known among other names as Al Mouaquioune bi addimaa, Katibat al-Muqaoon bil-Dumaa, al-Muwaqun Bi-Dima, Al-Muawaqqi’un bi ’l-Dima, al-Mouwakoune bi-Dimaa, al-Mua’qi’oon Biddam, Those Who Sign With Blood, El Mouwakaoune Bidame, Those Who Have Signed Through Blood, the Signatories for Blood, the Signatories in Blood and Those Who Sign in Blood)

Boko Haram (also known among other names as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (People of the Tradition of the Prophet for Preaching and Striving / Group Committed to Propagating the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad))

Caucasus Emirate (also known among other names as Imarat Kavkaz and Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus)

International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy – Canada (also known among other names as International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy, International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (Canada), IRFAN, IRFAN – Canada and IRFAN Society)

Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (also known among other names as MOJWA, Mouvement pour l’unicité et le jihad en Afrique de l’Ouest, MUJAO, Jamat Tawhid wal Jihad fi Garbi Afriqqiya and Jamaat Tawhid Wal Jihad Fi Garbi Ifriqiya)

Al-Murabitoun (also known among other names as Mourabitounes, Al-Mourabitoun, Al-Morabitoune, Al-Mourabitoune and Les Almoravides)

Jaysh al-Muhajirin wal-Ansar (JMA) (also known among other names as Jaish al-Muhajireen wal Ansar, Jaysh al-Muhajireen wa’l-Ansar, Army of Migrants and Supporters, Army of Emigrants and Helpers, Muhajireen Brigade and Mujahideen Army)

Islamic State–Sinai Province (ISSP) (also known among other names as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Ansar Jerusalem and Islamic State–Sinai State)

Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB) (also known among other names as Abdullah Azzam Brigades, the Brigades of Abdullah Azzam, the Brigades of the Martyr Abdullah Azzam, the Ziyad al-Jarrah Battalions, the Ziad al-Jarrah Battalion, the Yusuf al-’Uyayri Battalions, the Yusuf al-Ayiri Battalion, the Battalion of Sheikh Yusuf al-’Ayiri and the Marwan Hadid Brigades)

Al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) (also known among other names as Qaedat al-Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent, and Jamaat Qaidat al Jihad fi Shibh al Qarrah al Hindiyah (Organisation of the Base of Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent))

Indian Mujahideen (IM) (also known among other names as Indian Mujahedeen, Indian Mujahidin, and Islamic Security Force – IM (ISF-IM))

HASAM (Harakat Sawa’d Misr) (also known among other names as Hassam, The Hasam Movement, Hasm, Hassm, the Hassm Movement, Harikat Souaid Misr, Harakah Sawa’id Misr, the Movement of Egypt’s Arms, the Movement of Egypt’s Forearms and the Arms of Egypt Movement)

Harakat al-Sabireen (HaS) (also known among other names as Al-Sabirin Movement for Supporting Palestine, Al-Sabireen Movement for Supporting Palestine, Al-Sabirin, Al-Sabireen, a-Sabrin organization, Al-Sabireen for the Victory of Palestine, HISN, HOSN, The Sabireen Movement, HESN, Movement of Those Who Endure With Patience and Movement of the Patient Ones)

Blood & Honour (B&H)

Combat 18 (C18)

SCHEDULE 2

Listed Entity Reviewed by the Minister

Armed Islamic Group (GIA) (also known as Groupe islamique armé (GIA))

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

BANK ACT

Santander Consumer Bank — Letters patent of incorporation

Notice is hereby given of the issuance, pursuant to section 22 of the Bank Act, of letters patent incorporating Santander Consumer Bank and, in French, Banque Santander Consumer, effective April 30, 2024.

June 15, 2024

Peter Routledge
Superintendent of Financial Institutions

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.

Governor in Council appointment opportunities
Position Organization Closing date
Director Bank of Canada  
Director Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology  
Director Canada Infrastructure Bank  
Director Canada Lands Company Limited  
Chairperson Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation  
Director Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation  
President Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation  
Director Canadian Air Transport Security Authority  
Director Canadian Commercial Corporation  
Chief Commissioner Canadian Human Rights Commission  
Member Canadian Institutes of Health Research  
President Canadian Institutes of Health Research  
Chairperson Canadian Museum for Human Rights  
President Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission  
Director Canadian Race Relations Foundation  
Director Canadian Tourism Commission  
Chairperson Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board  
Member Copyright Board  
Director Defence Construction (1951) Limited  
Executive Head Employment Insurance Board of Appeal June 20, 2024
Member Employment Insurance Board of Appeal June 20, 2024
Regional Coordinator Employment Insurance Board of Appeal June 20, 2024
Director Export Development Canada  
President Export Development Canada  
Commissioner Financial Consumer Agency of Canada  
Commissioner First Nations Tax Commission  
Director (Federal) Halifax Port Authority  
Deputy Chairperson and Member, Refugee Appeal Division Immigration and Refugee Board  
Member Independent Advisory Board on Eligibility for Journalism Tax Measures  
Vice-Chairperson Independent Advisory Board on Eligibility for Journalism Tax Measures  
Chairperson Laurentian Pilotage Authority  
Commissioner Law Commission of Canada  
Parliamentary Librarian Library of Parliament  
Chairperson National Advisory Council on Poverty  
Member (Children’s Issues) National Advisory Council on Poverty  
Member National Arts Centre Corporation  
Chairperson National Seniors Council  
Member National Seniors Council  
Member Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council  
Member Net-Zero Advisory Body  
Canadian Representative North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization  
Director of Public Prosecutions Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions  
Administrator Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund and Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods  
Chief Statistician Statistics Canada  
Chairperson VIA Rail Canada Inc.