Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 4: COMMISSIONS
January 25, 2025
CANADA ENERGY REGULATOR
APPLICATION TO EXPORT ELECTRICITY TO THE UNITED STATES AS A BORDER ACCOMMODATION
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company
By an application dated January 23, 2025, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (the Applicant) has applied to the Canada Energy Regulator (the CER) under Division 2 of Part 7 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (the Act) for an authorization to export power and energy to the United States, as a border accommodation transfer, in connection with an international work. The export will be for a period of 30 years, from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2055, for up to 750 kW of power and 6 000 kWh of firm energy annually.
The Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator (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.
- The Applicant shall provide a copy of the application by email to any person who requests one by emailing rjeerkathil@mltaikins.com. The application is also publicly available on the CER’s website.
- Written submissions that any interested party wishes to present shall be filed online with the CER in care of the Secretary of the Commission, and emailed to the Applicant, by February 24, 2025.
- Pursuant to subsection 359(2) of the Act, the Commission is interested in the views of submitters with respect to
- (a) the effect of the exportation of electricity on provinces other than that from which the electricity is to be exported; and
- (b) whether the Applicant has
- (i) informed those who have declared an interest in buying electricity for consumption in Canada of the quantities and classes of service available for sale, and
- (ii) given an opportunity to buy electricity on conditions as favourable as the conditions specified in the application to those who, within a reasonable time after being so informed, demonstrate an intention to buy electricity for consumption in Canada.
- 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 CER in the care of the Secretary of the Commission and emailed to the party that filed the submission by March 11, 2025.
- For further information on the procedures governing the Commission’s examination, contact the Secretary of the Commission by telephone at 403‑292‑4800.
The CER’s preferred filing method is online through its e-filing tool, which provides step-by-step instructions. If you are unable to file documents online, you may send them by email to secretary@cer-rec.gc.ca.
Ramona Sladic
Secretary of the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator
CANADA REVENUE AGENCY
INCOME TAX ACT
Voluntary de-registration
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 204.81(8.1) of the Income Tax Act (Voluntary de-registration), that the registration of GrowthWorks Canadian Fund Ltd., Toronto, Ontario (Registration Number LV000018), a registered labour-sponsored venture capital corporation, is revoked as of December 2, 2024.
Lorraine Redekop
Director General
Compliance Programs Branch
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL
APPEALS
Notice No. HA-2024-016
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal will hold public hearings to consider the appeals referenced below. These hearings will be held via videoconference. Interested persons planning to attend should contact the Tribunal at 613‑993‑3595 or at citt-tcce@tribunal.gc.ca at least two business days before the commencement of the hearings to register and to obtain further information.
| Date of Hearing | February 25, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Appeal | AP-2023-027 |
| Goods in Issue | Two models of BabyBjörn baby bouncers |
| Issue | Whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff item 9401.71.10 as "seats (other than those of heading 94.02), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof. -other seats, with metal frames: - -upholstered - - -for domestic purposes", as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be classified under tariff item 9503.00.90 as "tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls’ carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (’scale’) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds. - - -other", as claimed by BabyBjörn Inc. |
| Tariff Items at Issue | BabyBjörn Inc.—9503.00.90 President of the Canada Border Services Agency—9401.71.10 |
| Date of Hearing | February 27, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Appeal | AP-2024-010 |
| Goods in Issue | Various models of disposable surgical drapes |
| Issue | Whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff item 6307.90.99 as "other made up articles, of other textile materials, other", as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or under tariff item 6210.10.10, as "protective suits to be employed in a noxious atmosphere", or under 9018.90.90, as "instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments", as principally argued by Medline Canada Corporation. |
| Tariff Items at Issue | Medline Canada Corporation—6210.10.10 or 9018.90.90 President of the Canada Border Services Agency—6307.90.99 |
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL
FINDING
Concrete reinforcing bar
Notice is given that on January 13, 2025, further to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s inquiry (NQ-2024-003), the Tribunal finds, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that the dumping of hot-rolled deformed steel concrete reinforcing bar in straight lengths or coils, commonly identified as rebar, in various diameters up to and including 56.4 mm, in various finishes, excluding plain round bar and fabricated rebar products, originating in or exported from the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates (excluding those goods exported by Thai Steel Profile Public Company Limited) have caused injury to the domestic industry. The Tribunal further found that the circumstances referred to in paragraph 42(1)(b) of SIMA relating to massive importation are not present. The full description of the aforementioned goods can be found in the Tribunal’s finding.
Ottawa, January 13, 2025
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT ACT
Permission and leave granted (Paterson, Bryan James)
The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to section 116 of the Public Service Employment Act, hereby gives notice that it has granted permission, pursuant to subsection 114(4) of the said Act, to Bryan James Paterson, National Defence, to seek nomination as a candidate, before and during the election period, and to be a candidate before the election period, in the electoral district of Kingston and the Islands, Ontario, in the federal election to be held on or before October 20, 2025.
The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to subsection 114(5) of the said Act, has also granted a leave of absence without pay during the election period, effective the first day the employee is a candidate during the election period.
January 2, 2025
Marie-Chantal Girard
President
Fiona Spencer
Commissioner
Hélène Laurendeau
Commissioner
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT ACT
Permission and leave granted (Wythe, Dean)
The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to section 116 of the Public Service Employment Act, hereby gives notice that it has granted permission, pursuant to subsection 114(4) of the said Act, to Dean Wythe, Global Affairs Canada, to seek nomination as a candidate before and during the election period, and to be a candidate before the election period, in the electoral district of Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester, Ontario, in the federal election to be held on or before October 20, 2025.
The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to subsection 114(5) of the said Act, has also granted a leave of absence without pay during the election period, effective the first day the employee is a candidate during the election period.
January 2, 2025
Marie-Chantal Girard
President
Fiona Spencer
Commissioner
Hélène Laurendeau
Commissioner
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT ACT
Permission granted (Vaters, Lawrence)
The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to section 116 of the Public Service Employment Act, hereby gives notice that it has granted permission, pursuant to subsection 115(2) of the said Act, to Lawrence Vaters, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, to seek nomination as, and to be, a candidate, before and during the election period, for the position of Mayor or Councillor, for the Town of Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, in the municipal election to be held on October 2, 2025.
January 2, 2025
Michelle Cornell
Acting Director General
Staffing Support, Priorities and Political Activities Directorate