Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 7: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
February 15, 2025
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Order 2025-87-02-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List
Whereas, under subsection 87(5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 footnote a, the Minister of the Environment has added the substance referred to in the annexed Order to the Domestic Substances List footnote b;
Therefore, the Minister of the Environment makes the annexed Order 2025-87-02-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List under subsection 87(5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 footnote a.
Ottawa, January 27, 2025
Steven Guilbeault
Minister of the Environment
Order 2025-87-02-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List
Amendment
1 Part I of the Non-domestic Substances List footnote 1 is amended by deleting the following:
- 70879-47-9
Coming into Force
2 This Order comes into force on the day on which subsection 1(1) of the Order 2025-87-02-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List comes into force, but if it is registered after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA
Consultations on the potential accession of Costa Rica to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement in force between Canada and 10 other countries in the Indo-Pacific region: Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. On July 16, 2023, CPTPP Parties signed an accession protocol with the United Kingdom (U.K.), and on December 15, 2024, the United Kingdom became a Party to the Agreement.
The CPTPP is designed to expand over time to include new member economies. With the agreement now in force, any economy that is able to meet the high-standard rules and ambitious market access commitments of the CPTPP can seek to join it, subject to negotiations on specific terms and conditions with the current CPTPP members. Costa Rica submitted a formal request to accede to the CPTPP on August 10, 2022.
At the 8th Meeting of the CPTPP Commission in November 2024, CPTPP members achieved consensus to establish an accession working group for Costa Rica, which will be chaired by Peru and vice-chaired by Canada and New Zealand. In making this decision, the Commission took into consideration the Auckland Principles, namely preparedness to meet the Agreement’s high standards; a demonstrated pattern of complying with trade commitments; and a recognition that decisions are dependent on the consensus of the Parties.
To this end, the Government of Canada is soliciting the views of Canadians on the potential accession of Costa Rica to the CPTPP. As steps are taken to ensure that more Canadians have access to the benefits and opportunities that flow from international trade, traditionally under-represented groups, such as women, small and medium-sized enterprises, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, youth, 2SLGBTQI+ and racialized communities are encouraged to provide their input.
Background
Canada’s commercial relations with Costa Rica
Canada and Costa Rica’s strong bilateral trading relationship is supported by the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA), which entered into force in November 2002. Unlike Canada’s more recent free trade agreements, the CCRFTA focuses primarily on trade in goods and does not include substantial commitments in areas like cross-border trade in services, investment, or government procurement. In 2022, Costa Rica was Canada’s second-largest trading partner in Central America, with two-way merchandise trade valued at $914.7 million. Canadian merchandise exports to Costa Rica were valued at $274.2 million in 2022 (up 46.8% from 2021), and main exports were cereals, fertilizers and scientific and precision instruments. Imports amounted to $640.5 million and consisted mainly of scientific and precision instruments, fruits and nuts, and electronic equipment.
Inclusive trade
Costa Rica is aligned with Canada’s inclusive approach to trade and is supportive of advancing policies and initiatives to ensure that the benefits of trade and investment are shared more broadly, including with traditionally under-represented groups. In May 2023, Costa Rica officially joined the Global Trade and Gender Arrangement (GTAGA) and Inclusive Trade Action Group (ITAG). Canada is a member and champion of both the GTAGA and ITAG. Further, Costa Rica is a member of the World Trade Organization informal working groups on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and on trade and gender.
Submissions
More information on the Government’s consultations on the accession of Costa Rica to the CPTPP can be found on the Consulting with Canadians web page.
All interested parties are invited to submit their views by March 16, 2025. Please be advised that any information received as a result of this consultation will be considered public information unless explicitly requested otherwise. Please read the privacy notice statement carefully prior to sending a written submission.
Submissions should include the following:
- 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 they may have on Canada’s domestic or international interests.
Contributions can be sent to
CPTPP Consultations
Global Affairs Canada
Indo-Pacific Trade Policy Division
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 0G2
Email: cptpp-ptpgp.consultations@international.gc.ca
Submissions by interested parties
CPTPP accession candidates must demonstrate their ability to comply with the Agreement’s existing rules and obligations. Should CPTPP Parties find that Costa Rica is able to comply with the Agreement, market access offers may be exchanged, including on goods, services, investment, financial services, government procurement, state-owned enterprises and temporary entry for business people. While potential accession discussions would primarily focus on these areas, the Government of Canada would appreciate receiving views from Canadians on a broader set of topics to better understand the experience of Canadian businesses exporting to, or operating within, the Costa Rican market and to better assess Costa Rica’s compliance with the existing Agreement. The following are examples of such topics:
Trade and investment interests
- Goods of export or import interest (identified by Harmonized System [HS]/tariff codes) that would benefit from the expedited or phased-in removal of tariffs and other barriers, as well as any import sensitivities;
- Origin procedures to administer the rules of origin, including any customs processes that may have an impact on accessing preferential tariff treatment;
- Non-tariff barriers (such as import permits, administration of tariff-rate quotas, taxes or 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 identification of sectors and activities of export interest for Canadian service providers, market access barriers and domestic regulatory measures that either restrict or affect the ability to conduct business or deliver services in Costa Rica;
- Temporary entry of business people from Canada into Costa Rica and from Costa Rica into Canada, including impediments to obtain a work permit to work in the other market on a temporary basis, such as the application of economic needs tests or numerical restrictions;
- Priority government procurement markets for Canadian suppliers in Costa Rica, including at the central, regional and local levels; also, the goods, services and construction services that Canadian suppliers are interested in selling to those governmental organizations, as well as barriers faced when selling or attempting to sell to the Government of Costa Rica and to lower levels of government;
- Any issues affecting business practices when interacting with state-owned enterprises;
- Rules of origin, for specific products or sectors (identified by HS/tariff codes), that would be required to benefit from preferential tariff treatment;
- Border and customs issues that have an impact on the movement of commercial goods into and out of Costa Rica;
- 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 Costa Rica, such as requirements for data localization);
- Intellectual property (IP), including any issues with Costa Rica’s domestic IP framework (e.g. laws, regulations, policies or procedures) for the administration, protection and enforcement of IP rights, 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 Costa Rica;
- Preferred approach to trade remedies to be applied to trade between Canada and Costa Rica;
- Any incidents of unfair business practices;
- Development of small and medium-sized enterprises;
- Support and advancement of traditionally under-represented groups in trade, including women and Indigenous Peoples;
- Promotion of environmental protection and conservation; and
- 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.
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
TRUST AND LOAN COMPANIES ACT
Solus Trust Company and Raymond James Trust (Québec) Ltd. — Letters patent of continuance, letters patent of amalgamation, and order to commence and carry on business
Notice is hereby given of the issuance,
- pursuant to section 33 of the Trust and Loan Companies Act, of letters patent continuing Raymond James Trust (Québec) Ltd. as a company under the Trust and Loan Companies Act named, in English, Raymond James Trust (Québec) Ltd., and, in French, Fiducie Raymond James (Québec) Ltée, effective December 16, 2024;
- pursuant to subsection 234(1) of the Trust and Loan Companies Act, of letters patent amalgamating and continuing Solus Trust Company and federal trust company Raymond James Trust (Québec) Ltd. as one company under the Trust and Loan Companies Act under the name, in English, Solus Trust Company, and, in French, Compagnie Trust Solus, effective December 16, 2024; and
- pursuant to subsection 52(5) of the Trust and Loan Companies Act, of an order authorizing amalgamated Solus Trust Company to commence and carry on business, effective December 16, 2024.
February 15, 2025
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.
| Position | Organization | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Bank of Canada | |
| Chairperson | Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| Chairperson | Canada Industrial Relations Board | |
| Vice-Chairperson | Canada Industrial Relations Board | |
| Chairperson | Canada Infrastructure Bank | |
| Director | Canada Lands Company Limited | |
| President | Canada Water Agency | |
| Chief Executive Officer | Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization | |
| Assistant Chief Commissioner | Canadian Grain Commission | |
| President | Canadian High Arctic Research Station | |
| Chief Commissioner | Canadian Human Rights Commission | |
| Permanent Member | Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | |
| Director | Canadian Tourism Commission | |
| President | Canadian Tourism Commission | |
| Chairperson | Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police | |
| Vice-Chairperson | Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police | |
| Director | Defence Construction (1951) Limited | |
| Reviewer | Department of Citizenship and Immigration | |
| Vice-Chairperson | Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board | |
| Chairperson | First Nations Infrastructure Institute | |
| Director | First Nations Infrastructure Institute | |
| Director (Federal) | Halifax Port Authority | |
| Member | Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada | |
| Commissioner of Official Languages | Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages | |
| Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions | Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | |
| Ombudsperson for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces | Office of the Ombudsperson for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces | |
| Member | Payments in Lieu of Taxes Dispute Advisory Panel | |
| Chief Public Health Officer | Public Health Agency of Canada | |
| Principal | Royal Military College of Canada | |
| Director | Sept-Îles Port Authority | |
| Administrator | Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund and Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods | |
| Co-chair | Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council | |
| Member | Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council | |
| Chairperson | The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. | |
| Secretary | The National Battlefields Commission | |
| Member | Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada | |
| Chairperson | VIA Rail Canada Inc. | |
| Chairperson | Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority |