GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List under subsection 87(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to indicate that subsection 81(3) of this Act applies to 1-Propene, 3-chloro-; 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-methoxyethyl) ester; and 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 4-amino-3-[[4′-[(2,4-diaminophenyl)azo][1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl]azo]-5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)-, disodium salt

Whereas 1-Propene, 3-chloro- (Chemical Abstracts Service [CAS] Registry No. 107-05-1) and 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-methoxyethyl) ester (CAS Registry No. 117-82-8) have been identified for assessment because they were determined to be a priority for assessment from a human health perspective;

Whereas 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 4-amino-3-[[4′[(2,4-diaminophenyl)azo][1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl]azo]-5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)-, disodium salt (CAS Registry No. 1937-37-7) has been identified for screening assessment under subsection 73(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;

Whereas the Ministers of the Environment and of Health have issued final screening assessments of these substances and have published a summary of the results of this process under subsection 77(6) and paragraphs 68(b) and (c) of that Act on November 28, 2009, in the Canada Gazette, Part I;

Whereas the Ministers have identified no activities involving the manufacture or import of more than 100 kg of these substances per calendar year; and

Whereas the Ministers suspect that a significant new activity in relation to the three substances set out under Annex 1 to this notice may result in the substances meeting the criteria set out in section 64 of the Act,

Notice therefore is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment intends to amend the Domestic Substances List under subsection 87(3) to indicate that subsection 81(3) applies to these substances as described in Annex 2 attached hereto.

Public comment period

Any person may, within 60 days of publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment comments with respect to this proposal. All comments must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice and be sent to the Executive Director, Program Development and Engagement Division, Environment Canada, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3, 819-953-7155 (fax), existing.substances.existantes@ec.gc.ca (email).

The screening assessment reports for these substances may be obtained from the Government of Canada’s Chemical Substances Web site at www.chemicalsubstanceschimiques.gc.ca.

In accordance with section 313 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, any person who provides information in response to this notice may submit with the information a request that it be treated as confidential.

GEORGE ENEI
Acting Director General
Science and Risk Assessment Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

ANNEX 1

The substances to which the present Notice applies are

1. 1-Propene, 3-chloro- (Chemical Abstracts Service [CAS] Registry No. 107-05-1)

2. 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-methoxyethyl) ester (CAS Registry No. 117-82-8)

3. 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 4-amino-3-[[4′-[(2,4-diaminophenyl)azo][1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl]azo]-5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)-, disodium salt (CAS Registry No. 1937-37-7)

ANNEX 2

1. Part 1 of the Domestic Substances List is proposed to be amended by deleting the following:

107-05-1
117-82-8
1937-37-7

2. Part 2 of the List is proposed to be amended by adding the following in numerical order:

COMING INTO FORCE

3. This Order would come into force on the day on which it is registered.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Order 2009-66-11-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Order 2009-87-11-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Significant New Activity Notice No. 15719

Significant New Activity Notice

(Section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information in respect of the substance Hexane, 1,6-diisocyanato-, homopolymer, polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether- and perhalo-1-alkanol blocked;

Whereas the substance is not on the Domestic Substances List;

And whereas the Ministers suspect that a significant new activity in relation to the substance may result in the substance becoming toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,

Therefore, the Minister of the Environment indicates, pursuant to section 85 of that Act, that subsection 81(4) of the same Act applies with respect to the substance in accordance with the Annex.

JIM PRENTICE
Minister of the Environment

ANNEX

Information Requirements

(Section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

1. In relation to Hexane, 1,6-diisocyanato-, homopolymer, polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether- and perhalo-1-alkanol blocked, a significant new activity is

(a) the manufacture of the substance in Canada in any quantity; or

(b) the use of the substance in Canada, in any quantity, other than for use as

(i) an additive in paint formulations at a concentration of no more than 1%; or

(ii) a component of an oil and water repellent or an anti-soiling agent when they are applied to textiles or carpeting in an industrial setting at a concentration of no more than 5% in a primarily aqueous treatment dispersion.

2. A person who proposes a significant new activity set out in this Notice for this substance shall provide to the Minister of the Environment, at least 90 days prior to the commencement of the proposed significant new activity, the following information:

(a) a description of the proposed significant new activity in relation to the substance;

(b) the information specified in Schedule 9 to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers);

(c) the information specified in item 5 of Schedule 10 to those Regulations;

(d) for applications involving spraying of the substance in a location other than an industrial setting:

(i) the test data and a test report from an inhalation toxicity study in rats, on 6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol, conducted according to the methodology described in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Test Guideline No. 413, titled Subchronic Inhalation Toxicity: 90-day Study, and in conformity with the practices described in the “Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Principles of Good Laboratory Practice” set out in Annex 2 of the Decision of the Council Concerning the Mutual Acceptance of Data in the Assessment of Chemicals, adopted on May 12, 1981, and that are current at the time the test data are developed, or any other similar study or information that will permit assessment of the inhalation toxicity of 6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol; and

(ii) any other information in the person’s possession or to which they have access, that will permit the assessment of the subchronic inhalation toxicity of 6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol; and

(e) any other information or data in respect of this substance in the person’s possession or to which they have access, that is relevant in order to determine whether the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic.

3. The above information will be assessed within 90 days after the day on which it is received by the Minister of the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This explanatory note is not part of the Significant New Activity Notice.)

A Significant New Activity Notice is a legal instrument issued by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The Significant New Activity Notice sets out the appropriate information that must be provided to the Minister for assessment prior to the commencement of a new activity as described in the Notice.

Substances that are not listed on the Domestic Substances List can be manufactured or imported only by the person who has met the requirements set out in section 81 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Under section 86 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, in circumstances where a Significant New Activity Notice is issued for a new substance, it is the responsibility of every person who transfers the physical possession or control of the substance to notify all persons to whom the possession or control is transferred of the obligation to comply with the Significant New Activity Notice and of the obligation to notify the Minister of the Environment of any new activity and all other information as described in the Notice. It is the responsibility of the users of the substance to be aware of and comply with the Significant New Activity Notice and to submit a Significant New Activity notification to the Minister prior to the commencement of a significant new activity associated with the substance. However, as mentioned in subsection 81(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, a Significant New Activity notification is not required when the proposed new activity is regulated under an act or regulations listed on Schedule 2 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

A Significant New Activity Notice does not constitute an endorsement from Environment Canada or the Government of Canada of the substance to which it relates, or an exemption from any other laws or regulations that are in force in Canada and that may apply to this substance or activities involving the substance.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Significant New Activity Notice No. 15720

Significant New Activity Notice

(Section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information in respect of the substance 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl, alkyl ester, polymer with 1,1-dichloroethene, alkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and perfluoroalkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate;

Whereas the substance is not on the Domestic Substances List;

And whereas the Ministers suspect that a significant new activity in relation to the substance may result in the substance becoming toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,

Therefore, the Minister of the Environment indicates, pursuant to section 85 of that Act, that subsection 81(4) of the same Act applies with respect to the substance in accordance with the Annex.

JIM PRENTICE
Minister of the Environment

ANNEX

Information Requirements

(Section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

1. In relation to 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl, alkyl ester, polymer with 1,1-dichloroethene, alkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and perfluoroalkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, a significant new activity is

(a) the manufacture of the substance in Canada in any quantity; or

(b) the use of the substance in Canada, in any quantity, other than for use as a component of an oil and water repellent or an anti-soiling agent when they are applied to textiles or carpeting in an industrial setting at a concentration of no more than 5% in a primarily aqueous treatment dispersion.

2. A person who proposes a significant new activity set out in this Notice for this substance shall provide to the Minister of the Environment, at least 90 days prior to the commencement of the proposed significant new activity, the following information:

(a) a description of the proposed significant new activity in relation to the substance;

(b) the information specified in Schedule 9 to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers);

(c) the information specified in item 5 of Schedule 10 to those Regulations;

(d) for applications mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) where the concentration is higher than 5%, the test data and a test report from a skin sensitization study, in respect of the substance, conducted according to the methodology described in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Test Guideline No. 429, titled Skin Sensitisation — Local Lymph Node Assay, and in conformity with the practices described in the “Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Principles of Good Laboratory Practice” set out in Annex 2 of the Decision of the Council Concerning the Mutual Acceptance of Data in the Assessment of Chemicals, adopted on May 12, 1981, and that are current at the time the test data are developed;

(e) for applications involving spraying of the substance in a location other than an industrial setting

(i) the test data and a test report from an inhalation toxicity study, in rats, on 6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol, conducted according to the methodology described in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Test Guideline No. 413, titled Subchronic Inhalation Toxicity: 90-day Study, and in conformity with the practices described in the “Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Principles of Good Laboratory Practice” set out in Annex 2 of the Decision of the Council Concerning the Mutual Acceptance of Data in the Assessment of Chemicals, adopted on May 12, 1981, and that are current at the time the test data are developed, or any other similar study or information that will permit assessment of the inhalation toxicity of 6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol; and

(ii) any other information in the person’s possession or to which they have access, that will permit the assessment of the subchronic inhalation toxicity of 6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol; and

(f) any other information or data in respect of this substance in the person’s possession or to which they have access, that is relevant in order to determine whether the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic.

3. The above information will be assessed within 90 days after the day on which it is received by the Minister of the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This explanatory note is not part of the Significant New Activity Notice.)

A Significant New Activity Notice is a legal instrument issued by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The Significant New Activity Notice sets out the appropriate information that must be provided to the Minister for assessment prior to the commencement of a new activity as described in the Notice.

Substances that are not listed on the Domestic Substances List can be manufactured or imported only by the person who has met the requirements set out in section 81 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Under section 86 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, in circumstances where a Significant New Activity Notice is issued for a new substance, it is the responsibility of every person who transfers the physical possession or control of the substance to notify all persons to whom the possession or control is transferred of the obligation to comply with the Significant New Activity Notice and of the obligation to notify the Minister of the Environment of any new activity and all other information as described in the Notice. It is the responsibility of the users of the substance to be aware of and comply with the Significant New Activity Notice and to submit a Significant New Activity notification to the Minister prior to the commencement of a significant new activity associated with the substance. However, as mentioned in subsection 81(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, a Significant New Activity notification is not required when the proposed new activity is regulated under an act or regulations listed on Schedule 2 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

A Significant New Activity Notice does not constitute an endorsement from Environment Canada or the Government of Canada of the substance to which it relates, or an exemption from any other laws or regulations that are in force in Canada and that may apply to this substance or activities involving the substance.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Publication of final decision after screening assessment of Phenol, 2-methyl-4,6-dinitro — a substance specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Whereas Phenol, 2-methyl-4,6-dinitro-, CAS No. 534-52-1, is a substance on the Domestic Substances List identified under subsection 73(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;

Whereas a summary of the final screening assessment of this substance, conducted pursuant to section 74 of the Act, is annexed hereby; and

Whereas this substance does not meet any of the criteria set out in section 64 of the Act,

Notice therefore is hereby given that the Ministers of the Environment and of Health intend to take no further action on this substance at this time under section 77 of the Act.

JIM PRENTICE
Minister of the Environment

LEONA AGLUKKAQ
Minister of Health

ANNEX

Summary of the Final Screening Assessment of Phenol, 2-methyl-4,6-dinitro-

Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999), the Ministers of the Environment and of Health have conducted a screening assessment of Phenol, 2-methyl-4,6-dinitro-, also known as 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC), Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number 534-52-1, which was selected as one of 123 substances on the Domestic Substances List for a pilot project for screening assessments.

The substance DNOC is used predominantly in the plastics industry as an inhibitor of polymerization in styrene and vinyl products. Results from a section 71 Notice with Respect to Certain Substances on the Domestic Substances List (DSL) conducted for the year 2000 indicated that, although DNOC was not manufactured in Canada, 100 to 1 000 tonnes were imported at that time. The substance DNOC is included in the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI), and facilities manufacturing, importing or otherwise using more than 10 tonnes per year of the substance must report their releases. The one company that reported to the NPRI for the years 1994 to 2002 ceased use of DNOC in late 2002. There have been no reports to the NPRI for this substance since 2003.

The substance DNOC was detected in surface water and sewage sludges but not in sediment in Canada in the early 1980s. No more recent monitoring data for these media were identified. The substance DNOC was not detected in rural, urban or agriculture soil from various locations across Canada. No Canadian air or groundwater monitoring data were identified.

It is believed that industrial uses of DNOC could result in releases of the substance to surface waters. A conservative scenario developed to account for potential releases from industrial process losses indicated a low potential for risk to aquatic organisms.

Scientific studies have shown that DNOC may form in air by reaction with reactive species such as OH and NO radicals, although the extent and mechanisms of formation are not well understood at present. A conservative scenario based on concentrations of DNOC in precipitation that could be expected to enter Canadian receiving water indicated that the potential for risk to aquatic organisms from this source is low.

Toxicity data for DNOC are available for microorganisms, bacteria and mammals, and for aquatic and terrestrial plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. No data on toxicity were identified for amphibians or marine organisms.

The substance DNOC is persistent in water and air but is not bioaccumulative. The substance therefore meets the persistence criteria but does not meet the bioaccumulation criteria set out in the Persistence and Bioaccumulation Regulations. Modelling indicates that it is not likely to be transported over very long distances, and a decreasing concentration with increasing latitude is expected.

Based on available information, it is concluded that DNOC is not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term effect on the environment or its biological diversity or that constitute or may constitute a danger to the environment on which life depends. Therefore, it is concluded that DNOC does not meet the criteria set out in paragraphs 64(a) and 64(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Sources of human exposure to DNOC in Canada are likely to be limited to fugitive releases from industrial sites and the combustion of fossil fuels. There is no indication that DNOC is present in consumer products.

Comparison of a conservatively selected lowest effect level (i.e. 2.5 mg/kg-bw per day) for slight changes in biochemical parameters in a 90-day study in rats to the highest of the upper bounding estimates of exposure for all age groups in the population (i.e. 0.06 μg/kg-bw per day) for the 0- to 6-month (formula-fed) age group resulted in a margin of exposure of approximately 41 700. In light of the moderate to high confidence in the databases on exposure and effects upon which this assessment is based, this margin is considered adequate to address elements of uncertainty associated with limitations of the database for health effects and population exposure and intraspecies and interspecies variations in sensitivity, as well as the biological adversity or severity of the effects deemed critical.

The outcome of this screening health assessment is that DNOC does not meet the criterion set out in paragraph 64(c) of CEPA 1999 — i.e. it is not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that constitute or may constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health. This determination is based on the adequacy of the sufficiently health-protective margin between a conservatively selected lowest effect level and upper-bounding estimates of exposure of individuals in the general population.

Conclusion

Based on the information available for environmental and human health considerations, it is concluded that DNOC does not meet any of the criteria set out in section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

The final Screening Assessment Report for this substance is available on the Government of Canada’s Chemical Substances Web site (www.chemicalsubstances.gc.ca).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Publication of results of investigations and recommendations for a substance — Phenol, 2,2 ′ -methylenebis[6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methyl-—specified on the Domestic Substances List (paragraphs 68(b) and (c) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Whereas a summary of the final screening assessment conducted on Phenol, 2,2′-methylenebis[6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methyl-, CAS No. 119-47-1, pursuant to paragraph 68(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 is annexed hereby; and

Whereas this substance does not meet any of the criteria set out in section 64 of the Act,

Notice therefore is hereby given that the Ministers of the Environment and of Health intend to take no further action on this substance at this time.

JIM PRENTICE
Minister of the Environment

LEONA AGLUKKAQ
Minister of Health

ANNEX

Summary of the Screening Assessment of Phenol, 2,2′-methylenebis[6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methyl-

Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,1999, the Ministers of the Environment and of Health have conducted a screening assessment of Phenol, 2,2′-methylenebis[6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methyl- (MBMBP), CAS No. 119-47-1, which was selected as one of 123 substances on the Domestic Substance List for a pilot project for screening assessments.

The substance MBMBP is used in industry as an antioxidant (in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, polypropylene, polyacetal, rubber, latex and adhesives) and as a stabilizer (in styrenic and olefin polymers and polyoxymethylene homopolymers and copolymers). Results from a Notice with Respect to Certain Substances on the Domestic Substances List (DSL) conducted under the authority of section 71 of the Act for the year 2000 indicated that MBMBP was not manufactured in Canada, although 10 to 100 tonnes of MBMBP were imported into Canada.

Based on these sources and use patterns, MBMBP is expected to be released mostly to water. Current Canadian releases to the aquatic environment could occur as a result of losses arising during the processing of plastics containing MBMBP. There are no natural sources of MBMBP in the environment. Data concerning measured levels of MBMBP in air, water, soil and sediment in Canada were not found.

When released to water, MBMBP partitions to water and sediment. In water, MBMBP undergoes slow biodegradation. MBMBP should not be highly bioaccumulated in the tissues of freshwater organisms, as the highest experimental bioconcentration factor (BCF) identified was 125. MBMBP is therefore considered to be persistent in water but not bioaccumulative, according to the criteria specified in the Persistence and Bioaccumulation Regulations. No experimental data were found on the half-life of MBMBP in soil or sediment. MBMBP is quickly removed from the troposphere, with an estimated atmospheric half-life of less than seven hours.

The substance MBMBP has the potential to harm organisms according to experimental results. No experimental toxicity data were found for sediment-dwelling organisms. There is also a lack of data characterizing the toxicity of MBMBP to terrestrial organisms. A risk quotient analysis, integrating potential exposure with known adverse environmental effects, was performed for aquatic and soil media. The predicted exposure concentration of MBMBP in surface water (based on conservative environmental modeling of current potential releases) was lower than the adverse effect threshold predicted for sensitive aquatic organisms. The predicted exposure concentration of MBMBP in soil (based on conservative environmental modeling of MBMBP-amended sewage treatment plant sludge) was lower than the adverse effect threshold predicted for sensitive soil-dwelling organisms.

Based on the available information and the weight of evidence, it is concluded that MBMBP is not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term effect on the environment or its biological diversity or that constitute or may constitute a danger to the environment on which life depends. Therefore, it is concluded that MBMBP does not meet the criteria set out in paragraphs 64(a) and 64(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Comparison of a conservative critical effect level (i.e. 6 mg/kg-bw per day) for slight changes in biochemical parameters in a 90-day study in dogs with the highest of the upper-bounding estimates of exposure for all age groups in the population living in the vicinity of a point source (i.e. 0.037 µg/kg-bw per day) for the 0- to 6-month age group (based on conservative modeling of potential releases to the environment) resulted in a margin of exposure of approximately 160 000. This margin is considered adequate to address elements of uncertainty associated with limitations of the databases for population exposure and health effects (including intraspecies and interspecies variations in sensitivity, as well as the biological adversity or severity of the effects deemed critical), in which confidence is low and moderate, respectively.

Although no information was identified on the presence of MBMBP in consumer products, the nature of the physical and chemical properties is such that consumer products are not expected to contribute significantly to the exposure of the general population in Canada.

The outcome of this screening health assessment is that MBMBP does not meet the criterion set out in paragraph 64(c) of the Act — i.e. it is not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that constitute or may constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health. This determination is based on the adequacy of the sufficiently health-protective margin between a conservatively selected lowest effect level and upper-bound estimates of exposure of individuals in the general population.

Conclusion

Based on available information for environmental and human health considerations, it is concluded that MBMBP does not meet any of the criteria set out in section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

The final Screening Assessment Report for this substance is available on the Government of Canada’s Chemical Substances Web site (www.chemicalsubstances.gc.ca).

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Appointments

November 17, 2009

DIANE BÉLANGER
Manager

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Appointments

November 19, 2009

DIANE BÉLANGER
Manager

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT

Application for surrender of charter

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of subsection 32(2) of the Canada Corporations Act, an application for surrender of charter was received from

November 20, 2009

AÏSSA AOMARI
Director
Incorporation and Information
Products and Services Directorate
For the Minister of Industry

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT

Letters patent

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of the Canada Corporations Act, letters patent have been issued to

November 20, 2009

AÏSSA AOMARI
Director
Incorporation and Information
Products and Services Directorate
For the Minister of Industry

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT

Supplementary letters patent

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of the Canada Corporations Act, supplementary letters patent have been issued to

November 20, 2009

AÏSSA AOMARI
Director
Incorporation and Information
Products and Services Directorate
For the Minister of Industry

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT

Supplementary letters patent — Name change

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of the Canada Corporations Act, supplementary letters patent have been issued to

November 20, 2009

AÏSSA AOMARI
Director
Incorporation and Information
Products and Services Directorate
For the Minister of Industry

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

CANADA MARINE ACT

Trois-Rivières Port Authority — Supplementary letters patent

BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES

WHEREAS letters patent were issued by the Minister of Transport for the Trois-Rivières Port Authority (the “Authority”), under the authority of the Canada Marine Act, effective May 1, 1999;

WHEREAS the Authority wishes to acquire the real property described in the Schedule hereto by two consecutive transactions;

WHEREAS the purchase of the real property is necessary because the transactions are strategic for Port activities insofar as they will further the achievement of objectives in Trois-Rivières Port Authority’s land use plan;

WHEREAS Schedule C of the letters patent describes the real property, other than federal real property, held or occupied by the Authority;

WHEREAS the board of directors of the Authority has requested that the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities issue supplementary letters patent to add to Schedule C of the letters patent the real property described in the Schedule hereto, to be conveyed by the two above-mentioned transactions;

NOW THEREFORE, under the authority of section 9 of the Canada Marine Act and in accordance with paragraph 7.2(b) of the letters patent, the letters patent of the Authority are amended by adding to Schedule C of the letters patent the real property described in the Schedule hereto.

These supplementary letters patent are to be effective, as relates to each of the above-mentioned transactions, on the date of registration in the Land Registry of the registration division of Trois-Rivières of the deed of sale referable to each transaction evidencing the transfer of one of the real properties described in the Schedule to the Authority.

ISSUED under my hand this 12th day of November 2009.

_______________________
John Baird, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

SCHEDULE

Description of the real property, other than federal real property, acquired as real property and managed by the Trois-Rivières Port Authority and nature of the act of transfer of ownership.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

CANADA MARINE ACT

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority — Supplementary letters patent

BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES

WHEREAS effective January 1, 2008 the port authorities of Vancouver, Fraser River and North Fraser amalgamated to continue as the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (“Authority”);

WHEREAS letters patent were issued by the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, for the Authority pursuant to paragraph 59.7(k) of the Port Authorities Management Regulations effective January 1, 2008;

WHEREAS in support of port operations the Authority wishes to acquire from 0732311 B.C. Ltd. the real property described below;

WHEREAS Schedule C of the letters patent describes the real property, other than federal real property, held or occupied by the Authority;

WHEREAS the board of directors of the Authority has requested that the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities issue supplementary letters patent to add to Schedule C of the letters patent the real property described below;

NOW THEREFORE under the authority of section 9 of the Canada Marine Act, the letters patent are amended by adding to Schedule C of the letters patent the real property described as follows:

These supplementary letters patent are to be effective on the date of registration in the New Westminster Land Title Office of the transfer documents evidencing the transfer of the real property described above from 0732311 B.C. Ltd. to the Authority.

Issued under my hand this 12th day of November 2009.

_________________________
John Baird, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

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SUPREME COURT OF CANADA

SUPREME COURT ACT

Session advanced

The session of the Supreme Court of Canada which would normally begin on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, will be advanced and shall begin on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.

November 28, 2009

ROGER BILODEAU, Q.C.
Registrar

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BANK OF CANADA

Balance sheet as at October 31, 2009

(Millions of dollars) Unaudited

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

Ottawa, November 13, 2009

H. A. WOERMKE
Acting Chief Accountant

I declare that the foregoing return 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, November 13, 2009

M. CARNEY
Governor

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