Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 1: GOVERNMENT NOTICES

January 7, 2023

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Appointments

December 29, 2022

Rachida Lagmiri
Official Documents Registrar

GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA

Consulting Canadians on future trade negotiations with Ecuador

The Government of Canada is committed to diversifying its trade and investment ties with key markets, and promoting open, inclusive and rules-based international trade. To this end, the Government of Canada is soliciting the views of Canadians on possible bilateral free trade agreement negotiations with Ecuador.

As steps are taken to ensure that more Canadians have access to the benefits and opportunities that flow from international trade and investment, traditionally underrepresented groups, such as women, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, youth, 2SLGBTQI+ and racialized communities are encouraged to provide their input.

Background

Canada’s commercial relationship with Ecuador

Canada and Ecuador enjoy strong bilateral relations supported by growing trade and investment ties between our countries. In 2021, total bilateral merchandise trade between Canada and Ecuador reached $953 million. Also in 2021, Canada had the largest stock of foreign direct investment in Ecuador at $3.7 billion, led by investments in Ecuador’s mining sector. This represents a tripling of the total level of Canadian investment in Ecuador since 2017.

Launch of exploratory discussions toward a potential Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement

On November 24, 2022, the Honourable Mary Ng, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, and Julio José Prado, Ecuadorian Minister for Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries, met in Mexico City, and announced the launch of exploratory discussions toward a potential Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement. In addition to exploratory discussions between Canadian and Ecuadorian trade officials, Global Affairs Canada is launching public consultations and inviting Canadians to submit their views, reflections and priorities with respect to a potential free trade agreement with Ecuador. Submissions received from these consultations will help define Canada’s interests in, and approach to, potential free trade agreement negotiations.

Submissions guidelines

More information on the Government’s consultations on possible future trade negotiations with Ecuador can be found on the consultations webpage.

Interested parties are invited to submit their views on this initiative with Ecuador by February 21, 2023. The submissions received by Global Affairs become records under its control. In the event of a request under the Access to Information Act, relevant records are released subject to applicable exceptions to disclosure under the Act. Please read the privacy notice carefully prior to sending a written submission.

Submissions should include the following information:

  1. the contributor’s name and address and, if applicable, the name of the contributor’s organization, institution or business;
  2. the specific issues being addressed; and
  3. where possible, precise information on the rationale for the positions taken, including any significant impact it may have on Canada’s domestic or international interests.

Contributions can be sent to

Canada-Ecuador Trade Consultations
Global Affairs Canada
Trade Negotiations Division (TCE)
111 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 1J1
Email: TCE-Consultations@international.gc.ca

Submissions by interested parties

The following are examples of areas where the Government would appreciate receiving views from Canadians.

Trade and investment interests

INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. SMSE-012-22 — Decisions on the Technical and Policy Framework for Radio Local Area Network Devices in the 5850-5895 MHz Band and for Intelligent Transportation Systems in the 5895-5925 MHz Band

Notice is hereby given that Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has published the following document:

The document sets out ISED’s decision resulting from the consultation process undertaken in SMSE-004-22 — Consultation on the Technical and Policy Framework for Radio Local Area Network Devices in the 5850-5895 MHz Frequency Band and for Intelligent Transportation Systems in the 5895-5925 MHz Frequency Band.

All comments received in response to the consultation are available on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.

Official versions of notices can be viewed on the Canada Gazette website.

December 20, 2022

Martin Proulx
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch

INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. SMSE-015-22 — Release of RSS-248, issue 2, DBS-06, issue 1, CPC-4-1-02, issue 1, and Amendment of RSS-139, issue 4

Notice is hereby given that Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has published the following documents:

These documents are now official and available on the Published documents page of the Spectrum management and telecommunications website.

Submitting comments

Comments and suggestions for improving the document may be submitted online using the Standard Change Request form.

December 20, 2022

Martin Proulx
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch

INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. SMSE-017-22 — Decision on Proposed Revisions to the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations 2022 Edition

This notice announces the release of the document SMSE-017-22, Decision on Proposed Revisions to the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations 2022 Edition, and of the updated Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations, 2022 Edition (CTFA).

These documents set out Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s (ISED) decisions regarding updates to the CTFA and are the result of the consultation process undertaken in SMSE-006-22, Proposed Revisions to the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations, 2022 Edition.

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.

Official versions of notices can be viewed on the Canada Gazette website.

December 20, 2022

Martin Proulx
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch

INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. SMSE-018-22 — Decision on the Technical and Policy Framework for the Frequency Bands Above 95 GHz

Notice is hereby given that Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has published the following document:

The document sets out ISED’s decisions resulting from the consultation process undertaken in SMSE-005-22 — Consultation on the Technical and Policy Framework for the Frequency Bands Above 95 GHz.

All comments received in response to the consultation are available on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on ISED’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website.

Official versions of notices can be viewed on the Canada Gazette website.

December 21, 2022

Martin Proulx
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

INSURANCE COMPANIES ACT

Increase of statutory investment, lending and borrowing limits for all Canadian property and casualty federally regulated insurance companies

Notice is given, under subsection 1016.61(2) of the Insurance Companies Act, that the Superintendent of Financial Institutions made the annexed Specification of Certain Amounts under subsection 1016.61(1) of that Act.

Ottawa, January 7, 2023

Peter Routledge
Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Whereas, as a result of a change to the accounting principles referred to in subsection 331(4) of the Insurance Companies Act, the Superintendent of Financial Institutions considers that certain amounts under regulations made under that Act are not appropriate, given prudential considerations the Superintendent considers relevant. The amounts are those set out in section 7 of the Borrowing (Property and Casualty Companies and Marine Companies) Regulations, section 5 of the Commercial Loan (Insurance Companies, Societies, Insurance Holding Companies and Foreign Companies) Regulations and paragraphs 5(1)(b), 5(2)(b), and 5(3)(b) of the Investment Limits (Insurance Companies) Regulations (the regulations).

The Specification of Certain Amounts (the Specification) is made in anticipation of the transition to International Financial Reporting Standard 17 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17) on January 1, 2023, from the current International Financial Reporting Standard 4 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 4). The application of the new accounting standard is expected to result in a decline of the value of total assets and liabilities, keeping equity the same. As a result of this upcoming change to generally accepted accounting principles in the Handbook of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, some Canadian federally regulated property and casualty companies (the Companies) will become non-compliant with one or more of the regulatory prudential limits related to investments, commercial lending or borrowing.

In preparation for IFRS 17, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) launched an industry-focused Quantitative Impact Study (the Study) in 2021 to gather data to help inform final calibrations, phase-ins, and transitional adjustments. As part of the Study, in June 2021, OSFI asked the property and casualty insurance industry to complete year-end 2020 Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Capital amounts under IFRS 17 and IFRS 4 in order to observe the impact of IFRS 17 on the Minimum Capital Test Guideline and review the changes to the financial statements on transition to IFRS 17. The data from the Study revealed that total assets for each of the Companies are expected to decline on average about 20% upon transition to IFRS 17 due to a decline in asset balances for various accounts such as insurance-related receivables, deferred policy acquisition expenses and other recoverables on unpaid claims. The increase of the regulatory prudential limits of 25% adjusts for the 20% decline in total asset balances and it is based on the results of the Study.

The Superintendent has made the Specification based on the following relevant prudential considerations:

Therefore, the Superintendent of Financial Institutions makes the annexed Specification of Certain Amounts under subsection 1016.61(1) of the Insurance Companies Act.

Ottawa, January 7, 2023

Peter Routledge
Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Specification of Certain Amounts

Definition

1 In this Specification, Act means the Insurance Companies Act.

Specification

2 Instead of the percentage prescribed by section 7 of the Borrowing (Property and Casualty Companies and Marine Companies) Regulations, 2.5 per cent of the total assets of the company is to be used for the purpose of section 476 of the Act.

3 Instead of the percentage prescribed by section 5 of the Commercial Loan (Insurance Companies, Societies, Insurance Holding Companies and Foreign Companies) Regulations, 6.25% is to be used for the purpose of section 505 of the Act.

4 Instead of the amount set out in paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Investment Limits (Insurance Companies) Regulations, if the company is a property and casualty company 12.5% of its total assets is to be used for the purpose of section 506 of the Act.

5 Instead of the amount set out in paragraph 5(2)(b) of the Investment Limits (Insurance Companies) Regulations, if the company is a property and casualty company 31.25% of its total assets is to be used for the purpose of section 507 of the Act.

6 Instead of the amount set out in paragraph 5(3)(b) of the Investment Limits (Insurance Companies) Regulations, if the company is a property and casualty company 43.75% of its total assets is to be used for the purpose of section 508 of the Act.

Cessation of Effect

7 This Specification ceases to have effect on December 31, 2024.

Coming into Force

8 This Specification comes into force on January 1, 2023.

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 Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada  
Director Atomic Energy of Canada Limited  
Director Bank of Canada  
Chairperson Business Development Bank of Canada  
Director Business Development Bank of Canada  
Director Canada Council for the Arts  
Director Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation  
Director Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology  
President Canada Lands Company Limited  
Director Canada Post Corporation  
Director Canada Revenue Agency  
Chairperson Canadian Air Transport Security Authority  
Chief Executive Officer Canadian Air Transport Security Authority  
Director Canadian Commercial Corporation  
Member Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board  
Director Canadian Energy Regulator  
Chairperson Canadian High Arctic Research Station  
Member Canadian High Arctic Research Station  
Vice-Chairperson Canadian High Arctic Research Station  
Chief Commissioner Canadian Human Rights Commission  
Pay Equity Commissioner Canadian Human Rights Commission  
Member Canadian Human Rights Tribunal  
Member Canadian Institutes of Health Research  
Secretary Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat  
Trustee Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21  
Chairperson Canadian Museum of Nature  
Member Canadian Statistics Advisory Council  
Member Canadian Transportation Agency  
Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia Department of Canadian Heritage  
Chairperson Export Development Canada  
Director Export Development Canada  
Director First Nations Financial Management Board  
Deputy Administrator Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods  
Member Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada  
Commissioner International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas  
President International Development Research Centre  
Commissioner International Joint Commission  
Director Invest in Canada Hub  
Commissioner Law Commission of Canada  
President Law Commission of Canada  
Chairperson Military Grievances External Review Committee  
Vice-Chairperson Military Grievances External Review Committee  
Chairperson National Arts Centre Corporation  
Chairperson National Capital Commission  
Member National Capital Commission  
Member National Farm Products Council  
Vice-Chairperson National Farm Products Council  
Director National Gallery of Canada  
Member Net-Zero Advisory Body  
Canadian Representative North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization  
Canadian Representative North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission  
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner  
Member Pacific Pilotage Authority  
Chairperson Patented Medicine Prices Review Board  
Commissioner Public Service Commission  
Chairperson Royal Canadian Mounted Police Management Advisory Board  
Member Royal Canadian Mounted Police Management Advisory Board  
Vice-Chairperson Royal Canadian Mounted Police Management Advisory Board  
Deputy Administrator Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund  
Executive Director Telefilm Canada  
Chief Executive Officer VIA Rail Canada Inc.