Proposed
Regulations
for
Pre-Publication in Part I, Canada Gazette
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Statutory
Authority
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Saint
John Harbour Dues By-Law, amendment
The
proposed amendment would authorize the Saint John Port
Corporation to change harbour dues for Saint John harbour
from time to time until January 1, 2002, at a rate not to
exceed 4 percent per year.
- Contacts: Capt. Alwyn G.
Soppitt, President & Chief Executive Officer, Saint
John Port Corporation, P.O. Box 6429, Station A, Saint
John, New Brunswick E2L 4R8, (506) 636-4869.
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Canada
Ports Corporation Act, section 13
Published in
Canada Gazette September 26, 1998
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Food and
Drug Regulations (948), amendment
The proposed
amendment would establish a new Division (i.e. chapter) of
the Food and Drug Regulations to define the concept of a
"novel food" and to provide for notification prior to the
sale or advertising for sale of such products.
Foods
that are considered novel include:
- substances that have no
history of safe use as a food;
- existing foods that have
been modified by genetic manipulation and exhibit one or
more characteristics that were previously not identified
in that food, or food that results from production by a
genetically manipulated organism exhibiting such new
characteristics;
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Food and
Drugs Act
Published in
Canada Gazette September 26, 1998
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- food containing
microorganisms that have not been previously used as food
or to process food before, and
- food that is substantially
different from a traditional food, or is manufactured
using a process that has been substantially modified from
the traditional process.
The
proposed amendment indicates when notification is required,
and establishes criteria for assessing novel foods in a
timely manner.
Written
notification would be required at least 45 days prior to the
sale or advertising for sale of any novel food. The Health
Department would be required to respond within 45 days of
receipt of the notification if the product is considered
unacceptable for sale. If additional information is required
to properly review the product, such information would be
requested in writing. The applicant would not be permitted
to sell or advertise their product until the additional
information requirement is fulfilled and the Department has
agreed to the acceptability of the product.
The
information requirements for a notification are also
identified in the proposed Regulations. Data regarding the
safety of the food may be requested if, in the opinion of
the Director, a safety assessment is necessary. The
evaluation of the product will be expedited if such
information is available on request. Development of such
data prior to any request is at the discretion of the
applicant. The safety assessment criteria for novel plants
and microorganisms are identified in the document entitled
Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Novel Foods, Volume
II, which is available from the Food Directorate of Health
Canada.
The
definition of a "novel food" has been changed since
proposals were original prepublished in the Canada Gazette,
Part I on August 25, 1995.
The new
proposed definition is as follows:
""novel
food" means
(a) a
substance, including a microorganism, that does not have a
history of safe use as a food;
(b) a
food that has been manufactured, prepared, preserved or
packaged by a process that
(i) has
not been previously applied to that food, and (ii) causes
the food to undergo a major change; and
(c) a
food that is derived from a plant, animal or microorganism
that has been genetically modified such that
(i) the
plant, animal or microorganism exhibits characteristics that
were not previously observed in that plant, animal or
microorganism, (ii) the plant, animal or microorganism no
longer exhibits characteristics that were previously
observed in that plant, animal or microorganism, or (iii)
one or more characteristics of the plant, animal or
microorganism no longer fall within the anticipated range
for that plant, animal or microorganism. (aliment
nouveau)".
- Contacts: Director, Bureau
of Food Regulatory, International and Inter-agency
Affairs, Health Canada, Address Locator 0702C, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1A 0L2. Tel: 613-957-1828; Fax:
613-941-3537.
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Food and
Drug Regulations (1095), amendment
The
proposed amendment would provide for the use of Brilliant
Blue FCF in Feta cheese at a level of 0.1 part per million
(p.p.m.).
This will
provide the industry with a whitener for Feta cheese,
allowing for standardized colour of this type of cheese
throughout the year.
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Food and
Drugs Act
Published in
Canada Gazette September 26, 1998
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- Contact: Director, Bureau
of Food Regulatory, International and Inter-agency
Affairs, Health Canada, Address locator 0702C, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1A 0L2. Tel: 613-957-1828; Fax:
613-941-3537.
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Food and
Drug Regulations (1129), amendment
The
proposed amendment would amend the Regulations to establish
maximum residue limits (MRLs) for bromopropylate in grapes
and citrus fruits at 2 parts per million (p.p.m.); and in
raisins at 10 p.p.m.
These new
MRLs would harmonize with the MRLs for bromopropylate in
grapes and citrus fruits established by the Joint Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations /World Health
Organization Food Standards Programme, Codex Alimentarius
Commission.
- Contact: The Head, Food
Residue Exposure Assessment Section, Pest Management
Regulatory Agency, Health Canada, Address Locator 6605E1,
2250 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K9. Tel:
613-736-3520; Fax: 613-736-3505.
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Food and
Drugs Act
Published in
Canada Gazette September 26, 1998
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CES Grant
Regulations
The
proposed Regulations would establish the rules for the new
Canada Education Savings (CES) Grant.
The CES
Grant is designed to make Registered Education Savings Plans
(RESPs) more attractive as vehicles for saving for
children's post secondary education.
The
highlights of the new grant program include:
- beginning January 1, 1998,
the Government will pay a Canada Education Savings Grant
of 20 percent on the first $2,000 of annual contributions
made to RESPs in each year, on behalf of eligible
beneficiaries, up to the year of their 17th birthday. The
maximum CES Grant will be $400 per beneficiary, per
year.
- a family that has been
unable to make contributions for one or more years may
catch up in later years on missed contributions. In this
case, the CES Grant will be paid on contributions up to
$4,000 per year, with the maximum CES Grant payable in
any particular year being $800.
- the Government will pay
the CES Grant to the trustee of the RESP, to be invested
in the subscriber's plan. The CES Grant itself will not
be included in calculating the beneficiary's annual and
lifetime RESP contribution limits.
- the CES Grant, and the
investment income it generates, will be paid to the
beneficiary when he or she enrols in eligible full-time,
post-secondary education or training programs. - If the
beneficiary does not pursue education or training, the
CES Grant must be repaid to the Government. Investment
income from the CES Grant may be transferred to the
subscriber's RRSP, if certain conditions are met.
- contributions for
beneficiaries aged 16 or 17 will receive a grant only
where $2,000 of RESP contributions were made before the
year in which the beneficiary attained 16 years of age,
or where a minimum of $100 in annual RESP contributions
were made in any four years before the year in which the
beneficiary attained 16 years of age. During the
transitional years of 1998 and 1999, a grant will be
payable on behalf of 16 and 17 year olds who were
beneficiaries under an RESP for at least four years
before 1998.
- Contact: Mary Flynn-McRae,
Manager, Operations Strategy and Support, Canada
Education Savings Grant Program, Learning and Literacy
Directorate, Human Resources Investment Branch, Human
Resources Development Canada, 15 Eddy Street, 10th Floor,
Hull, Quebec, K1A 0M5. Tel: 819-953-3836; Fax:
819-953-6500.
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Department
of Human Resources Development Act , Part III.1
Published in
Canada Gazette September 26, 1998
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Exempt
from Pre-Publication
and
Approved
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Statutory
Authority
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Processed
Products Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-473,
OIC 1998-1704)
This
amendment deregulates standard container sizes for
concentrated apple juice.
Concentrated apple juice, also called "apple concentrate",
is an industrial raw product used in further manufacturing.
It is not sold to consumers and is not the same product as
frozen concentrated apple juice purchased by consumers in
retail stores.
The
regulation comes into effect September 24, 1998.
- Contact: B. Manji,
Associate Director, Processed Products Section, Fresh and
Processed Plant Products Division, Canadian Food
Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A
0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342; Fax: 613-228-6632; e-mail:
bmanji@em.agr.ca
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Canada
Agricultural Products Act, section 32
To be published
in Canada Gazette October 14, 1998
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Order
Prescribing the Maximum Total Amount for Agreements
Involving Leases of Residential Property (SOR/98-474,
OIC 1998-1709)
This
order prescribes the amount of $15,000,000 for agreements
involving leases of residential property to be entered into
by the Interim Commissioner of Nunavut for which Governor in
Council approval will not be required.
This
amount covers the maximum costs of leases that the
Government of Nunavut will have to pay over the term of any
agreement, which can be up to 15 years in length.
The
regulation comes into effect September 24, 1998.
- Contact: Gilles Binda,
Senior Policy Advisor, Nunavut Secretariat, Department of
Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Les Terrasses de
la Chaudière, 10 Wellington Street, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1A OH4. Tel: 819-953-8069.
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Nunavut Act,
paragraph 73(2.1)(b)
To be published
in Canada Gazette October 14, 1998
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Regulations Amending and Repealing Certain Regulations made
under the National Energy Board Act (Miscellaneous Program)
(SOR/98-475,
OIC 1998-1727)
This
Regulation repeals the National Energy Board Part VI
Regulations, Electricity, which have become obsolete with
the enactment of the National Energy Board Electricity
Regulations on March 4, 1997.
The
Regulations also corrects a a typographical error contained
in paragraph 9(j) of the National Energy Board Electricity
Regulations. The change correctly refers to paragraph
(i).
The
regulation comes into effect September 24, 1998.
- Contact: S. Gudgeon,
Paralegal, National Energy Board, 311-6th Ave. S.W.,
Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3H2. Tel: 403-299-2704; Fax:
403-292-5503; e-mail: sgudgeon@neb.gc.ca.
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National Energy
Board Act, section 58.39, subsection 119.01(1) and section
119.094
To be published
in Canada Gazette October 14, 1998
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Regulations
Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Firearms Act
(SOR/98-471,
OIC 1998-1731); Regulations Amending Certain Regulations
Made under the Criminal Code (SOR/98-472,
OIC 1998-1732)
These
amendments change the effective date for all of the
regulations that will come into force on the implementation
date of the Firearms Act as well as those under the Criminal
Code. The effective date in each case is changed from
October 1, 1998 to December 1, 1998, which is when the Act
will come into force.
In some
cases, the Regulations also set out future dates for
provisions to come into force; these dates are also moved
forward two months.
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Firearms Act,
section 117; Criminal Code, subsections 117.14(1) and
117.15(1)
To be published
in Canada Gazette October 14, 1998
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The
affected regulations are:
- Under the Firearms Act,
Firearms Licences Regulations; Non-Prohibited Ammunition
Transfer Document Regulations; Firearms Registration
Certificates Regulations; Conditions of Transferring
Firearms and Other Weapons Regulations; Public Agents
Firearms Regulations; Firearms Fees Regulations;
Aboriginal Peoples of Canada Adaptations Regulations
(Firearms); Authorizations to Transport Restricted
Firearms and Prohibited Firearms Regulations;
Authorizations to Carry Restricted Firearms and Certain
Handguns Regulations; Special Authority to Possess
Regulations (Firearms Act); Storage, Display,
Transportation and Handling of Firearms by Individuals
Regulations; Storage, Display and Transportation of
Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations;
Shooting Clubs and Shooting Ranges Regulations; Firearms
Records Regulations.
- Under the Criminal Code,
Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and other
Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories,
Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as
Prohibited or Restricted; Regulations Repealing Certain
Orders and Regulations made under the Criminal Code;
Regulations Prescribing Antique Firearms; Regulations
Prescribing Exclusions from Certain Definitions of the
Criminal Code (International Sporting Competition
Handguns); Regulations Prescribing Public Officers; and
Order Declaring an Amnesty Period.
- Contact: Legal Counsel,
Canadian Firearms Centre, Department of Justice, East
Memorial Building, 284 Wellington Street, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1A 0H5. Tel: 1-800-731-4000; Fax:
613-941-1991.
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Ministerial Orders
Approved
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Statutory
Authority
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Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota
Regulations, 1990, amendment (SOR/98-477)
This amendment,
which comes into force on September 27, 1998, establishes
the periodic allocation for the period from September 27,
1998 to November 21, 1998 for producers who market chicken
in interprovincial or export trade.
The new
limits are as follows:
- production subject to
federal and provincial quotas (in live weight,
kilograms), for Ontario, 53,843,001; for Quebec,
44,707,603; for Nova Scotia, 5,673,206; for New
Brunswick, 4,494,612; for Manitoba, 6,580,919; for
P.E.I., 642,619; for Saskatchewan,3,770,417; for Alberta,
15,940,084; and for Newfoundland, 2,667,600.
- production subject to
periodic export quotas (in live weight, kilograms), for
Ontario, 1,947,500 kg; Quebec, 3,546,200; Nova Scotia,
124,420; Manitoba, 412,500 and for Alberta, 554,400.
- Contact: Canadian Chicken
Marketing Agency, 377 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa, Ontario,
K1N 9N8. Tel: 613-241-2800; Fax: 613-241-5999.
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Farm Products Agencies Act,
paragraph 22(1)(f)
To be published
in Canada Gazette October 14, 1998
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Commissioner's
Standing Orders (Grievance), 1990, amendment (SOR/98-476)
The
amendment expands and clarifies which members of the RCMP
are permitted to respond to a grievance on behalf of the
Force.
More
specifically, it replaces paragraph 10(b) of the Order with
the following:
"(b) the
member whose decision, act or omission is the subject of the
grievance or a person acting on behalf of that member."
The
amendment come into effect September 24, 1998.
- Contact: Joan M. Arnold,
Director, Pensions Legislation Development Group,
Pensions Division, Treasury Board Secretariat, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1A OR5. Tel: 613-952-3119.
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Royal Canadian
Mounted Police Act, section 36
To be published
in Canada Gazette October 14, 1998
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