North American Free Trade Agreement
Annex V : Quantitative Restrictions (Chapter 12)
Schedule of Canada
Sector: |
Communications |
Sub-Sector: |
Postal Services |
Industry Classification: |
SIC 4841 |
Postal Service Industry |
Level of Government: |
Federal |
Measures: |
Canada Post Corporation Act, R.S.C. c. C-10
Letter Definition Regulations, SOR/83-481
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Description: |
Canada Post Corporation has the exclusive privilege to collect,
transmit and deliver "letters", as defined in the Letter
Definition Regulations, addressed in Canada, and its consent
is required for other persons to sell stamps.
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Sector: |
Communications |
Sub-Sector: |
Radiocommunications |
Industry Classification: |
CPC 752 |
Telecommunications |
Level of Government: |
Federal |
Measures: |
Radiocommunication Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-2
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Description: |
A person that proposes to operate a private radio transmission
system must obtain a license from the Department of Communications.
The issuance of such a license is subject to spectrum availability
and policies regarding its use. In general, priority is given
to the use of the spectrum for the purpose of developing non-private
networks. |
Sector: |
Energy |
Sub-Sector: |
Electricity Transmission |
Industry Classification: |
SIC 4911 |
Electric Power Systems Industry |
Level of Government: |
Federal |
Measures: |
National Energy Board Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N- 7 |
Description: |
The approval of the National Energy Board is required for the
construction and operation of international electricity transmission
lines. |
Sector: |
Energy |
Sub-Sector: |
Oil and Gas Transportation |
Industry Classification: |
SIC 461 |
Pipeline Transport Industry |
Level of Government: |
Federal |
Measures: |
National Energy Board Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N- 7 |
Description: |
The approval of the National Energy Board (NEB) is required for
the construction and operation of all interprovincial or international
pipelines for the transmission of oil or gas. A public hearing
must be held and a certificate of public convenience and necessity
issued where the pipeline in question is longer than 40 kilometers.
Pipelines shorter than 40 kilometers may be authorized by an order
without a public hearing. All modifications to and extensions
of pipelines must be approved by the NEB.
All tolls for the transmission of oil and gas on NEB-regulated
pipelines and all tariff matters must be filed with or approved
by the NEB. A public hearing may be held to consider toll and
tariff matters. |
Sector: |
Food, Beverage and Drug Industries |
Sub-Sector: |
Liquor, Wine and Beer Stores |
Industry Classification: |
6021
6022
6023 |
Liquor Stores
Wine Stores
Beer Stores |
Level of Government: |
Federal |
Measures: |
Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.
I-3 |
Description: |
The Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act gives each
provincial government an import monopoly on any intoxicating liquors
entering its territory. |
Sector: |
Transportation |
Sub-Sector: |
Land Transportation |
Industry Classification: |
SIC 457 |
Public Passenger Transit Systems |
Level of Government: |
Federal (administration delegated to provinces) |
Measures: |
National Transportation Act, 1987, R.S.C. 1985, c. 28 (3rd
Supp.) |
Description: |
Provincial transport boards have been delegated the authority
to permit persons to provide extra-provincial (inter-provincial
and cross-border) bus services in their respective provinces on
the same basis as local bus services. All provinces, except New
Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Yukon, permit the provision
of local and extra-provincial bus services on the basis of a public
convenience and necessity test. |
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