Vol. 136, No. 42 — October 19, 2002
CURRENCY ACT
Designations
Notice is hereby given that on September 18, 2002, pursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Currency Act, the Minister of Finance repealed all previous designations and designated:
(1) the following currencies: the United States of America dollar; the Euro; the Japanese yen; and
(2) the following unit of account: Special Drawing Right of the International Monetary Fund.
On the same date the Minister of Finance, under subparagraph 17(2)(d)(ii) and paragraph 17(2)(e) of the Currency Act, repealed all previous designations and made designations using the following criteria:
(a) The International Monetary Fund, the Bank for International Settlements, the European Central Bank; and official international financial organizations that have from at least two of the following rating agencies, at least one of which must be Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) or Standard and Poor's Ratings Services (S&P), a minimum senior long term debt rating of Aa3 as rated by Moody's, AA- as rated by S&P, AA- as rated by Fitch IBCA, or AA (low) as rated by Dominion Bond Rating Service;
(b) governments of other countries, government agencies or institutions that have from at least two of the following rating agencies, at least one of which must be Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) or Standard and Poor's Ratings Services (S&P), a minimum senior long term debt rating of A3 as rated by Moody's, A- as rated by S&P, A- as rated by Fitch IBCA, or A (low) as rated by Dominion Bond Rating Service; and
(c) financial institutions that have from at least two of the following rating agencies, at least one of which must be Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) or Standard and Poor's Ratings Services (S&P), a minimum senior long term debt rating of A3 as rated by Moody's, A- as rated by S&P, A- as rated by Fitch IBCA, or A (low) as rated by Dominion Bond Rating Service.
ROBERT W. HAMILTON
Assistant Deputy Minister
Financial Sector Policy Branch
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OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
Appointments
| Name and Position | Order in Council |
|---|---|
| Armstrong, Thomas (Tim) | 2002-1691 |
| Patented Medicine Prices Review Board | |
| Member | |
| Auditor General of Canada | 2002-1683 |
| Queens Quay West Land Corporation | |
| Auditor | |
| Béretta, Patricia | 2002-1694 |
| National Research Council of Canada | |
| Member | |
| Canada Customs and Revenue Agency | |
| Directors of the Board of Management | |
| Bharwani, Esmail | 2002-1672 |
| Ivany, Linda Yvonne | 2002-1671 |
| Canada Pension Plan | |
| Review Tribunal | |
| Members | |
| Ostiguy, Marcel — Montréal | 2002-1703 |
| Quinlan, Reta Lorraine Alicia — Barrie | 2002-1701 |
| Smelko, Albert Edward — Brantford | 2002-1702 |
| Canada Post Corporation | |
| Directors of the Board of Directors | |
| Champagne, Gilles | 2002-1681 |
| Comeau, Paul A. | 2002-1682 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | 2002-1684 |
| Members of the Governing Council | |
| Atkinson, Stephanie Ann | |
| Cribb, Alastair E. | |
| Gros, Philippe | |
| Keough, Kevin Michael William | |
| Dalphond, The Hon. Pierre Jacques | 2002-1704 |
| Court of Appeal of the Province of Quebec | |
| Puisne Judge | |
| Employment Insurance Act | |
| Chairpersons of the Boards of Referees | |
| Ontario | |
| Beatty, James Andrew — Barrie | 2002-1697 |
| Daigle, Claudette Gertrude Marie — North Bay | 2002-1699 |
| Wheeler, Warren Richard — Kitchener | 2002-1698 |
| Quebec | |
| Lambropoulos, Marie — Montréal | 2002-1696 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | 2002-1679 |
| Canada Lands Company Limited | |
| Auditor | |
| Flanagan, Thomas G. | 2002-1692 |
| Military Police Complaints Commission | |
| Part-time Member | |
| Fournier, Jacques Robert | 2002-1706 |
| Superior Court for the District of Montréal in the Province of Quebec | |
| Puisne Judge | |
| Green, The Hon. J. Derek | 2002-1719 |
| Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Administrator | |
| October 5 to 25, 2002 | |
| Hamblin, Chris | 2002-1707 |
| Canadian Grain Commission | |
| Commissioner and Chief Commissioner | |
| Immigration and Refugee Board | |
| Full-time Members | |
| Bacon, Guy | 2002-1677 |
| Ellis, Steve | 2002-1675 |
| Leonoff, Lawrence E. | 2002-1675 |
| Mortazavi, Fahimeh | 2002-1674 |
| Oddie, Lily | 2002-1675 |
| Patry, Sidney Philippe | 2002-1678 |
| Randhawa, Sarwanjit Kaur | 2002-1673 |
| Smith-Gordon, Maureen | 2002-1675 |
| Part-time Member | |
| Griffith, George A. | 2002-1676 |
| Jamieson, Roger | 2002-1695 |
| Canadian Tourism Commission | |
| Director of the Board of Directors | |
| Merkosak, Jeeteeta | 2002-1693 |
| National Aboriginal Economic Development Board | |
| Member | |
| National Advisory Council on Aging | |
| Members | |
| Gordon, Michael | 2002-1686 |
| MacDonald, Reg | 2002-1687 |
| Poulin, Gérald | 2002-1688 |
| Singh, Mohindar | 2002-1689 |
| Thompson, Joyce M. | 2002-1690 |
| Pension Appeals Board | 2002-1700 |
| Temporary Members | |
| Dubé, The Hon. Jean-Eudes | |
| Cusson, The Hon. Robert J. | |
| Perron, Michel | 2002-1685 |
| Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| Ranger, Louis | 2002-1680 |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | |
| Director of the Board of Directors | |
| Rayle, The Hon. Pierrette | 2002-1705 |
| Court of Appeal of the Province of Quebec | |
| Puisne Judge |
October 10, 2002
JACQUELINE GRAVELLE
Manager
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OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
Appointments
| Name and Position | Order in Council |
|---|---|
| Atomic Energy of Canada Limited | |
| Frenette, J. Raymond | 2002-1625 |
| Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
| Thompson, Douglas W. | 2002-1626 |
| Director | |
| Thompson, Stella M. | 2002-1627 |
| Director | |
| Bosgoed, Gary | 2002-1644 |
| National Aboriginal Economic Development Board | |
| Member | |
| Bouchard, Jean-Claude | 2002-1541 |
| Department of Fisheries and Oceans | |
| Associate Deputy Minister | |
| Branton, Paul | 2002-1623 |
| Windsor Port Authority | |
| Director | |
| Canada Elections Act | |
| Returning Officers | |
| Chataway, Richard D. — Mississauga South | 2002-1619 |
| Robson, Brenda — West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast | 2002-1620 |
| Canada Pension Plan | |
| Review Tribunal | |
| Members | |
| Ash, Harvey Joseph — North York | 2002-1664 |
| Bélanger-Richard, Marie-Claude — Moncton | 2002-1666 |
| Crawford, Don Jackson — Barrie | 2002-1658 |
| Houle, Nicole — Ottawa | 2002-1662 |
| Kenny, Margaret Isabel — Barrie | 2002-1660 |
| Lee, Clemence Marie-Jeanne — Sudbury | 2002-1663 |
| Léger, Aurèle — Montréal | 2002-1665 |
| Manderson, William Howard — Mississauga | 2002-1661 |
| Sangha, Rameshwer Singh — Brampton | 2002-1657 |
| Thompson, Dorothy Jane — Barrie | 2002-1659 |
| Canadian Tourism Commission | |
| Directors of the Board of Directors | |
| Backman, Marilyn | 2002-1648 |
| Podmore, David R. | 2002-1649 |
| Core, John | 2002-1667 |
| Canadian Dairy Commission | |
| Chairman — Part-time Basis | |
| Dantzer, Ruth | 2002-1537 |
| Treasury Board Secretiat | |
| Associate Secretary | |
| Employment Insurance Act | |
| Chairpersons of the Boards of Referees | |
| New Brunswick | |
| Cormier, Joseph — Moncton | 2002-1651 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Peach, Maude Mildred — St. John's | 2002-1650 |
| Ontario | |
| Engels, Jane M. — London | 2002-1656 |
| Quebec | |
| Frappier, Jérôme — Centre du Québec | 2002-1652 |
| Gervais, Jean-Pierre — Val-d'Or | 2002-1655 |
| Paul, Joseph Marc Jocelyn — Richelieu-Yamaska | 2002-1653 |
| Santirosi, Marie-Louisa — Sainte-Thérèse | 2002-1654 |
| Fadden, Richard | 2002-1544 |
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | |
| President | |
| Falaise, Daniel | 2002-1622 |
| Laurentian Pilotage Authority | |
| Member | |
| International Development Research Centre | |
| Governors of the Board of Governors | |
| Badawi, Mervat | 2002-1628 |
| Catley-Carlson, Margaret Y. | 2002-1630 |
| Coyle, Mary J. | 2002-1632 |
| Foster, Maurice B. | 2002-1629 |
| McIntyre, Sir Alister | 2002-1631 |
| Paquet, Jean-Guy | 2002-1630 |
| Krentz, Hugh A. | 2002-1647 |
| Standards Council of Canada | |
| Member and Chairperson | |
| Marine Atlantic Inc. | 2002-1621 |
| Directors | |
| Frison, Marg | |
| Geldart, Sharon | |
| Sampson, Arthur Robert | |
| Woodman, Harry E. | |
| Marshall, The Hon. William W. | 2002-1545 |
| Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Administrator | |
| September 24 to 29, 2002 | |
| McNutt, Howard W. | 2002-1624 |
| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| Director of the Board of Directors | |
| Morden, The Hon. John W. | 2002-1546 |
| Government of Ontario | |
| Administrator | |
| September 24 to October 1, 2002 | |
| Nash, William J. | 2002-1613 |
| Board of the Steamship Inspection | |
| Chairman | |
| National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy | |
| Members | |
| Archambault, Louis | 2002-1642 |
| Bergman, Katherine M. | 2002-1640 |
| Borland, William (Bill) J. | 2002-1641 |
| Inkpen, Linda Louella | 2002-1639 |
| Malley, Diane Frances | 2002-1641 |
| Wiebe, John D. | 2002-1643 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | |
| Members | |
| Nicolas, Jean | 2002-1645 |
| Payette, Julie | 2002-1646 |
| Parliamentary Secretaries to the | 2002-1547 |
| Assad, Mark | |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
| Bulte, Sarmite | |
| Minister of Canadian Heritage | |
| Castonguay, Dr. Jeannot | |
| Minister of Health | |
| Carroll, Aileen | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Farrah, Georges | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | |
| Finlay, John | |
| Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | |
| Folco, Raymonde | |
| Minister of Human Resources Development | |
| Harvey, André | |
| Minister of Transport | |
| Jennings, Marlene | |
| Minister for International Cooperation | |
| Jordan, Joe | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Leung, Sophia | |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
| Macklin, Paul | |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | |
| Mahoney, Steven W. | |
| Minister of Transport | |
| Malhi, Gurbax | |
| Minister of Labour | |
| Marcil, Serge | |
| Minister of Industry | |
| Matthews, Bill | |
| President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| McCormick, Larry | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
| Myers, Lynn | |
| Solicitor General of Canada | |
| O'Brien, Patrick | |
| Minister for International Trade | |
| O'Reilly, John | |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| Provenzano, Carmen | |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| Redman, Karen | |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| Regan, Geoff | |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
| Serré, Benoît | |
| Minister of Natural Resources | |
| Shepherd, Alex | |
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| Szabo, Paul | |
| Minister of Public Works and Government Services | |
| Wilfert, Bryon | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Swan, Carole | 2002-1539 |
| Department of Industry | |
| Associate Deputy Minister | |
| Veterans Review and Appeal Board | |
| Temporary Members | |
| Murphy, Patricia Lawrence | 2002-1637 |
| Price, Percy Lewis | 2002-1638 |
| Permanent Members | |
| Habington, Michelle | 2002-1635 |
| Younker, Roger | 2002-1636 |
| Wright, John L. | 2002-1634 |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public Complaints Commission | |
| Vice-Chairman |
October 8, 2002
JACQUELINE GRAVELLE
Manager
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Balance Sheet as at September 30, 2002
| ASSETS | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1. Gold coin and bullion | |
| 2. Deposits in foreign currencies: | |
| (a) U.S. Dollars $ | 330,236,790 |
| (b) Other currencies | 5,482,541 |
| Total $ | 335,719,331 |
| 3. Advances to: | |
| (a) Government of Canada | |
| (b) Provincial Governments | |
| (c) Members of the Canadian Payments Association | 934,004,749 |
| Total | 934,004,749 |
| 4. Investments | |
| (At amortized values): | |
| (a) Treasury Bills of Canada | 13,643,148,589 |
| (b) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada maturing within three years |
8,989,047,895 |
| (c) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years |
17,961,951,638 |
| (d) Securities issued or guaranteed by a province of Canada | |
| (e) Other Bills | |
| (f) Other investments | 2,633,197 |
| Total | 40,596,781,319 |
| 5. Bank premises | 137,284,590 |
| 6. All other assets | 512,010,321 |
| Total $ | 42,515,800,310 |
| LIABILITIES | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1. Capital paid up $ | 5,000,000 |
| 2. Rest fund | 25,000,000 |
| 3. Notes in circulation | 38,891,381,993 |
| 4. Deposits: | |
| (a) Government of Canada $ | 1,326,177,494 |
| (b) Provincial Governments | |
| (c) Banks | 1,368,542,949 |
| (d) Other members of the Canadian Payments Association |
62,916,287 |
| (e) Other | 290,595,666 |
| Total | 3,048,232,396 |
| 5. Liabilities in foreign currencies: | |
| (a) To Government of Canada | 163,392,039 |
| (b) To others | |
| Total | 163,392,039 |
| 6. All other liabilities | 382,793,882 |
| Total $ | 42,515,800,310 |
| NOTES | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ISSUED OR GUARANTEED BY CANADA NOT MATURING WITHIN 3 YEARS (ITEM 4(c) OF ABOVE ASSETS): | ||
| (a) Securities maturing in over 3 years but not over 5 years | $ | 4,589,736,836 |
| (b) Securities maturing in over 5 years but not over 10 years | 8,905,772,571 | |
| (c) Securities maturing in over 10 years | 4,466,442,231 | |
| $ | 17,961,951,638 | |
| TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER ASSETS RELATED TO SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS | $ | |
| TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER LIABILITIES RELATED TO SECURITIES SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS | $ | |
I declare that the foregoing return is correct according to the books of the Bank.
L. RHÉAUME
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.
W. P. JENKINS
Deputy Governor
Ottawa, October 2, 2002
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Balance Sheet as at October 2, 2002
| ASSETS | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1. Gold coin and bullion | |
| 2. Deposits in foreign currencies: | |
| (a) U.S. Dollars $ | 319,139,274 |
| (b) Other currencies | 5,476,525 |
| Total $ | 324,615,799 |
| 3. Advances to: | |
| (a) Government of Canada | |
| (b) Provincial Governments | |
| (c) Members of the Canadian Payments Association | 501,224,293 |
| Total | 501,224,293 |
| 4. Investments | |
| (At amortized values): | |
| (a) Treasury Bills of Canada | 13,646,314,388 |
| (b) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada maturing within three years |
8,989,082,957 |
| (c) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years |
17,961,905,411 |
| (d) Securities issued or guaranteed by a province of Canada | |
| (e) Other Bills | |
| (f) Other investments | 2,633,197 |
| Total | 40,599,935,953 |
| 5. Bank premises | 137,571,475 |
| 6. All other assets | 503,172,072 |
| Total $ | 42,066,519,592 |
| LIABILITIES | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1. Capital paid up $ | 5,000,000 |
| 2. Rest fund | 25,000,000 |
| 3. Notes in circulation | 38,950,530,909 |
| 4. Deposits: | |
| (a) Government of Canada $ | 1,790,381,134 |
| (b) Provincial Governments | |
| (c) Banks | 435,321,645 |
| (d) Other members of the Canadian Payments Association |
116,356,316 |
| (e) Other | 278,332,884 |
| Total | 2,620,391,979 |
| 5. Liabilities in foreign currencies: | |
| (a) To Government of Canada | 152,302,913 |
| (b) To others | |
| Total | 152,302,913 |
| 6. All other liabilities | 313,293,791 |
| Total $ | 42,066,519,592 |
| NOTES | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ISSUED
OR GUARANTEED BY CANADA NOT MATURING WITHIN 3 YEARS (ITEM 4(c) OF ABOVE ASSETS): |
||
| (a) Securities maturing in over 3 years but not over 5 years | $ | 4,625,334,178 |
| (b) Securities maturing in over 5 years but not over 10 years | 8,870,156,434 | |
| (c) Securities maturing in over 10 years | 4,466,414,799 | |
| $ | 17,961,905,411 | |
| TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER ASSETS RELATED TO SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS | $ | |
| TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER LIABILITIES RELATED TO SECURITIES SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS | $ | |
I declare that the foregoing return is correct according to the books of the Bank.
L. RHÉAUME
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.
DAVID A. DODGE
Governor
Ottawa, October 3, 2002
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Balance Sheet as at October 9, 2002
| ASSETS | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1. Gold coin and bullion | |
| 2. Deposits in foreign currencies: | |
| (a) U.S. Dollars $ | 326,443,479 |
| (b) Other currencies | 5,530,903 |
| Total $ | 331,974,382 |
| 3. Advances to: | |
| (a) Government of Canada | |
| (b) Provincial Governments | |
| (c) Members of the Canadian Payments Association | 441,660,179 |
| Total | 441,660,179 |
| 4. Investments | |
| (At amortized values): | |
| (a) Treasury Bills of Canada | 13,676,759,041 |
| (b) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada maturing within three years |
8,989,205,674 |
| (c) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years |
17,961,743,618 |
| (d) Securities issued or guaranteed by a province of Canada | |
| (e) Other Bills | |
| (f) Other investments | 2,633,197 |
| Total | 40,630,341,530 |
| 5. Bank premises | 137,684,346 |
| 6. All other assets | 532,762,679 |
| Total $ | 42,074,423,116 |
| LIABILITIES | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1. Capital paid up $ | 5,000,000 |
| 2. Rest fund | 25,000,000 |
| 3. Notes in circulation | 39,064,749,906 |
| 4. Deposits: | |
| (a) Government of Canada $ | 1,705,313,520 |
| (b) Provincial Governments | |
| (c) Banks | 459,521,566 |
| (d) Other members of the Canadian Payments Association |
31,140,227 |
| (e) Other | 276,885,707 |
| Total | 2,472,861,020 |
| 5. Liabilities in foreign currencies: | |
| (a) To Government of Canada | 158,750,549 |
| (b) To others | |
| Total | 158,750,549 |
| 6. All other liabilities | 348,061,641 |
| Total $ | 42,074,423,116 |
| NOTES | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ISSUED
OR GUARANTEED BY CANADA NOT MATURING WITHIN 3 YEARS (ITEM 4(c) OF ABOVE ASSETS): |
||
| (a) Securities maturing in over 3 years but not over 5 years | $ | 4,625,265,452 |
| (b) Securities maturing in over 5 years but not over 10 years | 8,870,159,380 | |
| (c) Securities maturing in over 10 years | 4,466,318,786 | |
| $ | 17,961,743,618 | |
| TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER ASSETS RELATED TO SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS | $ | |
| TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER LIABILITIES RELATED TO SECURITIES SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS | $ | |
I declare that the foregoing return is correct according to the books of the Bank.
L. RHÉAUME
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.
DAVID A. DODGE
Governor
Ottawa, October 10, 2002
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