COMMISSIONS

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

DETERMINATION

Construction services

Notice is hereby given that, after completing its inquiry, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) made a determination (File No. PR-2008-062) on June 24, 2009, with respect to a complaint filed by Adélard Soucy (1975) inc. (Adélard Soucy), of Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, under subsection 30.11(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S.C. 1985 (4th Supp.), c. 47, concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. W7701-082667/A) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services on behalf of the Department of National Defence. The solicitation was for the provision of assembly, welding and fabrication services for heavy mechanical parts.

Adélard Soucy alleged that its proposal was not properly evaluated.

Having examined the evidence presented by the parties and considered the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade, the Tribunal determined that the complaint was valid.

Further information may be obtained from the Secretary, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Standard Life Centre, 15th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7, 613-993-3595 (telephone), 613-990-2439 (fax), secretary@citt-tcce.gc.ca (email).

Ottawa, June 24, 2009

HÉLÈNE NADEAU
Secretary

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

DETERMINATION

Transportation, travel and relocation services

Notice is hereby given that, after completing its inquiry, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) made a determination (File No. PR-2008-048) on June 23, 2009, with respect to a complaint filed by Almon Equipment Limited (Almon), of Toronto, Ontario, under subsection 30.11(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S.C. 1985 (4th Supp.), c. 47, concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. W0125-088713/B) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) on behalf of the Department of National Defence. The solicitation was for aircraft ground de-icing services.

Almon alleged that PWGSC improperly evaluated its proposal.

Having examined the evidence presented by the parties and considered the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade, the Tribunal determined that the complaint was valid in part.

Further information may be obtained from the Secretary, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Standard Life Centre, 15th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7, 613-993-3595 (telephone), 613-990-2439 (fax), secretary@citt-tcce.gc.ca (email).

Ottawa, June 23, 2009

HÉLÈNE NADEAU
Secretary

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The following notices are abridged versions of the Commission’s original notices bearing the same number. The original notices contain a more detailed outline of the applications, including additional locations and addresses where the complete files may be examined. The relevant material, including the notices and applications, is available for viewing during normal business hours at the following offices of the Commission:

— Central Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudière, Room 206, 1 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2, 819-997-2429 (telephone), 994-0423 (TDD), 819-994-0218 (fax);

— Metropolitan Place, Suite 1410, 99 Wyse Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5, 902-426-7997 (telephone), 426-6997 (TDD), 902-426-2721 (fax);

— Kensington Building, Suite 1810, 275 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3, 204-983-6306 (telephone), 983-8274 (TDD), 204-983-6317 (fax);

— 530–580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6, 604-666-2111 (telephone), 666-0778 (TDD), 604-666-8322 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 205 Viger Avenue W, Suite 504, Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2, 514-283-6607 (telephone), 283-8316 (TDD), 514-283-3689 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 55 St. Clair Avenue E, Suite 624, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2, 416-952-9096 (telephone), 416-954-6343 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, Cornwall Professional Building, Room 103, 2125 11th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3, 306-780-3422 (telephone), 306-780-3319 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4, 780-495-3224 (telephone), 780-495-3214 (fax).

Interventions must be filed with the Secretary General, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2, together with proof that a true copy of the intervention has been served upon the applicant, on or before the deadline given in the notice.

Secretary General

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

DECISIONS

The complete texts of the decisions summarized below are available from the offices of the CRTC.

2009-263-1 June 22, 2009

Cablevision TRP-SDM inc.
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec

Correction — Multipoint distribution system radiocommunication distribution undertaking — Licence amendment.

2009-264-1 June 22, 2009

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, ARTV Inc., The Canadian Documentary Channel Limited Partnership
Across Canada

Correction — Administrative renewals.

2009-376 June 23, 2009

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Caraquet, New Brunswick

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language radio programming undertaking CBAF-FM Moncton in order to operate a low-power, temporary FM transmitter in Caraquet.

2009-380 June 25, 2009

Newcap Inc.
Sudbury, Ontario

Approved — Change to the authorized contours of the English-language commercial radio station CHNO-FM Sudbury, by increasing the effective radiated power, by increasing the effective height of the antenna above average terrain and by relocating the transmitter.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-36-5

Notice of hearing

March 30, 2009
Gatineau, Quebec
Item 26 is withdrawn from this public hearing

Further to its Broadcasting Notices of Consultation 2009-36, 2009-36-1, 2009-36-2, 2009-36-3 and 2009-36-4, the Commission announces the following:

The following item is withdrawn from this hearing. The Commission has closed the file on this application.

Item 26

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2008-1480-8

Application by United Christian Broadcasters Canada for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language AM commercial radio programming undertaking in Toronto.

June 22, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-377

Call for comments on proposed amendments to the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, the Pay Television Regulations, 1990, and the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990

The Commission invites comments on the wording of the proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Broadcasting Act, which are appended to this notice. The Commission will accept comments that it receives on or before July 23, 2009. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays and will not notify interested parties whose comments are received after the deadline date. The comments will not be considered by the Commission and will not be part of the public record.

The Commission will not formally acknowledge comments. It will, however, fully consider all comments, and they will form part of the public record of the proceeding, provided that the procedures for filing have been followed.

June 23, 2009

Appendix to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-377

REGULATIONS AMENDING CERTAIN REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE BROADCASTING ACT

AMENDMENTS

TELEVISION BROADCASTING REGULATIONS, 1987

1. The definition “Canadian program” in section 2 of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 is replaced by the following:

“Canadian program” means a program

(a) in respect of which a Canadian film or video production certificate referred to in section 125.4 of the Income Tax Act has been issued by the Minister of Canadian Heritage, or

(b) that qualifies as a Canadian program in accordance with the criteria established by the Commission in Appendices I and II to Public Notice CRTC 2000-42 dated March 17, 2000, entitled Certification for Canadian Programs – A Revised Approach and published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 20, 2000; (émission canadienne)

PAY TELEVISION REGULATIONS, 1990

2. The definitions “Canadian program” and “program” in subsection 2(1) of the Pay Television Regulations, 1990 are replaced by the following:

“Canadian program” means a program

(a) in respect of which a Canadian film or video production certificate referred to in section 125.4 of the Income Tax Act has been issued by the Minister of Canadian Heritage, or

(b) that qualifies as a Canadian program in accordance with the criteria established by the Commission in Appendices I and II to Public Notice CRTC 2000-42 dated March 17, 2000, entitled Certification for Canadian Programs – A Revised Approach and published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 20, 2000; (émission canadienne)

“program” means a broadcast presentation of sound and visual matter that is designed to inform or entertain and that falls into a category set out in item 6, column I, of Schedule I, but does not include visual images, whether or not combined with sounds, that consist predominantly of alphanumeric text; (émission)

SPECIALTY SERVICES REGULATIONS, 1990

3. The definitions “Canadian program” and “program” in section 2 of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990 are replaced by the following:

“Canadian program” means a program

(a) in respect of which a Canadian film or video production certificate referred to in section 125.4 of the Income Tax Act has been issued by the Minister of Canadian Heritage, or

(b) that qualifies as a Canadian program in accordance with the criteria established by the Commission in Appendices I and II to Public Notice CRTC 2000-42 dated March 17, 2000, entitled Certification for Canadian Programs – A Revised Approach and published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 20, 2000; (émission canadienne)

“program” means a broadcast presentation of sound and visual matter that is designed to inform or entertain and that falls into a category set out in item 6, column I, of Schedule I, but does not include visual images, whether or not combined with sounds, that consist predominantly of alphanumeric text; (émission)

COMING INTO FORCE

4. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-378

Notice of applications received

Various locations
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments: July 28, 2009

The Commission has received the following applications:

1. TELUS Communications Inc., and 1219823 Alberta ULC in partnership with TELUS Communications Inc. in TELE-MOBILE Company, partners in a general partnership carrying on business as TELUS Communications Company
Calgary, Edmonton (including St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain), Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer, Alberta

To renew the Class 1 regional licence for its terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) serving the above-noted locations, expiring August 31, 2009.

2. TELUS Communications Inc., and 1219823 Alberta ULC in partnership with TELUS Communications Inc. in TELE-MOBILE Company, partners in a general partnership carrying on business as TELUS Communications Company
Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Prince George, Terrace, Vancouver (including Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Whistler and surrounding areas), Vernon and Victoria, British Columbia

To renew the Class 1 regional licence for its terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) serving the above-noted locations, expiring August 31, 2009.

June 23, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-381

Notice of applications received

Across Canada
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments: July 30, 2009

The Commission has received the following applications:

1. Food Network Canada Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the broadcasting licence of the national specialty programming undertaking known as Food Network Canada in order to allow the service to be made available for distribution in the high-definition (HD) format.

2. Showcase Television Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the broadcasting licence of the national specialty programming undertaking known as Showcase in order to allow the service to be made available for distribution in the high-definition (HD) format.

3. HGTV Canada Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the broadcasting licence of the national specialty programming undertaking known as HGTV Canada – Home and Garden Television in order to allow the service to be made available for distribution in the high-definition (HD) format.

4. History Television Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the broadcasting licence of the national specialty programming undertaking known as History Television in order to allow the service to be made available for distribution in the high-definition (HD) format.

5. Life Network Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the broadcasting licence of the national specialty programming undertaking known as Slice in order to allow the service to be made available for distribution in the high-definition (HD) format.

6. NGC Channel Inc.
Across Canada

To amend the broadcasting licence of the national Category 2 specialty programming undertaking known as National Geographic Channel in order to allow the service to be made available for distribution in the high-definition (HD) format.

June 25, 2009

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT ACT

Permission granted

The Public Service Commission of Canada, pursuant to section 116 of the Public Service Employment Act, hereby gives notice that it has granted permission, pursuant to subsection 115(2) of the said Act, to Lise Lortie, Senior Training and Learning Advisor and Executive Assistant within the office of the Director (MG-03), Canada Revenue Agency, Québec, Quebec, to allow her to be a candidate before and during the election period for the position of Councillor for the District No. 3 of the City of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, municipal election to be held on November 1, 2009.

June 19, 2009

MARIA BARRADOS
President

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