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- ANNEX V
- Schedule of Canada
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- SECTOR: Communication Industries
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- SUB-SECTOR: Postal Services
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- INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION: SIC 4841 Postal Service Industry
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- LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT: Federal
-
- LEGAL CITATION: Canada Post Corporation Act, R.S.C.,
- c. C-10
-
- Letter Definition Regulations,
- SOR/83-481
-
- DESCRIPTION: Canada Post Corporation has the
- exclusive privilege to collect,
- transmit and deliver "letters", as
- defined in the Letter Definition
- Regulations, addressed in the
- territory of Canada, and its assent is
- required in order for other persons to
- sell stamps.
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- ANNEX V
- Schedule of Canada
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-
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- SECTOR: Communications
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- SUB-SECTOR: Radiocommunications
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- INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION: CPC 752 Telecommunication
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- LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT: Federal
-
- LEGAL CITATION: Radiocommunication Act, R.S.C. 1985,
- c.R-2; as amended by S.C 1989 c.1,
- c.17, ss. 5, 6
-
- DESCRIPTION: A person desiring to operate a private
- radio transmission system must obtain
- a licence from the Department of
- Communications. The issuance of such
- licence is subject to spectrum
- availability and policies regarding
- its use. In general, priority is
- given to the use of spectrum for the
- purpose of developing non-private
- networks.
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- ANNEX V
- Schedule of Canada
-
-
-
- SECTOR: Energy
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- SUB-SECTOR: Electricity Transmission
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- INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION: [To be provided]
-
- LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT: Federal
-
- LEGAL CITATION: National Energy Board Act, R.S.C.,
- 1985, c. N-6
-
- DESCRIPTION: Under Part III of the Act,
- construction and operation of
- international electricity transmission
- lines may require approval by the
- National Energy Board.
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- ANNEX V
- Schedule of Canada
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-
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- SECTOR: Energy
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- SUB-SECTOR: Oil and Gas Transportation
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- INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION: [To be provided]
-
- LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT: Federal
-
- LEGAL CITATION: National Energy Board Act R.S.C., 1985 c. N-6
-
- 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 extension of
- pipelines must be approved by the
- Board.
-
- Part IV of the Act requires that all
- tolls for the transmission of oil and
- gas on NEB-regulated pipelines and all
- tariff matters shall be filed with or
- approved by the NEB. A public hearing
- may be held in considering toll and
- tariff matters.
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- ANNEX V
- Schedule of Canada
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-
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- SECTOR: Food, Beverages and Drug Industries, Retail
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- SUB-SECTOR: Liquor, Wine and Beer Stores
-
- INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION: 6021 Liquor Stores
- 6022 Wine Stores
- 6023 Beer Stores
-
- LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT: Federal
-
- LEGAL CITATION: 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.
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- ANNEX V
- Schedule of Canada
-
-
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- SECTOR: Transportation
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- SUB-SECTOR: Land Transportation
-
- INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION: SIC 457 Public Passenger Transit Systems
-
- LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT: Federal (administration delegated to provinces)
-
- LEGAL CITATION: 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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