July's regulatory developments in Ottawa

metal and diamond mining, endangered species, domestic substances, methane. carbon dioxide emissions, beef cattle research, chicken marketing, pork promotion, navigable waters regulations

Regulations are the nuts and bolts that give practical effect to legislation, which makes regulatory changes ever more important in today’s business environment. That is why, every month, Queen Street Analytics provides key updates on new regulations coming into effect or being proposed.

Table of Contents (by file):

1. Energy, Environment and Resources

2. Agriculture and Forestry

3. Transport and Infrastructure

4. Finance, Banking, Commerce

5. Industry, Technology, Science

6. International Trade and Foreign Affairs

7. Indigenous Peoples

8. National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

9. Fisheries and Oceans

10. Government Operations, Public Accounts, National Finance

11. Health

12. Social Development, Culture, Citizenship, Languages

Highlights (by file):

Highlights: New and proposed regulations in July (by file), 1 of 2

Highlights: New and proposed regulations in July (by file), 2 of 2

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1. New Regulations

1. New regulations that amend the beef cattle research market development and promotion levies order (SOR/2024-142)

   1. Agency: Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency

   2. Statutory authority: Farm Products Agencies Act

2. New regulations that amend the British Columbia sport fishing regulations (SOR/2024-134)

   1. Agency: Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

   2. Statutory authority: Fisheries Act

   3. TL;DR: addressing several conservation, public safety, and enforcement concerns

3. New regulations that amend the Canada student finance assistance regulations (SOR/2024-146)

   1. Agency: Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

   2. Statutory authority: Fisheries Act

   3. TL;DR: addressing several conservation, public safety, and enforcement concerns

4. New amendments to the Canadian chicken marketing levies order (SOR/2024-141)

   1. Agency: Chicken Farmers of Canada

   2. Statutory authority: Farm Products Agencies Act

   3. TL;DR: setting the levy rate to be paid by producers in Newfoundland and Labrador

5. New amendments to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act fees (SOR/2024-148)

   1. Agency: Minister of Transport

   2. Statutory Authority: Canadian Navigable Waters Act

6. New amendments to the Canadian pork promotion-research levies order (SOR/2024-143)

   1. Agency: Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Agency

   2. Statutory Authority: Farm Products Agencies Act

7. New regulations amending the list of entities (SOR/2024-139) (SOR/2024-140)

   1. Agency: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

   2. Statutory Authority: Criminal Code

   3. TL;DR: supporting the Government’s efforts to protect Canadians against the threat of terrorism

8. New order amending the export control list (SOR/2024-112)

   1. Statutory Authority: Export and Import Permits Act

   2. TL;DR: correction of an error made in a previous Gazette issued on June 19, 2024

9. New feeds regulations (SOR/2024-132)

   1. Agency: Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Minister of Health

   2. Statutory Authority: Feeds Act, Health of Animals Act, Food and Drugs Act

10. New regulations amending the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations (SOR/2024-136)

    1. Agency: Minister of Health

    2. Statutory Authority: Food and Drugs Act

11. New form of proxy regulations (SOR/2024-150)

    1. Agency: Minister of Finance

    2. Statutory Authority: Bank Act

    3. TL;DR: updating to better align with the revised Canada Business Corporations Regulations and provincial requirements

12. New regulations amending various GST/HST regulations (SOR/2024-151)

    1. Agency: Minister of Finance

    2. Statutory Authority: Excise Tax Act

    3. TL;DR: the BC Government has requested the implementation of a 100% rebate on the HST for hospital authorities, school authorities and public colleges

13. New marine safety management system regulations (SOR/2024-133)

    1. Agency: Minister of Transport

    2. Statutory Authority: Canada Shipping Act, 2001

14. New regulations amending the metal and diamond mining effluent regulations (SOR/2024-145) (SOR/2024-149)

    1. Agency: Minister of the Environment

    2. Statutory Authority: Fisheries Act

    3. TL:DR: aligning with environmental, technical, economic, and socioeconomic factors

15. New order fixing July 2, 2024 as the day which the National Council for Reconciliation Act comes into force (SI/2024-31)

    1. Agency: Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations

    2. Statutory Authority: National Council for Reconciliation Act

16. New order fixing July 11, 2024 as the day on which certain provisions of an Act to amend certain Acts in relaiton to financial institutions come into force (SI/2024-30)

    1. Agency: Minister of Finance

    2. Statutory Authority: An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to financial institutions Come into Force

17. New order fixing September 1, 2024 as the day on which certain proivison of an Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms) come into force (SI/2024-27) (SI/2024-28)

    1. Agency: Minister of Justice

    2. Statutory Authority: An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms)

18. New order fixing September 3, 2024 as the day which certain provisions of an Act to amend the Investment Canada Act come into force (SI/2024-32)

    1. Agency: Minister of Industry

    2. Statutory Authority: An Act to amend th eInvestment Canada Act

19. New order fixing the day on which subsection 53(1) of the Agriculture Growht Act comes into force (SI/2024-26)

    1. Agency: Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

    2. Statutory Authority: Agricultural Growth Act

20. New regulations amending the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations (SOR/2024-147)

    1. Agency: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

    2. Statutory Authority: Customs Act

    3. TL;DR: adjusting to the fees for NEXUS to cope with a growing deficit

21. New regulations amending the railway safety administrative monetary penalties regulations (SOR/2024-152)

    1. Agency: Minister of Transport

    2. Statutory Authority: Railway Safety Act

    3. TL;DR: enabling administrative monetary penalties to be imposed to deal with the increased levels of security incidents

22. New order accepting a recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (SI/2024-29)

    1. Agency: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

    2. Statutory Authority: Criminal Code

23. New amendments to the Special Economic Measures, in regards to Haiti, Hamas Terrorist Attacks, Russia (SOR/2024-144) (SOR/2024-153) (SOR/2024-130) (SOR/2024-131)

    1. Agency: Minister of Foreign Affairs

    2. Statutory Authority: Special Economic Measures Act

24. New order amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act (SOR/2024-135)

    1. Agency: Minister of the Environment

    2. Statutory Authority: Species at RIsk Act

    3. TL;DR: protecting the Eastern Wolf as a species at risk

25. New regulations amending the Tabacco Products Appearance, Packaging, and Labelling Regulation (SOR/2024-13)

    1. Agency: Minister of Mental Health and Addictions

    2. Statutory Authority: Tobacco and Vaping Products Act

    3. TL:DR: strengthens the regulation by clarifying requirements related to the placement of health-related messages on a secondary package that is a carton

26. New regulations amending and repealing certain regulations made under the United Nations Act (Miscellaneous Program) (SOR/2024-138)

    1. Agency: Minister of Foreign Affairs

    2. Statutory Authority: United Nations Act

    3. TL:DR: correcting and clarifying terms within the Miscellaneous Program

27. New amendments to the domestic substances list (SOR/2024-158) (SOR/2024-159)

    1. Agency: Minister of the Environment

    2. Statutory Authority: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

    3. TL;DR: adding select substances to the domestic substances list

28. New regulations amending the Regulations Establishing a List of Entities (SOR/2024-156)

    1. Agency: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

    2. Statutory Authority: Criminal Code

    3. TL:DR: removing aliases from select entities

29. New regulations amending the Low-materiality Fees Regulations (SOR/2024-154)

    1. Agency: Treasury Board

    2. Statutory Authority: Service Fees Act

    3. TL;DR: establishing factors the President of the Treasury Board must take into account when amending the Regulations and making administrative updates to the schedules of the Regulations to ensure they remain accurate

30. New order designating the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Employment, Minister of Natural Resources and Social Development to be the specified Ministers for hte purposes of the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act (SI/2024-35) (SI/2024-34)

    1. Agency: Prime Minister

    2. Statutory Authority: Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act

31. New order fixing the day of the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 (SI/2024-33)

    1. Agency: Minister of Finance

    2. Statutory Authority: Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023

    3. TL:DR: facilitating the implementation of the Digital Sales Tax

32. New regulations to amend the Real Property (GST/HST) Regulations (SOR/2024-157)

    1. Agency: Minister of Finance

    2. Statutory Authority: Excise Tax Act

    3. TL;DR: facilitating provincial rebates

33. New regulations amending the Special Economic Measures, in regards to Extremist Settler Violence (SOR/2024-155)

    1. Agency: Minister of Foreign Affairs

    2. Statutory Authority: Special Economic Measures Act

34. New order terminating the assignment of the Hon. Steve MacKinnon and the Hon. Seamus O’Regan and assigning the Hon. Steve MacKinnon to assist the Minister of Employment and Social Development (SI/2024-37)

    1. Agency: Prime Minister

    2. Statutory Authority: Ministries and Ministers of State Act

35. New fees in respect of the issuance of replacement documents (2024 Wildfires) (SI/2024-36)

    1. Agency: Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Minister of Foreign Affairs

    2. Statutory Authority: Financial Administration Act

    3. TL;DR: facilitating the remission and aid for those affected by the 2024 wildfires

36. New regulations to amend the domestic substances list (SOR/2024-161)

    1. Agency: Minister of the Environment, Minister of Health

    2. Statutory Authority: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

    3. TL;DR: reducing risks associated with increased exposure of Canadians and the Environment to three substances in the event of their use in a significant new activity in Canada

37. New regulations amending the Canada Grain Regulations (SOR/2024-160)

    1. Agency: Canadian Grain Commission

    2. Statutory Authority: Canada Grain Act

38. New regulations amending the metal and diamond mining effluent regulations (SOR/2024-162)

    1. Agency: Minister of the Environment

    2. Statutory Authority: Fisheries Act

2. Proposed New Regulations

1. July 6, 2024: Department of the Environment proposes an order respecting reduction in the release of methane and certain volatile organic compounds (authority: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

   1. Objective: reducing regulatory overlap and reporting burden by suspending the application of the Federal Regulations in Saskatchewan

   2. 60-day consultation period open until September 4th

2. July 6, 2024: Department of the Environment proposes an order declaring that the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations do not apply in Saskatchewan for 2025 (authority: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

   1. Objective: allowing the suspension of federal regulations in Saskatchewan for 2025 and 2026

   2. 60-day consultation period open until September 4th

3. July 6, 2024: Department of Finance proposes regulations amending certain regulations made under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (authority: Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act)

   1. Objective: adapting Canada’s anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing (AML/ATF) Regime to new risks and threats

   2. 30-day consultation period open until August 5th

4. July 27, 2024: Department of the Environment proposes an order designating certain excluded classes of projects (authority: Impact Assessment Act)

   1. Objective: increasing the number of excluded classes of projects for which obligations under sections 82 and 83 would not apply

   2. 75-day consultation period until October 10th

3. Notices from Agencies and Commissions

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

• July 6th: Notice with respect to amending the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• July 6th: Notice with respect to initiating an expiry review of the order on silicon metal from the People’s Republic of China

• July 6th: Notice with respect to continuing the order on carbon steel welded pipe from various countries including the Republic of Korea and the Republic of India

• July 13th: Notice with respect to Preliminary Injury Inquiry PI-2024-002 on concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Thailand, and the UAE

• July 13th: Notice with respect to Public Hearing on Appeal AP-2023-021 by Transcan Motorsports Group Inc

• July 27th: Notice with respect to an appeal involving the classification of a Red Widow Necklace Knife

• July 27th: Notice with respect to an inquiry into a complaint from TYR Tactical Canada ULC concerning a procurement regarding body armour

• July 27th: Notice with respect to an inquiry into a complaint from Fraser River Pile & Dredge (GP) Inc. regarding a procurement related to marine construction services

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

• July 6th: Notice with respect to consultations on regulatory policies and proceedings

• July 6th: Decision with respect to Neeti P. Ray’s applications for CKWW, CHAM, and CKOC in Hamilton and Windsor, Ontario

• July 13th: Notice with respect to applications posted between June 28 and July 4

• July 13th: Notice with respect to Consultation Notice No. 2024-148 in National Capital Region, Ontario

• July 13th: Notice with respect to unsolicited telecommunications fees for 2024-25

• July 20th: Notice with respect to applications and decisions regarding broadcasting undertakings

Canadian Transportation Agency

• July 6th: Notice with respect to the adjustment of the maximum amount of freight charges

Canada Revenue Agency

• July 13th: Notice with respect to revocation of registration of charities

• July 20th: Notice with respect to intention to revoke the registration of several charities for failing to meet filing requirements

• July 27th: Notice with respect to the revocation of the registration of the Ontario DeMolay Foundation charity was published in error

Department of the Environment

• July 13th: Notice with respect to the Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines for Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene (BTEX)

• July 13th: Notice with respect to a Ministerial Condition

• July 27th: Notice of waiver granted to Canadienzyme Inc., Cordex Biologics Inc., Janssen Inc., Qeen Biotechnologies, and Solid Biosciences

• July 27th: Notice of waiver granted to 3313045 Nova Scotia Company, Milliken & Company, NextStar Energy Inc., Sika Canada Inc., and Wego Chemical Group

Department of the Environment & Department of Health

• July 13th: Notice with respect to the Publication of the Updated Draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report

Department of Transport

• July 13th: Notice with respect to the interim order prohibiting the carrying of certain oils on board vessels in Arctic waters

• July 27th: Notice of supplementary letters patent issued to Halifax Port Authority to increase its borrowing limit to $160,000,000

• July 27th: Notice of supplementary letters patent issued to Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority to increase its borrowing limit to $100,000,000

• July 27th: Notice of supplementary letters patent issued to Saguenay Port Authority for an additional borrowing limit of $36,800,000 for the Conveyor Project at Grande-Anse marine terminal

Privy Council Office

• July 13th: Notice with respect to appointment opportunities

• July 20th: Notice with respect to appointment opportunities

• July 27th: Notice with respect to appointment opportunities

Canada Energy Regulator

• July 20th: Notice with respect to application to export up to 4,380,000 MWh of electricity annually to the United States

Public Service Commission

• July 20th: Notice with respect to granting permission for Kevin Guest to seek nomination as a candidate in Waterford Valley, NL

• July 27th: Notice with respect to permission granted to David de Repentigny of the Canada Border Services Agency to seek nomination as a candidate in Châteauguay–Lacolle, QB

• July 27th: Notice with respect to permission granted to Rachel Fahlman of Statistics Canada to seek nomination as a candidate for Mayor of Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, QB

• July 27th: Notice with respect to permission granted to Robert Schindler of Environment and Climate Change Canada to seek nomination as a candidate for a Councillor position in the City of Chestermere, Alberta, municipal by-election.

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

• July 20th: Notice with respect to the designation of Teran Smith of the Lethbridge Police Service as a fingerprint examiner

• July 20th: Notice with respect to the designation of several individuals from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as fingerprint examiners

• July 20th: Notice with respect to the revocation of designation for Lorne Keen and Sharleen Kobelsky of the Saskatoon Police Service as fingerprint examiners