Title:Annex V -- Schedule of Canada Author: White House Document-Date: 29 Sept 1993 Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Length:7538 Annex V - Canada Annex V Schedule of Canada Sector: Communications Sub-Sector: Postal Services Industry SIC 4841 Postal Service Industry Classification: Level of Federal Government: Measures: 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 Canada, and its consent is required for other persons to sell stamps. V-C-1 Annex V - Canada Sector: Communications Sub-Sector: Radiocommunications Industry CPC 752 Telecommunications Classification: Level of Federal Government: Measures: Radiocommunication Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-2 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. V-C-2 Annex V - Canada Sector: Energy Sub-Sector: Electricity Transmission Industry SIC 4911 Electric Power Systems Industry Classification: Level of Federal Government: 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. V-C-3 Annex V - Canada Sector: Energy Sub-Sector: Oil and Gas Transportation Industry SIC 461 Pipeline Transport Industry Classification: Level of Federal Government: 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. V-C-4 Annex V - Canada Sector: Food, Beverage and Drug Industries Sub-Sector: Liquor, Wine and Beer Stores Industry 6021 Liquor Stores Classification: 6022 Wine Stores 6023 Beer Stores Level of Federal Government: 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. V-C-5 Annex V - Canada Sector: Transportation Sub-Sector: Land Transportation Industry SIC 457 Public Passenger Transit Systems Classification: Level of Federal (administration delegated to Government: 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. V-C-6