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ANNEX V Schedule of Canada

SECTOR: Communication Industries

SUB-SECTOR: Postal Services

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION: SIC 4841 Postal Service Industry

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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SECTOR: Communications

SUB-SECTOR: Radiocommunications

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION: CPC 752 Telecommunication

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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SECTOR: Energy

SUB-SECTOR: Electricity Transmission

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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SECTOR: Energy

SUB-SECTOR: Oil and Gas Transportation

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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SECTOR: Food, Beverages and Drug Industries, Retail

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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SECTOR: Transportation

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.