C-3014264-65-66Elizabeth II2015-2016-2017An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measuresCanada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation ActCanada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act20172
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90815RECOMMENDATIONHis Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures”.SUMMARYThis enactment implements the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016.The general provisions of the enactment set out rules of interpretation and specify that no recourse may be taken on the basis of sections 9 to 14 or any order made under those sections, or on the basis of the provisions of the Agreement, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.Part 1 approves the Agreement and provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenses associated with the operation of the institutional and administrative aspects of the Agreement and for the power of the Governor in Council to make orders in accordance with the Agreement.Part 2 amends certain Acts to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement and to make other modifications. In addition to making the customary amendments that are made to certain Acts when implementing such agreements, Part 2 amendsthe Export and Import Permits Act to, among other things,authorize the Minister designated for the purposes of that Act to issue export permits for goods added to the Export Control List and subject to origin quotas in a country or territory to which the Agreement applies,authorize that Minister, with respect to goods subject to origin quotas in another country that are added to the Export Control List for certain purposes, to determine the quantities of goods subject to such quotas and to issue export allocations for such goods, andrequire that Minister to issue an export permit to any person who has been issued such an export allocation;the Patent Act to, among other things,create a framework for the issuance and administration of certificates of supplementary protection, for which patentees with patents relating to pharmaceutical products will be eligible, andprovide further regulation-making authority in subsection 55.2(4) to permit the replacement of the current summary proceedings in patent litigation arising under regulations made under that subsection with full actions that will result in final determinations of patent infringement and validity;the Trade-marks Act to, among other things,protect EU geographical indications found in Annex 20-A of the Agreement,provide a mechanism to protect other geographical indications with respect to agricultural products and foods,provide for new grounds of opposition, a process for cancellation, exceptions for prior use for certain indications, for acquired rights and for certain terms considered to be generic, andtransfer the protection of the Korean geographical indications listed in the Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act into the Trade-marks Act;the Investment Canada Act to raise, for investors that are non-state-owned enterprises from countries that are parties to the Agreement or to other trade agreements, the threshold as of which investments are reviewable under Part IV of the Act; andthe Coasting Trade Act toprovide that the requirement in that Act to obtain a licence is not applicable for certain activities carried out by certain non-duty paid or foreign ships that are owned by a Canadian entity, EU entity or third party entity under Canadian or European control, andprovide, with respect to certain applications for a licence for dredging made on behalf of certain of those ships, for exemptions from requirements that are applicable to the issuance of a licence.Part 3 contains consequential amendments and Part 4 contains coordinating amendments and the coming-into-force provision.TABLE OF PROVISIONSAn Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measuresShort TitleCanada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation ActInterpretationDefinitionsInterpretation consistent with AgreementNon-application of Act and Agreement to waterConstructionHer MajestyBinding on Her MajestyPurposePurposeCauses of ActionCauses of action under sections 9 to 14Implementation of the AgreementApproval and Representation on the CETA Joint CommitteeAgreement approvedCanadian representative on CETA Joint CommitteeTribunals, Arbitration Panels and Panels of ExpertsPowers of MinisterOperation of Chapter Twenty-NineExpensesPayment of expensesOrdersOrders re Article 29.14 of AgreementRelated AmendmentsExport and Import Permits ActFinancial Administration ActFood and Drugs ActImportation of Intoxicating Liquors ActPatent ActTrade-marks ActInvestment Canada ActCustoms ActCommercial Arbitration ActCoasting Trade ActCustoms TariffPest Control Products ActTransitional ProvisionsDefinition of ActIndications in AgreementAdditional indicationsInvestment Canada Act — Section 14.11Consequential AmendmentsCanada Corporations ActNuclear Energy ActBankruptcy and Insolvency ActCompetition ActDefence Production ActFederal Courts ActPublic Servants Inventions ActOlympic and Paralympic Marks ActCanada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity ActTransitional ProvisionsKorean indicationsCoordinating Amendments and Coming into ForceCoordinating Amendments2009, c. 232014, c. 202014, c. 392015, c. 36Bill C-13Coming into ForceOrder in councilHer Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short Title
Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
Interpretation
DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this section and in sections 3 to 14.Agreement means the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016. (Accord) CETA Joint Committee means the CETA Joint Committee established under Article 26.1 of the Agreement. (Comité mixte de l’AÉCG)federal law means the whole or any portion of an Act of Parliament or a regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament. (texte législatif fédéral)Minister means the Minister for International Trade. (ministre)
Interpretation consistent with AgreementFor greater certainty, this Act and any federal law that implements a provision of the Agreement or fulfils an obligation of the Government of Canada under the Agreement is to be interpreted in a manner consistent with the Agreement.
Non-application of Act and Agreement to waterFor greater certainty, nothing in this Act or the Agreement, except Chapters Twenty-Two and Twenty-Four of the Agreement, applies to natural surface or ground water in liquid, gaseous or solid state.
ConstructionFor greater certainty, nothing in this Act, by specific mention or omission, is to be construed to affect in any manner the right of Parliament to enact legislation to implement any provision of the Agreement or fulfil any of the obligations of the Government of Canada under the Agreement.
Her Majesty
Binding on Her MajestyThis Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada.
Purpose
PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to implement the Agreement, the objectives of which, as elaborated more specifically through its provisions, are toestablish a free trade area in accordance with the Agreement;promote, through the expansion of reciprocal trade, the harmonious development of the economic relations between Canada and the European Union in order to create opportunities for economic development;promote conditions of fair competition affecting trade between Canada and the European Union;substantially increase investment opportunities in Canada and the European Union, while preserving the right of each of the parties to the Agreement to regulate to achieve legitimate policy goals;eliminate barriers to trade in goods and services in order to contribute to the harmonious development and expansion of world and regional trade;provide adequate and effective protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the territory where the Agreement applies;protect, enhance and enforce basic workers’ rights, strengthen cooperation on labour matters, and build on the respective international commitments of Canada and the European Union on labour matters;enhance and enforce environmental laws and regulations and strengthen cooperation between Canada and the European Union on environmental matters; andpromote sustainable development.
Causes of Action
Causes of action under sections 9 to 14No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind are to be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of sections 9 to 14 or an order made under those sections.Causes of action under AgreementNo person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind are to be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of the Agreement.ExceptionSubsection (2) does not apply with respect to causes of action arising out of, and proceedings taken under, Section F of Chapter Eight or Article 13.21 of the Agreement.
Implementation of the AgreementApproval and Representation on the CETA Joint Committee
Agreement approvedThe Agreement is approved.
Canadian representative on CETA Joint CommitteeThe Minister is the principal representative of Canada on the CETA Joint Committee.
Tribunals, Arbitration Panels and Panels of Experts
Powers of MinisterThe Minister maypropose the names of individuals to serve as members of the tribunals established under Section F of Chapter Eight of the Agreement; andpropose the names of individuals to be included in the sub-lists referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 29.8 of the Agreement.Power of Minister of FinanceThe Minister of Finance may propose the names of individuals to be included in the sub-lists referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 13.20 of the Agreement.Powers of Minister of LabourThe Minister of Labour may propose the names of individuals to be included in the list established under paragraph 6 of Article 23.10 of the Agreement and propose, for inclusion in that list, the names of individuals to serve as the chairperson of a Panel of Experts established under that Article.Powers of Minister of the EnvironmentThe Minister of the Environment may propose the names of individuals to be included in the list established under paragraph 6 of Article 24.15 of the Agreement and propose, for inclusion in that list, the names of individuals to serve as the chairperson of a Panel of Experts established under that Article.
Operation of Chapter Twenty-NineThe Minister is to designate an agency, division or branch of the Government of Canada to facilitate the operation of Chapter Twenty-Nine of the Agreement.
Expenses
Payment of expensesThe Government of Canada is to pay its appropriate share of the aggregate ofthe expenses incurred by tribunals established under the Agreement and the remuneration and expenses payable to members of those tribunals;the expenses incurred by arbitration panels and Panels of Experts established under the Agreement and the remuneration and expenses payable to those arbitrators, panellists on those Panels of Experts and mediators; andthe expenses incurred by the CETA Joint Committee and the specialized committees, bilateral dialogues, working groups and other bodies established under the Agreement and the remuneration and expenses payable to representatives on the CETA Joint Committee and those specialized committees and to members of those bilateral dialogues, working groups and other bodies.
Orders
Orders re Article 29.14 of AgreementThe Governor in Council may, for the purpose of suspending obligations in accordance with Article 29.14 of the Agreement, by order, do any one or more of the following:suspend rights or privileges granted by Canada to the European Union and its member states or to goods, service suppliers, investors or investments of investors of the European Union and its member states under the Agreement or any federal law;modify or suspend the application of any federal law with respect to the European Union and its member states or to goods, service suppliers, investors or investments of investors of the European Union and its member states;extend the application of any federal law to the European Union and its member states or to goods, service suppliers, investors or investments of investors of the European Union and its member states;take any other measure that the Governor in Council considers necessary.Period of orderUnless repealed, an order made under subsection (1) has effect for the period specified in the order.
Related AmendmentsR.S., c. E-19Export and Import Permits Act
1994, c. 47, s. 100; 2006, c. 13, s. 109The definitions export allocation and import allocation in subsection 2(1) of the Export and Import Permits Act are replaced by the following:export allocation means an export allocation issued under paragraph 6.2(2)(b) or 6.3(3)(b); (autorisation d’exportation)import allocation means an import allocation issued under paragraph 6.2(2)(b); (autorisation d’importation)The definition free trade partner in subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a):an EU country or other CETA beneficiary,Subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:CETA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (AÉCG)EU country or other CETA beneficiary has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (pays de l’Union européenne ou autre bénéficiaire de l’AÉCG)2014, c. 14, s. 17(2)Subsection 2(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:Goods imported from certain countriesFor the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from one of the following countries or territories if they are shipped directly to Canada from that country or territory, within the meaning of sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff:a NAFTA countryan EU country or other CETA beneficiaryChileCosta RicaHonduras
2004, c. 15, s. 54; 2006, c. 13, s. 110The portion of subsection 3(1) of the French version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Liste : exportation contrôléeLe gouverneur en conseil peut dresser une liste des marchandises et des technologies dont, à son avis, il est nécessaire de contrôler l'exportation ou le transfert à l’une ou plusieurs des fins suivantes :
The portion of subsection 5(1) of the French version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Liste des marchandises d’importation contrôléeLe gouverneur en conseil peut dresser la liste des marchandises d’importation contrôlée comprenant les articles dont, à son avis, il est nécessaire de contrôler l’importation pour l’une ou plusieurs des fins suivantes :
2012, c. 26, s. 53Subsection 5(3.4) of the Act is replaced by the following:Exception for goods imported from certain countriesAn order made under subsection (3) or (3.2) may exclude goods of any kind imported from a country listed in Schedule 1 if it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on the basis of a report under the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that the quantity of those goods being imported is not a principal cause of serious injury or threat of serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods.
2014, c. 14, s. 18Subsections 5.2(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Addition to Export Control List or Import Control List — Schedule 2If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that it is advisable to collect information with respect to the exportation or importation of any goods in respect of which a specified quantity is eligible each year for the rate of duty provided for in provisions, set out in column 2 of Schedule 2, of an intergovernmental arrangement set out in column 1, the Governor in Council may, by order and without reference to that quantity, include those goods on the Export Control List or the Import Control List, or on both, in order to facilitate the collection of that information.Addition to Import Control List — Schedule 3If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that, for the purposes of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement set out column 1 of Schedule 3, it is advisable to collect information with respect to the importation of any goods listed in the provisions of that arrangement set out in column 2, the Governor in Council may, by order, include those goods on the Import Control List in order to facilitate the collection of that information.
1994, c. 47, s. 106The heading before section 6.2 of the Act is replaced by the following:Import or Export Access
Section 6.2 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):Determination of quantities — exportIf any goods, other than softwood lumber products to which section 6.3 applies, have been included on the Export Control List under paragraph 3(1)(d), for the purpose of implementing CETA, or under paragraph 3(1)(f), the Minister may determine export access quantities, or the basis for calculating them, for the purposes of subsection (2), 7(1) or (1.1) or section 8.31.1994, c. 47, s. 106The portion of subsection 6.2(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:Allocation methodIf the Minister has determined a quantity of goods under subsection (1) or (1.1), the Minister may1994, c. 47, s. 106Paragraph 6.2(2)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:issue an import allocation or an export allocation, as the case may be, to any resident of Canada who applies for the allocation, subject to the regulations and any terms and conditions the Minister may specify in the allocation.1994, c. 47, s. 106Subsection 6.2(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:Transfer of allocationThe Minister may consent to the transfer of an import allocation or an export allocation from one resident of Canada to another.
The Act is amended by adding the following after section 8.3:
Export permits — allocationDespite subsection 7(1), if goods have been included on the Export Control List, the Minister shall, at the request of any person who has been issued an export allocation under paragraph 6.2(2)(b) with respect to the goods, issue to that person a permit to export the goods, subject tothe export allocation; andthe person’s compliance with any regulations made under section 12.
2001, c. 28, s. 50; 2014, c. 14, s. 19Section 9.1 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Minister may issue certificate — Schedule 4The Minister may, for the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement with a country listed in column 1 of Schedule 4 or with an international organization acting on behalf of such a country — or of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement applicable to a territory listed in column 1 — respecting the administration of the provisions set out in column 2, issue a certificate with respect to an exportation of goods to that country or territory stating the specific quantity of those goods that, on importation into the country or territory, is eligible for the rate of duty provided for in the provisions set out in column 3.
2012, c. 26, s. 54The schedule to the Act is renumbered as Schedule 1.
The Act is amended by adding, after Schedule 1, the Schedules 2 to 4 set out in Schedule 1 to this Act.
R.S., c. F-11Financial Administration Act
Schedule VII to the Financial Administration Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016.
R.S., c. F-27Food and Drugs Act
Subsection 30(1) of the Food and Drugs Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (q) and by adding the following after paragraph (r):respecting the implementation, in relation to any food, drug, cosmetic or device, of international agreements that affect them; andprescribing anything that by this Act is to be prescribed.
1993, c. 34, s. 73; 2004, c. 23, s. 3Section 37 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Conditions under which exports exemptThis Act does not apply to any packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device ifit is manufactured or prepared in Canada;it is intended for export and is not manufactured or prepared for consumption or use in Canada nor sold for consumption or use in Canada;a certificate that the package and its contents do not contravene any known requirement of the law of the country to which it is or is about to be consigned has been issued in respect of the package and its contents in prescribed form and manner; andthe packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device meets any other prescribed requirement.Exception — ActDespite subsection (1),section 4, subsection 5(1) and section 7 apply to any food;section 8, subsection 9(1) and section 11 apply to any drug that is not a natural health product within the meaning of the Natural Health Products Regulations;sections 16 and 18 apply to any cosmetic; andsection 19 and subsection 20(1) apply to any device.Exception — regulationsDespite subsection (1), any prescribed provision of the regulations respecting the method of manufacture, preparation, preserving, packaging, storing and testing of any food, drug, cosmetic or device continues to apply to any packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device.Exception — General Council DecisionDespite subsection (1), this Act applies in respect of any drug or device to be manufactured for the purpose of being exported in accordance with the General Council Decision, as defined in subsection 30(6), and the requirements of the Act and the regulations apply to the drug or device as though it were a drug or device to be manufactured and sold for consumption or use in Canada, unless the regulations provide otherwise.
R.S., c. I-3Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act
Section 2 of the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:EU country or other CETA beneficiary has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (pays de l’Union européenne ou autre bénéficiaire de l’AÉCG)
2012, c. 26, s. 58The portion of paragraph 3(2)(f.1) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:the importation of bulk spirits into a province from a country or territory listed in column 1 of the schedule by a licensed distiller for the purpose of being packaged by the distiller, if the spirits
2012, c. 26, s. 59; 2014, c. 14, s. 22The heading of column 1 of the schedule to the Act is replaced by “Country or Territory”.
The schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in column 1 and a corresponding reference to “Canada–European Union Tariff in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff” in column 2.
R.S., c. P-4Patent Act
The definition regulation and rule in section 2 of the Patent Act is repealed.1994, c. 47, s. 141The definition country in section 2 of the Act is replaced by the following:country includes a WTO Member, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act; (pays)The definition legal representatives in section 2 of the Act is replaced by the following:legal representatives includes heirs, executors, administrators of the estate, liquidators of the succession, guardians, curators, tutors, transferees and all other persons claiming through applicants for patents and patentees of inventions or through holders of certificates of supplementary protection; (représentants légaux)Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:regulation includes a rule or form; (règlement)rule includes a regulation or form; (règle)Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:certificate of supplementary protection means a certificate issued by the Minister of Health under section 113; (certificat de protection supplémentaire)holder means, with respect to a certificate of supplementary protection, the person for the time being that is entitled to the benefit of the certificate; (titulaire)
Subsection 7(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Officers of Patent Office not to deal in patents, etc.No officer or employee of the Patent Office shall buy, sell, acquire or traffic in any invention, patent, right to a patent, certificate of supplementary protection or right to such a certificate, or any interest in any of them, and every purchase, sale, acquisition or transfer of any of them, or of any interest in any of them, made by or to such an officer or employee is void or, in Quebec, null.
R.S., c. 33 (3rd Supp.), s. 3Paragraph 12(1)(a) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:régir la forme et le contenu des demandes de brevet;R.S., c. 33 (3rd Supp.), s. 3Paragraph 12(1)(g) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:régir le paiement des taxes réglementaires, y compris le moment et la manière selon laquelle ces taxes doivent être payées, les surtaxes qui peuvent être levées pour les paiements en souffrance, ainsi que les circonstances dans lesquelles les taxes peuvent être remboursées en tout ou en partie;1993, c. 15, s. 29(2)Paragraph 12(1)(j.8) of the Act is replaced by the following:authorizing the Commissioner to extend, subject to any prescribed terms and conditions, the time fixed by or under this Act in respect of any business before the Patent Office for doing anything where the Commissioner is satisfied that the circumstances justify the extension;
R.S., c. 33 (3rd Supp.), s. 7Section 26 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Annual reportThe Commissioner shall, in each year, cause to be prepared and laid before each House of Parliament a report of the Commissioner’s activities under this Act.
1993, c. 15, s. 34Section 29 of the Act is repealed.
Section 47 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):Certificate of supplementary protectionSubsection (1) also applies in the case where the original patent is set out in a certificate of supplementary protection and the original patent’s term has expired, except that in that case the issuance of the new patent, whose term remains expired, is for the purpose of establishing the rights, privileges and liberties granted under the certificate.Subsection 47(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:Effet du nouveau brevetL’abandon visé au paragraphe (1) ne prend effet qu’au moment de la délivrance du nouveau brevet, et ce nouveau brevet, ainsi que la description et spécification rectifiée, a le même effet en droit, dans l’instruction de toute action engagée par la suite pour tout motif survenu subséquemment, que si cette description et spécification rectifiée avait été originalement déposée dans sa forme corrigée, avant la délivrance du brevet original. Dans la mesure où les revendications du brevet original et du brevet redélivré sont identiques, un tel abandon n’atteint aucune instance pendante au moment de la redélivrance, ni n’annule aucun motif d’instance alors existant, et le brevet redélivré, dans la mesure où ses revendications sont identiques à celles du brevet original, constitue une continuation du brevet original et est maintenu en vigueur sans interruption depuis la date du brevet original.
Subsection 53(3) of the Act is repealed.
1993, c. 2, s. 4; 2001, c. 10, s. 2(2)Subsection 55.2(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the infringement of any patent that, directly or indirectly, could result or results from the making, construction, use or sale of a patented invention in accordance with subsection (1), including regulationsrespecting the conditions that must be fulfilled before a document — including a notice, certificate or permit — concerning any product to which a patent may relate may be issued to any person under any Act of Parliament that regulates the manufacture, construction, use or sale of that product, in addition to any conditions provided for by or under that Act;respecting the earliest day on which such a document may be issued to a person and the earliest day on which it may take effect, and respecting the manner in which each day is to be determined;respecting the issuance, suspension or revocation of such a document in circumstances where, directly or indirectly, the document’s issuance could result or results in the infringement of a patent;respecting the prevention and resolution of disputes with respect to the day on which such a document may be issued or take effect;respecting the prevention and resolution of disputes with respect to the infringement of a patent that could result directly or indirectly from the manufacture, construction, use or sale of a product referred to in paragraph (a);respecting the resolution of disputes with respect to the infringement of a patent that results directly or indirectly from the manufacture, construction, use or sale of such a product;conferring rights of action with respect to disputes referred to in any of paragraphs (d) to (f);restricting or excluding the application of other rights of action under this Act or another Act of Parliament to disputes referred to in any of paragraphs (d) to (f);designating the court of competent jurisdiction in which a proceeding with respect to rights of action referred to in paragraph (g) is to be heard;respecting such proceedings, including the procedure of the court in the matter, the defences that may be pleaded, the remedies that may be sought, the joinder of parties and of rights of action and the consolidation of other proceedings, the decisions and orders the court may make and any appeals from those decisions and orders; andspecifying who may be an interested person for the purposes of subsection 60(1) with respect to disputes referred to in paragraph (e).
1993, c. 15, s. 49 Section 62 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Judgment voiding patentA patent, or part of a patent, that is voided by a judgment shall be and be held to have been void and of no effect, unless the judgment is reversed on appeal as provided in section 63.
Subsection 66(3) of the Act is repealed.
Subsection 68(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:ServiceThe Commissioner shall consider the matters alleged in the application and declarations referred to in subsection (1) and, if satisfied that the applicant has a bona fide interest and that a case for relief has been made, the Commissioner shall direct the applicant to serve copies of the application and declarations on the patentee and on any other persons appearing from the records of the Patent Office to be interested in the patent, and the applicant shall advertise the application bothin the Canada Gazette; andon the website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office or in any other prescribed location.
Section 75 of the Act is replaced by the following:
OffencesEvery person is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to a fine of not more than $200 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three months, or to both, whowithout the consent of the patentee, marks in any way on anything made or sold by the person, and for the sole making or selling of which they are not the patentee, the name or any imitation of the name of any patentee for the sole making or selling of that thing;without the consent of the patentee, marks in any way on anything not purchased from the patentee, the words “Patent”, “Letters Patent”, “Queen’s (or King’s) Patent”, “Patented” or any word or words with a similar meaning, with the intent of counterfeiting or imitating the stamp, mark or device of the patentee, or of deceiving the public and inducing them to believe that the thing in question was made or sold by or with the patentee’s consent; orwith intent to deceive the public, offers for sale as patented in Canada any article that is neither patented in Canada nor protected by a certificate of supplementary protection in Canada.Certificate of supplementary protectionEvery person is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to a fine of not more than $200 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three months, or to both, whoduring the term of a certificate of supplementary protection, without the consent of the certificate’s holder, marks in any way on anything made or sold by the person, and for the sole making or selling of which they are not the holder of a certificate of supplementary protection, the name or any imitation of the name of any holder of a certificate of supplementary protection for the sole making or selling of that thing;after a certificate of supplementary protection has been issued and before the end of its term, without the consent of the certificate’s holder, marks in any way on anything not purchased from that holder the words “Certificate of Supplementary Protection”, “Protected by a Certificate of Supplementary Protection” or any words with a similar meaning, with the intent of counterfeiting or imitating that holder’s stamp, mark or device, or of deceiving the public and inducing them to believe that the thing in question was made or sold by or with that holder’s consent; orwith the intent to deceive the public, offers for sale as protected by a certificate of supplementary protection in Canada any article thatis neither patented in Canada nor protected by a certificate of supplementary protection in Canada, oris patented in Canada but for which no certificate of supplementary protection has been issued.
Subsection 78(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Time limit deemed extendedIf any time limit or period of limitation specified under this Act, in respect of any business before the Patent Office, expires on a day when the Patent Office is closed for business, that time limit or period of limitation shall be deemed to be extended to the next day when the Patent Office is open for business.
1993, c. 2, s. 7The heading “Patented Medicines” before section 79 of the Act is replaced by the following:Patented or Protected Medicines
1993, c. 2. , s. 7The definition breveté ou titulaire d’un brevet in subsection 79(1) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:breveté ou titulaire d’un brevet La personne ayant pour le moment droit à l’avantage d’un brevet pour une invention liée à un médicament, ainsi que quiconque peut exercer tout droit d’un titulaire dans un cadre autre qu’une licence prorogée en vertu du paragraphe 11(1) de la Loi de 1992 modifiant la Loi sur les brevets. (patent­ee)Subsection 79(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:medicine includes a drug, as defined in section 104, and a medicinal ingredient; (médicament)rights holder means, in respect of an invention pertaining to a medicine, a patentee and the person for the time being entitled to the benefit of a certificate of supplementary protection for that invention, and includes, if any other person is entitled to exercise rights in relation to the certificate, that other person in respect of those rights; (titulaire de droits)
1993, c. 2, s. 7The portion of subsection 80(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Pricing information, etc., required by regulationsA rights holder for an invention pertaining to a medicine shall, as required by and in accordance with the regulations, provide the Board with the information and documents that the regulations may specify respecting
1993, c. 2, s. 7Paragraph 80(1)(c) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:the costs of making and marketing the medicine, if that information is available to the rights holder in Canada or is within the knowledge or control of the rights holder;1993, c. 2, s. 7The portion of subsection 80(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:Former rights holderSubject to subsection (3), a person who is a former rights holder for an invention pertaining to a medicine shall, as required by and in accordance with the regulations, provide the Board with the information and documents that the regulations may specify respecting1993, c. 2, s. 7Paragraphs 80(2)(b) and (c) of the Act are replaced by the following:the price at which the medicine was sold in any market in Canada and elsewhere during the period in which the person was a rights holder for the invention;the costs of making and marketing the medicine produced during that period, whether incurred before or after the patent was issued or the certificate of supplementary protection took effect, if that information is available to the person in Canada or is within the knowledge or control of the person;1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 80(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:LimitationSubsection (2) does not apply to a person who has not, for a period of three or more years, been entitled to the benefit of the patent or certificate of supplementary protection, as the case may be, or to exercise any rights in relation to the patent or certificate.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 81(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Pricing information, etc. required by BoardThe Board may, by order, require a rights holder or former rights holder for an invention pertaining to a medicine to provide the Board with information and documents respectingin the case of a rights holder, any of the matters referred to in paragraphs 80(1)(a) to (e);in the case of a former rights holder, any of the matters referred to in paragraphs 80(2)(a) to (e); andany other related matters that the Board may require.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 81(2) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:Compliance with orderA rights holder or former rights holder in respect of whom an order is made under subsection (1) shall comply with the order within the time that is specified in the order or as the Board may allow.1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 81(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:LimitationNo order may be made under subsection (1) in respect of a former rights holder who, more than three years before the day on which the order is proposed to be made, ceased to be entitled to the benefit of the patent or certificate of supplementary protection, as the case may be, or to exercise any rights in relation to the patent or certificate.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsections 82(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Notice of introductory priceA rights holder for an invention pertaining to a medicine who intends to sell the medicine in a market in Canada in which it has not previously been sold shall, as soon as practicable after determining the date on which the medicine will be first offered for sale in that market, notify the Board of its intention and of that date.Pricing information and documentsIf the Board receives a notice under subsection (1) from a rights holder or otherwise has reason to believe that a rights holder for an invention pertaining to a medicine intends to sell the medicine in a market in Canada in which the medicine has not previously been sold, the Board may, by order, require the rights holder to provide the Board with information and documents respecting the price at which the medicine is intended to be sold in that market.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 82(3) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:Compliance with orderSubject to subsection (4), a rights holder in respect of whom an order is made under subsection (2) shall comply with the order within the time that is specified in the order or as the Board may allow.1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 82(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:LimitationNo rights holder shall be required to comply with an order made under subsection (2) prior to the 60th day preceding the date on which the rights holder intends to first offer the medicine for sale in the relevant market.
1993, c. 2, s. 7; 1994, c. 26, s. 54(F)Section 83 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Order re excessive pricesIf the Board finds that a rights holder for an invention pertaining to a medicine is selling the medicine in any market in Canada at a price that, in the Board’s opinion, is excessive, the Board may, by order, direct the rights holder to cause the maximum price at which the rights holder sells the medicine in that market to be reduced to the level that the Board considers not to be excessive and that is specified in the order.Order re excessive pricesSubject to subsection (4), if the Board finds that a rights holder for an invention pertaining to a medicine has, while a rights holder, sold the medicine in any market in Canada at a price that, in the Board’s opinion, was excessive, the Board may, by order, direct the rights holder to do any one or more of the following things that will, in the Board’s opinion, offset the amount of the excess revenues estimated by it to have been derived by the rights holder from the sale of the medicine at an excessive price:reduce the price at which the rights holder sells the medicine in any market in Canada, to the extent and for the period that are specified in the order;to the extent and for the period that are specified in the order, reduce the price at which the rights holder sells, in any market in Canada, any other medicine to which a patented invention, or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection, of the rights holder pertains;pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada an amount that is specified in the order.Order re excessive pricesSubject to subsection (4), if the Board finds that a former rights holder for an invention pertaining to a medicine had, while a rights holder, sold the medicine in any market in Canada at a price that, in the Board’s opinion, was excessive, the Board may, by order, direct the former rights holder to do any one or more of the following things that will, in the Board’s opinion, offset the amount of the excess revenues estimated by it to have been derived by the former rights holder from the sale of the medicine at an excessive price:to the extent and for the period that are specified in the order, reduce the price at which the former rights holder sells, in any market in Canada, a medicine to which a patented invention, or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection, of the former rights holder pertains; orpay to Her Majesty in right of Canada an amount that is specified in the order.If policy to sell at excessive priceIf the Board, having regard to the extent and duration of the sales of the medicine at an excessive price, is of the opinion that the rights holder or former rights holder has engaged in a policy of selling the medicine at an excessive price, the Board may, by order, in lieu of any order it may make under subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be, direct the rights holder or former rights holder to do any one or more of the things referred to in that subsection that will, in the Board’s opinion, offset not more than twice the amount of the excess revenues estimated by it to have been derived by the rights holder or former rights holder from the sale of the medicine at an excessive price.Excess revenuesIn estimating the amount of excess revenues under subsection (2), (3) or (4), the Board shall not consider any revenues derived by a rights holder or former rights holder before December 20, 1991 or any revenues derived by a former rights holder after they ceased to be entitled to the benefit of the patent or certificate of supplementary protection, as the case may be, or to exercise any rights in relation to the patent or certificate.Right to hearingBefore the Board makes an order under this section, it shall provide the rights holder or former rights holder with a reasonable opportunity to be heard.Limitation periodNo order may be made under this section in respect of a former rights holder who, more than three years before the day on which the proceedings in the matter commenced, ceased to be entitled to the benefit of the patent or certificate of supplementary protection, as the case may be, or to exercise any rights in relation to the patent or certificate.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsections 84(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
ComplianceA rights holder or former rights holder who is required by any order made under section 83 to reduce the price of a medicine shall commence compliance with the order within one month after the date of the order or within a greater period after that date that the Board determines is practical and reasonable, having regard to the circumstances of the rights holder or former rights holder.ComplianceA rights holder or former rights holder who is directed by any order made under section 83 to pay an amount to Her Majesty shall pay that amount within one month after the date of the order or within a greater period after that date that the Board determines is practical and reasonable, having regard to the circumstances of the rights holder or former rights holder.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 84(3) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:Debt due to Her MajestyAn amount payable by a rights holder or former rights holder to Her Majesty under any order made under section 83 constitutes a debt due to Her Majesty and may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 85(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:Research costsIn determining under section 83 whether a medicine is being or has been sold in any market in Canada at an excessive price, the Board shall not take into consideration research costs other than the Canadian portion of the world costs related to the research that led to the invention pertaining to that medicine or to the development and commercialization of that invention, calculated in proportion to the ratio of sales by the rights holder in Canada of that medicine to total world sales.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsections 88(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Sales and expense information, etc., to be providedA rights holder for an invention pertaining to a medicine shall, as required by and in accordance with the regulations, or as the Board may, by order, require, provide the Board with the information and documents that the regulations or the order may specify respectingthe identity of the licensees in Canada of the rights holder;the revenue of the rights holder, and details of the source of the revenue, whether direct or indirect, from sales of medicine in Canada; andthe expenditures made by the rights holder in Canada on research and development relating to medicine.Additional informationIf the Board believes on reasonable grounds that any person has information or documents pertaining to the value of sales of medicine in Canada by a rights holder or the expenditures made by a rights holder in Canada on research and development relating to medicine, the Board may, by order, require the person to provide the Board with any of the information or documents that are specified in the order, or with copies of them.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 89(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
ReportThe Board shall in each year submit to the Minister a report setting outthe Board’s estimate of the proportion, as a percentage, that the expenditures of each rights holder in Canada in the preceding year on research and development relating to medicine is of the revenues of those rights holders from sales of medicine in Canada in that year; andthe Board’s estimate of the proportion, as a percentage, that the total of the expenditures of rights holders in Canada in the preceding year on research and development relating to medicine is of the total of the revenues of those rights holders from sales of medicine in Canada in that year.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 89(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:ExceptionThe Board shall, in the report, identify the rights holders in respect of whom an estimate referred to in subsection (1) is given in the report, and may, in the report, identify any person who has failed to comply with subsection 88(1) or (2) at any time in the year in respect of which the report is made.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsection 96(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:GuidelinesSubject to subsection (5), the Board may issue guidelines with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction but such guidelines are not binding on the Board or any rights holder or former rights holder.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Subsections 100(2) and (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:ContentsThe report shall containa summary of pricing trends in the pharmaceutical industry; andthe name of each rights holder and former rights holder in respect of whom an order was made under subsection 81(1) or 82(2) or section 83 during the year and a statement as to the status of the matter in respect of which the order was made.Report summaryThe summary referred to in paragraph (2)(a) may be based on information and documents provided to the Board by any rights holder or former rights holder under section 80, 81 or 82 or in any proceeding under section 83, but shall not be set out in a manner that would make it possible to identify that rights holder or former rights holder.
1993, c. 2, s. 7Paragraph 101(1)(d) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:specifying factors for the purposes of subsection 85(1) or (2), including factors relating to the introductory price of any medicine to which a patented invention, or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection, pertains;1993, c. 2, s. 7Paragraph 101(1)(h) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:requiring or authorizing the Board to perform the duties, in addition to those provided for in this Act, that are specified in the regulations, including duties to be performed by the Board in relation to the introductory price of any medicine to which a patented invention, or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection, pertains; and
1999, c. 26, s. 50Section 103 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Agreements with provincesThe Minister may enter into agreements with any province respecting the distribution of, and may pay to that province out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounts received or collected by the Receiver General under section 83 or 84 or in respect of an undertaking given by a rights holder or former rights holder that is accepted by the Board in lieu of holding a hearing or making an order under section 83, less any costs incurred in relation to the collection and distribution of those amounts.
1999, c. 26, s. 50The Act is amended by adding the following after section 103:Supplementary Protection for Inventions — Medicinal IngredientsInterpretation
DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this section and in sections 105 to 134.authorization for sale has the meaning assigned by regulations. (autorisation de mise en marché)drug means a substance or a mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use inthe diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder or abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; orrestoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals. (drogue)Minister means the Minister of Health. (ministre)
InterpretationFor the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134, if a patent is reissued under section 47, it is deemed to have been granted on the day on which the original patent was granted and its application filing date is deemed to be the day on which the application for the original patent was filed.Human and veterinary usesFor the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134, a medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients contained in a drug authorized for human use and a medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients contained in a drug authorized for veterinary use are to be treated as different medicinal ingredients or different combinations of medicinal ingredients, as the case may be.Same medicinal ingredient — human useIf medicinal ingredients contained in drugs authorized for human use differ from each other only with respect to a prescribed variation, they are to be treated as the same medicinal ingredient for the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134.Same medicinal ingredient — veterinary useIf medicinal ingredients contained in drugs authorized for veterinary use differ from each other only with respect to a prescribed variation, they are to be treated as the same medicinal ingredient for the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134.Same combination — human useIf combinations of medicinal ingredients contained in drugs authorized for human use differ from each other only with respect to a variation in the ratio between those ingredients, they are to be treated as the same combination of medicinal ingredients for the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134.Same combination — veterinary useIf combinations of medicinal ingredients contained in drugs authorized for veterinary use differ from each other only with respect to a variation in the ratio between those ingredients, they are to be treated as the same combination of medicinal ingredients for the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134.
Application for Certificate of Supplementary Protection
ApplicationOn the payment of the prescribed fee, a patentee may apply to the Minister for a certificate of supplementary protection for a patented invention if all of the following conditions are met:the patent is not void and it meets any prescribed requirements;the filing date for the application for the patent is on or after October 1, 1989;the patent pertains in the prescribed manner to a medicinal ingredient, or combination of medicinal ingredients, contained in a drug for which an authorization for sale of the prescribed kind was issued on or after the day on which this section comes into force;the authorization for sale is the first authorization for sale that has been issued with respect to the medicinal ingredient or the combination of medicinal ingredients, as the case may be;no other certificate of supplementary protection has been issued with respect to the medicinal ingredient or the combination of medicinal ingredients, as the case may be;if an application for a marketing approval, equivalent to an authorization for sale, was submitted in a prescribed country with respect to the medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients, as the case may be, before the application for the authorization for sale was filed with the Minister, the application for the authorization for sale was filed before the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day on which the first such application for a marketing approval was submitted.Issuance — paragraph (1)(e)Another certificate of supplementary protection is considered to have been issued for the purposes of paragraph (1)(e) even if that other certificate is subsequently held to be invalid or void or it never takes effect or ceases to have effect.When application to be filedAn application for a certificate of supplementary protection shall be filed with the Minister before the end of the prescribed period that begins onthe day on which the authorization for sale is issued, if the patent is granted on or before that day; orthe day on which the patent is granted, if the patent is granted after the day on which the authorization for sale is issued.ExceptionDespite subsection (3), no application shall be filed within the prescribed period preceding the expiry of the term of the patent under section 44 without taking into account section 46.Contents of applicationAn application for a certificate of supplementary protection shallset out the number, as recorded in the Patent Office, of the patent — as well as the medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients and the number of the authorization for sale — in relation to which the certificate is sought;if paragraph (1)(f) applies with respect to the application, specify the day on which the first application for a marketing approval that is equivalent to an authorization for sale was made and the country in which that application was made; andset out any prescribed information.One patent per applicationEach application is permitted to set out only one patent.
Information to be providedAn applicant shall provide the Minister with any additional information that the Minister considers necessary.RefusalWhenever the Minister is satisfied that any of the requirements set out in section 106 are not met with respect to an application for a certificate of supplementary protection, the Minister may refuse the application. The Minister shall notify the applicant of a refusal and of the grounds for it.
Order of priority — same authorization for saleSubsections (2) to (4) apply in determining the priority of applications for a certificate of supplementary protection that set out the same authorization for sale.Patents granted on or before authorization for saleAn application setting out a patent that was granted on or before the day on which the authorization for sale was issued has the same priority as every other such application.Priority over patents granted after authorization for saleAn application setting out a patent that was granted on or before the day on which the authorization for sale was issued has priority over an application setting out a patent that is granted after that date.Patents granted after authorization for sale — priorityPriority among applications setting out patents that were granted after the day on which the authorization for sale was issued is established according to the date on which the patent was granted, with an earlier date having priority over a later date and patents granted on the same date having the same priority.
Applications with same authorization for sale and priorityIf two or more pending applications set out the same authorization for sale and have the same priority, the Minister shall provide each applicant with a written notice setting out the name and contact information of all the applicants, as well as the number, as recorded in the Patent Office, of the patent set out in each application.
Declaration of non-complianceA pending application for a certificate of supplementary protection may be declared invalid or void by the Federal Court for non-compliance with section 106 at the instance of another applicant whose application for a certificate sets out the same authorization for sale and the same priority.LimitationA proceeding to obtain a declaration under subsection (1) shall be commenced before the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day that is specified by the Minister in the written notice sent under section 109.Copy to MinisterAnyone who commences such a proceeding, or an appeal or application for leave to appeal with respect to such a proceeding, shall provide the Minister with a copy ofany document that commences the proceeding, appeal or application, immediately after the document is filed with the court; andany document that marks the end of the proceeding, appeal or application, immediately after the document is issued by or filed with the court.
Expiry of pending applicationsIf two or more applications that set out the same authorization for sale and have the same priority are still pending at the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day specified in the written notice sent under section 109, all of those applications expire at that end of that period. However, if any proceedings are brought under section 110 with respect to any of those applications, all of those applications — if two or more are still pending — expire at the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day on which the last of any of the proceedings to be completed is finally disposed of.Expiry of application with lower priorityA pending application that sets out the same authorization for sale as another application of higher priority expires on the day on which the Minister issues a certificate of supplementary protection in respect of that other application.
WithdrawalAn applicant for a certificate of supplementary protection may withdraw their application in accordance with the regulations.
Certificate of Supplementary Protection
Issue of certificateThe Minister shall issue, to the patentee, a certificate of supplementary protection for the patented invention set out in the patentee’s application if, on the day of issuance,the Minister is satisfied that all requirements set out in section 106 are met;the applicable period referred to in subsection 106(3) for filing the application has ended;there is no other pending application that sets out the same authorization for sale and that has priority over, or the same priority as, the application; andany court proceedings, brought under section 110 with respect to the application or to another pending application that sets out the same authorization for sale and that has priority over, or the same priority as, the application, have been finally disposed of.
Contents of certificateA certificate of supplementary protection shall set outthe number, as recorded in the Patent Office, of the patent set out in the application;the medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients set out in the application;a statement as to whether the certificate relates to use in humans or to veterinary use;the number of the authorization for sale set out in the application; andthe day on which the certificate’s term begins and the day on which the term ends, as determined under section 116.
Scope of supplementary protectionThe issuance of a certificate of supplementary protection grants the certificate’s holder and their legal representatives, during the certificate’s term, the same rights, privileges and liberties that are granted by the patent set out in the certificate, but only with respect to the making, constructing, using and selling of any drug that contains the medicinal ingredient, or combination of medicinal ingredients, set out in the certificate, by itself or in addition to any other medicinal ingredient.No infringement — exportDespite subsection (1), it is not an infringement of the certificate of supplementary protection for any person to make, construct, use or sell the medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients for the purpose of export from Canada.
ValidityAfter the certificate is issued, it shall, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, be valid and avail the holder and the holder’s legal representatives for its term.Taking effectA certificate of supplementary protection takes effect on the expiry of the term under section 44, without taking into account section 46, of the patent set out in the certificate, but the certificate takes effect only if the patent remains valid until, and not void before, the expiry of that term.Calculation of termThe certificate’s term is calculated by subtracting five years from the period beginning on the filing date of the application for the patent and ending on the day on which the authorization for sale set out in the certificate is issued, but in any event is for a maximum of two years.Reduction in periodDespite subsection (3), if the person to whom the authorization for sale set out in the certificate is issued is also the patentee, the Minister may, if he or she is of the opinion that that person’s failure to act resulted in a period of unjustified delay in the process of obtaining the authorization for sale, reduce the term of the certificate when issuing it by the amount of that period.Never takes effectA certificate of supplementary protection that has been issued never takes effect if the calculation of its term, including any reduction under subsection (3), produces a result of zero or a negative value.
Revocation of certificateThe Minister shall revoke a certificate of supplementary protection in the prescribed circumstances.
Transfer
Transfer of patentA certificate of supplementary protection, or an application for one, is not transferable other than by the transfer of the patent, or part of the patent, that is set out in the certificate or application.Whole of patentIf the whole of the patent is transferred, the certificate or application is transferred accordingly.Part of patentIf part of the patent is transferred, any part of the certificate or application — including, as the case may be, the whole of it — that corresponds to the transferred part of the patent is transferred accordingly.For greater certaintyFor greater certainty, the transfer of part of an application for a certificate of supplementary protection does not result in its division into more than one application.
Administrative Matters
Applications, fees and documentsApplications, fees and documents relating to certificates of supplementary protection shall be submitted to the Minister.
Inspection by publicThe Minister shall ensure that the prescribed contents of all certificates of supplementary protection and applications for a certificate are made available for public inspection under the conditions that may be prescribed.Non-applicationSubsection (1) does not apply with respect to the contents of applications for a certificate that are refused, declared invalid or void, expired or withdrawn.
Copy in case of loss or destructionThe Minister may issue a certified copy of a certificate of supplementary protection to replace one that is lost or destroyed.
Issuance of patent under section 47If a patent set out in a certificate of supplementary protection or in a pending application for such a certificate is surrendered, and a new patent is issued, under section 47, the holder of the certificate or the applicant shall, before the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day on which the new patent is issued, provide the Minister with written notice of the number, as recorded in the Patent Office, of the new patent to which the certificate or application relates.One patentIf more than one new patent is issued under section 47, the holder of the certificate or the applicant shall provide the number for only one of the new patents.New certificateIf notice is provided under subsection (1) by a holder of a certificate, the Minister shall issue a new certificate of supplementary protection, setting out the new patent number, to replace the original certificate. The new certificate’s term is the then unexpired term of the original certificate.Effect of new certificateThe new certificate is deemed to have been issued on the day on which the new patent is issued. The original certificate and the new certificate have the same effect in law, in any action commenced after the issuance of the new certificate for any cause accruing after that issuance, as if the new patent had been set out in the original certificate; however, insofar as the claims of the new patent and the original patent are identical, the issuance of the new certificate does not affect any action pending at the time of the issuance of the new certificate or abate any cause of action that existed at that time and the new certificate constitutes a continuation of the original certificate and has effect accordingly.ApplicationIf notice is provided under subsection (1) by an applicant for a pending application, the Minister shallamend the application to set out the new patent number; andprovide written notice of the amendment to any other applicant referred to in section 109 with respect to the application.Effect of amendment to applicationThe amended application has the same effect, for the purposes of sections 106 to 113, as if the pending application had been originally filed in its amended form.
Use of Certificates of Supplementary Protection by Government
ApplicationSections 19 to 19.2 apply with respect to certificates of supplementary protection, withany reference to “patented invention” to be read, with any grammatical adaptations, as a reference to “invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection”; andany reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of the certificate of supplementary protection”.
Infringement and Impeachment
Action for infringementAn action for the infringement of a certificate of supplementary protection may be brought in the same manner as an action for the infringement of a patent, and the following provisions apply to the action:sections 54, 57 and 59, with any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”;subsection 55(1), and subsection 55(3) as it applies to that subsection (1), with any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”, any reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of the certificate of supplementary protection” and any reference to “grant” to be read as a reference to “taking of effect”;section 55.01;section 55.1, with any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection” and any reference to “patented process” to be read as a reference to “process protected by the certificate of supplementary protection”;subsections 55.2(1) and (6), with any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection” and any reference to “patented invention” to be read as a reference to “invention protected by the certificate of supplementary protection”;subsection 56(1), with any reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of a certificate of supplementary protection that sets out that patent”;section 58, with the reference to “a patent that contains two or more claims” to be read as a reference to a “two or more claims in a patent that is set out in a certificate of supplementary protection” and with the reference to “the patent as if it” to be read as a reference to “the certificate as if the patent set out in it”.Regulations — subsection 55.2(4)The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the infringement of any certificate of supplementary protection that, directly or indirectly, could result or results from the making, construction, use or sale of a patented invention or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection in accordance with subsection 55.2(1), including regulations described in paragraphs 55.2(4)(a) to (k), withany reference in those paragraphs to a “patent” to be read as a reference to a “certificate of supplementary protection”; andthe reference in paragraph 55.2(4)(k) to “subsection 60(1)” to be read as a reference to “subsection 125(1)”.Inconsistency or conflictIn the event of an inconsistency or conflict between regulations made under subsection (2) and any Act of Parliament or regulations made under such an Act, the regulations made under subsection (2) prevail to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.
ImpeachmentA certificate of supplementary protection, or any claim in the patent set out in such a certificate, may be declared invalid or void — including on the basis that the certificate was issued despite non-compliance with any of the requirements, as they existed at the time that the certificate was issued, of subsection 106(1) or that the patent set out in the certificate no longer complies with the requirements, as they existed at that time, set out in paragraph 106(1)(c) — by the Federal Court at the instance of the Attorney General of Canada or any interested person.ApplicationSubsections 60(2) and (3) apply with respect to a certificate of supplementary protection, with any reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of a certificate of supplementary protection” and any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”.
Judgment voiding certificate or claimA certificate of supplementary protection, or a claim in the patent set out in such a certificate, that is voided by a judgment shall be and be held to have been void and of no effect, unless the judgment is reversed on appeal as provided in subsection (2).AppealEvery judgment voiding a certificate of supplementary protection or any claim in the patent set out in such a certificate, and every judgment refusing to do so, is subject to appeal to any court having appellate jurisdiction in other cases decided by the court by which the judgment was rendered.
Abuse of Rights
Abuse of patent rightsThe Commissioner may, in respect of application under section 65, exercise any of the powers under any of paragraphs 66(1)(a), (d) and (e) with respect to an issued certificate of supplementary protection if he or she is satisfied that a case of abuse of the exclusive rights under the patent that is set out in the certificate has been established.Abuse — application to CommissionerThe Attorney General of Canada or an interested person may, at any time after a certificate of supplementary protection takes effect and after the expiry of three years from the date of the grant of the patent set out in the certificate, apply to the Commissioner alleging that there has been an abuse of the exclusive rights granted under a certificate of supplementary protection issued with respect to that patent and asking for relief under this Act.What amounts to abuseThe exclusive rights under a certificate of supplementary protection are abused in any of the following circumstances:the demand in Canada for a drug that contains the medicinal ingredient or a combination of the medicinal ingredients set out in the certificate is not being met to an adequate extent and on reasonable terms;by reason of the refusal of the certificate’s holder to grant a licence or licences on reasonable terms, the trade or industry of Canada or the trade of any person or class of persons trading in Canada, or the establishment of any new trade or industry in Canada, is prejudiced, and it is in the public interest that a licence or licences should be granted;any trade or industry in Canada, or any person or class of persons engaged in such a trade or industry, is unfairly prejudiced by the conditions attached by the certificate’s holder to the purchase, hire, licence, use or working of the invention protected by the certificate.
Provisions that applySections 66 to 71, other than paragraph 66(1)(c), apply for the purposes of section 127, withany reference to “patent”, other than with respect to the Patent Office, to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”;any reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of the certificate of supplementary protection”;any reference in paragraphs 66(1)(d) and (e) and subsection 68(1) to “section 65” to be read as a reference to “section 127”;any reference in subsection 69(1) or section 71 to “sections 65 to 70” to be read as a reference to “sections 66 to 70 and 127”; andthe reference in subsection 69(3) to “the Minister” to be read as a reference to “the Minister of Industry”.
General
Electronic form and meansSubject to the regulations, any document, information or fee that is submitted to the Minister under this Act may be submitted in any electronic form, and by any electronic means, that is specified by the Minister.Collection, storage, etc.Subject to the regulations, the Minister may use electronic means to create, collect, receive, store, transfer, distribute, publish, certify or otherwise deal with documents or information under sections 106 to 134.DefinitionIn this section, electronic, in reference to a form or means, includes optical, magnetic and other similar forms or means.
Certified copies as evidenceIn any action or proceeding respecting a certificate of supplementary protection authorized to be had or taken in Canada under this Act, a copy purporting to be certified by the Minister of any such certificate, or of any other document that is made by or filed with the Minister and is connected to such a certificate, may be produced before the court or other tribunal, or a judge or member of the court or tribunal, and the copy purporting to be so certified may be admitted in evidence without production of the original and without proof of the Minister’s certification.
Costs of proceedingsIn all proceedings before any court under this Act, including, for greater certainty, an application for judicial review of a decision of the Minister under this Act, the costs of the Minister are in the discretion of the court, but the Minister shall not be ordered to pay the costs of any other of the parties.
Time limit deemed extendedIf any time period fixed under any of sections 106 to 134 in respect of dealings with the Minister ends on a prescribed day or a day that is designated by the Minister, that time period is extended to the next day that is not a prescribed day or a designated day.Power to designate dayThe Minister may, on account of unforeseen circumstances and if the Minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, designate any day for the purposes of subsection (1). If a day is designated, the Minister shall inform the public of that fact on the Department of Health’s website.
User Fees ActThe User Fees Act does not apply in respect of the fees referred to in section 106 or 134.
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make rules or regulationsdefining the term authorization for sale;respecting the form and contents of applications for certificates of supplementary protection;respecting the processing of such applications;respecting the determination of when, for the purpose of paragraph 106(1)(f), an application for an authorization for sale was filed and, for the purpose of subsection 106(3), an application for a certificate of supplementary protection is filed;prescribing the fees or the manner of determining the fees that may be charged in respect of the filing of applications for certificates of supplementary protection, the issuance of such certificates or the taking of other proceedings under sections 106 to 133 or under any rule or regulation made under this section, or in respect of any services or the use of any facilities provided by the Minister under those sections or such a rule or regulation;respecting the payment of any prescribed fees including the time when and the manner in which such fees shall be paid, the additional fees that may be charged for the late payment of such fees and the circumstances in which any fees previously paid may be refunded in whole or in part;respecting the submission, including in electronic form and by electronic means, of documents and information to the Minister, including the time at which they are deemed to be received by the Minister;respecting the use of electronic means for the purposes of subsection 129(2), including requiring the use of those electronic means;respecting the withdrawal of an application for a certificate of supplementary protection;respecting communications between the Minister and any other person;respecting the correction of obvious errors in documents submitted to the Minister, in certificates of supplementary protection or in other documents issued under sections 106 to 133, includingthe determination by the Minister of what constitutes an obvious error, andthe effect of the correction; andgenerally, for carrying into effect the objects and purposes of sections 104 to 133 or for ensuring their due administration by the Minister.For greater certaintyFor greater certainty, the Governor in Council may make rules or regulations under paragraphs 12(1)(d), (g), (h) and (k) for the purposes of this section and sections 104 to 133.
R.S., c. T-13Trade-marks Act
1994, c. 47, s. 190(2)The definitions confusing and geographical indication in section 2 of the Trade-marks Act are replaced by the following:confusing, when applied as an adjective to a trade-mark or trade-name, means, except in sections 11.13 and 11.21, a trade-mark or trade-name the use of which would cause confusion in the manner and circumstances described in section 6; (créant de la confusion)geographical indication means an indication that identifies a wine or spirit, or an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule, as originating in the territory of a WTO Member, or a region or locality of that territory, if a quality, reputation or other characteristic of the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is essentially attributable to its geographical origin; (indication géographique)
1994, c. 47, s. 192Sections 11.11 and 11.12 of the Act are replaced by the following:Geographical Indications
DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this section and in sections 11.12 to 11.24.Minister means the Minister designated under subsection (2). (ministre)responsible authority means, in relation to a wine or spirit, or an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule, the person, firm or other entity that, in the Minister’s opinion, is, by reason of state or commercial interest, sufficiently connected with and knowledgeable about that wine or spirit or that agricultural product or food to be a party to any proceedings under this Act. (autorité compétente)Designation of MinisterThe Governor in Council may, by order, designate any federal minister to be the Minister for the purposes of this section and sections 11.12 to 11.24.When indication confusing with trade-markFor the purposes of sections 11.13 and 11.21, an indication identifying an agricultural product or food is confusing with a trade-mark if the use of both the indication and the trade-mark in the same area would be likely to lead to the inference that the agricultural product or food associated with the indication originates from the same source as the goods or services associated with the trade-mark.What to be consideredFor the purposes of sections 11.13 and 11.21, in determining whether an indication is confusing with a trade-mark, the Registrar or the Federal Court, as the case may be, shall have regard to all the surrounding circumstances, includingthe length of time that the indication has been used to identify the agricultural product or food with which it is associated as originating in the territory, or the region or locality of a territory, and the extent to which it has become known;the degree of resemblance between the indication and the trade-mark, including in appearance or sound or in the ideas suggested by them; andwith respect to the trade-mark,its inherent distinctiveness and the extent to which it has become known,the length of time that it has been in use, andthe nature of the goods, services or business that is associated with it.
ListThere shall be kept under the supervision of the Registrar a list of geographical indications and, in the case of geographical indications identifying an agricultural product or food, translations of those indications.Statement of Minister — indicationIf a statement by the Minister in respect of an indication is published on the website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office setting out the information mentioned in subsection (3), the Registrar shall enter the indication, and any translation of the indication set out in the statement, on the list ifno statement of objection has been filed and served on the responsible authority in accordance with subsection 11.13(1) and the time for the filing of a statement of objection has expired; ora statement of objection has been so filed and served, but it has been withdrawn or deemed under subsection 11.13(6) to have been withdrawn or it has been rejected under subsection 11.13(7) or, if an appeal is taken, it is rejected in the final judgment given in the appeal.Statement of Minister — translationIf a statement by the Minister is published on the website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office setting out the information mentioned in subsection (3.1) in respect of a translation of an indication on the list that identifies an agricultural product or food, the Registrar shall enter the translation on the list ifno statement of objection has been filed and served on the responsible authority in accordance with subsection 11.13(1) and the time for the filing of the statement of objection has expired; ora statement of objection has been so filed and served, but it has been withdrawn or deemed under subsection 11.13(6) to have been withdrawn or it has been rejected under subsection 11.13(7) or, if an appeal is taken, it is rejected in the final judgment given in the appeal.Information — indicationFor the purposes of subsection (2), the statement by the Minister must set out all of the following information:that the Minister proposes that the indication and, if applicable, a translation of the indication, in the case of an indication that identifies an agricultural product or food, be entered on the list;in the case of an indication that identifies a wine or spirit, that the indication identifies a wine or that the indication identifies a spirit;in the case of an indication that identifies an agricultural product or food, the common name of the agricultural product or food and the category set out in the schedule to which it belongs;the territory, or the region or locality of a territory, in which the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is identified as originating;the name of the responsible authority in relation to the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food and the address of the responsible authority’s principal office or place of business in Canada or, if the responsible authority has no office or place of business in Canada, the name and address in Canada of a person or firm on whom any document may be served with the same effect as if it had been served on the responsible authority itself;the quality, reputation or other characteristic of the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food that, in the Minister’s opinion, qualifies that indication as a geographical indication;that, except in the case of an indication identifying a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food as originating in Canada, the indication is protected by the law applicable to the territory in which the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is identified as originating, as well as particulars of the protection.Information — translationFor the purposes of subsection (2.1), the statement by the Minister must set out all of the following information:that the Minister proposes that the translation be entered on the list;the indication on the list that corresponds to the translation;the common name of the agricultural product or food that the indication identifies and the category set out in the schedule to which it belongs;the name of the responsible authority in relation to the agricultural product or food and the address of the responsible authority’s principal office or place of business in Canada or, if the responsible authority has no office or place of business in Canada, the name and address in Canada of a person or firm on whom any document may be served with the same effect as if it had been served on the responsible authority itself.Removal from listThe Registrar shall remove an indication or any translation of an indication from the liston the publication of a statement by the Minister on the website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office specifying that the indication or the translation is to be removed; orif the Federal Court makes an order under subsection 11.21(1) for the removal of the indication or the translation.Obvious errorThe Registrar may, within six months after the day on which an indication or a translation of an indication is entered on the list, correct any error in that entry that is obvious from the documents relating to the indication or the translation in question that are, at the time that the entry is made, on file in the Registrar’s office.Evidence of entryA copy of any entry on the list purporting to be certified to be true by the Registrar is evidence of the facts set out in it.Evidence of statementEvidence of a statement by the Minister may be given by the production of a copy of the statement purporting to be certified to be true by the Registrar.Certified copiesThe Registrar shall, on request and on payment of the prescribed fee, furnish a copy certified by the Registrar of any entry on the list or of any statement by the Minister.
1994, c. 47, s. 192Subsections 11.13(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Statement of objectionWithin two months after the publication of a statement referred to in subsection 11.12(2) or (2.1), any person interested may, on payment of the prescribed fee, file with the Registrar, and serve on the responsible authority in the prescribed manner, a statement of objection.Grounds — indicationA statement of objection with respect to an indication may be based on any of the following grounds:that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is not a geographical indication;that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food;that, except in the case of an indication identifying a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food as originating in Canada, when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is not protected by the law applicable to the territory in which the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is identified as originating;in the case of an indication identifying an agricultural product or food, that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is confusing witha registered trade-mark,a trade-mark that was previously used in Canada and that has not been abandoned, ora trade-mark in respect of which an application for registration was previously filed in Canada and remains pending.Grounds — translationA statement of objection with respect to a translation may be based on any of the following grounds:that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the translation is not a faithful translation of the indication;that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the translation is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the agricultural product or food;that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the translation is confusing witha registered trade-mark,a trade-mark that was previously used in Canada and that has not been abandoned, ora trade-mark in respect of which an application for registration was previously filed in Canada and remains pending.
1994, c. 47, s. 192Paragraph 11.13(3)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:each ground of objection in sufficient detail to enable the responsible authority to reply to it; and1994, c. 47, s. 192Subsection 11.13(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:Frivolous objectionAt any time before the day on which the responsible authority files a counter statement, the Registrar may, at the responsible authority’s request or on his or her own initiative, reject the statement of objection if the Registrar considers that the statement does not raise a substantial issue for decision and shall give notice of his or her decision to the objector and to the responsible authority.Power to strikeAt any time before the day on which the responsible authority files a counter statement, the Registrar may, at the responsible authority’s request, strike all or part of the statement of objection if the statement or part of itis not based on any of the grounds set out in subsection (2) or (2.1); ordoes not set out a ground of objection in sufficient detail to enable the responsible authority to reply to it.Counter statementWithin two months after a statement of objection has been served on the responsible authority, the responsible authority may file a counter statement with the Registrar and serve a copy on the objector in the prescribed manner, and if the responsible authority does not so file and serve a counter statement, the indication or the translation shall not be entered on the list kept under subsection 11.12(1). The counter statement need only state that the responsible authority intends to respond to the objection.1994, c. 47, s. 192The portion of subsection 11.13(5) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:Evidence and hearingBoth the objector and the responsible authority shall be given an opportunity, in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, to submit evidence and to make representations to the Registrar unless1994, c. 47, s. 192Subsections 11.13(6) and (7) of the Act are replaced by the following:ServiceThe objector and the responsible authority shall, in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, serve on each other any evidence and written representations that they submit to the Registrar.No evidence — objectorThe objection is deemed to have been withdrawn if, in the prescribed circumstances, the objector does not submit and serve evidence or a statement that the objector does not wish to submit evidence.No evidence — responsible authorityThe indication or the translation shall not be entered on the list if, in the prescribed circumstances, the responsible authority does not submit and serve evidence or a statement that the responsible authority does not wish to submit evidence.DecisionAfter considering the evidence and representations of the objector and the responsible authority, the Registrar shall accept or reject the objection, in whole or in part, and notify the parties of the decision and the reasons for it.Effect of decision on translationsThe Registrar shall not enter any translation of an indication on the list if the Registrar accepts the objection with respect to the indication or, if an appeal is taken, the objection is accepted in the final judgment given in the appeal.
Section 11.14 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):Prohibited useNo person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,a protected geographical indication identifying a wine in respect of a wine that originates in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication if that wine was not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory; ora translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that wine.Prohibited adoption of indication for spiritsNo person shall adopt in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,a protected geographical indication identifying a spirit in respect of a spirit not originating in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication; ora translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that spirit.Prohibited useNo person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,a protected geographical indication identifying a spirit in respect of a spirit not originating in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication or adopted contrary to subsection (4); ora translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that spirit.Prohibited useNo person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,a protected geographical indication identifying a spirit in respect of a spirit that originates in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication if that spirit was not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory; ora translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that spirit.
1994, c. 47, s. 192; 2001, c. 27, s. 271; 2014, c. 32, s. 53(F) Sections 11.15 to 11.17 of the Act are replaced by the following:
Prohibited adoption of indication for agricultural products or foodNo person shall adopt in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,a protected geographical indication identifying an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule in respect of an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category that does not originate in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication; ora translation on the list kept under subsection 11.12(1) of the protected geographical indication in respect of that agricultural product or food.Prohibited useNo person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,a protected geographical indication identifying an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule in respect of an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category that does not originate in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication or adopted contrary to subsection (1); ora translation on the list kept under subsection 11.12(1) of the protected geographical indication in respect of that agricultural product or food.Prohibited useNo person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,a protected geographical indication identifying an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule in respect of an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category that originates in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication if that agricultural product or food was not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory; ora translation on the list kept under subsection 11.12(1) of the protected geographical indication in respect of that agricultural product or food.
Exception when authorizedSections 11.14 and 11.15 and paragraphs 12(1)(g) to (h.1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of a protected geographical indication, or any translation of it in any language, with the consent of the responsible authority.Exception for personal namesSections 11.14 and 11.15 do not prevent a person from using, in the course of trade, the person’s name or the name of the person’s predecessor in title, except where the name is used in such a manner as to mislead the public.Exception for comparative advertisingSections 11.14 and 11.15 do not prevent a person from using a protected geographical indication, or any translation of it in any language, in comparative advertising.Exception not applicable to labels or packagingSubsection (3) does not apply to comparative advertising on labels or packaging.
Continued use — wines or spiritsSection 11.14 does not apply to the continued and similar use of a protected geographical indication identifying a wine or spirit, or any translation of it in any language, by a Canadian who has used it in a continuous manner in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of goods or servicesin good faith before April 15, 1994; orfor at least 10 years before that date.Definition of CanadianFor the purposes of subsection (1), Canadian meansa Canadian citizen;a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act who has been ordinarily resident in Canada for not more than one year after the day on which they first became eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship; andan entity that carries on business in Canada.Use — certain cheesesSection 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of any of the indications “Asiago”, “Feta”, “Φέτα” (Feta), “Fontina”, “Gorgonzola” or “Munster”, or any translation of them in any language, by a person if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule, before October 18, 2013.Use with qualifying termSection 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of any of the indications “Asiago”, “Feta”, “Φέτα” (Feta), “Fontina”, “Gorgonzola” or “Munster”, or any translation of them in any language, in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule, ifa qualifying term such as “kind”, “type”, “style” or “imitation” is used in connection with the indication or the translation; andthe geographical origin of the cheese is clearly displayed on the cheese or on the packaging in which it is distributed, or is in any other manner associated with the cheese so that notice of the cheese’s origin is given to the person to whom the cheese is transferred.Use of the indication “Beaufort”Section 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Beaufort”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person ifthe person or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation for at least 10 years before October 18, 2013 in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule; orthe person uses the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of a cheese product that was produced in the proximity of the Beaufort Range on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.Use of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”Section 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of fresh, frozen and processed meats, as set out in the schedule, for at least five years before October 18, 2013.Use of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”Section 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of dry-cured meats, as set out in the schedule, for at least 10 years before October 18, 2013.RestrictionFor the purposes of subsections (3) and (5) to (7), no person is a predecessor in title if they only transferred the right to use the indication or the translation, or both.
1994, c. 47, s. 192; SOR/2004-85, ss.1(1) to (3)Subsections 11.18(1) to (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Exception for disuseSections 11.14 and 11.15 and paragraphs 12(1)(g) to (h.1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of a protected geographical indication, or any translation of it in any language, if the indication has ceased to be protected by the law applicable to the territory in which the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is identified as originating, or has fallen into disuse in that territory.Exceptions for customary namesSections 11.14 and 11.15 and paragraphs 12(1)(g) to (h.1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of a protected geographical indication that is identical toa term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food;a customary name of a grape variety existing in Canada on or before the day on which the WTO Agreement comes into force; ora customary name of a plant variety or an animal breed existing in Canada on or before the day on which the indication is entered on the list kept under subsection 11.12(1).Exception for translation — customary termSections 11.14 and 11.15 and paragraphs 12(1)(g) to (h.1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of a translation of a protected geographical indication that is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food.Exception for common names for winesSubsections 11.14(1) to (3) and paragraph 12(1)(g) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of the following indications in respect of wines:
1994, c. 47, s. 192The portion of subsection 11.18(4) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:Exception for common names for spiritsSubsections 11.14(4) to (6) and paragraph 12(1)(h) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of the following indications in respect of spirits:1994, c. 47, s. 192Subsection 11.18(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:Exception for common names for agricultural products or foodSection 11.15 and paragraph 12(1)(h.1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of the following indications in respect of an agricultural product or food:Valencia Orange;Orange Valencia;Valencia;Black Forest Ham;Jambon Forêt Noire;Tiroler Bacon;Bacon Tiroler;Parmesan;St. George Cheese;Fromage St-George; andFromage St-Georges.Spelling variationsFor purposes of subsection (4.1), the indications set out in paragraphs (f) and (g) include spelling variations of those indications in English and French.Exception — “county”Section 11.15 and paragraph 12(1)(h.1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of the term “county”, or any translation of it in any language, in association with an agricultural product or food if that term is used to refer to the name of a territorial division or an administrative division of a territory.Powers of Governor in CouncilThe Governor in Council may, by order, amend any of subsections (3) to (4.1) by adding or deleting an indication in respect of a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food, as the case may be.
1994, c. 47, s. 192Subsection 11.19(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:Proceedings after five yearsIn proceedings respecting a registered trade-mark commenced after the expiry of five years from the earlier of the date of registration of the trade-mark in Canada and the date on which use of the trade-mark by the person who filed the application for registration of the trade-mark or that person’s predecessor in title has become generally known in Canada, the registration must not be expunged or amended or held invalid on the basis of any of paragraphs 12(1)(g) to (h.1) unless it is established that the person who filed the application for registration of the trade-mark did so with knowledge that the trade-mark was in whole or in part a protected geographical indication.
1994, c. 47, s. 192Section 11.2 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Acquired rights — winesSection 11.14 and paragraph 12(1)(g) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark in association with a wine of a protected geographical indication, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they have, in good faith, before the later of January 1, 1996 and the day on which protection of the indication in the territory indicated by the indication begins,filed an application in accordance with section 30 for, or secured the registration of, the trade-mark in association with a wine; oracquired rights through use to the trade-mark in respect of a wine.Acquired rights — spiritsSection 11.14 and paragraph 12(1)(h) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark in association with a spirit of a protected geographical indication, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they have, in good faith, before the later of January 1, 1996 and the day on which protection of the indication in the territory indicated by the indication begins,filed an application in accordance with section 30 for, or secured the registration of, the trade-mark in association with a spirit; oracquired rights through use to the trade-mark in respect of a spirit.Acquired rights — agricultural products and foodSection 11.15 and paragraph 12(1)(h.1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark in association with an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule of a protected geographical indication, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they have, in good faith, before the day on which a statement by the Minister is published under subsection 11.12(2) or (2.1) in respect of the indication or translation,filed an application in accordance with section 30 for, or secured the registration of, the trade-mark in association with an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category; oracquired rights through use to the trade-mark in respect of an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category.
Removal from the listOn the application of any person interested, the Federal Court has exclusive jurisdiction to order the Registrar to remove an indication or a translation from the list of geographical indications kept under subsection 11.12(1) on any of the grounds set out in subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be.Grounds — indicationThe grounds for the removal of an indication arethat, on the day on which the application is made, the indication is not a geographical indication;that, on the day on which the application is made, the indication is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food;that, except in the case of an indication identifying a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food as originating in Canada, when the statement by the Minister in respect of the indication is published or on the day on which the application is made, the indication is not protected by the law applicable to the territory in which the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is identified as originating;in the case of an indication identifying an agricultural product or food, that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is confusing witha registered trade-mark, ora trade-mark that was previously used in Canada and that has not been abandoned; orin the case of an indication identifying an agricultural product or food, thatwhen the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is confusing with a trade-mark in respect of which an application for registration was previously filed in Canada, andon the day on which the application is made, that application for registration remains pending or the trade-mark is registered.Grounds — translationThe grounds for the removal of a translation arethat, on the day on which the application is made, the translation is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the agricultural product or food;that, when the statement by the Minister in respect of the translation is published, the translation is confusing witha registered trade-mark, ora trade-mark that was previously used in Canada and that has not been abandoned;thatwhen the statement by the Minister in respect of the translation is published, the translation is confusing with a trade-mark in respect of which an application for registration was previously filed in Canada, andon the day on which the application is made, that application for registration remains pending or the trade-mark is registered; orthat, when the statement by the Minister in respect of the translation is published, the translation is not a faithful translation of the indication.How application is madeAn application shall be made by the filing of an originating notice of motion, by counter-claim in an action for an act contrary to section 11.14 or 11.15, or by statement of claim in an action claiming additional relief under this Act.Summary proceedingsThe proceedings on an application shall be heard and determined summarily on evidence adduced by affidavit unless the Federal Court directs otherwise.Effect of order on translationIf the Federal Court orders the removal of an indication identifying an agricultural product or food from the list, the Registrar shall remove any translation of that indication from the list.
CETA indicationsParagraph 11.18(2)(a) and section 11.21 do not apply with respect to a protected geographical indication that is listed in Part A of Annex 20-A, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Twenty of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016.
Canada — Korea indicationsParagraphs 11.18(2)(a) and (c) and section 11.21 do not apply with respect to an indication that is a protected geographical indication and that is included in the following list:GoryeoHongsam;GoryeoBaeksam;GoryeoSusam;IcheonSsal;ginseng rouge de Corée;ginseng blanc de Corée;ginseng frais de Corée;riz Icheon;Korean Red Ginseng;Korean White Ginseng;Korean Fresh Ginseng;Icheon Rice.
Powers of Governor in CouncilThe Governor in Council may, by order, amend the schedule by adding or deleting a category of agricultural product or food.
Paragraphs 12(1)(g) and (h) of the Act are replaced by the following:in whole or in part a protected geographical indication identifying a wine, where the trade-mark is to be registered in association with a wine not originating in a territory indicated by the geographical indication;in whole or in part a protected geographical indication identifying a spirit, where the trade-mark is to be registered in association with a spirit not originating in a territory indicated by the geographical indication;in whole or in part a protected geographical indication, and the trade-mark is to be registered in association with an agricultural product or food — belonging to the same category, as set out in the schedule, as the agricultural product or food identified by the protected geographical indication — not originating in a territory indicated by the geographical indication; and
1994, c. 47, s. 196Subsection 20(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:ExceptionThe registration of a trade-mark does not prevent a person from making any use of any of the indications mentioned in subsection 11.18(3) in association with a wine, any of the indications mentioned in subsection 11.18(4) in association with a spirit or any of the indications mentioned in subsection 11.18(4.1) in association with an agricultural product or food.
2014, c. 32, s. 43The definition relevant registered trade-mark in section 51.02 of the Act is replaced by the following:relevant protected mark meansa trade-mark registered for goods that is identical to, or cannot be distinguished in its essential aspects from, a trade-mark on such goods, including their labels or packaging, that are detained by a customs officer; ora protected geographical indication identifying, as the case may be, a wine or spirit, or an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule, that is identical to, or cannot be distinguished in its essential aspects from, an indication on such a wine or spirit or such an agricultural product or food, or on their labels or packaging, that is detained by a customs officer. (marque protégée en cause)Section 51.02 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:owner, with respect to a protected geographical indication identifying a wine or spirit or agricultural product or food, means the responsible authority, as defined in section 11.11, for the wine or spirit or agricultural product or food identified by the indication. (propriétaire)protected mark means a registered trade-mark or a protected geographical indication. (marque protégée)
2014, c. 32, s. 43Subsection 51.03(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:Wine or spiritsWine or spirits shall not be imported or exported if they, or their labels or packaging, bear a protected geographical indication and the wine or spiritsdo not originate in the territory indicated by the indication; ordo originate in the territory indicated by the indication but were not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory.Agricultural products or foodAn agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule shall not be imported or exported if it, or its label or packaging, bears a protected geographical indication and the agricultural product or fooddoes not originate in the territory indicated by the indication; ordoes originate in the territory indicated by the indication, but was not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory.ExceptionSubsections (2.1) and (2.2) do not apply ifthe sale or distribution of the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food — or, if the label or packaging of that wine, spirit or agricultural product or food bears a protected geographical indication and the sale or distribution of that wine, spirit or agricultural product or food in association with that label or packaging — would not be contrary to this Act;the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is imported or exported by an individual in their possession or baggage and the circumstances, including the number of such goods, indicate that they are intended only for the individual’s personal use; orthe wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food, while being shipped from one place outside Canada to another, is in customs transit control or customs transhipment control in Canada.RestrictionThe contravention of subsection (1), (2.1) or (2.2) does not give rise to a remedy under section 53.2.
2014, c. 32, s. 43Section 51.04 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Request for assistanceThe owner of a protected mark may file with the Minister, in the form and manner specified by the Minister, a request for assistance in pursuing remedies under this Act with respect to goods imported or exported in contravention of section 51.03.Information in requestThe request for assistance shall include the name and address in Canada of the owner of the protected mark and any other information that is required by the Minister, including information about the trade-mark and the goods for which it is registered or, in the case of a geographical indication, the goods identified by the indication.Validity periodA request for assistance is valid for a period of two years beginning on the day on which it is accepted by the Minister. The Minister may, at the request of the owner of the protected mark, extend the period for two years, and may do so more than once.SecurityThe Minister may, as a condition of accepting a request for assistance or of extending a request’s period of validity, require that the owner of the protected mark furnish security, in an amount and form fixed by the Minister, for the payment of an amount for which the owner of the protected mark becomes liable under section 51.09.UpdateThe owner of the protected mark shall inform the Minister in writing, as soon as feasible, of any changes tothe validity of the protected mark that is the subject of the request for assistance;the ownership of the protected mark; orthe goods for which the trade-mark is registered or, in the case of a geographical indication, the goods identified by the indication.
2014, c. 32, s. 43The portion of subsection 51.06(1) of the French version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Fourniture de renseignements en vue de l’exercice de recoursL’agent des douanes qui a des motifs raisonnables de soupçonner que des produits qu’il retient en vertu de l’article 101 de la Loi sur les douanes sont interdits d’importation ou d’exportation au titre de l’article 51.03 peut, à sa discrétion, fournir au propriétaire de la marque protégée en cause, si celui-ci a présenté une demande d’aide acceptée par le ministre à l’égard de cette marque, des échantillons des produits ainsi que des renseignements au sujet des produits qui pourraient lui être utiles pour l’exercice de ses recours au titre de la présente loi, tels que :
2002, c. 8, s. 177 Section 61 of the Act is replaced by the following:
JudgmentsAn officer of the Registry of the Federal Court shall file with the Registrar a certified copy of every judgment or order made by the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada relating to any trade-mark on the register or to any protected geographical indication.
The Act is amended by adding the following before section 66:
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting the list to be kept under subsection 11.12(1), including information relating to the listed geographical indications and translations to be included on the list; andrespecting proceedings under section 11.13, including documents relating to those proceedings.
1993, c. 15, s. 71The heading before section 69 of the Act is replaced by the following:Transitional Provisions
Use of the indication “Beaufort”During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Beaufort”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule, for less than 10 years before October 18, 2013.Use of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of fresh, frozen and processed meats, as set out in the schedule, for less than five years before October 18, 2013.Use of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of dry-cured meats, as set out in the schedule, for less than 10 years before October 18, 2013.RestrictionFor the purposes of subsections 68.1(1) to (3), no person is a predecessor in title if they only transferred the right to use the indication or the translation, or both.
The Act is amended by adding, at the end of the Act, the schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Act.
Replacement of “relevant registered trade-mark”The Act is amended by replacing “relevant registered trade-mark” with “relevant protected mark” wherever it occurs in the following provisions:sections 51.05 and 51.06;sections 51.08 and 51.09;subsection 51.11(5); andsection 51.12.
Replacement of “trade-mark owner”The English version of the Act is amended by replacing “trade-mark owner” with “owner of the mark” wherever it occurs in the following provisions:paragraph 51.06(3)(c); andparagraphs 51.09(1)(b) and (c) and 5(a).
R.S., c. 28 (1st Supp.)Investment Canada Act
2009, c. 2, s. 449Section 14.2 of the Investment Canada Act is replaced by the following:
Limits for trade agreement investors — paragraph 14(1)(a) or (b)Despite the limits set out in subsections 14(3) and 14.1(1), an investment described in paragraph 14(1)(a) or (b) by a trade agreement investor, other than a state-owned enterprise, or — if the Canadian business that is the subject of the investment is, immediately prior to the implementation of the investment, controlled by a trade agreement investor — by a non-Canadian other than a trade agreement investor and other than a state-owned enterprise, is reviewable under section 14 only if the enterprise value, calculated in the prescribed manner, of the assets described in paragraph 14(3)(a) or (b), as the case may be, is equal to or greater thanfor an investment implemented at any time in the period that begins on the day on which this paragraph comes into force and that ends on December 31 of the following calendar year, $1,500,000,000, andfor an investment implemented in any subsequent calendar year, the amount determined in respect of that calendar year under subsection (3).Limits for trade agreement investors — paragraph 14(1)(c) or (d)Despite the limits set out in subsections 14(3) and (4), an investment described in paragraph 14(1)(c) or (d) by an investor described in any of the following paragraphs is reviewable under section 14 only if the enterprise value, calculated in the prescribed manner, of the assets described in paragraph 14(3)(b) or subsection 14(4), as the case may be, is equal to or greater than the applicable amount referred to under paragaph (1)(a) or (b):a trade agreement investor that is neither a WTO investor as defined in subsection 14.1(6) nor a state-owned enterprise; ora non-Canadian that is not a trade agreement investor, a WTO investor as defined in subsection 14.1(6) or a state-owned enterprise, if the Canadian business that is the subject of the investment is, immediately prior to the implementation of the investment, controlled by a trade agreement investor.AmountThe amount for any year for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) shall be determined by the Minister in January of that year by rounding off to the nearest million dollars the amount arrived at by using the following formula:(Current Nominal GDP at Market Prices / Previous Year Nominal GDP at Market Prices) × amount determined for previous yearwherethe Current Nominal GDP at Market Prices is the average of the Nominal Gross Domestic Products at market prices for the most recent four consecutive quarters; andthe Previous Year Nominal GDP at Market Prices is the average of the Nominal Gross Domestic Products at market prices for the four consecutive quarters for the comparable period in the year preceding the year used in calculating the Current Nominal GDP at Market Prices.Publication in Canada GazetteAs soon as possible after determining the amount for any particular year, the Minister shall publish the amount in the Canada Gazette.ExceptionThis section does not apply in respect of an investment to acquire control of a Canadian business that is a cultural business, as defined in subsection 14.1(6).DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this section.controlled by a trade agreement investor, with respect to a Canadian business, means, despite subsection 28(2),the ultimate direct or indirect control in fact of the Canadian business by a trade agreement investor through the ownership of voting interests; orthe ownership by a trade agreement investor of all or substantially all of the assets used in carrying on the Canadian business. (sous le contrôle d’un investisseur (traité commercial))trade agreement country means a country other than Canada that is a party either to the Agreement described in subparagraph (a)(i) of the definition trade agreement investor in this subsection or to a trade agreement listed in column 1 of the schedule. (pays (traité commercial))trade agreement investor meansan individual, other than a Canadian, who isa natural person within the meaning of Article 8.1 of the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act, ora national within the meaning of any provision set out in column 2 of the schedule corresponding to a trade agreement set out in column 1;the government of a trade agreement country, whether federal, state or local, or an agency of such a government;an entity that is not a Canadian-controlled entity, as determined under subsection 26(1) or (2), and that is a trade agreement investor-controlled entity, as determined in accordance with subsection (7);a corporation or limited partnership that meets the following criteria:it is not a Canadian-controlled entity, as determined under subsection 26(1),it is not an entity described in paragraph (c),less than a majority of its voting interests are owned by trade agreement investors,it is not controlled in fact through the ownership of its voting interests, andtwo thirds of the members of its board of directors, or two thirds of its general partners, as the case may be, are any combination of Canadians and trade agreement investors;a trust that meets the following criteria:it is not a Canadian-controlled entity, as determined under subsection 26(1) or (2),it is not an entity described in paragraph (c),it is not controlled in fact through the ownership of its voting interests, andtwo thirds of its trustees are any combination of Canadians and trade agreement investors; orany other form of business organization specified by the regulations that is controlled by a trade agreement investor. (investisseur (traité commercial))InterpretationFor the purpose only of determining whether an entity is a trade agreement investor-controlled entity under paragraph (c) of the definition trade agreement investor in subsection (6),subsections 26(1) and (2) and section 27 apply and, for that purpose,every reference in those provisions to “Canadian” or “Canadians” shall be read and construed as a reference to “trade agreement investor” or “trade agreement investors”, respectively,every reference in those provisions to “non-Canadian” or “non-Canadians” shall be read and construed as a reference to “non-Canadian other than a trade agreement investor,” or “non-Canadians, other than trade agreement investors,” respectively, except for the reference to “non-Canadians” in subparagraph 27(d)(ii), which shall be read and construed as a reference to “not trade agreement investors”,every reference in those provisions to “Canadian-controlled” shall be read and construed as a reference to “trade agreement investor-controlled”, andthe reference in subparagraph 27(d)(i) to “Canada” shall be read and construed as a reference to “a trade agreement country”; andif two persons, one being a Canadian and the other being a trade agreement investor, own equally all of the voting shares of a corporation, the corporation is deemed to be trade agreement investor-controlled.
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make any regulations that the Governor in Council considers necessary for carrying out the purposes and provisions of sections 14.1 and 14.11.
OrderThe Governor in Council may, by order, amend the schedule by adding, deleting or replacing the name of a trade agreement in column 1 or a corresponding provision setting out the meaning of “national” in column 2.
The Act is amended by adding, after section 51, the schedule set out in Schedule 3 to this Act.
R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp.)Customs Act
Subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:CETA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (AÉCG)EU country or other CETA beneficiary has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (pays de l’Union européenne ou autre bénéficiaire de l’AÉCG)
2009, c. 6, s. 24(1)The portion of paragraph 42.1(1)(a) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:conduct a verification of origin of goods for which preferential tariff treatment under a free trade agreement, other than a free trade agreement referred to in subsection (1.1), is claimed2009, c. 6, ss. 24(2) and (3)Subsections 42.1(1.1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:Method of verification — certain agreementsAny officer, or any officer within a class of officers, designated by the President for the purposes of this section, or any person, or any person within a class of persons, designated by the President to act on behalf of such an officer, may, subject to any prescribed conditions, conduct any of the following:a verification of origin of goods for which preferential tariff treatment under CEFTA is claimed, by requesting in writing that the customs administration of the EFTA state of export conduct a verification and provide an opinion as to whether the goods are originating within the meaning of Annex C of CEFTA;a verification of origin of goods for which preferential tariff treatment under CETA is claimed, by requesting in writing that the customs administration of the EU country or other CETA beneficiary of export conduct a verification and provide a written report as to whether the goods are originating within the meaning of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA.Withdrawal of preferential tariff treatmentIf an exporter or producer of goods that are subject to a verification of origin under paragraph (1)(a) fails to comply with the prescribed requirements or, in the case of a verification of origin under subparagraph (1)(a)(i), does not consent to the verification of origin in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, preferential tariff treatment under a free trade agreement, other than a free trade agreement referred to in subsection (1.1), may be denied or withdrawn from the goods.2009, c. 6, s. 24(3)The portion of subsection 42.1(3) of the Act before paragraph (b) is replaced by the following:Withdrawal of preferential tariff treatment — certain agreementsPreferential tariff treatment under a free trade agreement referred to in subsection (1.1) may be denied or withdrawn from the goods in any of the following circumstances:in the case of CEFTA, if the EFTA state of export fails to conduct a verification or provide an opinion as to whether the goods are originating;in the case of CETA, if the EU country or other CETA beneficiary of export fails to conduct a verification or provide a written report as to whether the goods are originating;
2009, c. 6, s. 28Subsection 97.201(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Verification of origin — certain agreementsThe customs administration of any state or beneficiary referred to in subsection 42.1(1.1) to which goods were exported may request in writing that the Agency conduct a verification and provide, as the case may bean opinion as to whether those goods are originating within the meaning of Annex C of CEFTA; ora written report as to whether the goods are originating within the meaning of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA.
2009, c. 6, s. 28Subsection 97.201(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:Statement of origin — certain agreementsOn completion of a verification of origin requested under subsection (1), an officer or other person designated under subsection (2) shallprovide, in the prescribed manner, the customs administration of the state or beneficiary with the opinion or written report requested and any relevant supporting documents that may be requested by that customs administration; anddetermine whether the goods are originating within the meaning of the applicable provision referred to in subsection (1).
2012, c. 18, s. 30Subsection 164(1.1) of the Act is replaced by the following:RegulationsThe Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations for the purpose of the uniform interpretation, application and administration of a protocol, chapter or provision — set out in column 2 of Part 5 of the schedule — in an agreement set out in column 1, and any other matters that may be agreed on from time to time by the parties to that agreement.
Part 1 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in column 1, a corresponding reference to “CETA” in column 2 and a corresponding reference to “Canada–European Union Tariff rates of customs duty under the Customs Tariff” in column 3.
Part 4 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in column 1 and a corresponding reference to “CETA” in column 2.
The heading of column 2 of Part 5 of the schedule to the Act is replaced by “Protocol, Chapter or Provision”.
Part 5 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “CETA” in column 1 and a corresponding reference to “Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures” in column 2.
R.S., c. 17 (2nd Supp.)Commercial Arbitration Act
Schedule 2 to the Commercial Arbitration Act is amended by adding, at the end of column 1, a reference to “Article 8.23” and a corresponding reference to “Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016” in column 2.
1992, c. 31Coasting Trade Act
The definition owner in subsection 2(1) of the English version of the Coasting Trade Act is replaced by the following:owner, in relation to a ship, means the person having for the time being, either by law or by contract, the rights of the owner of the ship with respect to its possession and use; (propriétaire)Subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:Canadian entity meansa corporation that is incorporated in Canada, ora trust, partnership, joint venture or other association that is formed in Canada; (entité canadienne)CETA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (AÉCG)EU entity means a corporation that is incorporated in the territory of the European Union, ora trust, partnership, joint venture or other association that is formed in the territory of the European Union; (entité de l’Union européenne)territory of the European Union means the territory in which the Treaty on European Union, done at Maastricht on February 7, 1992, and the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community, done at Rome on March 25, 1957 — renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — as they are amended from time to time, are applicable, in accordance with the conditions specified in those treaties; (territoire de l’Union européenne)
Subsection 3(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
ProhibitionNo foreign ship or non-duty paid ship shall, except in accordance with a licence, engage in the coasting trade.
Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):Repositioning of empty containersSubsection (1) does not apply in respect of carriage between one place in Canada and another, without consideration, by any of the following ships, of empty containers that are owned or leased by the ship’s owner and any ancillary equipment that is permanently affixed to the containers:a non-duty paid ship whose owner is a Canadian entity or an EU entity;a foreign ship that is registered in the first, or domestic, register of a member state of the European Union and whose owner is a Canadian entity, an EU entity or an entity that is under Canadian or European control;a foreign ship that is registered in a second, or international, register of a member state of the European Union and whose owner is a Canadian entity, an EU entity or an entity under Canadian or European control; anda foreign ship that is registered in a register other than the Canadian Register of Vessels or a register referred to in paragraph (b) or (c), and whose owner is a Canadian entity or an EU entity.Dredging activitiesSubsection (1) does not apply in respect of dredging activities — other than dredging activities that are provided under an agreement with Her Majesty in right of Canada or with an entity which is listed in Annex 19-1, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Nineteen of CETA — carried out by a ship described in any of paragraphs (2.1)(a) to (d).Feeder services — continual or single tripSubsection (1) does not apply in respect ofthe carriage of goods by a ship that is described in paragraph (2.1)(b), from the port of Halifax — where the goods are loaded — to the port of Montreal, or vice versa, if that carriage is one leg of the importation of the goods into Canada; orthe carriage of goods by the ship from the port of Montreal — where the goods are loaded — to the port of Halifax, or vice versa, if that carriage is one leg of the exportation of the goods from Canada.Feeder services — single tripSubject to subsection (2.5), subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the carriage, by a ship that is described in paragraph (2.1)(c), of goods in a container from the port of Montreal to the port of Halifax, or vice versa, ifthat carriage is one leg of the importation of the goods into or exportation from Canada; andthe container is at least 6.1 metres in length and has an internal volume of at least 14 cubic metres, is designed for carrying goods more than once and by one or more modes of transportation, and does not have wheels or is not otherwise built for being driven or drawn.Subsequent coasting trade subject to subsection (1)Once a ship has completed a carriage of goods as described in subsection (2.4), subsection (1) applies to the ship in respect of any such subsequent carriage of goods by the ship, until it departs from the exclusive economic zone of Canada or from the inland waters, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act, at a location where the inland waters are contiguous to the United States.Provision of informationBefore a ship engages, without a licence, in any activities referred to in subsections (2.1) to (2.4) and for which the owner of the ship intends to rely on an exemption under any one of those subsections, the owner shall provide information to an enforcement officer, in the form and manner specified by the Minister, establishing that the ship meets the applicable conditions under any of paragraphs (2.1)(a) to (d).Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5):Other laws applyFor greater certainty, any law of Canada that imposes safety or pollution prevention requirements applies to a foreign ship that is exempted from the application of subsection (1).ControlFor the purposes of paragraphs (2.1)(b) and (c), an entity is under Canadian or European controlin the case of a third party entity that is a corporation, if securities of the corporation to which are attached more than 50% of the votes that may be cast to elect directors of the corporation are directly or indirectly held, otherwise than through a subsidiary or by way of security only, by or for the benefit of any of, or any combination of, the following individuals:a Canadian citizen,a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, ora national of a member state of the European Union; orin the case of a third party entity that is a trust, partnership, joint venture or other association, if an individual, or any combination of individuals, described in any of subparagraphs (a)(i) to (iii) holds, directly or indirectly, but not through a subsidiary, an interest in the trust, partnership, joint venture or other association that entitles the individual or combination of individuals to receive more than 50% of its profits or more than 50% of its assets on dissolution. Third party entityFor the purposes of subsection (7), third party entity meansa corporation, other than an entity referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of either Canadian entity or EU entity, that is not incorporated under the law of the United States; ora trust, partnership, joint venture or other association, other than an entity referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of either Canadian entity or EU entity, that is not formed under the law of the United States.
The Act is amended by adding the following after section 5:
Dredging — provisions not applicableThe following provisions do not apply with respect to licence applications relating to dredging activities that are to be provided under an agreement with Her Majesty in right of Canada or with an entity which is listed in Annex 19-1, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Nineteen of CETA:for an application made on behalf of a ship described in paragraph 3(2.1)(a), paragraph 5(a); andfor an application made on behalf of a ship described in paragraph 3(2.1)(b) or (c), paragraph 4(1)(a).Total value of agreementSubsection (1) applies only if the total value of the agreement of which the dredging activities form a part is equal to or greater than the threshold — the sum in Canadian dollars which the Minister for International Trade determines to be equivalent, for a period which he or she determines, to 5 million special drawing rights issued by the International Monetary Fund — that is applicable on the day of the issuance of the call or request for bids or tenders related to the activities.
Section 7 of the Act is replaced by the following:
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may, by regulationspecify that a territory is, or is not, a territory referred to in the definition of territory of the European Union in subsection 2(1);indicate, for the purpose of paragraph 3(2.1)(c), the registers that are second, or international, registers of member states of the European Union; andfix the maximum number of licences that may be issued under sections 4 and 5.
1997, c. 36Customs Tariff
Subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act. (Accord économique et commercial global entre le Canada et l’Union européenne)EU country or other CETA beneficiary has the meaning assigned by regulation. (pays de l’Union européenne ou autre bénéficiaire de l’AÉCG)
Section 27 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:CEUT refers to the Canada–European Union Tariff. (TCUE)
The Act is amended by adding the following after section 49.7:Canada–European Union Tariff
Application of CEUTSubject to section 24, goods that originate in an EU country or other CETA beneficiary are entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff rates of customs duty.“A” final rate for CEUTIf “A” is set out in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff” in the List of Tariff Provisions following the abbreviation “CEUT” in relation to goods entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff, the Canada–European Union Tariff rate of customs duty that applies to those goods is the final rate of “Free”.“F” staging for CEUTIf “F” is set out in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff” in the List of Tariff Provisions following the abbreviation “CEUT” in relation to goods entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff, the Canada–European Union Tariff rate of customs duty that applies to those goods is the initial rate, reduced as provided in the “F” Staging List.Staging for CEUTIf “W1”, “W2”, “W3” or “W4” is set out in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff” in the List of Tariff Provisions following the abbreviation “CEUT” in relation to goods entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff, the Canada–European Union Tariff rate of customs duty that applies to those goods is the initial rate, reducedif “W1” is set out,effective on the coming into force of this section, to three quarters of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the first year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one half of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the second year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one quarter of the initial rate, andeffective on January 1 of the third year after the year in which this section comes into force, to the final rate of “Free”;if “W2” is set out,effective on the coming into force of this section, to five sixths of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the first year after the year in which this section comes into force, to two thirds of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the second year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one half of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the third year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one third of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the fourth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one sixth of the initial rate, andeffective on January 1 of the fifth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to the final rate of “Free”;if “W3” is set out,effective on the coming into force of this section, to seven eighths of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the first year after the year in which this section comes into force, to three quarters of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the second year after the year in which this section comes into force, to five eighths of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the third year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one half of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the fourth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to three eighths of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the fifth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one quarter of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the sixth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one eighth of the initial rate, andeffective on January 1 of the seventh year after the year in which this section comes into force, to the final rate of “Free”; andif “W4” is set out,effective on the fifth anniversary of the day on which this section comes into force, to two thirds of the initial rate,effective on January 1 of the sixth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one third of the initial rate, andeffective on January 1 of the seventh year after the year in which this section comes into force, to the final rate of “Free”.Rounding of specific ratesIf a reduction under subsection (3) or (4) results in a specific rate of customs duty that includes a fraction of one tenth of a cent, the rate shall be rounded down to the nearest one tenth of a cent.Rounding of amountsIf a reduction under subsection (3) or (4) results in a rate of customs duty that includes a fraction of one per cent, the resulting percentage shall be rounded down to the nearest one tenth of one percent.Rounding of amounts — fraction other than 0.5If, for any goods other than motor vehicles of heading No. 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04, a reduction under subsection (3) or (4) or a rounding of rates under subsection (6) results in a rate of customs duty that includes a fraction of one per cent other than 0.5, the resulting percentage shall be rounded down to the nearest percentage that divides evenly by 0.5.Elimination of rates of less than 2%If, for any goods other than motor vehicles of heading No. 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04, a reduction under subsection (3) or (4) results in a rate of customs duty that is a percentage of less than two per cent, the rate shall be further reduced to “Free” immediately.
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations defining the term EU country or other CETA beneficiary.
Extension and withdrawal of entitlementThe Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, amend the schedule toextend entitlement to the Canada–European Union Tariff to any goods that originate in an EU country or other CETA beneficiary; orwithdraw entitlement to the Canada–European Union Tariff from any goods that originate in a country if, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, those goods are not entitled to that Tariff under the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.Content of orderAn order made under subsection (1)must specify the date on which the order becomes effective;must, if the order partially extends entitlement to the Canada–European Union Tariff, indicate the goods to which entitlement to that Tariff is extended;may exempt goods from the conditions set out in subsection 24(1) and prescribe any conditions that apply; andmust, if the order wholly or partially withdraws entitlement to the Canada–European Union Tariff, indicate the goods to which the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff applies as a consequence.
2011, c. 24, s. 130The definition customs duties in section 80 of the Act is replaced by the following:customs duties, other than for the purposes of sections 95, 96 and 98.1, means customs duties imposed under Part 2, other than surtaxes or temporary duties imposed under Division 4 of Part 2. (droits de douane)
Section 87 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):Goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 — EUDespite subsection 20(2), the value for duty of goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 that are entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff is the value of the repairs or alterations made to those goods in an EU country or other CETA beneficiary.LimitationSubsection (5) ceases to have effect on January 1 of the seventh year after the year in which this subsection comes into force.
The portion of subsection 89(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
ReliefSubject to subsection (2), sections 95 and 98.1 and any regulations made under section 99, if an application for relief is made within the prescribed time, in accordance with subsection (4), by a person of a prescribed class, relief may be granted from the payment of duties that would but for this section be payable in respect of imported goods that are
2002, c. 19, s. 21(4)The portion of subsection 94(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Definition of customs dutiesIn sections 95, 96 and 98.1, customs duties means customs duties imposed under Part 2, other than
2002, c. 22, s. 351Subsection 94(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:For greater certaintyFor greater certainty, in sections 95, 96 and 98.1, customs duties does not include any duties or taxes levied or imposed on imported goods under the Excise Act, 2001, the Excise Tax Act or the Special Import Measures Act.
The Act is amended by adding the following after section 98:
Repayment of relief — EUIf relief is granted under section 89 in respect of goods used as materials, or for which identical, equivalent or similar substitutes are used as materials, in the production of other goods that are exported, on or after the third anniversary of the day on which section 49.8 comes into force, to an EU country or other CETA beneficiary and that benefit, when imported into that country, from a preferential tariff under the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement,the person who exported the other goods shall, within 60 days after exporting them, report their exportation in the prescribed manner to an officer at a customs office and pay an amount equal to the portion of the duties relieved under section 89 that are customs duties; andsubject to subsection (4) but despite any other provision of this Part, the person and any other person who was granted that relief are, from the time the other goods are exported, jointly and severally or solidarily liable to pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada the amount referred to in paragraph (a).Debt to Her MajestyWhile it remains unpaid, the amount referred to in subsection (1) is a debt owing to Her Majesty in right of Canada under the Customs Act.No refund or drawbackNo refund or drawback may be granted under section 113 for customs duties paid in respect of goods for which relief of all or a portion of the duties could have been, but was not, granted under section 89, ifthe goods are used as materials, or identical, equivalent or similar substitutes for those goods are used as materials, in the production of other goods; andthose other goods are exported, on or after the third anniversary of the day on which section 49.8 comes into force, to an EU country or other CETA beneficiary and benefit, when imported into that country, from a preferential tariff under the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement.ExceptionsSubsections (1) and (3) do not apply toimported goods that originate in an EU country or other CETA beneficiary that are used as materials, or for which identical, equivalent or similar substitutes are used as materials, in the production of other goods that are exported to an EU country or other CETA beneficiary;imported goods referred to in subsection 89(1) that are deemed to have been exported by reason of their having beenplaced in a duty free shop for exportation,designated as ships’ stores by regulations made under paragraph 99(g), orsupplied for use on board a conveyance of a class prescribed under paragraph 99(g); orany other imported goods or any imported goods used as materials, or any class of such goods, that may, on the recommendation of the Minister, be prescribed by the Governor in Council on the basis of an agreement between the Government of Canada and the other parties to the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.Definition of materialsIn this section, materials means goods that are used in the processing of other goods, and includes parts or ingredients.
The portion of subsection 107(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Effect of reliefSubject to sections 95 and 98.1, if relief is granted under section 89, 92, 101 or 106 from the payment of the whole or a portion of duties,
The portion of subsection 113(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Refund or drawbackSubject to subsection (2), sections 96 and 98.1 and any regulations made under subsection (4), a refund or drawback shall be granted of all or a portion of duties if
Section 123 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (7):Interest on the payment of relief for CETAA person who is liable under subsection 98.1(1) to pay an amount shall pay, in addition to the amount, interest at the specified rate for the period beginning on the sixty-first day after on which the day the amount became payable and ending on the day on which the amount is paid in full, calculated on the amount of the balance outstanding.
Paragraph 133(j) of the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “an EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in the list of countries.Paragraph 133(j.1) of the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “an EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in the list of countries.
The List of Countries and Applicable Tariff Treatments set out in the schedule to the Act is amendedby striking out the references to “Antilles, Netherlands”, “North Africa, Spanish” and “West Indies, French” in the column “Country Name”;by striking out, in the column “MFN”, the symbol “X” opposite the reference to the countries listed in paragraph (a); andby striking out, in the column “GPT”, the symbol “X” opposite the reference to “North Africa, Spanish”.The List of Countries and Applicable Tariff Treatments set out in the schedule to the English version of the Act is amendedby striking out the reference to “Southern and Antarctic Territories French” in the column “Country Name” and the symbol “X” under the columns “MFN” and “GPT” opposite the reference to that country; andby adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “French Southern and Antarctic Territories” in the column “Country Name” and the symbol “X” in the columns “MFN” and “GPT” opposite the reference to that country.The List of Countries and Applicable Tariff Treatments set out in the schedule to the Act is amendedby adding, in alphabetical order, in the column “Country Name”, the following:ArubaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaCanary IslandsCeuta and MelillaCuraçaoFaroe IslandsFrench GuianaGreenlandGuadeloupeMartiniqueMayotteRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSint MaartenSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsWallis and Futunaby adding, in the column “MFN”, the symbol “X” opposite the references to those entries added under paragraph (a);by adding, in the column “GPT”, the symbol “X” opposite the references to “Canary Islands” and “Ceuta and Melilla”.
The List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended byadding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate”, above the reference to “GPT”, a reference to “CEUT:”;adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate”, above the reference to “GPT”, a reference to “CEUT:”;adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” a reference to “Free” after the abbreviation “CEUT”, and adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” a reference to “Free (A)” after the abbreviation “CEUT”, for all tariff items except those set out in Schedules 4 and 5 to this Act;adding in the columns “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” and “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate”, a reference to “N/A” after the abbreviation “CEUT” for the tariff items set out in Schedule 4 to this Act; andadding in the columns “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” and “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” after the abbreviation “CEUT”, for each tariff item set out in Schedule 5 to this Act, the rates of duty and staging categories set out with respect to that tariff item in that Schedule.The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “an EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in the list of countries.Note 1 to the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is replaced by the following:Note 1: The Canada–European Union Tariff, Iceland Tariff, Korea Tariff, Norway Tariff and Switzerland–Liechtenstein Tariff rate of customs duty applicable to goods classified under this tariff item shall be, in respect of the value of the repair or alteration to the goods carried out only in an EU country or other CETA beneficiary, Iceland, Korea, Norway, Switzerland or Liechtenstein, respectively, determined under section 87 of this Act, in accordance with their classification in Chapters 1 to 97.The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9992.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “an EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in the list of countries.
2002, c. 28Pest Control Products Act
Subsection 7(2) of the Pest Control Products Act is replaced by the following:Use of information provided by registrantsIf the Minister determines that the active ingredient of the applicant’s pest control product is equivalent to the active ingredient of a registered pest control product, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit the applicant to use or rely on any information referred to in subsection (1) that has been provided by any registrant if the Minister is satisfied that the informationis relevant to the registered pest control product that contains the equivalent active ingredient; andis necessary to support the application.
Subsection 16(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:Provision of information if more than one registrantIf there is more than one registrant whose registered pest control products have active ingredients that the Minister has determined to be equivalent,two or more registrants may provide the information required under subsection (3) or paragraph 19(1)(a) jointly; andif the Minister is satisfied that the information required under subsection (3) or paragraph 19(1)(a) has been provided by one or more registrants, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit another registrant to use or rely on that information to meet the requirements under that subsection or paragraph.If active ingredients not equivalentIf the active ingredients of the registered pest control product that is subject to the re-evaluation are not equivalent to the active ingredients in another registrant’s registered pest control product, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit the registrant whose product is subject to the re-evaluation to use or rely on information provided by the other registrant if the Minister is satisfied that the information is necessary for the re-evaluation.
Subsection 18(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:Provision of information if more than one registrantIf there is more than one registrant whose registered pest control products have active ingredients that the Minister has determined to be equivalent,two or more registrants may provide the information required under subsection (1) or paragraph 19(1)(a) jointly; andif the Minister is satisfied that the information required under subsection (1) or paragraph 19(1)(a) has been provided by one or more registrants, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit another registrant to use or rely on that information to meet the requirements under that subsection or paragraph.If active ingredients not equivalentIf the active ingredients of a registered pest control product that is subject to the special review are not equivalent to the active ingredients in another registrant’s registered pest control product, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit the registrant whose product is subject to the special review to use or rely on information provided by the other registrant if the Minister is satisfied that the information is necessary for the special review.
Subsection 66(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:Negotiation and arbitrationAn agreement referred to in subsection (1) shall be entered into, and provide for the determination of compensation payable through negotiation and binding arbitration, in accordance with the regulations.
Subsection 67(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (z):respecting the entering into of agreements and the determination of compensation payable through negotiations and binding arbitration, under section 66;
Transitional Provisions
Definition of ActIn sections 115 and 116, Act means the Trade-marks Act.
Indications in ScheduleDespite subsection 11.12(2) and section 11.13 of the Act, the Registrar, as defined in section 2 of the Act, must, as soon as feasible after this section comes into force, enter the indications set out in Schedule 6 to this Act on the list of geographical indications kept under subsection 11.12(1) of the Act.Deemed entered on listThose indications and all translations of those indications are deemed to have been entered on the list on the day on which this section comes into force.For greater certaintyFor greater certainty, the Registrar is not required to enter those translations on the list.Geographical indicationsEach of those indications, to the extent that it remains on the list, is deemed to be a geographical indication as defined in section 2 of the Act.Acquired rightsFor the purpose of subsection 11.2(3) of the Act, the reference to “the day on which a statement by the Minister is published under subsection 11.12(2) or (2.1)” is to be read, with respect to those indications, as a reference to “the day on which this section comes into force”.Indication “Feta”For the purpose of section 11.22 of the Act, the indication “Feta” is deemed to be listed in Part A of Annex 20-A, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Twenty of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016, to the extent that the indication “Φέτα” (Feta) remains listed in that Part A of Annex 20-A of that Agreement.
Additional indicationsOn the publication of a statement by the Minister, as defined in section 11.11 of the Act, that a geographical indication has been added to Part A of Annex 20-A, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Twenty of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016, the Registrar, as defined in section 2 of the Act, must, despite subsection 11.12(2) and section 11.13 of the Act, enter the indication on the list kept under subsection 11.12(1) of the Act.Information in statementThe Minister’s statement must set out the information described in paragraphs 11.12(3)(b) to (d) and (f) of the Act in respect of the indication.Deemed entered on listThe indication and all translations of the indication are deemed to have been entered on the list on the date on which the indication is added to Part A of Annex 20-A of Chapter Twenty of that Agreement.For greater certaintyFor greater certainty, the Registrar is not required to enter those translations on the list.Geographical indicationThe indication, to the extent that it remains on the list, is deemed to be a geographical indication as defined in section 2 of the Act.Acquired rightsFor the purpose of subsection 11.2(3) of the Act, the reference to “the day on which a statement by the Minister is published under subsection 11.12(2) or (2.1)” is to be read, with respect to the indication, as a reference to “the date on which the indication is added to Part A of Annex 20-A, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Twenty of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016”.
Investment Canada Act — Section 14.11Any application that is filed under section 17 of the Investment Canada Act before the day on which section 14.11 of that Act as enacted by section 80 of this Act comes into force and in respect of which the Minister of Industry has not issued a decision before that day is deemed never to have been filed ifthe investment to which the application relates would have been subject to subsections 14.11(1) or (2) of that Act, had the application been filed on that day; andthe enterprise value of the assets to which the application relates is less than the amount referred to in paragraph 14.11(1)(a) of that Act.
Consequential AmendmentsR.S.C. 1970, c. C-32Canada Corporations Act
Paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Canada Corporations Act is replaced by the following:to apply for, purchase or otherwise acquire any patents, patent rights, certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act, rights under such a certificate, copyrights, trade marks, formulae, licences, concessions and the like, conferring any exclusive or non-exclusive or limited right to use, or any secret or other information as to any invention that may seem capable of being used for any of the purposes of the company, or the acquisition of which may seem calculated directly or indirectly to benefit the company, and to use, exercise, develop or grant licences in respect of, or otherwise turn to account, the property, rights or information so acquired;
Paragraph 68(1)(e) of the Act is replaced by the following:a mortgage or charge on goodwill, on any patent or licence under a patent, on any certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act or licence under such a certificate, on any trade mark or on any copyright or licence under a copyright,
R.S.C. 1970, c. 10 (1st Supp.), s. 15Clause 121(1)(k)(iv)(C) of the Act is replaced by the following:patents and certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act,
R.S., c. A-16; 1997, c. 9, s. 89Nuclear Energy Act
1997, c. 9, s. 92Paragraphs 10(1)(c) and (d) of the Nuclear Energy Act are replaced by the following:with the approval of the Governor in Council, lease or, by purchase, requisition or expropriation, acquire or cause to be acquired nuclear substances and any mines, deposits or claims of nuclear substances and patent rights or certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act relating to nuclear energy and any works or property for production or preparation for production of, or for research or investigations with respect to, nuclear energy; andwith the approval of the Governor in Council, license or otherwise make available or sell or otherwise dispose of discoveries and inventions relating to, and improvements in processes, apparatus or machines used in connection with, nuclear energy, patent rights and certificates of supplementary protection acquired under this Act and collect royalties and fees on and payments for those licences, discoveries, inventions, improvements, patent rights and certificates.
R.S., c. B-3; 1992, c. 27, s. 2Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
1993, c. 34, s. 10(E)Section 82 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act is replaced by the following:
Trustee to have right to sell patented articlesIf any property of a bankrupt vesting in a trustee consists of articles that are subject to a patent or to a certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act and were sold to the bankrupt subject to any restrictions or limitations, the trustee is not bound by the restrictions or limitations but may sell and dispose of the articles free and clear of the restrictions or limitations.Right of manufacturerIf the manufacturer or vendor of the articles referred to in subsection (1) objects to the disposition of them by the trustee as provided by this section and gives to the trustee notice in writing of the objection before their sale or disposition, that manufacturer or vendor has the right to purchase the articles at their invoice prices, subject to any reasonable deduction for depreciation or deterioration.
R.S., c. C-34; R.S., c. 19 (2nd Supp.), s. 19Competition Act
1990, c. 37, s. 29The portion of subsection 32(1) of the Competition Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Powers of Federal Court where certain rights used to restrain tradeIn any case where use has been made of the exclusive rights and privileges conferred by one or more patents for invention, by one or more certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act, by one or more trade-marks, by a copyright or by a registered integrated circuit topography, so as to
1990, c. 37, s. 29The portion of subsection 32(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:OrdersThe Federal Court, on an information exhibited by the Attorney General of Canada, may, for the purpose of preventing any use in the manner defined in subsection (1) of the exclusive rights and privileges conferred by any patents for invention, certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act, trade-marks, copyrights or registered integrated circuit topographies relating to or affecting the manufacture, use or sale of any article or commodity that may be a subject of trade or commerce, make one or more of the following orders:1990, c. 37, s. 29Paragraph 32(2)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:directing the grant of licences under any such patent, certificate of supplementary protection, copyright or registered integrated circuit topography to the persons and on the terms and conditions that the court may deem proper or, if the grant and other remedies under this section would appear insufficient to prevent that use, revoking the patent or certificate of supplementary protection;2002, c. 16, s. 4(F)Subsection 32(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:Treaties, etc.No order shall be made under this section that is at variance with any treaty, convention, arrangement or engagement respecting patents, certificates of supplementary protection, trade-marks, copyrights or integrated circuit topographies to which Canada is a party.
2009, c. 2, s. 426Paragraph 76(3)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:has the exclusive rights and privileges conferred by a patent, certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act, trade-mark, copyright, registered industrial design or registered integrated circuit topography.
1990, c. 37, s. 32Paragraph 86(4)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:a wider licensing of patents, certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act or registered integrated circuit topographies;
R.S., c. D-1Defence Production Act
1994, c. 47, s. 220 (Sch. IV, item 3)Paragraph (b) of the definition royalties in section 2 of the Defence Production Act is replaced by the following:claims for damages for the infringement or use of any registered topography within the meaning of the Integrated Circuit Topography Act or of any patent, certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act or registered industrial design;
1994, c. 47, s. 220 (Sch. IV, item 4)Subsections 22(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Relief from claims and proceedings for royaltiesThe Minister may, on behalf of Her Majesty, contract with any person that Her Majesty will relieve that person from any claims, actions or proceedings for the payment of royalties for the use or infringement of any patent, certificate of supplementary protection, registered industrial design or registered topography by that person in, or for the furnishing of any engineering or technical assistance or services to that person for, the performance of a defence contract.Relief from royalty paymentsA person with whom the Minister has contracted under subsection (1) is not liable to pay royalties under any contract, statute or otherwise by reason of the use or infringement of a patent, certificate of supplementary protection, registered industrial design or registered topography in, or in respect of engineering or technical assistance or services furnished for, the performance of a defence contract and to which the contract under subsection (1) applies.
1994, c. 47, s. 220 (Sch. IV, item 4)Subsection 22(3) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:Compensation for useA person who, but for subsection (2), would be entitled to a royalty from another person for the infringement or use of a patent, certificate of supplementary protection, registered industrial design or registered topography or in respect of engineering or technical assistance or services is entitled to reasonable compensation from Her Majesty for the infringement, use or services and, if the Minister and that person cannot agree as to the amount of the compensation, it shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Patents.1994, c. 47, s. 220 (Sch. IV, item 4)Subsection 22(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:DefinitionsIn this section, certificate of supplementary protection has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Patent Act and registered topography has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Integrated Circuit Topography Act.
R.S., c. F-7; 2002, c. 8, s. 14Federal Courts Act
1990, c. 37, s. 34(1); 2002, c. 8, s. 29Section 20 of the Federal Courts Act is replaced by the following:
Industrial property, exclusive jurisdictionThe Federal Court has exclusive original jurisdiction, between subject and subject as well as otherwise,in all cases of conflicting applications for any patent of invention or for any certificate of supplementary protection under the Patent Act, or for the registration of any copyright, trade-mark, industrial design or topography within the meaning of the Integrated Circuit Topography Act; andin all cases in which it is sought to impeach or annul any patent of invention or any certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act, or to have any entry in any register of copyrights, trade-marks, industrial designs or topographies referred to in paragraph (a) made, expunged, varied or rectified.Industrial property, concurrent jurisdictionThe Federal Court has concurrent jurisdiction in all cases, other than those mentioned in subsection (1), in which a remedy is sought under the authority of an Act of Parliament or at law or in equity respecting any patent of invention, certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act, copyright, trade-mark, industrial design or topography referred to in paragraph (1)(a).
R.S., c. P-32Public Servants Inventions Act
Subsection 9(1) of the Public Servants Inventions Act is replaced by the following:
Administration and control of inventionsThe administration and control of any invention vested in Her Majesty by this Act and any patent or certificate of supplementary protection issued with respect to the invention are vested in the appropriate minister, and the appropriate minister may transfer that administration and control to any other minister or to any corporate agency of Her Majesty.
Subsection 9(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:Authority of Crown agenciesDespite anything in its charter or Act of incorporation, an agency to which the administration and control of any invention, patent or certificate of supplementary protection is transferred under this section has the capacity and power to receive, hold, administer, control, develop and exploit the invention, patent or certificate and generally to carry out the provisions of this Act with respect to the invention, patent or certificate.Subsection 9(4) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:Administration of moneysIf the administration and control of any invention or patent has been transferred under this section to a corporate agency of Her Majesty, any money received by the corporate agency in the course of the administration and control of the invention, patent or certificate of supplementary protection may be retained by that corporate agency, and shall be used for the purposes of this Act and the objects and purposes for which the agency was established.
2007, c. 25Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act
Paragraph 3(4)(f) of the Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act is replaced by the following:the use of a protected geographical indication identifying a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food if the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food originates in the territory indicated by the indication;
2014, c. 28Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act
The heading before section 16 and sections 16 to 22 of the Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act are repealed.
Transitional Provisions
Korean indicationsDespite subsection 11.12(2) and section 11.13 of the Trade-marks Act, the Registrar, as defined in section 2 of that Act, must, as soon as practicable after this subsection comes into force, enter all of the following indications on the list of geographical indications kept under subsection 11.12(1) of that Act:GoryeoHongsam;GoryeoBaeksam;GoryeoSusam;IcheonSsal;ginseng rouge de Corée;ginseng blanc de Corée;ginseng frais de Corée;riz Icheon;Korean Red Ginseng;Korean White Ginseng;Korean Fresh Ginseng;Icheon Rice.Deemed entry on listThe indications and all translations of those indications are deemed to have been entered on the list on the day on which this section comes into force.For greater certaintyFor greater certainty, the Registrar is not required to enter those translations on the list.Geographical indicationsEach of those indications, to the extent that it remains on the list, is deemed to be a geographical indication as defined in section 2 of that Act.Acquired rights — Canada–KoreaFor the purpose of subsection 11.2(3) of that Act, the reference to “the day on which a statement by the Minister is published under subsection 11.12(2) or (2.1)” is to be read, with respect to the indication listed in section 11.23, as a reference to “January 1, 2015”.
Coordinating Amendments and Coming into ForceCoordinating Amendments
2009, c. 23In this section, other Act means the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.If paragraph 313(j) of the other Act comes into force before section 118 of this Act, then that section 118 is repealed.If paragraph 313(j) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 118 of this Act, then that section 118 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.If paragraph 313(s) of the other Act comes into force before section 119 of this Act, then that section 119 is repealed.If paragraph 313(s) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 119 of this Act, then that section 119 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.If paragraph 313(z.08) of the other Act comes into force before section 120 of this Act, then that section 120 is repealed.If paragraph 313(z.08) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 120 of this Act, then that section 120 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.
2014, c. 20In this section, other Act means the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1.If section 362 of the other Act comes into force before section 60 of this Act, then every reference to “trade-name” in section 60 of the English version of this Act is replaced by a reference to “trade name”.If section 362 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 60 of this Act, then that section 60 is deemed to have come into force before that section 362.If section 366 of the other Act comes into force before this Act receives royal assent, then every reference to “trade-mark”, “trade-marks” and “Trade-marks” is replaced by a reference to “trademark”, “trademarks” and “Trademarks”, respectively, in the following provisions of the English version of this Act:the heading before section 60;sections 60 to 79;sections 123 and 124;section 128; andsubsection 132(1).If section 366 of the other Act comes into force on the day on which this Act receives royal assent, then this Act is deemed to have received royal assent before that section 366 comes into force.If section 355 of the other Act comes into force before section 74 of this Act, then that section 74 is replaced by the following:
Section 61(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Judgments to be filedAn officer of the Registry of the Federal Court shall file with the Registrar a certified copy of every judgment or order made by the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada relating to any trademark on the register or to any protected geographical indication.
If section 355 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 74 of this Act, then that section 74 is deemed to have come into force before that section 355.If section 358.3 of the other Act comes into force before section 76 of this Act, then that section 76 is replaced by the following:
The Act is amended by adding the following before section 69:
Use of the indication “Beaufort”During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Beaufort”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule, for less than 10 years before October 18, 2013.Use of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of fresh, frozen and processed meats, as set out in the schedule, for less than five years before October 18, 2013.Use of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of dry-cured meats, as set out in the schedule, for less than 10 years before October 18, 2013.RestrictionFor the purposes of subsections 68.1(1) to (3), no person is a predecessor in title if they only transferred the right to use the indication or the translation, or both.
If section 76 of this Act comes into force before section 358.3 of the other Act, then that section 358.3 is repealed.If section 358.3 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 76 of this Act, then that section 358.3 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.
2014, c. 39In this section, other Act means the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2.If subsection 32(3) of this Act comes into force before section 114 of the other Act, then that section 114 is replaced by the following:
The definition filing date in section 2 of the Patent Act is replaced by the following:filing date means the date on which an application for a patent in Canada is filed, as determined in accordance with section 28 or subsection 28.01(2) or 36(4); (date de dépôt)
If section 114 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 32(3) of this Act, then that section 114 is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 32(3).If section 33 of this Act comes into force before section 116 of the other Act, then that section 116 is repealed.If section 116 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 33 of this Act, then that section 116 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.On the first day on which both subsection 118(5) of the other Act and subsection 34(3) of this Act are in force, paragraph 12(1)(j.8) of the Patent Act is replaced by the following:authorizing the Commissioner to, during or after the end of the time period fixed under this Act in respect of any business before the Patent Office, for doing anything, extend that time period, subject to any prescribed terms and conditions, if the Commissioner considers that the circumstances justify the extension;If section 126 of the other Act comes into force before section 36 of this Act, then that section 36 is repealed.If section 36 of this Act comes into force before section 126 of the other Act, then that section 126 is repealed.If section 126 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 36 of this Act, then that section 126 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.On the first day on which both section 134 of the other Act and section 59 of this Act are in force, subsection 118(1) of the Patent Act is replaced by the following:
Transfer of patentDespite subsection 49(1), a certificate of supplementary protection, or an application for one, is not transferable other than by the transfer of the patent, or part of the patent, that is set out in the certificate or application.
On the first day on which both section 136 of the other Act and section 59 of this Act are in force, subsection 124(1) of the Patent Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (d):section 55.11, within subsection (1), the reference to “the following patents” to be read as a reference to “certificates of supplementary protection that set out the following patents”,in subsections (2) and (4), any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”, andin subsection (3), any reference to “a patent” to be read as a reference to “a patent, or the certificate of supplementary protection that sets out the patent,” and any reference to “the patent” to be read as a reference to “the certificate of supplementary protection”;
2015, c. 36In this section, other Act means the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1.On the first day on which both subsection 53(3) of the other Act and section 59 of this Act are in force, the portion of paragraph 12(1)(j.81) of the Patent Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:respecting the correction of obvious errors in documents submitted to the Commissioner or the Patent Office or in patents or other documents granted or issued under this Act, other than under sections 106 to 134, includingIf section 35 of this Act comes into force before section 55 of the other Act, then that section 55 is repealed.If section 55 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 35 of this Act, then that section 55 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.If section 60 of the other Act comes into force before section 40 of this Act, then that section 40 is replaced by the following:
The Act is amended by adding the following before section 63:
Judgment voiding patentA patent, or part of a patent, that is voided by a judgment shall be and be held to have been void and of no effect, unless the judgment is reversed on appeal as provided in section 63.
If section 40 of this Act comes into force before section 60 of the other Act, then that section 60 is repealed.If section 60 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 40 of this Act, then that section 60 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.If section 42 of this Act comes into force before subsection 61(2) of the other Act, then that subsection 61(2) is repealed.If subsection 61(2) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 42 of this Act, then that subsection 61(2) is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.On the first day on which both section 63 of the other Act and section 44 of this Act are in force, subsection 78(1) of the Patent Act is replaced by the following:
Time period extendedIf a time period fixed under this Act, in respect of any business before the Patent Office, for doing anything ends on a prescribed day or a day that is designated by the Commissioner, that time period is extended to the next day that is not a prescribed day or a designated day.
Bill C-13Subsections (2) to (7) apply if Bill C-13, introduced in the 1st session of the 42nd Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and to make related amendments to another Act (in this section referred to as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.If subsection 8(5) of the other Act comes into force before section 26 of this Act, then that section 26 is repealed.If section 26 of this Act comes into force before subsection 8(5) of the other Act, then that subsection 8(5) is repealed.If subsection 8(5) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 26 of this Act, then that section 26 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.If section 11 of the other Act comes into force before section 27 of this Act, then that section 27 is repealed.If section 27 of this Act comes into force before section 11 of the other Act, then that section 11 is repealed.If section 11 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 27 of this Act, then that section 27 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.
Coming into Force
Order in councilSubject to subsections (2) to (5), the provisions of this Act, other than sections 133 to 137, come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.Order in councilSubsection 8(3), paragraph 11(1)(a), subsection 11(2), paragraph 13(a) and section 90 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day referred to in subsection (1).Order in councilSubsections 32(1) and (4) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.Order in councilSubsections 32(2) and 34(1) and (2) and sections 36 and 38 to 42 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day or those days must be on or before the day referred to in subsection (1).Order in councilSections 45 to 58 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day referred to in subsection (1).
(Section 24)(Subsection 5.2(1))Intergovernmental Arrangements — Collection of Information Relating to QuotasColumn 1Column 2Intergovernmental ArrangementProvisionsCCFTASchedules to Annex C-02.2, in accordance with Appendix 5.1 of Annex C-00-BCCRFTASchedule to Annex III.3.1, in accordance with Appendix III.1.6.1 of Annex III.1CETASchedules to Annex 2-A, in accordance with Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin ProceduresCHFTASchedules to Annex 3.4.1, in accordance with Annex 3.1NAFTASchedules to Annex 302.2, in accordance with Appendix 6 of Annex 300-B
(Subsection 5.2(2))Intergovernmental Arrangements — Collection of Information Relating to Imports of Textile and Apparel GoodsColumn 1Column 2Intergovernmental ArrangementProvisionsCCFTAAppendix 1.1 of Annex C-00-BCCRFTAAppendix III.1.1.1 of Annex III.1CETATables C.3 and C.4 of Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin ProceduresCHFTASection 1 of Annex 3.1NAFTAAppendix 1.1 of Annex 300-B
(Section 9.1)Intergovernmental Arrangements — Issuance of Certificates for the Export of Goods Subject to Foreign Import QuotasColumn 1Column 2Column 3Country or TerritoryProvisionsProvisions Providing for Rates of DutyChileAppendix 5.1 to Annex C-00-B of CCFTASchedules to Annex C-02.2 of CCFTA, in accordance with Appendix 5.1 to Annex C-00-B of CCFTACosta RicaAppendix III.1.6.1 to Annex III.1 of CCRFTASchedules to Annex III.3.1 of CCRFTA, in accordance with Appendix III.1.6.1 to Annex III.1 of CCRFTAEU country or other CETA beneficiary Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETAAnnex 2-A of CETA, in accordance with Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETAHondurasSection 5 of Annex 3.1 of CHFTASchedules to Annex 3.4.1 of CHFTA, in accordance with section 5 of Annex 3.1 of CHFTANAFTA countryAppendix 6 to Annex 300-B of NAFTASchedules to Annex 302.2 of NAFTA, in accordance with Appendix 6 to Annex 300-B of NAFTA
(Section 77)(Section 2, subsection 11.11(1), paragraphs 11.12(3)(b.1) and (3.1)(c) and 11.15(1)(a), (2)(a) and (3)(a), subsections 11.17(3) and (4), paragraph 11.17(5)(a), subsections 11.17(6) and (7), section 11.24, paragraphs 12(1)(h.1) and 51.02(b) and subsections 51.03(2.2) and 68.1(1) to (3))Categories of Agricultural Products or FoodItemCategories*1Fresh, frozen and processed meats: products falling under Chapter 2 or heading 16.01 or 16.02 2Dry-cured meats: dry-cured meats products falling under Chapter 2 or heading 16.01 or 16.023Fresh, frozen and processed fish products: products falling under Chapter 3 or heading 16.03, 16.04 or 16.054Butter: products falling under heading 04.055Cheeses: products falling under heading 04.066Fresh and processed vegetable products: products falling under Chapter 7 and products containing vegetables falling under Chapter 20 7Fresh and processed fruits and nuts: products falling under Chapter 8 and products containing fruits or nuts falling under Chapter 20 8Spices: products falling under Chapter 99Cereals: products falling under Chapter 1010Products of the milling industry: products falling under Chapter 1111Oilseeds: products falling under Chapter 12 12Hops: products falling under heading 12.1013Ginseng: ginseng products falling under heading 12.11 or 13.02 14Beverages from plant extracts: products falling under Heading 13.0215Oils and animal fats: products falling under Chapter 1516Confectionery and baked products: products falling under heading 17.04, 18.06, 19.04 or 19.0517Sugars and syrups: products falling under heading 17.0218Pasta: products falling under heading 19.02 19Table and processed olives: products falling under heading 20.01 or 20.0520Mustard paste: products falling under sub-heading 2103.30 21Beer: products falling under heading 22.0322Vinegar: products falling under heading 22.0923Essential oils: products falling under heading 33.0124Natural gums and resins – chewing gum: products falling under heading 17.04
All references in this schedule to chapters and headings are references to the chapters and headings of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System as it read on October 30, 2016.(Section 81)(Subsection 14.11(6) and section 14.3)Column 1Column 2Trade AgreementProvisionNAFTA Agreement within the meaning of subsection 24(4) of this ActArticle 201Agreement within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActArticle B-01Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActArticle 105Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActArticle 106Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity ActArticle 1.01Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity ActArticle 2.1Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity ActArticle 1.8
(Paragraphs 108(1)(c) and (d))0105.11.220405.90.201702.90.610105.94.920406.10.201702.90.700105.99.120406.20.121702.90.810207.11.920406.20.921806.20.220207.12.920406.30.201806.90.120207.13.920406.40.201901.20.120207.13.930406.90.121901.20.220207.14.220406.90.221901.90.320207.14.920406.90.321901.90.340207.14.930406.90.421901.90.520207.24.120406.90.521901.90.540207.24.920406.90.622105.00.920207.25.120406.90.722106.90.320207.25.920406.90.822106.90.340207.26.200406.90.922106.90.520207.26.300406.90.942106.90.940207.27.120406.90.962202.99.330207.27.920406.90.992309.90.320207.27.930407.11.123502.11.200209.90.200407.11.923502.19.200209.90.400407.21.209801.20.000210.99.120407.90.129826.10.000210.99.130408.11.209826.20.000210.99.150408.19.209826.30.000210.99.160408.91.209826.40.000401.10.200408.99.209897.00.000401.20.201517.10.209898.00.000401.40.201517.90.229899.00.000401.50.201601.00.229904.00.000402.10.201601.00.329938.00.000402.21.121602.20.229987.00.000402.21.221602.20.329990.00.000402.29.121602.31.130402.29.221602.31.140402.91.201602.31.940402.99.201602.31.950403.10.201602.32.130403.90.121602.32.140403.90.921602.32.940404.10.221602.32.950404.90.201701.91.100405.10.201701.99.100405.20.201702.90.21
(Paragraphs 108(1)(c) and (e))Tariff ItemInitial RateFinal Rate0404.10.9011%Free (W2)0603.11.0010.5%Free (W1)0603.13.1016%Free (W1)0603.13.9012.5%Free (W1)0603.14.008%Free (W1)1003.10.1294.5%Free (W2)1003.90.1294.5%Free (W2)1107.10.12$157.00/tonneFree (W2)1107.10.92$160.10/tonneFree (W2)1107.20.12$141.50/tonneFree (W2)1108.13.0010.5%Free (W2)1701.91.90$30.86/tonneFree (W4)1701.99.90$30.86/tonneFree (W4)8702.10.106.1%Free (W2)8702.10.206.1%Free (W2)8702.20.106.1%Free (W2)8702.20.206.1%Free (W2)8702.30.106.1%Free (W2)8702.30.206.1%Free (W2)8702.40.106.1%Free (W2)8702.40.206.1%Free (W2)8702.90.106.1%Free (W2)8702.90.206.1%Free (W2)8703.21.906.1%Free (W2)8703.22.006.1%Free (W3)8703.23.006.1%Free (W3)8703.24.006.1%Free (W3)8703.31.006.1%Free (W3)8703.32.006.1%Free (W3)8703.33.006.1%Free (W3)8703.40.106.1%Free (W2)8703.40.906.1%Free (W3)8703.50.006.1%Free (W3)8703.60.106.1%Free (W2)8703.60.906.1%Free (W3)8703.70.006.1%Free (W3)8703.80.006.1%Free (W2)8703.90.006.1%Free (W2)8704.21.906.1%Free (W1)8704.22.006.1%Free (W1)8704.23.006.1%Free (W1)8704.31.006.1%Free (W1)8704.32.006.1%Free (W1)8901.10.1025%Free (W3)8901.10.9025%Free (W3)8901.30.0025%Free (W1)8901.90.1015%Free (W1)8901.90.9125%Free (W1)8901.90.9925%Free (W1)8904.00.0025%Free (W3)8905.20.1920%Free (W1)8905.20.2025%Free (W1)8905.90.1920%Free (W1)8905.90.9025%Free (W1)8906.90.1915%Free (W1)8906.90.9125%Free (W1)8906.90.9925%Free (W1)
(Subsection 115(1))IndicationsColumn 1Column 2Column 3Column 4ItemIndicationTransliteration (for information purposes only)Category of Agricultural Product or FoodOriginating Territory (Territory, Region or Locality) (for information purposes only)1České pivoBeerCzech Republic2Žatecký ChmelHopsCzech Republic3Hopfen aus der HallertauHopsGermany4Nürnberger BratwürsteFresh, frozen and processed meatsGermany5Nürnberger RostbratwürsteFresh, frozen and processed meatsGermany6Schwarzwälder SchinkenFresh, frozen and processed meatsGermany7Aachener PrintenConfectionery and baked productsGermany8Nürnberger LebkuchenConfectionery and baked productsGermany9Lübecker MarzipanConfectionery and baked productsGermany10Bremer KlabenConfectionery and baked productsGermany11Hessischer HandkäseCheesesGermany12Hessischer HandkäsCheesesGermany13Tettnanger HopfenHopsGermany14Spreewälder GurkenFresh and processed vegetable productsGermany15DanabluCheesesDenmark16Ελιά Καλαμάτας Elia KalamatasTable and processed olivesGreece17Μαστίχα ΧίουMasticha ChiouNatural gums and resins - chewing gumGreece18ΦέταFetaCheesesGreece19FetaCheesesGreece20Ελαιόλαδο ΚαλαμάταςElaiolado KalamataOils and animal fatsGreece21Ελαιόλαδο Κολυμβάρι Χανίων Κρήτης Elaiolado Kolymvari Chanion KritisOils and animal fatsGreece22Ελαιόλαδο Σητείας Λασιθίου Κρήτης Elaiolado Sitia Lasithiou KritisOils and animal fatsGreece23Ελαιόλαδο Λακωνία Elaiolado LakoniaOils and animal fatsGreece24Κρόκος Κοζάνης Krokos KozanisSpicesGreece25Κεφαλογραβιέρα KefalogravieraCheesesGreece26Γραβιέρα Κρήτης Graviera KritisCheesesGreece27Γραβιέρα Νάξου Graviera NaxouCheesesGreece28Μανούρι ManouriCheesesGreece29Κασέρι KasseriCheesesGreece30Φασόλια Γίγαντες Ελέφαντες Καστοριάς Fassolia Gigantes Elefantes KastoriasFresh and processed vegetable productsGreece31Φασόλια Γίγαντες Ελέφαντες Πρεσπών ΦλώριναςFassolia Gigantes Elefantes Prespon FlorinasFresh and processed vegetable productsGreece32Κονσερβολιά ΑμφίσσηςKonservolia AmfissisTable and processed olives Greece33Λουκούμι ΓεροσκήπουLoukoumi GeroskipouConfectionery and baked productsCyprus34BaenaOils and animal fatsSpain35Sierra MáginaOils and animal fatsSpain36Aceite del Baix Ebre-Montsía Oils and animal fatsSpain37Oli del Baix Ebre-MontsíaOils and animal fatsSpain38Aceite del Bajo AragónOils and animal fatsSpain39AntequeraOils and animal fatsSpain40Priego de CórdobaOils and animal fatsSpain41Sierra de CádizOils and animal fatsSpain42Sierra de SeguraOils and animal fatsSpain43Sierra de CazorlaOils and animal fatsSpain44SiuranaOils and animal fatsSpain45Aceite de Terra AltaOils and animal fatsSpain46Oli de Terra AltaOils and animal fatsSpain47Les GarriguesOils and animal fatsSpain48EstepaOils and animal fatsSpain49GuijueloFresh, frozen and processed meats Spain50Jamón de HuelvaFresh, frozen and processed meatsSpain51Jamón de TeruelFresh, frozen and processed meatsSpain52Salchichón de VicFresh, frozen and processed meatsSpain53Llonganissa de VicFresh, frozen and processed meatsSpain54Mahón-MenorcaCheesesSpain55Queso ManchegoCheesesSpain56Cítricos ValencianosFresh and processed fruits and nutsSpain57Cîtrics ValanciansFresh and processed fruits and nutsSpain58JijonaConfectionery and baked productsSpain59Turrón de AlicanteConfectionery and baked productsSpain60Azafrán de la ManchaSpicesSpain61ComtéCheesesFrance62Reblochon CheesesFrance63Reblochon de SavoieCheesesFrance64RoquefortCheesesFrance65Camembert de NormandieCheesesFrance66Brie de MeauxCheesesFrance67Emmental de SavoieCheesesFrance68Pruneaux d'AgenFresh and processed fruits and nutsFrance69Pruneaux d'Agen mi-cuitsFresh and processed fruits and nutsFrance70Huîtres de Marennes-OléronFresh, frozen and processed fish productsFrance71Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: ChalosseFresh, frozen and processed meatsFrance72Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: Gascogne Fresh, frozen and processed meatsFrance73Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: GersFresh, frozen and processed meatsFrance74Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: LandesFresh, frozen and processed meatsFrance75Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: PérigordFresh, frozen and processed meatsFrance76Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: QuercyFresh, frozen and processed meatsFrance77Jambon de BayonneDry-cured meatsFrance78Huile d'olive de Haute-ProvenceOils and animal fatsFrance79Huile essentielle de lavande de Haute-ProvenceEssential oilsFrance80MorbierCheesesFrance81EpoissesCheesesFrance82BeaufortCheesesFrance83 MaroillesCheesesFrance84MarollesCheesesFrance85MunsterCheesesFrance86Munster GéroméCheesesFrance87Fourme d'AmbertCheesesFrance88AbondanceCheesesFrance89Bleu d'AuvergneCheesesFrance90LivarotCheesesFrance91Cantal CheesesFrance92Fourme de CantalCheesesFrance93CantaletCheesesFrance94Petit CantalCheesesFrance95Tomme de SavoieCheesesFrance96Pont-L'EvêqueCheesesFrance97NeufchâtelCheesesFrance98Chabichou du PoitouCheesesFrance99Crottin de ChavignolCheesesFrance100Saint-NectaireCheesesFrance101Piment d'EspeletteSpicesFrance102Lentille verte du PuyFresh and processed vegetable productsFrance103Aceto balsamico Tradizionale di ModenaVinegarItaly104Aceto balsamico di ModenaVinegarItaly105Cotechino ModenaFresh, frozen and processed meatsItaly106Zampone ModenaFresh, frozen and processed meatsItaly107Bresaola della ValtellinaFresh, frozen and processed meatsItaly108Mortadella BolognaFresh, frozen and processed meatsItaly109Prosciutto di ParmaDry-cured meatsItaly110Prosciutto di S. DanieleDry-cured meatsItaly111Prosciutto ToscanoDry-cured meatsItaly112Prosciutto di ModenaDry-cured meatsItaly113Provolone ValpadanaCheesesItaly114TaleggioCheesesItaly115AsiagoCheesesItaly116FontinaCheesesItaly117GorgonzolaCheesesItaly118 Grana PadanoCheesesItaly119Mozzarella di Bufala CampanaCheesesItaly120Parmigiano ReggianoCheesesItaly121Pecorino RomanoCheesesItaly122Pecorino SardoCheesesItaly123Pecorino ToscanoCheesesItaly124Arancia Rossa di SiciliaFresh and processed fruits and nutsItaly125Cappero di PantelleriaFresh and processed fruits and nutsItaly126Kiwi LatinaFresh and processed fruits and nutsItaly127Lenticchia di Castelluccio di NorciaFresh and processed vegetable productsItaly128Mela Alto Adige Fresh and processed fruits and nutsItaly129Südtiroler ApfelFresh and processed fruits and nutsItaly130Pesca e nettarina di RomagnaFresh and processed fruits and nutsItaly131Pomodoro di PachinoFresh and processed vegetable productsItaly132Radicchio Rosso di TrevisoFresh and processed vegetable productsItaly133Ricciarelli di SienaConfectionery and baked productsItaly134Riso Nano Vialone VeroneseCerealsItaly135Speck Alto AdigeFresh, frozen and processed meatsItaly136Südtiroler MarkenspeckFresh, frozen and processed meatsItaly137Südtiroler SpeckFresh, frozen and processed meatsItaly138Veneto ValpolicellaOils and animal fatsItaly139Veneto Euganei e BericiOils and animal fatsItaly140Veneto del GrappaOils and animal fatsItaly141Culatello di ZibelloFresh, frozen and processed meatsItaly142GardaFresh, frozen and processed meats Italy143Lardo di ColonnataFresh, frozen and processed meats Italy144Szegedi téliszalámi Fresh, frozen and processed meats Hungary145Szegedi szalámiFresh, frozen and processed meats Hungary146Tiroler SpeckFresh, frozen and processed meats Austria147Steirischer KrenFresh and processed vegetable productsAustria148Steirisches KürbiskernölOilseedsAustria 149Queijo S. JorgeCheesesPortugal150Azeite de MouraOils and animal fatsPortugal151Azeites de Trás-os-Montes Oils and animal fatsPortugal152Azeite do Alentejo Interior Oils and animal fatsPortugal153Azeites da Beira InteriorOils and animal fatsPortugal154Azeites do Norte AlentejanoOils and animal fatsPortugal155Azeites do RibatejoOils and animal fatsPortugal156Pêra Rocha do OesteFresh and processed fruits and nutsPortugal157Ameixa d'ElvasFresh and processed fruits and nutsPortugal158Ananás dos Açores / S. MiguelFresh and processed fruits and nutsPortugal159Chouriça de carne de VinhaisFresh, frozen and processed meatsPortugal160Linguiça de VinhaisFresh, frozen and processed meatsPortugal161Chouriço de PortalegreFresh, frozen and processed meatsPortugal162Presunto de BarrancosFresh, frozen and processed meatsPortugal163Queijo Serra da EstrelaCheesesPortugal164Queijos da Beira BaixaCheesesPortugal165Queijo de Castelo BrancoCheesesPortugal166Queijo Amarelo da Beira BaixaCheesesPortugal167Queijo Picante da Beira BaixaCheesesPortugal168Salpicão de VinhaisFresh, frozen and processed meatsPortugal169Gouda HollandCheesesNetherlands170Edam HollandCheesesNetherlands171Kalix LöjromFresh, frozen and processed fish productsSweden172Magiun de prune TopoloveniFresh and processed fruits and nutsRomania