Canada Gazette

SOCAN tariff for cinemas 2025-2027

The Copyright Board publishes SOCAN Tariff 6 – Motion Picture Theatres (2025-2027), outlining royalties theatres must pay for music in films. Royalties are a small percentage of general admission revenue (0.094% in 2025, 0.096% in 2026, 0.098% in 2027) with a $200 minimum per theatre per year, and require semi-annual reporting, six-year recordkeeping, audits for underreporting, and late-payment interest. The tariff does not apply to standalone concerts or music performances not integral to films.

Trade Tribunal Sets Mattress Tariff Hearings

Two public appeals are scheduled in September 2026 before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal: Drive Medical Canada Inc. vs CBSA over mattress imports; and GoodMorning.com Inc. vs CBSA over bed-frame tariff classification. The Tribunal also issued a determination on August 12, 2026 that Origin Studios Inc.'s procurement complaint about a Beaumont-Hamel exhibit project was not valid. The notices include CRTC postings (Quebecor Media Inc.'s Fizz Québec application with a September 9, 2026 deadline) and Public Service Commission notices granting permission for federal employees to seek elected office in October 2026.

SOCAN Tariff 6 for Movie Theatres (2017-2024)

This entry publishes the Copyright Board's tariff for music licensing in movie theatres from 2017 to 2024. It sets per-seat royalties, minimum fees, drive-in multipliers, partial-year reductions, audit rights, late-payment interest, and the due date of November 20, 2026.

Amendment to Non-domestic Substances List

An order under CEPA 1999 removes chemical 68910-05-4 from the Non-domestic Substances List and moves it to the Domestic Substances List. The move takes effect on the same day the related Domestic Substances List order comes into force, with no fixed date provided. This change affects how the substance is tracked and regulated for domestic use in Canada.

Standing Order 130: Private Bills Notices Published

This notice announces the publication of Standing Order 130, which governs notices of intended private-bill applications. It directs readers to the original May 24, 2025 publication and provides contact details for the Private Members’ Business Office; it is signed by Eric Janse, Clerk of the House of Commons.

Canada repeals zero-emission vehicle mandate

Canada proposes to repeal the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard (EVAS) that would have required a share of zero-emission vehicles in new light-duty vehicles. The changes would end ZEV reporting and credit requirements and align testing and calculation methods by anchoring to a fixed version of U.S. regulations. The government intends to pursue Canada-specific greenhouse gas standards later to reach 75% EV sales by 2035 and 90% by 2040.

GBV detention considerations added to IRPR

Proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations would require CBSA officers and IRB members to explicitly consider if a person is a victim, survivor, or at risk of gender-based violence when deciding detention or release. The changes codify trauma-informed, victim-centered factors into the regulations and invite public comment for 30 days.

Private Bill Notices Under Standing Order 130

A Canada Gazette notice informs readers about intended private bills before the House of Commons and directs readers to Standing Order 130 for notices of private-bill applications. It provides contact details for the Private Members’ Business Office and notes that the relevant standing order notice was published on May 24, 2025. The notice is an administrative transparency step and does not create any law.

AWP P&C S.A. seeks Canadian branch

AWP P&C S.A., a French insurer, intends to establish a Canadian branch under the Insurance Companies Act. It will file with the Superintendent of Financial Institutions on or after August 17, 2026 to insure risks in Canada across accident and sickness, property, automobile, boiler and machinery, and other approved products. The Canadian chief agency would be in Cambridge, Ontario, with the head office in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France, and Allianz SE as its ultimate parent; this notice announces an intent, not approval.

Joint directive on offshore exploration licences

Federal and Nova Scotia energy ministers issued a joint directive to set the effective date for offshore exploration licences under the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and the Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act. The Gazette notice does not publish the directive text; interested parties may request a copy from the regulator. The notice was published on 2026-08-15.

Duties on Austrian oil and gas well casing

The Canada Border Services Agency found that Austrian-origin oil and gas well casing was dumped. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal is still deciding whether this dumping injured Canadian producers and must rule by September 1, 2026; if injury is found, antidumping duties will be imposed on future imports and payable by Canadian importers. The Customs Act governs how duties are collected, and the CBSA will publish its Statement of Reasons within about 15 days.

Whitecap Dakota Nation Added to Schedule 2

An order adds Whitecap Dakota Nation to Schedule 2 of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act Adaptation Regulations. This enables the Nation to seek a compliance opinion and financial performance certification from the First Nations Financial Management Board, and, once certified, to apply to the First Nations Finance Authority to borrow against other revenues, under the same rules as other members.

Two organisms added to Domestic Substances List

Order 2026-112-09-01 adds two living organisms to the Domestic Substances List under CEPA 1999. As a result, these organisms are no longer subject to the pre-market notification requirements of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms). The order took effect on 2026-07-22 and was published in the Canada Gazette on 2026-08-12.

Domestic Substances List updated for N-P entries

The Order amends Canada's Domestic Substances List by removing one listing and adding three entries (two to Part 1 and one to Part 3). It came into force on July 22, 2026, and was published in the Canada Gazette on August 12, 2026. A Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement is published separately for this order, and affected parties should review their reporting or compliance obligations under CEPA.

656 Substances Added to Domestic Substances List

An Order adds 656 CAS-listed chemicals and polymers to Canada’s Domestic Substances List, removing them from the Revised In Commerce List. As a result, these substances are no longer subject to pre-market notification under the New Substances Notification Regulations. The update is administrative and came into force on the registration date (July 30, 2026), with publication in the Canada Gazette on August 12, 2026, and did not involve a public comment period.

Office of Energy Efficiency Transferred to Environment Department

This order transfers the Office of Energy Efficiency from the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of the Environment. The transfer took effect on July 30, 2026 and is recorded as P.C. 2026-723, with publication in the August 12, 2026 Canada Gazette. The change is largely administrative, affecting reporting lines and coordination of energy-efficiency programs with environment policy.

Surtax on Wood Cabinets and Vanities

Canada has enacted a provisional 25% surtax on the importation of certain wood cabinets, vanities and their subassemblies for up to 200 days, while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal conducts a formal inquiry into potential injury to domestic producers. The surtax applies to specific tariff lines and is in addition to existing duties, with exemptions for certain free-trade partners and developing countries. If the Tribunal finds injury, final measures may follow; if not, the surtax could be lifted and refunds may be possible.

Hemp Promotion-Research Levy Implemented

This order imposes a 0.5% levy on interprovincial hemp sales and cross-provincial processing, payable to the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency. Buyers and processors must deduct and remit the levy at the first sale or processing and keep seven years of records; the levy is temporary and expires August 4, 2027 unless extended.

Chicken marketing quotas updated for Aug-Oct 2026

These final regulations replace the production and marketing quotas schedule for period A-204 (August 23 to October 17, 2026) under the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations. They set province-specific limits for three quota categories—production, market development, and specialty chicken—with national totals provided. The changes affect quota-holding producers, provincial marketing boards, and Chicken Farmers of Canada, along with processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers who may experience short-term supply or price changes.

Egg vaccine quotas set for 2026–27

1 Schedule 2 to the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986

The final Regulations Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 replace Schedule 2 with a new table of vaccine-quota limits for eggs for the 2026–2027 period (December 27, 2026 to December 25, 2027). The measure comes into force on December 27, 2026. Ontario is listed with a quota of 6,716,666 dozen eggs; quotas for other provinces are not shown in the published text, leaving some details unclear.

Quebec Turkey Levy Set at 3.88 Cents/kg

An order amends the Canada Turkey Marketing Levies Order (2019) to set the levy for Quebec turkey producers who market across provincial borders or for export at 3.88 cents per kilogram. The change takes effect on the day the order was registered (July 31, 2026) and was published in the August 12, 2026 Canada Gazette. The Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency administers the levy, with approval from the National Farm Products Council.

Private-bill notices under Standing Order 130

This Canada Gazette entry summarizes two House of Commons notices. It records that Standing Order 130, about notices for private-bill applications, was published on May 24, 2025 and provides contact details for the Private Members' Business Office. It also notes that the Canada Elections Act elector-determination notice was published as Extra Vol. 160, No. 6 on July 31, 2026, with Eric Janse listed as Clerk of the House of Commons.

AWP P&C S.A. to establish Canada branch

French insurer AWP P&C S.A. plans to apply to the federal regulator to establish a Canadian branch that would insure accident and sickness, property, automobile, boiler and machinery, and other approved lines. The application would be filed with the Superintendent of Financial Institutions under the Insurance Companies Act on or after August 17, 2026, with the notice published in the Canada Gazette on August 8, 2026. The branch would operate in Canada only after the application is approved by the regulator.

Non-Domestic Substances List Amended

Signed July 28, 2026, Order 2026-66.1-01-02 moves a long list of CAS-listed chemicals from the Non-Domestic Substances List to the Domestic Substances List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The effective date is tied to the related order amending the Domestic Substances List, so immediate obligations may depend on that order; affected businesses should review regulatory inventories and compliance requirements.

Unarmoured cables from China face provisional duties

The Canada Border Services Agency preliminarily found that unarmoured building cables from China were dumped and subsidized under SIMA. Provisional duties may be charged on eligible goods while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal conducts an injury inquiry (NQ-2026-003), with deadlines and hearings set through October 2026 and a final decision within about 120 days of notice.

West Coast Oil Pipeline National-Interest Listing

The federal government is considering listing the West Coast Oil Pipeline as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act. If listed, federal approvals could be streamlined and more coordinated, with ongoing consultations to occur with Alberta, British Columbia, and Indigenous rights-holders. Public input is invited with a deadline of September 18, 2026.

CHP Sault Ste. Marie–Algoma Deregistered

The CHP Sault Ste. Marie–Algoma Association has been deregistered as a registered electoral district association under the Canada Elections Act, effective August 15, 2026. The notice provides no reason for the deregistration. This change removes the association from the official list and affects its status for campaign financing, nominations, and local party activity.

Ebola border rules tightened for DRC travelers

An amendment to the Ebola-related quarantine order tightens entry rules, barring most foreign nationals who were in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the prior 21 days from entering Canada, with limited exemptions. Some travellers must obtain an exemption letter from the Public Health Agency of Canada and, if flying, present it to the air carrier; the measures include a 21‑day quarantine for eligible entrants and take effect July 20, 2026, expiring August 29, 2026.

French insurer seeks Canadian branch

AWP P&C S.A., a French insurer, plans to apply to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions under section 574 of the Insurance Companies Act to establish a Canadian branch. The application could be filed on or after August 17, 2026. If approved, the branch would offer accident and sickness, property, automobile, boiler and machinery, and other approved insurance products from a Cambridge, Ontario office.

Non-domestic Substances List Amended

Canada amended the Non-domestic Substances List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 by removing CAS 1245903-66-5 and 1703784-30-6 and adding 1703784-30-8. The order was signed on July 21, 2026 and comes into force on the day of publication in the Canada Gazette (August 1, 2026). This change affects which substances are subject to government review or reporting requirements; parties should check their inventories for these CAS numbers since common names are not provided.

GBE Power seeks electricity export permit

GBE Power Inc. has applied to the Canada Energy Regulator to export up to 438,000 MWh of electricity per year to the United States for 10 years. The CER is seeking public input before deciding to issue a permit or move the application to licensing, with comments due by 31 August 2026. It invites views on potential effects on other provinces and whether Canadian buyers were given fair access.

Build Canada Homes Becomes Crown Corporation

This Order brings most provisions of the Build Canada Homes Act into force on July 7, 2026, legally creating Build Canada Homes (BCH) as a Crown corporation and enabling initial governance, head office, and corporate systems to be established. Three provisions (sections 29, 41 and 47) are deferred to a later date, so existing Special Operating Agency arrangements and current payment arrangements remain in place until those sections are proclaimed.

Minister Designated for Build Canada Homes Act

An order designates the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities as the minister responsible for the Build Canada Homes Act. The order was made by the Governor in Council on 2026-07-07 and registered on 2026-07-29; it assigns responsibility but does not itself change programs, funding, or eligibility under the Act.

Supply Chains Act Taskforce Transferred

This order transfers control and supervision of the federal Supply Chains Act Taskforce from the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to the Department of Employment and Social Development. The order was issued July 9, 2026 (P.C. 2026-702) and registered in the Canada Gazette on July 29, 2026. The notice records an administrative change and does not describe changes to the taskforce’s mandate, funding, or services.

Industrial Technological Benefits Branch Transfer

Control and supervision of the Industrial Technological Benefits Branch (except the Research and Analysis Directorate) are transferred from the Department of Industry to the Department of Public Works and Government Services. The transfer is administrative, effective 2026-07-16, and may change reporting lines for branch staff and who external parties contact for branch matters.

Standing Order 130 for private-bill notices

Standing Order 130, which governs how notices for proposed private bills must be given, is noted in the Gazette on July 25, 2026. The original publication date of the Standing Order was May 24, 2025. The notice provides contact information for questions or paperwork at the Private Members’ Business Office of the House of Commons.

AWP P&C S.A. Plans Canadian Branch

AWP P&C S.A., a French insurer, plans to apply to Canada's federal regulator to establish a Canadian branch. The filing would allow it to insure risks in Canada in several classes if approved, with a Cambridge, Ontario chief agency and Allianz SE as its ultimate parent. The notice signals intent, not approval, and regulators will review the application.

Ministerial conditions amended for quinolinium chloride

Environment Canada issued variations to two ministerial conditions governing quinolinium chloride (CAS 65322-65-8). The changes limit import and use to a corrosion-inhibitor in oil and natural gas wells, and set detailed requirements for notification, record-keeping, and disposal. The Gazette also lists waivers from certain information requirements for living organisms and substances, granted on a case-by-case basis, with the variations taking effect July 20, 2026.

CBSA extends SIMA steel racks probe

The Canada Border Services Agency has extended the preliminary phase of its investigation under the Special Import Measures Act into steel racks from the People’s Republic of China. The review period was lengthened from 90 to 135 days, pushing a preliminary decision to by September 2, 2026. The extension is intended to allow more time for evidence gathering, and businesses may face continued uncertainty during the investigation.

Publication of Standing Order 130

Notice that Standing Order 130 (on notices of intended applications for private bills) was published previously on May 24, 2025, and the notice itself appears in the Canada Gazette on July 18, 2026. It provides contact details for the Private Members’ Business Office and is signed by Eric Janse, Clerk of the House of Commons.

E.SUN Bank Permitted to Open Branch

The Minister of Finance issued an order on 2026-05-11 permitting E.SUN Commercial Bank Ltd. to establish a branch in Canada under the Bank Act. The decision was published by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions on 2026-07-18; the notice does not specify the branch location, timing, or services.

Trade Tribunal Notices: Tariff Appeals and Inquiries

This issue lists Canadian International Trade Tribunal notices: two tariff appeals (including Aquaterra’s dispute over water-dispenser classification and an appeal about an AI Blades folding knife), three procurement inquiries into federal contracts, and a finding that dumped truck bodies from China caused injury to the domestic industry. It also includes routine CRTC postings and Public Service Commission permissions for two federal employees to run in municipal elections.

Reliance Order to Speed Drug Approvals

Health Canada issued an order that lets it treat specified parts of some Canadian drug applications as already examined when a listed foreign regulator has authorized or reviewed a matching product. It applies to new drug submissions, abbreviated submissions and supplements for drug classes on a published IbR List and is intended to shorten review times while retaining Canadian-specific checks (e.g. labelling and risk-management).

Privy Council President Assigned Invest in Canada Act

An order (SI/2026-34) published July 15, 2026, repeals an earlier order and designates the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada as the minister responsible for the Invest in Canada Act. The decision is recorded as P.C. 2026-676 (dated June 25, 2026); the change clarifies ministerial responsibility for investment-promotion matters.

Two Chemicals Added to Domestic Substances List

The Order adds two substances (CAS 26401-35-4; CAN 19814-2) to the Domestic Substances List and retains Significant New Activity (SNAc) reporting requirements for specified new uses, notably in consumer products and cosmetics at ≥0.1% by weight. The Order was registered on 2026-06-30, published 2026-07-15, and includes a transitional period that lowers notification thresholds on 2027-05-03 (transitional period ends 2027-05-02); anyone planning a significant new activity must submit a SNAN at least 90 days before starting.

Egg Levy Rate Changes

The order amends the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order to set new per-unit levy rates that egg producers must pay in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Alberta. The changes took effect on the day the order was registered (June 26, 2026) and update the amounts the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency will collect under its marketing plan.

Commercial Radio Reproduction Tariff 2027–2029

The Copyright Board published a tariff setting monthly royalty rates and reporting rules for Canadian commercial radio stations that reproduce music, sound recordings or performers’ performances, including simulcasts. Royalties are calculated on a station’s broadcast‑related gross income using three income brackets and different percentage rates depending on whether a station is classed as low‑use and whether it is a French‑language station; stations must file detailed monthly reports and retain records for audits.

Aligning SRM rules with U.S. feed ban

Proposed amendments would let certain lower‑risk specified risk material (SRM) from cattle be handled as prohibited material and used in non‑ruminant feed, fertilizer and pet food, while keeping high‑risk tissues (brain and spinal cord of cattle 30+ months) banned. The change is voluntary for businesses, would require permits for on‑site separation of eligible SRM, and aims to align Canada’s Enhanced Feed Ban with U.S. practice while maintaining BSE safeguards.

Standing Order 130 — Private-Bill Notice

A House of Commons notice published July 11, 2026, confirming that Standing Order 130 (rules on notices of intended applications for private bills) was previously published on May 24, 2025. It gives contact details for the Private Members' Business Office for anyone needing information about private-bill notice requirements.

Manufacture allowed for cyclohexanecarboxamide sodium salt

The ministers of Environment and Health have permitted the manufacture or import of cyclohexanecarboxamide (sodium salt, CAS 141284-73-3) under conditions set out in Ministerial Condition No. 22460. The conditions (in force June 30, 2026) require 120 days’ advance notice before manufacturing, detailed process and exposure information, spill/notification and record‑keeping requirements, and controls on transfers to other parties.

Trade tribunal notices and charity revocations

This page collects notices from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Public Service Commission and the Canada Revenue Agency. It schedules Tribunal hearings and reviews (for example an appeal hearing on August 11, 2026), opens inquiries into wheat gluten and other trade matters, grants permissions for named public servants to run for office, and lists many charities facing proposed revocation of registered status for failure to file required returns.

French Use Rules for Federally Regulated Businesses

Proposed regulations implementing the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act set where the federal French-language rules apply, which businesses are covered, and what they must do. They set employee thresholds (25 in Quebec; 100 for designated Francophone regions outside Quebec), list the designated regions, require French services and language-of-work protections, specify registration and committee rules, and include exemptions and enforcement arrangements.

Liquid Meter Testing and Communication Updates

Proposed amendments would increase the maximum known test quantity for positive displacement liquid meters 65 mm (2½ in) or smaller from 900 L to 1 500 L, allowing inspectors and authorized service providers to use appropriately sized volumetric provers. The changes would also replace prescriptive paper- and location-based communication requirements in the Weights and Measures Regulations and Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations with technology‑neutral language to allow electronic communications. The proposal was published on 2026-07-04, is open for 30 days of comment (deadline 2026-08-03), and would come into force on registration if adopted.

BC Sport Fishing Regulation Amendments

Proposed amendments would move long‑standing tidal‑waters licence conditions into the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996, add species‑specific quotas, size limits and gear rules, and introduce new reporting and equipment requirements (for example, halibut catch recording and a mandatory descending device). The proposal was published 2026-07-04 and is open for 30 days of public comment to allow in‑season management to be made by variation order rather than by mailing licence holders.

Soak Time Rules Moved to Licence Conditions

These proposed regulations would remove the fixed 72-hour (three-day) soak-time limits from the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, the Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations and the Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations and instead allow Fisheries and Oceans Canada to set soak times as conditions on fishing licences. The change would let DFO tailor soak-time limits by fishery or fleet (including licences issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations) to provide more operational flexibility and address safety concerns; the proposal was published 2026-07-04 and is open for 30 days of comment.

Changes to CDIC Deposit Information

The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) proposes amendments to its Deposit Insurance Information By-law to improve depositor awareness and modernize disclosures. Key changes would require annual staff training on deposit coverage, mandate CDIC membership statements in paid video ads, replace the in-branch brochure with a printable digital "information sheet", simplify physical and digital signage, and require clear website disclosures when deposits are sold under trade names. The notice was published July 4, 2026, with a 30-day comment period; the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement also cites a planned general effective date of December 1, 2026 and a training start date of July 14, 2028, though the legal text in the publication refers to coming-into-force timing in Part II and contains some differing dates.

Several Acts Receive Royal Assent

Published July 4, 2026, this entry records parliamentary business and notes that the Governor General gave royal assent on June 17 and June 18, 2026 to multiple bills, which are therefore now Acts. The named Acts include Criminal Code amendments, two appropriation Acts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, an Act respecting Arab Heritage Month, a Build Canada Homes Act, amendments to the National Defence Act, and changes to the Canada Elections Act—measures that may affect criminal law, federal spending and housing programs.

GFD Trust applies to incorporate

Guaranteed Funeral Deposits of Canada (Fraternal) is applying for letters patent under the Trust and Loan Companies Act to create a trust company called GFD Trust / Fiducie GFD, based in Oakville, Ontario. Interested parties may file objections with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions by August 4, 2026; publication does not guarantee approval.

Federal appointments to boards and courts

A public notice listing federal appointments published July 4, 2026. It records appointments made on June 25, 2026 to a range of boards, tribunals and courts (including judges and agency members) and provides Order in Council references.

Wheat Gluten Dumping Investigation

On June 19, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency initiated an investigation under the Special Import Measures Act into alleged injurious dumping of wheat gluten from the Italian Republic, the Republic of Poland, and the United Kingdom. The Public Service Commission also granted permissions on June 12, 2026 for two federal employees (Pierre Mullie and Sileen Phillips) to seek municipal councillor nominations for the October 26, 2026 elections.