Erratum and Trade Inquiries: Drill Pipe & Rebar

Summary#

This page collects several short notices published in the Canada Gazette on matters from multiple federal bodies. It corrects an erroneous charity revocation notice for PR‑RP ABERCORN INC., starts trade inquiries into imported drill pipe and an expiry review of concrete reinforcing bar, posts a couple of abbreviated CRTC decisions, and records permission for a federal public servant to run for municipal office.

What it does#

• Canada Revenue Agency: notes that a previously published notice of intention to revoke the registration of PR‑RP ABERCORN INC. (a charity in Abercorn, Quebec) was published in error.
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal: under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)
  • opens a preliminary injury inquiry (PI‑2021‑006) into alleged dumping and subsidizing of drill pipe from the People’s Republic of China. Participation forms were due by April 7, 2022, with party submissions due by April 21, 2022 and responses by April 28, 2022.
  • begins an expiry review (RR‑2021‑006) of an earlier finding on dumped concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from several countries. The Canada Border Services Agency will decide whether dumping would likely resume and must give its determination by August 26, 2022. The Tribunal aims to issue its order by February 2, 2023. Participation filings were set for September 12, 2022, a participant list for October 18, 2022, and a public hearing was scheduled to start November 21, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. (ET).
• Canadian Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC): posts abridged versions of recent decisions, including Decision 2022‑80 (Corus Radio Inc., CJKR‑FM in Winnipeg) and Decision 2022‑92 (the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for national audio and audiovisual services).
• Public Service Commission: grants permission for Paul Carr, a federal public servant, to seek nomination and run in the municipal election for Councillor, Ward 2 (Thurlow), City of Belleville. The election date is October 24, 2022.

Who's affected#

• The board or contacts of PR‑RP ABERCORN INC. and anyone tracking that charity’s registration.
• Manufacturers, exporters, importers, distributors, and buyers of drill pipe and heavy weight drill pipe, especially goods originating in the People’s Republic of China.
• Companies that produce or trade hot‑rolled deformed steel rebar from the listed countries (for example, Belarus, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Portugal, Spain).
• Broadcasters and audiences connected to CJKR‑FM and services of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation who follow CRTC decisions.
• Paul Carr, colleagues at Correctional Service Canada, and voters in Belleville Ward 2 who may see him on the ballot.

Why it matters#

• The erratum prevents confusion about a charity’s registration status; it signals the earlier notice was a publishing mistake.
• The drill pipe inquiry and the rebar expiry review could lead to anti‑dumping or countervailing duties. That can raise costs for importers and firms that use these steel products, and could affect construction and oilfield supply chains.
• CRTC decisions can affect local radio programming and national broadcasting services available to listeners and viewers.
• Allowing a federal public servant to run in a municipal election clarifies that this candidate may participate in the local democratic process while following public service rules.