Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act

Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) In this Act,

  Chairman

  Chairman[Repealed, 1999, c. 12, s. 53]

  Chairperson

  Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Tribunal; (Version anglaise seulement)

  member

  member means a permanent member, temporary member or substitute member of the Tribunal; (membre)

  Minister

  Minister means the Minister of Finance; (ministre)

  prescribed

  prescribed means prescribed by regulations; (Version anglaise seulement)

  President

  President means the President of the Canada Border Services Agency appointed under subsection 7(1) of the Canada Border Services Agency Act; (président)

  serious injury

  serious injury, in relation to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, means a significant overall impairment in the position of the domestic producers; (dommage grave)

  textile and apparel goods

  textile and apparel goods means the textile and apparel goods set out in Appendix 1.1 of Annex C-00-B of the CCFTA, in Appendix III.1.1.1 of Annex III.1 of the CCRFTA, in section 1 of Annex 3.1 of the CHFTA, or in Annex 4-A or Appendix 1 to Annex 4-A of the TPP, as the case may be; (produits textiles et vêtements)

  threat of serious injury

  threat of serious injury means serious injury that, on the basis of facts, and not merely of allegation, conjecture or remote possibility, is clearly imminent; (menace de dommage grave)

  trade union

  trade union means an employee organization that has been certified under federal or provincial law, or recognized by the employer, as a bargaining agent; (syndicat)

  Tribunal

  Tribunal means the Canadian International Trade Tribunal established by subsection 3(1); (Tribunal)

  World Trade Organization Agreement

  World Trade Organization Agreement has the meaning given to the word Agreement in subsection 2(1) of the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act. (Accord sur l’Organisation mondiale du commerce)

• Marginal note:Same meaning

  (2) In this Act,

  • (a) Agreement has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act; and

  • (b) CUSMA country means a country that is a party to the Agreement.

• Marginal note:Same meaning

  (2.1) In this Act,

  • (a) CIFTA has the same meaning as Agreement in subsection 2(1) of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act;

  • (b) Canada–Israel Free Trade Agreement Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 50 of the Customs Tariff; and

  • (c) imported from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary and Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary have the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Definition of Panama Tariff

  (2.2) In this Act, Panama Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 49.41 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Same meaning

  (3) In this Act,

  • (a) CCFTA has the same meaning as Agreement in subsection 2(1) of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; and

  • (b) Chile Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 46 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Definition of Colombia Tariff

  (3.1) In this Act, Colombia Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 49.01 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Same meaning

  (4) In this Act,

  • (a) CCRFTA has the same meaning as Agreement in subsection 2(1) of the Canada — Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; and

  • (b) Costa Rica Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 49.1 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Same meaning

  (4.1) In this Act,

  • (a) EFTA state has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Canada–EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act;

  • (b) Iceland Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 52.1 of the Customs Tariff;

  • (c) Norway Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 52.2 of the Customs Tariff; and

  • (d) Switzerland–Liechtenstein Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 52.3 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Definition of Peru Tariff

  (4.2) In this Act, Peru Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 49.5 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Definition of Jordan Tariff

  (4.3) In this Act, Jordan Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 52.4 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Definitions

  (4.4) In this Act,

  • (a) CHFTA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act; and

  • (b) Honduras Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 49.6 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Definitions

  (4.5) In this Act,

  • (a) CKFTA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act; and

  • (b) Korea Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 49.7 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Definition of Ukraine Tariff

  (4.6) In this Act, Ukraine Tariff means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 52.5 of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Definitions

  (4.7) In this Act,

  • (a) CPTPP has the meaning assigned by the definition Agreement in section 2 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act;

  • (b) TPP has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act;

  • (c) CPTPP country has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; and

  • (d) CPTPP tariff has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff.

• Marginal note:Goods imported from certain countries

  (5) For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from one of the following countries if they are shipped directly to Canada from that country, within the meaning of sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff:

  • a CUSMA country
  • an EFTA state
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • CPTPP country
  • Honduras
  • Jordan
  • Korea
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Ukraine