Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules

41 (1) If a person files a request to intervene

• (a) the Tribunal must serve a copy of the request to intervene on every person who is a party to the appeal when the notice is filed; and

• (b) the parties to the appeal may make representations in respect of the notice.

(2) The Tribunal must determine whether to add the person as an intervener on the basis of the information provided by that person under rule 40.1 or any other consideration that the Tribunal considers relevant.

(3) If the Tribunal determines that the person is to be added as an intervener, the Tribunal must so notify the other parties to the appeal.

(4) An intervener is entitled to receive from the Tribunal copies of all of the documents, other than documents which contain confidential information, that were filed by each party to the appeal prior to their being added as an intervener and, subject to rule 16, the counsel or expert for the intervener is entitled to have access to documents which contain confidential information.

(5) Subject to rule 17, each party to the appeal must serve on the intervener copies of all of the documents served by that party on the other parties to the appeal on or after the day they are added as an intervener.

(6) The Tribunal may limit an intervener’s submission to any matter that may assist the Tribunal in the resolution of the appeal.