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ANNEX I
Schedule of Canada
SECTOR: Agriculture
SUB-SECTOR:
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
TYPE OF RESERVATION: National Treatment (Article 1102)
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT: Federal
LEGAL CITATION: Farm Credit Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-2
as amended by R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (4th
Supp.); S.C. 1991, c. 5, 53
Farm Credit Regulations, C.R.C. 1978,
c. 644 as amended by SOR/81-560;
SOR/82-495; SOR/83-198
DESCRIPTION: Investment
Loans by the Farm Credit Corporation
may be made only to:
(a) individuals who are Canadian
citizens or permanent residents;
(b) farming corporations controlled
by Canadian citizens or permanent
residents; or
(c) cooperative farm associations,
all of whose members are Canadian
citizens or permanent residents.
DURATION: Indeterminate
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ANNEX I
Schedule of Canada
SECTOR: All Sectors
SUB-SECTOR:
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
TYPE OF RESERVATION: National Treatment (Article 1102)
Performance Requirements (Article 1106)
Senior Management (Article 1107)
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT: Federal
LEGAL CITATION: Investment Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.
28, as amended by S.C.1988, c. 65
Investment Canada Regulations,
SOR/85-611, as amended by SOR/189-69
An Act to Amend the Investment Canada
Act, (Bill C-89, introduced in
Parliament on 18 June 1992)
DESCRIPTION: Investment
1. Under the Investment Canada Act,
the following acquisitions of Canadian
businesses by "non-Canadians" are
subject to review by Investment
Canada:
(1) all direct acquisitions of
Canadian businesses with assets
of $5 million or more;
(2) all indirect acquisitions of
Canadian businesses with assets
of $50 million or more; and
(3) indirect acquisitions of Canadian
businesses with assets between $5
million and $50 million which
represent more than 50 percent of
the value, calculated in the
prescribed manner, of the assets
of all the entities the control
of which is being acquired,
directly or indirectly, in the
transaction in question.
2. "Canadian business", "Canadian"
and "non-Canadian" are defined in the
Investment Canada Act. A "non-
Canadian" is an individual, government
or agency thereof or an entity which
is not "Canadian".
3. In addition, specific
acquisitions or new businesses in
designated types of business
activities related to Canada's
cultural heritage or national
identity, which are normally
notifiable, may be reviewed if the
Governor in Council authorizes a
review in the public interest.
4. Investments subject to review
under the Investment Canada Act are
not to be implemented unless the
Minister responsible for the
Investment Canada Act advises the
applicant that the investment is
likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
Such a determination is made in
accordance with six factors described
in the Act.
5. These factors are summarized as
follows:
(a) the effect of the investment on
the level and nature of economic
activity in Canada, including the
effect on employment, on the
utilization of parts, components
and services produced in Canada,
and on exports from Canada;
(b) the degree and significance of
participation by Canadians in the
investment;
(c) the effect of the investment on
productivity, industrial
efficiency, technological
development and product
innovation in Canada;
(d) the effect of the investment on
competition within any industry
or industries in Canada;
(e) the compatibility of the
investment with national
industrial, economic and cultural
policies, taking into
consideration industrial,
economic and cultural policy
objectives enunciated by the
government or legislature of any
province likely to be
significantly affected by the
investment; and
(f) the contribution of the
investment to Canada's ability to
compete in world markets.
6. In making a net benefit
determination, the Minister, through
Investment Canada, may review plans
under which the applicant demonstrates
the net benefit to Canada of the
proposed acquisition. An applicant
may also submit undertakings to the
Minister in connection with any
proposed acquisition which is the
subject of review. In the event of
noncompliance with an undertaking by
an applicant, the Minister may seek a
court order directing compliance or
any other remedy authorized under the
Act.
7. The establishment or acquisition
of Canadian businesses by non-
Canadians, other than those described
above, are to be notified to the
agency administering the Act,
Investment Canada.
8. Review of "acquisition of
control", as defined in the Investment
Canada Act, of a Canadian business by
an American or Mexican will take place
if the value of the gross assets of
the Canadian business is not less than
the applicable thresholds, effective
on the date of entry into force of
this Agreement and adjusted on each
anniversary thereof. The calculation
of the applicable review threshold is
set out in the Duration section below.
9. The review threshold applicable
to American and Mexican investors is
higher than those set out above.
However, this higher review threshold
does not apply in the following
sectors: uranium production and
ownership of uranium producing
properties; oil and gas; financial
services; transportation services and
cultural businesses.
10. Indirect "acquisitions of
control", as defined in the Investment
Canada Act, of Canadian businesses by
"American" and "Mexican" investors are
not reviewable. Notwithstanding the
definition of "investor of a Party" in
Chapter Eleven, only investors who are
nationals, or entities controlled by
nationals, (as defined in the
Investment Canada Act) of the United
States or Mexico, may benefit from the
higher review threshold.
11. Notwithstanding Article 1106(1),
Canada reserves the right to impose
requirements, or enforce any
commitment or undertaking, in
connection with the establishment,
acquisition, expansion, conduct or
operation of an investment of an
investor of another Party for the
transfer of technology, production
process or other proprietary knowledge
to a national or enterprise,
affiliated to the transferor, in
Canada, in connection with the review
of an acquisition of an investment
pursuant to the Investment Canada Act.
12. Except for requirements,
commitments or undertakings related to
technology transfer as set out above,
Article 1106(1) shall apply to
requirements, commitments or
undertakings imposed or enforced under
the Investment Canada Act. However,
Article 1106(1) shall not be construed
to apply to any requirement,
commitment or undertaking imposed or
enforced in connection with a review
under the Investment Canada Act, to
locate production, carry out research
and development, employ or train
workers, or to construct or expand
particular facilities, in Canada.
DURATION: Paragraphs 10, 11 and 12 of the
Description setting out Canada's
reservations and commitments with
respect to Articles 1102, 1106(1),
and 1138 shall govern.
For American and Mexican investors,
the applicable threshold for the
review of a direct acquisition of
control of a Canadian business shall
be:
(a) for the twelve month period
commencing on the date of entry
into force of this Agreement,
such monetary amount as
determined in accordance with
Annex 1607.3 of the Canada-United
State Free Trade Agreement;
(b) commencing on the first
anniversary of the date of entry
into force of this Agreement, the
monetary amount for the preceding
year multiplied by an annual
adjustment representing the
increase in nominal Gross
Domestic Product, as set out
below.
The calcu