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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 S-III§177; Table III.23 Canada 2011 Measures Other measures
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As at July 2010, state-owned enterprises in Canada included 48 parent "Crown corporations" wholly owned by the Government of Canada, including the Corporation for the Mitigation of Mackenzie Gas Project Impacts
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 S-IV§3, 172 2011 Sectors Services
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Several categories of insurance are compulsory at the federal level, including certain types of marine, mortgage, aviation, nuclear, environmental and surety insurance
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 S-IV§18; Table IV.2; Table AIV.2 2011 Sectors Agriculture
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Federal and provincial government support in the agriculture and agri-food sector for environment, including environmentally responsible agriculture
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Bio
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 S-IV§54-55 2011 Sectors Fisheries
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The pending Fisheries Act, 2007 sets out mandatory principles that must be followed when making Ministerial and administrative decisions including sustainable development, ecosystem, and precautionary approaches, the use of scientific information, and respect for Aboriginal treaty and constitutional rights
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Conservation
Fish
Sustainable
Wildlife
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 S-IV§62, 64, 67; Table AIV.4 2011 Sectors Mining
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The Federal Government's policy objectives for the minerals and metals sectors (excluding uranium) remain as set out in the 1996 Minerals and Metals Policy, which is aimed at sustainable development and other policy objectives such as encouragement of energy efficiency, cleaner energy, and health and safety
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Clean
Energy
Natural resources
Renewable
Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 S-IV§79, 82-83 2011 Sectors Energy
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Electricity exports require permits from the National Energy Board (NEB) whose approval depends on a number of factors, including, inter alia, the environment
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Energy
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1
S-I Table I.3; S-III§144; S-IV§8, 84-90; Table…
S-I Table I.3; S-III§144; S-IV§8, 84-90; Table AIV.5
 2011 Sectors Energy
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Canada has set in place numerous initiatives on renewable energy generation, including on wind energy and solar photovoltaic energy, or biofuels
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Bio
Clean
Conservation
Emissions
Energy
Renewable
Sustainable
Green
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 S-IV§100-102 2011 Sectors Manufacturing
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Canada has implemented a number of incentive programmes aimed at stimulating R&D to develop and build innovative, greener, and more fuel-efficient vehicles, while an environmental programme designed to reduce air pollution provided rewards to Canadians who retire their older, more polluting vehicles
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Emissions
Environment
Pollution
Green
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 S-IV§106 2011 Sectors Manufacturing
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The Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN), a business-led network of centres of excellence (BL-NCE) with an initial budget of approximately Can$23 million for 2009-13, aims at promoting aerospace technologies for the protection of the environment
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Environment
Green
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 S-IV§205 2011 Sectors Services
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The Canada Marine Act was amended in 2008 to allow the Canadian Port Authorities (CPAs) to apply for funding under contribution programmes for infrastructure projects, environmental sustainability, and the implementation of security enhancements
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Environment
Sustainable