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Federal Crown corporations, 2018
Crown corporation and sector Mandate Assets(Q2, 2018)CAD million
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The Jacques-Carter and Champlain Bridges Inc. To ensure safe passage for users through the management, maintenance, and rehabilitation of infrastructure by optimizing traffic flow and respecting the environment. 662.9
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Defence Construction (1951) Limited To deliver and maintain infrastructure and environmental projects and services and provide full lifecycle support for infrastructure and environmental assets, required for the defence of Canada. 50.5
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Marine Atlantic Inc. To provide a safe, environmentally responsible, and quality ferry service between the Island of Newfoundland and the Province of Nova Scotia, in a reliable, courteous, and cost-effective manner. 572.5
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VIA Rail Canada Inc To offer a national passenger rail transportation service that is safe, secure, efficient, reliable, and environmentally sustainable, and that meets the needs of travellers. 1,346.3
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Exceptions to the scope of the CFTA's Procurement Chapter
Schedule of Canada
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Schedule of New Brunswick - Procurement exceptions
For New Brunswick, the following is not covered by the Chapter:
A. Excluded entities
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Forest Protection Limited; New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council; Wastewater Commissions are excluded except for the Fredericton Area Pollution Control Commission and the Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission; Regional Solid Waste Commissions listed as listed in the CETA; New Brunswick Arts Board; New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation; Farm Products Commission; and New Brunswick Museum
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Schedule of Saskatchewan - Procurement exceptions
For Saskatchewan, the following is not covered by the Chapter:
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B. Exceptions and notes
1. The Chapter does not cover the procurement:
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(c) for the production, transmission and distribution of renewable energy, other than hydro-electricity; and
(d) of waste water treatment facilities.

National IP legislation and international agreements, December 2018
Legislation Scope, term of protection, and selected limitations
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New Industrial Design Regulations, 2018 - application requirements have been simplified: the prescribed application form is no longer required; the description is now optional and the application is deemed to
relate to all four features of the design (shape, configuration, ornamentation and pattern); designs no longer need to be shown applied to a finished article; applications
are no longer limited to a single environmental view; and a divisional application may be filed for any design disclosed in a previously-filed application, including in environmental views;
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Regarding the topics of the Doha Development Agenda, the Republic of North Macedonia has traditionally supported agricultural reform in all three pillars (market access, domestic support and export subsidies) (...) supports the protection of biodiversity and traditional knowledge (...)

The Transport Community shall be based on the progressive integration of transport markets on the basis of the relevant acquis, including the areas of technical standards, interoperability, safety, security, traffic management, social policy, public procurement and environment, for all modes of transport excluding air transport.

The basic goal of the energy policy of the Republic of North Macedonia is contained in the "Strategy for Energy Development until 2030" and the major strategic objectives are long-term development of individual energy activities to ensure security in the supply of various types of energy; (...) obligations undertaken to ratifying international agreements including an integrated strategy on energy and climate change.

The Republic of North Macedonia is a party to: the Energy Charter Treaty; the Energy Community; the Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement. In addition, the energy policy is geared at transposing the EU energy acquis in terms not only of liberalization but also of energy security, energy efficiency and environmental objectives.

The Programme for Promotion of Tourism for 2019 is mainly focused on campaigns of eco action to the tourism centres, touristic signalization for cultural sites and localities, studies for wine and spa tourism as touristic attraction, support of rural households for tourism purposes, projects for innovation and digitalization in tourism, mobile application, Visit Macedonia, etc.

The National Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development for the period 2014-20 defines as its objective the improvement of the competitiveness of North Macedonia's agricultural production and food industry, the development of rural areas, and the sustainable management of natural resources.

Oil and coal constitute the main primary energy supply sources. In addition to national considerations, North Macedonia's energy policy aims to transpose the EU energy acquis in terms not only of liberalization but also of energy security, energy efficiency and environmental objectives.