G/TBT/N/CAN/678  
29 June 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English, French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Transport  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Canada's Notification A uthority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613)943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: The proposed regulatory change relates only to fees for an existing conformity 
assessment procedure and does not alter the technical content on which the relevant 
products are currently assessed. As such, it does not entail an update to a 'conformity 
assessment procedure' as defined in the WTO TBT Agreement, which  is notifiable under 
Article 5.6.2. Nonetheless, Canada would like to notify WTO Members of consultations for 
the proposal under 'other' given that it relates to fees for an existing conformity 
assessment procedure.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where a pplicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Aircraft 
and space vehicles in general (ICS 49.020); Aerospace engines and propulsion systems 
(ICS 49.050).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Part I - 104, Aeronautical Product 
Approvals); (52 page(s), in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed amendments would update and modernize the 
charges in respect of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or endorsement of aeronautical 
products (section 104 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and its associated Schedule 
V). This would include updating the existing charges and adding new charges. I n 
accordance with the Service Fees Act , the proposed charges would be adjusted annually, 
based on the Consumer Price Index. The adjusted charge level would be made available 
on Transport Canada's website each year.  G/TBT/N/CAN/678  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including t he nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The charges set out in section 104 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations  
(CARs), respecting approvals for aeronautical products, have not been updated since 
1998. Technology has advanced and the complexity of t he work has increased to the point 
where the existing charges only recover a small proportion of the costs associated with 
performing reviews and approvals for aeronautical products.  
The modernization of section 104 of the CARs and its associated Schedule V would better 
reflect the true cost of aeronautical product reviews and approvals that Transport Canada 
provides by requiring the beneficiaries of services to pay a greater portion of the costs. 
With a modernized charge regime that adjusts for inflation, Transport Canada could 
address future growth in demand and continue to meet its service standards to keep up 
with the increasing complexity of aeronautical product reviews and approvals due to 
technology development.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 156, 18 June 2022, page 3791 -3842, 
https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2022/2022 -06-18/pdf/g1 -15625.pdf  (available in 
English and French).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  On the date of publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  27 August 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be found at:  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2022/2022 -06-18/html/reg9 -eng.html  (English)  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2022/2022 -06-18/html/reg9 -fra.html  (French)