WT/DS412/17/Add.1  
WT/DS426/17/Add.1  
 
14 March 2014  
(14-1638)  Page: 1/2  
  Original: English  
 
 CANADA - CERTAIN MEASURES AFFECTING THE RENEWABLE  
ENERGY GENERATION SECTOR 
 
CANADA – MEASURES RELATING TO THE FEED-IN TARIFF PROGRAM 
STATUS REPORT BY CANADA 
Addendum 
The following communication, dated 13 March 2014,  from the delegation of Canada to the 
Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of the DSU.  
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Status Report Regarding Implementation of the 
DSB Recommendations and Rulings in the Dispute 
Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Renewable 
Energy Generation Sector (WT/DS412) and 
Canada – Measures Relating to the Feed-In Tariff Program  (WT/DS426) 
 
 Canada submits this report in accordance with Article 21.6 of the Understanding on Rules and 
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes . 
 On 24 May 2013, the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") adopted its recommendations and rulings 
in Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Renewable Energy Generation Sector (WT/DS412) and 
Canada – Measures Relating to the Feed-in Tariff Program  (WT/DS426). At the following DSB 
meeting, Canada informed the DSB of its intention to implement the recommendations and rulings 
of the DSB in connection with this matter.  
 Canada, Japan and the European Union ("EU") agreed that the reasonable period of time ("RPT") for Canada to implement the recommendations and rulings of the DSB would end on 
24 March 2014, and jointly notified the DSB of this agreement on 29 July 2013.
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 Canada and the Government of Ontario have taken the following measures with a view to ensuring 
compliance with the recommendations and rulings of the DSB: 
 
 By Ministerial Directive, on 12 June 2013, th e Minister of Energy of the Province of 
Ontario ("Minister") instructed the Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") to not procure any 
additional energy under the Feed-In Tariff ("FIT") Program for large projects, and to instead develop a new competitive process for procurement of large renewable energy capacity through requests for proposal. As a result, large wind and solar electricity 
procurement are no longer subject to th e domestic content requirements of the 
FIT Program.  
 
                                               
1 See Canada - Certain Measures Affecting th e Renewable Energy Generation Sector  - Agreement under 
Article 21.3(b) of the DSU, WT/DS412/16, 31 July 2013 and Canada – Measures Relating to the Feed-in Tariff 
Program  – Agreement under Article 21.3(b) of the DSU, WT/DS426/16, 31 July 2013. WT/DS412/17/Add.1 • WT/DS426/17/Add.1 
 
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   The Minister issued a Directive on 16 August 2013 to the OPA to significantly lower the 
domestic content requirements for Small FIT and microFIT wind and solar electricity projects that are procured under the FIT Program, starting with the Fall 2013 procurement window.  
 
In addition, the Government of Ontario tabled legi slation to provide the Minister with the authority 
to direct the OPA to procure electricity under the FIT Program without any domestic content 
requirements. At the time of circulation of this status report, this legislation is in Second Reading 
in the Ontario Legislative Assembly.      
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