Allocation Method Order (2008) – Softwood Lumber Products
SOR/2007-305EXPORT AND IMPORT PERMITS ACT
Registration 2007-12-14
Allocation Method Order (2008) – Softwood Lumber ProductsThe Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 6.3(3)(a)Footnote a of the Export and Import Permits Act hereby makes the annexed Allocation Method Order (2008) – Softwood Lumber Products.
Return to footnote aS.C. 2006, c. 13, s. 111
Ottawa, December 14, 2007
MAXIME BERNIER
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Marginal note:Definitions
1 (1) The following definitions apply in this Order.
Act
Loi
Act means the Export and Import Permits Act. (Loi)
current softwood lumber products
produits de bois d’oeuvre courants
current softwood lumber products means the products referred to in item 5104, Group 5, of the schedule to the Export Control List. (produits de bois d’oeuvre courants)
exported
exporté
exported has the meaning set out in section 6.4 of the Act. (exporté)
former softwood lumber products
anciens produits de bois d’oeuvre
former softwood lumber products means, in the case of Quebec, the products referred to in item 5105, Group 5, of the schedule to the Export Control List as it existed during the period beginning on November 1, 2004 and ending on October 11, 2006. (anciens produits de bois d’oeuvre)
Manitoba quantity
quantité pour le Manitoba
Manitoba quantity means the quantity of current softwood lumber products that may be exported from Manitoba to the United States during a month under subsection 6.3(2) of the Act. (quantité pour le Manitoba)
Ontario quantity
quantité pour l’Ontario
Ontario quantity means the quantity of current softwood lumber products that may be exported from Ontario to the United States during a month under subsection 6.3(2) of the Act. (quantité pour l’Ontario)
primary producer
entreprise de première transformation
primary producer means a person who produces current softwood lumber products from softwood sawlogs and, in the case of Quebec, includes a person who produced former or Quebec softwood lumber products from softwood sawlogs. (entreprise de première transformation)
primary producer’s products
produits d’une entreprise de première transformation
primary producer’s products means the current softwood lumber products that the primary producer produced at any time that were not remanufactured in Canada and, in the case of Quebec, includes former softwood lumber products. (produits d’une entreprise de première transformation)
Quebec quantity
quantité pour le Québec
Quebec quantity means the quantity of current softwood lumber products that may be exported from Quebec to the United States during a month under subsection 6.3(2) of the Act. (quantité pour le Québec)
Quebec softwood lumber products
produits de bois d’oeuvre du Québec
Quebec softwood lumber products means the softwood lumber products produced in Quebec that were reported to the Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife under the Forest Act, R.S.Q., c. F-4.1. (produits de bois d’oeuvre du Québec)
reference period
période de référence
reference period means,
(a) in the case of Ontario, the period beginning on January 1, 2007 and ending on October 31, 2007,
(b) in the case of Quebec, the period beginning on November 1, 2004 and ending on October 31, 2007, and
(c) in the case of Manitoba, the period beginning on November 1, 2006 and ending on October 31, 2007. (période de référence)
remanufacturer
entreprise de seconde transformation
remanufacturer means a person who remanufactures — within the meaning of subsection 13(1) of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 — current softwood lumber products and, in the case of Quebec, includes a person who remanufactured former softwood lumber products. (entreprise de seconde transformation)
remanufacturer’s products
produits d’une entreprise de seconde transformation
remanufacturer’s products means the current softwood lumber products that the remanufacturer remanufactured at any time that were not further remanufactured in Canada and, in the case of Quebec, includes former softwood lumber products. (produits d’une entreprise de seconde transformation)
Saskatchewan quantity
quantité pour la Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan quantity means the quantity of current softwood lumber products that may be exported from Saskatchewan to the United States during a month under subsection 6.3(2) of the Act. (quantité pour la Saskatchewan)
Marginal note:Transfer of export allocation
(2) If a primary producer or remanufacturer transfers, with the consent of the Minister under subsection 6.3(4) of the Act, a portion of its export allocation for a month, together with the corresponding volume of its products, that volume is deemed to be included in the volume of the primary producer’s or remanufacturer’s products that were exported in that month to the United States under export permits and not in the volume of the transferee.
Marginal note:Application
2 This Order establishes the method for allocating the monthly quantity of current softwood lumber products that may be exported from Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan in 2008 for the purposes of paragraph 6.3(3)(a) of the Act.
PART 1 Ontario
Marginal note:Allocation
3 The allocation of the Ontario quantity to a primary producer or remanufacturer who applies for an export allocation is calculated in accordance with the formula
OQ × (EO/TEO)
where
OQ
is the Ontario quantity;
EO
is the volume of the primary producer’s or remanufacturer’s products that were exported from Ontario to the United States under export permits during the reference period; and
TEO
is the total volume of the primary producers’ and remanufacturers’ products that were exported from Ontario to the United States under export permits during the reference period, excluding the volume of products of primary producers and remanufacturers who indicate in writing to the Minister before December 14, 2007 that they relinquish their allocation of the Ontario quantity for 2008.
PART 2 Quebec
Marginal note:Primary producers with an export history
4 (1) If some or all of a primary producer’s products were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period and the primary producer applies for an export allocation, the primary producer must choose to receive an allocation of the Quebec quantity calculated using the method described in section 5 (which is based on their historic export volume) or the method described in subsection 6(1) (which is based on their historic production volume).
Marginal note:Primary producers without an export history
(2) If none of a primary producer’s products were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period and if the primary producer produced Quebec softwood lumber products during the period beginning on January 1, 2004 and ending on December 31, 2006 and they apply for an export allocation, the primary producer may only receive the allocation calculated using the method described in subsection 6(1) (which is based on their historic production volume).
Marginal note:Remanufacturers
(3) If some or all of a remanufacturer’s products were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period and the remanufacturer applies for an export allocation, the remanufacturer may only receive the allocation calculated using the method described in section 9 (which is based on their historic export volume).
Marginal note:Allocation to primary producers — historic export volume
5 The allocation of the Quebec quantity to a primary producer that is based on their historic export volume is calculated in accordance with the formula
(PPE/TPPE) ×{[QQ × (TPPE/TEQ) × 94%] + RNA}
where
PPE
is the volume of the primary producer’s products that were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period;
TPPE
is the total volume of primary producer’s products that were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period;
QQ
is the Quebec quantity;
TEQ
is the total volume of the primary producers’ and remanufacturers’ products that were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period, excluding the volume of products of primary producers and remanufacturers who indicate in writing to the Minister before December 14, 2007 that they relinquish their allocation of the Quebec quantity for 2008; and
RNA
is the residual non-allocated quantity of the reserve pool calculated in accordance with section 8.
Marginal note:Allocation to primary producers — historic production volume
6 (1) The allocation of the Quebec quantity to a primary producer that is based on their historic production volume is calculated in accordance with the formula
RP × (PPPV/TPV)
where
RP
is the reserve pool calculated in accordance with section 7;
PPPV
is the volume of Quebec softwood lumber products that the primary producer produced during the period beginning on January 1, 2004 and ending on December 31, 2006; and
TPV
is the total volume of Quebec softwood lumber products produced during the same period by primary producers whose allocations are based on their historic production volume.
Marginal note:Maximum allocation
(2) The allocation may not exceed 40% of the primary producer’s average monthly volume of Quebec softwood lumber products produced during the period beginning January 1, 2004 and ending on December 31, 2006.
Marginal note:Records of production volumes
(3) The volume of Quebec softwood lumber products produced by a primary producer is based on records provided, with the consent of the primary producer, by the Government of Quebec to the Government of Canada.
Marginal note:Reserve pool
7 The reserve pool is calculated in accordance with the formula
QQ × (TPPE/TEQ) × 6%
where
QQ
is the Quebec quantity;
TPPE
is the total volume of primary producers’ products that were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period; and
TEQ
is the total volume of the primary producers’ and remanufacturers’ products that were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period, excluding the volume of products of primary producers and remanufacturers who indicate in writing to the Minister before December 14, 2007 that they relinquish their allocation of the Quebec quantity for 2008.
Marginal note:Residual non-allocated quantity
8 The residual non-allocated quantity of the reserve pool is calculated in accordance with the formula
RP - AP
where
RP
is the reserve pool; and
AP
is the total volume of current softwood lumber products allocated to primary producers calculated in accordance with section 6.
Marginal note:Allocation to remanufacturers
9 The allocation of the Quebec quantity to a remanufacturer that is based on their historic export volume is calculated in accordance with the formula
QQ × (RE/TEQ)
where
QQ
is the Quebec quantity;
RE
is the volume of the remanufacturer’s products that were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period; and
TEQ
is the total volume of the primary producers’ and remanufacturers’ products that were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period, excluding the volume of products of primary producers and remanufacturers who indicate in writing to the Minister before December 14, 2007 that they relinquish their allocation of the Quebec quantity for 2008.
PART 3 Manitoba
Marginal note:Allocation
10 The allocation of the Manitoba quantity to a primary producer or remanufacturer who applies for an export allocation is calculated in accordance with the formula
MQ × (EM/TEM)
where
MQ
is the Manitoba quantity;
EM
is the volume of the primary producer’s or remanufacturer’s products that were exported from Manitoba to the United States under export permits during the reference period; and
TEM
is the total volume of the primary producers’ and remanufacturers’ products that were exported from Manitoba to the United States under export permits during the reference period, excluding the volume of products of primary producers and remanufacturers who indicate in writing to the Minister before December 14, 2007 that they relinquish their allocation of the Manitoba quantity for 2008.
PART 4 Saskatchewan
Marginal note:Allocation
11 The allocation of the Saskatchewan quantity to a primary producer or remanufacturer is based on the order of receipt of applications for the export allocation, with each applicant receiving the volume applied for until the Saskatchewan quantity is fully allocated.
PART 5 Coming into Force
Marginal note:Registration
12 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
