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The Tribunal acts as an independent, quasi-judicial, decision-making body and is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Finance. It derives its authority from the CITT Act, SIMA, the Customs Act and the Excise Tax Act. Under SIMA, the Tribunal conducts inquiries into whether dumped and/or subsidized imports have injured Canadian manufacturers financially. Under the CITT Act, the Tribunal is empowered, following a complaint by an interested party or as directed by the Government, to carry out import safeguard inquiries into rapid increases of foreign imports (including through special procedures for imports from the People's Republic of China, specifically) and, when requested to do so, to formulate recommendations to the Government for dealing with them. Pursuant to the Customs Act, the Excise Tax Act and SIMA, the Tribunal is empowered to deal with appeals from decisions of the CRA and the CBSA on various excise and customs matters. With the implementation of NAFTA, its mandate was expanded to include reviewing bid challenges on federal government procurement matters. The Tribunal has also been designated as the bid challenge authority under the AIT and the WTO AGP.
The Tribunal is currently composed of seven full-time members, including a chairperson and two vice-chairpersons, who are appointed by the Governor in Council for a term of up to five years. The Chairperson is the Chief Executive Officer responsible for the assignment of cases to the members and for the management of the Tribunal's workload and resources. The members of the Tribunal are supported by a permanent staff with the principal officers being:
Table 1: Comparison of Planned and Actual Spending (including FTEs)
($ thousands)
2004-2005 |
2005-2006 |
2006-2007 |
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Main Estimates |
Planned Spending |
Total Authorities |
Actual |
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Adjudication of trade cases |
9,185 |
8,927 |
9,922 |
9,902 |
9,636 |
9,494 |
General economic inquiries and references |
883 |
1,654 |
83 |
83 |
607 |
206 |
Total |
10,068 |
10,581 |
10,005 |
9,985 |
10,243 |
9,7005 |
Less: Non-respendable revenue |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Plus: Cost of services received without charge |
2,372 |
2,407 |
2,458 |
2,458 |
2,458 |
2,446 |
Net cost to Tribunal |
12,440 |
12,988 |
12,463 |
12,443 |
12,701 |
12,146 |
FTEs |
84 |
85 |
94 |
94 |
94 |
84 |
Table 2: Use of Resources by Program Activities
($ thousands)
Program Activity |
Budgetary |
Plus: Non-budgetary |
Total |
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Operating |
Capital |
Grants and Contributions |
Total: Gross Budgetary Expenditures |
Less: Respendable Revenue |
Total: Net Budgetary Expenditures |
Loans, Investments and Advances |
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Adjudication of Trade Cases |
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Main estimates |
9,922 |
9,922 |
9,922 |
9,922 |
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Planned Spending |
9,902 |
9,902 |
9,902 |
9,902 |
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Total authorities |
9,636 |
9,636 |
9,636 |
9,636 |
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Actual spending |
9,494 |
9,494 |
9,494 |
9,494 |
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General economic inquiries and references |
||||||||
Main estimates |
83 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
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Planned spending |
83 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
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Total authorities |
607 |
607 |
607 |
607 |
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Actual spending |
206 |
206 |
206 |
206 |
Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items
($ thousands)
2006-2007 |
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Vote or Statutory Item |
Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording |
Main Estimates |
Planned Spending |
Total Authorities |
Actual |
25 |
Operating Expenditures |
8,609 |
8,589 |
9,080 |
8,537 |
(S) |
Contributions to Employee Benefit Plans |
1,396 |
1,396 |
1,163 |
1,163 |
(S) |
Spending of Proceeds from the Disposal of Surplus Crown Assets |
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Total |
10,005 |
9,985 |
10,243 |
9,700 |
Table 4: Net Cost to Tribunal
($ thousands)
2006-2007 |
|
Total actual spending |
9,700 |
Plus: Services received without charge |
|
Accommodation provided by the Department of Public Works and Government Services |
1,877 |
Contributions covering employers' share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by TBS (excluding revolving funds) |
569 |
2006-2007 Net Cost to Tribunal |
12,146 |
Table 5: Resource Requirements by Branch
($ thousands)
2006-2007 |
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Organization |
Adjudication of Trade Cases |
General Economic Inquiries and References |
Total |
Chairman's Office |
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Main estimates |
1,472 |
12 |
1,484 |
Planned spending |
1,472 |
12 |
1,484 |
Total authorities |
1,518 |
42 |
1,560 |
Actual spending |
1,483 |
14 |
1,497 |
Secretariat |
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Main estimates |
1,767 |
15 |
1,782 |
Planned spending |
1,767 |
15 |
1,782 |
Total authorities |
2,091 |
64 |
2,155 |
Actual spending |
1,963 |
21 |
1,984 |
Research |
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Main estimates |
3,546 |
30 |
3,576 |
Planned spending |
3,546 |
30 |
3,576 |
Total authorities |
3,019 |
421 |
3,440 |
Actual spending |
3,232 |
145 |
3,377 |
Legal Services |
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Main estimates |
864 |
7 |
871 |
Planned spending |
864 |
7 |
871 |
Total authorities |
739 |
6 |
745 |
Actual spending |
724 |
2 |
726 |
Corporate Services |
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Main estimates |
2,273 |
19 |
2,292 |
Planned spending |
2,253 |
19 |
2,272 |
Total authorities |
2,269 |
74 |
2,343 |
Actual spending |
2,092 |
24 |
2,116 |
Table 6: Financial Statements- www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/publicat/index_e.asp