ARCHIVED - 2009-2010 DPRs - User Fees / External Fees

User Fee: Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA) Registration Fees ⁽²⁾

Fee Type: Regulatory (R)

Fee-setting Authority: CALA Regulations

Date Last Modified: June 18, 2009

Performance Standards: Loans from lenders registered within 15 business days of receipt. Target is 90%.

Performance Results: 100% of loans were registered within 15 business days of receipt.

User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA) ⁽³⁾

Fee Type: Other Products and Services (O)

Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request. Target is 90%.

For more detail please visit the Access to Information Act: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/A-1/index.html

Performance Results: Statutory deadlines met 100% of the time for 2009-10.

Other Information:

(1) The DPR instructions advised that this table be used only for revenues under the User Fee Act (UFA). The advice from our legal counsel indicated that only the CALA program as well as the fees charged under ATIA are subject to the UFA.

(2) During 2009-2010 the FIMCLA program has been modified and replaced with the CALA program, allowing for larger loans to a broader audience.

Some of the new changes that are contained in the CALA are:

• beginning farmers, who were previously ineligible under the FIMCLA, are now eligible under the CALA to receive guaranteed loans for up to 90% of the appraised value or purchase price of the asset;
• beginning and existing farmers, and agricultural co-operatives may be eligible for new loan guarantee limits of up to $500,000, with $500,000 available for real property (land and buildings) and $350,000 available for all other purposes;
• agricultural co-operatives with a majority farmer membership (50% + one farmer members) may be eligible for loans of up to $3 million for the processing, marketing or distribution of the products of farming; and
• loans to help inter-generational transfer of farms are now an eligible loan purpose which will help young farmers more easily take over the family farm.

(3) It is the Department's practice to waive fees where the total owing per request amounts to less than $25.

Notes:

According to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, may not have received Parliamentary review;
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the UFA (e.g. international comparison; independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to UFA section 5.1 regarding fee reduction for failed performance.

User Fee: Customs Broker Licence Fee and Professional Examination Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Correctly completed applications for new customs broker licences will be processed within four months. (Note: $600 annual licence fee applies.) Results of broker's professional examination will be provided within six weeks. (Note: $200 examination fee applies.)

Performance Results: 100 percent of licence applications and examination results were provided within standard time frames.

User Fee: Customs Sufferance Warehouse Licence Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act

Date Last Modified: 2006

Performance Standards: The CBSA will process a new sufferance warehouse licence within 60 business days from the date of receipt of a correctly completed application that meets all the requirements of the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations. (Note: $500 annual licence fee applies.)

Performance Results: 100 percent of all applications that were fully completed according to the requirements of the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations were processed within 60 business days.

User Fee: Customs Bonded Warehouse Licence Fees

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Customs Tariff

Date Last Modified: 1996

Performance Standards: The operator will receive a notice of determination within four weeks after a verification or examination.

Performance Results: The operator will receive a notice of determination 100 percent of the time within four weeks after a verification or examination.

User Fee: Storage Charges for Queen's and Frontier Warehouses

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act

Date Last Modified: 2006

Performance Standards: The CBSA will ensure that goods are handled with care and stored in a secure manner to safeguard against damage or loss while at a Frontier Examining Warehouse or Queen's Warehouse.

Performance Results: 21 successful claims were made against the Crown for damage or loss.

User Fee: Customs Special Services Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act

Date Last Modified: 1986

Performance Standards: The CBSA will acknowledge requests for special services within one working day of receipt and provide an estimated time frame for service provision. Upon completion of the service, a detailed invoice will be provided itemizing the completed special services and the associated fees for these services, ensuring transparency and consistency in the Agency's billing process.

Performance Results: The CBSA acknowledged 94.08 percent of requests for special services within 24 hours and 99.14 percent of clients received a detailed invoice.

User Fee: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act

Date Last Modified: 1997

Performance Standards: Inspection activities are provided in accordance with corresponding federal regulations.

Performance Results: Inspection activities are provided in accordance with corresponding federal regulations.

User Fee: NEXUS Program Application Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act

Date Last Modified: 2007

Performance Standards: There is a four- to six-week application processing time.

Performance Results: Approximately 80 percent of applications are processed within four to six weeks.

User Fee: Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Program Application Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act

Date Last Modified: 2007

Performance Standards: There is a four- to six-week application processing time.

Performance Results: Approximately 80 percent of applications are processed within four to six weeks.

*The full costs and estimated full costs include an estimate for other government departments. These figures represent the best available cost data. The participating other government departments in the Free and Secure Trade program (FAST) from 2008 to 2012 are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

User Fee: CANPASS Air Program Application Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act

Date Last Modified: 2002

Performance Standards: There is a four- to six-week application processing time.

Performance Results: Approximately 80 percent of applications are processed within four to six weeks.

User Fee: Fees Charged for Processing Access Requests Filed Under the Access to Information Act

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: The CBSA provides a response within 30 days following the receipt of request. The response time may be extended pursuant to Section 9 of the Access to Information Act. A notice of extension is sent within the initial 30 days after the receipt of request. The Act provides more details.

Performance Results: In 2009–10, the CBSA received 1,257 requests under the Access to Information Act. The Agency continues to experience a higher than anticipated volume of requests. The CBSA processed 95.30 percent of requests within the statutory time frames.

Please note that, according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred before March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, may not have received parliamentary review;
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the User Fees Act (e.g. international comparison, independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to Section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.
  

User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: Access to information Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Responses are provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension is to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request.

Performance Results: Responses usually provided within 30 days following receipt of request. Of 47 requests directed towards the School and the 7 requests carried forward from the previous year, 38 requests were completed within the reporting period. 76% of requests were completed in 60 days or less.

User Fee: Environmental assessment services

Fee Type: Regulatory (R)

Fee-setting Authority: Environmental Assessment Review Panel Services Charges Order

Date Last Modified: 2002

Performance Standards: The Agency has identified shortcomings with the existing performance standards, specifically with regards to the sufficiency of the Cost Recovery Order.

Performance Results: The Agency will revise its performance standards in the 2010-2011 reporting period.

User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act

Fee Type: Other Products and Services (O)

Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Service standards are in section 7 of the Access to Information Act

Performance Results: Statutory deadlines were met 80% of the time

User Fee: Inward Inspection

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Schedule 1 - Canada Grain Regulations

Date Last Modified: 1991

Performance Standards:

• Provide all services in a courteous, professional manner
• Prepare and distribute documentation to interested parties within 24 hours of unload
• Provide thorough elevator inspections with regard to automatic samplers, protein testers and moisture meters, dryers and other related mechanical equipment
• Provide advice for companies regarding installation of new or modified sampling equipment, dryers and other mechanical equipment where applicable
• Address special requests to meet customer needs

Performance Results:

• From April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010, Canadian Grain Commission staff inspected 294,985 inward grain cars.
• The grading of inward grain cars was 98.8% accurate.
• Service standards were met 100% of the time.

User Fee: Outward Inspection

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Schedule 1 - Canada Grain Regulations

Date Last Modified: 1991

Performance Standards:

• While grain is being conveyed to the vessel, truck or railcar, continuously monitor the grade of the grain according to the information listed on the shipping order
• Analyze representative increments for a cargo every 2000 tonnes or within a timed interval that has been identified for the terminal and advise the shippers of the results within 20 minutes of commencing the analysis, and always when there is a problem
• Notify the designated facility representative immediately after the discovery of quality anomalies to minimize the cost of corrections
• Keep an official record of the loading and retain samples for six months so that the Canadian Grain Commission and its customers can review the details of the shipment should the need arise
• Accurately reflect the loading data in the certificate, letters of analysis or other documents that are issued and offer as much flexibility in the format of these documents as our Act and Regulations allow
• Issue the appropriate certificates for the cargo within twenty-four hours of receiving a) the documentation requests from the shipper/exporter and b) the loading data from the inspection unit

Performance Results:

• From April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010, Canadian Grain Commission staff issued 7,911 certificates of quality representing 29,555,831 tonnes of Canadian export grain.
• Service Standards were met 100% of the time.

User Fee: Inward Weighing

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Schedule 1 - Canada Grain Regulations

Date Last Modified: 1991

Performance Standards:

• Endeavour to provide receipt data within 24 hours of unload
• Provide all services in a courteous, professional manner
• Accurately determine the amount of grain weighed and facilitate the verification of the weight with the interested parties through the certification and documentation issued
• Monitor weights and grain flow routes while grain is being conveyed from the truck or railcar
• Notify the facility representatives immediately after the discovery of quantity anomalies or weighing exceptions in order to minimize correction costs
• Address special requests to meet clients’ needs

Performance Results:

• From April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010, Canadian Grain Commission staff officially weighed 312,927 inward grain cars.
• Service Standards were met 100% of the time.
  

User Fee: Outward Weighing

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Schedule 1 - Canada Grain Regulations

Date Last Modified: 1991

Performance Standards:

• Endeavour to provide shipment data before the close of the next business day
• Ensure the timely transfer of official documents
• Process and document all shipments so as not to delay the loading operations of the facility
• Accurately determine the amount of grain weighed and facilitate the verification of the weight with the interested parties
• Continuously monitor the weights and grain flow routes while grain is being conveyed to the truck, railcar or vessel
• Notify the facility representatives immediately after the discovery of quantity anomalies or weighing exceptions so that the cost of corrections is minimized
• Keep an official record of shipping routes and scale tapes for 2 years after a loading
• Accurately reflect the loading data in the certificates and other documents that are issued

Performance Results:

• From April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010, Canadian Grain Commission staff officially weighed 29,555,831 tonnes of grain for export from Canada.
• Service Standards were met 100% of the time.

User Fee: Registration and Cancellation

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Schedule 1 - Canada Grain Regulations

Date Last Modified: 1991

Performance Standards:

• Reply to client phone calls or e-mails within 30 minutes of the time they are received or advise employees (via a message) when we will be able to resolve their questions
• Provide 5 minute response between the hours of 7:30 and 4:30 CST and within 30 minutes at other times
• Monitor the system on weekends to ensure continued operation

Performance Results:

• Service Standards were met 100% of the time.

User Fee: Licensing and Producer Car

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Schedule 1 - Canada Grain Regulations

Date Last Modified: 1991

Performance Standards:

• Upon receipt of all required documentation for licensing, monitor prospective licensee files to ensure that the files are processed and approved within 10 working days (pending availability of decision makers).,
• Advise licensees of their licensing requirements 2 months prior to their licence renewal date.,
• Notify a licencee the day a licence is issued and ensure that the licence is mailed to the licensee within 5 working days from the effective date of the licence.,
• Ensure that customers are notified about changes in a Canadian Grain Commission licensees’ status within 3 working days of the effective change. In lieu of a 3 working day standard, notification of changes will take place via newspaper and other media publications.
• Respond to customer inquiries within 24 hours.

Performance Results:

• As of March 30, 2010, the Canadian Grain Commission had 153 licensees. It should be noted that many licensees hold multiple licences (e.g., primary, grain dealer, terminal, transfer).
• Service standards were met 100% of the time.
  

User Fee: Fees charged for processing access requests filed under the Access to Information Act

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days of receipt of request. Response time may be extended pursuant to s. 9 of the Act. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days of receipt of request.

Performance Results: See Note 1

Other Information:

Note 1: Taking into account external factors, 59 per cent of requests were completed within the prescribed time frame.
Note 2: This figure consists of salary and O&M costs in relation to the administration of the Access to Information Act.
Note 3. This figure cannot be provided as revenue is based on information requests received under the Access to Information Act.
Note 4: Budget information not provided in advance. Cannot provide figures for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.

Template A: User Fees (2009-2010)

User Fee: External Fees

Fee Type: Certification Fees

Fee-setting Authority: Departmental Act

Date Last Modified: February 26, 2004

Performance Standards: Issuance of certificates within 10 weeks from receipt of a complete application

Performance Results: 8 per cent

* Please note that according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004 the:

• The performance standard, if provided, may not have received Parliamentary review; and
• The performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the User Fee Act (e.g., international comparison; independent complaint address).
• The performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fee Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

Has the department incorporated environmental performance considerations in its procurement decision-making processes?

Summary of initiatives to incorporate environmental performance considerations in procurement decision-making processes:

The Commission supports the protection of the environment and sustainable development by purchasing “green”. Procurement activities take into account and observe environmental performance considerations set out in the Policy on Green Procurement. Since the Commission is not an asset intensive organization, initiatives primarily relate to green procurement training, energy use reduction and the procurement of computer and office equipment, furniture and stationery supplies.

Results achieved:

The Commission continues to progress with the implementation of green procurement considerations in the decision-making process. Results include:

• Purchasing only recycled black ink cartridges
• Reducing the number of replacement printers and new printers must print duplex
• Ensuring photocopiers are identified as network printers
• Increasing the volume of recycled content in paper and envelope orders
• Replacing servers with models that require less energy and produce less heat
• Contributing to whole-building energy reduction initiatives as a tenant representative on the office complex Green Committee, which received the Industry Leadership Award from the Canada Green Building Council in September 2009.

Contributions to facilitate government-wide implementation of green procurement:

Nil. The Commission does not have additional responsibilities under Section 8 of the Policy on Green Procurement.

Has the department established green procurement targets?

Summary of green procurement targets:

Summary of green procurement targets:The Commission supports the protection of the environment and sustainable development by developing green procurement targets. Since the Commission is not an asset intensive organization, targets primarily relate to the procurement of computer and office equipment, furniture and stationery supplies.

Results achieved:

Results achieved:Baseline data was established during 2009/2010 in order to identify measurable targets for future performance reporting. For example, a digital temperature control system was installed in the server room to automatically regulate the temperature and potential energy savings can only be identified in future billing periods.

User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)

Fee Type: Other Products and Services (O)

Fee-setting Authority: Access to information Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request. The ATIA provides fuller details: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/A-1/218072.html.

Performance Results:

Other Information:

User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access to information requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)

Fee Type: Other products and services (O)

Fee-Setting Authority: Access to Information Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notices of extension are to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request. The Access to Information Act provides fuller details.

Performance Results: The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) received 12 new requests for access to information and processed an additional two that were outstanding from the previous period, for a total of 14.  CSA routinely waives fees in accordance with TBS guidelines. The response time was within time limits in 71% of the requests.

Other Information: The CSA collects user fees for information requests in accordance to the Access to Information Act. The total user fees collected in 2009-2010 are for application fees. There was no need to charge for preparation and search fees.

User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Responses provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request

The Access to Information Act provides fuller details.

Performance Results: Requests completed within:
30 days – 88 %
31-60 days – 6 %
61 – 120 days – 6 %

1. User Fee: Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF)

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Financial Administration Act (FAA); Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA); and Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)

Date Last Modified: May 3, 2006

Performance Standards: This fee is payable by persons who will acquire permanent resident status in Canada. Protected persons and dependent children do not pay the RPRF.

Performance Results: This fee is closely linked to the processing of permanent resident applications in Canada and overseas.

2. User Fee: Permanent Residence Application Fee, Permanent Resident Card Fee, Permanent Resident Travel Document Fee and Sponsorship Application Fee for Family Classes

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: IRPA and IRPR

Date Last Modified: June 28, 2002

Performance Standards:

Permanent Residence Applications Processed in Canada, Immigrant Visas Processed Overseas and Sponsorship Application Fee for Family Classes: Priority processing is given to the reunification of immediate family members—spouses, partners and dependent children—and to skilled workers nominated by provincial governments. As of April 1, 2010, the service standard for immediate members of the Family Class is 12 months from the time the application is received at the Case Processing Centre (CPC)-Mississauga. Processing of these cases contributes to the achievement of Government of Canada immigration levels by issuing visas in line with established annual targets.

Permanent Resident Travel Documents processed overseas: Processed expeditiously.

Permanent Resident Cards (PRC): The majority of the applications are to be processed within 30 days. PRCs for new arrivals are, since April 2010, subject to a 40-business-day processing service standard.

Performance Results:

Immigrant Visas Processed Overseas: In calendar year 2009, overseas missions exceeded the overall visa target by 3%, as they issued a total of 233,854 immigrant visas.

In calendar year 2009, missions finalized 50% of immediate Family Class applications within 6 months, 70% within 9 months and 80% within 12 months.

Missions finalized 50% of Provincial Nominees within 8 months, 70% within 10 months and 80% within 11 months. Missions finalized 50% of Quebec skilled workers within 8 months, 70% within 12 months and 80% within 16 months. For Quebec Business Class, 50% were finalized within 14 months, 70% within 16 months and 80% within 17 months.

Details of past processing times by each overseas mission and by immigration category appear on CIC’s website. For data consistency, the website of every overseas mission links to pages concerning processing times on the CIC website.

Permanent Residence Applications Processed in Canada and Sponsorship Application Fee for Family Classes: Recent average processing times for (CPCs) are estimates only and are updated on the CIC website weekly.

• Permanent Residence Applications Processed in Canada: The processing time at CPC-Vegreville for in-Canada Sponsorships of spouses or partners and their dependent children, was 185 days in December 2009.
• Sponsorship Application for Family Classes: At CPC-Mississauga, the processing time for the assessment of eligibility in immediate Family Class overseas sponsorships was 38 days in December 2009.

Permanent Resident Travel Documents processed overseas: In calendar year 2009, 59% of applications were processed within two days.

Permanent Resident Cards: Processing times for new application were kept within the new 40-business-day service standard. As of December 31, 2009, processing time for the replacement or renewal of a card was 121 days.

3. User Fee: Work Permit Fee (Individuals and Performing Artist Groups)

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: IRPA and IRPR

Date Last Modified: January 2, 1997

Performance Standards:

Work Permits Processed Overseas and in Canada: Processed expeditiously.

Performance Results:

Work Permits Processed Overseas: In calendar year 2009, 50% of applications were finalized within 14 days, 70% within 42 days and 80% within 77 days. Past processing times by each overseas mission and by category appear on the CIC website.

Work Permits Processed in Canada: CPC–Vegreville processes work permit applications in various formats. Recent average processing times for CPCs are estimates only and are updated on the CIC website weekly.

4. User Fee: Study Permit Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: IRPA and IRPR

Date Last Modified: June 1, 1994

Performance Standards:

Study Permits Processed Overseas and in Canada: Processed expeditiously.

Performance Results:

Study Permits Processed Overseas: Processed expeditiously. Past processing times by each overseas mission and by category appear on the CIC website.

Study Permits Processed in Canada: CPC–Vegreville processes study permit applications in various formats. Recent average processing times for CPCs are estimates only and are updated on the CIC website weekly.

5. User Fee: Temporary Resident Visa Application Fee, Extension of Authorization to Remain in Canada as a Temporary Resident Fee and Restoration of Temporary Resident Status Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: IRPA and IRPR

Date Last Modified: January 2, 1997

Performance Standards:

Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs): Processed expeditiously.

Extensions of Authorization to Remain in Canada as a Temporary Resident and Restoration of Temporary Resident Status: These applications are processed on receipt. Average processing times, if available, are posted on the CIC website.

Performance Results:

TRVs: In calendar year 2009, 50% of TRV applications were finalized the same day, 70% within seven days and 80% within 14 days. Past processing times for each overseas mission and by visa category appear on the CIC website.

Extensions of Authorization to Remain in Canada as a Temporary Resident: Recent average processing times for CPCs are estimates only and are updated on the CIC website weekly.

Restoration of Temporary Resident Status: These applications are processed on receipt and there are no available average processing times.

6. User Fee: Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: IRPA and IRPR

Date Last Modified: January 2, 1997

Performance Standards:

TRPs Processed Overseas and In Canada: Processed expeditiously. The variability in the complexity of the cases and the inadmissibilities being addressed means that there can be no meaningful service standard.

Performance Results:

TRPs Processed Overseas: TRPs are processed to overcome an inadmissibility identified during the processing of any type of visa application. There are no data on processing times for TRPs. They are processed expeditiously but the variability in the complexity of the cases and the inadmissibilities being addressed means that there can be no meaningful service standard.

TRPs Processed in-Canada: TRPs are processed in CPC-Vegreville on an as received basis and there are no available average processing times. Recent average processing times for CPCs are estimates for uncomplicated cases only and are updated on the CIC website weekly.

7. User Fee: Other Immigration Services (Rehabilitation; Authorization to Return to Canada; Immigration Statistical Data; Certification and Replacement of Immigration Documents)

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: IRPA and IRPR

Date Last Modified: Various

Performance Standards:

Applications Processed Overseas: Authorizations to Return to Canada (ARCs) are processed expeditiously but the extremely variable nature and complexity of ARC cases means that there can be no meaningful performance standard.

Certification and Replacement of Immigration Documents: The documents requested are produced within 3-4 months of receipt of an application and then forwarded to the CIC Office nearest the client’s place of residence for pick-up.

Performance Results:

Applications Processed Overseas: ARCs are processed expeditiously but the variable nature and complexity of ARC cases means that there can be no meaningful performance results.

Certification and Replacement of Immigration Documents: Recent average processing times are updated regularly on the CIC website.

8. User Fee: Right of Citizenship Fee

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: FAA; Citizenship Act and Citizenship Regulations

Date Last Modified: January 2, 1997

Performance Standards: This fee is payable by persons obtaining citizenship status. Persons under 18 years of age do not pay the Right of Citizenship fee. See the External Fees Table.

Performance Results: This fee is linked to acquisition of citizenship status. See Citizenship Fees.

9. User Fee: Citizenship Fees: Grant, Retention, Resumption and Renunciation of Citizenship

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Citizenship Act and Citizenship Regulations

Date Last Modified: January 2, 1997

Performance Standards: The majority of cases’ standard processing time is 12–15 months.

Performance Results: In 2009–2010, the average processing time for 80% of all individuals applying to become a citizen (Grant of Citizenship) was 15 months. Recent average processing times are updated regularly on the CIC website.

10. User Fee: Citizenship Status Document Fees: Proof of Citizenship and Search for Record of Citizenship

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: Citizenship Act and Citizenship Regulations

Date Last Modified: January 2, 1997

Performance Standards: The majority of cases’ standard processing time is four (4) months.

Performance Results: In 2009–2010, the processing time for 80% of applications for the issuance of a citizenship certificate (Proof of Citizenship) decreased to 4–5 months from 10 months for applications processed within Canada. Proof of Citizenship processing times are updated on the CIC website regularly.

11. User Fee: Fees for Processing Access Requests Filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: ATIA

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension is to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request. The ATIA website provides further details.

Performance Results: CIC received 16,647 requests under the ATIA in 2009–2010 and completed 16,556 requests during the same period (includes requests carried over from previous year). CIC provided a response within 30 days following receipt of the request in 59% of cases. Response time was extended in 41% of cases.

Overall, CIC met deadlines for 95% of the requests completed over the course of the year.

Other Information: CIC has experienced significant increases in the number of ATIA requests it receives. Over the past three years, the number of requests has increased 45%, which has resulted in increased costs to process these requests. Source: Annual Report 2009–2010 — Privacy Act, Access to Information Act.

User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests files under the Access to Information Act.

Fee Type: Other Products and Services (O)

Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the Access to Information Act. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request.

Performance Results: 100%

Other Information:

User Fee: Fee charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to information Act (ATIA)

Fee Type: R

Fee-setting Authority: Access to information ACT

Date Last Modified: April 2004

Performance Standards: Request should be responded to within 30 days, unless extensions are warranted as per section 9 of the Act

Performance Results:

Other Information:

User Fee: Access to Information Act fees

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: Section 11 of the Access to Information Act (ATIA) and section 7 of the Access to Information Regulations

Date Last Modified: Section 11 (ATIA) last modified in 1992 (C-2, s.2)

Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request.

The Access to Information Act (http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/A-1/218072.html) provides fuller details.

Performance Results: Statutory deadlines met 45.9% of the time.

Other Information: Please note that according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, may not have received parliamentary review;
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the User Fees Act (e.g. international comparison, independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

User Fee: Any national of a foreign state who applies to enter Canada under the International Experience Canada (IEC) program shall, if the application is approved, pay a participation fee of $150.

Fee Type: Regulatory-Program Participation Fee

Fee-setting Authority: Order JUS-609929 amending the Order-in-Council P.C. 2000-1723 of November 30, 2000, made pursuant to paragraph 19(1)(b) of the Financial Administration Act

Date Last Modified: October 2007

Performance Standards: The fees were implemented to provide more opportunities to young Canadians to travel and work abroad, and to increase international participation in the program. Program participation revenues from fees must be used exclusively for the activities related to and carried out under the program. New service standards concerning application processing times were developed in 2009-2010 and will be implemented in 2010-2011.

Performance Results: In 2009 there were a total of 72,628 IEC participants, which represents an increase of 12% from last year. The level of foreign satisfaction and interest in IEC is growing, as demonstrated by the wish of participating countries to increase participation quotas and the desire of new countries to establish bilateral IEC arrangements on youth mobility. Canada currently has formal bilateral arrangements concerning youth mobility with 25 countries; four of these were signed in 2009-2010. Negotiations with three countries are currently under way, and 10 additional countries have been identified as priorities for negotiation for 2010-2011.

Other Information: Please note that the discrepancy between the "Revenue" and "Full Cost" columns is caused by a carry-forward onto the next fiscal year. It is due to a program timeline producing each year an influx of around $2 million in the middle of the month of March. This money is transferred to the next fiscal year, which causes the $2 million discrepancy every year. This $2 million is essential to program operations and is used to reimburse programming costs at the beginning of each fiscal year.

Please note that according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, may not have received parliamentary review;
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the User Fees Act (e.g. international comparison; independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

User Fee: Fees for the issuance of export and import certificates and permits

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: Export and Import Permits Act and Export and Import Permits and Certificates Fees Order

Date Last Modified: 1995

Performance Standards: Deliver non-routed permits within 15 minutes of the time of application; process within 4 business hours import and export permit applications that are automatically redirected (routed) to the deparment officers or that have been flagged for an officer's review by the applicant when no additional information or documentation is required.

Performance Results: 99% success rate on the processing of over 482,000 applications in fiscal year 2009-2010.

Other Information:

*Projected decreased revenues and decreased costs are partly based on new methodology.

Please note that according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, may not have received parliamentary review;
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the User Fees Act (e.g. international comparison; independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

User Fee: Consular Service Fee

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: Consular Service Fee Regulations pursuant to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Act

Date Last Modified: The Consular Service Fee was introduced on November 8, 1995, and has not been modified.

Performance Standards: Consular Services performance standards are grouped under the following service standards categories:

1. Protection and Assistance
2. Contact with Prisoners
3. Passports and Citizenship
4. Information-Canada/Third Countries
5. Information-Local
6. Legal and Notary

For the complete service standards list, please go to www.voyage.gc.ca/about_a-propos/standards-services-normes-eng.asp.

Consular services are provided to Canadians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at more than 260 points of service around the world. Outside regular business hours, calls are forwarded to the Emergency Watch and Response Centre in Ottawa. Emergency situations are dealt with immediately.

Every effort is made to obtain solutions for specific problems and to provide the required service. However, the department's ability to do so and its success are conditioned, in many instances, by the laws and regulations of other countries as well as the quality and level of cooperation offered by persons and organisations outside the Government of Canada.

Performance Results: Of the 5,194 Canadians who completed a Client Feedback Form in 2009-2010, fully 93% said they were satisfied or very satisfied with the services received. The department also reports on performance against passport, citizenship and arrest/detention service standards. This information for 2009-2010 is noted below.

Canada's missions abroad are asked to make regular contact with long-term Canadian detainees. The frequency of contact reflects local conditions: once every three months (e.g. in much of Latin America, Africa and Asia), once every six months (e.g. in much of Western Europe) or once every 12 months (e.g. in the United States, where close to 75% of these detainees are located). As of March 31, 2010, missions met this standard 96% of the time, up 9 percentage points from 2008-2009.

Missions are asked to report on their ability to accept, review and forward citizenship applications to Canada within the 10-day service standard. During 2009-2010, they did so successfully with 84% of the applications.

Missions are monitored on their ability to meet the 15-day service standard for passport issuance. They met this standard 80% of the time.

Other Information: Please note that according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, may not have received parliamentary review;
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the UFA (e.g. international comparison; independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

User Fee: Specialized Consular Services Fee

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: Consular Fee (Specialized Services) Regulations, pursuant to paragraph 19 (1) (a) of the Financial Administration Act

Date Last Modified: Fees have been collected since 1958 pursuant to the Regulations Respecting the Fees to Be Charged for Consular Services, SOR/58-133. The most recent modification occurred in 1998 with the coming into force of the Consular Fees (Specialized Services) Regulations.

Performance Standards: Specialized Consular Services performance standards are grouped under the following service standards categories:

Protection and Assistance
Legal and Notary
For the complete service standards list, please go to www.voyage.gc.ca/about_a-propos/standards-services-normes-eng.asp.

Performance Results: Missions abroad opened 3,015 legal and notary cases in the last fiscal year. Client feedback from 424 clients demonstrated an overall satisfaction level with the legal and notary service of 92%.

Other Information: Please note that according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, may not have received parliamentary review;
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the User Fees Act (e.g. international comparison; independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

User Fee: Passport Canada

Fee Type: Other products and services

Fee-setting Authority: Passport service fees regulation

Date Last Modified: December 2001

Performance Standards: The standard turnaround times in working days are:

Performance Results: In 2008-09, overall service standards were met for 98.7% of applications through all channels. Standards for urgent and express services were met for 99.2% of applications: 98.5% for walk-in, 99.2% for mail-in and 99.1% for receiving agents.

Other Information: Please note that according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, may not have received parliamentary review;
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the User Fees Act (e.g. international comparison; independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

User Fee: The family Order and Agreements Enforcement Assistance (FOAEA)

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: FOAEA Act

Date Last Modified: March 1999

Performance Standards: Yes

Performance Results: Results are available in table "External Fees"

Other Information:
FOAEA

Full cost reflects the direct cost of the Family Law Assistance Services (FLAS) Unit in Justice and excluded indirect cost.

User Fee: The Central Divorce Proceedings

Fee Type: Regulatory

Fee-setting Authority: CRDP Fee Order

Date Last Modified: May 1986

Performance Standards: Yes

Performance Results: Results are available in table "External Fees"

Other Information:
CRDP

Full cost reflects the direct cost of the Family Law Assistance Services (FLAS) Unit in Justice and excluded indirect cost.

User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)

Fee Type: Other product and services

Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act (ATIA)

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards: Yes

Performance Results: Results are available in table "External Fees"

Other Information:
ATIA

Full cost reflects the direct cost of the Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Office in Justice and excluded indirect cost. The role of the ATIP Office is to respond to all formal requests that are made to the Department of Justice, in accordance with the Access to Information Act. As other central agencies, the DOJ ATIP Office has an expanded role; in addition to processing requests, the Office responds to consultations from other government institutions regarding solicitor-client information for the Government as a whole. Although the User Fees Act may provide some of the performance indicators, fee waiver must be considered in light of the ATIP legislation. In addition, the Forecast Revenue column for future fiscal years is reduced due to less paper usage and alternate media, i.e. CDs.

User fee: Fees may be charged under the Access to Information Act

Fee type: Other products and services

Fee-setting authority: Access to Information Act

Date last modified: July 2009 (amendment to the Act, not the fees)

Performance standards: The person responsible in the organization is responsible for conveying in whole or in part the documents requested, within 30 days following receipt of the access to information request. Pursuant to section 9 of the Act, the response time may be extended; notice of extension must then be sent. Further details on the Access to Information Act can be found at: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/A-1/index.html.

Performance results:

User Fee: Ocean Disposal Permit Application Fees

Fee Type: R

Fee-setting Authority: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999), ss. 135(1); Disposal at Sea Regulations

Date Last Modified: 2001

Performance Standards:
Under the application fee, each application is reviewed according to Schedule 6 of CEPA 1999 and the Disposal at Sea Regulations. This involves public notice, an application that provides detailed data, scientific review and payment of fees. Each permit is published in the Canada Gazette within 120 days of applying if the application is complete and there are no issues from other stakeholders. Under the permit fee, Environment Canada is committed to annual client meetings to review monitoring plans; conduct representative disposal site monitoring according to national guidelines; produce an annual report on activity; produce a financial summary of revenues, expenses and value for clients; and report results of monitoring to the Office for the London Convention.

Performance Results:
Met service standards. Applications were reviewed within the 120-day timeframe. Advice was provided to applicants to assist timely permit reviews. Monitoring plans were reviewed with key clients. Disposal site monitoring was conducted and reported.

For further details see www.ec.gc.ca/seadisposal/.

User Fee: Ocean Disposal Site Monitoring Fees

Fee Type: R

Fee-setting Authority: Financial Administration Act (FAA), par. 19.1(a); Ocean Dumping Permit Fee Regulations (Site Monitoring)

Date Last Modified: 2001

Performance Standards:
The permittee has access to a permitted site and the ability to dispose of 1000 m3 of dredged or excavated material for each $470 paid. The collected revenue is used by the Disposal at Sea Program to operate a representative national disposal site monitoring program that allows the client group as a whole to continue to have access to suitable disposal sites and to demonstrate that the resource is used sustainably for the Canadian public.

Performance Results:
Met the service standards. Permittees disposed of dredged and excavated material authorized by their permits. Representative monitoring was carried out in accordance with monitoring guidelines.

User Fee: New Substances Notification

Fee Type: R

Fee-setting Authority: Fee-setting Authority: CEPA 1999, s. 328, New Substances Fees

Date Last Modified: 2009

Performance Standards:
All notifications are reviewed and decisions taken within the prescribed timeframes. Requests are acknowledged by letter, email or fax within 10 business days of receipt.

Performance Results:
All new substances notifications are processed and decisions taken within the legislative time period. Requests made by letter, email or fax are responded to 95% of the time within 10 days.

Other Information: Note that the actual revenues are shared between Environment Canada (2/3) and Health Canada (1/3). In 2009–2010 Environment Canada kept $298,000 and Health Canada received $149,000.

User Fee: Migratory Bird Program - Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit

Fee Type: R

Fee-setting Authority: Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 (MBCA 1994), s. 12; Migratory Birds Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1035

Date Last Modified: 1998 - SOR/98 314

Performance Standards:
Migratory Game Bird Hunting (MGBH) permits are sold for $8.50 each. MGBH permits are available at selected Canada Post Corporation (CPC) offices, selected provincial government service outlets and private vendors from August 1 to March 10. The performance standard is to ensure that adequate numbers of permits are available for distribution within that timeframe.

Permits validated by the Habitat Conservation Stamp are mandatory for migratory game bird hunting. The hunter and/or his or her representative must physically go to a vendor and purchase a MGBH permit. Quality service is provided to the clients by vendors of the MGBH permit. Clients purchasing the permit receive it immediately following completion of the sale transaction.

There are no current discussions for increasing the permit fee.

Performance Results:
MGBH permits were available to meet hunter demand within the specified time period. All purchased MGBH permits were provided immediately following the sale transaction. There were approximately three complaints in 2009 that stemmed from permits not available at specific CPC outlets due to the fact that the outlets had not requested more stock from the CPC warehouse. Environment Canada has rectified this situation by requesting that CPC make available to outlets clear instructions on how to replenish stock for the 2010 MGBH permits.

User Fee: Migratory Bird Program - Habitat Conservation Stamp

Fee Type: R

Fee-setting Authority: MBCA 1994, s. 12; Migratory Birds Regulations

Date Last Modified: 1991

Performance Standards:
The retail value of the Wildlife Conservation Stamp is $8.50 each. The performance standard is to ensure that adequate numbers of single stamps are available for the MGBH permits in addition to a number of Wildlife Conservation Stamps available for distribution by CPC offices and vendors selected by Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC).

Collectors can purchase Wildlife Conservation Stamps from Canada Post outlets and Wildlife Habitat Canada and its selected vendors by mail order, telephone and fax. These purchases require a two-week processing period. The price of the Wildlife Conservation stamps ranges from $8.50 for a single stamp to $136.00 for a pane of 16 stamps and also includes signed (by the artist) booklets at $20.00. There is no current discussion on increasing the fee for the Wildlife Conservation Stamp.  

Performance Results:
Wildlife Conservation Stamps were available to meet the requirements for MGBH permits, and sufficient numbers were available for purchase at the beginning of the 2009 calendar year within the specified time period. Clients were able to purchase Wildlife Conservation Stamps from CPC outlets or by mail order, telephone and fax, and these were made available within the two-week processing period. Wildlife Conservation Stamps purchased from WHC and its selected vendors in person, by telephone or mail order were also processed within the two-week processing period. No complaints relating to availability of the stamps were received.

User Fee: Migratory Bird Program - Avicultural Permits, Taxidermist Permits and Eiderdown Permits

Fee Type: R

Fee-setting Authority: MBCA 1994, s. 12; Migratory Birds Regulations

Date Last Modified: prior to 1978

Performance Standards:
These permits are issued by Environment Canada regional offices for a fee of $10.00 each after reviewing applications from the public. To be successful, applicants must meet certain requirements; for example, with respect to aviculture, a person must demonstrate that they will wing-clip/pinion or keep the birds in an enclosure to prevent mixing with wild populations. Each region can attach specific conditions to each permit. Permits generally expire on December 31 of the year issued. The performance standard is to review all applications received and issue permits, or notify applicants of the reasons for denying a permit, within 30 days of receiving the application.

Performance Results:
All applications were processed within the 30-day timeframe unless site inspections were required. In those cases (10% of all applications), an additional 30–60 days were required to process the application.

User Fee: Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area - Permit Sales

Fee Type: R

Fee-setting Authority: Canada Wildlife Act (CWA), s. 12; Wildlife Area Regulations

Date Last Modified: 2001

Performance Standards:
To meet the needs of hunters during the hunting season at Cap Tourmente, and to ensure that they enjoy their time and come back in future years, Environment Canada ensures that there are well‑maintained facilities such as good trails, meal areas that are pleasant and appreciated by the hunters, sufficient parking spaces, and toilets.

Performance Results:
According to a survey of permit holders conducted in 2005, hunters were very satisfied with how well the facilities were maintained.

Other Information: For 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, revenues are forecast to decrease by approximately 45% from previous years due to the elimination of spring hunting. In 2012-2013, regulation changes are anticipated that will increase the cost of permits and will return annual revenues to approximately $70,000.

User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)

Fee Type: O

Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act, ss. 11(1) and par. 77(1)d); Access to Information Regulations

Date Last Modified: 1992

Performance Standards:
A response is to be provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. A notice of extension must be sent within 30 days after receipt of the request.

The Access to Information Act provides further details: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/A-1/218072.html.

Performance Results:
Environment Canada received 890 requests in 2009–2010 and processed 929 requests, including some carried over from the previous year. Two hundred and fifteen (215) requests were carried over to 2010–2011.

Other Information: It is the Department’s practice to waive fees where the total owing per request amounts to less than $25.

User Fee: Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area - Entry Sales

Fee Type: O

Fee-setting Authority: CWA, s.12; Wildlife Area Regulations

Date Last Modified: 2003

Performance Standards:
To meet the needs of visitors during the Cap Tourmente operating season and to ensure that they enjoy their time and that they come back in future years, Environment Canada ensures that there are well-maintained facilities such as good trails, meal areas that are pleasant and appreciated by the hunters, sufficient parking spaces, and toilets. Visitors also have access to bilingual visitor and interpretation services, enabling them to learn more about the Cap Tourmente site.

Performance Results:
According to comments gathered from some visitors, there is general satisfaction with the visitor and interpretation services offered and with how well the facilities are maintained.

On March 31, 2004, Parliament gave legal effect to the User Fees Act with the aim of strengthening the elements of accountability, oversight, and transparency in the management of user fee activities. The User Fees Act requires departments to annually submit to Parliament a list of all user fees in effect, irrespective of when the fees were established.

The table below lists DFO's user fees for which revenues were collected during the fiscal year 2008-09. Since the establishment of the User Fees Act, DFO has not introduced any new user fees, nor has the Department increased any existing user fees.

DFO collects fees for the conferring of Rights and Privileges (R&P) and for Other Goods and Services (O).

Note: Performance standards under the User Fees Act must be established as part of a user fee proposal process, with specific provisions outlining how the standards are to be established. DFO has not introduced new user fees, nor introduced amendments to existing ones that would require a user fee proposal under the Act; and has no such information to report. Information on DFO's service standards for current fees and performance results can be found in the table on External Fees.

Maintenance Dredging Services Tonnage Fee¹

Description: Intended to recover from commercial vessels the total direct costs incurred by CCG to manage maintenance dredging services in the St. Lawrence Shipping Channel. Services provided consist of the management of the maintenance dredging program for the St. Lawrence Shipping Channel.

Fee Type: O

Fee-setting Authority: Section 47 of the Oceans Act

Date Last Modified: 2003

¹ Since 1997, and at the request of industry, the Canadian Coast Guard has managed the maintenance dredging of the navigation channel of the St. Lawrence River between the Port of Montreal and the Ile aux Coudres near Quebec City. The current fee schedule, which replaces the earlier fee schedule that expired on March 31, 2003, extends the arrangement whereby the Canadian Coast Guard is reimbursed, via fees, for the total direct costs it incurs to ensure commercial navigation. Full cost figures are based on total direct costs (rather than full costs), which include direct labour costs (including employee benefits), direct operating costs, direct material costs, program support costs, and capital acquisitions (to the extent that these capital acquisitions form part of an output).

Marine Navigation Services Fee

Description: Intended to recover a portion of the full costs incurred by CCG to provide marine navigation services to commercial vessels. Services provided include short-range aids to navigation and vessel traffic services.

Fee Type: O

Fee-setting Authority: Section 47 of the Oceans Act