2017 to 2018 Fees Report
The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Natural Resources
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2019
Cat. No. M2-21E-PDF
ISSN 2562-1300
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Aussi disponible en français sous le titre: Rapport sur les frais, Ressources naturelles Canada: 2017 à 18
Table of Contents
Minister’s message
On behalf of Natural Resources Canada, I am pleased to present the 2017 to 2018 Report on Fees.
On June 22, 2017, the Service Fees ActFootnote 1 received royal assent, thereby repealing the User Fees ActFootnote 2.
The Service Fees Act introduces a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services and, through enhanced reporting to Parliament, improved transparency and oversight. The act provides for:
- a streamlined approach to consultation and the approval of new or modified fees
- a requirement for services to have service standards and reporting against these standards, along with a policy to remit fees to fee payers when standards are not met
- an automatic annual fee adjustment by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to ensure that fees keep pace with inflation
- annual detailed reporting to Parliament in order to increase transparency
This 2017 to 2018 Fees Report is the first report to be prepared under the Service Fees Act. The report includes new information such as a detailed listing of all fees along with future year fee amounts. Additional fee information will be included starting next fiscal year, once Natural Resources Canada fully transitions to the Service Fees Act regime.
I welcome the increased transparency and oversight that the Service Fees Act’s reporting regime embodies, and I am fully committed to transitioning my department to this modern framework.
The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Natural Resources
General fees information
The tables that follow provide information on each category of fees, including:
- the name of the fee category
- the date that the fee (or fee category) was introduced and last amended (if applicable)
- service standards
- performance results against these standards
- financial information regarding total costs, total revenues and remissions
In addition to the information presented by fee category, there is a summary of the financial information for all fees as well as a listing of fees under the department’s authority. This listing includes the existing fee dollar amounts and the adjusted dollar fee amount for a future year.
General and financial information by fee category
Fee category | Fees for processing requests filed under the Access to Information Act |
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Fee-setting authority | Access to Information Act |
Year introduced | 1988 |
Year last amended | 1992 |
Service standard | A response is provided within 30 days following receipt of a request; the response time may be extended under section 9 of the Access to Information Act. |
Performance results | The department met the prescribed legislative standards 98.5% of the time. From the 901 files closed, 884 files were closed within their legislative timeframe. |
Other information | During fiscal year 2017-2018, application fees totalling an amount of $1,895 were collected from applicants. Fees waived during 2017–2018 represented $2,520. |
2016 to 2017 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Cost* | 2017 to 2018 Remissions† |
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1,585 | 1,895 | 1,363,517 | Not applicable |
* The amount includes direct and indirect costs, where such costs are identifiable and material.
† A remission is a partial or full return of a fee paid. Under the Service Fees Act departments are required to develop policies that determine when fees will be remitted to fee payers should service standards not be met. The requirement for departments to remit is anticipated to come into effect on March 31, 2020. This effective date allows departments time to develop remissions policies and adjust service standard tracking and remittance systems. During fiscal year 2017 to 2018, some departments may have issued remissions, in accordance with their authority of their enabling legislation or regulation, as opposed to the authority given by the Service Fees Act. It is remissions issued under enabling legislations or regulations that are shown above.
Fee category | Air Photo products fees |
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Fee-setting authority | Resources and Technical Surveys Act, section 8(2) Recovery of Expenditures |
Year introduced | 1994 |
Year last amended | 2008 |
Service standard | Aerial Photography – Order processing time by the National Air Photo Library is ten working days, priority service is five working days; response time for information requests of ten working days 80% of the time; production error rate of 2% or less; hours of operation: 08:00 - 16:00 EST. |
Performance results | The service standard of 10 working days was met 90% of the time (for regular orders) and 100% of the time for priority service orders. Performance issues are addressed through ISO Quality Objectives, which are updated each year to address issues that arise. Performance results are monitored continuously. Aggregate annual data are available on request. |
Other information | It should be noted that the sale of air photo products is done through the Geomatics Canada Revolving Fund (GCRF). The GCRF is governed by Treasury Board’s Special Revenue Spending Authority. The objective of a Revolving Fund is to fully cost recover over the life cycle of its business operations (multiple years). The GCRF financial statements are audited (externally) annually. The GCRF has obtained a clean unqualified audit opinion (external auditors) since its inception. |
2016 to 2017 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Cost* | 2017 to 2018 Remissions† |
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336,927 | 481,439 | 616,498 | 0 |
* The amount includes direct and indirect costs, where such costs are identifiable and material.
† A remission is a partial or full return of a fee paid. Under the Service Fees Act departments are required to develop policies that determine when fees will be remitted to fee payers should service standards not be met. The requirement for departments to remit is anticipated to come into effect on March 31, 2020. This effective date allows departments time to develop remissions policies and adjust service standard tracking and remittance systems. During fiscal year 2017 to 2018, some departments may have issued remissions, in accordance with their authority of their enabling legislation or regulation, as opposed to the authority given by the Service Fees Act. It is remissions issued under enabling legislations or regulations that are shown above.
Fee category | Map products fees |
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Fee-setting authority | Resources and Technical Surveys Act, section 8(2) Recovery of Expenditures; Canada Land Surveys Act, section 4(2) Tariff of Fees |
Year introduced | 1994 |
Year last amended | 2004 |
Service standard | National Topographic System and Atlas of Canada maps – NRCan sells maps on a wholesale basis from the Canada Map Office (CMO) to a limited distribution network, and service standards reflect this. Response time for information requests is five working days. |
Performance results | Order processing time: the CMO will strive to fill orders received from the Regional Distribution Centres (RDC) within five working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays in the province of Ontario), upon approved credit and provided that the account is in good standing. Hours of operation: 08:00 - 16:00 EST. The service standard of five working days was met 95% of the time. Performance issues are addressed through Quality Objectives, which can help inform the standard operating procedures in place. |
Other information | It should be noted that the sale of map products is done through the Geomatics Canada Revolving Fund (GCRF). The GCRF is governed by Treasury Board’s Special Revenue Spending Authority. The objective of a Revolving Fund is to fully cost recover over the life cycle of its business operations (multiple years). The GCRF financial statements are audited (externally) annually. The GCRF has obtained a clean unqualified audit opinion (external auditors) since its inception. |
2016 to 2017 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Cost* | 2017 to 2018 Remissions† |
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40,806 | 47,646 | 17,627 | 0 |
* The amount includes direct and indirect costs, where such costs are identifiable and material.
† A remission is a partial or full return of a fee paid. Under the Service Fees Act departments are required to develop policies that determine when fees will be remitted to fee payers should service standards not be met. The requirement for departments to remit is anticipated to come into effect on March 31, 2020. This effective date allows departments time to develop remissions policies and adjust service standard tracking and remittance systems. During fiscal year 2017 to 2018, some departments may have issued remissions, in accordance with their authority of their enabling legislation or regulation, as opposed to the authority given by the Service Fees Act. It is remissions issued under enabling legislations or regulations that are shown above.
Fee category | Fees for the Non-Destructive Testing Certification Body based on Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) / International Standards Organization (ISO) standards |
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Fee-setting authority | Resources and Technical Surveys Act, Recovery of Expenditures |
Year introduced | 1960 |
Year last amended | 2017 |
Service standard | Client services provided by the National Non-Destructive Testing Certification Body (NDTCB):
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Performance results | The progress of each client application is recorded and tracked throughout the process: date of receipt, date of review, date of written responses. To summarize performance results against the stated Service Standard, fully completed client applications without errors, or omissions, are normally being processed within the stated standards approximately 80% of the time. Of note, there has been a recent and significant increase in the number of new applicants for certification requests (almost doubling typical volume), which is being managed. |
Other information | N/A |
2016 to 2017 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Cost* | 2017 to 2018 Remissions† |
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1,915,803 | 1,947,726 | 2,156,317 | 0 |
* The amount includes direct and indirect costs, where such costs are identifiable and material.
† A remission is a partial or full return of a fee paid. Under the Service Fees Act departments are required to develop policies that determine when fees will be remitted to fee payers should service standards not be met. The requirement for departments to remit is anticipated to come into effect on March 31, 2020. This effective date allows departments time to develop remissions policies and adjust service standard tracking and remittance systems. During fiscal year 2017 to 2018, some departments may have issued remissions, in accordance with their authority of their enabling legislation or regulation, as opposed to the authority given by the Service Fees Act. It is remissions issued under enabling legislations or regulations that are shown above.
Fee category | Explosives licence and inspection fees |
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Fee-setting authority | Explosives Act and Part 19 of the Explosives Regulations, 2013 |
Year introduced | 1950 |
Year last amended | 2009 |
Service standard | 95% of the time, initial factory applications will be completed within 60 days of receipt of completed documentation; renewals and all other licences, permits and authorizations will be processed within 30 days of a completed request. |
Performance results | Licensing turnaround times have been acceptable to stakeholders. Results indicate the performance standards were met or exceeded 95% of the time. |
Other information | N/A |
2016 to 2017 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Revenue | 2017 to 2018 Cost* | 2017 to 2018 Remissions† |
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1,740,074 | 1,709,056 | 3,804,000 | 0 |
* The amount includes direct and indirect costs, where such costs are identifiable and material.
† A remission is a partial or full return of a fee paid. Under the Service Fees Act departments are required to develop policies that determine when fees will be remitted to fee payers should service standards not be met. The requirement for departments to remit is anticipated to come into effect on March 31, 2020. This effective date allows departments time to develop remissions policies and adjust service standard tracking and remittance systems. During fiscal year 2017 to 2018, some departments may have issued remissions, in accordance with their authority of their enabling legislation or regulation, as opposed to the authority given by the Service Fees Act. It is remissions issued under enabling legislations or regulations that are shown above.
Financial totals for all fee categories
2016 to 2017 Total revenue | 2017 to 2018 Total revenue | 2017 to 2018 Total cost | 2017 to 2018 Total remissions |
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4,035,195 | 4,187,762 | 7,957,959 | 0 |
Note: the totals are the sums of the revenues, costs and remissions reported for all fee categories in the “Financial information” tables.
Fees under the department’s authority
Name of fee | 2017 to 2018 Fee amount | 2019 to 2020 Adjusted fee amount* | Future fee amount and fiscal year† |
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Air Photo products fees | |||
Contact Prints Monochrome |
$14.99 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Contact Prints Monochrome (+15 consecutive images/roll) |
$12.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Contact Prints Monochrome (70mm negative) |
$37.50 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Laser copies Monochrome |
$11.25 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Laser copies Colour |
$18.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Contact Print Enlargements Monochrome 25cm (10") |
$39.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Contact Print Enlargements Monochrome 38cm (15") | $49.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Contact Print Enlargements Monochrome 50cm (20") | $59.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Contact Print Enlargements Monochrome 76cm (30") | $79.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Contact Print Enlargements Monochrome 101cm (40") | $110.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Contact Print Enlargements Monochrome 101cm x 152cm (40" x 60") | $149.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Laser Copy Enlargements Monochrome |
$18.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Laser Copy Enlargements Colour |
$22.95 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Custom Mosaics Monochrome |
$69.00 + paper size (see Monochrome Contact Print Enlargement) | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Digital Imagery Monochrome 300 dpi (1 to 10 images) | $24.99 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Digital Imagery Monochrome 300 dpi (11+images) | $22.49 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Digital Imagery Monochrome 600, 800, 1200 dpi (1 to 10 images) | $32.49 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Digital Imagery Monochrome 600, 800, 1200 dpi (11+ images) | $29.99 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Digital Imagery Colour 300, 600, 800, 1200 dpi (1 to 10 images) | $37.49 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Digital Imagery Colour 300, 600, 800, 1200 dpi (11+ images) | $34.99 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Scanned images from original negatives 2032 dpi (1 to 10 images) | $37.49 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Scanned images from original negatives 2032 dpi (11+ images of the same roll) | $33.75 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Transparencies Monochrome | $18.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Transparencies Colour | $27.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Transparencies Monochrome (from 70mm negative) | $39.50 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Diapositives | $15.50 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Miscellaneous Products Technical services (per hour) |
$50.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Miscellaneous Products Calibration Report |
$5.75 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Miscellaneous Products Priority service (surcharge) |
+50% | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Miscellaneous Products Letter of certification |
$23.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Miscellaneous Products Letter of Copyrights |
n/c | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Miscellaneous Products Flight-line Index |
$8.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Miscellaneous Products Complex Search Fee (per hour) |
$50.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Handling and Media Handling charge |
$4.95 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Handling and Media Media charge (CD-ROM/DVD per disc) |
$7.00 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Map products fees | |||
Geographical products | $10.75 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Topographical maps | $11.45 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Fees for the Non-Destructive Testing Certification Body based on Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) / International Standards Organization (ISO) standards | |||
Request for individual exam review / follow-up by examiner | $60 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Request for re-assessment of exam results by additional examiner | $145 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Expedited application processing | $60 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Replacement of documentation | $90 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Special administrative actions (i.e. processing requests for other Certification Bodies, special correspondence, verification and recognition of international credentials/qualifications, etc.) | $180 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Reciprocal certification application from other Certification Bodies | Same as CGSB NDT certification or XRF certification depending on scope | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Other International Organization for Standardization (ISO) bester third-party NDT certification (i.e. condition monitoring, etc.) | Same as CGSB NDT certification or XRF certification depending on scope | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Revalidation of certification: Fee charged as a combination of renewal if applicable and recertification fees as required for individual requests | As applicable | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Special written exam center fee | $45 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Special practical exam center request | $145 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Request for recertification examination by shippable kit – candidate fee | $190 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Request for recertification examination by shippable kit – Organization’s fee | Per cost and charge-out | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Request for recertification examination by shippable kit – Shipping fees | Per cost | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Request for recertification examination by equivalency acceptance of other practical assessment – candidate fee | $145 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Request for recertification examination by equivalency acceptance of other practical assessment – proctoring location fee | Per cost and charge-out | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Authorized Examination Center and Recognized Training Organization application and renewal fees | Per cost and charge-out | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Audit for Authorized Examination Center and Recognized Training Organization | Per cost and charge-out | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Practical examination specimen cost recovery | Per cost and charge-out | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NRCan NDTCB Authorized Examination Center Fee – Level 1 written examination | $55 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NRCan NDTCB Authorized Examination Center Fee – Level 2 written examination | $75 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NRCan NDTCB Authorized Examination Center Fee – Level 3 written examination (Basic paper, Written Procedure, Written Procedure Review) | $75 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NRCan NDTCB Authorized Examination Center Fee – Level 3 basic written (General, EMC Codes and Applications) | $110 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NRCan NDTCB Authorized Examination Center Fee – RT method radiation safety written examination | $55 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NRCan NDTCB Authorized Examination Center Fee – Level 2 practical examination for surface method | $500 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NRCan NDTCB Authorized Examination Center Fee – Level 1 practical examination for volumetric method | $250 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NRCan NDTCB Authorized Examination Center Fee – Level 2 practical examination for volumetric method | $1,000 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Financial Charges – NSF, recovery, etc. | Per GoC/NRCan corporate fees | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Non-standard special request | Per charge-out | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Non-standard special request for research activities | Per charge-out | Exempted | Not Applicable |
Electronic Exam Proctoring Fee - Online/Electronic Written Exam Live-Proctoring: on-site exam location fee | $95 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Application Fee | $420 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 1 written examination registration | $70 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 1 written examination retest | $70 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 2 written examination | $90 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 2 written examination retest | $90 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 3 written examination | $110 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 3 written examination retest | $110 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT radiation protection written examination | $90 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 1 volumetric method practical examination | $190 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 1 volumetric method practical retest | $95 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 2 volumetric method practical examination | $500 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 2 volumetric method practical examination retest | $250 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 2 surface method practical examination | $175 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT Level 2 surface method practical examination retest | $90 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT certification renewal for 1 method | $275 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT certification renewal for 2 methods | $450 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT certification renewal for 3 methods | $625 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT certification renewal for 4 methods | $800 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT certification renewal for 5 methods | $975 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT certification renewal for 6 methods | $1,150 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT late renewal | $120 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 2 surface method recertification examination | $125 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 2 surface method recertification examination retest | $90 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 3 surface method recertification examination | $235 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 3 surface method recertification examination retest practical portion | $90 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 3 surface method recertification examination retest written portion | $110 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 1 volumetric method recertification examination | $130 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 1 volumetric method recertification examination retest | $95 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 2 volumetric method recertification examination | $285 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 2 volumetric method recertification examination retest | $250 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 3 volumetric method recertification examination | $395 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 3 volumetric method recertification examination practical portion retest | $250 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
NDT level 3 volumetric method recertification examination written portion retest | $110 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
CEDO application for written examination | $250 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
CEDO retest for written examination | $200 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
CEDO photo card renewal | $120 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF 5 year application | $140 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF 1 year application | $55 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF level 1 examination | $55 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF level 1 examination retest | $55 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF level 2 examination | $35 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF level 2 examination retest | $35 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF renewal | $110 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF late renewal | $55 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF recertification application | $110 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF level 1 recertification examination | $55 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF level 1 recertification examination retest | $55 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF level 2 recertification examination | $35 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
XRF level 2 recertification examination retest | $35 | Exempted | Not Applicable |
* Fees are adjusted annually in one of two ways: (1) Under the Service Fees Act, fees are adjusted in each fiscal year by the percentage change over 12 months in the April All-Items Consumer Price Index for Canada, as published by Statistics Canada for the previous fiscal year. The Consumer Price Index rate for this report is 2.2%. (2) The fee is subject to a periodic adjustment at a predetermined rate, in accordance with another authority in legislation or regulation.
† The “Future fee amount and fiscal year” is the new amount of the fee, in a future fiscal year other than 2019 to 2020, adjusted by a predetermined rate, in accordance with the authority in legislation or regulation.
Name of fee | 2017 to 2018 Fee amount | 2019 to 2020 Adjusted fee amount* | Future fee amount and fiscal year† |
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Explosives licence and inspection fees | |||
Authorization for an indefinite period |
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Not Applicable |
Authorization for a specified period not tour/comp |
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Not Applicable |
Authorization – tour international comp |
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Not Applicable |
Permit to import explosives – single use |
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Not Applicable |
Annual permit |
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Not Applicable |
Factory Licence Initial Div 1 |
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Not Applicable |
Renewal Div 1 |
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Not Applicable |
Div 1 Factory Licence – Non HE or other products |
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Not Applicable |
Vendor Magazine Licence – HE or initiation systems |
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Not Applicable |
Vendor magazine licence to store other explosives |
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Not Applicable |
User Magazine Licence – HE or initiation systems |
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Not Applicable |
User Magazine Licence – zone licence |
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Not Applicable |
User Magazine Licence – non law enforcement |
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Not Applicable |
Manufacturing Certificate – blasting explosives |
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Not Applicable |
mechanically blend ANFO |
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Not Applicable |
Any other manufacturing certificate |
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Not Applicable |
Fireworks op cert – initial |
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Not Applicable |
Modification |
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Not Applicable |
Renewal of certificate FW |
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Not Applicable |
* Fees are adjusted annually in one of two ways: (1) Under the Service Fees Act, fees are adjusted in each fiscal year by the percentage change over 12 months in the April All-Items Consumer Price Index for Canada, as published by Statistics Canada for the previous fiscal year. The Consumer Price Index rate for this report is 2.2%. (2) The fee is subject to a periodic adjustment at a predetermined rate, in accordance with another authority in legislation or regulation.
† The “Future fee amount and fiscal year” is the new amount of the fee, in a future fiscal year other than 2019 to 2020, adjusted by a predetermined rate, in accordance with the authority in legislation or regulation.
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