Direction to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Respecting the Implementation of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement

Direction to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Respecting the Implementation of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Whereas the Government of Canada has entered into the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Buenos Aires on November 30, 2018, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Mexico City on December 10, 2019; Whereas paragraphs 1 and 4 of Annex 15-D of that Agreement concern matters within the jurisdiction of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission under the Broadcasting Acta; S.C. 1991, c. 11 And whereas the Minister of Canadian Heritage has, in accordance with subsection 27(2)b of that Act, consulted with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission; S.C. 2020, c. 1, s. 152 Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, pursuant to paragraph 27(1)(a)b of the Broadcasting Acta, makes the annexed Direction to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Respecting the Implementation of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement. Definition of Agreement In this Direction, Agreement has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act. Direction The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is directed to implement, by appropriate means, paragraphs 1 and 4 of Annex 15-D of the Agreement. Direction — home shopping television programming services To implement paragraph 4 of Annex 15-D of the Agreement, the Commission is directed to place United States home shopping television programming services based in the United States, including modified versions of those programming services for the Canadian market, on the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution and to ensure that those programming services may negotiate affiliation agreements with distribution undertakings. Coming into force This Direction comes into force on the day on which section 152 of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act, chapter 1 of the Statutes of Canada, 2020, comes into force, but if it is registered after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is registered. [Note: Direction in force July 1, 2020, see SI/2020-33, amended by SI/2020-46.]