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SECTION III-SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

3.1 Organizational Information

The Tribunal acts as an independent, quasi-judicial, decision-making body and is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Finance. It derives its authority from the CITT Act, SIMA, the Customs Act and the Excise Tax Act. Under SIMA, the Tribunal conducts inquiries into whether dumped and/or subsidized imports have injured Canadian manufacturers financially. Under the CITT Act, the Tribunal is empowered, following a complaint by an interested party or as directed by the Government, to carry out import safeguard inquiries into rapid increases of foreign imports (including through special procedures for imports from the People's Republic of China, specifically) and, when requested to do so, to formulate recommendations to the Government for dealing with them. Pursuant to the Customs Act, the Excise Tax Act and SIMA, the Tribunal is empowered to deal with appeals from decisions of the CRA and the CBSA on various excise and customs matters. With the implementation of NAFTA, its mandate was expanded to include reviewing bid challenges on federal government procurement matters. The Tribunal has also been designated as the bid challenge authority under the AIT and the WTO AGP.

3.2 Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure

The Tribunal is currently composed of seven full-time members, including a chairperson and two vice-chairpersons, who are appointed by the Governor in Council for a term of up to five years. The Chairperson is the Chief Executive Officer responsible for the assignment of cases to the members and for the management of the Tribunal's workload and resources. The members of the Tribunal are supported by a permanent staff with the principal officers being:

  • the Secretary, responsible for relations with the public and parties, the court registry functions of the Tribunal, editing and translation of Tribunal decisions, reports and other documents, and relations with government departments and governments;
  • the Director General, Research, responsible for the investigative portion of inquiries, the economic and financial analysis of firms and industries, the investigation of complaints by potential suppliers concerning any aspect of the procurement process and other fact-finding required for Tribunal inquiries;
  • the General Counsel, responsible for the provision of legal services provided to the members and staff of the Tribunal; and
  • the Director, Corporate Services, responsible for corporate services such as human resource management, financial management, information technology management, materiel management, security, accommodation and administration. The Director is also responsible for reports to central agencies and Parliament and represents the Tribunal in discussions and negotiations with senior officials of central agencies and departments on all matters relating to corporate administrative policies and procedures.

3.3 Financial Tables

Table 1: Comparison of Planned and Actual Spending (including FTEs)
($ thousands)


             
 

2004-2005
Actual

2005-2006
Actual

2006-2007

Main Estimates

Planned Spending

Total Authorities

Actual

Adjudication of trade cases

9,185

8,927

9,922

9,902

9,636

9,494

General economic inquiries and references

883

1,654

83

83

607

206

Total

10,068

10,581

10,005

9,985

10,243

9,7005

Less: Non-respendable revenue

-

-

-

-

-

-

Plus: Cost of services received without charge

2,372

2,407

2,458

2,458

2,458

2,446

Net cost to Tribunal

12,440

12,988

12,463

12,443

12,701

12,146

FTEs

84

85

94

94

94

84


Table 2: Use of Resources by Program Activities
($ thousands)


                 

2006-2007

Program Activity

Budgetary

Plus: Non-budgetary

Total

Operating

Capital

Grants and Contributions

Total: Gross Budgetary Expenditures

Less: Respendable Revenue

Total: Net Budgetary Expenditures

Loans, Investments and Advances

Adjudication of Trade Cases

               

Main estimates

9,922

   

9,922

 

9,922

 

9,922

Planned Spending

9,902

   

9,902

 

9,902

 

9,902

Total authorities

9,636

   

9,636

 

9,636

 

9,636

Actual spending

9,494

   

9,494

 

9,494

 

9,494

General economic inquiries and references

               

Main estimates

83

   

83

 

83

 

83

Planned spending

83

   

83

 

83

 

83

Total authorities

607

   

607

 

607

 

607

Actual spending

206

   

206

 

206

 

206


Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items
($ thousands)


           
 

2006-2007

Vote or Statutory Item

Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording

Main Estimates

Planned Spending

Total Authorities

Actual

25

Operating Expenditures

8,609

8,589

9,080

8,537

(S)

Contributions to Employee Benefit Plans

1,396

1,396

1,163

1,163

(S)

Spending of Proceeds from the Disposal of Surplus Crown Assets

       
 

Total

10,005

9,985

10,243

9,700


Table 4: Net Cost to Tribunal
($ thousands)


 

2006-2007

Total actual spending

9,700

Plus: Services received without charge

 

Accommodation provided by the Department of Public Works and Government Services

1,877

Contributions covering employers' share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by TBS (excluding revolving funds)

569

2006-2007 Net Cost to Tribunal

12,146


Table 5: Resource Requirements by Branch
($ thousands)


       

2006-2007

Organization

Adjudication of Trade Cases

General Economic Inquiries and References

Total

Chairman's Office

     

Main estimates

1,472

12

1,484

Planned spending

1,472

12

1,484

Total authorities

1,518

42

1,560

Actual spending

1,483

14

1,497

Secretariat

     

Main estimates

1,767

15

1,782

Planned spending

1,767

15

1,782

Total authorities

2,091

64

2,155

Actual spending

1,963

21

1,984

Research

     

Main estimates

3,546

30

3,576

Planned spending

3,546

30

3,576

Total authorities

3,019

421

3,440

Actual spending

3,232

145

3,377

Legal Services

     

Main estimates

864

7

871

Planned spending

864

7

871

Total authorities

739

6

745

Actual spending

724

2

726

Corporate Services

     

Main estimates

2,273

19

2,292

Planned spending

2,253

19

2,272

Total authorities

2,269

74

2,343

Actual spending

2,092

24

2,116


Table 6: Financial Statements- www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/publicat/index_e.asp