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DEFINITION OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATED PERSONS

Affiliated companies

Companies are affiliated if they are, or could be, controlled directly or indirectly, by another company (e.g. if the same General Manager manages two companies). To find out which companies are affiliated, applicant, for import allocations will be asked to provide a list of "associated persons".

Associated persons

For the purposes of this Notice, the following persons are "associated persons" or persons associated with each other, namely:

1. persons related to each other; or

2. persons not related to each other, but not dealing with each other at arm's length.

For the purpose of this Notice, persons are related to each other if:

1. they are individuals connected by blood relationship, marriage or adoption within the meaning of sub-section 251(6) of the Income Tax Act;

2. one is an officer or director of the other's firm;

3. each such person is an officer or director of the same two corporations, associations, partnerships or other organization;

4. they are partners;

5. one is the employer of the other;

6. they directly or indirectly control or are controlled by the same person;

7. one directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by the other;

8. any other person directly or indirectly owns, holds or controls five percent or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of each such person; or

9. one directly or indirectly owns, holds or controls five percent or more of the outstanding voting stocks or shares of the other.