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5.5 Submissions
To participate in the auction, all applicants must submit a completed application form2 and financial deposit. In the interest of providing both the Department and other bidders with adequate information on the identity of all bidders, applicants are required to fully disclose the beneficial ownership for every entity that owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the applicant's voting shares, non-voting shares, partnership interests, or any other beneficial interests, as the case may be. The information will be made public via Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website, prior to the auction, so that all bidders have knowledge of the real identity of the other bidders. This information will be used, along with other documentation submitted by applicants, to determine the type of relationship, if any, that may exist between entities. Applicants are not permitted to add to their beneficial ownership starting five business days prior to the receipt deadline for the submission of sealed bids until after the cessation of bidding.
5.5.1 Financial Deposit
In order to enhance the integrity of the auction, the Department requires that all bidders submit a pre-auction financial deposit with their application to participate in the auction. The financial deposit is to be in the form of an irrevocable standby letter of credit. The elements required in a letter of credit and a sample letter of credit acceptable to the Department are provided in Attachment C of the Application Form.
Each participating bidder is required to submit a financial deposit equal to the Reserve Price3 of the licence(s) on which they intend to bid.
Financial deposit(s) will be returned to any applicant not found to be a qualified bidder, any applicant that provides written notification to the Department of its withdrawal from the process prior to the auction's commencement, and any bidder who fails to win a licence during the auction.
5.5.2 How to Submit the Application and Financial Deposit
The application form, the associated documents that may be required (as per the instructions provided on the various forms), and the financial deposit are to be physically delivered to the Spectrum Auctions Manager (address provided in Section 1.2) by 5:00 p.m., EDT, on the receipt deadline for applications to participate in the auction (refer to Table of Key Dates on page i of this document). The Department reserves the right, under exceptional circumstances, to accept applications and associated documentation after this deadline, but prior to publication of the list of applicants.
Upon receipt of the application and the associated documentation, the Department will send notification to the applicant that the application materials have been received and confirming the amount of the deposit that has been submitted. This notice does in no way mean that the application materials or the deposit have been approved.
If, prior to the application deadline, an applicant wishes for any reason to amend any of the forms it has submitted and/or submit a new irrevocable standby letter of credit, it may submit one or more amended forms and/or a new irrevocable standby letter of credit with an accompanying letter explaining that the enclosed form(s) and/or letter of credit are to replace the one(s) previously submitted. Any such amendments are to be physically delivered to the Spectrum Auctions Manager by 5:00 p.m., EDT, of the receipt deadline for applications to participate in the auction.
Upon receipt of an amended form(s) and/or replacement of an irrevocable standby letter of credit, the Department will send notification to the applicant that the amended form(s) and/or letter of credit have been received. The notification will state the amount of the new letter of credit that has been submitted. The initial irrevocable standby letter of credit will also be returned to the applicant. This notice will in no way mean that the amended form(s) or the additional deposit have been approved.
Multiple letters of credit from one or more financial institutions will be permitted within reason. The Department will treat the financial deposit for an applicant as being the sum of the amounts of each accepted letter of credit. Each letter of credit must comply with the conditions laid out herein concerning letters of credit. No letter of credit shall have any conditions requiring the Department to draw on the letters in any particular order of priority, or requiring any letter to be drawn upon completely before drawing upon any other letter.
A list of all applicants will be made public via Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website at http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrumauctions. The publication of this list does in no way mean that these applicants have been approved as qualified bidders.
5.6 Reserve Prices
In order to determine adequate reserve prices, the Department analyzed the corresponding auction for air-ground services in the United States, the difference between Canadian and U.S. populations, and air-travel passenger figures. Comments received indicated that, due to the early stage of service delivery in the U.S., reserve prices proposed by the Department were too high. After reviewing these comments, the Department has established the following reserve prices:
| Spectrum Licence | Frequency Band | Amount of Spectrum | Reserve Price (10-year Licence) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 849-850.5 / 894-895.5 MHz | 3 MHz | $ 850,000 |
| B | 850.5-851 / 895.5-896 MHz | 1 MHz | $ 200,000 |
| A+B | 849-851 / 894-896 MHz | 4 MHz | $1,050,000 |
5.7 Withdrawal from the Auction
Applicants wishing to withdraw their application materials and have their irrevocable standby letters of credit withdrawn may do so, without prejudice, by physically delivering a written request to the Spectrum Auctions Manager at the address provided in Section 1.2, prior to 5:00 p.m., EDT, of the receipt deadline of sealed bids.
5.8 Change of Information
Only the Auction Authorized Representative4 of the bidding company may notify the Spectrum Auctions Manager of any material changes in the information submitted in application documents. Written notification must be sent by the Auction Authorized Representative within five business days of such change to the address provided in Section 1.2.
Please note that certain limitations exist with regards to changes to beneficial ownership. Please refer to Section 5.3.2 Beneficial Ownership for more details.
5.8.1 Ownership Structure
The ownership structure can change at anytime after the cessation of bidding, even if Industry Canada has not yet completed the ownership and control review.
If applicants make any arrangements, such arrangements must be concluded prior to five business days from the receipt deadline of sealed bids. All communication on non-finalized commercial arrangements must then cease until after the cessation of bidding.
5.9 Amendments and Supplements
Industry Canada may respond to questions clarifying the Air-Ground Policy Framework.
The Department may also amend or supplement the auction rules and procedures contained in this document. Any such amendment or supplement will be published on Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website at http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum and will be sent to all qualified bidders.
From time to time, the Department may also put a list of "frequently asked questions" (FAQ) on the website; however, these questions and their responses are for information purposes only and will not form part of the official procedures.
6. Auction Design and Rules
6.1 Key Features of the Sealed-Bid, Second-Price Auction Design
A sealed-bid, second-price auction will require applicants to submit their bid to the Department in a sealed envelope prior to the receipt deadline of sealed bids in order to apply for each national licence or package of licences. The day following the receipt deadline of sealed bids, departmental officials will open the sealed bids, rank them, and provisionally award a licence or licences to the highest bidder(s).
If the highest bidder for a particular licence or block is found eligible to be the licensee, then that bidder will be required to pay an amount equal to the second highest bid or, should there be only one bidder for a particular licence, the posted reserve price.
The auction will be a single-round auction in which there will be no second round. In the event of a tie, tied bidders will be requested to enter a second sealed bid in an attempt to break the tie. Should there be a third tie, bidders will be requested to enter a third sealed bid in an attempt to break the tie, and so on until there is no tie.
6.2 Submission of Auction Bids
A completed auction bid form5 must be placed in a separate, sealed, opaque envelope, with only the bidder's name, complete mailing address, email address, and the name of this licensing process clearly identified on the front of the envelope, and physically delivered to the Spectrum Auctions Manager by the receipt deadline for sealed bids specified for this licensing process. The amount of each bid must reflect the amount the bidder is willing to pay for the associated licence or package of two licenses. No bids will be accepted after 5:00 p.m., EDT, on the receipt deadline for sealed bids as specified in the timetable for this licensing process. On the day of the determination of the provisional licence winners, the Department will publish on its website a listing of all bids received.
6.3 Determination of Provisional Licence Winners
The sealed envelopes will be opened and examined by departmental officials on the day following the receipt deadline for sealed bids and valid bids will be used to determine the provisional winning bid(s), using the rule that winners pay the bid of the second highest bidder(s). To be considered valid, a bid must be equal to or greater than the reserve price; the bid form must be completed correctly and legibly; and the bid must be submitted by a qualified bidder. Note that, in all instances where there is no second bid, the Reserve Prices noted in Section 5.6 will be considered the second highest bid.
Bids can be made as a package bid of both licences and/or on individual licences. The winning bid will be the greater of either the package or the sum of the individual licences.
If the winning bid is a package bid, the bidder will pay the greater of: (1) the bid of the second highest package; or (2) the sum of bids of the second highest combination.
If the winning bid is based on individual licences, the winning bidder(s) will pay the greater of: (1) the second highest package bid, in proportion to the individual highest bids; or (2) the amount(s) of the second highest bids on individual licences.
If there is a single bid for a particular licence and a package bid, and the single bid is greater than the package bid, the single bidder will pay the package bid minus the reserve price of the other licence, and this licence will remain unassigned.
To mitigate the possibility of a tie, bidders are encouraged not to bid in round figures. In the event of a tie, bidders involved in the tie will be requested to enter a second sealed bid in an attempt to break the tie. The Department will provide the details of the procedure to submit further bids required to break a tie to the bidders in question at that time, if required. Should there be a third tie, bidders will be requested to enter a third sealed bid in an attempt to break the tie, and so on until there is no tie.
On the day of the determination of the provisional licence winners, the Department will publish on its website a listing of all bids received, the name of the provisional licence winner(s) and the licence(s), if any, that did not receive bids. At that time, the Department will also notify the provisional winning bidder(s) and inform them of payment requirements.
The auction will be considered closed upon publication of the notification of the provisional winning bidder(s).
6.3.1 Example 1
| Spectrum Licence | Reserve Price ($) | Bidder 1's Bid ($) | Bidder 2's Bid ($) | Bidder 3's Bid ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 850,000 | 850,000 | 1,088,000 | |
| B | 200,000 | 240,000 | ||
| A + B | 1,050,000 | 1,260,000 | 1,155,000 |
Let us assume there are three bidders. Bidder 1 wishes to win the package but, failing that, still wants the opportunity to win a single licence, so submits three bids: $850,000 for licence A, $240,000 for licence B and $1,260,000 for a package of both licences. Bidder 2 submits one bid of $1,088,000 for licence A, and Bidder 3 submits one bid of $1,155,000 for a package of both licences. In this case, Bidder 1's package bid of $1,260,000 is greater then Bidder 3's package bid of $1,155,000, but the sum of Bidder 2's bid for the A licence and Bidder 1's bid for the B licence, with total bids of $1,328,000 ($1,088,000 + $240,000), wins. Bidders 1 and 2 would pay the next highest bid ($1,260,000) proportionately (i.e. Bidder 2 would pay $1,032,289.16 ($1,088,000 / $1,328,000 x $1,260,000) and Bidder 1 would pay $227,710.84 ($240,000 / $1,328,000 x $1,260,000)).
Note: If the proportion of the next highest bid is less than the reserve price, the payment for that bidder is set at the reserve price and the payment on the other licence will be adjusted so that the sum will equal the next highest bid of the package.
6.3.2 Example 2
| Spectrum Licence | Reserve Price ($) | Bidder 1's Bid ($) | Bidder 2's Bid ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 850,000 | 1,400,000 | |
| B | 200,000 | ||
| A + B | 1,050,000 | 1,350,000 |
Let us now assume there are two bidders. Bidder 1 submits one bid of $1,400,000 for licence A, and Bidder 2 submits one bid of $1,350,000 for the package. The reserve prices for licences A, B and A + B are $850,000, $200,000 and $1,050,000 respectively. Since the bid for licence A exceeds the bid for the package, Bidder 1 wins licence A. The second price is based upon the A licence portion of the package bid, and is calculated by taking the package bid price and subtracting the reserve price of licence B. Therefore, Bidder 1 pays $1,150,000 ($1,350,000 - $200,000). Licence B remains unsold.
6.3.3 Example 3
| Spectrum Licence | Reserve Price ($) | Bidder 1's Bid ($) | Bidder 2's Bid ($) | Bidder 3's Bid ($) | Bidder 4's Bid ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 850,000 | 860,000 | |||
| B | 200,000 | 400,000 | |||
| A + B | 1,050,000 | 1,260,000 | 1,155,000 |
Let us now assume there are four bidders. Bidder 1 submits one bid of $1,260,000 for the package, Bidder 2 submits one bid of $400,000 for licence B, Bidder 3 submits one bid of $1,155,000 for the package, and Bidder 4 submits one bid of $860,000 for licence A. Bidder 1's package bid beats Bidder 3's package bid, but ties with the sum of bids placed by Bidders 2 and 4, so Bidders 1, 2 and 4 are asked to re-bid.
7. Post-auction Process
7.1 Bid Payment
Within ten business days following the close of the auction, each provisional licence winner will be required to submit payment in full (100 percent) for all the licences provisionally won. Failure by the winning bidder to make this final payment in a timely fashion will result in the licence not being issued and the bidder will be subject to the applicable forfeiture penalty (see Section 7.2, Forfeiture Penalties).
All payments must be made by certified cheque, bank draft or wire transfer, payable to the Receiver General for Canada, drawn on a financial institution that is a member of the Canadian Payments Association.
It is important to note that these bid payments for the ten-year term are in lieu of any fees fixed for the radio authorization under the Radiocommunication Act or any other Act.
7.2 Forfeiture Penalties
Following the auction's close, bidders who have submitted the highest bid on a licence but fail to comply with the specified payment schedule as outlined in Section 7.1, or fail to come into compliance with the eligibility requirements of the Radiocommunication Regulations, will forfeit their bids and will no longer be deemed to be a provisional licence holder.
In such an event, the provisional licence will be offered to the next-highest bidder, who will be able to acquire it at the bid price of the third-highest bidder or, if there is no third-highest bidder, at the reserve price for the licence in question.
The forfeiture penalty will be the difference between the price the first bidder would have paid and the ultimate highest bid in this licensing process, and must be paid by the first bidder. If there are no other bids on a particular licence, the ultimate highest bid will be deemed to be zero.
In the event of bid forfeiture, the bidder's irrevocable standby letter of credit will be drawn upon for the full amount of the interim proxy forfeiture penalty. If the interim proxy forfeiture penalty is greater than the full amount of the bidder's irrevocable standby letter of credit, combined with any partial payment, or if the letter of credit has been returned or has expired, then the difference will be owing and payable to the Receiver General for Canada.
Neither a bidder who forfeits on a licence nor any of that bidder's Affiliates and Associated Entities will be eligible to bid on the licence in any subsequent licensing process for this band.
7.3 Eligibility Documentation
Bidders who are declared provisional licence winners will be required to submit two copies of documentation related to their compliance with the Eligibility Criteria licence condition found in Appendix A – Licence Conditions. Documentation must be submitted by the provisional winners within ten business days of being notified that they are the winning bidders.
Industry Canada will review these documents expeditiously. The Department will then notify each provisional winner regarding compliance with the eligibility requirements. In the event that a provisional licence winner does not, in the opinion of the Department, comply with the eligibility requirements, the Department will require that the provisional licence winner make changes in order to become compliant. At any point in time, the Department may formally notify a provisional winner that outstanding documents be provided within 60 days. This would normally transpire only if a significant period of time has passed since the close of the auction. If the provisional winner fails to comply within 60 days following a formal notification by the Department, the provisional winner may be deemed ineligible to hold a licence. In such a case, licences will not be issued and the provisional winner would also be subject to the penalties outlined in Section 7.2.
7.4 Issuance of Licences
Industry Canada will issue spectrum licences to provisional winners upon completion of the following:
(1) payment of the sum of their bids and the sum of their penalties, if any; and (2) a determination by the Department that the eligibility requirements have been met. If a Canadian Ownership and Control review is required, such a determination may take several months to complete depending on the complexity of the provisional winners' ownership and control structures and the responsiveness of the winners in providing any required additional documentation.
7.5 Unassigned Licences
A licence that does not receive a bid either as an individual licence or as part of a package will remain unassigned. A licence that does not receive an individual bid but is part of a non-winning package will remain unassigned.
The Department may consider making any unassigned licences available for licensing through an alternative process, which could include a re-auction at a later date following the close of the auction. The timing and form of such a process will depend on the demand for the available licences and may be preceded by a consultation process.
8. Further Information
All spectrum-related documents referred to in this paper are available on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website at http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.
For further information concerning the process outlined in this document or related matters, contact:
Manager, Spectrum Auctions
Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulatory Branch
Industry Canada
300 Slater Street, 15th floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C8
Telephone: 613-990-8881
Fax: 613-991-3514
E-mail:
spectrum.auctions@ic.gc.ca
Appendix A – Licence Conditions
1. Licence Term
This licence is issued for a ten-year term. The process for issuing licences after this term and any issues relating to renewal will be determined by the Minister of Industry following a public consultation.
2. Licence Transferability and Divisibility
The licensee may apply in writing to transfer its licence, in whole or in part (divisibility), in both the bandwidth and geographic dimensions. Departmental approval is required for each proposed transfer of a licence, whether the transfer is in whole or in part. The transferee(s) must also provide an attestation and other supporting documentation demonstrating that it meets the eligibility criteria and all other conditions, technical or otherwise, of the licence.
The Department may define a minimum bandwidth and/or geographic dimension (such as the grid cell) for the proposed transfer. Systems involved in such a transfer shall conform to the technical requirements set forth in the applicable standard.
The licensee may apply to use a subordinate licensing process.
For more information, refer to Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-23, Licensing Procedure for Spectrum Licences for Terrestrial Services, as amended from time to time.
3. Eligibility Criteria
A licensee operating as a radiocommunication carrier must comply on an ongoing basis with the eligibility criteria in Section 10(2) of the Radiocommunication Regulations. The licensee must notify the Minister of Industry of any change that would have a material effect on its eligibility. Such notification must be made in advance for any proposed transactions within its knowledge.
A licensee operating as a radiocommunication service provider or radiocommunication user must comply on an ongoing basis with the eligibility criteria in Section 9(1) of the Radiocommunication Regulations. The licensee must notify the Minister of Industry of any change that would have a material effect on its eligibility. Such notification must be made in advance for any proposed transactions within its knowledge.
For more information, refer to Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-0-15, Canadian Ownership and Control, as amended from time to time.
4. Displacement of Incumbents
The licensee must comply with existing and future transition policies related to the displacement of fixed systems as may be issued.
5. Radio Station Installations
While site-specific radio licences will not be required for each radio station, licensees must ensure that each radio station is installed and operated in a manner that complies with Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-0-03, Radiocommunication and Broadcasting Antenna Systems, as amended from time to time.
6. Provision of Technical Information
When Industry Canada requests technical information on a particular station or network, the information must be provided by the licensee according to the definitions, criteria, frequency and timelines specified by the Department. For more information, refer to Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-23, Licensing Procedure for Spectrum Licences for Terrestrial Services, as amended from time to time.
7. Compliance with Legislation, Regulations and other Obligations
The licensee is subject to, and must comply with, the Radiocommunication Act, the Radiocommunication Regulations and the International Telecommunication Union's Radio Regulations pertaining to its licensed radio frequency bands. The licence is issued on condition that the certifications made in relation to this licence are all true and complete in every respect. The licensees must use the assigned spectrum in accordance with the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations and the stated spectrum policy.
8. Technical Considerations
The licensee must comply on an ongoing basis with the technical aspects of the appropriate Radio Standards Specifications and Standard Radio System Plans, as amended from time to time.
9. International and Domestic Coordination
The licensee must comply with the current and future agreements established with other countries. While frequency assignments are not subject to site licensing, the licensee may be required to furnish all necessary technical data for each relevant site.
The licensee will use its best efforts to enter into mutually acceptable sharing agreements that will facilitate the reasonable and timely development of their respective systems, where applicable, and to coordinate with other licensed users in Canada and internationally, where applicable.
10. Lawful Interception
Licensees operating as radiocommunication carriers and using this spectrum for circuit-switched voice telephony systems must, from the inception of service, provide for and maintain lawful interception capabilities as authorized by law. The requirements for lawful interception capabilities are provided in the Solicitor General's Enforcement Standards for Lawful Interception of Telecommunications (Rev. Nov. 95). These standards may be amended from time to time.
The licensee may request the Minister of Industry to forbear from enforcing certain assistance capability requirements for a limited period. The Minister, following consultation with Public Safety Canada, may exercise the power to forbear from enforcing a requirement or requirements where, in the opinion of the Minister, the requirement is not reasonably achievable. Requests for forbearance must include specific details and dates indicating when compliance to the requirement can be expected.
11. Research and Development (R&D)
All licensees operating as radiocommunication carriers must invest, as a minimum, two percent of their adjusted gross revenues resulting from their operations in this spectrum averaged, over the ten-year term of the licence, in eligible research and development activities related to telecommunications. Eligible research and development activities are those which meet the definition of scientific research and experimental development adopted in the Income Tax Act. Adjusted gross revenues are defined as total service revenues, less inter-carrier payments, bad debts, third-party commissions, and provincial and goods and services taxes collected. Businesses with less than five million in annual gross operating revenues are exempt from research and development expenditure requirements, except where they have affiliations with licensees that hold other licences with the research and development condition of licence and where the total annual gross revenues of the affiliated licensees are greater than five million.
To facilitate compliance with this condition of licence, the licensee should consult the Department's Guidelines for Compliance with the Radio Authorization Condition of Licence Relating to Research and Development (GL-03).
12. Mandatory Antenna Tower and Site Sharing
The licensee must comply with the mandatory antenna tower and site sharing requirements set out in Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-0-17, Conditions of Licence for Mandatory Roaming and Antenna Tower and Site Sharing and to Prohibit Exclusive Site Arrangements, as amended from time to time.
13. Implementation of Spectrum Usage
Two years prior to the end of the licence term, the licensee must demonstrate implementation of stations covering 75% of Canadian air routes. Any deployment below 75% or using another indicator will be taken into consideration by the Department in determining whether to renew the licence in whole, in part or not at all and will be addressed in the renewal consultation.
14. Annual Reporting
The licensee must submit an annual report for each year of the licence term, including the following information:
- a statement indicating continued compliance with all conditions of licence;
- an update on the implementation and spectrum usage within the area covered by the licence;
- existing audited financial statements with an accompanying Auditor's Report;
- a report of the Research and Development Expenditures for licensees operating as radiocommunication carriers whose annual gross operating revenues exceed five million (the Department reserves the right to request an audited Statement of Research and Development expenditures with an accompanying Auditor's Report);
- supporting financial statements where licensees are claiming an exemption based on an annual gross revenue of less than five million; and
- a copy of any existing corporate annual report for the licensee's fiscal year with respect to the authorization.
The reports are to be submitted, in writing, to Industry Canada at the address below within 120 days of the licensee's fiscal year-end. Where a licensee holds multiple licences, the reports should be broken down by service area. Confidential information provided will be treated in accordance with Section 20(1) of the Access to Information Act.
Manager, Emerging Networks
Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulatory Branch
Industry Canada
300 Slater Street, 15th floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C8
15. Amendments
The Minister of Industry continues to have the power to amend the terms and conditions of spectrum licences (paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Radiocommunication Act).
Appendix B – Checklist of Forms
Did you remember to complete and enclose each of the following documents?
__ Application Form
__ Deed of Acknowledgement (Attachment A)
__ Beneficial Ownership information (Part I, Section 8 of Application Form)
__ Pre-auction deposit (refer to Attachments B and C)
__ Declaration Ownership and Control or Declaration of Eligibility (refer to Attachment D or E)
The documents can be obtained on Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website, at http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrumauctions.
Important Note:
It is in the interest of applicants to seek independent legal, financial and engineering advice before deciding to participate in this auction. Furthermore, applicants are urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions contained in the following documents:
- Radiocommunication Act
- Radiocommunication Regulations
- Framework for Spectrum Auctions in Canada
- Canadian Ownership and Control (CPC-2-0-15)
- Telecommunications Act
- Canadian Telecommunications Common Carrier Ownership and Control Regulations and
- Competition Act (see, in particular, Sections 45 (conspiracy) and 47 (bid-rigging)).
The Department reserves the right to request additional information on the present application. The following are to be physically delivered to the address below by 5:00 p.m. EDT on the receipt deadline for applications to participate in the auction, in a form acceptable to the Department: application form; Deed of Acknowledgement; any other associated document that may be required (as per the instructions provided on the various forms); and accompanying financial deposit, which must be an irrevocable standby letter of credit (see Attachments C and D of the Application Form).
Manager, Spectrum Auctions
Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulatory Branch
Industry Canada
300
Slater Street, 15th floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C8
Footnotes
1 Previously referred to as air-to-ground
2 The application form is available at http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09336.html.
3 See Table 1, Reserve Prices, in Section 5.6
4 Refer to the Application Form, which can be found at http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09336.html.
5 An auction bid form will be sent by e-mail to Qualified Bidders.
