D4IS SOLUTIONS INC. (4165047 CANADA INC.)
v.
INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA
File No. PR-2016-065

Order issued
Friday, June 2, 2017

 

IN THE MATTER OF a complaint filed by D4iS Solutions Inc. (4165047 Canada Inc.) pursuant to subsection 30.11(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.);

AND FURTHER TO a decision of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to conduct an inquiry into the complaint pursuant to subsection 30.13(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act;

AND FURTHER TO a request filed by Mr. Yvan Dubé, on behalf of D4iS Solutions Inc. (4165047 Canada Inc.), to withdraw the complaint.

BETWEEN

D4iS SOLUTIONS INC. (4165047 CANADA INC.) Complainant

AND

INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CANADA Government Institution

ORDER

IN THE MATTER OF a complaint filed on March 14, 2017, on behalf of D4iS Solutions Inc. (4165047 Canada Inc.) (D4iS) pursuant to subsection 30.11(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act;

AND FURTHER TO a decision of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, on March 15, 2017, to conduct an inquiry into the complaint pursuant to subsection 30.13(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act;

WHEREAS, on May 29, 2017, Mr. Yvan Dubé, on behalf of D4iS, informed the Canadian International Trade Tribunal that D4iS wished to withdraw its complaint;

AND WHEREAS subsection 30.13(5) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act provides that, if it is of the opinion that the complaint is, inter alia, trivial, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal may cease the inquiry;

AND WHEREAS the Canadian International Trade Tribunal finds that the recent developments noted above have rendered the complaint trivial;

AND WHEREAS, for these reasons, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal deems it appropriate, in the present case, to cease the inquiry;

THEREFORE, pursuant to subsection 30.13(5) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby ceases its inquiry;

AND FURTHER, in accordance with the Procurement Costs Guideline, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal makes the preliminary indication that no costs shall be awarded to either party;

WHEREAS, if any party disagrees with the preliminary indication of the cost award, it may make submissions to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in accordance with the time frames provided for in article 4.2 of the Procurement Costs Guideline;

AND FURTHER, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal reserves jurisdiction to establish the final amount of the cost award, if any.

Jean Bédard
Jean Bédard
Presiding Member