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Final Report of the French Constitutional Drafting Committee responsible for providing the Minister of Justice of Canada with a draft official French version of certain constitution enactments

Notice to the reader: This document represents the recommendation of the Committee constituted under s. 55 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and has never been superseded by any other report under that section.

Section 55 of the Constitution Act, 1982 provides that "a French version of the portions of the Constitution of Canada referred to in the schedule [to that Act] shall be prepared by the Minister of Justice of Canada as expeditiously as possible". The French Constitutional Drafting Committee was set up in 1984 with a mandate to assist the Minister in that task.

The Committee has endeavoured to ensure the greatest possible consistency in the documents without changing the substance of the laws contained in them. Each word or expression had to be considered not only in its immediate context but also with respect to constitutional law in its entirety. These considerations prompted the Committee to make certain modifications to its interim report*, which it had drafted before its review of the enactments was complete.

In the Committee's opinion, the French version of the Constitution of Canada should, to the greatest possible extent, reflect Canadian constitutional law at all stages of its development, from Confederation to the present.

With this principle in mind, the Committee concluded that a restrictive interpretation of section 55 of the Constitution Act, 1982 would be inappropriate, and it decided to draft a French version of all of the documents, both British and Canadian, contained in the schedule to the Act, whether or not they are still in force.

Thus Part I of this report contains a draft official French version of all thirty documents set out in the schedule to the Constitution Act, 1982, in accordance with the order used in that schedule.

During its preparation of the French version of the documents set out in the schedule to the Constitution Act, 1982, the Committee discovered that many of the documents contained in that schedule contain passages that are linked, to varying degrees, with other documents not specifically mentioned in that schedule. The Committee felt that, were it to exclude these other documents from its review, the French version of Canada's constitutional law, both past and present, would remain less complete than the English version, and there would be inconsistencies between the draft official French versions of the documents that it had prepared and the French versions of these other documents, which were, for the most part, literal translations of the English.

Part III of the report, therefore, outlines minor changes that should be brought to the Constitution Act, 1982 and to subsequent constitutional enactments.

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Charter Statement - Bill C-23: An Act respecting places, persons and events of national historic significance or national interest, archaeological resources and cultural and natural heritage

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.
A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.
A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.


Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
JustFacts - Trends in Adult Federal Offenders under Community Supervision

This fact sheet is based on data obtained through special requests to Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and Statistics Canada (Census). It examines the number and rate of federal adult offenders under community supervision over time, and draws comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups. Trend analyses were based on data points for the last three census years (2006, 2011 and 2016). 

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Service on the Crown: temporary e-service measures in place for the public or legal representatives 

To minimize the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the justice system, the Department of Justice has put in place temporary e-service measures for service on the Crown. Service on the Crown relates to commencing proceedings (legal action) against the Crown. To initiate service on the Crown, the Attorney General of Canada or any other Minister of the Crown, the public or their legal representative can now serve the appropriate Justice Canada regional office by email or fax. The Crown will accept materials received via e-service.

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Charter Statement - Bill C-15: An Act respecting Canada emergency student benefits (coronavirus disease 2019) 

The Minister of Justice prepares a "Charter Statement" to help inform the public and Parliamentary debate on a government bill. One of the Minister of Justice's most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for consistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ["The Charter"]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for consistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed. 

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament. It is NOT intended to be a comprehensive overview of Charter considerations, recognizing that a bill may change over the course of its passage through Parliament. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study. A Statement is NOT a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.


Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Charter Statement - Bill C-12: An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (special warrant) 

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.


Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Charter Statement - Bill C-11: An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.


Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Charter Statement - Bill C-25: An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and to amend another Act

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill. 

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Network on Climate and Aerosols: Addressing Key Uncertainties in Remote Canadian Environments (NETCARE)

NETCARE is a network comprised of researchers from ten Canadian universities (University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, Université du Québec à Montréal, University of Waterloo, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Laval University, Dalhousie University, University of Calgary, Université de Sherbrooke, University of Victoria) and five partner institutions (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Alfred Wegener Institute, Max Planck Institute, and  Johannes Gutenberg University).  The group has focused on four major research areas that address key uncertainties in climate-aerosol interactions in remote Canadian environments: Carbonaceous Aerosol, Ice Cloud Formation and Impacts, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, and Implications of Measurements on Simulations of Atmospheric Processes and Climate.  To address these issues NETCARE undertook several major research campaigns over a four-year period.  Details on each campaign are given below and data from measurements in all campaigns are available.

               Campaigns undertaken by NETCARE:
               ● 2013 Ucluelet campaign 
               ● 2014-2015 Alert snow study 
               ● 2014 POLAR6 aircraft campaign (concurrent with the 2014 Amundsen campaign)
               ● 2014 Amundsen ship-based campaign (concurrent with the 2014 POLAR6 campaign)
               ● 2015 POLAR6 aircraft campaign 
               ● 2016 Amundsen ship-based campaign
               ● 2016 Alert campaign

               Please note that all data is in the ICARTT format.  More information on the ICARTT format can be found at https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/etc/IcarttDataFormat.htm.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Veterans Review and Appeal Board 2023-24 Departmental Plan

Departmental Plans (DPs) – previously named Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP) – are forward-looking documents that provide plans for each department and agency (excluding Crown corporations). They describe departmental priorities, results and associated resource requirements covering three fiscal years. The first year of this document supplements information contained in the Main Estimates.
DPs are tabled in Parliament by the President of the Treasury Board on behalf of the ministers who preside over the appropriation-dependent departments and agencies identified in Schedules I, I.1 and II of the Financial Administration Act, on or before March 31 each year. They are a component of Part III (Departmental Expenditure Plans) of the Estimates process, along with the Departmental Results Reports.

Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board | Tribunal des anciens combattants (révision et appel)
Veterans Review and Appeal Board 2021-22 Departmental Results Report

Departmental Results Reports (DRRs) – previously named Departmental Performance Reports (DPR) – are individual department and agency accounts of actual accomplishments against plans, priorities and results set out in their respective Departmental Plans (DPs). DPs and DRRs make up Part III (the Departmental Expenditure Plans) of the Estimates publications.

Through DRRs, individual departments and agencies provide information on how they are progressing toward their strategic goals. DRRs cover the most recently completed fiscal year and are normally tabled in the fall.

Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board | Tribunal des anciens combattants (révision et appel)
Administration of the Access to Information Act - Annual Report to Parliament 2021-2022

The Access to Information Act (the Act) gives Canadian citizens, permanent residents and all individuals and corporations present in Canada the right of access to records under the control of a government institution subject to the Act. The Act complements, but does not replace, other means of obtaining government information. This report has been prepared and tabled in Parliament in accordance with section 72 of the Act. It covers the period from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, for the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). The annual report is intended to ensure accountability for the actions and decisions of the institution in their administration of the Act.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada
Administration of the Privacy Act - Annual Report to Parliament 2021-2022

The Privacy Act (the Act) provides Canadian citizens and permanent residents with the right of access to and correction of personal information about themselves that is under the control of a government institution. The Act also provides the legal framework for the collection, retention, use, disclosure, disposition and validation of the accuracy of personal information in the administration of programs and activities by government institutions subject to the Act. This report has been prepared and tabled in Parliament in accordance with section 72 of the Act. It covers the period from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, for the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). The annual report is intended to ensure accountability for the actions and decisions of the institution in their administration of the Act.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada
Assessment of the toxicity of a mixture of five rare earth elements found in aquatic ecosystems in Hydra vulgaris

The toxic effects of a representative mixture (mining activities) of rare earth elements are studied in the hydra, an organism particularly sensitive to these elements.


All data are a part subject of a publication containing method details, full QA/QC, interpretation and conclusions. Citation: Hanana, H., Gagné, F., Trottier, S., Bouchard, P., Farley, G., Auclair, J., & Gagnon, C. (2022). Assessment of the toxicity of a mixture of five rare earth elements found in aquatic ecosystems in Hydra vulgaris. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 241, 113793. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113793


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Chemicals Management Plan (CMP)


The Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) is a Government of Canada initiative aimed at reducing the risks posed by chemicals to Canadians and their environment. A key element of the Chemicals Management Plan is the monitoring and surveillance of levels of harmful chemicals in Canadians and their environment. Monitoring and surveillance are essential to identify and track exposure to hazards in the environment and associated health implications. Monitoring and surveillance programs provide the basis for making sound and effective public health and environmental health policies and interventions, as well as measuring the efficacy of control measures. 


In support of the Chemicals Management Plan, monitoring and surveillance initiatives were established to support Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada scientists, in collaboration with external partners and researchers, to advance our knowledge. This initiative has allowed the Government of Canada to increase its commitment to a number of existing monitoring initiatives, as well as to support new efforts. 


For more information on the Chemicals Management Plan, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/chemicals-management-plan.html

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Pesticides in Canadian Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems

This data set contains concentrations of pesticides in wastewater Influent (INF), Effluent (EFF), Landfill Leachate (LCH), Biosolids (BIOS) and Sludge (SLG) sampled from various Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) and Landfills across Canada.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Ombuds Annual Report—September 2019 to August 2020

This report shares information on the Ombuds function, provides a snapshot of what I’ve heard to date, and offers a few general observations on well-being at the OAG. I see the report as an awareness tool and a feedback mechanism. I hope it will contribute to the conversation about how we can all work together to create a healthy and productive workplace.


Organization: Office of the Auditor General of Canada | Bureau du vérificateur général du Canada
Ombuds Annual Report: Creating our Office of the Auditor General of Canada OAG Culture Together—September 2020 to August 2021

At the organizational level, our new Auditor General and Executive Committee have articulated an ambitious vision, mission, and strategic direction. An increase in base funding allowed the OAG to commit to modernizing and undertaking significant hiring. Auditing the government’s pandemic response created pressure to deliver timely findings. And all of this was done with the pandemic still ongoing.

Organization: Office of the Auditor General of Canada | Bureau du vérificateur général du Canada
Ombuds Annual Report: Navigating Change—September 2021 to August 2022

The OAG launched a revitalization initiative this past spring, led by an external consultant and rooted in dialogue and listening, to help identify what needs to be maintained, changed, or improved to create a healthy and respectful workplace where we can all contribute and thrive.


Organization: Office of the Auditor General of Canada | Bureau du vérificateur général du Canada
Monthly report of concluded merger reviews

Monthly report of concluded merger reviews
List of concluded Merger Reviews where a pre-merger notification was made under section 114 of the Competition Act ("Act") and/or a request was made for an advance ruling certificate under section 102 of the Act. The list is updated on or after the 10th calendar day of each month for merger reviews completed during the previous month.

Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada