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Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 — B-9.8598
Tribunal means the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada established by subsection 243(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 as it reads on the day on which this Division comes into force. ( Tribunal )
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Contracts 550 (1) A contract entered into before the day on which this Division comes into force by the Chief Review Officer or a review officer respecting the provision of services or material, in relation to the exercise of their powers and the performance of their duties and functions under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, is deemed to have been entered into by the Chief Administrator. References (2) Unless the context otherwise requires, in a contract referred to in subsection (1), every reference to the Chief Review Officer or to a review officer is to be read as a reference to the Chief Administrator.
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Chief Review Officer 551 (1) The person who holds the office of Chief Review Officer immediately before the day on which this Division comes into force continues in office as the Chairperson of the Tribunal for the remainder of the term for which they were appointed. Review officers (2) A person who holds the office of review officer immediately before the day on which this Division comes into force continues in office as a member of the Tribunal for the remainder of the term for which they were appointed.
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Pending requests for review or other matters 552 (1) Any request for review or other matter pending before the Chief Review Officer, a review officer or a panel of review officers immediately before the day on which this Division comes into force is to be continued before the Tribunal. Orders or decisions (2) An order or decision made by the Chief Review Officer, a review officer or a panel of review officers is deemed to have been made by the Tribunal and is enforceable as such.
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Definitions 553 The following definitions apply in this Division. Corporation means the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation established by subsection 3(1) of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act . ( Office ) Minister means the member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada designated as Minister for the purposes of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act . ( ministre )
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Corporation means the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation established by subsection 3(1) of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act . ( Office )
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Minister means the member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada designated as Minister for the purposes of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act . ( ministre )
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Purpose 554 The purpose of this Division is to authorize the taking of various measures for the divestiture and dissolution of all or any part of the Corporation.
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Powers of Minister 555 (1) The Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council and on any terms that the Governor in Council considers appropriate, take any of the following measures: (a) sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of the property of the Corporation; (b) procure an addition to, or other material change in, the objects or purposes for which the Corporation is incorporated or the restrictions on the businesses or activities that it may carry on; (c) procure the amalgamation of the Corporation; (d) procure the dissolution of the Corporation; (e) procure the incorporation of a corporation whose securities, on incorporation, would be held by, on behalf of or in trust for His Majesty in right of Canada and sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of those securities; (f) procure the formation of any other entity whose securities, on formation, would be held by, on behalf of or in trust for His Majesty in right of Canada and sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of those securities; or (g) acquire securities of a corporation or of any other entity that, on acquisition, would be held by, on behalf of or in trust for His Majesty in right of Canada and sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of those securities. Additional powers (2) The Minister may do anything or cause anything to be done that is necessary for, or incidental to, a measure taken under subsection (1). For greater certainty (3) For greater certainty, if the Minister considers it appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Division, the Minister may appoint a liquidator, who is to hold office during pleasure, to administer the divestiture and dissolution of the Corporation. Powers, duties and functions (4) On appointment of a liquidator, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, the President of the Corporation and the other directors of the Corporation cease to hold their respective offices and the liquidator may exercise all of the powers and perform all the duties and functions of the Corporation. Part X of Financial Administration Act (5) The Governor in Council may, by order, declare that any provision of Part X of the Financial Administration Act does not apply to a corporation referred to in paragraph (1)(e) or to another entity referred to in paragraph (1)(f) that is a corporation.
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Powers 556 (1) The Corporation, any corporation referred to in paragraph 555 (1)(e) or any other entity referred to in paragraph 555 (1)(f) — or any entity that is wholly owned, or wholly held or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, the corporation or the other entity — may, with the approval of the Governor in Council and on any terms that the Governor in Council considers appropriate, take any of the following measures: (a) sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of its property; (b) sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of its liabilities; (c) issue securities and sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of those securities; (d) reorganize its capital structure; (e) acquire the property of a corporation or any other entity; (f) procure an addition to, or other material change in, the objects or purposes for which it is incorporated or formed or the restrictions on the businesses or activities that it may carry on; (g) procure the incorporation of a corporation whose securities, on incorporation, would be held by, on behalf of or in trust for it; (h) procure the formation of any other entity whose securities, on formation, would be held by, on behalf of or in trust for it; (i) acquire securities of a corporation or any other entity that, on acquisition, would be held by, on behalf of or in trust for it; (j) sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of the securities of a corporation or any other entity that are held by, on behalf of or in trust for it; (k) procure its amalgamation; (l) procure its dissolution; or (m) do anything that is necessary for, or incidental to, a measure taken under any of paragraphs (a) to (l). Order in council (2) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and on any terms that the Governor in Council considers appropriate, by order, direct the Corporation, any corporation referred to in paragraph 555 (1)(e) or any other entity referred to in paragraph 555 (1)(f) — or any entity that is wholly owned, or wholly held or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, the corporation or the other entity — to take, or cause any wholly-owned or wholly held or controlled entity of the Corporation, the corporation or the other entity to take a measure referred to in subsection (1). Compliance with order (3) The directors of the Corporation or the corporation referred to in paragraph 555 (1)(e) or any persons acting in a similar capacity with respect to the other entity referred to in paragraph 555 (1)(f) must comply with an order made under subsection (2). Best interests (4) Compliance with an order made under subsection (2) is deemed to be in the best interests of the Corporation, the corporation or the other entity. Notification of implementation (5) As soon as feasible after the Corporation, corporation or entity implements an order and completes any actions that are required to be taken in connection with that implementation, it must notify the Minister that it has done so. Non-application of Statutory Instruments Act (6) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to an order made under subsection (2).
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Tabling in Parliament 557 (1) The Minister is to cause a copy of an order made under subsection 556 (2) to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the day on which the order is made. Exception — detrimental information (2) However, if the Minister is of the opinion that publishing information contained in the order would be detrimental to the commercial interests of Canada, of the Corporation or of any corporation or entity referred to in the order, the Minister is to cause a copy of the order to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the day on which the Minister is notified that the order has been implemented. Consultation (3) Before the Minister forms an opinion as to whether publishing information contained in the order would be detrimental, the Minister must consult the Board of Directors of the Corporation or of the corporation or the person or group of persons acting in a similar capacity with respect to the other entity.
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Transfer — property, rights or interests 558 Subject to sections 559 and 560 , on the day on which the Corporation is dissolved, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and on any terms that the Governor in Council considers appropriate, transfer, or direct to be transferred, the control, management and administration of any property, rights or interests held by the Corporation to any Minister, department or agency of the Government of Canada.
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Distribution of property 559 (1) The property of the Corporation is to be applied in satisfaction of its debts and liabilities, and of the charges, costs and expenses incurred in respect of its divestiture and dissolution. Expenses — divestiture and dissolution (2) All charges, costs and expenses incurred in respect of the divestiture and dissolution of the Corporation are payable out of the property of the Corporation in priority to all other claims.
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Surplus 560 (1) Any surplus that remains after the satisfaction of the debts and liabilities of the Corporation and the charges, costs and expenses incurred in respect of its divestiture and dissolution belongs to His Majesty in right of Canada. Unsatisfied debts and liabilities (2) Any debts and liabilities of the Corporation that remain unsatisfied on the day on which the Corporation is dissolved become the debts and liabilities of His Majesty in right of Canada.
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Dissolution 561 The Corporation is dissolved.
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Reference to Corporation 562 On or after the day on which the Corporation is dissolved, every reference to the Corporation in any contract, instrument, act or other document executed or signed by the Corporation in its own name is to be read, unless the context otherwise requires, as a reference to His Majesty in right of Canada.
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Commencement of legal proceedings 563 (1) Any action, suit or other legal proceeding in respect of an obligation or liability incurred by the Corporation in respect of its divestiture or dissolution may be brought against His Majesty in right of Canada in any court that would have had jurisdiction if the action, suit or other legal proceeding had been brought against the Corporation. Continuation of legal proceedings (2) Any action, suit or other legal proceeding to which the Corporation is party that is pending in any court on the day on which the Corporation is dissolved may be continued by or against His Majesty in right of Canada in like manner and to the same extent as it could have been continued by or against the Corporation.
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No compensation 564 Despite the provisions of any contract, agreement or order in council, no person who is appointed to hold office as a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation has any right to any compensation, damages, indemnity or other form of relief from His Majesty in right of Canada or from any employee or agent of His Majesty for ceasing to hold that office or for the abolition of that office, by the operation of this Division.
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Repeal 569 The Freshwater Fish Marketing Act , chapter F-13 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, is repealed.
Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 — B-9.8598 Order in council
Order in council * 570 Sections 561 and 565 to 569 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 561 and 565 to 569 not in force.]
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Delayed application 575 (1) Section 6.31 of the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act applies as of August 1, 2029 in relation to a qualifying student who (a) is registered in a program of studies during the loan year beginning on August 1, 2025; (b) in respect of that program of studies, receives financial assistance under that Act during that loan year or received financial assistance under that Act during a previous loan year; and (c) continues that program of studies at the same designated educational institution. Words and expressions (2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used in subsection (1) have the same meaning as in the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act .
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October 1, 2025 587 Section 584 is deemed to have come into force on October 1, 2025 immediately after the coming into force of section 8 of the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act , made on December 16, 2024 and registered as SOR/2024-267.
Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 — B-9.8598 Order in council
Order in council * 606 Sections 601 to 605 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 601 to 605 not in force.]
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company Act — B-9.86 1923, c. 74 Preamble
1923, c. 74 Preamble WHEREAS by chapter seventy-four of the statutes of Canada, 1923, and by chapter three hundred and seventy-nine of the laws of the state of New York, 1922, two companies were incorporated under the name of Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company, with authority to construct, maintain and operate a bridge across the Niagara River between the city of Buffalo, in the state of New York, and the village (now the town) of Fort Erie, in the province of Ontario, and by agreement dated thirteenth day of June, 1925, the said two companies were amalgamated and consolidated so as to form one and a new single company under the same name in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of the said Acts of incorporation; and whereas for the purpose of the reorganization and refinancing of the said bridge undertaking upon a basis which will permit of a considerable reduction of fixed charges and consequent reduction of tolls now charged, by an Act of the Legislature of the state of New York, being chapter eight hundred and twenty-four of the laws of the said state for 1933, (hereinafter called “Act of Incorporation”, and a copy of which is, for the information only of Parliament, attached as a Schedule hereto), a Board, known as the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, was created a body corporate and politic, constituting a public benefit corporation, with power to acquire, hold and manage the property and assets of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company; and whereas by the Act of Incorporation it is provided that the said Board shall consist of nine members, six of whom are required to be citizens of the United States and residents of the state of New York, to be appointed and removed by the Governor of the said state, and three of whom are required to be residents of the Dominion of Canada, to be appointed and removed as may be determined by the Government of the Dominion of Canada; and whereas the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company has by its petition requested that authority be granted to it to convey all its property and assets within the Dominion of Canada to the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority:
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Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Company may acquire and manage property and assets 1 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, created by the Act of Incorporation (hereinafter called “the Bridge Authority”), is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, hold and manage the property and assets within Canada of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company. Transfer (2) Subject to the provisions of section eleven of this Act the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer and convey to the Bridge Authority all of its property and assets within Canada.
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Members not employees of His Majesty 2 Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to have effect to give the members, officers or employees of the Bridge Authority the status of officers or employees of His Majesty.
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Appointment of Canadian members 3 (1) The Governor in Council may appoint, to hold office during pleasure, five persons, being Canadian citizens resident in Canada, to be the members of the Bridge Authority that under the provisions of the Act of Incorporation are to be appointed by Canada. Deputies (2) A member of the Bridge Authority appointed under subsection (1) may, with the approval of the Minister of Transport, appoint a deputy in writing to attend any meeting of the Bridge Authority and to act and vote in the member’s place. 1934, c. 63, s. 3; 1957-58, c. 10, s. 1; 1995, c. 14, s. 1
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Attorney to be appointed 4 (1) The Bridge Authority shall, within sixty days from the passing of this Act, by resolution appoint a person resident in the county of Welland, in the province of Ontario, its attorney to receive service of process in all suits and proceedings instituted in Canada against the Bridge Authority. Certified copy (2) The Bridge Authority shall cause a certified copy of such resolution to be filed forthwith after the adoption thereof, in the office of the Secretary of State of Canada.
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Powers of Bridge Authority 5 The Bridge Authority is hereby authorized and empowered, subject to the provisions of this Act, to exercise its powers and, R.S., c. 170 (a) To maintain and operate the property acquired or held by it, and subject to the provisions of the Railway Act , charge tolls in respect thereof; (b) To sue and be sued; (c) subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in its Act of Incorporation, to issue, sell or exchange from time to time its negotiable bonds in the aggregate principal amount not exceeding at any one time one hundred million dollars or such greater amount as the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport and with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, may fix; (d) To secure such negotiable bonds by mortgage, charge or pledge of property and assets acquired and held by it, including the tolls and revenues arising therefrom; and (e) To apply the proceeds of any such bonds in the manner and for the purposes provided by its Act of Incorporation. 1934, c. 63, s. 5; 1970-71-72, c. 5, s. 1; 1995, c. 14, s. 2
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Bonds 6 The bonds and other obligations of the Bridge Authority shall not be a debt of the Dominion of Canada, nor shall the Dominion of Canada be liable thereon.
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Default 7 In the event of default being made under any bonds issued by the Bridge Authority, the Trustee for the bondholders shall, with respect to the property and assets within Canada constituting the security, or a part thereof, for the said bonds, have in addition to such remedies as may otherwise be available to him, all remedies available to a mortgagee under the laws of the province of Ontario.
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Notice to the Attorney General 8 (1) The remedies of the bondholders and the trustee provided in the Act of Incorporation of the Bridge Authority or under this Act, are subject to the limitation that, before taking any proceeding to enforce such remedies, or any of them, the Trustee shall first give notice in writing to the Attorney General of Canada; and if when such notice is given to the said Attorney General, Parliament shall be in session, the Trustee shall not declare the principal of the bonds due before Parliament prorogues, provided, however, that Parliament has been in session for at least four weeks after notification shall have been given to the Attorney General as aforesaid. When principal of bonds to be declared due (2) If Parliament be not then in session, or has not been in session for at least four weeks after notification shall have been given to the Attorney General as aforesaid, the Trustee shall not declare the principal of the bonds due until the next regular session of Parliament is ended by prorogation. Default remedied (3) If at any session of Parliament referred to in subsections one and two of this section, Parliament shall take any action as a result of which past due principal and interest, with interest on past due interest, together with fees, counsel fees and expenses of the trustee and of the receiver, if any, as fixed by the Court of competent jurisdiction shall be paid within sixty days after prorogation, default in the payment thereof shall thereby be remedied.
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Minister of Transport 9 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Minister of Transport, or a person designated by that Minister, is the authority or agency that under any provision of the Act of Incorporation is to be designated by Canada. 1934, c. 63, s. 9; 1957-58, c. 10, s. 2; 1995, c. 14, s. 3
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Termination of rights, powers, etc. 10 On the later of the following days, namely, (a) the 1st day of July, 2020, or (b) the day that any bonds issued by the Bridge Authority prior to the 1st day of July, 2020, are paid in full or are otherwise discharged, the rights, powers and jurisdiction of the Bridge Authority under this Act are terminated, and the property acquired or held by it within Canada becomes the property of Her Majesty in right of Canada, to be held, administered or disposed of as the Governor in Council may direct. 1934, c. 63, s. 10; 1957-58, c. 10, s. 2; 1970-71-72, c. 5, s. 2