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Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act — P-15.3 57.1
Variable life payment fund 57.1 (1) A pooled registered pension plan with a variable life payment fund must provide that each person who is receiving variable life payments from the fund will be given the prescribed information in the prescribed circumstances and manner, within the prescribed period or any longer period permitted by the Superintendent. Information — termination of variable life payment fund (2) A pooled registered pension plan with a variable life payment fund must provide that, if the fund is terminated under section 51.5, the administrator must, within 120 days after the termination or any longer period permitted by the Superintendent, give to each person who is receiving variable life payments from the fund a statement in the prescribed form that contains the prescribed information.
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174 Subsections 62(10) and (11) of the Act are replaced by the following: Assets not to be used or transferred (10) Assets of the pooled registered pension plan must not be used or transferred for any purpose until the Superintendent has approved the termination report. However, the administrator of the plan may make variable payments and variable life payments, as they fall due, to any persons entitled to receive them. Superintendent may direct winding-up (11) If a pooled registered pension plan has been terminated and the Superintendent is of the opinion that no action or insufficient action has been taken to wind up the plan, the Superintendent may direct the administrator to distribute the funds in the members’ accounts and in any variable life payment fund and may direct that any expenses incurred in connection with that distribution be paid out of the members’ accounts or the variable life payment fund, as the case may be, and the administrator must comply with that direction without delay. Variable life payments — transfer or purchase (12) On the termination of a pooled registered pension plan, a member who was receiving a variable life payment under the plan is entitled to (a) transfer their variable life payment credit to another pooled registered pension plan or another pension plan, if that other plan permits; (b) transfer their variable life payment credit to a retirement savings plan of the prescribed kind for the member; or (c) use their variable life payment credit to purchase an immediate or deferred life annuity of the prescribed kind for the member.
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175 Paragraphs 72(a) and (b) of the Act are replaced by the following: (a) any funds in an account with a pooled registered pension plan, any variable life payments or a right or interest in those funds or payments; or (b) any funds withdrawn under section 50, 51.6 or 54 or subsection 62(12), or a right or interest in those funds.
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176 Subsection 73(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (a) and by replacing paragraph (b) with the following: (a.1) a right or interest in a variable life payment; or (b) a right or interest in any funds withdrawn under section 50, 51.6 or 54 or subsection 62(12).
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177 (1) Paragraphs 76(1)(e) to (h) of the Act are replaced by the following: (e) respecting the management and investment of funds in members’ accounts and in a variable life payment fund, including the way in which the funds are to be held; (f) respecting the process by which investment options are offered by an administrator under section 23 and choices among those options are made; (g) respecting investment options offered by an administrator under section 23; (h) specifying the circumstances in which an administrator may change an investment choice made by a member under section 23; (2) Paragraphs 76(1)(q) and (r) of the Act are replaced by the following: (p.1) respecting variable life payments and variable life payment funds; (p.2) prescribing the manner in which variable life payment credits are to be determined and fixing the time as of which the determination is to be made; (q) respecting the transfer of funds by the administrator from a pooled registered pension plan; (r) respecting the distribution of the funds from a pooled registered pension plan that is being wound up;
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185 The Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act is amended by adding the following after section 43: Notice to certain members 43.1 (1) An administrator of a pooled registered pension plan must provide each person who becomes a member of the plan, other than under section 39 or 40, with a written notice that (a) informs the member of their right to terminate their membership in the plan by notifying the administrator; and (b) includes the prescribed information. Period for providing notice (2) The administrator must provide the notice (a) in the case of a survivor of a deceased member, as soon as feasible after the day on which the survivor becomes a member; and (b) in any other case, no later than the day on which the person becomes a member.
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act — P-15.3 43.1
Notice to certain members 43.1 (1) An administrator of a pooled registered pension plan must provide each person who becomes a member of the plan, other than under section 39 or 40, with a written notice that (a) informs the member of their right to terminate their membership in the plan by notifying the administrator; and (b) includes the prescribed information. Period for providing notice (2) The administrator must provide the notice (a) in the case of a survivor of a deceased member, as soon as feasible after the day on which the survivor becomes a member; and (b) in any other case, no later than the day on which the person becomes a member.
Pope John Paul II Day Act — P-15.4 Preamble
Preamble Whereas Pope John Paul II served as the pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church from October 16, 1978, until his death on April 2, 2005;
Pope John Paul II Day Act — P-15.4
Whereas Pope John Paul II is widely recognized as a leading figure in the history of the Roman Catholic Church and the world and played an influential and vital role in promoting international understanding and peace;
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Whereas Pope John Paul II loved young persons and was instrumental in establishing World Youth Day in 1985 as a way to inspire youth and encourage them in living out the teachings of Christ;
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Whereas Pope John Paul II visited Canada in his capacity as Pope for the first time in 1984 and later in 1987 and 2002;
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And whereas Pope John Paul II visited many countries around the world and helped to end communism in Eastern Europe;
Pope John Paul II Day Act — P-15.4
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Pope John Paul II Day Act — P-15.4 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Pope John Paul II Day Act .
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Pope John Paul II Day 2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the second day of April is to be known as “Pope John Paul II Day”.
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Not a legal holiday 3 For greater certainty, Pope John Paul II Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day.
Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021 — P-15.44 Preamble
Preamble Whereas the Maritime Employers Association and the Syndicat des débardeurs – Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 375 were parties to a collective agreement that expired on December 31, 2018;
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Whereas the parties have engaged, since September 4, 2018, in collective bargaining to reach a new collective agreement;
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Whereas the Minister of Labour recognizes the importance of effective collective bargaining practices and the need for stable industrial relations for workers, unions and employers at the Port of Montreal;
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And whereas, having regard to the negative impacts of a work stoppage at the Port of Montreal, the public interest requires an exceptional solution to address the matters in dispute so that a new collective agreement may be concluded;
Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021 — P-15.44
Now therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021 — P-15.44 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021 .
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Definitions 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act. collective agreement means the collective agreement between the employers’ association and the union that expired on December 31, 2018. ( convention collective ) employee means a person who is employed by an employer and bound by the collective agreement. ( employé ) employer means the employers’ association or any of its members. ( employeur ) employers’ association means the Maritime Employers Association. ( association patronale ) mediator-arbitrator means the mediator-arbitrator appointed under subsection 8 (2). ( médiateur-arbitre ) Minister means the Minister of Labour. ( ministre ) union means the Syndicat des débardeurs — Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 375. ( syndicat ) Words and expressions (2) Unless otherwise provided, words and expressions used in this Act have the same meaning as in Part I of the Canada Labour Code . Presumption (3) For the purposes of this Act, the union is deemed to be a person.
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collective agreement means the collective agreement between the employers’ association and the union that expired on December 31, 2018. ( convention collective )
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employee means a person who is employed by an employer and bound by the collective agreement. ( employé )
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employer means the employers’ association or any of its members. ( employeur )
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employers’ association means the Maritime Employers Association. ( association patronale )
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mediator-arbitrator means the mediator-arbitrator appointed under subsection 8 (2). ( médiateur-arbitre )
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Minister means the Minister of Labour. ( ministre )
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union means the Syndicat des débardeurs — Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 375. ( syndicat )
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Resumption or continuation of operations 3 On the coming into force of this Act, (a) every employer must resume without delay or continue, as the case may be, operations at the Port of Montreal; and (b) every employee must, when so required, resume without delay or continue, as the case may be, the duties of their employment.
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Prohibitions 4 It is prohibited for an employer and for any of its officers and representatives to (a) in any manner impede any employee from complying with paragraph 3 (b); or (b) discharge or in any other manner discipline, or authorize or direct the discharge or discipline of, any employee by reason of the employee having participated in a strike before the coming into force of this Act.
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Obligations 5 The union and each of its officers and representatives must (a) without delay on the coming into force of this Act, give notice to the employees that, by reason of that coming into force, operations at the Port of Montreal are to be resumed or continued, as the case may be, and that the employees, when so required, are to resume without delay or continue the duties of their employment; (b) take all reasonable steps to ensure that employees comply with paragraph 3 (b); and (c) comply with any order and request made under the collective agreement for the dispatch of employees to perform operations at the Port of Montreal.
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Extension 6 (1) The term of the collective agreement is extended to include the period beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending immediately before a new collective agreement between the parties comes into effect. Collective agreement binding for extended term (2) The collective agreement, as extended by subsection (1), is effective and binding on the parties to it for the period for which it is extended, despite anything in the collective agreement or in Part I of the Canada Labour Code . However, that Part applies in respect of the collective agreement, as extended, as if that period were the term of the collective agreement.
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Strikes and lockouts prohibited 7 Until the collective agreement, as extended by subsection 6 (1), expires, it is prohibited (a) for any employer and for any of its officers and representatives to declare or cause a lockout against the union; (b) for the union and for any of its officers and representatives to declare or authorize a strike against any employer; and (c) for any employee to participate in a strike against any employer.
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Lists of candidates 8 (1) The employers’ association and the union may, within 48 hours after the coming into force of this Act, each provide to the Minister a list of the names of up to three individuals that the employers’ association or the union, as the case may be, considers qualified to act as mediator-arbitrator. Appointment of mediator-arbitrator (2) If the two lists have only one name in common, the Minister must appoint that individual as the mediator-arbitrator, and if they have more than one name in common, the Minister must appoint one of those individuals. However, if the Minister does not receive both lists within the period referred to in subsection (1), or if the lists that are received within that period have no names in common, the Minister must appoint an individual of the Minister’s choice as the mediator-arbitrator.
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Referral of matters in dispute 9 All matters relating to the amendment or revision of the collective agreement that are, at the time of the appointment, in dispute between the parties are deemed to be referred to the mediator-arbitrator.
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Powers and duties of mediator-arbitrator 10 The mediator-arbitrator has, with any modifications that the circumstances require, all the powers and duties referred to in paragraphs 60(1)(a) and (a.2) to (a.4) and sections 61 and 84 of the Canada Labour Code .
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Duties of mediator-arbitrator 11 (1) Within 90 days after the day on which the mediator-arbitrator is appointed or any longer period that the Minister may allow, the mediator-arbitrator must (a) endeavour to mediate all the matters that are deemed to be referred to the mediator-arbitrator relating to the amendment or revision of the collective agreement and to bring about an agreement between the parties on those matters; (b) if the mediator-arbitrator is unable to bring about an agreement between the parties in respect of any such matter, hear the parties on the matter, arbitrate the matter and render a decision in respect of the matter; and (c) report to the Minister on the resolution of each of the matters that are deemed to be referred to the mediator-arbitrator and provide the parties with a copy of the report. Mediation period (2) Despite subsection (1), the mediator-arbitrator has a period of not more than 14 days after the day on which they are appointed to endeavour to mediate the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and to bring about an agreement between the parties. That period may be extended for an additional period of not more than seven days if the parties agree. Contractual language — decision (3) Every decision of the mediator-arbitrator under paragraph (1)(b) must be worded in appropriate contractual language so as to allow its incorporation into a new collective agreement.
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New collective agreements not precluded 12 Nothing in this Act precludes the parties to the collective agreement from entering into a new collective agreement at any time before the mediator-arbitrator reports to the Minister under paragraph 11 (1)(c) and, if the parties do so, the mediator-arbitrator’s duties under this Act respecting the collective agreement cease on the day on which the new collective agreement is entered into and section 15 does not apply in respect of the new collective agreement.
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Remuneration and costs 13 The payment of the remuneration of the mediator-arbitrator and the reimbursement of all costs incurred by the mediator-arbitrator in the exercise of their powers and the performance of their duties under this Act are the responsibility, in equal parts, of the employers’ association and the union, and the amounts owed are debts due to the mediator-arbitrator and may be recovered as such from the employers’ association or the union, as the case may be, in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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New mediator-arbitrator 14 In the event of the death, incapacity or resignation of the mediator-arbitrator, the Minister must notify the employers’ association and the union that a new mediator-arbitrator is to be appointed and the following rules apply: (a) section 8 applies, except that the words in subsection 8 (1) “within 48 hours after the coming into force of this Act” are to be read as “within two days after the day on which the employers’ association and the union are notified by the Minister that a new mediator-arbitrator is to be appointed”; and (b) the other provisions of this Act apply in respect of the new mediator-arbitrator as though they were the first mediator-arbitrator except that any period in this Act that applied in respect of the first mediator-arbitrator continues to apply in respect of the new mediator-arbitrator.
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New collective agreement 15 (1) Despite anything in Part I of the Canada Labour Code , but subject to subsection (3), beginning on the day after the day on which the mediator-arbitrator reports to the Minister under paragraph 11 (1)(c) in respect of the matters that are deemed to be referred to the mediator-arbitrator relating to the amendment or revision of the collective agreement (in this subsection referred to as the “former collective agreement”), a new collective agreement consisting of the following is effective and binding on the parties: (a) every agreement entered into by the parties, before the appointment of the mediator-arbitrator, in relation to the amendment or revision of the former collective agreement; (b) every agreement entered into by the parties, after the appointment of the mediator-arbitrator, in relation to the matters that are deemed to be referred to the mediator-arbitrator relating to the amendment or revision of the former collective agreement; (c) every decision rendered and every final offer selected by the mediator-arbitrator under subsection 11 (1) in relation to the matters referred to in paragraph (b); and (d) subject to subsection (2), every provision of the former collective agreement that was not the subject of any agreement referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) or decision or final offer referred to in paragraph (c). Power to alter provisions (2) The mediator-arbitrator may alter the wording of any provision referred to in paragraph (1)(d) to take into account any agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) or decision or final offer referred to in paragraph (1)(c). Application (3) Part I of the Canada Labour Code applies in respect of the new collective agreement as if it had been entered into under that Part. Coming into effect of provisions (4) The new collective agreement may provide that any of its provisions are effective and binding as of a day that is before or after the day on which the new collective agreement becomes effective and binding. Amendments (5) Nothing in this Act is to be construed so as to limit or restrict the right of the parties to the new collective agreement to amend any of its provisions and to give effect to the amendment.
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Individuals 16 (1) An individual who contravenes any provision of this Act is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable, for each day or part of a day during which the offence continues, to a fine of not more than (a) $50,000, if the individual was acting in the capacity of an officer or representative of an employer or of the union when the offence was committed; or (b) $1,000, in any other case. Employer or union (2) If an employer or the union contravenes any provision of this Act, it is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable, for each day or part of a day during which the offence continues, to a fine of not more than $100,000. No imprisonment (3) Despite subsection 787(2) of the Criminal Code , no term of imprisonment is to be imposed in default of payment of a fine that is imposed under subsection (1) or (2). Recovery of fines (4) If a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) and the fine that is imposed is not paid when required, the prosecutor may, by filing the conviction, enter as a judgment the amount of the fine and costs, if any, in a superior court of the province in which the trial was held, and the judgment is enforceable against the person in the same manner as if it were a judgment rendered against the person in that court in civil proceedings.
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00:00:01 on day after royal assent 17 This Act comes into force at 00:00:01 Eastern Daylight Saving Time on the day after the day on which it receives royal assent.
An Act respecting certain postal rates — P-15.5
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Orders 1 For greater certainty, (a) the Postmaster General Authority to Prescribe Fees Order expressed to have been made pursuant to paragraph 13(b) of the Financial Administration Act by Order in Council P.C. 1976-2073 of August 19, 1976, (b) the Postmaster General Authority to Prescribe Fees Order expressed to have been made pursuant to paragraph 13(b) of the Financial Administration Act by Order in Council P.C. 1978-883 of March 23, 1978, and (c) the Postmaster General Authority to Prescribe Fees Order expressed to have been made pursuant to paragraph 13(b) of the Financial Administration Act by Order in Council P.C. 1979-88 of January 18, 1979, are deemed for all purposes to have had, and to continue to have, the same force and effect as if they had been made on the day they were expressed to have been made pursuant to an Act of Parliament that specifically authorized the making of such Orders.
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Rates of postage 2 The rates of postage prescribed by any regulation made pursuant to an Order referred to in section 1 are deemed for all purposes to have had, and to continue to have, the same force and effect as if they had been prescribed on the day they were expressed to have been prescribed pursuant to an Act of Parliament that specifically authorized the prescribing of such rates in substitution for those set out in sections 10 and 11 of the Post Office Act .
Postal Services Continuation Act, 1987 — P-15.6
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Postal Services Continuation Act, 1991 — P-15.7
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: