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Nuclear Safety and Control Act — N-28.3 27.3
Peace officer designation 27.3 (1) The Commission may, in accordance with the regulations, (a) designate any nuclear security officer as a peace officer for a high-security site; and (b) suspend or revoke the designation. Effect of designation (2) Subject to subsection (3), a nuclear security officer who is designated as a peace officer is a peace officer within the meaning of the Criminal Code for the purpose of performing their duties and functions at the high-security site for which they are designated and for the purpose of performing any prescribed off-site duties and functions that are ancillary to their duties and functions at the site. Limits on powers (3) A nuclear security officer who is designated as a peace officer may exercise only the following powers as a peace officer and may do so only at the high-security site for which they are designated: (a) verifying the identity of any individual; (b) conducting searches of individuals and things; (c) arresting without a warrant, in accordance with the Criminal Code , any individual whom the nuclear security officer finds committing an offence under this Act, the Criminal Code or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that poses a risk to the safety or security of the site or any individual whom the nuclear security officer believes on reasonable grounds has committed or is about to commit such an offence at the site; and (d) seizing any thing (i) that the nuclear security officer believes on reasonable grounds poses a risk to the safety or security of the site, or (ii) in relation to which the nuclear security officer believes on reasonable grounds that an offence referred to in paragraph (c) has been, is being or is about to be committed. Use of force (4) Subsections 25(1), (3) and (4) of the Criminal Code apply to a nuclear security officer who is designated as a peace officer only when they are exercising their powers as a peace officer at the high-security site for which they are designated. Arrested individuals and seized things (5) If a nuclear security officer who is designated as a peace officer arrests an individual under paragraph (3)(c) or seizes a thing under paragraph (3)(d), the nuclear security officer shall arrange for the appropriate police service to take custody of the individual or thing as soon as feasible after the arrest or seizure. Complaints process (6) The Commission shall, in accordance with the regulations, ensure that there is a process for handling complaints with respect to the conduct of nuclear security officers in the exercise of their powers or the performance of their duties and functions as peace officers.
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Firearms, prohibited weapons and prohibited devices 27.4 (1) Despite Part III of the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act , and subject to subsection (2), the Commission may grant an authorization, with or without conditions, to a licensee who operates a high-security site to acquire, possess, transfer and dispose of firearms, prohibited weapons and prohibited devices in order to carry out the responsibility referred to in subsection 27.1(1). Restriction (2) An authorization granted under subsection (1) may authorize a licensee to transfer firearms, prohibited weapons and prohibited devices only to a public service agency or to another licensee to whom an authorization has been granted under that subsection. Transfer to licensee (3) Despite Part III of the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act , the Commission, a public service agency or any person in lawful possession of firearms, prohibited weapons or prohibited devices may transfer firearms, prohibited weapons and prohibited devices to a licensee to whom an authorization has been granted under subsection (1). Reporting to Registrar of Firearms (4) A licensee to whom an authorization is granted under subsection (1) shall, as if the licensee were a public service agency, provide the Registrar of Firearms referred to in section 82 of the Firearms Act with the advisory information referred to in section 12 of the Public Agents Firearms Regulations and the reports referred to in sections 8 to 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16 of those Regulations. However, any reference to “October 31, 2008” in those Regulations is to be read as a reference to the day on which the authorization is granted to the licensee and any reference to “October 31, 2009” in those Regulations is to be read as a reference to the first anniversary of the day on which the authorization is granted. Reporting to Commission (5) A licensee to whom an authorization is granted under subsection (1) shall, in accordance with the regulations, report to the Commission with respect to the advisory information and reports that the licensee provides under the Public Agents Firearms Regulations . Definition of public service agency (6) In this section, public service agency has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Public Agents Firearms Regulations .
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Delegation to President 27.5 The Commission may delegate to the President the powers conferred on it under subsection 27.3(1) or section 27.4.
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51 Subsection 44(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (m): (m.1) respecting the designation of employees of a licensee who operates a high-security site as nuclear security officers and the suspension or revocation of those designations; (m.2) respecting the powers, duties and functions of nuclear security officers, including (i) any duties to be performed off-site that are ancillary to their duties at a high-security site, and (ii) their powers, duties and functions as members of an on-site nuclear response force; (m.3) respecting the carrying, handling, use, storage and transportation of prohibited weapons by nuclear security officers who are not members of an on-site nuclear response force in the exercise of their powers or the performance of their duties and functions and respecting the equipment that is to be provided to them for the purposes of exercising those powers or performing those duties and functions; (m.4) respecting the carrying, handling, use, storage and transportation of firearms, prohibited weapons and prohibited devices by members of an on-site nuclear response force in the exercise of their powers or the performance of their duties and functions and respecting the equipment that is to be provided to them for the purposes of exercising those powers or performing those duties and functions; (m.5) respecting the designation of nuclear security officers as peace officers and the suspension or revocation of those designations; (m.6) respecting the process for handling complaints with respect to the conduct of nuclear security officers in the exercise of their powers or the performance of their duties and functions as peace officers, including the filing and reviewing of complaints and the manner in which they are to be resolved; (m.7) respecting authorizations granted under subsection 27.4(1); (m.8) respecting the powers, duties and functions of the Registrar of Firearms in relation to the requirements set out in subsection 27.4(4), including the assignment of identification numbers to licensees and firearms; (m.9) respecting a licensee’s obligation to report to the Commission under subsection 27.4(5);
Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act — N-28.5 Preamble
Preamble WHEREAS the Nunavik Inuit assert aboriginal rights, title, interests and jurisdiction in and to the Nunavik Inuit Settlement Area as defined in the Agreement;
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WHEREAS the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms the existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada;
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WHEREAS the Nunavik Inuit, as represented by Makivik, and the Government of Canada have negotiated the Agreement;
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WHEREAS the Nunavik Inuit, by a vote held from October 16 to 20, 2006, approved the Agreement;
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WHEREAS the Agreement was signed on behalf of the Nunavik Inuit and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada on December 1, 2006;
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AND WHEREAS the Agreement requires that legislation be enacted by the Parliament of Canada in order for the Agreement to be ratified;
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NOW, THEREFORE, 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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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act .
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Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Act. Agreement means the land claims agreement between the Nunavik Inuit and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada signed on December 1, 2006, including any amendments made to it. ( accord ) Makivik means the corporation established by An Act respecting the Makivik Corporation , R.S.Q., c. S-18.1, and representing the Inuit of northern Quebec. ( Makivik )
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Agreement means the land claims agreement between the Nunavik Inuit and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada signed on December 1, 2006, including any amendments made to it. ( accord )
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Makivik means the corporation established by An Act respecting the Makivik Corporation , R.S.Q., c. S-18.1, and representing the Inuit of northern Quebec. ( Makivik )
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Status of Agreement 3 The Agreement is a treaty within the meaning of section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 .
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Act binding on Her Majesty 4 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province so as to give effect to the Agreement in accordance with its terms.
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Agreement given effect 5 (1) The Agreement is approved, given effect and declared valid. Rights and obligations (2) For greater certainty, any person or body has the powers, rights, privileges and benefits conferred on the person or body by the Agreement and shall perform the duties, and is subject to the liabilities, imposed on the person or body by the Agreement. Third parties (3) The Agreement is binding on, and may be relied on by, all persons and bodies that are not parties to it.
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Inconsistency with Agreement 6 (1) In the event of an inconsistency or a conflict between the Agreement and this Act or any law referred to in section 2.11 of the Agreement, the Agreement prevails to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict. Inconsistency with Act (2) In the event of an inconsistency or a conflict between this Act and any other statute, this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.
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Legal capacity 7 (1) For the purposes of carrying out their objectives, the Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board, the Nunavik Marine Region Planning Commission and the Nunavik Marine Region Impact Review Board established by the Agreement each have the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person. Not agents of Her Majesty (2) The Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board, the Nunavik Marine Region Planning Commission and the Nunavik Marine Region Impact Review Board are not agents of Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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Payments out of C.R.F. 8 There shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund any sums that are required to meet the monetary obligations of Her Majesty in right of Canada under Articles 5, 15, 16 and 23 of the Agreement.
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Judicial notice of Agreement 9 (1) Judicial notice shall be taken of the Agreement. Publication of Agreement (2) The Agreement shall be published by the Queen’s Printer. Evidence (3) A copy of the Agreement published by the Queen’s Printer is evidence of the Agreement and of its contents, and a copy purporting to be published by the Queen’s Printer is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown.
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Notice of issues arising 10 (1) If, in any judicial or administrative proceeding, an issue arises in respect of the interpretation or validity of the Agreement or the validity or applicability of this Act, the issue shall not be decided unless the party raising the issue has served notice on the Attorney General of Canada and Makivik. Content of notice (2) The notice shall (a) describe the judicial or administrative proceeding in which the issue arises; (b) state whether the issue arises in respect of the interpretation or validity of the Agreement or the validity or applicability of this Act, or both; (c) state the day on which the issue is to be argued; (d) give particulars necessary to show the point to be argued; and (e) be served at least 14 days before the day of argument, unless the court or tribunal authorizes a shorter period. Participation in proceedings (3) In any judicial or administrative proceeding to which subsection (1) applies, the Attorney General of Canada and Makivik may appear and participate in the proceeding as parties with the same rights as any other party. Saving (4) For greater certainty, subsections (2) and (3) do not require that an oral hearing be held if one is not otherwise required.
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Statutory Instruments Act 11 An instrument made under the Agreement is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act .
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Orders and regulations 12 The Governor in Council may make any orders and regulations that are necessary for the purpose of carrying out any of the provisions of the Agreement.
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Review by Makivik 12.1 (1) Within ten years after this Act receives royal assent, a review of the implementation of this Act and the Agreement may be undertaken by Makivik. Report (2) Makivik may submit a report on any review undertaken under subsection (1) to the Minister referred to in sebsection 12.2(1). Tabling of report (3) The Minister shall cause any report submitted under subsection (2) to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the Minister receives it.
Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act — N-28.5 12.2
Review by Minister 12.2 (1) Within ten years after the Act receives royal assent, a comprehensive review of the implementation of this Act and the Agreement shall be undertaken by the Minister designated by the Governor in Council for the purposes of this Act. Tabling of report (2) The Minister shall cause a report on the review to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed.
Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act — N-28.5 Order in council
Order in council * 15 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Act in force July 10, 2008, see SI/2008-72.]
Nunavut Act — N-28.6
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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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Nunavut Act .
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Definitions 2 In this Act, Minister means the Minister of Northern Affairs; ( ministre ) public land means any land, and any interest in any land, in Nunavut that belongs to Her Majesty in right of Canada or of which the Government of Canada has power to dispose; ( terres domaniales ) Tunngavik means Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, a corporation without share capital incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act , R.S.C. 1970, c. C-32, and any successor to that corporation. ( Tunngavik ) 1993, c. 28, s. 2; 1998, c. 15, s. 1 2019, c. 29, s. 374
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Minister means the Minister of Northern Affairs; ( ministre )
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public land means any land, and any interest in any land, in Nunavut that belongs to Her Majesty in right of Canada or of which the Government of Canada has power to dispose; ( terres domaniales )
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Tunngavik means Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, a corporation without share capital incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act , R.S.C. 1970, c. C-32, and any successor to that corporation. ( Tunngavik )
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Establishment of Nunavut 3 There is hereby established a territory of Canada, to be known as Nunavut, consisting of (a) all that part of Canada north of the sixtieth parallel of north latitude and east of the boundary described in Schedule I that is not within Quebec or Newfoundland and Labrador; and (b) the islands in Hudson Bay, James Bay and Ungava Bay that are not within Manitoba, Ontario or Quebec. 1993, c. 28, s. 3; 2015, c. 3, s. 172
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Location 4 The seat of government of Nunavut shall initially be at such place in Nunavut as the Governor in Council may designate, but the Legislature for Nunavut may thereafter designate another place as the seat of government.
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Commissioner 5 (1) There shall be a chief executive officer for Nunavut, called the Commissioner of Nunavut, who shall be appointed by the Governor in Council. Publication of order (2) The order in council appointing the Commissioner shall be published in the Canada Gazette .
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Action of Commissioner 6 (1) The Commissioner shall act in accordance with any written instructions given to the Commissioner by the Governor in Council or the Minister. Instructions (2) The Commissioner shall, as soon as possible after receiving written instructions, make them available to the Executive Council of Nunavut and cause them to be laid before the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, but they are effective when they are made.
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Executive powers 7 The executive powers that, immediately before the coming into force of this section, were vested by any laws of Canada in the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories shall be exercised by the Commissioner of Nunavut so far as they are applicable to and capable of being exercised in relation to the government of Nunavut as it is constituted at the time of the exercise of those powers.
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Deputy Commissioner 8 The Governor in Council may appoint a Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut, who, if the Commissioner is absent, ill or unable to act or the office of Commissioner is vacant, has and may exercise and perform all of the powers, duties and functions of the Commissioner.
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Oaths of office 9 The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner shall, before assuming the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe such oaths of office and allegiance as the Governor in Council may prescribe.
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Absence or incapacity 10 If both the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner are absent, ill or unable to act or both those offices are vacant, the Chief Justice of the Nunavut Court of Justice has and may exercise and perform all of the powers, duties and functions of the Commissioner. 1993, c. 28, s. 10; 1999, c. 3, s. 1; 2017, c. 33, s. 256
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Executive Council established 11 There is hereby established an Executive Council of Nunavut, the members of which are appointed by the Commissioner on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.
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Legislature established 12 There is hereby established a Legislature for Nunavut consisting of the Commissioner and the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.
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Assembly established 13 There is hereby established a Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, each member of which is elected to represent an electoral district in Nunavut.
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Number of members and electoral districts 14 The Legislature may make laws prescribing the number of members of the Assembly and describing and naming the electoral districts in Nunavut. 1993, c. 28, s. 14; 1998, c. 15, s. 2
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Writs 15 (1) Writs for the election of members of the Assembly shall be issued on the instructions of the Commissioner. (2) [Repealed, 1998, c. 15, s. 3] 1993, c. 28, s. 15; 1998, c. 15, s. 3
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Oaths of office 16 Each member of the Assembly shall, before assuming the duties of that office, take and subscribe before the Commissioner such oaths of office and allegiance as the Governor in Council may prescribe.
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Duration of Assembly 17 No Assembly shall continue for longer than five years from the date of the return of the writs for the general election, but the Commissioner may at any time, after consultation with the Executive Council, dissolve the Assembly.
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Sittings of Assembly 18 The Assembly shall sit at least once every twelve months.
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Speaker 19 The Assembly shall elect one of its members to be Speaker, who shall preside over the Assembly when it is sitting.
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Quorum 20 A majority of the Assembly, including the Speaker, constitutes a quorum.
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Rules of procedure 21 The Assembly may make rules for its operations and procedures, except in relation to the classes of subjects referred to in paragraphs 23(1)(b) and (c).
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Part of indemnity not taxable 22 One thousand dollars of the indemnity paid in any year to a member of the Assembly for sittings of the Assembly is not income for the purposes of the Income Tax Act .
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Restriction 24 The Legislature may not make laws under section 23 that restrict or prohibit Indians or Inuit from hunting, on unoccupied Crown lands, for food game other than game declared by order of the Governor in Council to be game in danger of becoming extinct.
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Land claims agreements 25 For greater certainty, the Legislature may make laws under any other provision of this Act for the purpose of implementing the land claims agreement entered into by Her Majesty in right of Canada and the Inuit on May 25, 1993 or any other land claims agreement with an aboriginal people as may be designated by order of the Governor in Council.
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Importation of intoxicants 26 (1) Subject to any other Act of Parliament, the Legislature may make laws respecting the importation of intoxicants into Nunavut from any other place in Canada or elsewhere and defining what constitutes an intoxicant for the purposes of those laws. Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act not applicable (2) The Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act does not apply to the importation, sending, taking or transportation of intoxicating liquor into Nunavut.