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Dental Benefit Act — D-1.55 24
Limitation of imposition of penalties 24 A penalty must not be imposed under section 23 if more than three years have passed after the day on which the act that would constitute the violation occurred.
Dental Benefit Act — D-1.55 25
Rescission or reduction of penalty 25 The Minister may rescind the imposition of a penalty under section 23 , or reduce the penalty, on the presentation of new facts or on being of the opinion that the penalty was imposed without knowledge of, or on the basis of a mistake as to, some material fact.
Dental Benefit Act — D-1.55 26
Recovery as debt due to His Majesty 26 A penalty imposed under section 23 constitutes a debt due to His Majesty and the debt is payable and may be recovered by the Minister as of the day on which the penalty is imposed.
Dental Benefit Act — D-1.55 27
Offences 27 (1) Every person commits an offence who (a) for the purpose of obtaining a dental benefit for themselves, knowingly uses false identity information or another person’s identity information; (b) with intent to steal all or a substantial part of another person’s dental benefit, counsels that person to apply for the benefit; or (c) knowingly makes, in relation to one or more applications under this Act, three or more representations that are false or misleading, if the total amount of the dental benefits that were or would have been paid as a result of the applications is at least $5,000. Punishment (2) Every person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than the sum of $5,000 plus an amount of not more than double the amount of the dental benefit that was or would have been paid as a result of committing the offence, to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years less a day, or to both. Definition of identity information (3) In paragraph (1)(a), identity information has the same meaning as in section 402.1 of the Criminal Code .
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Designation — investigators 28 (1) The Minister may designate as an investigator any person or class of persons for the purpose of enforcing section 27 . Authorization (2) The Minister may authorize the Commissioner to designate as an investigator any employee or class of employees of the Agency for the purpose of enforcing section 27 .
Dental Benefit Act — D-1.55 29
Limitation period 29 Proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within, but not later than, five years after the day on which the Minister becomes aware of the subject matter of the prosecution.
Dental Benefit Act — D-1.55 30
Sunset provision 30 Despite any other provision of this Act, a payment out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund must not be made under this Act after the fifth anniversary of the day on which this Act comes into force.
Dental Care Measures Act — D-1.57 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Dental Care Measures Act .
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Definition of Canadian Dental Care Plan 2 In this Act, Canadian Dental Care Plan means the plan established under the authority of the Department of Health Act in respect of dental service for individuals.
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Binding on His Majesty 3 This Act is binding on His Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
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Obligation 4 (1) Every person who is required to make an information return in prescribed form under subsection 200(1) of the Income Tax Regulations in respect of a payment referred to in paragraph 153(1)(a) or (b) of the Income Tax Act must, in the information return for every person (in this section referred to as the “payee”) in respect of whom the payment is made, indicate whether the payee or any of their family members were, on December 31 of the taxation year to which the information return relates, eligible in respect of the payee’s employment or former employment, or that of the payee’s spouse or common-law partner, to access any dental care insurance, or coverage of dental services of any kind, offered by the person. Application (2) Subsection (1) applies only in respect of the 2023 and subsequent taxation years. Definition of family member (3) In this section, family member , in respect of a payee, means (a) the payee’s spouse or common-law partner; (b) a child of the payee (including a child of the payee’s spouse or common-law partner) who is under the age of 18 years; and (c) a child of the payee (including a child of the payee’s spouse or common-law partner) who is 18 years of age or older and dependent, by reason of mental or physical infirmity, on the payee for support.
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Information return 5 For the purposes of assisting the Minister of Health in the administration and enforcement of the Canadian Dental Care Plan, the Minister of National Revenue may, in the information return that a person is required to make under subsection 200(1) of the Income Tax Regulations , ask for the information required under subsection 4 (1) of this Act and, for those purposes, may collect that information.
Dental Care Measures Act — D-1.57 6
Purpose of information obtained 6 Any information obtained under subsection 4 (1) is information obtained for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the Canadian Dental Care Plan and not for the purposes of the Income Tax Act .
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Disclosure of information 7 The Minister of National Revenue or any person acting on behalf of that Minister may provide any information collected under section 5 (a) to the Minister of Health, for the purposes of the administration and the enforcement of the Canadian Dental Care Plan or the formulation or evaluation of policy for that plan; and (b) to an official of the Department of Employment and Social Development, for the purposes of assisting the Minister of Health in the administration and the enforcement of the Canadian Dental Care Plan or the formulation or evaluation of policy for that plan.
Dental Care Measures Act — D-1.57 8
Violations 8 (1) A person commits a violation if they (a) fail to comply with subsection 4 (1) in respect of any person in respect of whom the income return referred to in that subsection is to be made; or (b) knowingly make, in the information return referred to in that subsection, a representation that is false or misleading in relation to the information required under that subsection in respect of any person. Penalty (2) The Minister of Health may impose a penalty of $100 on a person for each violation if that Minister is of the opinion that the person has committed a violation. Purpose of penalty (3) The purpose of the penalty is to promote compliance with this Act and not to punish.
Dental Care Measures Act — D-1.57 9
Limitation on imposition of penalty 9 A penalty must not be imposed under section 8 if more than three years have passed since the day on which the act that would constitute the violation occurred.
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Rescission or reduction of penalty 10 The Minister of Health may rescind the imposition of a penalty under section 8 , or reduce the penalty, on the presentation of new facts or on being of the opinion that the penalty was imposed without knowledge of, or on the basis of a mistake as to, some material fact.
Dental Care Measures Act — D-1.57 11
Recovery as debt due to His Majesty 11 A penalty imposed under section 8 constitutes a debt due to His Majesty and the debt is payable and may be recovered by the Minister of Health as of the day on which the penalty is imposed.
Dental Care Measures Act — D-1.57 12
Social Insurance Number 12 The Minister of Health is authorized to collect and use, for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the Canadian Dental Care Plan, the Social Insurance Number of a person who makes an application under the plan.
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act — D-1.59 Preamble
Preamble Whereas public infrastructure and housing are essential for communities to be complete, inclusive and environmentally sustainable;
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Whereas these types of communities foster a stronger national economy in which the people of Canada can prosper and thrive;
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Whereas advancing public infrastructure and housing outcomes is best achieved through cooperation between governments as well as the meaningful involvement of local communities;
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Whereas effective support for infrastructure plays a key role in improving housing outcomes;
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And whereas promoting the use of innovative financial tools helps attract investment from the private sector and institutional investors in public infrastructure projects;
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act — D-1.59
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act — D-1.59 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act .
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Definition of Department 2 In this Act, Department means the department established under section 3 .
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Department established 3 A department of the Government of Canada, called the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, is established and is to be presided over by the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
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Deputy Minister 4 The Governor in Council may appoint a Deputy Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities to hold office during pleasure and to be the deputy head of the Department.
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Minister of Infrastructure and Communities 5 The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, appointed by commission under the Great Seal, holds office during pleasure and has the management and direction of the Department.
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Powers, duties and functions 6 (1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities extend to and include all matters relating to public infrastructure over which Parliament has jurisdiction and that are not by law assigned to any other department, board or agency of the Government of Canada. Particulars (2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities’ duties and functions include supporting and promoting infrastructure projects and initiatives that are in the public interest in order to foster the prosperity, inclusivity and environmental sustainability of communities.
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Appointment 7 A Minister of Housing may be appointed by commission under the Great Seal to hold office during pleasure.
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Powers, duties and functions 8 (1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Housing extend to and include all matters relating to housing and the reduction and prevention of homelessness over which Parliament has jurisdiction and that are not by law assigned to any other Minister, department, board or agency of the Government of Canada. Particulars (2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister of Housing’s duties and functions include advancing national housing priorities and reducing and preventing homelessness to foster the prosperity, inclusivity and environmental sustainability of communities.
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Use of departmental services and facilities 9 The Minister of Housing is to make use of the Department services and facilities and may authorize employees of the Department to exercise any power or perform any duty or function of the Minister of Housing.
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No Minister appointed 10 If no Minister is appointed under section 7 , (a) the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities is to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Housing; and (b) every reference to the Minister of Housing in any Act of Parliament or in any order, regulation or other instrument made under an Act of Parliament is to be read as a reference to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, unless the context otherwise requires.
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General duties and powers 11 The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities or the Minister of Housing, as the case may be, may, in exercising their powers and performing their duties and functions, (a) establish, recommend, coordinate and implement initiatives, programs and projects; (b) make grants and contributions; (c) collaborate or enter into agreements or other arrangements with other federal, provincial or territorial departments, boards and agencies, local governments, Indigenous bodies or any institution or person; (d) undertake, coordinate and promote research activities; and (e) subject to the Statistics Act , collect, analyze, interpret, publish or distribute information.
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Committees 12 (1) The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities or the Minister of Housing, as the case may be, may establish advisory and other committees and provide for their membership, duties, functions and operation. Remuneration (2) The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities or the Minister of Housing, as the case may be, may fix the remuneration that members of a committee are to be paid for the performance of their duties and functions. Travel, living and other expenses (3) Members of a committee are entitled to be reimbursed, in accordance with Treasury Board directives, for the travel, living and other expenses incurred for the performance of their duties and functions while absent from their ordinary place of residence.
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act — D-1.59 324
Deputy Minister 324 (1) Any person who, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, holds the office of Deputy Head of Infrastructure and Communities, styled as Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, is deemed, as of that day, to have been appointed as the Deputy Minister referred to in section 4 of the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act , as enacted by section 323 . Persons who occupy a position (2) Nothing in the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act is to be construed as affecting the status of any person who, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, occupies or is assigned to a position in the Office of Infrastructure of Canada, except that, as of that day, the person occupies or is assigned to their position in the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act — D-1.59 325
Transfer of appropriations 325 Any amount that is appropriated by an Act of Parliament for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force to defray the expenditures of the public service of Canada within the Office of Infrastructure of Canada and that is unexpended on the day on which this section comes into force is deemed to be an amount appropriated to defray the expenditures of the public service of Canada within the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act — D-1.59 326
References 326 On the day on which this section comes into force, every reference to the Office of Infrastructure of Canada in any agreement, contract, instrument or act or other document is to be read as a reference to the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, unless the context requires otherwise.
Depository Bills and Notes Act — D-1.6
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Depository Bills and Notes Act — D-1.6 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Depository Bills and Notes Act .
Depository Bills and Notes Act — D-1.6 2
Definitions 2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act. acceptor means the person to whom a depository bill is addressed and who signs it. ( accepteur ) clearing house means a corporation, association, partnership, agency or other entity that carries on in Canada the business of providing its participants with the clearing and settlement of transactions in securities that are deposited with it. ( chambre de compensation ) depository bill means an order described in section 4. ( lettre de dépôt ) depository note means a promise described in section 5. ( billet de dépôt ) drawer means the person who addresses a depository bill. ( tireur ) endorser means a person who, in the case of a depository bill, signs the depository bill otherwise than as drawer or acceptor, or in the case of a depository note, signs the depository note otherwise than as maker. ( endosseur ) issue means the first delivery of a depository bill or note, complete in form, to the person to whom it is payable. ( émission ) maker means the person who makes a depository note. ( souscripteur ) participant means a person who has entered into a contract of membership with a clearing house. ( établissement participant ) party means a person who signs a depository bill or note. ( partie ) person means a natural person, a corporation, a trust, a partnership, a fund, an unincorporated association or organization, Her Majesty in right of Canada or of a province or the government of a foreign country or of any political subdivision of a foreign country. ( personne ) transaction means a transfer, pledge, assignment or hypothecation of a depository bill or note or of an interest in a depository bill or note. ( opération ) Deposit (2) For the purposes of this Act, a depository bill or note is deposited with a clearing house if it is accepted for deposit by the clearing house to which it is payable and is in the possession of that clearing house or, subject to the instructions of the clearing house, in the possession of the clearing house’s custodian, or a nominee of either of them. Payable to clearing house (3) For the purposes of this Act, a depository bill or note is payable to a clearing house if it is made payable to the clearing house or its nominee, originally or by endorsement.
Depository Bills and Notes Act — D-1.6
acceptor means the person to whom a depository bill is addressed and who signs it. ( accepteur )
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clearing house means a corporation, association, partnership, agency or other entity that carries on in Canada the business of providing its participants with the clearing and settlement of transactions in securities that are deposited with it. ( chambre de compensation )
Depository Bills and Notes Act — D-1.6
depository bill means an order described in section 4. ( lettre de dépôt )
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depository note means a promise described in section 5. ( billet de dépôt )
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drawer means the person who addresses a depository bill. ( tireur )
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endorser means a person who, in the case of a depository bill, signs the depository bill otherwise than as drawer or acceptor, or in the case of a depository note, signs the depository note otherwise than as maker. ( endosseur )
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issue means the first delivery of a depository bill or note, complete in form, to the person to whom it is payable. ( émission )
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maker means the person who makes a depository note. ( souscripteur )
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participant means a person who has entered into a contract of membership with a clearing house. ( établissement participant )
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party means a person who signs a depository bill or note. ( partie )
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person means a natural person, a corporation, a trust, a partnership, a fund, an unincorporated association or organization, Her Majesty in right of Canada or of a province or the government of a foreign country or of any political subdivision of a foreign country. ( personne )
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transaction means a transfer, pledge, assignment or hypothecation of a depository bill or note or of an interest in a depository bill or note. ( opération )
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Binding on Her Majesty 3 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
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Depository bill 4 A depository bill is an unconditional order in writing that is (a) signed by the drawer and addressed to another person, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay, at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to, or to the order of, a specified person; (b) accepted unconditionally by the signature of the person to whom it is addressed; (c) marked prominently and legibly on its face and within its text, at or before the time of issue, with the words “This is a depository bill subject to the Depository Bills and Notes Act ” or “Lettre de dépôt assujettie à la Loi sur les lettres et billets de dépôt ”; (d) not marked with any words prohibiting negotiation, transfer or assignment of it or of an interest in it; (e) made payable, originally or by endorsement, to a clearing house; and (f) deposited with the clearing house to which it is made payable.
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Depository note 5 A depository note is an unconditional promise in writing that is (a) signed by the maker, promising to pay, at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to, or to the order of, a specified person; (b) marked prominently and legibly on its face and within its text, at or before the time of issue, with the words “This is a depository note subject to the Depository Bills and Notes Act ” or “Billet de dépôt assujetti à la Loi sur les lettres et billets de dépôt ”; (c) not marked with any words prohibiting negotiation, transfer or assignment of it or of an interest in it; (d) made payable, originally or by endorsement, to a clearing house; and (e) deposited with the clearing house to which it is made payable.
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Payment from assets of partnership, etc. 5.1 For the purposes of sections 4 and 5, an order or a promise to pay is not conditional by reason only that it is limited to payment from the assets of a partnership, unincorporated association, trust or estate. 2001, c. 9, s. 581
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Non-application of Bills of Exchange Act 6 The Bills of Exchange Act does not apply in respect of depository bills and notes.
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Signature presumed valid 7 In the absence of evidence to the contrary, a signature on a depository bill or note is presumed to be genuine and authorized.