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Canada–United States Enhanced Tax Information Exchange Agreement Implementation Act — C-10.58 4
4 An obligation of a Financial Institution solely to facilitate the payment of taxes at a later time.
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L An account maintained in Canada and excluded from the definition of Financial Account under an agreement between the United States and another Partner Jurisdiction to facilitate the implementation of FATCA, provided that such account is subject to the same requirements and oversight under the laws of such other Partner Jurisdiction as if such account were established in that Partner Jurisdiction and maintained by a Partner Jurisdiction Financial Institution in that Partner Jurisdiction.
Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act — C-10.6
WHEREAS the Government of Canada has entered into a Free Trade Agreement with the Government of the United States of America in order
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to strengthen the unique and enduring friendship between the two countries and their peoples as befitting great trading partners,
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to strengthen Canada’s national identity while at the same time protecting vital national characteristics and qualities,
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to promote productivity, employment, financial stability and the improvement of living standards,
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to establish a climate of greater predictability for Canadians to plan and invest with confidence and to compete more effectively in the United States and global markets,
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to build on Canada’s rights and obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other multilateral and bilateral instruments of cooperation,
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to contribute to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade and provide a catalyst to broader international cooperation, and
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to establish effective binational procedures for the resolution of disputes in antidumping and countervailing duty cases involving the two countries and, generally, any dispute arising out of the Agreement;
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WHEREAS the Agreement applies generally throughout Canada;
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AND WHEREAS it is necessary, in order to give effect to the Agreement, to make related or consequential amendments to other Acts;
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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 Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act .
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Definitions 2 (1) In this Act, Agreement means the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States entered into between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States and signed on January 2, 1988, the text of which is set out in Part A of the schedule and the Tariff Schedules of Canada and of the United States referred to in Annex 401.2 of that Agreement; ( Accord ) Commission means the Canada-United States Trade Commission established pursuant to the Agreement; ( Commission ) Minister , in respect of any provision of this Act, means the Minister designated in respect of that provision under section 10; ( ministre ) prescribed means prescribed by regulation made by the Governor in Council; ( Version anglaise seulement ) United States means (a) the customs territory of the United States, including the fifty states of the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, (b) the foreign trade zones located in the United States and Puerto Rico, and (c) any areas beyond the territorial sea of the United States within which, in accordance with international law and its domestic laws, the United States may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and the natural resources thereof. ( États-Unis ) Publication of Agreement and Tariff Schedules (2) The Agreement, including the Tariff Schedules of Canada and of the United States referred to in Annex 401.2 of the Agreement, shall be published in the Canada Treaty Series .
Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act — C-10.6
Agreement means the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States entered into between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States and signed on January 2, 1988, the text of which is set out in Part A of the schedule and the Tariff Schedules of Canada and of the United States referred to in Annex 401.2 of that Agreement; ( Accord )
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Commission means the Canada-United States Trade Commission established pursuant to the Agreement; ( Commission )
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Minister , in respect of any provision of this Act, means the Minister designated in respect of that provision under section 10; ( ministre )
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prescribed means prescribed by regulation made by the Governor in Council; ( Version anglaise seulement )
Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act — C-10.6 (a)
United States means (a) the customs territory of the United States, including the fifty states of the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, (b) the foreign trade zones located in the United States and Puerto Rico, and (c) any areas beyond the territorial sea of the United States within which, in accordance with international law and its domestic laws, the United States may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and the natural resources thereof. ( États-Unis )
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Purpose 3 The purpose of this Act is to implement the Agreement, the objectives of which are to (a) eliminate barriers to trade in goods and services between Canada and the United States; (b) facilitate conditions of fair competition within the free-trade area established by the Agreement; (c) liberalize significantly conditions for investment within that free-trade area; (d) establish effective procedures for the joint administration of the Agreement and the resolution of disputes; and (e) lay the foundation for further bilateral and multilateral cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of the Agreement.
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Binding on Her Majesty 4 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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Prohibition of private cause of action 5 No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind shall be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of Part I, or any regulation made under Part I, or the Agreement.
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Implementation 6 For greater certainty, nothing in this Act, by specific mention or omission, limits in any manner the right of Parliament to enact legislation to implement any provision of the Agreement or fulfil any of the obligations of the Government of Canada under the Agreement.
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Non-application of Agreement to water 7 (1) For greater certainty, nothing in this Act or the Agreement, except Article 401 of the Agreement, applies to water. Definition of water (2) In this section, water means natural surface and ground water in liquid, gaseous or solid state, but does not include water packaged as a beverage or in tanks.
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Agreement approved 8 The Agreement is hereby approved.
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Regulations 9 (1) The Governor in Council may, where the Governor in Council is of the opinion that, for the purpose of giving effect in a province to Chapter Eight of the Agreement, regulations are necessary in relation to any matter dealt with by that Chapter, make regulations for that purpose including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, regulations requiring or prohibiting the doing of anything in relation to which a regulation may be made under this subsection and prescribing penalties for the contravention of or non-compliance with any such regulation. Applicability of regulations in respect of a province (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) shall not come into force in respect of any province where the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the province has, by or under provincial law, enacted provisions or is carrying on practices that are in conformity with that portion of Chapter Eight of the Agreement in respect of which the regulation is made. Consultation with provincial governments (3) The Minister shall consult with the government of a province prior to the making of a regulation under subsection (1) in respect of that province. Expiration (4) A regulation made under subsection (1) or any provision thereof shall cease to be in force, in respect of any province, on a day or days to be fixed, in respect of that province, by order of the Governor in Council. Binding on province (5) A regulation made under subsection (1) in respect of a province is binding on Her Majesty in right of that province.
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Order designating Minister 10 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate any member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be the Minister for the purposes of any provision of this Act.
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Commissions and bodies 11 (1) The Governor in Council may (a) establish such committees, commissions, panels or other bodies as the Governor in Council deems necessary to exercise powers and perform duties and functions referred to in the Agreement on behalf of the Government of Canada and shall appoint members and fix the terms of reference of those committees, commissions, panels or bodies; (b) authorize any committee, commission, panel or other body established under paragraph (a) to exercise such powers and perform such duties and functions referred to in the Agreement as are specified by the Governor in Council in the terms of reference of that committee, commission, panel or other body; and (c) appoint members of any other committee, commission, panel or body that may be established under the Agreement. Remuneration (2) The members of any committee, commission, panel or other body appointed by the Governor in Council under subsection (1) may be paid such remuneration and expenses for their services as are fixed by the Governor in Council.
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Canada-United States Trade Commission 12 (1) The Governor in Council may appoint a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be the principal representative of, and such other persons as are selected by the Governor in Council to be the other members of, the Canadian section of the Commission established pursuant to Chapter Eighteen of the Agreement. Payment of costs of Commission (2) The Government of Canada shall pay one half of the aggregate of any expenditures incurred by or on behalf of the Commission. Extending purposes of External Affairs Vote 1 (3) The purposes specified in External Affairs Vote 1 set forth in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 1989, as laid before the House of Commons during the second session of the thirty-third Parliament, are extended to include expenditures incurred by or on behalf of the Commission.
Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act — C-10.6 Coming into force
Coming into force * 150 (1) Subject to this Act, this Act or any provision thereof or any provision of any Act as amended by this Act shall come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 1 to 60, 66 to 107 and 109 to 149 in force January 1, 1989, see SI/89-9; sections 61 to 65 in force February 13, 1989, see SI/89-70.] Condition (2) No order shall be made under subsection (1) unless the Governor in Council is satisfied that the Government of the United States has taken satisfactory steps to implement the Agreement.
Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act — C-10.65
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 Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act .
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Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this section and sections 3 to 20 . Agreement means the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Buenos Aires on November 30, 2018, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Mexico City on December 10, 2019. ( Accord ) Commission means the Free Trade Commission established under the Agreement and whose powers, functions and duties are set out in Chapter 30 of the Agreement. ( Commission ) federal law means the whole or any portion of an Act of Parliament or a regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament. ( texte législatif fédéral ) Minister for the purposes of any provision of this Act, means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated as the Minister for the purposes of that provision under section 10 . ( ministre ) North American Free Trade Agreement means the North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Mexico City, Ottawa and Washington, on December 17, 1992. ( Accord de libre-échange nord-américain )
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Agreement means the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Buenos Aires on November 30, 2018, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Mexico City on December 10, 2019. ( Accord )
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Commission means the Free Trade Commission established under the Agreement and whose powers, functions and duties are set out in Chapter 30 of the Agreement. ( Commission )
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federal law means the whole or any portion of an Act of Parliament or a regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament. ( texte législatif fédéral )
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Minister for the purposes of any provision of this Act, means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated as the Minister for the purposes of that provision under section 10 . ( ministre )
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North American Free Trade Agreement means the North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Mexico City, Ottawa and Washington, on December 17, 1992. ( Accord de libre-échange nord-américain )
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Interpretation consistent with Agreement 3 For greater certainty, this Act and any federal law that implements a provision of the Agreement or fulfils an obligation of the Government of Canada under the Agreement is to be interpreted in a manner consistent with the Agreement.
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Non-application of Act and Agreement to water 4 For greater certainty, nothing in this Act or the Agreement applies to natural surface or ground water in liquid, gaseous or solid state.
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Construction 5 For greater certainty, nothing in this Act, by specific mention or omission, is to be construed to affect in any manner the right of Parliament to enact legislation to implement any provision of the Agreement or fulfil any of the obligations of the Government of Canada under the Agreement.
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Binding on Her Majesty 6 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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Purpose 7 The principal purpose of this Act is to implement the Agreement, the objectives of which, as elaborated more specifically through its provisions, are to (a) replace the North American Free Trade Agreement; (b) establish a free trade area in accordance with the Agreement; (c) further support mutually beneficial trade between the parties to the Agreement as well as their economic growth; (d) preserve and expand regional trade and production by further incentivizing the production and sourcing of goods and materials in the territories of the parties to the Agreement; (e) establish a clear, transparent, and predictable legal and commercial framework for business planning that supports further expansion of trade and investment, including in the online environment and in creative and innovative sectors; (f) promote efficient and transparent customs procedures that reduce costs and ensure predictability for importers and exporters; (g) recognize the right of the parties to the Agreement to regulate, in accordance with the rights and obligations provided for in the Agreement, in order to protect legitimate public welfare objectives; (h) recognize the right of the parties to the Agreement to adopt or maintain measures with respect to cultural industries in accordance with the rights and obligations provided for in the Agreement; (i) facilitate trade in goods and services between Canada and the other parties to the Agreement by preventing, identifying, and eliminating unnecessary technical barriers to trade, by enhancing transparency, and by promoting good regulatory practices; (j) support the growth and development of small and medium-sized enterprises by enhancing their ability to participate in and benefit from the opportunities created by the Agreement; (k) promote high levels of environmental protection through, among other means, the effective enforcement of environmental laws, enhanced environmental cooperation and mutually supportive trade and environmental policies and practices; (l) promote the protection and enforcement of labour rights and the improvement of working conditions; (m) promote transparency, good governance and the rule of law, while eliminating bribery and corruption in trade and investment; (n) recognize the importance of increased engagement by Indigenous peoples in trade and investment; and (o) facilitate women’s and men’s equal access to and ability to benefit from the opportunities created by the Agreement and support the conditions for women’s full participation in domestic, regional, and international trade and investment.
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Causes of action under sections 9 to 20 8 (1) No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind are to be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of sections 9 to 20 or an order made under any of those sections. Causes of action under Agreement (2) No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind are to be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of the Agreement. Exception (3) Subsection (2) does not apply with respect to causes of action arising out of, and proceedings taken under, Annex 14-C of the Agreement.
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Order designating Minister 10 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate any member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be the Minister for the purposes of any provision of this Act.
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Canadian representative on Commission 11 The Minister is the principal representative of Canada on the Commission.
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Continuation of Secretariat 12 The Secretariat established under paragraph 1 of Article 2002 of the North American Free Trade Agreement is continued as the Secretariat that is to be established under Article 30.6 of the Agreement.
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Continuation of Canadian Section of Secretariat 13 The Canadian Section of the Secretariat that is referred to in section 14 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is continued within the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development for the purpose of performing the functions set out in paragraph 3 of Article 30.6 of the Agreement.
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Secretary 14 (1) There is to be a Secretary of the Canadian Section of the Secretariat to be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act . Duties (2) The Secretary is responsible for fulfilling the Section’s mandate. In doing so, the Secretary is to perform the functions set out in paragraph 3 of Article 30.6 of the Agreement.
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Staff 15 Officers and employees who are required for the proper conduct of the work of the Canadian Section of the Secretariat are to be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act .
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Powers of Minister — Chapter 10 of Agreement 16 (1) The Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, may (a) appoint panellists in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Annex 10-B.1 of the Agreement; (b) appoint a committee member in accordance with paragraph 1 of Annex 10-B.3 of the Agreement; and (c) propose the names of individuals for a roster referred to in Annex 10-B.1 or 10-B.3 of the Agreement. Powers of Minister — Chapter 31 of Agreement (2) The Minister may (a) appoint panellists in accordance with Article 31.9 of the Agreement; (b) propose the names of individuals for a roster referred to in Article 31.8 of the Agreement; and (c) propose the names of individuals for the lists referred to in Article 31-B.3 of Annex 31-B of the Agreement. 2020, c. 1, s. 16 2021, c. 23, s. 219
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Powers of Minister of Labour 17 The Minister of Labour may act as Canada’s senior governmental representative on the Labour Council referred to in Article 23.14 of the Agreement or may designate that representative.