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2 The purpose of the Review Conference shall be: (a) to review the operation and status of this Convention; (b) to consider the need for and the interval between further Meetings of the States Parties referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 11; (c) to take decisions on submissions of States Parties as provided for in Article 5; and (d) to adopt, if necessary, in its final report conclusions related to the implementation of this Convention.
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(a) to review the operation and status of this Convention;
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(b) to consider the need for and the interval between further Meetings of the States Parties referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 11;
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(c) to take decisions on submissions of States Parties as provided for in Article 5; and
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(d) to adopt, if necessary, in its final report conclusions related to the implementation of this Convention.
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3 States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United Nations, other relevant international organizations or institutions, regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental organizations may be invited to attend each Review Conference as observers in accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
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1 At any time after the entry into force of this Convention any State Party may propose amendments to this Convention. Any proposal for an amendment shall be communicated to the Depositary, who shall circulate it to all States Parties and shall seek their views on whether an Amendment Conference should be convened to consider the proposal. If a majority of the States Parties notify the Depositary no later than 30 days after its circulation that they support further consideration of the proposal, the Depositary shall convene an Amendment Conference to which all States Parties shall be invited.
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2 States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United Nations, other relevant international organizations or institutions, regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental organizations may be invited to attend each Amendment Conference as observers in accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
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3 The Amendment Conference shall be held immediately following a Meeting of the States Parties or a Review Conference unless a majority of the States Parties request that it be held earlier.
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4 Any amendment to this Convention shall be adopted by a majority of two-thirds of the States Parties present and voting at the Amendment Conference. The Depositary shall communicate any amendment so adopted to the States Parties.
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5 An amendment to this Convention shall enter into force for all States Parties to this Convention which have accepted it, upon the deposit with the Depositary of instruments of acceptance by a majority of States Parties. Thereafter it shall enter into force for any remaining State Party on the date of deposit of its instrument of acceptance.
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1 The costs of the Meetings of the States Parties, the Special Meetings of the States Parties, the Review Conferences and the Amendment Conferences shall be borne by the States Parties and States not parties to this Convention participating therein, in accordance with the United Nations scale of assessment adjusted appropriately.
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2 The costs incurred by the Secretary-General of the United Nations under Articles 7 and 8 and the costs of any fact-finding mission shall be borne by the States Parties in accordance with the United Nations scale of assessment adjusted appropriately.
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This Convention, done at Oslo, Norway, on 18 September 1997, shall be open for signature at Ottawa, Canada, by all States from 3 December 1997 until 4 December 1997, and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 5 December 1997 until its entry into force.
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1 This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval of the Signatories.
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2 It shall be open for accession by any State which has not signed the Convention.
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3 The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Depositary.
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1 This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the sixth month after the month in which the 40th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited.
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2 For any State which deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the date of the deposit of the 40th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the sixth month after the date on which that State has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
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Any State may at the time of its ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, declare that it will apply provisionally paragraph 1 of Article 1 of this Convention pending its entry into force.
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The Articles of this Convention shall not be subject to reservations.
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1 This Convention shall be of unlimited duration.
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2 Each State Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the right to withdraw from this Convention. It shall give notice of such withdrawal to all other States Parties, to the Depositary and to the United Nations Security Council. Such instrument of withdrawal shall include a full explanation of the reasons motivating this withdrawal.
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3 Such withdrawal shall only take effect six months after the receipt of the instrument of withdrawal by the Depositary. If, however, on the expiry of that six-month period, the withdrawing State Party is engaged in an armed conflict, the withdrawal shall not take effect before the end of the armed conflict.
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4 The withdrawal of a State Party from this Convention shall not in any way affect the duty of States to continue fulfilling the obligations assumed under any relevant rules of international law.
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations is hereby designated as the Depositary of this Convention.
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The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Anti-terrorism Act — A-11.7 Preamble
Preamble WHEREAS Canadians and people everywhere are entitled to live their lives in peace, freedom and security;
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WHEREAS acts of terrorism constitute a substantial threat to both domestic and international peace and security;
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WHEREAS acts of terrorism threaten Canada’s political institutions, the stability of the economy and the general welfare of the nation;
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WHEREAS the challenge of eradicating terrorism, with its sophisticated and trans-border nature, requires enhanced international cooperation and a strengthening of Canada’s capacity to suppress, investigate and incapacitate terrorist activity;
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WHEREAS Canada must act in concert with other nations in combating terrorism, including fully implementing United Nations and other international instruments relating to terrorism;
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WHEREAS the Parliament of Canada, recognizing that terrorism is a matter of national concern that affects the security of the nation, is committed to taking comprehensive measures to protect Canadians against terrorist activity while continuing to respect and promote the values reflected in, and the rights and freedoms guaranteed by, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ;
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AND WHEREAS these comprehensive measures must include legislation to prevent and suppress the financing, preparation, facilitation and commission of acts of terrorism, as well as to protect the political, social and economic security of Canada and Canada’s relations with its allies;
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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 Anti-terrorism Act .
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113 The Charities Registration (Security Information) Act is enacted as follows: [See Charities Registration (Security Information) Act ]
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Review 145 (1) Within three years after this Act receives royal assent, a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this Act shall be undertaken by such committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament as may be designated or established by the Senate or the House of Commons, or by both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be, for that purpose. Report (2) The committee referred to in subsection (1) shall, within a year after a review is undertaken pursuant to that subsection or within such further time as may be authorized by the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be, submit a report on the review to Parliament, including a statement of any changes that the committee recommends.
Anti-terrorism Act — A-11.7 Coming into force
Coming into force * 146 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, other than sections 1, 24, 25, 47, 48, 76 to 86 and 119 to 145, and the provisions of any Act that are enacted by this Act come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. Part 6 (2) Part 6 comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 1, 24, 25, 47, 48, 76 to 86 and 119 to 145 in force on assent December 18, 2001; sections 2 to 23.1, 26 to 46, 49 to 51, 53, 65 and 66, subsections 67(1) and (4) to (9), sections 68 to 73, 75 and 87 to 118 in force December 24, 2001, see SI/2002-16; section 52, subsections 67(2) and (3) and section 74 in force June 12, 2002, see SI/2002-86; sections 54 to 57, 58, 59 to 64 in force January 6, 2003, see SI/2002-164.]
Apprentice Loans Act — A-11.9 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Apprentice Loans Act .
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Definitions 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act. eligible trade means a trade listed in the schedule to the regulations. ( métier admissible ) Minister means the Minister of Employment and Social Development. ( ministre ) technical training provider means an institution that is approved by a province for the purpose of providing technical training. ( fournisseur de formation technique ) Other definitions (2) In this Act, the words and expressions apprentice , apprentice loan , borrower , eligible apprentice , technical training and technical training period have the meanings assigned by the regulations.
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eligible trade means a trade listed in the schedule to the regulations. ( métier admissible )
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Minister means the Minister of Employment and Social Development. ( ministre )
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technical training provider means an institution that is approved by a province for the purpose of providing technical training. ( fournisseur de formation technique )
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Purpose 3 The purpose of this Act is to assist eligible apprentices by making loans available to them.
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Agreements with eligible apprentices 4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister, or any person authorized by order of the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf, may enter into an agreement with any eligible apprentice who is registered in an eligible trade for the purpose of making an apprentice loan. Financial terms and conditions (2) Any terms and conditions in the agreement that could have a financial impact on Her Majesty in right of Canada are subject to approval by the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance.
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Agreements or arrangements with service providers 5 (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement or arrangement with any corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province and carrying on business in Canada (in this section referred to as a “service provider”), respecting the administration of apprentice loans made by the Minister. An agreement may provide for, but is not limited to, any matter referred to in the regulations. Receipt and Deposit of Public Money Regulations, 1997 (2) Despite section 3 of the Receipt and Deposit of Public Money Regulations, 1997 , the portion of the following money that is public money and is collected or received electronically by a service provider that has entered into an agreement under subsection (1) must be paid to the credit of the Receiver General by depositing it, within two business days after the day on which it is collected or received, in an account established under subsection 17(2) of the Financial Administration Act : (a) money collected or received as repayment of an apprentice loan or as payment of interest owing on that loan; and (b) interest received by the service provider on the money referred to in paragraph (a). Definition of business day (3) In this section, business day means a day other than a Saturday or a holiday.
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Suspension or denial of apprentice loans 6 The Minister may suspend or deny the making of apprentice loans to all those who are eligible apprentices participating in technical training provided by a technical training provider if the Minister is satisfied that there are compelling reasons to believe that the making of the apprentice loans would (a) facilitate the commission by the technical training provider of an offence under this Act or any other Act of Parliament; or (b) expose the eligible apprentices or Her Majesty in right of Canada to significant financial risk.
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Special payments 7 The Minister may pay a province the amount that is determined in accordance with the regulations if (a) the Minister determines that apprentices registered with the province are unable to enter into agreements for apprentice loans under section 4 ; (b) the province has in place a program providing for financial assistance to apprentices; and (c) the Minister considers that the purpose of the program is substantially similar to the purpose of this Act.
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No accrual of interest 8 (1) Beginning on April 1, 2023, no interest is payable by a borrower on an apprentice loan. Clarification (1.1) For greater certainty, nothing in this section relieves a borrower from liability for interest that accrued before April 1, 2023 on an apprentice loan. Deferral period (2) No amount on account of principal or interest in respect of an apprentice loan is required to be paid by the borrower until the end of the prescribed period. 2014, c. 20, s. 483 “8” 2022, c. 19, s. 164
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Suspension of interest and payments 8.1 During the period that begins on March 30, 2020 and ends on September 30, 2020, (a) no interest is payable by a borrower on an apprentice loan; and (b) no amount on account of principal and interest in respect of an apprentice loan is required to be paid by a borrower. 2020, c. 5, s. 56
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Suspension of interest 8.2 During the period that begins on April 1, 2021 and ends on March 31, 2023, no interest is payable by a borrower on an apprentice loan. 2021, c. 7, s. 8 2021, c. 23, s. 266
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Payment of principal and interest 8.3 During the period that begins on April 1, 2021 and ends on March 31, 2023, section 4 of the Apprentice Loans Regulations is to be read as follows: 4 (1) The borrower must begin to repay the principal amount of any apprentice loan made to them, and interest, on the last day of the month in which interest started accruing or would have started accruing but for the interest suspension period. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), interest suspension period means the period that begins on April 1, 2021 and ends on March 31, 2023 during which no interest is payable by a borrower on an apprentice loan. 2022, c. 19, s. 165
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4 (1) The borrower must begin to repay the principal amount of any apprentice loan made to them, and interest, on the last day of the month in which interest started accruing or would have started accruing but for the interest suspension period. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), interest suspension period means the period that begins on April 1, 2021 and ends on March 31, 2023 during which no interest is payable by a borrower on an apprentice loan.
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Death of borrower 9 All obligations of a borrower in respect of an apprentice loan terminate if the borrower dies.
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Severe permanent disability 10 (1) All obligations of a borrower in respect of an apprentice loan terminate if the Minister is satisfied, on the basis of information specified by the Minister and provided by or on behalf of the borrower, that the borrower, by reason of the borrower’s severe permanent disability, is unable to repay the loan and will never be able to repay it. Definition of severe permanent disability (2) In this section, the expression severe permanent disability has the meaning assigned by the regulations.
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Maximum amount 11 The aggregate amount of apprentice loans made under this Act that are outstanding may not exceed the prescribed amount.
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section may incorporate by reference technical or explanatory documents that the Minister produces, including (a) specifications, classifications or other information of a technical nature; and (b) test methods, procedures, operational standards, safety standards or performance standards of a technical nature. Incorporation as amended from time to time (8) Documents may be incorporated by reference as amended from time to time. For greater certainty (9) Subsections (4) to (8) are for greater certainty and do not limit any authority to make regulations incorporating material by reference that exists apart from those subsections. Accessibility (10) The Minister must ensure that any document that is incorporated by reference in the regulation is accessible. Defence (11) A person is not liable to be found guilty of an offence for any contravention in respect of which a document that is incorporated by reference in the regulation is relevant unless, at the time of the alleged contravention, the document was accessible as required by subsection (10) or it was otherwise accessible to the person. Registration and publication not required (12) For greater certainty, a document that is incorporated by reference in the regulation is not required to be transmitted for registration or published in the Canada Gazette under the Statutory Instruments Act by reason only that it is incorporated by reference. 2014, c. 20, s. 483 “12” 2022, c. 19, s. 166
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Forms and documents 13 A form or other document that is to be used in connection with making apprentice loans, or to be otherwise used for the effective operation of this Act, must be either determined by the Minister or approved by the Minister.
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Right of recovery by Minister 14 An apprentice loan that is made to a borrower who is not of full age and any interest on the loan are recoverable by the Minister from the borrower as though the borrower had been of full age at the time the agreement was entered into.
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Waiver 15 On application by an eligible apprentice or a borrower, the Minister may, to avoid undue hardship to the apprentice or borrower, waive (a) a requirement of the regulations with respect to the times within which information in respect of the eligible apprentice or borrower is to be provided; or (b) a requirement of the regulations with respect to the form or manner in which information in respect of the eligible apprentice or borrower is to be provided, or a requirement determined or approved by the Minister with respect to a form or other document in which such information is to be provided.
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Apprentice loan denied due to error 16 If the Minister is satisfied that, as a result of an error made in the administration of this Act or the regulations, a person was denied an apprentice loan to which the person would have been entitled, the Minister may take remedial action to place the person in the position that he or she would have been in under this Act had the error not been made.
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Limitation or prescription period 17 (1) Subject to this section, no action or proceedings may be taken to recover money owing under this Act after the end of the six-year period that begins on the day on which the money becomes due and payable. Deduction and set-off (2) Money owing by a person under this Act may be recovered at any time by way of deduction from, set-off against or, in Quebec, compensation against any sum of money that may be due or payable by Her Majesty in right of Canada to the person or their estate or succession. Acknowledgment of liability (3) If a person acknowledges liability for money owing under this Act, the time during which the limitation or prescription period has run before the acknowledgment of liability does not count in the calculation of that period. Acknowledgment of liability after end of limitation or prescription period (4) If a person acknowledges liability for money owing under this Act after the end of the limitation or prescription period, an action or proceedings to recover the money may, subject to subsections (3) and (5), be brought within six years after the date of the acknowledgment of liability. Limitation or prescription period suspended (5) The running of a limitation or prescription period in respect of an apprentice loan is suspended during any period in which it is prohibited to commence or continue an action or other proceedings against the borrower to recover money owing under the loan. Enforcement proceedings (6) This section does not apply in respect of an action or proceedings relating to the execution, renewal or enforcement of a judgment. Definition of acknowledgement of liability (7) In this section, the expression acknowledgement of liability has the meaning assigned by the regulations.