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Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act . ( Loi ) census agglomeration means a census agglomeration within the meaning of the Statistics Canada document entitled Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 . ( agglomération de recensement ) census metropolitan area means a census metropolitan area within the meaning of the Statistics Canada document entitled Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 . ( région métropolitaine de recensement ) control with respect to a corporation or entity, means (a) direct or indirect ownership of shares or ownership interests of the corporation or entity representing 10% or more of the value of the equity in it, or carrying 10% or more of its voting rights; or (b) control in fact of the corporation or entity, whether directly or indirectly, through ownership, agreement or otherwise. (contrôle) SOR/2023-66, s. 1
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Act means the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act . ( Loi )
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census agglomeration means a census agglomeration within the meaning of the Statistics Canada document entitled Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 . ( agglomération de recensement )
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census metropolitan area means a census metropolitan area within the meaning of the Statistics Canada document entitled Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 . ( région métropolitaine de recensement )
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control with respect to a corporation or entity, means (a) direct or indirect ownership of shares or ownership interests of the corporation or entity representing 10% or more of the value of the equity in it, or carrying 10% or more of its voting rights; or (b) control in fact of the corporation or entity, whether directly or indirectly, through ownership, agreement or otherwise. (contrôle)
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Non-Canadian — prescribed entities 2 For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition non-Canadian in section 2 of the Act, the following entities are prescribed: (a) an entity formed otherwise than under the laws of Canada or a province; and (b) an entity formed under the laws of Canada or a province – whose shares or ownership interests are not listed on a stock exchange in Canada for which a designation under Section 262 of the Income Tax Act is in effect – and controlled by an entity referred to in paragraph (a) or controlled by a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the definition non-Canadian in section 2 of the Act. SOR/2023-66, s. 2
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Residential property — exclusion 3 (1) For the purposes of the portion of the definition residential property in section 2 of the Act before paragraph (a), a property that is located in an area of Canada that is not within either a census agglomeration or a census metropolitan area is a prescribed real property or immovable. (2) [Repealed, SOR/2023-66, s. 3] SOR/2023-66, s. 3
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Purchase 4 (1) For the purposes of the Act, the acquisition, with or without conditions, of a legal or equitable interest or a real right in a residential property constitutes a purchase. Exceptions (2) However, a purchase referred to in subsection (1) does not include (a) the acquisition by an individual of an interest or a real right resulting from death, divorce, separation or a gift; (b) the rental of a dwelling unit to a tenant for the purpose of its occupation by the tenant; (c) the transfer under the terms of a trust that was created prior to the coming into force of the Act; (d) the transfer resulting from the exercise of a security interest or secured right by a secured creditor; or (e) the acquisition by a non-Canadian of residential property for the purposes of development. SOR/2023-66, s. 4
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Temporary residents — prescribed conditions 5 For the purposes of paragraph 4(2)(a) of the Act, the temporary resident must satisfy one of the following conditions: (a) if they are enrolled in a program of authorized study at a designated learning institution , as defined in section 211.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations , (i) they filed all required income tax returns under the Income Tax Act for each of the five taxation years preceding the year in which the purchase was made, (ii) they were physically present in Canada for a minimum of 244 days in each of the five calendar years preceding the year in which the purchase was made, (iii) the purchase price of the residential property does not exceed $500,000, and (iv) they have not purchased more than one residential property; or (b) if they hold a work permit , as defined in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations , or are authorized to work in Canada under section 186 of those Regulations, (i) they have 183 days or more of validity remaining on their work permit or work authorization on the date of purchase, and (ii) they have not purchased more than one residential property. (iii) [Repealed, SOR/2023-66, s. 5] SOR/2023-66, s. 5
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Exception — persons 6 For the purposes of paragraph 4(2)(d) of the Act, the following classes of persons are prescribed: (a) foreign nationals who hold a passport that contains a valid diplomatic, consular, official or special representative acceptance issued by the Chief of Protocol for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development; (b) foreign nationals, with valid temporary resident status, whose temporary resident visa was issued, or temporary resident status was granted, following an exemption provided under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , if the Minister is of the opinion that the exemption was justified based on public policy considerations to provide safe haven to those fleeing conflict; and (c) persons that have made a claim for refugee protection in accordance with subsection 99(3) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , if that claim has been found eligible and referred to the Refugee Protection Division under subsection 100(1) of that Act.
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Order 7 (1) An order referred to in subsection 7(1) of the Act may only be made if the following conditions are met: (a) the non-Canadian is the owner of the residential property at the time the order is made; (b) notice has been given to every person who may be entitled to receive proceeds from the sale; and (c) the superior court of the province is satisfied that the impact of the order would not be disproportionate to the nature and gravity of the contravention, the circumstances surrounding the commission of the contravention and the resulting conviction. Conditions of order (2) The order made under subsection 7(1) of the Act must provide that the proceeds of the sale are distributed in the following order: (a) the payment of the costs of the sale, including the costs incurred by the Minister in bringing the application for the order and any unpaid fines by the non-Canadian under the Act; (b) the payment of those, other than the non-Canadian, who are entitled to receive the proceeds of the sale in amounts and according to priorities that the superior court may determine; (c) the repayment of the non-Canadian of an amount that is not greater than the purchase price they paid for the residential property; and (d) the payment of any amount remaining to the Receiver General for Canada.
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Exception — circumstances 8 For the purposes of subsection 4(3) of the Act, subsection 4(1) of the Act does not apply if it is incompatible with the rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 .
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Repeal 9 These Regulations are repealed on the day on which section 236 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 , chapter 10 of the Statutes of Canada, 2022, comes into force.
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Coming into force 10 These Regulations come into force on January 1 2023, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Social Security Tribunal Regulations, 2022 — a
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Employment and Social Development, makes the annexed Social Security Tribunal Regulations, 2022 under section 69 a of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act b . a S.C. 2021, c. 23, s. 236 b S.C. 2005, c. 34; S.C. 2013, c. 40, s. 205
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Filing of notice 1 (1) A party who wants to challenge the constitutional validity, applicability or operability of a provision of the Canada Pension Plan , the Old Age Security Act , the Employment Insurance Act , Part 5 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act , the Canada Disability Benefit Act or the rules or regulations made under any of those Acts must file a notice with the Tribunal that sets out (a) the provision that will be challenged; (b) the material facts relied on to support the constitutional challenge; and (c) a summary of the legal argument to be made in support of the constitutional challenge. Service of notice (2) At least 10 days before the date set for the hearing of the appeal or application, the party must serve notice of the challenge on the persons referred to in subsection 57(1) of the Federal Courts Act and file a copy of the notice and proof of service with the Tribunal. Failure to file proof of service (3) If proof of service has not been filed in accordance with subsection (2), the Tribunal may, on its own initiative or on the request of a party, postpone or adjourn the hearing. SOR/2025-35, s. 41
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Format of hearing 2 (1) A Tribunal hearing must be held in one of the following formats, as requested by the appellant: (a) in writing; (b) by teleconference, videoconference or other means of telecommunication; (c) in person. Exception — other parties (2) Despite subsection (1), the Tribunal may allow any other party to participate in a hearing by a means other than the format requested by the appellant if the Tribunal determines that it is warranted based on the needs and circumstances of that party. Exception — circumstances (3) Despite subsection (1), the Tribunal may hold a hearing, in whole or in part, in a format other than that requested by the appellant if the Tribunal determines that the requested format (a) would not allow for a full and fair hearing; (b) would raise security or health concerns that cannot be mitigated to the Tribunal’s satisfaction; or (c) would be impractical in extraordinary circumstances such as fire, flood, epidemic, natural disaster, political turmoil, act of terrorism or major accident.
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Private hearing and restricted access 3 The Tribunal may, on request or on its own initiative, hold a hearing, in whole or in part, in private and restrict public access to all or part of the appeal record if it determines that reasonable alternative measures cannot adequately mitigate any of the following serious risks that could result from a public hearing and public access: (a) a serious risk that the disclosure of personal information, such as medical information, would cause undue hardship to a person that outweighs the societal interest that the hearing and appeal record be public; (b) a serious risk to the life, liberty or security of a person; (c) a serious risk to the fairness of the proceeding that outweighs the societal interest that the hearing and appeal record be public; (d) a serious risk to public security.
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5 The Social Security Tribunal Regulations 2 are repealed. 2 SOR/2013-60
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S.C. 2021, c. 23 * 6 These Regulations come into force on the day on which Division 20 of Part 4 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered. * [Note: Regulations in force December 5, 2022, see SI/2022-59.]
Social Security Tribunal Rules of Procedure — a
Whereas, under subsection 45.1(2) a of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act b , the Minister of Employment and Social Development has approved the making of the annexed Social Security Tribunal Rules of Procedure ; a S.C. 2021, c. 23, s. 221 b S.C. 2005, c. 34; S.C. 2013, c. 40, s. 205
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Therefore, the Chairperson of the Social Security Tribunal makes the annexed Social Security Tribunal Rules of Procedure under subsection 45.1(2) a of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act b .
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Purpose of these Rules 1 These Rules set out the procedure for appeals before the Tribunal. The Rules aim to help parties understand the appeal process and their roles and responsibilities. The Rules and the appeal process are meant to promote access to justice. SOR/2025-91, s. 1
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About the Tribunal 2 (1) The Tribunal is an independent administrative tribunal. It consists of the members of the General Division and Appeal Division. The members are appointed under Part 5 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act . The Tribunal is supported by the Tribunal Secretariat. The Secretariat consists of employees of the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada. The Secretariat carries out some administrative tasks related to these Rules for the Tribunal. General Division (2) The Tribunal’s General Division decides appeals from reconsideration decisions made under each of the following: (a) the Canada Pension Plan ; (a.1) the Canada Disability Benefit Regulations ; (b) the Old Age Security Act ; (c) the Employment Insurance Act . Appeal Division (3) The Tribunal’s Appeal Division decides appeals from General Division decisions and Board of Appeal decisions. SOR/2025-91, s. 2 SOR/2025-92, s. 1 SOR/2026-45, s. 1
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Overview of these Rules 3 These Rules are set out in the order that they normally apply, but the order may be different in some appeals. Not every rule applies in every appeal. The Rules are divided into the following Parts: (a) Part 1 sets out how to interpret the Rules; (b) Part 2 sets out general rules about what the Tribunal can do and how it conducts the appeal process; (c) Part 3 sets out the roles and responsibilities of participants and the Tribunal; (d) Part 4 sets out how to file documents with the Tribunal and how the Tribunal handles documents; (e) Part 5 sets out how to appeal, how the Tribunal handles late appeals, what language the appeal can be in and how the Tribunal adds parties; (f) Part 6 sets out various procedures that may apply in the appeal process; (g) Part 7 sets out specific rules for Income Security appeals at the General Division and Appeal Division; (h) Part 8 sets out specific rules for Employment Insurance appeals at the General Division and Appeal Division; and (i) Part 9 sets out specific rules for hearings and decisions. (j) [Repealed, SOR/2025-91, s. 3] (k) [Repealed, SOR/2025-91, s. 3] SOR/2025-91, s. 3
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What Part 1 is about 4 This Part sets out definitions for terms and expressions used in these Rules. This Part also sets out how the Tribunal interprets and applies the Rules.
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reconsideration request means a request for the Minister or the Commission to reconsider a decision under (a) section 81(1) or (1.1) of the Canada Pension Plan ; (a.1) section 18(1) or (2) of the Canada Disability Benefit Regulations ; (b) section 27.1(1) or (1.1) of the Old Age Security Act ; or (c) section 112 of the Employment Insurance Act . ( demande de révision ) SOR/2025-91, s. 4 SOR/2025-92, s. 2 SOR/2026-45, s. 3
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appeal means an appeal to the Tribunal under Part 5 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act . It includes an application for permission to appeal a General Division decision to the Appeal Division in an Income Security appeal. ( appel )
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appellant means (a) the person who appeals a reconsideration decision to the General Division; or (b) the person who appeals a General Division or Board of Appeal decision to the Appeal Division. At the Appeal Division, the appellant may be the Minister or the Commission. ( appelant )
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argument means a submission that sets out a party’s point of view about what the Tribunal should do in an appeal. A party may file arguments with the Tribunal or make arguments at an oral hearing. ( argument )
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Board of Appeal means the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal. ( Conseil d’appel )
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business day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday. ( jour ouvrable )
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Commission means the Canada Employment Insurance Commission. ( Commission )
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contact information means (a) an address; (b) a phone number, if there is one; and (c) an email address, if there is one. ( coordonnées )
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Employment Insurance appeal means an appeal from a reconsideration decision that the Commission made under the Employment Insurance Act . It includes an appeal from a General Division Employment Insurance decision or Board of Appeal decision to the Appeal Division. ( appel en assurance-emploi )
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evidence means something that a party presents to the Tribunal to prove a fact. It includes documents, photographs, video recordings and sound recordings that a party may file with the Tribunal. It also includes testimony given at an oral hearing. ( élément de preuve )
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Income Security appeal means an appeal from a reconsideration decision that the Minister made under the Canada Pension Plan , the Canada Disability Benefit Regulations or the Old Age Security Act . It includes an appeal from a General Division Income Security decision to the Appeal Division. ( appel en sécurité du revenu )
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Minister means the Minister of Employment and Social Development. ( ministre )
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participant means (a) the parties; and (b) representatives, support persons, witnesses and interpreters who take part in an appeal. ( participant )
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party means (a) the appellant and the Minister, for Income Security appeals at the General Division; (b) the appellant and the Commission, for Employment Insurance appeals at the General Division; (c) the appellant and any other party at the General Division or the Board of Appeal, for appeals at the Appeal Division; and (d) any person added as a party under section 33 . ( partie )
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permission to appeal means leave to appeal a General Division decision to the Appeal Division under section 58.1 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act . ( permission de faire appel )
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reconsideration decision means (a) a decision that the Minister made under section 81 of the Canada Pension Plan , including a decision about more time to make a reconsideration request and a decision to rescind or amend a decision based on new facts; (a.1) a decision that the Minister made under section 18 or 19 of the Canada Disability Benefit Regulations , including a decision about more time to make a reconsideration request; (b) a decision that the Minister made under section 27.1 of the Old Age Security Act , including a decision about more time to make a reconsideration request; or (c) a decision that the Commission made under section 112 of the Employment Insurance Act , including a decision about more time to make a reconsideration request. ( décision de révision )
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reconsideration request means a request for the Minister or the Commission to reconsider a decision under (a) section 81(1) or (1.1) of the Canada Pension Plan ; (a.1) section 18(1) or (2) of the Canada Disability Benefit Regulations ; (b) section 27.1(1) or (1.1) of the Old Age Security Act ; or (c) section 112 of the Employment Insurance Act . ( demande de révision )
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How the Tribunal interprets and applies these Rules 6 The Tribunal must interpret and apply these Rules so that (a) the appeal process is simple, quick and fair; (b) the Tribunal considers the parties’ particular circumstances; (c) every party can participate in the appeal process, even if they do not have a representative; and (d) the appeal process is flexible and appropriate for what the Tribunal must decide in each appeal.
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What Part 2 is about 7 This Part sets out (a) how the Tribunal conducts the appeal process; (b) what happens if the Tribunal cannot reach a party; and (c) how to ask for an accommodation.
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Making the appeal process simple, quick and fair 8 (1) The Tribunal must make sure that the appeal process is as simple and quick as fairness allows. Using active adjudication (2) The Tribunal uses active adjudication as described in section 17(2) to help parties participate fully in the appeal process. If a party wants the Tribunal to decide on a procedure (3) A party may ask the Tribunal to do or decide something as part of the appeal process. To do this, the party must file a request with the Tribunal. The request must set out what the party wants and why. Adapting these Rules (4) The Tribunal may adapt these Rules or decide that a party does not need to follow one or more rules if it is in the interest of justice. If these Rules do not cover something (5) The Tribunal may decide the procedure for anything not in these Rules or the Social Security Tribunal Regulations, 2022 . SOR/2025-91, s. 5