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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act — O-2.7 39
No liability 39 No action lies against Her Majesty, the Minister, the Superintendent, any Deputy Superintendent, any officer or employee of the Office or any person acting under the direction of the Superintendent for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in the administration or discharge of any powers or duties that under any Act of Parliament are intended or authorized to be executed or performed. R.S., 1985, c. 18 (3rd Supp.), s. 39; 2001, c. 9, s. 477
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act — O-2.7 39.1
Not compellable 39.1 The Superintendent, any Deputy Superintendent, any officer or employee of the Office or any person acting under the direction of the Superintendent, is not a compellable witness in any civil proceedings in respect of any matter coming to their knowledge as a result of exercising any of their powers or performing any of their duties or functions under this Act or the Acts listed in the schedule. 2012, c. 5, s. 212
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Annual report 40 The Minister shall cause to be laid before each House of Parliament, not later than the fifth sitting day of that House after September 30 next following the end of each fiscal year, a report showing the operations of the Office for that year. R.S., 1985, c. 18 (3rd Supp.), s. 40; 2001, c. 9, s. 477 [Note: The former sections 26 to 46, as originally enacted by R.S., c. 18 (3rd Supp.), Part I, are spent but not yet repealed. Those spent provisions will be repealed by a future amendment.]
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act — O-2.7 33
33 Every amount assessed under subsection 23(3) of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act , after May 31, 2001, against a life company or a society is valid to the same extent as it would have been were it assessed after the coming into force of section 32 .
Official Development Assistance Accountability Act — O-2.8
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Official Development Assistance Accountability Act — O-2.8 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act .
Official Development Assistance Accountability Act — O-2.8 2
Purpose 2 (1) The purpose of this Act is to ensure that all Canadian official development assistance abroad is provided with a central focus on poverty reduction and in a manner that is consistent with Canadian values, Canadian foreign policy, the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness of March 2, 2005, sustainable development and democracy promotion and that promotes international human rights standards. Official development assistance (2) Canadian official development assistance abroad shall be defined exclusively with regard to these values.
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Definitions 3 The following definitions apply in this Act. Canadian values means, amongst others, values of global citizenship, equity and environmental sustainability. ( valeurs canadiennes ) civil society organization means a not-for-profit or charitable organization whose governing structure is independent of government direction, and includes, but is not limited to, registered charities, non-governmental development organizations, community groups, women’s organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations, trade unions, self-help groups, social movements, business associations, coalitions, human rights organizations and advocacy groups. ( organisme de la société civile ) competent minister means the Minister for International Development, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Foreign Affairs or any other minister who is providing official development assistance. ( ministre compétent ) democracy includes, but is not limited to, political and civil rights as defined by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights . ( démocratie ) international agency means any organization whose objectives include global poverty reduction or international human­itarian assistance. ( agence internationale ) international assistance means funding provided by government for international development, international financial institutions, global peace and security, crises overseas and international development research. ( aide internationale ) international human rights standards means standards that are based on international human rights conventions to which Canada is a party and on international customary law. ( normes internationales en matière de droits de la personne ) Minister means the Minister for International Development or any other minister designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act. ( ministre ) official development assistance [Repealed, 2018, c. 27, s. 656] 2008, c. 17, s. 3; 2013, c. 33, s. 196 2018, c. 27, s. 656
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Canadian values means, amongst others, values of global citizenship, equity and environmental sustainability. ( valeurs canadiennes )
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civil society organization means a not-for-profit or charitable organization whose governing structure is independent of government direction, and includes, but is not limited to, registered charities, non-governmental development organizations, community groups, women’s organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations, trade unions, self-help groups, social movements, business associations, coalitions, human rights organizations and advocacy groups. ( organisme de la société civile )
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competent minister means the Minister for International Development, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Foreign Affairs or any other minister who is providing official development assistance. ( ministre compétent )
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democracy includes, but is not limited to, political and civil rights as defined by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights . ( démocratie )
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international agency means any organization whose objectives include global poverty reduction or international human­itarian assistance. ( agence internationale )
Official Development Assistance Accountability Act — O-2.8
international assistance means funding provided by government for international development, international financial institutions, global peace and security, crises overseas and international development research. ( aide internationale )
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international human rights standards means standards that are based on international human rights conventions to which Canada is a party and on international customary law. ( normes internationales en matière de droits de la personne )
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Minister means the Minister for International Development or any other minister designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act. ( ministre )
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official development assistance [Repealed, 2018, c. 27, s. 656]
Official Development Assistance Accountability Act — O-2.8 3.1
Regulations 3.1 For the purposes of this Act, the Governor in Council may make regulations defining the expression official development assistance , in which case, the Governor in Council must take into account, among other things, the most recent definition of official development assistance formulated by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2018, c. 27, s. 657
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Official development assistance 4 (1) Official development assistance may be provided only if the competent minister is of the opinion that it (a) contributes to poverty reduction; (b) takes into account the perspectives of the poor; and (c) is consistent with international human rights standards. Disaster or other emergency occurring outside Canada (1.1) Notwithstanding subsection (1), official development assistance may be provided for the purposes of alleviating the effects of a natural or artificial disaster or other emergency occurring outside Canada. Consultation (2) The competent minister shall consult with governments, international agencies and Canadian civil society organizations at least once every two years, and shall take their views and recommendations into consideration when forming an opinion described in subsection (1). Calculation of contribution (3) In calculating Canada’s official development assistance contribution in Government of Canada publications, the competent minister or the Governor in Council shall consider only official development assistance as defined by this Act that meets the criteria in subsections (1) and (1.1). No limit or restriction imposed (4) Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to limit the funding or restrict the activities of the International Development Research Centre.
Official Development Assistance Accountability Act — O-2.8 5
Report to Parliament 5 (1) The Minister or the competent minister shall cause to be laid before each House of Parliament within one year after the end of each fiscal year or, if either House is not sitting, on any of the first five days on which that House of Parliament is sitting, a report containing (a) the total amount spent by the Government of Canada on official development assistance in the previous fiscal year; (b) a summary of any activity or initiative taken under this Act; (c) a summary of Canada’s activities under the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act that have contributed to carrying out the purpose of this Act. (d) [Repealed, 2018, c. 27, s. 658] (e) [Repealed, 2013, c. 33, s. 193] Statistical report (2) The Minister shall issue a statistical report on the disbursement of official development assistance within one year after the end of each fiscal year. (3) [Repealed, 2018, c. 27, s. 658] (4) [Repealed, 2018, c. 27, s. 658] 2008, c. 17, s. 5; 2013, c. 33, s. 193 2018, c. 27, s. 658
Official Development Assistance Accountability Act — O-2.8 Coming into force
Coming into force * 6 This Act comes into force 30 days after the day on which it receives royal assent. * [Note: Act in force June 28, 2008.]
Official Languages Act — O-3.01 Preamble
Preamble WHEREAS the Constitution of Canada provides that English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and government of Canada;
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AND WHEREAS the Constitution of Canada provides for full and equal access to Parliament, to the laws of Canada and to courts established by Parliament in both official languages;
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AND WHEREAS the Constitution of Canada also provides for guarantees relating to the right of any member of the public to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any institution of the Parliament or government of Canada in either official language;
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
AND WHEREAS employees of institutions of the Parliament or government of Canada should have equal opportunities to use the official language of their choice while working together in pursuing the goals of those institutions;
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
AND WHEREAS English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians should, without regard to their ethnic origin or first language learned, have equal opportunities to obtain employment in the institutions of the Parliament or government of Canada;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada is committed to achieving, with due regard to the principle of selection of personnel according to merit, full participation of English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians in its institutions;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada is committed to enhancing the vitality and supporting the development of English and French linguistic minority communities — taking into account their uniqueness, diversity and historical and cultural contributions to Canadian society — as an integral part of the two official language communities of Canada, and to fostering full recognition and use of English and French in Canadian society;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada is committed to protecting and promoting the French language, recognizing that French is in a minority situation in Canada and North America due to the predominant use of English;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada is committed to cooperating with provincial and territorial governments and their institutions to support the development of English and French linguistic minority communities, to provide services in both English and French, to respect the constitutional guarantees of minority language educational rights and to enhance opportunities for all to learn both English and French;
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada is committed to enhancing the bilingual character of the National Capital Region and to encouraging the business community, labour organizations and voluntary organizations in Canada to foster the recognition and use of English and French;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of providing opportunities for everyone in Canada to learn a second official language and the contribution of everyone in Canada who speaks both official languages to a mutual appreciation between the two official language communities of Canada;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of supporting sectors that are essential to enhancing the vitality of English and French linguistic minority communities and protecting and promoting the presence of strong institutions serving those communities;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation contributes through its activities to enhancing the vitality of the English and French linguistic minority communities and to the protection and promotion of both official languages;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of remedying the decline in the demographic weight of French linguistic minority communities, including by restoring and increasing their demographic weight;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of francophone immigration in enhancing the vitality of French linguistic minority communities, including by restoring and increasing their demographic weight;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of the French language to trade and economic activity and the contribution of francophone immigration to the economy;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of including a francophone perspective in funding programs;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes the presence of English or French linguistic minority communities in each province and territory;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes the diversity of the provincial and territorial language regimes that contribute to the advancement of the equality of status and use of English and French in Canadian society, including that the Constitution of Canada provides every person with the right to use English or French in the debates of the Houses of the Legislature of Quebec and those of the Legislature of Manitoba and the right to use English or French in any pleading or process in or from the courts of those provinces, Quebec’s Charter of the French language provides that French is the official language of Quebec, the Constitution of Canada provides that English and French are the official languages of New Brunswick and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the legislature and government of New Brunswick, and the Constitution of Canada provides that the English linguistic community and the French linguistic community in New Brunswick have equality of status and equal rights and privileges;
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the Constitution of Canada provides every person with the right to use English or French in the debates of the Houses of the Legislature of Quebec and those of the Legislature of Manitoba and the right to use English or French in any pleading or process in or from the courts of those provinces,
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
Quebec’s Charter of the French language provides that French is the official language of Quebec,
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
the Constitution of Canada provides that English and French are the official languages of New Brunswick and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the legislature and government of New Brunswick, and
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
the Constitution of Canada provides that the English linguistic community and the French linguistic community in New Brunswick have equality of status and equal rights and privileges;
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes that each province and territory has adopted laws, policies or programs guaranteeing service in French or recognizing the contribution of the English or French linguistic minority community to Canadian society;
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AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of maintaining and enhancing the use of languages other than English and French and reclaiming, revitalizing and strengthening Indigenous languages while strengthening the status and use of the official languages;
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
AND WHEREAS all legal obligations related to the official languages apply at all times, including during emergencies;
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Official Languages Act — O-3.01 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Official Languages Act .
Official Languages Act — O-3.01 2
Purpose 2 The purpose of this Act is to (a) ensure respect for English and French as the official languages of Canada and ensure equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all federal institutions, in particular with respect to their use in parliamentary proceedings, in legislative and other instruments, in the administration of justice, in communicating with or providing services to the public and in carrying out the work of federal institutions; (b) support the development of English and French linguistic minority communities in order to protect them while taking into account the fact that they have different needs; (b.1) advance the equality of status and use of the English and French languages within Canadian society, taking into account the fact that French is in a minority situation in Canada and North America due to the predominant use of English and that there is a diversity of provincial and territorial language regimes that contribute to the advancement, including Quebec’s Charter of the French language , which provides that French is the official language of Quebec; (b.2) advance the existence of a majority-French society in a Quebec where the future of French is assured; and (c) set out the powers, duties and functions of federal institutions with respect to the official languages of Canada. R.S., 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s. 2 2023, c. 15, s. 3
Official Languages Act — O-3.01 2.1
President of the Treasury Board 2.1 (1) The President of the Treasury Board is responsible for exercising leadership within the Government of Canada in relation to the implementation of this Act. Coordination (2) The President of the Treasury Board shall, in consultation with the other ministers of the Crown, coordinate the implementation of this Act, including the implementation of the commitments set out in subsections 41(1) to (3), and ensure good governance of this Act. 2023, c. 15, s. 4
Official Languages Act — O-3.01 2.2
Government-wide strategy on official languages 2.2 (1) The Minister of Canadian Heritage shall, in consultation with the President of the Treasury Board, develop and maintain a government-wide strategy that sets out the overall official languages priorities. Cooperation (1.1) For greater certainty, the Minister of Canadian Heritage shall perform the duty under subsection (1) in cooperation with the other ministers of the Crown. Tabling in Parliament (2) That Minister shall cause the strategy to be tabled in each House of Parliament within the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the strategy has been developed, and periodically after that. Accessible to public (3) That Minister shall make the strategy accessible to the public through the Internet or by any other means that that Minister considers appropriate. 2023, c. 15, s. 4
Official Languages Act — O-3.01 2.3
Process — implementation of commitment under subsection 41(4) 2.3 The Minister of Canadian Heritage shall establish a process for the Government of Canada to implement its commitment under subsection 41(4). 2023, c. 15, s. 4
Official Languages Act — O-3.01 (a)
business day means a day other than (a) a Saturday; (b) a Sunday or other holiday; and (c) a day that falls during the seasonal recess , as defined in section 2 of the Federal Courts Rules ; ( jour ouvrable )
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada appointed under section 49; ( commissaire )
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communication means any form of communication, including oral, written, electronic, virtual or other communications; ( communication )
Official Languages Act — O-3.01 (a)
Crown corporation means (a) a corporation that is ultimately accountable, through a Minister, to Parliament for the conduct of its affairs, and (b) a parent Crown corporation or a wholly-owned subsidiary, within the meaning of section 83 of the Financial Administration Act ; ( sociétés d’État )
Official Languages Act — O-3.01
department means a department as defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act ; ( ministère )
Official Languages Act — O-3.01 (a)
federal institution includes any of the following institutions of the Parliament or government of Canada: (a) the Senate, (b) the House of Commons, (c) the Library of Parliament, (c.1) the office of the Senate Ethics Officer and the office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, (c.2) the Parliamentary Protective Service, (c.3) the office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, (d) any federal court, (e) any board, commission or council, or other body or office, established to perform a governmental function by or pursuant to an Act of Parliament or by or under the authority of the Governor in Council, (f) a department of the Government of Canada, (g) a Crown corporation established by or pursuant to an Act of Parliament, and (h) any other body that is specified by an Act of Parliament to be an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada or to be subject to the direction of the Governor in Council or a minister of the Crown, but does not include (i) any institution of the Legislative Assembly or government of Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, or (j) any Indian band, band council or other body established to perform a governmental function in relation to an Indian band or other group of aboriginal people; ( institutions fédérales )