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United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 1
1 Recognition and enforcement of the award may be refused, at the request of the party against whom it is invoked, only if that party furnishes to the competent authority where the recognition and enforcement is sought, proof that: (a) The parties to the agreement referred to in article II were, under the law applicable to them, under some incapacity, or the said agreement is not valid under the law to which the parties have subjected it or, failing any indication thereon, under the law of the country where the award was made; or (b) The party against whom the award is invoked was not given proper notice of the appointment of the arbitrator or of the arbitration proceedings or was otherwise unable to present his case; or (c) The award deals with a difference not contemplated by or not falling within the terms of the submission to arbitration, or it contains decisions on matters beyond the scope of the submission to arbitration, provided that, if the decisions on matters submitted to arbitration can be separated from those not so submitted, that part of the award which contains decisions on matters submitted to arbitration may be recognized and enforced; or (d) The composition of the arbitral authority or the arbitral procedure was not in accordance with the agreement of the parties, or, failing such agreement, was not in accordance with the law of the country where the arbitration took place; or (e) The award has not yet become binding on the parties, or has been set aside or suspended by a competent authority of the country in which, or under the law of which, that award was made.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (a)
(a) The parties to the agreement referred to in article II were, under the law applicable to them, under some incapacity, or the said agreement is not valid under the law to which the parties have subjected it or, failing any indication thereon, under the law of the country where the award was made; or
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (b)
(b) The party against whom the award is invoked was not given proper notice of the appointment of the arbitrator or of the arbitration proceedings or was otherwise unable to present his case; or
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (c)
(c) The award deals with a difference not contemplated by or not falling within the terms of the submission to arbitration, or it contains decisions on matters beyond the scope of the submission to arbitration, provided that, if the decisions on matters submitted to arbitration can be separated from those not so submitted, that part of the award which contains decisions on matters submitted to arbitration may be recognized and enforced; or
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (d)
(d) The composition of the arbitral authority or the arbitral procedure was not in accordance with the agreement of the parties, or, failing such agreement, was not in accordance with the law of the country where the arbitration took place; or
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (e)
(e) The award has not yet become binding on the parties, or has been set aside or suspended by a competent authority of the country in which, or under the law of which, that award was made.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 2
2 Recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award may also be refused if the competent authority in the country where recognition and enforcement is sought finds that: (a) The subject matter of the difference is not capable of settlement by arbitration under the law of that country; or (b) The recognition or enforcement of the award would be contrary to the public policy of that country.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (a)
(a) The subject matter of the difference is not capable of settlement by arbitration under the law of that country; or
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(b) The recognition or enforcement of the award would be contrary to the public policy of that country.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4
If an application for the setting aside or suspension of the award has been made to a competent authority referred to in article V(1)(e), the authority before which the award is sought to be relied upon may, if it considers it proper, adjourn the decision on the enforcement of the award and may also, on the application of the party claiming enforcement of the award, order the other party to give suitable security.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 1
1 The provisions of the present Convention shall not affect the validity of multilateral or bilateral agreements concerning the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards entered into by the Contracting States nor deprive any interested party of any right he may have to avail himself of an arbitral award in the manner and to the extent allowed by the law or the treaties of the country where such award is sought to be relied upon.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 2
2 The Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses of 1923 and the Geneva Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1927 shall cease to have effect between Contracting States on their becoming bound and to the extent that they become bound, by this Convention.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 1
1 This Convention shall be open until 31 December 1958 for signature on behalf of any Member of the United Nations and also on behalf of any other State which is or hereafter becomes a member of any specialized agency of the United Nations, or which is or hereafter becomes a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, or any other State to which an invitation has been addressed by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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2 This Convention shall be ratified and the instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 1
1 This Convention shall be open for accession to all States referred to in article VIII.
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2 Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 1
1 Any State may, at the time of signature, ratification or accession, declare that this Convention shall extend to all or any of the territories for the international relations of which it is responsible. Such a declaration shall take effect when the Convention enters into force for the State concerned.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 2
2 At any time thereafter any such extension shall be made by notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and shall take effect as from the ninetieth day after the day of receipt by the Secretary-General of the United Nations of this notification, or as from the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State concerned, whichever is the later.
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3 With respect to those territories to which this Convention is not extended at the time of signature, ratification or accession, each State concerned shall consider the possibility of taking the necessary steps in order to extend the application of this Convention to such territories, subject, where necessary for constitutional reasons, to the consent of the Governments of such territories.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (a)
In the case of a federal or non-unitary State, the following provisions shall apply: (a) With respect to those articles of this Convention that come within the legislative jurisdiction of the federal authority, the obligations of the federal Government shall to this extent be the same as those of Contracting States which are not federal States; (b) With respect to those articles of this Convention that come within the legislative jurisdiction of constituent states or provinces which are not, under the constitutional system of the federation, bound to take legislative action, the federal Government shall bring such articles with a favourable recommendation to the notice of the appropriate authorities of constituent states or provinces at the earliest possible moment; (c) A federal State Party to this Convention shall, at the request of any other Contracting State transmitted through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, supply a statement of the law and practice of the federation and its constituent units in regard to any particular provision of this Convention, showing the extent to which effect has been given to that provision by legislative or other action.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (a)
(a) With respect to those articles of this Convention that come within the legislative jurisdiction of the federal authority, the obligations of the federal Government shall to this extent be the same as those of Contracting States which are not federal States;
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (b)
(b) With respect to those articles of this Convention that come within the legislative jurisdiction of constituent states or provinces which are not, under the constitutional system of the federation, bound to take legislative action, the federal Government shall bring such articles with a favourable recommendation to the notice of the appropriate authorities of constituent states or provinces at the earliest possible moment;
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (c)
(c) A federal State Party to this Convention shall, at the request of any other Contracting State transmitted through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, supply a statement of the law and practice of the federation and its constituent units in regard to any particular provision of this Convention, showing the extent to which effect has been given to that provision by legislative or other action.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 1
1 This Convention shall come into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of the third instrument of ratification or accession.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 2
2 For each State ratifying or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the third instrument of ratification or accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification or accession.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 1
1 Any Contracting State may denounce this Convention by a written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.
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2 Any State which has made a declaration or notification under article X may, at any time thereafter, by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, declare that this Convention shall cease to extend to the territory concerned one year after the date of the receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.
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3 This Convention shall continue to be applicable to arbitral awards in respect of which recognition or enforcement proceedings have been instituted before the denunciation takes effect.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4
A Contracting State shall not be entitled to avail itself of the present Convention against other Contracting States except to the extent that it is itself bound to apply the Convention.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (a)
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify the States contemplated in article VIII of the following: (a) Signatures and ratifications in accordance with article VIII; (b) Accessions in accordance with article IX; (c) Declarations and notifications under articles I, X and XI; (d) The date upon which this Convention enters into force in accordance with article XII; (e) Denunciations and notifications in accordance with article XIII.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (a)
(a) Signatures and ratifications in accordance with article VIII;
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (b)
(b) Accessions in accordance with article IX;
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (c)
(c) Declarations and notifications under articles I, X and XI;
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (d)
(d) The date upon which this Convention enters into force in accordance with article XII;
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 (e)
(e) Denunciations and notifications in accordance with article XIII.
United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act — U-2.4 1
1 This Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts shall be equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations.
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2 The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit a certified copy of this Convention to the States contemplated in article VIII.
United Nations Act — U-2 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the United Nations Act . R.S., c. U-3, s. 1
United Nations Act — U-2 2
Application of Security Council decisions 2 When, in pursuance of Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations, set out in the schedule, the Security Council of the United Nations decides on a measure to be employed to give effect to any of its decisions and calls on Canada to apply the measure, the Governor in Council may make such orders and regulations as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for enabling the measure to be effectively applied. R.S., c. U-3, s. 2
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Offence and punishment 3 (1) Any person who contravenes an order or regulation made under this Act is guilty of an offence and liable (a) on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both; or (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years. Forfeiture (2) Any property dealt with contrary to any order or regulation made under this Act may be seized and detained and is liable to forfeiture at the instance of the Minister of Justice, on proceedings in the Federal Court, or in any superior court, and any such court may make rules governing the procedure on any proceedings taken before the court or a judge thereof under this section. R.S., 1985, c. U-2, s. 3; 2001, c. 41, s. 112
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Tabling in Parliament 4 (1) Every order and regulation made under this Act shall be laid before Parliament forthwith after it has been made or, if Parliament is not then sitting, forthwith after the commencement of the next ensuing session. Resolution (2) If both the Senate and House of Commons within the period of forty days, beginning with the day on which an order or regulation is laid before Parliament pursuant to subsection (1) and excluding any time during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both the Senate and House of Commons are adjourned for more than four days, resolve that it be annulled, it ceases to have effect, but without prejudice to its previous operation or anything duly done or suffered thereunder or any offence committed or any punishment incurred. R.S., c. U-3, s. 4; 1976-77, c. 28, s. 49(F)
United Nations Act — U-2
ARTICLE 41 — The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.
Universal Child Care Benefit Act — U-3.2 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Universal Child Care Benefit Act .
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Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Act. eligible individual means a person who is an eligible individual for the purpose of Subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Income Tax Act . ( particulier admissible ) Minister means the Minister of Employment and Social Development. ( ministre ) qualified dependant means a person who is a qualified dependant for the purpose of Subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Income Tax Act . ( personne à charge admissible ) shared-custody parent has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Income Tax Act . ( parent ayant la garde partagée ) 2006, c. 4, s. 168 “2”; 2010, c. 25, s. 74; 2013, c. 40, s. 238; 2015, c. 36, s. 35
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eligible individual means a person who is an eligible individual for the purpose of Subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Income Tax Act . ( particulier admissible )
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Minister means the Minister of Employment and Social Development. ( ministre )
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qualified dependant means a person who is a qualified dependant for the purpose of Subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Income Tax Act . ( personne à charge admissible )
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shared-custody parent has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Income Tax Act . ( parent ayant la garde partagée )
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Purpose 3 The purpose of this Act is to assist families by supporting their child care choices through direct financial support to a maximum of (a) $1,920 per year in respect of each of their children who is under six years of age; and (b) $720 per year in respect of each of their children who is six years of age or older but who is under 18 years of age. 2006, c. 4, s. 168 “3”; 2015, c. 36, s. 36
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Amount of payment — child under six years 4 (1) In respect of every month before January 1, 2015, the Minister shall pay to an eligible individual, for each month at the beginning of which he or she is an eligible individual, for each child who, at the beginning of that month, is under six years of age and is a qualified dependant of the eligible individual, (a) a benefit of $50, if the eligible individual is a shared-custody parent of the qualified dependant; and (b) a benefit of $100 in any other case. Child under six years — January 2015 to June 2016 (1.1) In respect of every month as of January 1, 2015 but before July 1, 2016, the Minister shall pay to an eligible individual, for each month at the beginning of which he or she is an eligible individual, for each child who, at the beginning of that month, is under the age of six years and is a qualified dependant of the eligible individual, (a) a benefit of $80, if the eligible individual is a shared-custody parent of the qualified dependant; and (b) a benefit of $160 in any other case. Other children — January 2015 to June 2016 (1.2) In respect of every month as of January 1, 2015 but before July 1, 2016, the Minister shall pay to an eligible individual, for each month at the beginning of which he or she is an eligible individual, for each child who, at the beginning of that month, is six years of age or older and is a qualified dependant of the eligible individual, (a) a benefit of $30, if the eligible individual is a shared-custody parent of the qualified dependant; and (b) a benefit of $60 in any other case. Limitation (2) The benefit may not be paid in respect of any month before July, 2006. 2006, c. 4, s. 168 “4”; 2010, c. 25, s. 75; 2015, c. 36, s. 37; 2016, c. 7, s. 53
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Benefit cannot be charged, etc. 5 A benefit (a) is not subject to the operation of any law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency; (b) cannot be assigned, charged, attached or given as security; (c) cannot be retained by way of deduction, set-off or, in Quebec, compensation, under any Act of Parliament other than this Act; and (d) is not garnishable moneys for the purposes of the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act .
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Return of overpayment or erroneous payment 6 (1) A person who has received or obtained a benefit to which the person is not entitled, or a benefit in excess of the amount of the benefit to which the person is entitled, shall, as soon as possible, repay the amount of the benefit or the excess amount, as the case may be. Recovery as a debt due to Her Majesty (2) The amount of the overpayment or erroneous payment constitutes a debt due to Her Majesty, as of the day on which it was paid, that may be recovered by the Minister of National Revenue.
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Limitation period 7 (1) Subject to this section, no action or proceedings shall be taken to recover money owing under this Act after the expiry of the six-year limitation 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, including a benefit under this Act, that may be due or payable by Her Majesty in right of Canada to the person, other than an amount payable under section 122.61 of the Income Tax Act . Acknowledgment of liability (3) If a person’s liability for money owing under this Act is acknowledged in accordance with subsection (5), the time during which the limitation period has run before the acknowledgment does not count in the calculation of that period. Acknowledgment after expiry of limitation period (4) If a person’s liability for money owing under this Act is acknowledged in accordance with subsection (5) after the expiry of the limitation period, an action or proceedings to recover the money may, subject to subsections (3) and (6), be brought within six years after the date of the acknowledgment. Types of acknowledgments (5) An acknowledgment of liability means (a) a written promise to pay the money owing, signed by the person or his or her agent or other representative; (b) a written acknowledgment of the money owing, signed by the person or his or her agent or other representative, whether or not a promise to pay can be implied from it and whether or not it contains a refusal to pay; (c) a part payment by the person or his or her agent or other representative of any money owing; or (d) any acknowledgment of the money owing made by the person, his or her agent or other representative or the trustee or administrator in the course of proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act or any other legislation dealing with the payment of debts. Limitation period suspended (6) The running of a limitation period in respect of money owing under this Act is suspended during any period in which it is prohibited to commence or continue an action or other proceedings against the person to recover money owing under this Act. Enforcement proceedings (7) This section does not apply in respect of an action or proceedings relating to the execution, renewal or enforcement of a judgment.
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No interest payable 8 No interest is payable on any amount owing to Her Majesty under this Act as a result of an overpayment or an erroneous payment.
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Authority to enter agreements 9 The Minister may enter into agreements or arrangements with any department, board or agency of the Government of Canada to assist the Minister in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.