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Railway Safety Act — R-4.2 44
Appointment 44 (1) A judge of a superior court may appoint a person as a police constable for the enforcement of Part III of the Canada Transportation Act and for the enforcement of the laws of Canada or a province in so far as their enforcement relates to the protection of property owned, possessed or administered by a railway company and the protection of persons and property on that property. Limitation (2) The appointment may only be made on the application of a railway company that owns, possesses or administers property located within the judge’s jurisdiction. Jurisdiction (3) The police constable has jurisdiction on property under the administration of the railway company and in any place within 500 m of property that the railway company owns, possesses or administers. Power to take persons before a court (4) The police constable may take a person charged with an offence under Part III of the Canada Transportation Act , or any law referred to in subsection (1), before a court that has jurisdiction in such cases over any area where property owned, possessed or administered by the railway company is located, whether or not the person was arrested, or the offence occurred or is alleged to have occurred, within that area. Court’s jurisdiction (5) The court must deal with the person as though the person had been arrested, and the offence had occurred, within the area of the court’s jurisdiction, but the court may not deal with the person if the offence is alleged to have occurred outside the province in which the court is sitting. Dismissal or discharge of police constable (6) A superior court judge referred to in subsection (1) or the railway company may dismiss or discharge the police constable and the dismissal or discharge terminates the powers, duties and privileges conferred on the constable by this section. R.S., 1985, c. 32 (4th Supp.), s. 44; 1999, c. 9, s. 32; 2007, c. 19, s. 54; 2012, c. 7, s. 33(F)
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Procedures for dealing with complaints 44.1 (1) If one or more police constables are appointed with respect to a railway company, the railway company must (a) establish procedures for dealing with complaints concerning police constables; (b) designate one or more persons to be responsible for implementing the procedures; and (c) designate one or more persons to receive and deal with the complaints. Procedures to be filed with Minister (2) The railway company must file with the Minister a copy of its procedures for dealing with complaints and must implement any recommendations made by the Minister, including recommendations concerning how the procedures are to be made public. 2007, c. 19, s. 54; 2012, c. 7, s. 34(F)
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Exercise of powers 45 The Minister may, in writing, authorize any person designated by the Minister to exercise any of the Minister’s powers and duties under this Act, either generally or as otherwise provided in the instrument of authorization.
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Ministerial orders, etc., not statutory instruments 46 The following are not statutory instruments for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act : (a) orders made by the Minister under subsection 7(2) or 19(1); (b) standards, rules or notices of approval made, filed or sent under subsection 7(2) or (2.1) or section 19 or 20; (c) notices of exemption under subsection 22(2); (d) orders and notices referred to in sections 31 to 32.5; (e) emergency directives made by the Minister under section 33; (f) security measures formulated under subsection 39.1(1) and a notice referred to in subsection 39.1(2); (g) railway operating certificates issued under section 17.4 and notices of decision given under section 17.5; or (h) orders made under subsection 36(1). R.S., 1985, c. 32 (4th Supp.), s. 46; 1999, c. 9, s. 33; 2001, c. 29, s. 70; 2012, c. 7, s. 35; 2015, c. 31, s. 33 2018, c. 10, s. 66
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Regulations 47 Except with respect to any matter that is to be prescribed under this Act by regulations of the Agency, the Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing anything that by this Act is to be prescribed, and generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations (a) respecting the time and manner of giving notice of proposed railway works under subsection 8(1), the form and content of such a notice, and the persons to whom the notice is to be given; (b) respecting the classification of statements obtained in the course of inquiries held under section 40 as privileged statements, and respecting the communication of statements so classified; (c) respecting the tariff of fees and expenses to be paid to any witness attending at an inquiry held under section 40 and the conditions under which a fee or expense may be paid to any such witness; and (d) respecting the procedures and rules of evidence to be followed in conducting inquiries held under section 40.
Railway Safety Act — R-4.2 47.1
Regulations — safety management systems 47.1 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting safety management systems including, but not limited to, regulations respecting (a) the establishment by companies of safety management systems that include (i) the designation of an executive who is (A) responsible for operations and activities of a company, and (B) accountable for the extent to which the requirements of the safety management system have been met, (ii) the implementation, as a result of a risk management analysis, of the remedial action required to maintain the highest level of safety, (iii) the continuous monitoring and regular assessment of the level of safety achieved, (iv) in the case of a railway company, the implementation of non-punitive internal reporting and confidential reporting to the Department of Transport by employees of contraventions of this Act or of any regulations, rules, certificates, orders or emergency directives under this Act relating to safety, or of other safety concerns, and (v) in the case of a railway company, the involvement of employees and their collective bargaining agents in the ongoing operation of the safety management system; (b) the development and implementation of safety management systems by companies, including the involvement of employees and their collective bargaining agents in the case of railway companies; and (c) the criteria to which a safety management system must conform as well as the components that must be included in the system, including the management of employee fatigue. Release of pollutants (2) The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the release of pollutants into the environment from the operation of railway equipment by a railway company including, but not limited to, regulations respecting (a) the keeping of records and information and their filing with the Minister; and (b) the form and content of labels to be affixed to railway equipment and their placement on railway equipment. Environmental management plan (3) The Governor in Council may make regulations requiring a company to file environmental management plans with the Minister and may make regulations respecting those plans and their filing with the Minister. Application (4) A regulation made under this section may be general or applicable to a group or class of companies. 1999, c. 9, s. 34; 2012, c. 7, s. 37; 2015, c. 31, s. 34
Railway Safety Act — R-4.2 47.2
Ministerial regulations — fees and charges 47.2 (1) The Minister may make regulations prescribing any fees or charges, or determining the manner of calculating any fees or charges, to be paid (a) for services or the use of facilities provided by the Minister in the administration of this Act; or (b) in relation to the filing of documents and the making of applications for and the issuance of certificates, exemptions, licences or approvals under this Act. Limitation (2) Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province and the entities named in Schedules II and III to the Financial Administration Act are not liable to pay fees or charges. Application (3) A regulation made under this section may be general or applicable to a group or class of companies. 2012, c. 7, s. 37
Railway Safety Act — R-4.2 47.3
Review by House of Commons committee 47.3 (1) The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of the House of Commons or, if there is not a Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the appropriate committee of that House may review any regulations made under this Act, either on its own initiative or on receiving a written complaint regarding a specific safety concern. The Committee may hold public hearings and may table its report on its review in the House of Commons. Review by Senate committee (2) The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications or, if there is not a Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, the appropriate committee of the Senate may review any regulations made under this Act, either on its own initiative or on receiving a written complaint regarding a specific safety concern. The committee may hold public hearings and may table its report on its review in the Senate. 2012, c. 7, s. 37
Railway Safety Act — R-4.2 47.4
Agreement — cost recovery 47.4 (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with any person respecting any matter for which a regulation made under subsection 47.2(1) could prescribe a fee or charge. Regulations — exemption (2) If both an agreement entered into under subsection (1) and a regulation made under subsection 47.2(1) relate to the same matter, the regulation does not apply to the person who has entered into the agreement in respect of the matter for which payment is required under the agreement. Recovery (3) When the Minister enters into an undertaking with respect to a matter for which payment of an amount is required from the other party under the terms of an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the undertaking is deemed, for the purposes of recovering that amount, not to be a duty of the Minister under this Act. Debt due to Her Majesty (4) All amounts payable under an agreement entered into under subsection (1) and any interest payable on them constitute a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada. Spending (5) The Minister may spend the amounts received under an agreement entered into under subsection (1) in the fiscal year in which they are received or in the next fiscal year. 2017, c. 20, s. 315
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Incorporation by reference 48 A regulation made under this Act incorporating by reference a classification, standard, procedure or other specification may incorporate the classification, standard, procedure or specification as amended from time to time.
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Safety regulations prevail 49 A regulation made under subsection 7(1) or section 7.1, 18, 24, 37, 47 or 47.1, or a rule in force under section 19 or 20, prevails over an order, rule or regulation made under any other Act of Parliament to the extent of any inconsistency between them. R.S., 1985, c. 32 (4th Supp.), s. 49; 1999, c. 9, s. 35
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Statutory review 51 (1) The Minister shall, not later than five years after the day on which this section comes into force, appoint one or more persons to carry out a comprehensive review of the operation of this Act. Tabling of report (2) The Minister shall have a report of the comprehensive review laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first thirty days on which that House is sitting after the Minister receives it. R.S., 1985, c. 32 (4th Supp.), s. 51; 2012, c. 7, s. 38
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me to time before July 1, 1996, that applies in respect of a particular railway company or to particular railway companies and that has not been repealed by the Commission is deemed to have had effect from the day on which it was made and continues to have effect from that day as if it were an order that was made by the Minister under this Act, until it is repealed by an order of the Minister under subsection (5). References to Commission or Agency (3) In any regulation or order mentioned in any of subsections (1) to (2.2), a reference to the Canadian Transport Commission or the Agency, or to any officer of those bodies, shall be read as a reference to the Minister, and section 45 applies in respect of that regulation or order, with any modifications that the circumstances require. By-laws (4) Every by-law made by a company pursuant to section 233 of the Railway Act as it read on December 31, 1988 that was in force on that day and has not been revoked continues to have effect, in so far as it relates to the safety of railway operations, as if it were a rule formulated by the company and approved by the Minister under this Act, until it is revoked by an order of the Minister under subsection (5). Power to repeal (5) The Governor in Council may by order repeal a regulation or order referred to in any of subsections (1) to (1.2) or in subsection (2.1), and the Minister may by order repeal a regulation or order referred to in subsection (2) or (2.2) or a by-law referred to in subsection (4). R.S., 1985, c. 32 (4th Supp.), s. 119; 1996, c. 10, s. 267; 2015, c. 31, s. 35
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Balance of Part II appropriation 120 (1) Any amount that, before the coming into force of this section, had been appropriated for the purpose of enabling the Minister to make grants under Part II of the Railway Relocation and Crossing Act but had not been authorized by the Minister to be so granted shall, after the coming into force of this section, be deemed to have been appropriated for the purpose of making grants under section 13 of this Act. Balance of Part III appropriation (2) Any amount that, before the coming into force of this section, had been appropriated for the purpose of making grants under Part III of the Railway Relocation and Crossing Act but had not been authorized pursuant to that Part to be so granted shall, after the coming into force of this section, be deemed to have been appropriated for the purpose of making grants under section 12 of this Act. Outstanding grant applications (3) Any application for a grant in respect of a proposed railway work that, before the coming into force of this section, had been made under Part II or III of the Railway Relocation and Crossing Act but had not been dealt with under that Act may, at the request of the party who made the application and with the consent of the Minister, be treated as if it were an application duly filed in accordance with the requirements of section 12 or 13 of this Act, and may be dealt with accordingly by the Minister.
Railway Safety Act — R-4.2 Coming into force
Coming into force * 122 This Act or any provision thereof shall come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8, subsection 11(2), sections 18 and 19, subsection 24(1) and sections 36, 37, 45 to 48 and 50 in force October 8, 1988, see SI/88-202; sections 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10, subsections 11(1) and (3), sections 12 to 17, 20 to 23, subsection 24(2) and sections 25 to 35, 38 to 44, 49, 51 to 90, 92 and 94 to 121 in force January 1, 1989, see SI/88-244; sections 91 and 93 in force October 1, 1995, see SI/95-109.]
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Transitional — proceedings 10 Every proceeding commenced before the coming into force of this section and in respect of which any provision amended by sections 12 to 16 applies shall be taken up and continued under and in conformity with that amended provision without any further formality.
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Police constables appointed under section 158 of the Canada Transportation Act 58 Every police constable appointed under section 158 of the Canada Transportation Act who holds office on the day on which section 54 of this Act comes into force is deemed to have been appointed under section 44 of the Railway Safety Act , as enacted by section 54 of this Act.
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Agreements continued 41 An agreement entered into or a designation made under section 157.1 of the Canada Transportation Act in respect of any matter referred to in section 6.1 of the Railway Safety Act , as enacted by section 6 , continues in force in accordance with its terms until it is replaced by an agreement entered into under that section 6.1.
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Agreements continued 42 An agreement entered into under section 158 of the Canada Transportation Act in respect of any matter referred to in section 6.2 of the Railway Safety Act , as enacted by section 6, continues in force in accordance with its terms until it is replaced by an agreement entered into under that section 6.2.
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Grace period for obtaining certificate 43 For the period ending two years after the day on which section 10 comes into force, section 17.1 of the Railway Safety Act , as enacted by section 10 , does not apply to a company that was operating or maintaining a railway on that day or that was operating railway equipment on a railway on that day.
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Grace period for obtaining certificate 44 For the period ending two years after the day on which section 17.2 of the Railway Safety Act , as enacted by subsection 11 (2), comes into force, the requirement to comply with a railway operating certificate imposed by that section 17.2 does not apply to a company that has no railway operating certificate if that company was operating or maintaining a railway on that day or was operating railway equipment on a railway on that day.
Recognition of Charlottetown as the Birthplace of Confederation Act — R-4.4 Preamble
Preamble Whereas, on September 1, 1864, leaders of the governments and legislatures of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada met in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and created a shared vision of a union of the British North American colonies and the creation of a new country;
Recognition of Charlottetown as the Birthplace of Confederation Act — R-4.4
Whereas the ambitions and ideals that flourished at and grew out of the Charlottetown Conference form part of the basis for the nation of Canada;
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Whereas the rich heritage of Charlottetown is reflected in the recognition of Province House, where the discussions took place, as a national historic site and in the recognition of other national historic sites in Charlottetown in view of their strong association with the birth of this country;
Recognition of Charlottetown as the Birthplace of Confederation Act — R-4.4
Whereas, by Proclamation of the Prime Minister of Canada on September 1, 1996, the role of Charlottetown as the birthplace of Confederation was recognized and affirmed as an integral part of our Canadian heritage;
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And whereas September 1, 2014, marked the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference, which, along with the Quebec Conference of 1864 and the London Conference of 1866-1867, led to the promulgation of the Constitution Act, 1867 ;
Recognition of Charlottetown as the Birthplace of Confederation Act — R-4.4
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 Recognition of Charlottetown as the Birthplace of Confederation Act .
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Birthplace of Confederation 2 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, is recognized as and declared to be the birthplace of Confederation.
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Jurisdiction of the Minister 3 For greater certainty, nothing in this Act constitutes a designation within the jurisdiction of the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency under the Parks Canada Agency Act .
Red Tape Reduction Act — R-4.5 Preamble
Preamble Whereas Canadians and small businesses have expressed concerns about how the increased administrative burden imposed by regulations has affected the cost of doing business;
Red Tape Reduction Act — R-4.5
Whereas on April 1, 2012 the Government of Canada established a rule that each increase in the administrative burden on businesses must be offset with a corresponding decrease, one-for-one, and considers that it is desirable to establish that rule in legislation;
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Whereas the one-for-one rule must not compromise public health, public safety or the Canadian economy;
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Whereas the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of being transparent with regard to the implementation of the one-for-one rule;
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And whereas the Government of Canada recognizes the importance of facilitating, in a transparent manner, the design, modification or administration of regulatory regimes to encourage innovation, competitiveness or economic growth while protecting public health and safety and the environment;
Red Tape Reduction Act — R-4.5
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 Red Tape Reduction Act .
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Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Part. administrative burden means anything that is necessary to demonstrate compliance with a regulation, including the collecting, processing, reporting and retaining of information and the completing of forms. ( fardeau administratif ) business means a person or entity that engages in commercial activities in Canada, other than for a public purpose.  ( entreprise ) regulation means an instrument that is registered as a regulation under section 6 of the Statutory Instruments Act . ( règlement ) 2015, c. 12, s. 2 2026, c. 3, s. 205
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administrative burden means anything that is necessary to demonstrate compliance with a regulation, including the collecting, processing, reporting and retaining of information and the completing of forms. ( fardeau administratif )
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business means a person or entity that engages in commercial activities in Canada, other than for a public purpose.  ( entreprise )
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regulation means an instrument that is registered as a regulation under section 6 of the Statutory Instruments Act . ( règlement )
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Application 3 This Part applies to regulations made by or with the approval of the Governor in Council, the Treasury Board or a minister of the Crown. 2015, c. 12, s. 3 2026, c. 3, s. 206
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Purpose 4 The purpose of this Part is to control the administrative burden that regulations impose on businesses. 2015, c. 12, s. 4 2026, c. 3, s. 206
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Control of administrative burden 5 (1) If a regulation is made that imposes a new administrative burden on a business, one or more regulations must be amended or repealed to offset the cost of that new burden against the cost of an existing administrative burden on a business. Repeal of regulation (2) If a regulation is made  —  other than one that only amends a regulation  —  that imposes a new administrative burden on a business, a regulation must be repealed, unless one has already been repealed in accordance with subsection (1).
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Policies and directives 6 The President of the Treasury Board may establish policies or issue directives respecting the manner in which section 5 is to be applied.