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International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations
Manuel d’évaluation de la capacité portante des structures means the Manuel d’évaluation de la capacité portante des structures , December 2005, published by the ministère des Transports du Québec . ( Manuel d’évaluation de la capacité portante des structures )
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations
Manuel d’inspection des structures — Évaluation des dommages means the Manuel d’inspection des structures — Évaluation des dommages , December 2004, published by the ministère des Transports du Québec , including its November 2005 update. ( Manuel d’inspection des structures — Évaluation des dommages )
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations
New York State Bridge Inspection Manual means the Bridge Inspection Manual — 1997 , published by the Department of Transportation of the State of New York, including Addendum 1 dated April 1999 and Addendum 2 dated November 2001. ( Bridge Inspection Manual de l’État de New York )
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations
Ontario Structure Inspection Manual means the Ontario Structure Inspection Manual (OSIM) , October 2000, published by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, including its November 2003 and April 2008 revisions. ( Ontario Structure Inspection Manual )
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations
underwater inspection means a visual or tactual inspection of the submerged structural elements of an international bridge, including a scouring inspection of the bridge. ( inspection sous-marine )
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 2
2 (1) These Regulations apply in respect of the international bridges and tunnels listed in the schedule. (2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of railway bridges and tunnels.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 3
3 The following definitions apply in this Part. international bridge means a bridge, or any part of it, that connects any place in Canada to any place outside Canada, and includes approaches to the bridge but does not include facilities related to the bridge. ( pont international ) international tunnel means a tunnel, or any part of it, that connects any place in Canada to any place outside Canada, and includes approaches to the tunnel but does not include facilities related to the tunnel. ( tunnel international ) team leader means, in respect of the inspection of an international bridge or international tunnel, an engineer who conducts the inspection or who exercises supervisory functions over a person who conducts the inspection, and who has (a) in the case of a bridge, a minimum of five years of experience in the design, construction, repair, maintenance and inspection of bridges; and (b) in the case of a tunnel, a minimum of five years of experience in the design, construction, repair, maintenance and inspection of tunnels, including their installed electrical, communication, mechanical and plumbing systems, and a knowledge of the standards and codes applicable to the construction and operation of tunnels. ( chef d’équipe )
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations
international bridge means a bridge, or any part of it, that connects any place in Canada to any place outside Canada, and includes approaches to the bridge but does not include facilities related to the bridge. ( pont international )
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations
international tunnel means a tunnel, or any part of it, that connects any place in Canada to any place outside Canada, and includes approaches to the tunnel but does not include facilities related to the tunnel. ( tunnel international )
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — (a)
team leader means, in respect of the inspection of an international bridge or international tunnel, an engineer who conducts the inspection or who exercises supervisory functions over a person who conducts the inspection, and who has (a) in the case of a bridge, a minimum of five years of experience in the design, construction, repair, maintenance and inspection of bridges; and (b) in the case of a tunnel, a minimum of five years of experience in the design, construction, repair, maintenance and inspection of tunnels, including their installed electrical, communication, mechanical and plumbing systems, and a knowledge of the standards and codes applicable to the construction and operation of tunnels. ( chef d’équipe )
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 4
4 (1) An owner of an international bridge shall ensure that a detailed visual inspection or an underwater inspection of the bridge is conducted in the manner set out in the (a) Bridge Inspection Manual; (b) Ontario Structure Inspection Manual; (c) Manuel d’inspection des structures — Évaluation des dommages ; (d) Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges; or (e) New York State Bridge Inspection Manual. (2) An owner of an international tunnel shall ensure that a detailed visual inspection or an inspection of the electrical, communication, mechanical and plumbing systems of the tunnel is conducted in the manner set out in the Highway and Rail Transit Tunnel Inspection Manual.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 5
5 (1) An owner of an international bridge shall ensure that a detailed visual inspection of the bridge is conducted at least once every two years. (2) An owner of an international bridge shall ensure that an underwater inspection of the bridge is conducted at least once every five years.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 6
6 (1) An owner of an international tunnel shall ensure that a detailed visual inspection of the tunnel is conducted at least once every year. (2) An owner of an international tunnel shall ensure that an inspection of the electrical, communication, mechanical and plumbing systems of the tunnel is conducted at least once every year.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 7
7 (1) The Minister may conduct an inspection of an international bridge or international tunnel after giving reasonable notice to the owner. (2) An owner of an international bridge or international tunnel shall allow the Minister access to the bridge or tunnel for inspection in accordance with the notice.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 8
8 An owner of an international bridge or international tunnel shall submit to the Minister, for each inspection conducted under section 5 or 6, a report on the condition of the bridge or tunnel.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 9
9 (1) An owner of an international bridge or international tunnel shall ensure that the report referred to in section 8 contains at least the following information: (a) the date of the inspection; (b) the names of the persons who conducted the inspection; (c) the elements of the international bridge or international tunnel that were inspected; (d) in the case of an international tunnel, a list of the electrical, communication, mechanical and plumbing systems that were inspected; (e) the utilities and their supports whose damage would have an impact on the safety of the international bridge or international tunnel; (f) recommendations in respect of maintenance and repair projects, including recommendations as to when such projects must be completed and a list of maintenance work to be carried out; (g) a list of inspections to be conducted following the inspection in respect of which the report is prepared, and a recommendation as to when those inspections must be completed; (h) the maintenance work, major repairs and other work completed since the previous inspection report; and (i) the special condition surveys, tests and other additional engineering investigations into the condition of the international bridge or international tunnel completed since the previous inspection report. (2) The owner shall ensure that the report is accompanied by a letter signed and sealed by two engineers, one of whom is the team leader, attesting to the correctness of the information in the report and providing a statement as to the overall condition of the structure. SOR/2012-33, s. 4(E)
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 10
10 The owner of an international bridge or international tunnel shall submit the report referred to in section 8 within one month after the day on which it is approved by the owner but not more than six months after the day on which the inspection is completed.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 11
11 An owner of an international bridge or international tunnel shall submit to the Minister a final report signed and sealed by two engineers, relating to a special condition survey, test or other additional engineering investigation conducted in respect of the bridge or tunnel, other than the evaluation referred to in section 12, within one month after the day on which the report is approved by the owner but not more than six months after the day on which the additional engineering investigation is completed.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 12
12 An owner of an international bridge shall ensure that an evaluation of the bridge’s capacity to carry traffic loads is conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, the Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges or the Manuel d’évaluation de la capacité portante des structures when any of the following occur: (a) observed or suspected defects, deterioration or damage that may affect load capacity; (b) an anticipated increase in actual or permitted traffic loading or in loading effect; (c) a change in road classification; (d) a review of the load limit that is posted; (e) an alteration to the bridge that may affect its live load carrying capacity; (f) an application for a permit to allow a vehicle not conforming to the load limit to cross the bridge; or (g) an unsatisfactory performance of the bridge in respect of serviceability or fatigue.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 13
13 (1) An owner of an international bridge shall submit to the Minister a report on an evaluation of the bridge’s capacity to carry traffic loads within 60 days after the day on which the evaluation is completed. (2) The owner of the international bridge shall ensure that the report is signed and sealed by two engineers. (3) [Repealed, SOR/2012-33, s. 5] SOR/2012-33, s. 5
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 14
14 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an owner of an international bridge or tunnel shall submit to the Minister at least once every two years a report related to the operation and use of the bridge or tunnel. (2) The owner of the international bridge or tunnel shall ensure (a) that the report covers a period starting at the end of the period covered by the previous report; and (b) that the report is submitted within 90 days after the end of the period covered by the report. (3) [Repealed, SOR/2012-33, s. 6] SOR/2012-33, s. 6
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 15
15 An owner of an international bridge or tunnel shall ensure that the report referred to in section 14 contains at least the following information: (a) the number of vehicles of the following types that pass over a point or segment of the international bridge or tunnel each month: (i) passenger cars, (ii) trucks, and (iii) buses and vehicles other than those referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii); (b) the types of vehicles that were permitted to use the international bridge or tunnel and the conditions or restrictions related to that use; (c) the tolls, fees or other charges applicable to users for the use of the international bridge or tunnel; (d) a brief description of all written complaints received in respect of the operation and use of the international bridge or tunnel; and (e) a description of the procedures that the owner has put in place to manage complaints from the public relating to the operation and use of the international bridge or tunnel. SOR/2012-33, s. 7
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — 16
16 The owner of an international bridge or tunnel shall inform the Minister, in writing, of any of the following events within 30 days of its occurrence: (a) a change in tolls, fees or other charges; (b) a change in the types of vehicles permitted to use the international bridge or tunnel and, in the case of a newly permitted type of vehicle, the conditions or restrictions under which that type of vehicle is permitted to use the bridge or tunnel; (c) a change in the conditions or restrictions under which a type of vehicle referred to in the most recent report is permitted to cross the international bridge or traverse the international tunnel; (d) a change in normal operating hours; and (e) the closure of the bridge or tunnel, or the closure of one of its lanes for a period of 48 hours or more.
International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations — International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations
* 17 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette , Part II. * [Note: Regulations in force February 18, 2009.]
Order Designating Nova Scotia for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code — Order Designating Nova Scotia for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code
Whereas Nova Scotia has legislative measures that protect recipients of payday loans and that provide for limits on the total cost of borrowing under a payday loan agreement;
Order Designating Nova Scotia for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code — Order Designating Nova Scotia for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code
And whereas the Lieutenant Governor in Council of Nova Scotia has requested that the Governor in Council designate that province for the purposes of section 347.1 a of the Criminal Code b ;
Order Designating Nova Scotia for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code — a
Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Industry, pursuant to subsection 347.1(3) a of the Criminal Code b , hereby makes the annexed Order Designating Nova Scotia for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code . a S.C. 2007, c. 9, s. 2 b R.S., c. C-46
Order Designating Nova Scotia for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code — 1
1 Nova Scotia is designated for the purposes of section 347.1 of the Criminal Code .
Order Designating Nova Scotia for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code — Order Designating Nova Scotia for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code
* 2 This Order comes into force at 12:00 a.m., Atlantic Time, on the first day on which all of the following are in force: (a) sections 18B to 18S and 18U of the Consumer Protection Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 92, as enacted by section 2 of An Act to Amend Chapter 92 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Consumer Protection Act , S.N.S. 2006, c. 25; (b) the Payday Lenders Regulations , made pursuant to section 18U of the Consumer Protection Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 92, as enacted by section 2 of An Act to Amend Chapter 92 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Consumer Protection Act , S.N.S. 2006, c. 25; and (c) the Order dated July 31, 2008 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board under section 18T of the Consumer Protection Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 92, as enacted by section 2 of An Act to Amend Chapter 92 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Consumer Protection Act , S.N.S. 2006, c. 25. * [Note: Order in force August 1, 2009.]
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — a
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, pursuant to the definition “surplus” a in subsection 2(1), subsection 9(1), paragraph 10.1(2)(b) b , subsection 12(3), paragraphs 28(1)(b) c and 29(6)(a) and section 39 d of the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 e , hereby makes the annexed Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 . a S.C. 1998, c. 12, s. 1(4) b S.C. 1998, c. 12, s. 10 c S.C. 2000, c. 12, par. 263(d) d S.C. 2001, c. 34, s. 76 e R.S., c. 32 (2nd Supp.)
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — 1
he liabilities of the plan, determined on the basis that the plan is terminated or on a basis that is certified by an actuary to be reasonably approximate to a termination basis, and that takes into account any significant increases or decreases in benefits to the plan members as a result of the termination, exceed the total of (a) the aggregate of the value of the assets of the plan, determined on the basis of market value or of a value related to the market value by means of a method using market values over a period of not more than five years to stabilize short-term fluctuations, and (b) the present value of a special payment in respect of a solvency deficiency that emerged before the 2008 plan year end and that was calculated, as the case may be, in accordance with section 9 of the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 , section 9 or 13 of the Air Canada Pension Plan Solvency Deficiency Funding Regulations or section 5, 6, 7 or 19 of the Solvency Funding Relief Regulations . ( déficit à combler ) special payment means a payment or one of a series of payments that is determined in accordance with section 9 of the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 , section 9 or 13 of the Air Canada Pension Plan Solvency Deficiency Funding Regulations , section 5, 6, 7 or 19 of the Solvency Funding Relief Regulations or section 5 or 21 of these Regulations. ( paiement spécial ) 2008 solvency deficiency means the solvency deficiency of a plan that emerged on the date on which the valuation that identified the deficiency was performed, as reported in the first actuarial report filed with the Superintendent after the coming into force of these Regulations, and that values the plan as at a date that is in the period beginning on November 1, 2008 and ending on October 31, 2009. ( déficit de solvabilité pour l’année 2008 ) 2008 plan year means the plan year that ends no later than October 31, 2009. ( exercice 2008 ) 2009 plan year means the plan year that ends no later than October 31, 2010. ( exercice 2009 ) (2) Except as otherwise provided, words and expressions used in these Regulations have the same meaning as in the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 . SOR/2011-85, s. 23
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — (a)
acceptable rating means the rating given by a credit rating agency to an issuer at the time of the issuance or renewal of a letter of credit that is at least equal to one of the following ratings: (a) A, from Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited; (b) A, from Fitch Ratings; (c) A2, from Moody’s Investors Service; or (d) A, from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. ( note acceptable )
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009
Act means the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 . ( Loi )
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009
bank means a bank or authorized foreign bank, as defined in section 2 of the Bank Act . ( banque )
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — (a)
beneficiary means a member or former member of a plan or any person who is entitled to pension benefits under the plan except (a) a former member who has transferred or has chosen to transfer their pension benefit credit under section 26 of the Act; and (b) a former member for whom the administrator has purchased an immediate or deferred life annuity. ( bénéficiaire )
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009
beneficiary representative means a union representative or court-appointed representative of a beneficiary. ( représentant des bénéficiaires )
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009
cooperative credit society means a cooperative credit society to which the Cooperative Credit Associations Act applies or a cooperative credit society that is incorporated and regulated by or under an Act of the legislature of a province. ( coopérative de crédit )
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009
Crown Corporation means a Crown corporation that is an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada in respect of which employment has not been excepted from included employment by a regulation made under subsection 4(6) of the Act. ( société d’État )
Solvency Funding Relief Regulations, 2009 — (a)
default means the occurrence of one of the following: (a) the written notification to the Superintendent that the administrator intends to terminate or wind up the whole plan under subsection 29(5) of the Act; (b) the amendment of the plan, resolution by the employer or coming into force of any other measure that effects the termination of the whole plan; (c) the Superintendent’s declaration under subsection 29(2) or (2.1) of the Act that terminates the whole plan; (d) the filing of any application or petition by the employer, or against the employer, under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act , the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act or the Winding-up and Restructuring Act ; (e) the termination of the whole plan; (f) the non-renewal of a letter of credit referred to in Part 3 for its full face amount unless (i) it has been replaced by another letter of credit for the same face amount at least 30 days before the beginning of the following plan year, (ii) an amount equal to the face amount of the letter of credit has been remitted to the pension fund at least 30 days before the beginning of the following plan year, or (iii) the face amount of the letter of credit has been reduced in accordance with section 28; or (g) the failure by an employer to comply with a direction issued by the Superintendent under section 11 of the Act with respect to the face amount of the letters of credit required by subsection 21(3). ( défaut )
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deficiency means a 2008 solvency deficiency or a solvency deficiency referred to in subsection 5(1) or 21(1) or (2). ( déficit )
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holder means a trust company that is licensed to carry on business in Canada and that has entered into a trust agreement with the employer or, if the employer is not the administrator, with the employer and the administrator. ( détenteur )
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issuer means a bank or cooperative credit society that is given an acceptable rating by two credit rating agencies and that is not the employer or affiliated with the employer within the meaning of subsection 2(2) of the Canada Business Corporations Act . ( émetteur )