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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act — S-12 15
Council agent of Her Majesty 15 (1) The Council is for all its purposes an agent of Her Majesty and it may exercise its powers only as an agent of Her Majesty. Contracts (2) The Council may on behalf of Her Majesty enter into contracts in the name of Her Majesty or in its own name. Property (3) Any property acquired by the Council is the property of Her Majesty and title thereto may be vested in the name of Her Majesty or in the name of the Council. Proceedings (4) Actions, suits or other legal proceedings in respect of any right or obligation acquired or incurred by the Council on behalf of Her Majesty, whether in its name or in the name of Her Majesty, may be brought or taken by or against the Council in the name of the Council in any court that would have jurisdiction if the Council were not an agent of Her Majesty. 1976-77, c. 24, s. 16
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act — S-12 16
Application of Public Service Superannuation Act 16 The Public Service Superannuation Act does not apply to members of the Council unless, in the case of any such member, the Governor in Council otherwise directs. 1976-77, c. 24, s. 17
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act — S-12 17
Donations 17 The Council may acquire money, securities or other property by gift, bequest or otherwise and, notwithstanding anything in this Act, may expend, administer or dispose of the money, securities or other property subject to the terms, if any, on which the money, securities or other property is given, bequeathed or otherwise made available to the Council. R.S., 1985, c. S-12, s. 17; 2001, c. 4, s. 118(F); 2004, c. 25, s. 171(F)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act — S-12 18
Property 18 The Council may, for the purposes of this Act, acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real, personal, movable and immovable property and, subject to this Act, and on the advice of the Investment Committee, may invest in any manner it sees fit any money received by the Council by gift, bequest or otherwise and may hold, manage and dispose of the investment. R.S., 1985, c. S-12, s. 18; 2001, c. 4, s. 119
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act — S-12 20
Annual report 20 (1) The President shall, within four months after the end of each fiscal year, submit to the Minister a report on the activities of the Council for that fiscal year, including the financial statements of the Council. Tabling report (2) The Minister shall cause the report submitted under subsection (1) to be laid before Parliament within fifteen days after the receipt thereof by the Minister or, if Parliament is not then sitting, on any of the first fifteen days next thereafter that either House of Parliament is sitting. R.S., 1985, c. S-12, s. 20; 2012, c. 19, s. 179
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act — S-12 197
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act 197 The obligations under sections 19 and 20 of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act , as those sections read immediately before the day on which this Act receives royal assent, continue to apply in respect of the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2012 but do not apply in respect of any subsequent fiscal year.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5
His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: —
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5 1
Confirmation of agreement for sale of Songhees Indian Reserve 1 The agreement for the sale of the Songhees Indian Reserve contained in the schedule to this Act is hereby confirmed and, notwithstanding anything in The Indian Act , the whole of the amount payable to each head of an Indian family under the terms of the said agreement may be paid in the manner therein provided.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5 1:
ndredths acres, more or less, and more particularly shown on the annexed tracing and thereon coloured red save and excepting that portion of the right of way (passing through Section 2A) conveyed to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company by deed dated July 4, 1905, and registered in the Land Registry Office at Victoria in absolute fees book Vol. 22, Folio 385, No. 115080, and deposited in said office under No. 167: Together with all mines royal and all mines and minerals and all rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever to the said hereditaments belonging, and all the estate, right, title and property whatsoever of the said Vendor in, to, and out of the said premises. (4) Remove the dead, together with all monuments and tombstones from the said Songhees reserve in the city of Victoria to the new reserve at Esquimalt, and there re-inter and replace them in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent General, the whole at the cost of the Government of British Columbia. In witness whereof the parties have hereunto affixed and set their hands and seals of office this 31st day of March, A.D., One thousand nine hundred and eleven. Signed, sealed and delivered by the Honourable Frank Oliver in the presence of: FRANK PEDLEY FRANK OLIVER (Seal.) Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. Signed, sealed and delivered by the Honourable William R. Ross in the presence of: R. F. CHILD WM. R. ROSS (Seal.) Minister of Lands.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5 1:
Folio 385, No. 115080, and deposited in said office under No. 167: Together with all mines royal and all mines and minerals and all rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever to the said hereditaments belonging, and all the estate, right, title and property whatsoever of the said Vendor in, to, and out of the said premises. (4) Remove the dead, together with all monuments and tombstones from the said Songhees reserve in the city of Victoria to the new reserve at Esquimalt, and there re-inter and replace them in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent General, the whole at the cost of the Government of British Columbia.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5 1:
1: That the Songhees Indian Reserve, in the city of Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia, shall be conveyed or transferred to the Government of the Province of British Columbia for the consideration hereinafter mentioned as soon as the Songhees Band of Indians have surrendered the same under the provisions of the “ Indian Act ” and as soon as the necessary legislation has been obtained from the Parliament of Canada confirming this agreement.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5 (1)
(1) Deposit in the Canadian Bank of Commerce in the city of Victoria the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) to the credit and in the name of each head of a family of the said Songhees Band of Indians as set forth in the census of the said Band made November 21st to 25th, 1910, by Inspector Ditchburn, and any additional bona fide heads of families existing at the date of payment as the names of such heads of families are certified by the Superintendent General to the Minister of Lands, and will furnish the Superintendent General with the said Bank’s receipt for each deposit countersigned by the Indian to whose credit such deposit has been made:
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5 (2)
(2) Deposit the value of each Indian’s improvements to his or her credit in the said Bank; and when the value of the school-house, now used by the Indians as a church, the water pipe, and any other Band improvements, is ascertained, will divide it equally among the heads of families and deposit the same to the credit of the respective heads, furnishing the Bank’s receipt for each deposit as above. In case an agreement cannot be arrived at with respect to the value of such improvements, school-house and water pipe, the value shall be settled by arbitration, the Superintendent General and the Minister of Lands each to appoint an arbitrator and the two arbitrators so appointed to appoint a third arbitrator, and the decision of such arbitrators, or any two of them, to be final and conclusive:
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5 (3)
(3) Convey in fee simple to His Majesty the King, represented by the Superintendent General, a piece or parcel of land at Esquimalt, being all that piece or parcel of land situate in and being part of Section two, Esquimalt District, Vancouver Island, and now known as Section 2A, and being more particularly described as follows: — Commencing at a post planted at high water mark on the northerly shore of Constance Cove, Esquimalt Harbour; thence in a direction north thirty-six degrees and twenty-eight minutes east, Magnetic (N. 36° 28′ E. Mag.) a distance of eighty chains and ninety links (80.90.) more or less, to an intersection with the southerly boundary of the Craigflower Road; thence westerly along said southerly boundary to an intersection with the easterly boundary of the Admiral’s Road; thence southerly following said easterly boundary to an intersection with the east boundary of the Esquimalt Indian Reserve; thence following the said east boundary of the reserve to its southeast corner; thence at right angles and westerly along the south boundary of the Indian reserve to its southwest corner on the shore of Esquimalt Harbour; thence following the shore line of the Harbour westerly, southerly and easterly to point of commencement, the whole containing by admeasurement one hundred and sixty-three and forty-two hundredths acres, more or less, and more particularly shown on the annexed tracing and thereon coloured red save and excepting that portion of the right of way (passing through Section 2A) conveyed to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company by deed dated July 4, 1905, and registered in the Land Registry Office at Victoria in absolute fees book Vol. 22, Folio 385, No. 115080, and deposited in said office under No. 167: Together with all mines royal and all mines and minerals and all rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever to the said hereditaments belonging, and all the estate, right, title and property whatsoever of the said Vendor in, to, and out of the said premises.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5
Together with all mines royal and all mines and minerals and all rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever to the said hereditaments belonging, and all the estate, right, title and property whatsoever of the said Vendor in, to, and out of the said premises.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5 (4)
(4) Remove the dead, together with all monuments and tombstones from the said Songhees reserve in the city of Victoria to the new reserve at Esquimalt, and there re-inter and replace them in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent General, the whole at the cost of the Government of British Columbia.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5
In witness whereof the parties have hereunto affixed and set their hands and seals of office this 31st day of March, A.D., One thousand nine hundred and eleven. Signed, sealed and delivered by the Honourable Frank Oliver in the presence of: FRANK PEDLEY FRANK OLIVER (Seal.) Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. Signed, sealed and delivered by the Honourable William R. Ross in the presence of: R. F. CHILD WM. R. ROSS (Seal.) Minister of Lands.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5
Signed, sealed and delivered by the Honourable Frank Oliver in the presence of: FRANK PEDLEY
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5
FRANK OLIVER (Seal.) Superintendent General of Indian Affairs.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5
Superintendent General of Indian Affairs.
Songhees Indian Reserve Act — S-13.5
Signed, sealed and delivered by the Honourable William R. Ross in the presence of: R. F. CHILD
An Act to grant access to records of the Special Committee on the Defence of Canada Regulations — S-14.3
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
An Act to grant access to records of the Special Committee on the Defence of Canada Regulations — S-14.3 1
Right of access to records 1 (1) Every person has a right to and shall, on request, be given access to any records of the House of Commons Special Committee on the Defence of Canada Regulations, whith sat in camera from 1939 to 1945. Access to records (2) A person who is granted access to a record under subsection (1) shall be given an opportunity to examine the record or shall be given a copy thereof. Fees (3) A person who makes a request for access to a record may be required to pay, before any copies are made, a fee reflecting the cost of reproduction.
An Act to grant access to records of the Special Committee on the Defence of Canada Regulations — S-14.3 2
record 2 For the purposes of this Act, record means all the minutes of the Committee proceedings, correspondence, memoranda and any other documentary material relevant to the Committee proceedings.
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Special Economic Measures Act .
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 2
Definitions 2 In this Act, Canadian means a person who is a citizen within the meaning of the Citizenship Act or a body corporate incorporated or continued by or under the laws of Canada or of a province; ( Canadien ) entity means a body corporate, trust, partnership, fund, an unincorporated association or organization or a foreign state; ( entité ) foreign state means a country other than Canada, and includes (a) any political subdivision of a foreign state, (b) the government, and any department, of a foreign state or of a political subdivision thereof, and (c) any agency of a foreign state or of a political subdivision thereof; ( État étranger ) national , in relation to a foreign state, means an individual who possesses the nationality of that state as determined in accordance with the laws of that state or a body corporate incorporated or continued by or under the laws of that state; ( nationaux ) person means an individual or an entity; ( personne ) property means any type of property, whether real or personal or immovable or movable, or tangible or intangible or corporeal or incorporeal, and includes money, funds, currency, digital assets and virtual currency; ( bien ) technical data includes blueprints, technical drawings, photographic imagery, computer software, models, formulas, engineering designs and specifications, technical and operating manuals and any technical information or know-how. ( données techniques ) 1992, c. 17, s. 2 2022, c. 10, s. 436
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5
Canadian means a person who is a citizen within the meaning of the Citizenship Act or a body corporate incorporated or continued by or under the laws of Canada or of a province; ( Canadien )
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5
entity means a body corporate, trust, partnership, fund, an unincorporated association or organization or a foreign state; ( entité )
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 (a)
foreign state means a country other than Canada, and includes (a) any political subdivision of a foreign state, (b) the government, and any department, of a foreign state or of a political subdivision thereof, and (c) any agency of a foreign state or of a political subdivision thereof; ( État étranger )
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5
national , in relation to a foreign state, means an individual who possesses the nationality of that state as determined in accordance with the laws of that state or a body corporate incorporated or continued by or under the laws of that state; ( nationaux )
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5
person means an individual or an entity; ( personne )
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5
property means any type of property, whether real or personal or immovable or movable, or tangible or intangible or corporeal or incorporeal, and includes money, funds, currency, digital assets and virtual currency; ( bien )
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5
technical data includes blueprints, technical drawings, photographic imagery, computer software, models, formulas, engineering designs and specifications, technical and operating manuals and any technical information or know-how. ( données techniques )
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 2.1
Deemed ownership 2.1 (1) If a person controls an entity other than a foreign state, any property that is owned — or that is held or controlled, directly or indirectly — by the entity is deemed to be owned by that person. Criteria (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person controls an entity, directly or indirectly, if any of the following criteria are met: (a) the person holds, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the shares or ownership interests in the entity or 50% or more of the voting rights in the entity; (b) the person is able, directly or indirectly, to change the composition or powers of the entity’s board of directors; or (c) it is reasonable to conclude, having regard to all the circumstances, that the person is able, directly or indirectly and through any means, to direct the entity’s activities. 2023, c. 26, s. 253
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 3
Binding on Her Majesty 3 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 3.1
Purpose of Act 3.1 The purpose of this Act is to enable the Government of Canada to take economic measures against certain persons in circumstances where an international organization of states or association of states of which Canada is a member calls on its members to do so, a grave breach of international peace and security has occurred, gross and systematic human rights violations have been committed in a foreign state or acts of significant corruption involving a national of a foreign state have been committed. 2022, c. 10, s. 437
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 5
Costs 5 Any costs incurred by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada in relation to the seizure or restraint of property under an order made under paragraph 4(1)(b) or the disposal of property forfeited under section 5.4 are the liability of the owner of the property and constitute a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada that may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. 1992, c. 17, s. 5; 2001, c. 4, s. 120 2022, c. 10, s. 439
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 5.1
Application for review 5.1 (1) A person whose property is the subject of an order made under paragraph 4(1)(b) may, unless the property is the subject of a forfeiture order, apply at any time to the Minister in writing to request that the property cease being the subject of the order made under that paragraph. Reasonable grounds (2) On receipt of an application, the Minister must decide whether there are reasonable grounds to recommend to the Governor in Council that the property cease to be the subject of the order. 2022, c. 10, s. 439
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 5.2
Ranking 5.2 All secured and unsecured rights and interests in any property that is the subject of an order made under paragraph 4(1)(b) that are held by a person are entitled to the same ranking that they would have been entitled to had the order not been made, unless (a) the person is the foreign state identified in the order or a person identified in the order; or (b) the property is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada under section 5.4. 2022, c. 10, s. 439 2023, c. 26, s. 255
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 5.3
Definitions 5.3 The following definitions apply in sections 5.4 to 5.6. judge means a judge of a superior court of the province where property described in an order made under paragraph 4(1)(b) is situated. ( juge ) Minister means the Minister responsible under section 6 for the administration of an order made under paragraph 4(1)(b). ( ministre ) 2022, c. 10, s. 439
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5
judge means a judge of a superior court of the province where property described in an order made under paragraph 4(1)(b) is situated. ( juge )
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5
Minister means the Minister responsible under section 6 for the administration of an order made under paragraph 4(1)(b). ( ministre )
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 5.4
Forfeiture 5.4 (1) On application by the Minister, a judge shall order that the property that is the subject of the application be forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada if the judge determines, based on the evidence presented, that the property (a) is described in an order made under paragraph 4(1)(b); and (b) is owned by the person referred to in that order or is held or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that person. Notice (2) Before making the order in relation to the property, the court shall require notice to be given to any person who, in the court’s opinion, appears to have an interest in or right to the property, and the court may hear any such person. Manner of giving notice (3) The notice shall (a) be given in the manner that the court directs or that may be specified in the rules of the court; (b) specify the period that the court considers reasonable or that may be set out in the rules of the court during which a person may, before the order in relation to the property is made, make an application to the court asserting their interest in or right to the property; and (c) set out a description of the property. Application by person (4) Any person — other than a person referred to in paragraph 5.2(a) — who claims an interest in or right to property that is forfeited to Her Majesty under subsection (1) may, within 30 days after the day on which the property is forfeited, apply in writing to a judge for an order declaring that their interest or right is not affected by the forfeiture, declaring the nature and extent of the interest or right and directing the Minister to pay to the person an amount equal to the value of their interest or right. 2022, c. 10, s. 439 2023, c. 26, s. 256
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 5.5
Not a Crown corporation 5.5 If the property that is the subject of a forfeiture order consists of all of the shares of a corporation, the corporation is deemed not to be a Crown corporation as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act . 2022, c. 10, s. 439
Special Economic Measures Act — S-14.5 5.6
Payment out of Proceeds Account 5.6 After consulting with the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister may — at the times and in the manner, and on any terms and conditions, that the Minister considers appropriate — pay out of the Proceeds Account , as defined in section 2 of the Seized Property Management Act , amounts not exceeding the net proceeds from the disposition of property forfeited under section 5.4, but only for any of the following purposes: (a) the reconstruction of a foreign state adversely affected by a grave breach of international peace and security; (b) the restoration of international peace and security; and (c) the compensation of victims of a grave breach of international peace and security, gross and systematic human rights violations or acts of significant corruption. 2022, c. 10, s. 439