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Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act — C-45.2 3
Bribing a foreign public official 3 (1) Every person commits an offence who, in order to obtain or retain an advantage in the course of business, directly or indirectly gives, offers or agrees to give or offer a loan, reward, advantage or benefit of any kind to a foreign public official or to any person for the benefit of a foreign public official (a) as consideration for an act or omission by the official in connection with the performance of the official’s duties or functions; or (b) to induce the official to use his or her position to influence any acts or decisions of the foreign state or public international organization for which the official performs duties or functions. Punishment (2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years. Saving provision (3) No person is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if the loan, reward, advantage or benefit (a) is permitted or required under the laws of the foreign state or public international organization for which the foreign public official performs duties or functions; or (b) was made to pay the reasonable expenses incurred in good faith by or on behalf of the foreign public official that are directly related to (i) the promotion, demonstration or explanation of the person’s products and services, or (ii) the execution or performance of a contract between the person and the foreign state for which the official performs duties or functions. (4) and (5) [Repealed, 2013, c. 26, s. 3] 1998, c. 34, s. 3; 2013, c. 26, s. 3
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Accounting 4 (1) Every person commits an offence who, for the purpose of bribing a foreign public official in order to obtain or retain an advantage in the course of business or for the purpose of hiding that bribery, (a) establishes or maintains accounts which do not appear in any of the books and records that they are required to keep in accordance with applicable accounting and auditing standards; (b) makes transactions that are not recorded in those books and records or that are inadequately identified in them; (c) records non-existent expenditures in those books and records; (d) enters liabilities with incorrect identification of their object in those books and records; (e) knowingly uses false documents; or (f) intentionally destroys accounting books and records earlier than permitted by law. Punishment (2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years. 1998, c. 34, s. 4; 2001, c. 32, s. 58; 2013, c. 26, s. 4
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Offence committed outside Canada 5 (1) Every person who commits an act or omission outside Canada that, if committed in Canada, would constitute an offence under section 3 or 4 — or a conspiracy to commit, an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to, an offence under that section — is deemed to have committed that act or omission in Canada if the person is (a) a Canadian citizen; (b) a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act who, after the commission of the act or omission, is present in Canada; or (c) a public body, corporation, society, company, firm or partnership that is incorporated, formed or otherwise organized under the laws of Canada or a province. Jurisdiction (2) If a person is alleged to have committed an act or omission that is deemed to have been committed in Canada under subsection (1), proceedings for an offence in respect of that act or omission may, whether or not that person is in Canada, be commenced in any territorial division in Canada. The person may be tried and punished for that offence as if the offence had been committed in that territorial division. Appearance of accused at trial (3) For greater certainty, the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to the requirements that an accused appear at and be present during proceedings and the exceptions to those requirements apply to proceedings commenced in any territorial division under subsection (2). Person previously tried outside Canada (4) If a person is alleged to have committed an act or omission that is deemed to have been committed in Canada under subsection (1) and they have been tried and dealt with outside Canada for an offence in respect of the act or omission so that, if they had been tried and dealt with in Canada, they would be able to plead autrefois acquit , autrefois convict or pardon, they are deemed to have been so tried and dealt with in Canada. Exception for foreign trials in absentia (5) Despite subsection (4), a person may not plead autrefois convict to a count that charges an offence in respect of the act or omission if (a) the person was not present and was not represented by counsel acting under the person’s instructions at the trial outside Canada; and (b) the person was not punished in accordance with the sentence imposed on conviction in respect of the act or omission. 1998, c. 34, s. 5; 2001, c. 32, s. 58; 2013, c. 26, s. 4
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Laying an information 6 An information may be laid under section 504 of the Criminal Code in respect of an offence under this Act — or a conspiracy to commit, an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to, an offence under this Act — only by an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or any person designated as a peace officer under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act . 1998, c. 34, s. 6; 2001, c. 32, s. 58; 2013, c. 26, s. 4
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Annual report 12 Within four months of the end of each fiscal year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister for International Trade and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada shall jointly prepare a report on the implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and on the enforcement of this Act, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs shall cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed.
Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act — C-45.2 Coming into force
Coming into force * 13 This Act or any of its provisions comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Act in force February 14, 1999, see SI/99-13.]
Courts Administration Service Act — C-45.5
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Courts Administration Service Act — C-45.5 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Courts Administration Service Act .
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Purposes 2 The purposes of this Act are to (a) facilitate coordination and cooperation among the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada for the purpose of ensuring the effective and efficient provision of administrative services to those courts; (b) enhance judicial independence by placing administrative services at arm’s length from the Government of Canada and by affirming the roles of chief justices and judges in the management of the courts; and (c) enhance accountability for the use of public money in support of court administration while safeguarding the independence of the judiciary.
Courts Administration Service Act — C-45.5 3
Establishment of Service 3 The Courts Administration Service (in this Act referred to as the “Service”), consisting of the Chief Administrator of the Service and employees of the Service, is hereby established as a portion of the federal public administration. 2002, c. 8, s. 3; 2003, c. 22, s. 156(E)
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Principal office 4 (1) The principal office of the Service shall be in the National Capital Region described in the schedule to the National Capital Act . Other offices (2) The Chief Administrator may, after consultation with the Chief Justices of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada, establish other offices of the Service elsewhere in Canada.
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Appointment 5 (1) The Governor in Council shall appoint the Chief Administrator to hold office during pleasure for a term of up to five years. Re-appointment (2) The Chief Administrator is eligible for re-appointment at the end of each term of office. Consultations (3) The Minister of Justice shall consult the Chief Justices of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada with respect to the appointment and re-appointment of the Chief Administrator and, if applicable, the termination of the Chief Administrator’s appointment. Status of Chief Administrator (4) The Chief Administrator shall have the rank and status of a deputy head of a department. Absence or incapacity (5) If the Chief Administrator is absent or incapacitated or the office of Chief Administrator is vacant, the Minister of Justice shall appoint another person to act as Chief Administrator. That person may not act as Chief Administrator for more than 90 days unless the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice after consultation by that Minister with the Chief Justices of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada, confirms that the person may continue to act as Chief Administrator. Powers, duties and functions (6) The person acting as Chief Administrator has all of the powers, duties and functions of the Chief Administrator under this Act or any other Act of Parliament.
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Salary and expenses 6 (1) The Chief Administrator shall receive the remuneration that may be fixed by the Governor in Council and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties and functions under this Act while absent from the Chief Administrator’s ordinary place of work. Compensation (2) The Chief Administrator is deemed to be a person employed in the public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act and to be employed in the federal public administration for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act . 2002, c. 8, s. 6; 2003, c. 22, s. 157(E)
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Chief Administrator 7 (1) The Chief Administrator is the chief executive officer of the Service and has supervision over and direction of its work and staff. Powers (2) The Chief Administrator has all the powers necessary for the overall effective and efficient management and administration of all court services, including court facilities and libraries and corporate services and staffing. Duties and functions (3) The Chief Administrator, in consultation with the Chief Justices of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada, shall establish and maintain the registry or registries for those courts in any organizational form or forms and prepare budgetary submissions for the requirements of those courts and for the related needs of the Service. Limitation (4) The powers of the Chief Administrator do not extend to any matter assigned by law to the judiciary.
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Judicial functions 8 (1) The Chief Justices of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada are responsible for the judicial functions of their courts, including the direction and supervision over court sittings and the assignment of judicial duties. Included powers (2) The direction and supervision over court sittings and the assignment of judicial duties include, without restricting the generality of those terms, the power to (a) determine the sittings of the court; (b) assign judges to sittings; (c) assign cases and other judicial duties to judges; (d) determine the sitting schedules and places of sittings for judges; (e) determine the total annual, monthly and weekly work load of judges; and (f) prepare hearing lists and assign courtrooms. Directions by Chief Justice (3) Officers, clerks and employees of the Service shall act at the direction of a chief justice in matters that are assigned by law to the judiciary. Directions by judge (4) The persons referred to in subsection (3) who are assigned to or present in a courtroom shall act at the direction of the judge presiding over proceedings in the courtroom while the court is in session.
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Direction to Chief Administrator 9 (1) A chief justice may issue binding directions in writing to the Chief Administrator with respect to any matter within the Chief Administrator’s authority. Statutory Instruments Act not to apply (2) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to directions issued under subsection (1).
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Staff to be public servants 10 The officers, clerks and employees who are required for the purposes of the Service shall be appointed under the Public Service Employment Act .
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Experts 11 The Chief Administrator may engage on a temporary basis experts or persons who have specialized knowledge for the purposes of advising and assisting the Chief Administrator in the performance of his or her duties and functions in any matter.
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Annual report 12 (1) The Chief Administrator shall, within six months after the end of each fiscal year, send to the Minister of Justice a report on the activities of the Service for that year. Tabling in Parliament (2) The Minister of Justice shall have a copy of the report laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the day on which the Minister receives the report.
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182 (1) and (2) [Amendments] General replacement (3) Unless the context requires otherwise, the expression “ Federal Court Act ” is replaced by the expression “ Federal Courts Act ” in (a) any regulation, as defined in section 2 of the Statutory Instruments Act ; and (b) any other instrument made (i) in the execution of a power conferred under an Act of Parliament, or (ii) by order or under the authority of the Governor in Council.
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183 (1) [Amendment] References to Federal Court — Trial Division generally (2) Unless the context requires otherwise, the expression “Federal Court — Trial Division” is replaced by the expression “Federal Court” in (a) any regulation, as defined in section 2 of the Statutory Instruments Act ; and (b) any other instrument made (i) in the execution of a power conferred under an Act of Parliament, or (ii) by order or under the authority of the Governor in Council.
Courts Administration Service Act — C-45.5 185
clude “Chief Judge” and “Associate Chief Judge”, respectively. Letters patent (13) Letters patent under the Great Seal may be issued under the authority of the Governor in Council to each of the persons referred to in subsections (1) to (4), (8) and (9) evidencing the person’s office by virtue of this section. Transfer of court employees (14) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the status of an employee, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Public Service Employment Act , who, immediately before the coming into force of section 1 of this Act, occupied a position in or was a member of the staff of the Federal Court of Canada or the Tax Court of Canada, except that the employee, on that coming into force, occupies that position in the Courts Administration Service under the authority of the Chief Administrator of that Service.
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Jurisdiction 186 Any jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court created by this Act shall be exercised in respect of matters arising before or after the coming into force of section 1 of this Act.
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Judicial review rules to apply to certain appeals 187 (1) The provisions of the Federal Court Rules, 1998 that govern applications to the Federal Court of Appeal under section 28 of the Federal Courts Act apply to appeals to the Federal Court of Appeal under subsection 27(1.2) of that Act, with any modifications that the circumstances require, until other provisions are made to govern those appeals. Other provisions to remain in force (2) All provisions of law and rules and orders regulating the practice and procedure in the Federal Court of Canada on the coming into force of section 1 of this Act remain in force until amended, repealed or otherwise determined, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.
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Court proceedings to continue 188 Every proceeding taken in the Federal Court of Canada before the coming into force of section 1 of this Act shall be continued in conformity with the Federal Courts Act .
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Court premises and supplies 189 All premises and supplies assigned to the Federal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada on the coming into force of section 1 of this Act shall be assigned to the Courts Administration Service.
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Appropriations 190 Any amount appropriated, for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force, by an appropriation Act based on the Estimates for that year for defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of Canada within the Registry of the Federal Court of Canada and the Registry of the Tax Court of Canada, is an amount appropriated for defraying the charges and expenses of the Courts Administration Service.
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Rules made previously 191 Rules that were made under section 46 of the Federal Court Act before the coming into force of section 44 of this Act are deemed to have been validly made and continue to have force as though they had been made under section 46 of the Federal Courts Act , as amended by section 44 of this Act.
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Special Import Measures Act 192 Subsection 12(1.1), paragraphs 44(2)(a) and 59(1)(d) and subsections 77.01(1) and 77.1(1) of the Special Import Measures Act , as enacted or amended by sections 169 to 173 of this Act, apply to goods from a NAFTA country, as defined in subsection 2(1) of that Act.
Courts Administration Service Act — C-45.5 Coming into force
Coming into force * 199 The provisions of this Act, other than sections 193 to 198, and the provisions of any Act enacted by this Act, come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 193 to 198 in force on assent March 27, 2002; Act, except sections 193 to 198, in force July 2, 2003, see SI/2003-109.]
An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19 — C-45.6
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19 — C-45.6 1
Payments out of C.R.F. 1 The Minister of Health may make payments, the total of which may not exceed $2.5 billion, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for any expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2022 in relation to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests.
An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19 — C-45.6 2
Transfers 2 The Minister of Health may transfer to any province or territory, or to any body or person in Canada, any coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests or instruments used in relation to those tests acquired by Her Majesty in right of Canada on or after April 1, 2021.
Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act — C-45.7 Preamble
Preamble Whereas the Government of Canada is obligated, pursuant to section 7 of the Northeastern Quebec Agreement, to recommend to Parliament special legislation to provide for an orderly and efficient system of Naskapi local government, for the administration, management and control of Category IA-N land by the Naskapi band, and for the protection of certain individual and collective rights under the said agreement;
Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act — C-45.7
And whereas this Act is not intended to preclude the Naskapi from benefitting from future legislative or other measures respecting Indian government in Canada that are not incompatible with the said agreement; 1984, c. 18, Preamble; 2018, c. 4, s. 3.
Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act — C-45.7
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act — C-45.7 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act . 1984, c. 18, s. 1; 2018, c. 4, s. 4
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c); ( Société de développement des Naskapis ) Northeastern Quebec Agreement means the agreement between the Indian Act Naskapis de Schefferville band, the Government of Quebec, La Société d’énergie de la Baie James, La Société de développement de la Baie James, La Commission hydroélectrique de Québec, the Grand Council of the Crees (of Quebec), the Northern Quebec Inuit Association and the Government of Canada, dated January 31, 1978 and referred to in Canada Order in Council P.C. 1978-502 of February 23, 1978, as amended by (a) any agreement not described in paragraph (b) made in accordance with the applicable amending provisions of the Northeastern Quebec Agreement, and (b) any other agreement, whether made before or after the coming into force of this section, referred to in section 3 of An Act approving the Northeastern Quebec Agreement (Quebec); ( Convention du Nord-Est québécois ) ordinary band meeting means any band meeting other than a special band meeting; ( Version anglaise seulement ) Oujé-Bougoumou Band Complementary Agreement [Repealed, 2018, c. 4, s. 5] prescribed means prescribed by regulation; ( Version anglaise seulement ) Province means the Province of Quebec; ( province ) Quebec means Her Majesty in right of Quebec; ( Québec ) referendum means a referendum of the band referred to in sections 83 to 88; ( référendum ) special band meeting means a band meeting referred to in sections 83 to 88. ( assemblée extraordinaire ) Indian Act band (2) A reference in this Act to Indian Act band is a reference to band within the meaning of the Indian Act . References to “natural resources” and “land” (3) The reference to “natural resources” in certain provisions of this Act is for emphasis only and shall not be construed as affecting in any way the meaning of the word “land” as including natural resources in those provisions or in any other provision of this Act or the regulations. References to Quebec statutes (4) Unless otherwise indicated in this Act, a reference to an Act of the legislature of Quebec or to a provision thereof is a reference to that Act or provision as amended from time to time. 1984, c. 18, s. 2; 2009, c. 12, s. 1; 2018, c. 4, ss. 5, 122(E) 2019, c. 29, s. 373
Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act — C-45.7
band or Naskapi band means the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach referred to in section 14; ( bande ou bande naskapie )
Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act — C-45.7
building includes a permanent structure of any kind and also includes a mobile home; ( bâtiment )
Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act — C-45.7
Canada means Her Majesty in right of Canada; ( Canada )
Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act — C-45.7
Category IA land [Repealed, 2018, c. 4, s. 5]