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Insurance Companies Act — I-11.8 614
Non-application 614 (1) Sections 612 and 615 do not apply in respect of assets of a foreign company held in relation to a segregated fund maintained under section 593. Exclusion of liabilities of segregated funds (2) A reference in section 615 to the assets in Canada or the liabilities in Canada of a foreign company does not include liabilities of the foreign company for the policies and amounts in respect of which a segregated fund is maintained under section 593.
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281 The heading before section 616 and sections 616 to 620 of the Act are repealed.
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282 The heading before section 978 and sections 978 to 983 of the Act are repealed.
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283 Section 984 of the Act is amended by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (a) and by repealing paragraphs (c) and (d).
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284 Section 985 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Divestment order — portfolios of loans and interests (1.1) Subject to subsection (1.2), the Superintendent may, by order, direct an insurance holding company to reduce, within any period that the Superintendent considers reasonable, the aggregate value of one or more of the following categories of loans or interests by way of a disposition of a portion of that value: (a) the commercial loans held by the insurance holding company and its subsidiaries; (b) the interests of the insurance holding company and its subsidiaries in real property; and (c) the following interests of the insurance holding company and its subsidiaries: (i) the participating shares of a body corporate that are beneficially owned by the insurance holding company and its subsidiaries, other than participating shares of a permitted entity in which the insurance holding company has a substantial investment, and (ii) the ownership interests in an unincorporated entity that are beneficially owned by the insurance holding company and its subsidiaries, other than ownership interests in a permitted entity in which the insurance holding company has a substantial investment. Prudential considerations (1.2) The Superintendent may make an order under subsection (1.1) only on the basis of prudential considerations that the Superintendent considers relevant with respect to the aggregate value of the category or categories of loans or interests in question.
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285 Paragraph 987(2)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) assets that are debt obligations that are (i) guaranteed by any financial institution other than the insurance holding company, (ii) fully secured by deposits with any financial institution, or (iii) fully secured by debt obligations that are guaranteed by any financial institution other than the insurance holding company; (a.1) assets that are debt obligations issued (i) by, or by any agency of, (A) the Government of Canada, (B) the government of a province, (C) a municipality, or (D) the government of a foreign country or any political subdivision of a foreign country, or (ii) by a prescribed international agency; (a.2) assets that are debt obligations that are guaranteed by, or fully secured by securities issued by, a government, a municipality or an agency referred to in paragraph (a.1); (a.3) assets that are debt obligations that are widely distributed, as that expression is defined by the regulations; (a.4) assets that are debt obligations of an entity controlled by the insurance holding company; or
Inquiries Act — I-11 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Inquiries Act . R.S., c. I-13, s. 1
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Inquiry 2 The Governor in Council may, whenever the Governor in Council deems it expedient, cause inquiry to be made into and concerning any matter connected with the good government of Canada or the conduct of any part of the public business thereof. R.S., c. I-13, s. 2
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Appointment of commissioners 3 Where an inquiry as described in section 2 is not regulated by any special law, the Governor in Council may, by a commission, appoint persons as commissioners by whom the inquiry shall be conducted. R.S., c. I-13, s. 3
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Powers of commissioners concerning evidence 4 The commissioners have the power of summoning before them any witnesses, and of requiring them to (a) give evidence, orally or in writing, and on oath or, if they are persons entitled to affirm in civil matters on solemn affirmation; and (b) produce such documents and things as the commissioners deem requisite to the full investigation of the matters into which they are appointed to examine. R.S., c. I-13, s. 4
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Idem, enforcement 5 The commissioners have the same power to enforce the attendance of witnesses and to compel them to give evidence as is vested in any court of record in civil cases. R.S., c. I-13, s. 5
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Appointment of commissioners 6 The minister presiding over any department in the federal public administration may appoint, under the authority of the Governor in Council, a commissioner or commissioners to investigate and report on the state and management of the business, or any part of the business, of the department, either in the inside or outside service thereof, and the conduct of any person in that service, so far as the same relates to the official duties of the person. R.S., 1985, c. I-11, s. 6; 2003, c. 22, s. 174
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Powers of commissioners 7 For the purposes of an investigation under section 6, the commissioners (a) may enter into and remain within any public office or institution, and shall have access to every part thereof; (b) may examine all papers, documents, vouchers, records and books of every kind belonging to the public office or institution; (c) may summon before them any person and require the person to give evidence, orally or in writing, and on oath or, if the person is entitled to affirm in civil matters on solemn affirmation; and (d) may administer the oath or affirmation under paragraph (c). R.S., c. I-13, s. 7
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Subpoena or summons 8 (1) The commissioners may, under their hands, issue a subpoena or other request or summons, requiring and commanding any person therein named (a) to appear at the time and place mentioned therein; (b) to testify to all matters within his knowledge relative to the subject-matter of an investigation; and (c) to bring and produce any document, book or paper that the person has in his possession or under his control relative to the subject-matter of the investigation. Idem (2) A person may be summoned from any part of Canada by virtue of a subpoena, request or summons issued under subsection (1). Expenses (3) Reasonable travel expenses shall be paid at the time of service of a subpoena, request or summons to any person summoned under subsection (1). R.S., c. I-13, s. 8
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Evidence taken by commission 9 (1) In lieu of requiring the attendance of a person whose evidence is desired, the commissioners may, if they deem it advisable, issue a commission or other authority to any officer or person named therein, authorizing the officer or person to take the evidence and report it to the commissioners. Powers for that purpose (2) An officer or person authorized under subsection (1) shall, before entering on any investigation, be sworn before a justice of the peace faithfully to execute the duty entrusted to the officer or person by the commission, and, with regard to the taking of evidence, has the powers set out in subsection 8(1) and such other powers as a commissioner would have had if the evidence had been taken before a commissioner. R.S., c. I-13, s. 9
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Witnesses failing to attend, etc. 10 (1) Every person who (a) being required to attend in the manner provided in this Part, fails, without valid excuse, to attend accordingly, (b) being commanded to produce any document, book or paper, in his possession or under his control, fails to produce the same, (c) refuses to be sworn or to affirm, or (d) refuses to answer any proper question put to him by a commissioner, or other officer or person referred to in section 9, is liable, on summary conviction before any provincial court judge, or judge of a superior or county court, having jurisdiction in the county or district in which that person resides, or in which the place is situated at which the person was required to attend, to a fine not exceeding four hundred dollars. Justice of the peace (2) For the purposes of this Part, a judge of a superior or county court referred to in subsection (1) shall be a justice of the peace. R.S., 1985, c. I-11, s. 10; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203
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Employment of counsel, experts and assistants 11 (1) The commissioners, whether appointed under Part I or under Part II, may, if authorized by the commission issued in the case, engage the services of (a) such accountants, engineers, technical advisers or other experts, clerks, reporters and assistants as they deem necessary or advisable; and (b) counsel to aid and assist the commissioners in an inquiry. Experts may take evidence and report (2) The commissioners may authorize and depute any accountants, engineers, technical advisers or other experts, the services of whom are engaged under subsection (1), or any other qualified persons, to inquire into any matter within the scope of the commission as may be directed by the commissioners. Powers (3) The persons deputed under subsection (2), when authorized by order in council, have the same powers as the commissioners have to take evidence, issue subpoenas, enforce the attendance of witnesses, compel them to give evidence, and otherwise conduct the inquiry. Report (4) The persons deputed under subsection (2) shall report the evidence and their findings, if any, thereon to the commissioners. R.S., c. I-13, s. 11
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Parties may employ counsel 12 The commissioners may allow any person whose conduct is being investigated under this Act, and shall allow any person against whom any charge is made in the course of an investigation, to be represented by counsel. R.S., c. I-13, s. 12
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Notice to persons charged 13 No report shall be made against any person until reasonable notice has been given to the person of the charge of misconduct alleged against him and the person has been allowed full opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. R.S., c. I-13, s. 13
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Authority to confer powers on 14 (1) The Governor in Council may, whenever the Governor in Council deems it expedient, confer on an international commission or tribunal all or any of the powers conferred on commissioners under Part I. Exercise of powers in Canada (2) The powers conferred on an international commission or tribunal pursuant to subsection (1) may be exercised by the commission or tribunal in Canada, subject to such limitations and restrictions as the Governor in Council may impose, in respect of all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the commission or tribunal. R.S., c. I-13, s. 14
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Correctional Investigator 230 The person holding office as Correctional Investigator under the Inquiries Act immediately before the coming into force of this section continues in office as Correctional Investigator and shall be deemed to have been appointed under Part III of this Act for a term of one year beginning on the coming into force of this section.
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Staff of Correctional Investigator 231 (1) A person whose services were engaged by the Correctional Investigator on a full-time basis pursuant to the Inquiries Act during any period immediately before the coming into force of this section shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act on the coming into force of this section, unless the person otherwise elects in writing within ninety days after the coming into force of this section. Probation under Public Service Employment Act (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and section 28 of the Public Service Employment Act , a person who is deemed by subsection (1) of this section to have been appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act (a) is not subject to probation under that Act if the person’s services were engaged on a full-time basis by the Correctional Investigator during a period of at least one year immediately before the coming into force of this section; or (b) is subject to probation under that Act for a period equal to one year minus the period during which the person’s services were engaged on a full-time basis by the Correctional Investigator immediately before the coming into force of this section, where the latter period is less than one year.
Integrated Circuit Topography Act — I-14.6
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 Integrated Circuit Topography Act .
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Definitions 2 (1) In this Act, commercially exploit means to sell, lease, offer or exhibit for sale or lease, or otherwise distribute for a commercial purpose; ( exploitation commerciale ) filing date , in respect of an application for registration of a topography, means the filing date of the application as determined in accordance with section 17; ( date de dépôt ) integrated circuit product means a product, in a final or intermediate form, that is intended to perform an electronic function and in which the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and some or all of the interconnections, are integrally formed in or on, or both in and on, a piece of material; ( circuit intégré ) Minister means the Minister of Industry; ( ministre ) national , in respect of a country, includes an individual who is a citizen or resident of, or is domiciled in, that country; ( ressortissant ) prescribed means prescribed by regulations; ( Version anglaise seulement ) register means the register kept pursuant to section 15; ( registre ) registered topography means a topography that is registered under this Act; ( topographie enregistrée ) Registrar means the Registrar of Topographies designated pursuant to section 25; ( registraire ) topography means the design, however expressed, of the disposition of (a) the interconnections, if any, and the elements for the making of an integrated circuit product, or (b) the elements, if any, and the interconnections for the making of a customization layer or layers to be added to an integrated circuit product in an intermediate form. ( topographie ) Deemed importation or commercial exploitation (2) For the purposes of this Act, where an integrated circuit product forms part of an article that is imported or commercially exploited, the integrated circuit product shall be deemed to be imported or commercially exploited, as the case may be. First commercial exploitation of topography (3) For the purposes of this Act, a topography is first commercially exploited when the topography or a substantial part thereof, or an integrated circuit product that incorporates the topography or a substantial part thereof, is commercially exploited for the first time in any place in the world by or with the consent of the person who owns the right to so commercially exploit the topography at that time and in that place. Deemed creator of topography (4) For the purposes of this Act, where a topography is created in the course of employment or pursuant to a contract, the employer or party to the contract for whom the topography was created shall be deemed to be the creator of the topography unless the employer and employee or the parties to the contract, as the case may be, otherwise agree. 1990, c. 37, s. 2; 1992, c. 1, s. 145(F); 1995, c. 1, s. 62
Integrated Circuit Topography Act — I-14.6
commercially exploit means to sell, lease, offer or exhibit for sale or lease, or otherwise distribute for a commercial purpose; ( exploitation commerciale )
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filing date , in respect of an application for registration of a topography, means the filing date of the application as determined in accordance with section 17; ( date de dépôt )
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integrated circuit product means a product, in a final or intermediate form, that is intended to perform an electronic function and in which the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and some or all of the interconnections, are integrally formed in or on, or both in and on, a piece of material; ( circuit intégré )
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Minister means the Minister of Industry; ( ministre )
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national , in respect of a country, includes an individual who is a citizen or resident of, or is domiciled in, that country; ( ressortissant )
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prescribed means prescribed by regulations; ( Version anglaise seulement )
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register means the register kept pursuant to section 15; ( registre )
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registered topography means a topography that is registered under this Act; ( topographie enregistrée )
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Registrar means the Registrar of Topographies designated pursuant to section 25; ( registraire )
Integrated Circuit Topography Act — I-14.6 (a)
topography means the design, however expressed, of the disposition of (a) the interconnections, if any, and the elements for the making of an integrated circuit product, or (b) the elements, if any, and the interconnections for the making of a customization layer or layers to be added to an integrated circuit product in an intermediate form. ( topographie )
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Binding on Her Majesty 2.1 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province. 1994, c. 47, s. 129
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Exclusive right on registration 3 (1) Subject to this Act, the registration of a topography under this Act, unless shown to be invalid, gives to the creator of the topography or, where the topography has been transferred, the successor in title thereto, an exclusive right in the topography for the duration of the period referred to in section 5. Scope of exclusive right (2) The exclusive right in a registered topography consists of the exclusive right to (a) reproduce the topography or any substantial part thereof; (b) manufacture an integrated circuit product incorporating the topography or any substantial part thereof; and (c) import or commercially exploit the topography or any substantial part thereof or an integrated circuit product that incorporates the topography or any substantial part thereof. Rights not conferred (3) Nothing in this section confers any rights in relation to any idea, concept, process, system, technique or information that may be embodied in a topography or an integrated circuit product.
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Commissioner means the Commissioner of Patents; ( commissaire )
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WTO Agreement has the meaning given to the word “Agreement” by subsection 2(1) of the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act ; ( Accord sur l’OMC )
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WTO Member means a Member of the World Trade Organization established by Article I of the WTO Agreement. ( membre de l’OMC )
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Duration of exclusive right 5 The exclusive right in a registered topography shall subsist for a period (a) commencing on the filing date of the application for registration of the topography; and (b) terminating at the end of the tenth calendar year after the earlier of the calendar year in which the topography is first commercially exploited and the calendar year of the filing date of the application.
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Infringement 6 (1) The exclusive right in a registered topography is infringed by any person who does any act referred to in subsection 3(2) without the consent of the owner of the registered topography. No infringement (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), it is not an infringement of the exclusive right in a registered topography for any person (a) to do any act referred to in paragraph 3(2)(a) or (b) in relation to that registered topography for the sole purpose of analysis or evaluation or of research or teaching with respect to topographies; (b) to do any act referred to in subsection 3(2) in relation to another topography that is created on the basis of the analysis, evaluation or research referred to in paragraph (a) and that is original within the meaning of subsection 4(2) or (3); (c) to do any act referred to in paragraph 3(2)(c) in relation to a particular integrated circuit product that incorporates that registered topography or a substantial part thereof, at any time after the time at which that particular integrated circuit product is sold in any place by or with the consent of the person who owned the right to sell that registered topography at that time and in that place; (d) to do any act referred to in subsection 3(2) where that act is done for a private and non-commercial purpose; or (e) to bring an integrated circuit product that incorporates that registered topography or a substantial part thereof temporarily into Canada if that integrated circuit product forms part of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or spacecraft registered in a country other than Canada that enters Canada temporarily or accidentally and is used for a purpose that is necessary or ancillary to that vehicle, vessel, aircraft or spacecraft. No infringement (3) For greater certainty, it is not an infringement of the exclusive right in a registered topography for any person to do any act referred to in subsection 3(2) in relation to another topography that is independently created.
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Transfer of topography 7 (1) A topography, whether registered or unregistered, is transferable, either as to the whole interest therein or as to any undivided portion thereof. Licence (2) A topography, whether registered or unregistered and either as to the whole interest therein or as to any portion thereof, may constitute the subject-matter of a licence.