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National Housing Strategy Act — N-11.2 4
Declaration 4 It is declared to be the housing policy of the Government of Canada to (a) recognize that the right to adequate housing is a fundamental human right affirmed in international law; (b) recognize that housing is essential to the inherent dignity and well-being of the person and to building sustainable and inclusive communities; (c) support improved housing outcomes for the people of Canada; and (d) further the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing as recognized in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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Development and maintenance 5 (1) The Minister must develop and maintain a national housing strategy to further the housing policy, taking into account key principles of a human rights-based approach to housing. Content (2) The National Housing Strategy is to, among other things, (a) set out a long-term vision for housing in Canada that recognizes the importance of housing in achieving social, economic, health and environmental goals; (b) establish national goals relating to housing and homelessness and identify related priorities, initiatives, timelines and desired outcomes; (c) focus on improving housing outcomes for persons in greatest need; and (d) provide for participatory processes to ensure the ongoing inclusion and engagement of civil society, stakeholders, vulnerable groups and persons with lived experience of housing need, as well as those with lived experience of homelessness.
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Duties and functions 6 (1) A council, to be known as the National Housing Council, is established for the purpose of furthering the housing policy and the National Housing Strategy by (a) providing advice to the Minister, on its own initiative or at the request of the Minister, including, among other things, on the effectiveness of the National Housing Strategy; and (b) undertaking any other activity that the Minister specifies. Membership (2) The Council is composed of two co-chairpersons and not fewer than 9, but not more than 15, other members.
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Ex officio members 7 The ex officio members of the National Housing Council are (a) the Federal Housing Advocate, appointed under section 14; (b) the Deputy Minister of the department for which the Minister is responsible; (c) the Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services; and (d) the President of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, appointed under subsection 7(1) of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act .
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Appointment of other members 8 (1) The other members of the National Housing Council are to be appointed by the Minister to hold office during pleasure for a term, not exceeding three years, that will ensure, as far as possible, the expiry in any one year of the terms of office of not more than one half of the members who are appointed by the Minister. Further term (2) The members of the Council who are appointed by the Minister are eligible to be reappointed for one further term. Factors to consider (3) In appointing members, the Minister is to take into consideration the importance of representation on the Council of (a) persons who are members of vulnerable groups; (b) persons with lived experience of housing need, as well as those with lived experience of homelessness; (c) persons who reflect the diversity of Canadian society; and (d) persons who have expertise in human rights. Part-time (4) The members of the Council who are appointed by the Minister perform their duties and functions on the Council on a part-time basis. Remuneration and other expenses (5) The members of the Council who are appointed by the Minister are to be paid the remuneration that may be fixed by the Minister and are entitled to be reimbursed, in accordance with Treasury Board directives, for the travel, living and other expenses incurred in connection with their work while absent from their ordinary place of residence. Federal public administration (6) The members of the Council who are appointed by the Minister are deemed to be employed in the federal public administration for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and for the purposes of any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act .
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Ex officio co-chairperson 9 (1) The President of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is the ex officio co-chairperson of the National Housing Council. Designation of other co-chairperson (2) The Minister must designate the other co-chairperson from among the members of the Council who are appointed by the Minister. Co-chairperson absent or unable to act (3) If the co-chairperson designated under subsection (2) is absent or unable to act, the Minister may designate another person from among the members of the Council who are appointed by the Minister to act as that co-chairperson. Duties of co-chairpersons (4) The co-chairpersons have supervision over and direction of the work of the Council.
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Alternate ex officio co-chairperson 10 (1) The President of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation may designate in writing an alternate to perform his or her duties and functions in respect of the National Housing Council and that alternate is considered to be a co-chairperson of the Council. Alternate ex officio member (2) Each ex officio member, other than the Federal Housing Advocate, may designate an alternate to perform his or her duties and functions in respect of the Council. That alternate is considered to be a member of the Council.
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Meetings 11 (1) The National Housing Council must meet four times each year or as the Minister may specify. Means of telecommunication (2) A meeting may be held by any means of telecommunication that allows the members to communicate with each other during the meeting.
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Administrative support 12 The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is to provide the National Housing Council with any administrative services and facilities that are necessary to assist the Council in performing its duties and functions.
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Duties and functions 13 There is to be a Federal Housing Advocate whose mandate is to (a) monitor the implementation of the housing policy and assess its impact on persons who are members of vulnerable groups, persons with lived experience of housing need and persons with lived experience of homelessness; (b) monitor progress in meeting the goals and timelines — and in achieving the desired outcomes — set out in the National Housing Strategy; (c) analyze and conduct research, as the Advocate sees fit, on systemic housing issues, including barriers faced by persons referred to in paragraph (a); (d) initiate studies, as the Advocate sees fit, into economic, institutional or industry conditions — respecting matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction — that affect the housing system; (e) consult with persons referred to in paragraph (a) and civil society organizations with respect to systemic housing issues; (f) receive submissions with respect to systemic housing issues; (g) provide advice to the Minister; (h) submit a report to the Minister on the Advocate’s findings and any recommendations to take measures respecting matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction, to further the housing policy, including the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing, and the National Housing Strategy; and (i) participate in the work of the National Housing Council as an ex officio member.
National Housing Strategy Act — N-11.2 13.1
Submissions – power to review issues 13.1 (1) The Federal Housing Advocate may conduct a review of any systemic housing issue that is raised in a submission received under paragraph 13(f). Submissions – power to request establishment of review panel (2) The Federal Housing Advocate may request that the National Housing Council establish a review panel to hold a hearing to review any systemic housing issue within the jurisdiction of Parliament that is raised in a submission received under paragraph 13(f). Notice (3) The Federal Housing Advocate must inform the person or group that presented the submission whether or not any action will be taken under subsection (1) or (2). Report (4) If the Federal Housing Advocate conducts a review of the systemic housing issue, he or she must, at the conclusion of the review, provide the Minister and the person or group that presented the submission with a report setting out the Advocate’s opinion on the issue and any recommendation to take measures — respecting matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction — to further the housing policy, including the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing, or the National Housing Strategy.
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Power to request establishment of review panel 13.2 (1) If the Federal Housing Advocate, at any time, identifies a systemic housing issue that is within the jurisdiction of Parliament and that is not the subject of a submission, he or she may request that the National Housing Council establish a review panel to hold a hearing to review the issue. Summary of information (2) The Federal Housing Advocate must provide a review panel with a summary of the information that formed the Advocate’s basis for identifying the systemic housing issue.
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Appointment 14 (1) The Federal Housing Advocate is to be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during pleasure for a term of not more than three years. Further term (2) The term may be renewed for one further term. Advocate absent or unable to act (3) If the Federal Housing Advocate is absent or unable to act, the Minister may designate another person to act as the Federal Housing Advocate, but that person may act for a period of more than 90 days only with the approval of the Governor in Council. Full-time (4) The Federal Housing Advocate performs his or her duties and functions on a full-time basis. Remuneration and other expenses (5) The Federal Housing Advocate is to be paid the remuneration fixed by the Governor in Council and is entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with Treasury Board directives for the travel, living and other expenses incurred in connection with his or her work while absent from his or her ordinary place of work. Federal public administration (6) The Federal Housing Advocate is deemed to be 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 for the purposes of any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act .
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Administrative support 15 (1) The Canadian Human Rights Commission is to provide the Federal Housing Advocate with any administrative services and facilities that are necessary to assist the Advocate in performing his or her duties and functions. Contractual assistance (2) The Commission may, for the purposes of subsection (1), enter into contracts for the services of persons to assist the Advocate in performing his or her duties and functions.
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Annual report 16 (1) The Federal Housing Advocate must, within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, submit a report to the Minister for that year that (a) provides a summary of his or her activities, any submissions received, the results of the consultations and of any analysis, research and study; and (b) contains recommended measures — respecting matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction and that take into account the housing policy — to address systemic housing issues. Tabling in Parliament (2) The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 30 days after the Minister receives the report or, if either House is not sitting on the last day of that period, on any of the first 15 days on which that House of Parliament is sitting. Publication (3) The Federal Housing Advocate may publish the report only after the report is laid before each House of Parliament.
National Housing Strategy Act — N-11.2 16.1
Obligation to establish review panel 16.1 The National Housing Council must establish a review panel if requested to do so by the Federal Housing Advocate.
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Membership 16.2 (1) A review panel is to consist of three members of the National Housing Council, other than ex officio members, to be appointed by the National Housing Council. Factors to consider (2) In appointing members to a review panel, the National Housing Council is to take into consideration the importance of representation on the review panel of (a) persons who are members of vulnerable groups; (b) persons with lived experience of housing need, as well as those with lived experience of homelessness; and (c) persons who have expertise in human rights.
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Duties 16.3 A review panel must (a) hold a hearing to review the systemic housing issue in respect of which it was established; (b) hold the hearing in a manner that offers the public, particularly members of communities that are affected by the issue and groups that have expertise in human rights and housing, an opportunity to participate; (c) prepare a report that sets out the panel’s opinion on the issue and any recommendation to take measures — respecting matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction — to address the issue; and (d) submit the report to the Minister.
National Housing Strategy Act — N-11.2 16.4
Representations 16.4 The Federal Housing Advocate is entitled to make representations and present proposals for recommendations to a review panel and may, for the purpose of doing so, work with communities that are affected by the issue that is before the review panel and with experts.
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Minister’s response 17 (1) The Minister must respond to the annual report of the Federal Housing Advocate. Tabling of response (2) The Minister must cause the response to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 120 days after the Minister has caused the annual report to be tabled in both Houses of Parliament or, if either House is not sitting on the last day of that period, on any of the first 15 days on which that House of Parliament is sitting.
National Housing Strategy Act — N-11.2 17.1
Minister’s response to Advocate’s reports 17.1 The Minister must respond to each report provided by the Federal Housing Advocate under paragraph 13(h) and subsection 13.1(4) within 120 days after the day on which it is received.
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Minister’s response to review panel reports 17.2 (1) The Minister must respond to a report submitted by a review panel under paragraph 16.3(d) within 120 days after the day on which it is received. Tabling in Parliament (2) The Minister must cause the response to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 30 days after the day on which it is provided to the review panel or, if either House is not sitting on the last day of that period, on any of the first 15 days on which that House of Parliament is sitting.
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Triennial report 18 (1) The Minister must, before March 31, 2021 and within every three years after that date, cause a report to be made on the effectiveness of the National Housing Strategy, with respect to the achievement of the desired outcomes, and the initiatives related to its implementation. Tabling in Parliament (2) The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 30 days on which that House is sitting after the report is made.
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339 Section 12 of the National Housing Strategy Act is replaced by the following: Administrative support 12 The Minister is to provide the National Housing Council with any administrative services and facilities that are necessary to assist the Council in performing its duties and functions.
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Administrative support 12 The Minister is to provide the National Housing Council with any administrative services and facilities that are necessary to assist the Council in performing its duties and functions.
National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act — N-11.5 Preamble
Preamble Whereas hunting, trapping and fishing are part of Canada’s national heritage;
National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act — N-11.5
Whereas the Aboriginal peoples of Canada have traditionally participated in hunting, trapping and fishing;
National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act — N-11.5
Whereas Canada’s hunters, trappers and fishers have made a significant contribution to the development of our nation by traversing and mapping the prairies, forests, streams and rivers from coast to coast to coast;
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Whereas millions of Canadians participate in and enjoy hunting, trapping and fishing;
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And whereas hunting, trapping and fishing contribute significantly to the national economy;
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Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act .
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National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day 2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the third Saturday in September is to be known as “National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day”.
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Not a legal holiday 3 For greater certainty, National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day.
National Housing Act — N-11 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the National Housing Act . R.S., c. N-10, s. 1
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se of a housing project owned by it, or (b) under agreement with the owner, in the case of a housing project not owned by it, designates, having regard to the existence of a condition of shortage, overcrowding or congestion of housing; ( ensemble d’habitation HLM ou HLM ) metropolitan area means a city together with one or more adjacent municipalities in close economic relationship with the city; ( communauté urbaine ) Minister means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as is designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act; ( ministre ) mortgage [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1] multiple-family dwelling [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1] municipality means an incorporated city, metropolitan area, town, village, county, township, district, rural municipality or other municipality; ( municipalité ) non-profit corporation means a corporation, no part of the income of which is payable to or is otherwise available for the personal benefit of any proprietor, member or shareholder thereof; ( association personnalisée ) official community plan means a master plan of community development and land utilization prepared by a local planning authority and legally adopted by or on behalf of a municipality; ( plan d’urbanisme ) one-family dwelling [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1] owner [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1] person includes a group of persons, an organization, a municipality or a department or agency of the government of Canada or of a province; ( personne ) regulation [Repealed, 2012, c. 19, s. 350] rent reduction fund [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1] rental housing project means a housing project occupied or intended to be occupied primarily by a person other than the owner. ( ensemble d’habitation locatif ) reserve [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1] semi-detached dwelling [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1] title [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1] R.S., 1985, c. N-11, s. 2; R.S., 1985, c. 20 (2nd Supp.), s. 7, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1; 1992, c. 1, s. 142, c. 32, s. 5; 1994, c. 35, s. 38; 1999, c. 27, s. 1; 2012, c. 19, s. 350
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approved instalment credit agency [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
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approved lender means a person designated as an approved lender by the Corporation under section 5; ( prêteur agréé )
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approved loan [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
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bank [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
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borrowers’ charges [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
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builder means a person who builds houses for sale or for rent; ( constructeur )
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condominium unit [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
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cooperative housing project [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
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Corporation means the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation established by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act ; ( Société )
National Housing Act — N-11 (a)
cost of construction means the aggregate of (a) the cost or appraised value of the land, whichever is the lesser, or, in the case of land acquired by gift or devise, the appraised value of the land, (b) actual expenditure for building, (c) the architectural, legal and other expenses and carrying charges necessary to complete the house or housing project, (d) where work is done by the owner, such amount as the Corporation may fix as the value of the work, and (e) land development costs and carrying charges; ( coût de construction )
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cost of construction of a family housing unit [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
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cost of conversion [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
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designated area [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
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family housing unit means a unit providing therein living, sleeping, eating, food preparation and sanitary facilities for one family, with or without other essential facilities shared with other family housing units; ( logement familial )
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family of low income means a family that receives a total family income that, in the opinion of the Corporation, is insufficient to permit it to rent housing accommodation adequate for its needs at the current rental market in the area in which the family lives; ( famille à faible revenu )
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guaranteed home improvement loan [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
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home improvement loan [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
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house means a building or movable structure, or any part thereof, that is intended for human habitation and contains not more than two family housing units, together with any interest in land appurtenant to the building, movable structure or part thereof; ( maison )
National Housing Act — N-11 (a)
housing project means (a) any building or movable structure, or any part thereof, that is intended for human habitation, (b) any property that is intended to be improved, converted or developed to provide housing accommodation or services in support of housing accommodation, or (c) any property that is associated with housing accommodation, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, land, buildings and movable structures, and public, recreational, commercial, institutional and parking facilities; ( ensemble d’habitation )
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Indian band [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
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insured loan means a loan that is insured by the Corporation under Part I; ( prêt assuré )
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lending value [Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]