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Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act — C-49.8
Indigenous peoples has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( peuples autochtones )
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Minister means the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations. ( ministre )
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Department established 3 There is established a department of the Government of Canada, called the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, over which the Minister presides.
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Minister 4 The Minister, appointed by commission under the Great Seal, holds office during pleasure and has the management and direction of the Department.
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Deputy Minister 5 (1) The Governor in Council may appoint a Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations to hold office during pleasure and to be the deputy head of the Department. Associate Deputy Minister (2) The Governor in Council may appoint an Associate Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations to hold office during pleasure and, under the Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions — as a deputy of the Minister or otherwise — that the Minister may specify.
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Powers, duties and functions 6 The Minister’s powers, duties and functions extend to and include all matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction — and that are not by law assigned to any other department, board or agency of the Government of Canada — relating to relations with Indigenous peoples.
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Responsibilities 7 The Minister is responsible for (a) exercising leadership within the Government of Canada in relation to the affirmation and implementation of the rights of Indigenous peoples recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the implementation of treaties and other agreements with Indigenous peoples; (b) negotiating treaties and other agreements to advance the self-determination of Indigenous peoples; and (c) advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, in collaboration with Indigenous peoples and through renewed nation-to-nation, government-to-government and Inuit-Crown relationships.
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Provision of services between departments 8 The Department may provide services to and receive services from the Department of Indigenous Services — including services to support policy and program implementation — as provided in a written agreement between the Minister or the Minister of Northern Affairs, as the case may be, and the Minister of Indigenous Services.
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Delegation 9 The Minister may delegate any of his or her powers, duties and functions under this Act or any other Act of Parliament, except the power to delegate under this section, to the Minister of Indigenous Services, for any period and under any terms that the Minister considers suitable.
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Annual report to Parliament 10 The Minister must cause to be tabled in each House of Parliament, within three months after the end of the fiscal year or, if the House is not then sitting, on any of the first 15 days of the next sitting of the House, a report on the measures taken to advance the self-determination of Indigenous peoples and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
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Appointment 11 (1) A Minister of Northern Affairs may be appointed by commission under the Great Seal to hold office during pleasure. If no Minister of Northern Affairs appointed (2) If no Minister of Northern Affairs is appointed under subsection (1), (a) the Minister is to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Northern Affairs; and (b) every reference to the Minister of Northern Affairs in any Act of Parliament or in any order, regulation or other instrument made under an Act of Parliament is to be read as a reference to the Minister, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs 12 (1) The Governor in Council may designate the Associate Deputy Minister appointed under subsection 5(2) to be Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs and, under the Minister of Northern Affairs, to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions — as a deputy of the Minister of Northern Affairs or otherwise — that the Minister of Northern Affairs may specify. If no Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs designated (2) If no Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs is designated under subsection (1), (a) the Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations is to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs; and (b) every reference to the Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs in any Act of Parliament or in any order, regulation or other instrument made under an Act of Parliament is to be read as a reference to the Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Powers, duties and functions 13 The powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Northern Affairs extend to and include all matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction — and that are not by law assigned to any other department, board or agency of the Government of Canada — relating (a) to Yukon, to the Northwest Territories or to Nunavut and its resources and affairs; and (b) to policies, directives and programs with respect to the Canadian North.
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Coordination, policies and scientific research 14 The Minister of Northern Affairs is to (a) coordinate the activities of the departments, boards and agencies of the Government of Canada in the territories; (b) develop and implement policies and programs to promote the social, economic and political development of the territories; and (c) foster, through scientific research and technology, knowledge of the Canadian North and the taking of various measures to support its development.
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Administration of lands — Nunavut 15 (1) The Minister of Northern Affairs has the administration of lands situated in Nunavut belonging to Her Majesty in right of Canada except those lands that are under (a) the administration of any other minister of the Government of Canada or any agent corporation as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act ; or (b) the administration and control of the Commissioner of Nunavut under the Nunavut Act . Yukon and Northwest Territories (2) The Minister of Northern Affairs has the administration of public real property as defined in section 2 of the Yukon Act — and public lands as defined in section 2 of the Northwest Territories Act — except that public real property or those public lands, as the case may be, that are under (a) the administration of any other minister of the Government of Canada or any agent corporation as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act ; or (b) the administration and control of the Commissioner of Yukon or the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, as the case may be, under the applicable Act.
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Use of departmental services and facilities 16 The Minister of Northern Affairs is to make use of the services and facilities of the Department.
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Transfer of responsibility 17 The Minister of Northern Affairs may enter into an agreement with the government of a territory with respect to the transfer of responsibilities to the territory.
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Delegation 18 The Minister of Northern Affairs may delegate any of his or her powers, duties and functions under this Act or any other Act of Parliament, except the power to delegate under this section, to any officer of the Department or the Minister of Indigenous Services, for any period and under any terms that the Minister of Northern Affairs considers suitable.
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Special representatives 19 (1) The Minister or the Minister of Northern Affairs, as the case may be, may appoint special representatives to provide him or her with advice on any matter relating to his or her powers, duties and functions under this Act or to any other matter relating to this Act, or to represent him or her in the context of, among other things, any consultation or engagement with an Indigenous organization or Indigenous group, community or people with respect to such a matter. Committees (2) The Minister or the Minister of Northern Affairs, as the case may be, may also establish advisory and other committees to provide him or her with advice on any matter referred to in subsection (1). Remuneration and expenses (3) The Minister or the Minister of Northern Affairs, as the case may be, is to fix the remuneration and expenses to be paid to special representatives and to committee members.
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Collection and use of information 20 (1) The Minister or the Minister of Northern Affairs, as the case may be, may, in exercising his or her powers and performing his or her duties or functions under this Act, collect, analyze and interpret documents, information or data in respect of matters under his or her administration. Disclosure of information (2) The Minister or the Minister of Northern Affairs, as the case may be, may, in exercising his or her powers and performing his or her duties or functions under this Act, disclose or permit to be disclosed, in whole or in part, those documents and that information or data to, among others, (a) the Department of Indigenous Services; (b) a department named in Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act , a division or branch of the federal public administration set out in column I of Schedule I.1 to that Act, a corporation named in Schedule II to that Act or a Crown corporation as defined in subsection 83(1) of that Act; (c) an Indigenous organization; or (d) a not-for-profit entity controlled by Indigenous individuals. Exceptions related to disclosure (3) Paragraphs (2)(c) and (d) do not apply in respect of any information, or to any documents or data that would reveal any information, (a) that is personal information as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act , unless (i) the personal information is publicly available, (ii) the individual to whom the personal information relates consents to its disclosure, or (iii) the disclosure is for a purpose referred to in any of paragraphs 8(2)(a), (b), (f), (j), (k) or (m) of the Privacy Act ; (b) that is protected by solicitor-client privilege or professional secrecy of advocates and notaries or by litigation privilege; (c) the disclosure of which is restricted under any provision of any other Act of Parliament set out in Schedule II to the Access to Information Act ; or (d) that is a confidence of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as defined in subsection 39(2) of the Canada Evidence Act .
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act — C-49.8 341
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations 341 (1) Any person who holds, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, the office of Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is deemed, as of that day, to be the minister referred to in section 4 of the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act , as enacted by section 337 . Minister of Northern Affairs (2) Any person who holds, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, the office of Minister of State to assist the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is deemed, as of that day, to be the minister referred to in subsection 11(1) of the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act , as enacted by section 337 . Deputy Minister (3) Any person who holds, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, the office of Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is deemed to have been appointed on that day under section 5 of the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act , as enacted by section 337 , as the Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations. Persons who occupy a position (4) Nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the status of any person who, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, occupies or is assigned to a position in the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, except that the person, as of that day, occupies or is assigned to their position in the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs.
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Transfer of appropriations 342 Any amount that is appropriated by an Act of Parliament for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force to defray the expenditures of the public service of Canada within the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and that is unexpended on the day on which this section comes into force is deemed to be an amount appropriated for defraying the expenditures of the public service of Canada within the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs.
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Validation of acts and decisions — Crown-Indigenous Relations 343 Any act taken or decision or determination — including any approval given in relation to the issuance of a licence — made by the person who holds the office of Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development during the period beginning on November 30, 2017 and ending on the day on which section 337 comes into force is deemed, to the extent that it would have been valid under the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act , as enacted by that section 337 , or any other Act of Parliament, to have been validly taken or made under the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act or that other Act of Parliament, as the case may be.
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Validation of acts and decisions — Northern Affairs 344 Any act taken or decision or determination — including any approval given in relation to the issuance of a licence — made by the person who holds the office of Minister of State to assist the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development during the period beginning on November 30, 2017 and ending on the day on which section 337 comes into force is deemed, to the extent that it would have been valid under the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act , as enacted by that section 337 , or any other Act of Parliament, to have been validly taken or made under the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act or that other Act of Parliament, as the case may be.
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References — certain agreements 345 (1) On the day on which section 337 comes into force, every reference to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development or Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in a land claims, specific claim or self-government agreement is, unless the context requires otherwise, to be read as a reference to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations or Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, as the case may be. References — other documents (2) On the day on which both sections 336 and 337 come into force, every reference to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development or Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in any contract, instrument or act, agreement — other than an agreement referred to in subsection (1) — or other document is, unless the context requires otherwise, to be read as a reference to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister of Indigenous Services, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs or Department of Indigenous Services, as the case may be.
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Regulations 346 The Governor in Council may make any regulations that the Governor in Council considers necessary to provide for any other transitional matter arising from the coming into force of this Act.
Advance Payments for Crops Act — C-49 7
7 [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 38 (1st Supp.), s. 3]
Canada–Finland Tax Convention Act, 2006 — C-5.2 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Canada–Finland Tax Convention Act, 2006 .
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Definition of Convention 2 In this Act, Convention means the Convention between the Government of Canada and the Government of Finland set out in the schedule.
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Convention approved 3 The Convention is approved and has the force of law in Canada during the period that the Convention, by its terms, is in force.
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Inconsistent laws — general rule 4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Act or the Convention and the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this Act and the Convention prevail to the extent of the inconsistency. Inconsistent laws — exception (2) In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Convention and the provisions of the Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act , the provisions of that Act prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
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Regulations 5 The Minister of National Revenue may make any regulations that are necessary for carrying out the Convention or for giving effect to any of its provisions.
Canada–Finland Tax Convention Act, 2006 — C-5.2 Notification
Notification * 6 The Minister of Finance shall cause a notice of the day on which the Convention enters into force and of the day on which it ceases to have effect to be published in the Canada Gazette within 60 days after its entry into force or termination. * [Note: Convention in force January 17, 2007, see Canada Gazette Part I, Volume 141, page 212.]
Canada–Finland Tax Convention Act, 2006 — C-5.2
The Government of Canada and the Government of Finland, desiring to conclude a Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, have agreed as follows:
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This Convention shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States.
Canada–Finland Tax Convention Act, 2006 — C-5.2 1
1 The existing taxes to which this Convention shall apply are: a) in the case of Canada: the income taxes imposed by the Government of Canada under the Income Tax Act , (hereinafter referred to as “Canadian tax”); and b) in the case of Finland: (i) the state income taxes; (ii) the corporate income tax; (iii) the communal tax; (iv) the church tax; (v) the tax withheld at source from interest; and (vi) the tax withheld at source from non-residents’ income, (hereinafter referred to as “Finnish tax”).
Canada–Finland Tax Convention Act, 2006 — C-5.2 a)
a) in the case of Canada: the income taxes imposed by the Government of Canada under the Income Tax Act , (hereinafter referred to as “Canadian tax”); and
Canada–Finland Tax Convention Act, 2006 — C-5.2 b)
b) in the case of Finland: (i) the state income taxes; (ii) the corporate income tax; (iii) the communal tax; (iv) the church tax; (v) the tax withheld at source from interest; and (vi) the tax withheld at source from non-residents’ income, (hereinafter referred to as “Finnish tax”).
Canada–Finland Tax Convention Act, 2006 — C-5.2 (v)
(v) the tax withheld at source from interest; and
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(vi) the tax withheld at source from non-residents’ income,
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(hereinafter referred to as “Finnish tax”).
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2 The Convention shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes that are imposed after the date of signature of the Convention in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes that have been made in their respective taxation laws.
Canada–Finland Tax Convention Act, 2006 — C-5.2 1
1 For the purposes of this Convention, unless the context otherwise requires: a) the term Canada , used in a geographical sense, means the territory of Canada, including (i) any area beyond the territorial seas of Canada which, in accordance with international law and the laws of Canada, is an area in respect of which Canada may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources; and (ii) the seas and airspace above every area referred to in clause (i) in respect of any activities carried on in connection with the exploration for or the exploitation of the natural resources referred to therein; b) the term Finland means the Republic of Finland and, when used in a geographical sense, means the territory of the Republic of Finland, and any area adjacent to the territorial waters of the Republic of Finland within which, under the laws of Finland and in accordance with international law, the rights of Finland with respect to the exploration and exploitation of the natural resources of the seabed and its subsoil may be exercised; c) the terms a Contracting State and the other Contracting State mean, as the context requires, Canada or Finland; d) the term person includes an individual, a trust, a company, a partnership and any other body of persons; e) the term company means any body corporate or any entity which is treated as a body corporate for tax purposes; f) the term enterprise applies to the carrying on of any business; g) the terms enterprise of a Contracting State and enterprise of the other Contracting State mean, respectively, an enterprise carried on by a resident of a Contracting State and an enterprise carried on by a resident of the other Contracting State; h) the term national , in relation to a Contracting State, means: (i) any individual possessing the nationality or citizenship of that Contracting State; and (ii) any legal person, partnership or association deriving its status as such from the laws in force in that Contracting State; i) the term international traffic means any transport by a ship or aircraft operated by an enterprise of a Contracting State, except when the ship or aircraft is operated solely between places in the other Contracting State; j) the term tax means Canadian tax or Finnish tax, as the context requires; k) the term competent authority means: (i) in the case of Canada, the Minister of National Revenue or the Minister’s authorized representative, (ii) in the case of Finland, the Ministry of Finance or the Ministry’s authorized representative or the authority which is designated as competent authority by the Ministry; l) the term business includes the performance of professional services and of other activities of an independent character.