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Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 52.7
Opinion during investigation 52.7 (1) During any investigation by a peace officer in relation to the use by a member of the House of Commons of funds, goods, services or premises referred to in subsection 52.6(1), the peace officer may apply to the Board for, or the Board may, on its own initiative, provide the peace officer with, an opinion concerning the propriety of such use. Opinion to be considered (2) Where an opinion is provided to a peace officer pursuant to subsection (1) and where an application for a process is made to a judge, the judge shall be provided with the opinion and shall consider it in determining whether to issue the process. Definition of process (3) For the purposes of this section, process means (a) an authorization to intercept a private communication under section 185, (b) an order for a special warrant under section 462.32 or 462.321, (c) an order for a search warrant under section 487, (d) a restraint order under section 462.33, (e) the laying of an information under section 504 or 505, (f) a summons or an arrest warrant under section 507, or (g) the confirmation of an appearance notice or undertaking under section 508. of the Criminal Code . Issuance of process by judge (4) The issuance of a process referred to in paragraphs (3)(c), (e), (f) and (g) that is based on the use by a member of the House of Commons of any funds, goods, services or premises made available to that member for the carrying out of parliamentary functions shall be authorized by a judge of a provincial court within the meaning of section 2 of the Criminal Code . 1991, c. 20, s. 2 2019, c. 25, s. 390 2023, c. 26, s. 222
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 52.8
General opinions 52.8 In addition to issuing opinions under section 52.6, the Board may issue general opinions regarding the proper use of funds, goods, services and premises within the intent and purpose of the by-laws made under subsection 52.5(1). 1991, c. 20, s. 2
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 52.9
Comments may be included 52.9 (1) The Board may include in its opinions any comments that the Board considers relevant. Publication of opinions (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Board may publish, in whole or in part, its opinions for the guidance of members of the House of Commons. Privacy and notification (3) Subject to subsection (4), the Board shall take the necessary measures to assure the privacy of any member of the House of Commons who applies for an opinion and shall notify the member of its opinion. Making opinions available (4) For the purposes of subsection 52.7(1), the Board may, if it considers it appropriate to do so, make any of its opinions, including opinions issued under section 52.6, available to the peace officer. 1991, c. 20, s. 2
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 53
In case of dissolution 53 On a dissolution of Parliament, every member of the Board and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker shall be deemed to remain in office as such, as if there had been no dissolution, until their replacement. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 53; R.S., 1985, c. 42 (1st Supp.), s. 2; 1991, c. 20, s. 2
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 54
Expenditure 54 All funds, other than those applied toward payment of the salaries and expenses of Parliamentary Secretaries, expended under Part IV in respect of the House of Commons shall be expended and accounted for in the same manner as funds for defraying the charges and expenses of the House and of the members thereof are to be expended and accounted for pursuant to this Division. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 54; 1991, c. 20, s. 2
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 54.1
Reference amount 54.1 (1) Commencing on January 1, 2001, the remuneration reference amount is equal to the amount of the annual salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Retroactive adjustments to reference amount (2) Adjustments to the remuneration reference amount shall be made retroactively to take into account any retroactive changes in the annual salary of the Chief Justice. 2001, c. 20, s. 1
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 55
 (3) for any period commencing after December 31, 1986, and (b) contributions and allowances under the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act , the sessional allowance payable for the twelve month period commencing January 1, 1986 shall be deemed to have been the sessional allowance that would, but for subsection (7), have been determined under subsection (3). Override as of January 1, 1992 (9) Notwithstanding subsection (3), there shall be paid to every member of the Senate and House of Commons (a) for the twelve month period commencing January 1, 1992, a sessional allowance at the same rate per annum as the sessional allowance payable to each such member for the twelve month period immediately preceding January 1, 1992; and (b) for the twelve month periods commencing January 1, 1993, January 1, 1994, January 1, 1995, January 1, 1996 and January 1, 1997, a sessional allowance at the same rate per annum as the sessional allowance payable to each such member for the twelve month period commencing January 1, 1992 under paragraph (a). Sessional allowance after January 1, 1998 (10) Despite subsection (3), the sessional allowance for the twelve month period beginning on January 1, 1998 and for every twelve month period beginning on every successive January 1 during the 36th Parliament is the sessional allowance payable for the twelve month period immediately before that period increased by two per cent. Deeming (11) For the purpose of calculating the sessional allowance for the twelve month period beginning on January 1, 1998, the sessional allowance payable for the twelve month period immediately before that period is deemed to be the sessional allowance payable under paragraph (9)(b). Sessional allowance after January 1, 2001 (12) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the annual sessional allowance that shall be paid, commencing on January 1, 2001, (a) to members of the Senate is equal to 50 per cent of the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 minus $25,000; and (b) to members of the House of Commons is equal to 50 per cent of the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 55; R.S., 1985, c. 38 (2nd Supp.), s. 1; 1991, c. 30, s. 23; 1993, c. 13, s. 11; 1994, c. 18, s. 10; 1998, c. 23, s. 1; 2001, c. 20, s. 2
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 55.1
Members of Parliament — fiscal year 2004-2005 55.1 (1) Despite section 55, the annual sessional allowance that shall be paid for the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 2004 to (a) members of the Senate is $116,200; and (b) members of the House of Commons is $141,200. Subsequent fiscal years (2) Despite section 55, the annual sessional allowance that shall be paid for each fiscal year subsequent to March 31, 2005 to (a) members of the Senate is the sessional allowance calculated in accordance with paragraph (b) minus $25,000; and (b) members of the House of Commons is the sessional allowance for the previous fiscal year plus the amount obtained by multiplying that sessional allowance by the index described in section 67.1 for the previous calendar year. 2005, c. 16, s. 4
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 56
How allowance paid 56 The sessional allowances payable under section 55.1 shall be paid in monthly instalments on the last day of each month. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 56; 2005, c. 16, s. 4
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 57
Deductions for non-attendance 57 (1) A deduction at the rate of $120 per day shall be made from the sessional allowance of a member of either House of Parliament for every day beyond 21 on which the member does not attend a sitting of that House if it sits on that day. Days not reckoned (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), in the case of a member elected or appointed after the commencement of a session, no day of a session previous to the election or appointment shall be reckoned as one of the twenty-one days referred to in that subsection. Reckoning days of attendance (3) Each day during a session on which (a) a member of either House of Parliament did not attend a sitting thereof by reason of public or official business, (b) there has been no sitting of the House in consequence of its having adjourned over that day, or (c) the member is unable to attend by reason of being ill, shall be reckoned as a day of attendance of the member at that session. Payment of sessional allowance on death (4) Where a member of either House of Parliament dies, the sessional allowance of the member shall be paid to the end of the month in which the death occurs. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 57; 2001, c. 20, s. 3
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 58
Service in armed forces not computed 58 In the calculation pursuant to this Part of any deduction from the sessional allowance of a member on account of absence, days that were spent by the member (a) on service as an officer or non-commissioned member of the reserve force while on any training or other duty authorized by regulations or orders made under the National Defence Act , or (b) in the Canadian Forces or in any other armed forces of Her Majesty while those forces are on active service in consequence of any war, shall not be computed. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 58; R.S., 1985, c. 31 (1st Supp.), s. 61
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 59
Stricter provisions by regulation of either House 59 The Senate or the House of Commons may make regulations, by rule or by order, rendering more stringent on its own members the provisions of this Act that relate to the attendance of members or to the deductions to be made from sessional allowances. R.S., c. S-8, s. 40
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 59.1
Regulations — maternity and parental arrangements 59.1 The Senate or the House of Commons may make regulations, by rule or by order, respecting the provisions of this Act — or of regulations made under section 59 — that relate to the attendance of members, or to the deductions to be made from sessional allowances, in respect of its own members who are unable to attend a sitting of that House by reason of (a) being pregnant; or (b) caring for a new-born or newly-adopted child of the member or for a child placed with the member for the purpose of adoption. 2018, c. 12, s. 360
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 60
Presiding officers 60 There shall be paid to the following members of the Senate or House of Commons annual salaries equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 multiplied by the following percentages: (a) the Speaker of the Senate, 17.6 per cent; (b) any member of the Senate occupying the recognized position of Speaker pro tempore of the Senate, 7.3 per cent; (c) the Speaker of the House of Commons, 24 per cent; (d) the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, 12.5 per cent; (e) the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House of Commons, 5.1 per cent; (f) the Assistant Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House of Commons, 5.1 per cent; (g) any member — except one who receives a salary under the Salaries Act — occupying the position of Chair of a Standing or Special Committee of the Senate or House of Commons or a Standing or Special Joint Committee, other than the Liaison Committee of the House of Commons and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, 3.6%; and (h) any member — except one who receives a salary under the Salaries Act — occupying the position of Vice-Chair of a Standing or Special Committee of the Senate or House of Commons or a Standing or Special Joint Committee, other than the Liaison Committee of the House of Commons and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, 1.9%. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 60; 1998, c. 23, s. 2; 2001, c. 20, s. 4; 2003, c. 16, s. 10
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 61
Parliamentary Secretaries 61 Commencing on January 1, 2001, a Parliamentary Secretary shall be paid an annual salary equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 multiplied by 5.1 per cent. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 61; 1998, c. 23, s. 3; 2001, c. 20, s. 4
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 62
Additional allowances 62 Commencing on January 1, 2001, there shall be paid to the following members of the Senate or the House of Commons additional annual allowances equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 multiplied by the following percentages: (a) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Leader of the Government in the Senate, except any such member in receipt of a salary under the Salaries Act , 24 per cent; (b) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, 11.5 per cent; (c) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, 11.5 per cent; (d) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, 7.3 per cent; (e) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Government Whip in the Senate, 3.6 per cent; (f) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Opposition Whip in the Senate, 2.2 per cent; (g) the member occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, 24 per cent; (h) each member of the House of Commons, other than the Prime Minister or the member occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, who is the leader of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House, 17.1 per cent; (i) each of the members occupying the positions of Chief Government Whip and Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Commons, 9.1 per cent; (j) each of the members occupying the positions of Deputy Government Whip and Deputy Opposition Whip and the position of Whip of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons, 3.6 per cent; (k) the member occupying the position of Opposition House Leader in the House of Commons, 12.5 per cent; and (l) the member occupying the position of House Leader of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons, 5.1 per cent. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 62; 1998, c. 23, s. 4; 2001, c. 20, s. 4
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 62.1
Presiding officers — fiscal year 2004-2005 62.1 (1) Despite section 60, for the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 2004 there shall be paid to the following members of the Senate and the House of Commons the following annual salaries: (a) the Speaker of the Senate, $49,600; (b) the member of the Senate occupying the recognized position of Speaker pro tempore of the Senate, $20,600; (c) the Speaker of the House of Commons, $67,800; (d) the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, $35,300; (e) the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House of Commons, $14,300; (f) the Assistant Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House of Commons, $14,300; (g) the member — unless he or she receives a salary under the Salaries Act — occupying the position of Chair of a Standing or Special Committee of the Senate or House of Commons or a Standing or Special Joint Committee, other than the Liaison Committee of the House of Commons and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, $10,100; and (h) the member — unless he or she receives a salary under the Salaries Act — occupying the position of Vice-Chair of a Standing or Special Committee of the Senate or House of Commons or a Standing or Special Joint Committee, other than the Liaison Committee of the House of Commons and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, $5,200. Subsequent fiscal years (2) Despite section 60, the annual salary that shall be paid for each fiscal year subsequent to March 31, 2005 to a member of the Senate or the House of Commons referred to in subsection (1) is the annual salary for the previous fiscal year plus the amount obtained by multiplying that annual salary by the index described in section 67.1 for the previous calendar year. 2005, c. 16, s. 6
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 62.2
Parliamentary Secretaries — fiscal year 2004-2005 62.2 (1) Despite section 61, for the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 2004 a Parliamentary Secretary shall be paid an annual salary of $14,300. Subsequent fiscal years (2) Despite section 61, the annual salary that shall be paid for each fiscal year subsequent to March 31, 2005 to a Parliamentary Secretary is the annual salary for the previous fiscal year plus the amount obtained by multiplying that annual salary by the index described in section 67.1 for the previous calendar year. 2005, c. 16, s. 6
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 62.3
ers of National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (3) For the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 2016, there shall be paid to the following members of the Senate or the House of Commons the following additional annual allowances : (a) the member of the Senate or the House of Commons who is the Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, $42,200; and (b) each member of the Senate or the House of Commons who is a member of that Committee, other than the Chair, $11,900. Subsequent fiscal years (4) The additional annual allowance that shall be paid for each fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year referred to in subsection (3) to a member of the Senate or the House of Commons referred to in that subsection is the additional annual allowance for the previous fiscal year plus the amount obtained by multiplying that additional annual allowance by the index described in section 67.1 for the previous calendar year. 2005, c. 16, s. 6; 2017, c. 15, s. 43
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 62.4
he position of Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate, $3,200. Subsequent fiscal years (2) Despite section 62.3, the additional annual allowance that shall be paid for each fiscal year after March 31, 2023 to a senator referred to in subsection (1) is the additional annual allowance for the previous fiscal year plus the amount obtained by multiplying that additional annual allowance by the index described in section 67.1 for the previous calendar year. 2022, c. 10, s. 240
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 63
Moving, transportation, travel and telecommunication expenses 63 (1) For each session of Parliament, there shall be allowed to every member of each House of Parliament such actual moving, transportation, travel and telecommunication expenses as that House may, by order, prescribe. Motor vehicle allowances (2) In addition to the expenses payable pursuant to subsection (1), there shall be paid annually (a) to each minister of the Crown, a motor vehicle allowance of two thousand dollars; (b) to the member holding the recognized position of Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, a motor vehicle allowance of two thousand dollars; and (c) to each of the Speakers of the Senate and the House of Commons, a motor vehicle allowance of one thousand dollars. (3) and (4) [Repealed, 2001, c. 20, s. 5] R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 63; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 2000, c. 9, s. 565; 2001, c. 20, s. 5
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 65
Statement of attendance 65 (1) For each session of Parliament, at the end of each month and at the end of the session, every member of each House of Parliament shall furnish the Clerk of that House with a statement, signed by the member, of the number of days attendance during the month or session, as the case may be, and, in the case of the inclusion of days on which the member has failed to attend by reason of illness, setting out that fact and that the absence was due to that illness and was unavoidable. Statement of travel and other expenses (2) Every member of each House of Parliament applying for an allowance for travel expenses shall furnish the Clerk of that House with a statement, signed by the member, of the actual moving or transportation expenses as provided for in subsection 63(1). R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 65; 2001, c. 20, s. 7
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 66
Regulations respecting Parliamentary Secretary’s expenses 66 The Governor in Council may make regulations providing for the payment to a Parliamentary Secretary of reasonable travel and other expenses (a) incurred by, and in the discharge of the duties of, the Parliamentary Secretary during a session of Parliament while away from Ottawa; or (b) incurred by the Parliamentary Secretary in the discharge of the duties, while away from the ordinary place of residence, of the Parliamentary Secretary during a period when Parliament is not in session. R.S., c. P-1, s. 5
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 67
Rounding of amounts 67 The salaries and allowances payable to members of the Senate and the House of Commons under sections 55.1 and 62.1 to 62.4 of this Act and section 4.1 of the Salaries Act shall be rounded down to the nearest hundred dollars. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 67; R.S., 1985, c. 38 (2nd Supp.), s. 2; 1991, c. 30, s. 24; 2001, c. 20, s. 9; 2003, c. 16, s. 11; 2005, c. 16, s. 7 2022, c. 10, s. 241
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 67.1
Index 67.1 The index referred to in paragraph 55.1(2)(b) and subsections 62.1(2), 62.2(2), 62.3(2) and (4) and 62.4(2) for a calendar year is the index of the average percentage increase in base-rate wages for the calendar year, resulting from major settlements negotiated with bargaining units of 500 or more employees in the private sector in Canada, as published by the Department of Employment and Social Development within three months after the end of that calendar year. 2005, c. 16, ss. 7, 21; 2013, c. 40, s. 237; 2017, c. 15, s. 44 2022, c. 10, s. 241
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 69
Payment after dissolution 69 For the purposes of the allowances payable under sections 55.1 and 63, a person who, immediately before a dissolution of the House of Commons, was a member of the House shall be deemed to continue to be a member of the House until the date of the next following general election. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 69; 2005, c. 16, s. 8
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 70
 the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act , one twelfth of the sessional allowance under section 55 and any salary or allowance under section 60, 61 or 62 of this Act or section 4 of the Salaries Act to which the person was entitled immediately before ceasing to be a member, for every year the member was a member in the period referred to in subsections 10(1.1) and 32(1.1) of the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act . (7) [Repealed, 2000, c. 27, s. 1] Persons under fifty-five years of age (8) A person who is under fifty-five years of age on the day the person ceases to be a member is entitled to the supplementary severance allowance only if the person has been a member for at least six years. Payment deferred (9) Payment of a supplementary severance allowance to a person referred to in subsection (8) who is entitled to it shall be deferred until the person reaches the age of fifty-five, except that if the person dies after becoming entitled to the supplementary severance allowance, it shall be payable immediately. Interest shall accrue on the amount of the supplementary severance allowance from the time the person becomes entitled to it to the time it is paid. Member for a year (10) For the purposes of subsections (6) and (8), a member is deemed to have been a member for a year if the member was a member for six months or more in any twelve month period. R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 70; 1998, c. 23, s. 6; 2000, c. 27, s. 1; 2001, c. 20, s. 10; 2005, c. 16, s. 9
Parliament of Canada Act — P-1 71
Restriction 71 A severance allowance shall not be paid under subsection 70(1) or (2) to or in respect of any person to or in respect of whom an allowance is immediately payable under the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act , except in the case referred to in subsection 70(4.1). R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 71; 1998, c. 23, s. 7; 2000, c. 27, s. 2