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Great Lakes Fisheries Convention Act — F-17 2
2 The Commission may seek to establish and maintain working arrangements with public or private organizations for the purpose of furthering the objectives of this Convention.
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Upon the request of the Commission a Contracting Party shall furnish such information pertinent to the Commission’s duties as is practicable. A Contracting Party may establish conditions regarding the disclosure of such information by the Commission.
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1 Each Contracting Party shall determine and pay the expenses of its Section. Joint expenses incurred by the Commission shall be paid by contributions made by the Contracting Parties. The form and proportion of the contributions shall be those approved by the Contracting Parties after the Commission has made a recommendation.
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2 The Commission shall submit an annual budget of anticipated joint expenses to the Contracting Parties for approval.
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The Commission shall submit annually to the Contracting Parties a report on the discharge of its duties. It shall make recommendations to or advise the Contracting Parties whenever it deems necessary on any matter relating to the Convention.
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Nothing in this Convention shall be construed as preventing any of the States of the United States of America bordering on the Great Lakes or, subject to their constitutional arrangements, Canada or the Province of Ontario from making or enforcing laws or regulations within their respective jurisdictions relative to the fisheries of the Great Lakes so far as such laws or regulations do not preclude the carrying out of the Commission’s duties.
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The Contracting Parties agree to enact such legislation as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Convention.
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The Contracting Parties shall jointly review in the eighth year of the operation of this Convention the activities of the Commission in relation to the objectives of the Convention in order to determine the desirability of continuing, modifying or terminating this Convention.
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1 This Convention shall be ratified and the instruments of ratification shall be exchanged at Ottawa.
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2 This Convention shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of the instruments of ratification. It shall remain in force for ten years and shall continue in force thereafter until terminated as provided herein.
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3 Either Contracting Party may, by giving two years’ written notice to the other Contracting Party, terminate this Convention at the end of the initial ten-year period or at any time thereafter.
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In Witness Whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention.
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Done at Washington, in duplicate, this tenth day of September, 1954.
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[Here follow the signatures on behalf of the Governments of Canada and the United States of America.]
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Exchange of notes between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States amending the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries.
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Note from the Secretary of State for External Affairs to the Ambassador of the United States : Ottawa, April 5, 1966. No. X-92 Excellency,
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I have the honour to refer to conversations between representatives of our two Governments concerning amendment of the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the United States of America signed at Washington on September 10, 1954 to provide for the appointment by each Contracting Party of an additional member on the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.
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In accordance with those conversations, it is the understanding of the Government of Canada that the above-mentioned Convention shall be amended by substituting the word “four” for the word “three” in the second sentence of paragraph 1 of Article II.
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I also have the honour to propose that, on confirmation of the foregoing understanding on behalf of the Government of the United States, this Note and Your Excellency’s reply to that effect shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments, which shall enter into force on the date of Your Excellency’s reply.
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Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Paul Martin, Secretary of State for External Affairs
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Note from the Ambassador of the United States to the Secretary of State for External Affairs :
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I have the honor to refer to your note of April 5, 1966, which reads as follows:
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“I have the honour to refer to conversations between representatives of our two Governments concerning amendment of the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the United States of America signed at Washington on September 10, 1954 to provide for the appointment by each Contracting Party of an additional member on the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.
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“In accordance with those conversations, it is the understanding of the Government of Canada that the above-mentioned Convention shall be amended by substituting the word `four’ for the word `three’ in the second sentence of paragraph 1 of Article II.
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“I also have the honour to propose that, on confirmation of the foregoing understanding on behalf of the Government of the United States, this Note and Your Excellency’s reply to that effect shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments, which shall enter into force on the date of Your Excellency’s reply.”
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I have the honor to confirm the foregoing understanding on behalf of my Government. Accordingly, your note and this reply shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments, which shall enter into force this day.
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Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. W.W. Butterworth
Farm Credit Canada Act — F-2.2
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 Farm Credit Canada Act . 1993, c. 14, s. 1; 2001, c. 22, s. 2
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Definitions 2 In this Act, Board means the Board of Directors of the Corporation; ( conseil ) business related to farming means a business that primarily produces, transports, stores, distributes, supplies, processes or adds value to inputs to or outputs from farming operations; ( entreprise liée à l’agriculture ) Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under subsection 7(1); ( Version anglaise seulement ) Corporation means Farm Credit Canada continued by subsection 3(1); ( Société ) director means a member of the Board; ( Version anglaise seulement ) farming includes livestock raising, bee-keeping, dairying, fruit growing, tillage of the soil and any other husbandry activity that the Corporation determines, under subsection 4(3), to be farming for the purposes of this definition; ( agriculture ) President means the President of the Corporation appointed under subsection 7(1); ( Version anglaise seulement ) subsidiary has the same meaning as in subsection 83(6) of the Financial Administration Act . ( filiale ) 1993, c. 14, s. 2; 2001, c. 22, s. 3
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Board means the Board of Directors of the Corporation; ( conseil )
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business related to farming means a business that primarily produces, transports, stores, distributes, supplies, processes or adds value to inputs to or outputs from farming operations; ( entreprise liée à l’agriculture )
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Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under subsection 7(1); ( Version anglaise seulement )
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Corporation means Farm Credit Canada continued by subsection 3(1); ( Société )
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director means a member of the Board; ( Version anglaise seulement )
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farming includes livestock raising, bee-keeping, dairying, fruit growing, tillage of the soil and any other husbandry activity that the Corporation determines, under subsection 4(3), to be farming for the purposes of this definition; ( agriculture )
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President means the President of the Corporation appointed under subsection 7(1); ( Version anglaise seulement )
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subsidiary has the same meaning as in subsection 83(6) of the Financial Administration Act . ( filiale )
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Corporation continued 3 (1) The Farm Credit Corporation, established by section 3 of the Farm Credit Act , is continued as a body corporate under the name Farm Credit Canada. Head office (2) The head office of the Corporation shall be at Regina or at such other place in Canada as the Governor in Council may, by order, determine. Agent of Her Majesty (3) The Corporation is an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada. 1993, c. 14, s. 3; 2001, c. 22, s. 4
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Composition 5 (1) The Corporation shall consist of a Board of Directors comprising a Chairperson, a President and not fewer than three nor more than ten other directors. Appointment (2) The directors, other than the Chairperson and the President, shall be appointed by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, with the approval of the Governor in Council, for a term not exceeding four years that will ensure, as far as possible, the expiration in any one year of the terms of office of not more than one half of the directors. Acting directors (3) The Governor in Council may appoint one or more persons to act as a director in the event that any director is absent or unable to act. Reappointment (4) A director whose term of office has expired is eligible for reappointment to the Board in the same or another capacity. Incumbent director (5) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if a director is not appointed to take office on the expiration of the term of an incumbent director, the incumbent director continues in office until that director is reappointed or until a successor is appointed. 1993, c. 14, s. 5; 1994, c. 38, s. 25; 2006, c. 9, s. 255
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Management 6 (1) The Board shall direct and manage the affairs of the Corporation and may for those purposes exercise all the powers of the Corporation. Meetings (2) A meeting of the Board shall be held, at least once every four months, at such place in Canada as the Chairperson may designate for that meeting. Quorum (3) Five directors constitute a quorum of the Board.
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Chairperson and President 7 (1) The Governor in Council shall appoint a Chairperson of the Board and a President of the Corporation for such terms as the Governor in Council considers appropriate. Chief executive officer (2) The President is the chief executive officer and is responsible for the supervision of the business of the Corporation. Duties of Chairperson (3) The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall perform any other duties that are imposed, and exercise any powers that are conferred, on the Chairperson under the by-laws of the Corporation or by resolution of the Board. Acting Chairperson (4) If the Chairperson is absent or unable to act or if the office of Chairperson is vacant, the Board may authorize a director to act as Chairperson and that director has all of the duties and may exercise all of the powers of the Chairperson during the absence, inability or vacancy. Duties of President (5) The President shall perform any duties that are imposed, and may exercise any powers that are conferred, on the President under the by-laws of the Corporation or by resolution of the Board. Acting President (6) If the President is absent or unable to act or if the office of President is vacant, the Board may authorize an officer or employee of the Corporation to act as President and that officer or employee has all of the duties and may exercise all of the powers of the President during the absence, inability or vacancy. A person may not act as President for a period of more than 90 days without the approval of the Governor in Council. 1993, c. 14, s. 7; 2001, c. 22, s. 6
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Committees 8 (1) The Board may establish an executive committee and any other committees that the Board considers advisable, and may determine their composition and duties and the tenure of their members. Executive committee (2) Where the Board establishes an executive committee pursuant to subsection (1), it may delegate any of its duties and powers to the executive committee. 1993, c. 14, s. 8; 2006, c. 9, s. 256
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Officers and staff 9 (1) The Corporation may employ or engage any officers, consultants, agents and employees who are required to carry out this Act, and may fix their remuneration and the terms and conditions of their employment or engagement. Delegation (2) The Board may delegate to any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation authority to act in all matters that are not by this Act, by by-law of the Corporation or by resolution of the Board specifically reserved to be done by the Board or by a committee of the Board.
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Protection from liability 10 No director and no employee of the Corporation or person acting under the instructions of either of them or under the authority of this Act is personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in the exercise or purported exercise of any powers conferred by this Act.
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Capital payments 11 (1) At the request of the Corporation, the Minister of Finance may pay to the Corporation out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (a) for the period beginning on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ending on September 30, 2020, amounts not exceeding in the aggregate the amount that the Minister of Finance determines during that period, or, if that Minister redetermines the amount during that period, the most recently determined amount; and (b) on and after October 1, 2020, amounts not exceeding in the aggregate an amount equal to the amount determined by the Minister of Finance under paragraph (a), or, if that Minister redetermined the amount under that paragraph, the last amount so determined. Publication in Canada Gazette (1.1) As soon as feasible after determining or redetermining an amount under paragraph (1)(a), the Minister of Finance shall publish a notice of that amount in the Canada Gazette . Capital of the Corporation (2) The capital of the Corporation consists of the aggregate of the amounts paid to the Corporation pursuant to subsection (1) and the amount of the retained earnings of the Corporation, which latter amount may be positive or negative. (3) [Repealed, 2020, c. 5, s. 53] 1993, c. 14, s. 11; 1997, c. 26, s. 93; 2003, c. 15, s. 42; 2004, c. 22, s. 28 2020, c. 5, s. 53
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Debt obligations 12 (1) The Corporation may borrow money otherwise than from Her Majesty and is hereby authorized to so borrow by any means, including by the issuance and sale of bonds, debentures, investment certificates, notes and any other evidence of indebtedness of the Corporation. Loans to the Corporation (2) At the request of the Corporation, the Minister of Finance may, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, lend money to the Corporation on such terms and conditions as that Minister may fix. Aggregate liabilities (3) The aggregate of (a) the direct liabilities of the Corporation, including debt obligations issued by the Corporation, and (b) the contingent liabilities of the Corporation, in the form of guarantees given by it, shall not, at any time, exceed twelve times the capital of the Corporation. Power of Governor in Council (4) The Governor in Council may, by order, increase the factor of twelve mentioned in subsection (3) to any factor that does not exceed fifteen. Dividends (5) The Corporation may pay to the Receiver General such dividends out of the retained earnings of the Corporation as the Board may declare.
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Investments 13 The Corporation may invest any money administered by it (a) in debentures, bonds, stocks, bankers’ acceptances or other securities of or guaranteed by the government of Canada or of a province or by any member of the Canadian Payments Association; or (b) in any other manner that may be approved by the Minister of Finance.
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Financial management 14 (1) The Corporation may enter into any transaction for the financial management of the Corporation, including any instrument or agreement for the management of financial risks, such as interest rate or currency exchange agreements, options, futures contracts and any other similar agreements. Pledging assets (2) Notwithstanding section 100 of the Financial Administration Act , the Corporation may pledge any securities or cash held by it or give deposits as security for the performance of its obligations under any financial management instrument or agreement. 1993, c. 14, s. 14; 2001, c. 22, s. 7
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Fiscal year 15 Notwithstanding section 121 of the Financial Administration Act , the fiscal year of the Corporation is the period of twelve months beginning on April 1 and ending on the next March 31, unless the Governor in Council directs otherwise.
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Debts due to Her Majesty 16 (1) All amounts due to the Corporation are debts due to Her Majesty and recoverable as such in the Federal Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction or in any other manner provided for by law. Appropriate Minister (2) For the purposes of subsection 155(1) of the Financial Administration Act , the “appropriate Minister responsible for the recovery or collection of the amount of the indebtedness” within the meaning of that subsection, in respect of debts due to the Corporation, is the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. 1993, c. 14, s. 16; 1994, c. 38, s. 25
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Review 16.1 (1) Within five years after the day on which this section comes into force and every 10 years after that, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food must, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, undertake a review of the provisions and operation of this Act. Report to Parliament (2) Within one year after the day on which the review is undertaken, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food must cause a report of the review to be tabled in each House of Parliament. Review of report (3) The report must be reviewed by any committee of the Senate or of the House of Commons to which it is referred. 2026, c. 3, s. 223
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Repeal of R.S., c. F-5 18 (1) The Farm Syndicates Credit Act is repealed. Transitional (2) Until such time as all advances made to the Corporation under the Farm Syndicates Credit Act are repaid by the Corporation or otherwise forgiven or written off, the special account referred to in subsection 8(1) of that Act remains open.
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References 8 Every reference to the Farm Credit Corporation in any deed, contract, agreement, instrument or other document executed by the Farm Credit Corporation in its own name is to be read as a reference to Farm Credit Canada, unless the context requires otherwise.
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Continuation of property and rights 9 (1) All rights and property of the Farm Credit Corporation continue to be the rights and property of Farm Credit Canada. Continuation of obligations and liabilities (2) All obligations and liabilities of the Farm Credit Corporation continue to be the obligations and liabilities of Farm Credit Canada. Continuation of legal proceedings (3) Any action, suit or other legal proceeding to which the Farm Credit Corporation is a party that is pending in any court immediately before the day on which this Act comes into force may be continued by or against Farm Credit Canada in like manner and to the same extent as it could have been continued by or against the Farm Credit Corporation.
Farm Debt Mediation Act — F-2.27
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 Farm Debt Mediation Act .
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Definitions 2 The definitions in this section apply in this Act. farmer means any person, cooperative, partnership or other association of persons that is engaged in farming for commercial purposes and that meets any prescribed criteria. ( agriculteur ) farming means (a) the production of field-grown crops, cultivated and uncultivated, and horticultural crops; (b) the raising of livestock, poultry and fur-bearing animals; (c) the production of eggs, milk, honey, maple syrup, tobacco, fibre, wood from woodlots and fodder crops; and (d) the production or raising of any other prescribed thing or animal. ( exploitation d’une entreprise agricole ) Minister means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. ( ministre ) prescribed means prescribed by regulation. secured creditor means (a) any creditor holding a mortgage, hypothec, pledge, charge, lien, privilege, priority claim or other security interest on or against the property of a farmer or any part thereof as security for a debt due or accruing due from the farmer; (b) any person, cooperative, partnership or other association of persons (i) with which a farmer has entered into an agreement for sale, a lease with an option to purchase or a conditional sales contract relating to any property used or possessed by the farmer, or (ii) to which such an agreement or contract has been assigned; and (c) any bank, or authorized foreign bank within the meaning of section 2 of the Bank Act to which security on the property of a farmer or any part of the property has been given under section 427 of that Act or under section 427 as incorporated by section 555 of that Act, as the case may be. ( créancier garanti ) 1997, c. 21, s. 2; 1999, c. 28, s. 161; 2015, c. 2, s. 141
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farmer means any person, cooperative, partnership or other association of persons that is engaged in farming for commercial purposes and that meets any prescribed criteria. ( agriculteur )
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farming means (a) the production of field-grown crops, cultivated and uncultivated, and horticultural crops; (b) the raising of livestock, poultry and fur-bearing animals; (c) the production of eggs, milk, honey, maple syrup, tobacco, fibre, wood from woodlots and fodder crops; and (d) the production or raising of any other prescribed thing or animal. ( exploitation d’une entreprise agricole )
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Minister means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. ( ministre )
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prescribed means prescribed by regulation.