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North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act — N-23.8
Agreement means the North American Free Trade Agreement entered into between the Government of Canada, the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America and signed on December 17, 1992, and includes any rectifications thereto made prior to its ratification by Canada; ( Accord )
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federal law means the whole or any portion of any Act of Parliament or any regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament; ( texte législatif fédéral )
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Free Trade Commission means the Free Trade Commission established under Article 2001 of the Agreement; ( Commission du libre-échange )
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Minister , in respect of any provision of this Act, means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated as the Minister for the purposes of that provision under section 11; ( ministre )
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NAFTA country means a country that is a Party to the Agreement; ( pays ALÉNA )
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Secretariat means the Secretariat established pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 2002 of the Agreement; ( Secrétariat )
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territory , with respect to a NAFTA country, has the meaning set out with respect to that country in Annex 201.1 of the Agreement. ( territoire )
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Interpretation consistent with Agreement 3 For greater certainty, this Act, any provision of an Act of Parliament enacted by Part II and any other federal law that implements a provision of the Agreement or fulfils an obligation of the Government of Canada under the Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the Agreement.
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Purpose 4 The purpose of this Act is to implement the Agreement, the objectives of which, as elaborated more specifically through its principles and rules, including national treatment, most-favoured-nation treatment and transparency, are to (a) eliminate barriers to trade in, and facilitate the cross-border movement of, goods and services between the territories of the NAFTA countries; (b) promote conditions of fair competition in the free-trade area established by the Agreement; (c) increase substantially investment opportunities in the territories of the NAFTA countries; (d) provide adequate and effective protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the territory of each NAFTA country; (e) create effective procedures for the implementation and application of the Agreement, for its joint administration and for the resolution of disputes; and (f) establish a framework for further trilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of the Agreement.
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Binding on Her Majesty 5 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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Prohibition of private cause of action 6 (1) No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind shall be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of Part I or any order or regulation made under Part I. Idem (2) Subject to Section B of Chapter Eleven of the Agreement, no person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind shall be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of the Agreement.
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Non-application of Agreement to water 7 (1) For greater certainty, nothing in this Act or the Agreement, except Article 302 of the Agreement, applies to water. Definition of water (2) In this section, water means natural surface and ground water in liquid, gaseous or solid state, but does not include water packaged as a beverage or in tanks.
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Application of Interpretation Act 8 Where the operation of a provision of an Act of Parliament is suspended pursuant to a provision of that Act enacted by Part II, section 43 of the Interpretation Act applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, as if the suspended provision had been repealed.
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For greater certainty 9 For greater certainty, nothing in this Act, by specific mention or omission, limits in any manner the right of Parliament to enact legislation to implement any provision of the Agreement or fulfil any of the obligations of the Government of Canada under the Agreement.
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Agreement approved 10 The Agreement is hereby approved.
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Order designating Minister 11 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate any member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be the Minister for the purposes of any provision of this Act.
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Free Trade Commission 12 The Governor in Council may appoint any member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be a representative of Canada on the Free Trade Commission.
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Payment of expenditures 13 The Government of Canada shall pay its appropriate share of the aggregate of any expenditures incurred by or on behalf of the Free Trade Commission.
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Canadian Section of Secretariat 14 The Canadian Section of the Secretariat is established within the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development for the purpose of facilitating the operation of the Agreement, including the work of panels, committees and scientific review boards that may be established in accordance with the Agreement. 1993, c. 44, s. 14; 2010, c. 12, s. 1776; 2013, c. 33, s. 195
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Secretary 15 (1) There shall be a Secretary of the Canadian Section of the Secretariat to be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act . Duties (2) The Secretary is responsible for fulfilling the mandate of the Section. In doing so, the Secretary shall (a) provide assistance to the Free Trade Commission; (b) provide administrative assistance to panels and committees established under Chapter Nineteen of the Agreement and panels established under Chapter Twenty of the Agreement; (c) support — as the Free Trade Commission may direct — the work of other committees and groups established under the Agreement; (d) otherwise facilitate — as the Free Trade Commission may direct — the operation of the Agreement; and (e) supervise and direct the work of the Section. 1993, c. 44, s. 15; 2003, c. 22, s. 225(E); 2010, c. 12, s. 1777
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Staff 16 Such officers and employees as are required for the proper conduct of the work of the Canadian Section of the Secretariat shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act .
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Appointments to roster 17 The Governor in Council may, in accordance with a consensus reached under Article 1124, 1414 or 2009 of the Agreement, appoint any person to be a member of the roster established under that Article.
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Appointments to certain committees 18 The Minister may appoint any person to be a representative of Canada on any committee referred to in Section A of Annex 2001.2 of the Agreement.
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Costs of panels, committees and scientific review boards 19 The Government of Canada shall, in accordance with Annex 2002.2 of the Agreement, pay the costs of or its appropriate share of the costs of (a) the remuneration and expenses payable to panelists, members of committees, including persons appointed under section 18, and members of scientific review boards; (b) the remuneration and expenses payable to assistants; and (c) the general expenses incurred by panels, committees and scientific review boards.
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Regulations re Articles 312 and 313 20 (1) The Governor in Council may, where the Governor in Council is of the opinion that, for the purpose of giving effect in a province to Articles 312 and 313 of the Agreement, regulations are necessary in relation to any matter dealt with by those Articles, make regulations for that purpose including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, regulations requiring or prohibiting the doing of anything in relation to which a regulation may be made under this subsection and prescribing penalties for the contravention of any such regulation. Applicability of regulations in respect of a province (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) shall not come into force in respect of a province if the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the province has, by or under provincial law, enacted provisions or is carrying on practices that are in conformity with the portion of Articles 312 and 313 of the Agreement in respect of which the regulation is made. Consultation with provincial governments (3) The Minister shall consult with the government of a province prior to the making of a regulation under subsection (1) in respect of that province. Expiration (4) A regulation made under subsection (1) or any provision thereof shall cease to be in force in respect of a province on a day or days to be fixed, in respect of that province, by order of the Governor in Council. Binding on province (5) A regulation made under subsection (1) in respect of a province is binding on Her Majesty in right of that province.
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Orders re Article 2019 21 (1) The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of suspending in accordance with the Agreement the application to a NAFTA country of benefits of equivalent effect pursuant to Article 2019 of the Agreement, by order, do any one or more of the following: (a) suspend rights or privileges granted by Canada to that country or to goods, service providers, suppliers, investors or investments of that country under the Agreement or any federal law, except under Chapter Nineteen of the Agreement or under any provision of the Special Import Measures Act enacted by Part II; (b) modify or suspend the application of any federal law, except any provision of the Special Import Measures Act enacted by Part II, with respect to that country or to goods, service providers, suppliers, investors or investments of that country; (c) extend the application of any federal law to that country or to goods, service providers, suppliers, investors or investments of that country; and (d) take any other measure that the Governor in Council considers necessary for that purpose. Period of order (2) Unless revoked, an order made under subsection (1) shall have effect for such period as is specified in the order.
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act — N-23.8 Coming into force
Coming into force * 242 (1) Subject to this Act, this Act or any provision thereof, or any provision of any Act as enacted by this Act, shall come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Act, except section 177, in force January 1, 1994, see SI/94-1; section 177 repealed before coming into force, see 2008, c. 20, s. 3.] Condition (2) No order shall be made under subsection (1) unless the Governor in Council is satisfied that the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America have taken satisfactory steps to implement the Agreement.
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Definitions 1778 (1) The following definitions apply in this section. former Section means the Canadian Section of the Secretariat established by section 14 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 1776 . ( ancienne section ) new Section means the Canadian Section of the Secretariat established by section 14 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act as enacted by section 1776 . ( nouvelle section ) Secretary (2) The person occupying the position of Secretary of the former Section immediately before the day on which section 1776 comes into force becomes on that day the Secretary of the new Section and is deemed to have been appointed under section 15 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act as enacted by section 1777 . Staff (3) Nothing in section 1776 shall be construed as affecting the status of an officer or employee who, immediately before the coming into force of that section, occupied a position in the former Section, except that the officer or employee shall, on the coming into force of that section, occupy their position in the new Section. Transfer of appropriations (4) Any amount appropriated, for the fiscal year in which section 1776 comes into force, by an appropriation Act based on the Estimates for that year for defraying the charges and expenses of the federal public administration in respect of the former Section that, on the day on which that section comes into force, is unexpended, is deemed, on that day, to be an amount appropriated for defraying the charges and expenses of the federal public administration in respect of the new Section. Transfer of powers, duties and functions — Secretary (5) Any power, duty or function described in section 15 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act as enacted by section 1777 that is vested in or exercisable by the Secretary of the former Section immediately before the day on which that section comes into force is, as of that day, vested in and exercisable by the Secretary of the new Section. Any other power, duty or function that is vested in or exercisable by the Secretary of the former Section immediately before that day is, as of that day, vested in and exercisable by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Transfer of powers, duties and functions — officers and employees (6) Any power, duty or function exercisable by an officer or employee of the former Section, immediately before the day on which section 1776 comes into force is, as of that day, exercisable by that officer or employee as officer or employee of the new Section.
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former Section means the Canadian Section of the Secretariat established by section 14 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 1776 . ( ancienne section )
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new Section means the Canadian Section of the Secretariat established by section 14 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act as enacted by section 1776 . ( nouvelle section )
Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Financial Assistance Act — N-23 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Financial Assistance Act . R.S., 1985, c. N-23, s. 1; 2015, c. 3, s. 135
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Annual payment to Newfoundland and Labrador by way of additional financial assistance 2 In addition to all other payments, grants, subsidies and allowances payable to the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Government of Canada, shall, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, cause to be paid to the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador in each and every fiscal year, until otherwise provided by any agreement in that behalf entered into between the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, an annual amount, by way of additional financial assistance as contemplated by Term 29 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada, of eight million dollars. R.S., 1985, c. N-23, s. 2; 2015, c. 3, s. 135
Northern Canada Power Commission (Share Issuance and Sale Authorization) Act — N-24.2
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 Northern Canada Power Commission (Share Issuance and Sale Authorization) Act .
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Definitions 2 In this Act, Agreement means an agreement entered into between the Minister and the Government of the Northwest Territories pursuant to section 7; ( accord ) Corporation means the Northern Canada Power Commission, a corporation without share capital established by the Northern Canada Power Commission Act and continued by section 3; ( Société ) Minister means the Minister of Northern Affairs; ( ministre ) territorial lands means lands in the Northwest Territories that are vested in Her Majesty in right of Canada or of which the Government of Canada has power to dispose, whether or not the lands have been withdrawn from disposal under the Territorial Lands Act pursuant to paragraph 19(a) of that Act. ( terres territoriales ) 1988, c. 12, s. 2 2019, c. 29, s. 374
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Agreement means an agreement entered into between the Minister and the Government of the Northwest Territories pursuant to section 7; ( accord )
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Corporation means the Northern Canada Power Commission, a corporation without share capital established by the Northern Canada Power Commission Act and continued by section 3; ( Société )
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Minister means the Minister of Northern Affairs; ( ministre )
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territorial lands means lands in the Northwest Territories that are vested in Her Majesty in right of Canada or of which the Government of Canada has power to dispose, whether or not the lands have been withdrawn from disposal under the Territorial Lands Act pursuant to paragraph 19(a) of that Act. ( terres territoriales )
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Corporation with share capital 3 (1) The Corporation is continued as a corporation with share capital. Division of shares (2) The share capital of the Corporation comprises such number of shares of such classes as are specified in the Agreement.
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Conversion of debt to shares 4 (1) Of the debt of the Corporation to Her Majesty in the amount of ninety-six million, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand, eight hundred and thirty-eight dollars and forty-three cents, the Corporation shall convert that portion amounting to forty-three million, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand, eight hundred and thirty-eight dollars and forty-three cents into shares of equivalent value in the manner provided by the Agreement. Issuance of shares (2) The Corporation shall issue the shares referred to in subsection (1) to the Minister, who shall hold them in trust for Her Majesty.
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Issuance of promissory note 5 The Corporation shall, on terms and conditions specified in the Agreement, convert fifty-three million dollars of the debt referred to in subsection 4(1) into a promissory note payable to the Receiver General.
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Transfer of assets 6 (1) The property, rights and interests of Her Majesty held in the name of the Corporation and used in relation to its operations in the Northwest Territories are transferred to the Corporation. Transfer of liabilities (2) Any outstanding liabilities and obligations of Her Majesty incurred by the Corporation in relation to its operations in the Northwest Territories are transferred to the Corporation. Authority to dispose of land (3) Notwithstanding sections 4, 7, 9 and 10 and paragraph 19(f) of the Territorial Lands Act , the Minister may, on terms and conditions specified in the Agreement, sell or lease, or grant a licence or easement in respect of, any territorial lands that are under the control, management and administration of the Minister.
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Sale of shares 7 The Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, enter into an agreement for the sale of the shares referred to in section 4 and the assignment of the promissory note referred to in section 5 to the Government of the Northwest Territories.
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Directives by Minister 8 The Minister may direct the Corporation forthwith to execute the Agreement and any document related thereto, to promptly pass, approve, amend or ratify any by-laws, resolutions, authorities or similar instruments and to do such other things as are necessary for or incidental to the implementation of this Act or the Agreement.
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Write-off 9 (1) Notwithstanding subsection 18(1) of the Financial Administration Act , the amount by which the value of the shares issued pursuant to section 4 and the promissory note referred to in section 5, as recorded in the accounts of Canada, exceeds the proceeds of their sale and assignment, respectively, pursuant to section 7, is hereby written off as a budgetary expenditure and deleted from the accounts of Canada. Report in Public Accounts (2) The amount written off by subsection (1) in a fiscal year shall be reported in the form determined by the Treasury Board, in accordance with subsection 18(6) of the Financial Administration Act , in the Public Accounts for that year. Accounts of Corporation (3) This section does not require the Corporation to make any adjustments in its accounts to the value of the shares referred to in section 4 and the promissory note referred to in section 5.
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Corporation continued in N.W.T. 10 The Corporation is continued as a corporation governed by the laws of the Northwest Territories as if it had been incorporated under those laws.
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Employment continuous 11 For greater certainty, the employment of employees of the Corporation employed before and after this section comes into force shall be deemed to be continuous.
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Exemption from fees 12 The Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make an order exempting the Corporation from the requirement to pay fees for the right to use waters or deposit waste under a licence under the Northwest Territories Waters Act or Part 1 of the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act . 1988, c. 12, s. 12; 1992, c. 39, s. 49; 2002, c. 10, s. 179