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Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 34
Powers of inspectors 34 (1) An inspector may at any reasonable time enter any place that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds is occupied, other than a dwelling-house or any part of a place that is designed to be used and is being used as a permanent or temporary dwelling-house, and in which the inspector believes on reasonable grounds there is any regulated product produced for, or intended to be marketed in, interprovincial or export trade and examine any books, records or other documents in that place that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contain any information relating to the regulated product and make copies thereof or take extracts therefrom, and may require any person to produce, for inspection, or for the purpose of obtaining copies thereof or extracts therefrom, any books, records or documents relating to that product that are located in any other place. Certificate to be produced (2) An inspector shall be furnished with a certificate of designation and on entering any place referred to in subsection (1) shall, if so requested, produce the certificate to any person in charge thereof. Assistance to inspectors (3) The owner or person in charge of any place referred to in subsection (1) and every person found in that place shall give an inspector all reasonable assistance to enable the inspector to carry out their duties and functions under this Act and shall furnish the inspector with any information with respect to any regulated product found in that place that the inspector may reasonably require. R.S., 1985, c. F-4, s. 34; 1993, c. 3, ss. 11, 13(F); 2015, c. 3, s. 89(E)
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Obstruction of inspectors 35 (1) No person shall obstruct or hinder an inspector engaged in carrying out their duties and functions under this Act. False statements (2) No person shall knowingly make a false or misleading statement, either orally or in writing, to an inspector engaged in carrying out their duties and functions under this Act. R.S., 1985, c. F-4, s. 35; 2015, c. 3, s. 90(E)
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 36
Licence fees, levies and charges 36 Where a marketing plan provides for licence fees or levies or charges payable by persons engaged in the production of a regulated product, or the marketing thereof, and any such licence fee, levy or charge remains unpaid after the time provided in the plan at which it was due and payable to an agency, the licence fee, levy or charge constitutes a debt payable to the agency and may be sued for and recovered as such by the agency in any court of competent jurisdiction. 1970-71-72, c. 65, s. 37
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 37
Contravention of Act, regulation, etc. 37 (1) Every person who (a) contravenes any provision of this Act or of a marketing plan that an agency is authorized to implement, (b) fails to comply with a requirement of the Council under paragraph 7(1)(h) or (i) that is applicable to that person, or (c) contravenes any order or regulation made by an agency under paragraph 22(1)(f) or (g) that has been approved by the Council, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars. Offence by employee, etc. (2) In any prosecution for an offence under this section, it is sufficient proof of the offence to establish that it was committed by an employee, or an agent or a mandatary, of the accused whether or not the employee, or agent or mandatary, is identified or has been prosecuted for the offence, unless the accused establishes that the offence was committed without knowledge or consent of the accused and that the accused exercised all due diligence to prevent its commission. Limitation period (3) Any proceedings by way of summary conviction in respect of an offence under this section may be instituted at any time within but not later than one year after the time when the subject-matter of the proceedings arose. Evidence as to geographical origin (4) In any prosecution for an offence under this section, (a) the act or omission complained of in respect of which the prosecution was instituted shall, unless the contrary is established, be deemed to relate to the production or marketing of a farm product in interprovincial or export trade or to the duties of a person engaged in the production or marketing thereof; and (b) any farm product referred to in the information laid in respect of the offence shall, unless the contrary is established, be deemed to have been grown or produced in Canada or in the particular province or region in Canada, if any, alleged in the information. R.S., 1985, c. F-4, s. 37; 1993, c. 3, s. 13(F); 2004, c. 25, s. 141; 2015, c. 3, s. 91(E)
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 38
Winding-up of an agency 38 The Governor in Council may order any agency established pursuant to this Act to wind up its affairs and may by proclamation dissolve any agency in respect of which such an order has been made, but an order or proclamation under this section becomes effective only on the expiration of ninety days after the date of publication thereof in the Canada Gazette . 1970-71-72, c. 65, s. 39
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 39
Establishment of agencies 39 (1) The Governor in Council may, by proclamation, establish a promotion-research agency with powers relating to one or more farm products, where the Governor in Council is satisfied that the majority of the aggregate of the producers or, where the import trade in one or more farm products is to be included, the majority of the aggregate of the producers and importers, of all those farm products, in Canada or in the region to which the proclamation relates, is in favour of the establishment of such an agency. Plebiscites (2) The Governor in Council, in order to determine whether the majority referred to in subsection (1) is in favour of establishing an agency with powers relating to one or more farm products, may request that each province concerned carry out a plebiscite of the producers or the producers and importers, as the case may be. Agencies to be bodies corporate (3) An agency established pursuant to this Part is a body corporate. 1993, c. 3, s. 12
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 40
Contents of proclamation 40 (1) A proclamation establishing an agency shall (a) designate the farm products in relation to which, and, where applicable, the region of Canada within which, the agency may exercise its powers; (b) designate any of the powers set out in section 42 that are not vested in the agency; (c) set out the terms of any promotion and research plan that the agency is empowered to implement; (d) state the corporate name of the agency and the place in Canada where the head office of the agency is to be situated; and (e) subject to subsections (2) to (4), fix the number of members of the agency and provide for the manner of appointment of members and temporary substitute members and the term of their appointment if the manner and term are to be other than as provided in subsection 18(1). Number of members of agency (2) The number of members of an agency shall be not less than three and not more than sixteen. Majority of members of agency (3) Where an agency is authorized by proclamation to exercise its powers in relation to one or more farm products in import trade, the majority of the members of the agency shall be comprised of representatives of the following groups, namely, (a) primary producers of those farm products, and (b) importers of those farm products, and the number of representatives of each such group within that majority shall, subject to there being at least one of each group, be in proportion to the share of each such group in the aggregate of the total intraprovincial, interprovincial and import trade in all of those products and, where the agency is authorized by proclamation to exercise its powers in relation to one or more farm products in export trade, the export trade in all of those farm products. Idem (4) Where an agency is not authorized by proclamation to exercise its powers in relation to at least one farm product in import trade, the majority of the members of the agency shall be primary producers. 1993, c. 3, s. 12
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 41
Object 41 The object of an agency is to promote a strong, efficient and competitive industry for the regulated products in relation to which it may exercise its powers by promoting the marketing and production of the products and by conducting and promoting research activities relating thereto, having due regard to the interests of producers and consumers and, where applicable, importers of the regulated products. 1993, c. 3, s. 12
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 42
fied in an agreement entered into pursuant to section 31. Delegation of powers (3) An agency may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, grant authority to any body, authorized under the law of a province to exercise powers of regulation in relation to the marketing locally within the province of any regulated product in relation to which the agency may exercise its powers, to perform on behalf of the agency any function relating to interprovincial, export or import trade in the regulated product that the agency is authorized to perform. 1993, c. 3, s. 12; 2001, c. 4, s. 83; 2004, c. 25, s. 142
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 43
Application of certain provisions of Part II 43 (1) Sections 18 to 20, 24 to 27, 29 to 31, 33 to 35 and 38 apply in respect of this Part. Modification for purpose of application (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a reference in any of those sections to “agency” shall be deemed to be a reference to “promotion-research agency”. 1993, c. 3, s. 12
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 44
Levies and charges 44 Where a promotion and research plan provides for levies or charges payable by persons who are engaged in the production or importation of a regulated product, or the marketing thereof, and any such levy or charge remains unpaid after the time provided in the plan at which it was due and payable to an agency, the levy or charge constitutes a debt payable to the agency and may be sued for and recovered as such by the agency in any court of competent jurisdiction. 1993, c. 3, s. 12
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 45
Offences and punishment 45 (1) Every person who (a) contravenes any provision of this Part or of a promotion and research plan that an agency is authorized to implement, (b) fails to comply with a requirement of the Council pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(j) or (k) that is applicable to that person, or (c) contravenes any order or regulation made by an agency under paragraph 42(1)(d) or (e) that has been approved by the Council, is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars. Limitation period (2) Any proceedings by way of summary conviction in respect of an offence under this section may be instituted at any time within but not later than one year after the time when the subject-matter of the proceedings arose. 1993, c. 3, s. 12
Farm Products Agencies Act — F-4 46
Information obtained under Customs Act 46 An agency may authorize any person or person within a class of persons to receive customs information as defined in subsection 107(1) of the Customs Act and, subject to any conditions that the agency may specify, a person so authorized is legally entitled to the information. 1993, c. 3, s. 12; 2015, c. 3, s. 92
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Federal Accountability Act .
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 2
2 The Conflict of Interest Act is enacted as follows: [See Conflict of Interest Act ]
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 3
Positions 3 (1) An employee who occupies a position in the office of the Ethics Commissioner immediately before the day on which section 81 of the Parliament of Canada Act , as enacted by section 28 of this Act, comes into force continues in that position, except that from that day the employee occupies that position in the office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. Transfer of appropriation (2) Any amount appropriated, for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force, by an appropriation Act based on the Estimates for that year for defraying the charges and expenses of the office of the Ethics Commissioner that, on the day on which this section comes into force, is unexpended is deemed, on that day, to be an amount appropriated for defraying the charges and expenses of the office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. References (3) Every reference to the Ethics Commissioner in any deed, contract, agreement, instrument or other document executed by that person is to be read as a reference to the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, unless the context otherwise requires. Continuation of proccedings (4) Any action, suit or other legal or administrative proceeding to which the Ethics Commissioner is a party that is pending on the coming into force of this section may be continued by or against the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner in a similar manner and to the same extent as it would have been continued by or against the Ethics Commissioner. Transfer of data (5) All information that, on the day on which this section comes into force, is in the possession or control of the Ethics Commissioner relating to the exercise of his or her powers, duties and functions under the Parliament of Canada Act is, as of that day, under the control of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. Jurisdiction of the Commissioner (6) The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has, with respect to persons subject to and obligations established by The Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code for Public Office Holders , as issued from time to time, the same powers, duties and functions that the Ethics Counsellor or Ethics Commissioner had in relation to those persons and obligations. In addition, the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has all the powers, duties and functions of the Commissioner under the Conflict of Interest Act in relation to those persons and obligations. Exception (7) Subsection (6) does not apply to any person or obligation in respect of which the Ethics Counsellor or Ethics Commissioner had reached a final decision. Request from parliamentarian (8) A member of the Senate or House of Commons may, with respect to persons subject to and obligations established by The Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code for Public Office Holders , as issued from time to time, make a request to the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner in accordance with section 44 of the Conflict of Interest Act .
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 3.1
Reference to Act 3.1 (1) In this section, the other Act means, before the day on which section 66 of this Act comes into force, the Lobbyists Registration Act and, from that day, the Lobbying Act . Five-year prohibition — lobbying (2) If, on the day on which section 27 of this Act comes into force, section 10.11 of the other Act, as enacted by section 75 of this Act, is not yet in force, persons who would otherwise be bound by section 29 of the Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code for Public Office Holders by virtue of their office and who cease to hold that office on or after that day but before the day on which that section 10.11 comes into force, are subject to the obligations established by section 29 of that Code, despite the coming into force of section 27 of this Act. Jurisdiction of registrar (3) The registrar referred to in section 8 of the other Act has, with respect to the persons and obligations referred to in subsection (2), the same powers, duties and functions that the Ethics Commissioner would have in relation to those persons and obligations if section 27 of this Act were not in force.
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 108
Order in council 108 * (1) The provisions of the Conflict of Interest Act , as enacted by section 2 of this Act, sections 3 to 34 of this Act and any provisions enacted or repeals effected by those sections come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 35 to 38, 59, 83, 88.1 to 88.2 and 100 to 107 in force on assent December 12, 2006; the Conflict of Interest Act , as enacted by section 2, and sections 3 to 34 in force July 9, 2007, see SI/2007-75.] Order in council (2) Notwithstanding subsection 114(4) of the Canada Pension Plan , the provisions of the Conflict of Interest Act , as enacted by section 2 of this Act, come into force as provided under subsection (1) but do not apply in respect of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board unless the lieutenant governor in council of each of at least two thirds of the included provinces, within the meaning of subsection 114(1) of the Canada Pension Plan , having in the aggregate not less than two thirds of the population of all of the included provinces, has signified the consent of that province to those provisions. Coming into force * (3) Sections 39 and 40 , subsections 44 (1) and (2) and sections 56 and 58 come into force six months after the day on which this Act receives royal assent. * [Note: Sections 39 and 40, subsections 44(1) and (2) and sections 56 and 58 in force June 12, 2007.] Coming into force (4) Sections 41 to 43, subsections 44(3) and (4) and sections 45 to 55, 57 and 60 to 64 come into force or are deemed to have come into force on January 1, 2007. Coming into force (4.1) Sections 63 and 64 come into force or are deemed to have come into force on January 1, 2007, but do not apply in respect of monetary contributions made before that day. Order in council * (5) Sections 65 to 82, 84 to 88 and 89 to 98 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 65 to 82, 84 to 88 and 89 to 98 in force July 2, 2008, see SI/2008-41.] Coming into force * (6) Section 99 of this Act comes into force on the day on which section 81 of the Parliament of Canada Act , as enacted by section 28 of this Act, comes into force. * [Note: Section 99 in force July 9, 2007.]
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 117
117 (1) [Repealed, 2006, c. 9, s. 117(2)] (2) [Amendment]
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 121
121 The Director of Public Prosecutions Act is enacted as follows: [See Director of Public Prosecutions Act ]
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 228
Order in council 228 * (1) Sections 3.01 and 3.1 of the Access to Information Act , as enacted by section 142 of this Act, and section 3.01 of the Privacy Act , as enacted by section 182 of this Act, as well as subsection 141(2), sections 143 to 149, 154 and 157 to 160, subsection 163(1), sections 164 to 179, subsection 181(2) and sections 183, 184 and 186 to 193 of this Act and any provisions enacted by those provisions come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 173 to 178 in force February 10, 2007, see SI/2007-17; section 3.01 of the Access to Information Act , as enacted by section 142, section 3.01 of the Privacy Act , as enacted by section 182 and sections 149, 154, 157, 158, 160, 172, 172.1, 179, 184, 186, 187 and 189 in force March 1, 2007, see SI/2007-19; sections 144 to 146, 165 to 171, 183 and 191 to 193 in force April 1, 2007, see SI/2007-20; section 172.01 in force April 1, 2007, see SI/2007-38; section 3.1 of the Access to Information Act , as enacted by section 142, subsection 141(2), sections 143, 147, 148, 159, subsection 163(1), section 164, subsection 181(2) and sections 188 and 190 in force September 1, 2007, see SI/2007-39; remainder of provisions in force on assent December 12, 2006.] Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (2) Despite subsection (1), the definition government institution in section 3 of the Access to Information Act , as enacted by subsection 141(2) of this Act, and the definition government institution in section 3 of the Privacy Act , as enacted by subsection 181(2) of this Act, do not apply in respect of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board unless the lieutenant governor in council of each of at least two thirds of the included provinces, within the meaning of subsection 114(1) of the Canada Pension Plan , having in the aggregate not less than two thirds of the population of all of the included provinces, has signified the consent of that province to the application of those definitions to the Board.
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 300
Order in council 300 * (1) Subject to subsection (2), sections 239 to 242 , 244 , 246 to 253 and 261 , subsections 262 (1) and (3) and sections 263 to 266 , 269 , 283 to 289 and 295 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 244, 246, 261, subsections 262(1) and (3) and sections 263 to 266, 269 and 295 in force March 1, 2007, see SI/2007-15; sections 247 to 253 in force April 1, 2007, see SI/2007-28; sections 283 to 289 in force April 1, 2007, see SI/2007-29; sections 239 to 242 in force April 27, 2007, see SI/2007-30; remainder of provisions, except subsection 262(2), in force on assent December 12, 2006.] Order in council * (2) Subsection 262 (2) comes into force, in accordance with subsection 114(4) of the Canada Pension Plan , on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Subsection 262(2) in force December 31, 2011, see SI/2011-117.]
Federal Accountability Act — F-5.5 314
Order in council 314 * (1) Sections 306 and 307 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 301 to 305 and 308 to 313 in force on assent December 12, 2006; sections 306 and 307 in force May 5, 2008, see SI/2008-52.] Order in council (2) Notwithstanding subsection 114(4) of the Canada Pension Plan , section 312 comes into force on the day on which this Act is assented to, but that section does not apply in respect of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board unless the lieutenant governor in council of each of at least two thirds of the included provinces, within the meaning of subsection 114(1) of that Act, having in the aggregate not less than two thirds of the population of all of the included provinces, has signified the consent of that province to the amendment made by that section.
Federal Balanced Budget Act — F-5.8 Preamble
Preamble Whereas a sound fiscal position is crucial to economic growth and job creation over the longer term;
Federal Balanced Budget Act — F-5.8
Whereas attaining and maintaining a sound fiscal position requires that the Government of Canada achieve annual balanced budgets and reduce debt, other than when a recession or extraordinary situation occurs;
Federal Balanced Budget Act — F-5.8
Whereas maintaining balanced budgets and reducing debt helps to keep taxes low, instill confidence in consumers and investors, strengthen Canada’s ability to respond to longer-term economic and fiscal challenges and preserve the sustainability of public services;
Federal Balanced Budget Act — F-5.8
And whereas reducing the debt burden will help to ensure fairness for future generations by avoiding future tax increases or reductions in public services;
Federal Balanced Budget Act — F-5.8
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act — F-7.3 Preamble
Preamble Whereas suicide is a complex problem involving biological, psychological, social and spiritual factors, and can be influenced by societal attitudes and conditions;
Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act — F-7.3
Whereas Canadians want to reduce suicide and its impact in Canada, and suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility;
Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act — F-7.3
Whereas suicide is preventable by knowledge, care and compassion;