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Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act — S-6.9 2
Definitions 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act. activity that undermines the security of Canada means any activity that undermines the sovereignty, security or territorial integrity of Canada or threatens the lives or the security of people in Canada or of any individual who has a connection to Canada and who is outside Canada. For greater certainty, it includes (a) interference with the capability of the Government of Canada in relation to intelligence, defence, border operations or public safety; (b) changing or unduly influencing a government in Canada by force or unlawful means; (c) espionage, sabotage or covert foreign-influenced activities; (d) terrorism; (e) proliferation of nuclear, chemical, radiological or biological weapons; (f) significant or widespread interference with critical infrastructure; (g) significant or widespread interference with the global information infrastructure , as defined in section 2 of the Communications Security Establishment Act ; and (h) conduct that takes place in Canada and that undermines the security of another state. ( activité portant atteinte à la sécurité du Canada) (i) [Repealed, 2019, c. 13, s. 115] Government of Canada institution means (a) a government institution — as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act — other than one that is listed in Schedule 1; or (b) an institution that is listed in Schedule 2. ( institution fédérale ) people of Canada [Repealed, 2019, c. 13, s. 115] Exception (2) For the purposes of this Act, advocacy, protest, dissent or artistic expression is not an activity that undermines the security of Canada unless carried on in conjunction with an activity that undermines the security of Canada. 2015, c. 20, s. 2 “2” 2019, c. 13, s. 89 2019, c. 13, s. 115
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activity that undermines the security of Canada means any activity that undermines the sovereignty, security or territorial integrity of Canada or threatens the lives or the security of people in Canada or of any individual who has a connection to Canada and who is outside Canada. For greater certainty, it includes (a) interference with the capability of the Government of Canada in relation to intelligence, defence, border operations or public safety; (b) changing or unduly influencing a government in Canada by force or unlawful means; (c) espionage, sabotage or covert foreign-influenced activities; (d) terrorism; (e) proliferation of nuclear, chemical, radiological or biological weapons; (f) significant or widespread interference with critical infrastructure; (g) significant or widespread interference with the global information infrastructure , as defined in section 2 of the Communications Security Establishment Act ; and (h) conduct that takes place in Canada and that undermines the security of another state. ( activité portant atteinte à la sécurité du Canada) (i) [Repealed, 2019, c. 13, s. 115]
Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act — S-6.9 (a)
Government of Canada institution means (a) a government institution — as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act — other than one that is listed in Schedule 1; or (b) an institution that is listed in Schedule 2. ( institution fédérale )
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people of Canada [Repealed, 2019, c. 13, s. 115]
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Purpose 3 The purpose of this Act is to encourage and facilitate the disclosure of information between Government of Canada institutions in order to protect Canada against activities that undermine the security of Canada. 2015, c. 20, s. 2 “3” 2019, c. 13, s. 116(E)
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Guiding principles 4 The disclosure of information under this Act is to be guided by the following principles: (a) effective and responsible disclosure of information protects Canada and Canadians; (b) respect for caveats on and originator control over disclosed information is consistent with effective and responsible disclosure of information; (c) entry into an information-sharing arrangement is appropriate when a Government of Canada institution regularly discloses information to the same Government of Canada institution; (d) the provision of feedback as to how disclosed information is used and as to whether it is useful in protecting against activities that undermine the security of Canada facilitates effective and responsible information disclosure; and (e) only those within an institution who exercise its jurisdiction or carry out its responsibilities in respect of activities that undermine the security of Canada ought to receive information that is disclosed under this Act. 2015, c. 20, s. 2 “4” 2019, c. 13, s. 117
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Disclosure of information to institution listed in Schedule 3 5 (1) Subject to any provision of any other Act of Parliament, or of any regulation made under such an Act, that prohibits or restricts the disclosure of information, a Government of Canada institution may, on its own initiative or on request, disclose information to the head of a recipient Government of Canada institution whose title is listed in Schedule 3, or to a person designated by the head of that recipient institution, if the disclosing institution is satisfied that (a) the disclosure will contribute to the exercise of the recipient institution’s jurisdiction, or the carrying out of its responsibilities, under an Act of Parliament or another lawful authority, in respect of activities that undermine the security of Canada; and (b) the disclosure will not affect any person’s privacy interest more than is reasonably necessary in the circumstances. Statement regarding accuracy and reliability (2) An institution that discloses information under subsection (1) must, at the time of the disclosure, also provide information regarding its accuracy and the reliability of the manner in which it was obtained. 2015, c. 20, s. 2 “5” 2019, c. 13, s. 118
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Requirement to destroy or return 5.1 (1) A Government of Canada institution must, as soon as feasible after receiving it under section 5, destroy or return any personal information , as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act , that is not necessary for the institution to exercise its jurisdiction, or to carry out its responsibilities, under an Act of Parliament or another lawful authority, in respect of activities that undermine the security of Canada. Exception (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the retention of the information is required by law. Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service in respect of any information that relates to the performance of its duties and functions under section 12 of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act . 2019, c. 13, s. 118
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Clarification 6 Nothing in section 5 or 5.1 is to be construed as authorizing the collection or use of any information that is disclosed under section 5. 2015, c. 20, s. 2 “6” 2019, c. 13, s. 118
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No presumption 7 The act of disclosing information under this Act does not create a presumption (a) that the disclosing institution is conducting a joint investigation or decision-making process with the recipient institution and therefore has the same obligations, if any, as the recipient institution to disclose or produce information for the purposes of a proceeding; or (b) that there has been a waiver of any privilege, or of any requirement to obtain consent, for the purposes of any other disclosure of that information either in a proceeding or to an institution that is not a Government of Canada institution.
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Clarification 7.1 For greater certainty, for the purpose of paragraph 8(2)(b) of the Privacy Act , the authority in this Act to disclose information includes the authority to disclose personal information , as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act . 2019, c. 13, s. 118.1
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Non-derogation 8 Nothing in this Act limits or affects any authority to disclose information under another Act of Parliament or a provincial Act, at common law or under the royal prerogative.
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Obligation — disclosing institution 9 (1) Every Government of Canada institution that discloses information under this Act must prepare and keep records that set out (a) a description of the information; (b) the name of the individual who authorized its disclosure; (c) the name of the recipient Government of Canada institution; (d) the date on which it was disclosed; (e) a description of the information that was relied on to satisfy the disclosing institution that the disclosure was authorized under this Act; and (f) any other information specified by the regulations. Obligation — recipient institution (2) Every Government of Canada institution that receives information under this Act must prepare and keep records that set out (a) a description of the information; (b) the name of the institution that disclosed it; (c) the name or position of the head of the recipient institution — or of the person designated by the head — who received the information; (d) the date on which it was received by the recipient institution; (e) whether the information has been destroyed or returned under subsection 5.1(1); (f) if the information has been destroyed under subsection 5.1(1), the date on which it was destroyed; (g) if the information was returned under subsection 5.1(1) to the institution that disclosed it, the date on which it was returned; and (h) any other information specified by the regulations. Copy to National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (3) Within 30 days after the end of each calendar year, every Government of Canada institution that disclosed information under section 5 during the year and every Government of Canada institution that received such information must provide the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency with a copy of every record it prepared under subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, with respect to the information. 2015, c. 20, s. 2 “9” 2019, c. 13, s. 119
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Regulations 10 (1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act, including regulations (a) respecting the manner of disclosure under section 5; (b) specifying information for the purposes of paragraph 9(1)(f) or (2)(f); and (c) respecting the manner in which records that are required by subsection 9(1) or (2) are to be prepared and kept and specifying the period during which they are to be kept. Amendments to Schedules 1 and 2 (2) The Governor in Council may make an order adding the name of an institution to Schedule 1 or 2 or deleting one from either of those Schedules. Amendments to Schedule 3 (3) The Governor in Council may make an order adding the name of a Government of Canada institution and the title of its head to Schedule 3, deleting the name of an institution and the title of its head from that Schedule or amending the name of an institution or the title of a head that is listed in that Schedule. An addition is authorized only if the institution has jurisdiction or responsibilities under an Act of Parliament or another lawful authority in respect of activities that undermine the security of Canada. 2015, c. 20, s. 2 “10” 2019, c. 13, s. 120
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References 82 (1) A reference to the former department in any of the following is deemed to be a reference to the new department: (e) Schedule 3 to the Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act ;
Seals Act — S-6 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Seals Act . R.S., c. S-6, s. 1
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Definitions 2 In this Act, counter-signature means the endorsement on a royal instrument or on a document under the sign-manual of the signature of Her Majesty’s responsible Canadian minister; ( contreseing ) document under the sign-manual means an instrument, in respect of Canada, that, under the present practice, is issued in the name and under the signature of Her Majesty the Queen without any seal; ( document revêtu du seing royal ) Great Seal of the Realm means the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for which provision was made in Article XXIV of An Act for an Union of the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland , 5 Anne, 1706, chapter VIII [Statutes at Large, Volume IV], and includes the wafer seal; ( grand sceau du Royaume ) royal instrument means an instrument, in respect of Canada, that, under the present practice, is issued by and in the name of the Queen and passed under the Great Seal of the Realm or under one of the signets; ( instrument royal ) royal seals include the Great Seal of Canada and any other seals or signets that may, with the approval of Her Majesty the Queen, be authorized under this Act; ( sceaux royaux ) signet means the seal that, under the existing practice in the United Kingdom, is delivered by Her Majesty the Queen to each of her Principal Secretaries of State in the United Kingdom, and includes the lesser signet or second secretarial seal and the cachet. ( signet ) R.S., c. S-6, s. 2
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counter-signature means the endorsement on a royal instrument or on a document under the sign-manual of the signature of Her Majesty’s responsible Canadian minister; ( contreseing )
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document under the sign-manual means an instrument, in respect of Canada, that, under the present practice, is issued in the name and under the signature of Her Majesty the Queen without any seal; ( document revêtu du seing royal )
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Great Seal of the Realm means the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for which provision was made in Article XXIV of An Act for an Union of the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland , 5 Anne, 1706, chapter VIII [Statutes at Large, Volume IV], and includes the wafer seal; ( grand sceau du Royaume )
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royal instrument means an instrument, in respect of Canada, that, under the present practice, is issued by and in the name of the Queen and passed under the Great Seal of the Realm or under one of the signets; ( instrument royal )
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royal seals include the Great Seal of Canada and any other seals or signets that may, with the approval of Her Majesty the Queen, be authorized under this Act; ( sceaux royaux )
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signet means the seal that, under the existing practice in the United Kingdom, is delivered by Her Majesty the Queen to each of her Principal Secretaries of State in the United Kingdom, and includes the lesser signet or second secretarial seal and the cachet. ( signet )
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Issue of royal instruments 3 Notwithstanding any law in force in Canada, any royal instrument may be issued by and with the authority of Her Majesty the Queen and passed under the Great Seal of Canada, or under any other royal seal approved by Her Majesty the Queen for the purpose. R.S., c. S-6, s. 3
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Orders and regulations 4 Notwithstanding any law in force in Canada, the Governor in Council may, subject to the approval of Her Majesty the Queen, make orders and regulations relating to royal seals, the use thereof, royal instruments and documents under the sign-manual, and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, in relation to the following matters: (a) the specification of the instruments or classes of instruments that are to be passed under the royal seals; (b) the authorization of royal seals, the naming of those seals and the specification of the purposes for which they are to be used; (c) the custody of the royal seals; (d) the procedure governing the use of the royal seals; (e) counter-signature of royal instruments; (f) the issuing and counter-signature of documents under the sign-manual; (g) the procedure whereby the approval of Her Majesty the Queen and her authority for the issuing of royal instruments and documents under the sign-manual is to be given; and (h) the authentication and proof of royal instruments and documents under the sign-manual, including the conditions under which certification by an official, or publication by the Queen’s Printer, constitutes authentication and proof. R.S., c. S-6, s. 4
Security Screening Services Commercialization Act — S-7.2 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Security Screening Services Commercialization Act .
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Definitions 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act. Agency means the Canadian Transportation Agency. ( Office ) designated screening authority means the body corporate designated under section 7 . ( administration de contrôle désignée ) Minister means the Minister of Transport. ( ministre ) screening contractor means a person or entity authorized under section 21 by the designated screening authority to conduct screening. ( fournisseur de services de contrôle ) screening officer means an individual who is employed by the designated screening authority or a screening contractor to conduct screening. ( agent de contrôle ) state aircraft means an aircraft, other than an aircraft operated for commercial purposes, that is owned and operated by the government of a country or the government of a colony, dependency, province, state, territory or municipality of a country. ( aéronef d’État ) transfer date means the day specified as the transfer date in an agreement between the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and the designated screening authority. ( date de cession ) Words and expressions — Aeronautics Act (2) Unless the context requires otherwise, words and expressions used in this Act have the same meaning as in the Aeronautics Act and aviation security regulations.
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Agency means the Canadian Transportation Agency. ( Office )
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designated screening authority means the body corporate designated under section 7 . ( administration de contrôle désignée )
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Minister means the Minister of Transport. ( ministre )
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screening contractor means a person or entity authorized under section 21 by the designated screening authority to conduct screening. ( fournisseur de services de contrôle )
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screening officer means an individual who is employed by the designated screening authority or a screening contractor to conduct screening. ( agent de contrôle )
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state aircraft means an aircraft, other than an aircraft operated for commercial purposes, that is owned and operated by the government of a country or the government of a colony, dependency, province, state, territory or municipality of a country. ( aéronef d’État )
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transfer date means the day specified as the transfer date in an agreement between the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and the designated screening authority. ( date de cession )
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Publishing 3 Any obligation under this Act for the designated screening authority to publish information or a document is satisfied if (a) the information or document is published on its website; and (b) the information or document is made available on request at its head office.
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Aeronautics Act 4 Nothing in this Act affects the application of the Aeronautics Act .
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Exception 5 This Act does not apply in respect of any aerodrome or aircraft operated by or under the authority of the Minister of National Defence.
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Binding on Her Majesty 6 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
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Designation 7 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate a body corporate incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act as the designated screening authority for the purposes of this Act.
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Not an Agent of Her Majesty 8 The designated screening authority is not an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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Head office 9 The designated screening authority must have its head office in Canada.
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Official Languages Act 10 The Official Languages Act applies to the designated screening authority as if it were a federal institution.
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Canada’s international obligations 11 The designated screening authority must take any measure that the Minister considers necessary to permit Canada to meet its international obligations under bilateral and multilateral agreements in respect of aeronautics.
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Amendment of articles of incorporation 12 (1) The designated screening authority must not amend its articles of incorporation without the prior written approval of the Minister. Amendment or repeal of by-laws (2) The designated screening authority must not amend or repeal a by-law or any part of a by-law that requires the Minister’s approval to amend or repeal without the prior written approval of the Minister. Inconsistency (3) The designated screening authority must not make a by-law if that by-law would be inconsistent with a by-law or any part of a by-law that requires the Minister’s approval to amend or repeal. The designated screening authority must not amend or repeal a by-law that does not require the Minister’s approval to amend or repeal if the amendment or repeal would be inconsistent with a by-law or any part of a by-law that requires the Minister’s approval to amend or repeal.
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Financial statements 13 The designated screening authority must, after the end of each financial year but before its next annual meeting of members, publish its audited financial statements for that financial year and provide the Minister with a copy.
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Information respecting charges 14 The designated screening authority must, after the end of each financial year but before its next annual meeting of members, publish the following information in relation to charges referred to in subsection 24 (1): (a) the amount of each charge; (b) the circumstances in which each charge applies; (c) the formula or other method used to determine the amount of each charge; (d) any policy respecting the refund of charges imposed under paragraph 24 (1)(a).
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Service standards 15 At least once every year beginning on the first anniversary of the transfer date, the designated screening authority must, in respect of each aerodrome that is designated by the regulations and at which more than 500,000 passengers emplaned in the previous year, publish service standards with respect to the screening of passengers, a report on average monthly passenger wait times and a report on the results of passenger satisfaction surveys.