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Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act — C-27.6 11
Information and documents 11 Every person who does anything under an authorization referred to in section 8 or who produces, processes, consumes, exports or imports a toxic chemical or precursor listed in Schedule 2 of the Schedules of Chemicals set out in the Annex on Chemicals in the Convention or who produces, exports or imports a toxic chemical or precursor listed in Schedule 3 of the Schedules of Chemicals set out in that Annex or who produces a discrete organic chemical or who holds a riot control agent for riot control purposes shall (a) provide the prescribed information, at the prescribed time and in the prescribed form, to the National Authority or to such other portion of the federal public administration as the Minister may by order authorize to collect the information; and (b) keep and maintain the prescribed documents in Canada, at the person’s place of business or at such other place as may be designated by the Minister, in the prescribed manner and for the prescribed period and, on request by the Minister or the National Authority, provide the documents to the National Authority. 1995, c. 25, s. 11; 2003, c. 22, s. 224(E); 2015, c. 3, s. 35
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International inspectors 12 (1) The Minister shall issue to every person who is a member of an inspection team of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that has been authorized under the Convention to conduct on behalf of the Organization inspections in Canada a certificate (a) identifying the person by name and indicating the person’s status and authority to conduct inspections in Canada; (b) specifying the privileges and immunities applicable to the person; and (c) setting out such other information and any conditions applicable to the person’s inspection activities in Canada as the Minister considers advisable. Identification required (2) Every international inspector shall, on request of the person in charge of a place to be inspected by the international inspector, show the certificate to that person.
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Inspections 13 (1) Subject to this Act, an international inspector may, at any reasonable time and consistent with the provisions of the Convention, (a) enter any place in Canada (i) in respect of which information has been provided under section 11, (ii) that is subject to an on-site challenge inspection referred to in paragraph 8 of Article IX of the Convention, or (iii) in respect of which an investigation under paragraph 9 of Article X of the Convention has been initiated; (b) inspect the place in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Convention and any facility agreement applicable to the place; and (c) where appropriate, install, use and maintain in respect of any such place monitoring instruments, systems and seals in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Convention and any facility agreement applicable to the place. Inspector may be accompanied (2) While carrying out a challenge inspection, an international inspector may be accompanied by an observer for the purposes of giving effect to paragraph 12 of Article IX of the Convention.
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National Authority representative powers in relation to inspection 14 (1) In order to facilitate the conduct of an inspection under section 13, a representative of the National Authority may accompany an international inspector and may direct any person who is in control of the place being inspected to (a) provide the international inspector with access to any area, container or thing in the place being inspected; (b) permit the international inspector to examine any thing in the place being inspected; (c) permit the international inspector to make copies of any information contained in the records, files, papers or electronic information systems kept or used in relation to the place being inspected and to remove the copies from the place; (d) permit the international inspector to have photographs taken of any thing in the place being inspected and to remove the photographs from the place; (e) permit the international inspector to interview any person in the place being inspected; and (f) take or permit the international inspector to take samples for analysis of any thing in the place being inspected and permit the international inspector to remove the samples for analysis outside the place. Direction to be complied with (2) Every person to whom a direction is given under subsection (1) shall comply with the direction. False statements, obstruction (3) While an international inspector is conducting an inspection under this Act, no person shall (a) knowingly make any false or misleading statement to the inspector or to the representative of the National Authority accompanying the inspector in relation to the place or thing being inspected; or (b) wilfully obstruct the inspection, by act or omission. Direction not statutory instrument (4) A direction under subsection (1) is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act .
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Warrant required where refusal of entry 15 (1) A representative of the National Authority or an international inspector may not enter a place referred to in section 13 without the consent of the person who is in control of the place except under the authority of a warrant issued under subsection (2). Authority to issue warrant (2) Where, on ex parte application, a justice is satisfied by information on oath that (a) a place referred to in section 13 meets the conditions for entry described in that section, (b) entry to the place is necessary for any purpose relating to the administration of this Act or the regulations, and (c) entry to the place has been refused or there are reasonable grounds to believe that entry will be refused, the justice may issue a warrant authorizing the representative of the National Authority and the international inspector named in it to enter the place for the purposes of the inspection referred to in section 13, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the warrant. When warrant not required (3) A warrant authorizing entry into a place referred to in section 13 is not required if the conditions for obtaining the warrant exist but, by reason of exigent circumstances, it would not be practicable to obtain the warrant. Use of force (4) In executing a warrant issued under subsection (2), a representative of the National Authority or an international inspector shall not use force unless the representative or inspector is accompanied by a peace officer and the use of force is specifically authorized in the warrant.
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Notice for disclosure of information 16 (1) The Minister may send a notice to any person who the Minister believes on reasonable grounds has information or documents relevant to the enforcement of this Act, requesting the person to provide the information or documents to the Minister. Compliance with notice (2) A person who receives a notice referred to in subsection (1) shall provide the requested information and documents to the Minister in the form and within the time specified in the notice.
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Privileged information 17 (1) Information and documents obtained pursuant to this Act or the Convention are privileged. Exception (2) Information and documents are not privileged to the extent that they are required to be disclosed or communicated for the purposes of an emergency involving public safety. Prohibition (3) No person in possession of privileged information or documents shall knowingly, without the written consent of the person from whom they were obtained, communicate them or allow them to be communicated to any person, or allow any person to have access to them, except (a) for the purpose of the enforcement of this Act or of giving effect to the Convention; (b) pursuant to an obligation of the Government of Canada under the Convention; or (c) in the case where the information or documents are disclosed in accordance with the Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act . Evidence in legal proceedings (4) Notwithstanding any other Act or law, no person shall be required, in connection with any legal proceedings, to produce any statement or other record containing privileged information or documents, or to give evidence relating to them, unless the proceedings relate to the enforcement of this Act. 1995, c. 25, s. 17; 2015, c. 20, s. 7 2019, c. 13, s. 125(E)
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Regulations 18 The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out and giving effect to the provisions of the Convention and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations (a) prescribing conditions under which activities referred to in subsection 8(1) may be carried on, providing for the issue, suspension and cancellation of licences governing the carrying on of any such activity and prescribing the fees or the manner of calculating the fees to be paid in respect of any such licence; (b) respecting the procedures to be followed by representatives of the National Authority in exercising their functions under this Act; and (c) prescribing anything that by this Act is to be prescribed.
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Publication required 19 The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after any amendment to the Convention is made pursuant to Article XV of the Convention, cause a copy of the amendment to be published in the Canada Gazette .
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Punishment 20 Every person who contravenes any provision of this Act is guilty of an offence and liable (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months, or to both; or (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both.
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Criminal Code provisions apply 21 For greater certainty, the provisions of the Criminal Code apply for the purposes of enforcing this Act.
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Offence outside Canada 22 Every individual who commits, outside Canada, an act or omission that would, if committed in Canada, be an offence under this Act, shall, if the individual is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , be deemed to have committed that act or omission in Canada. 1995, c. 25, s. 22; 2001, c. 27, s. 227
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Forfeiture 23 (1) Where a person has been convicted of an offence under this Act, any thing seized by means of which or in respect of which the offence was committed is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and shall be disposed of as the Minister directs. Forfeiture with consent (2) Where any thing has been seized by means of which or in respect of which an offence has been committed under this Act and the owner of the thing, or the person in whose possession the thing was at the time of seizure, consents in writing to its forfeiture, the thing is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and shall be disposed of as the Minister directs.
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Limitation period for summary conviction offences 24 Proceedings by way of summary conviction may be instituted at any time within, but not later than, two years after the day on which the subject-matter of the proceedings arose.
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Continuing offence 25 Where an offence under this Act is committed or continued on more than one day, the person who committed the offence is liable to be convicted for a separate offence for each day on which the offence is committed or continued.
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Venue 26 A complaint or an information in respect of an offence under this Act may be dealt with by any competent court of criminal jurisdiction if the accused is resident or carrying on business within the territorial jurisdiction of that court, even though the subject-matter of the complaint or information did not arise in that territorial jurisdiction.
Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act — C-27.6 Coming into force
Coming into force * 27 This Act or any provision of this Act comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Act, other than section 8, in force January 1, 2001, see SI/2001-3; section 8 in force July 1, 2004, see SI/2004-71.]
Child Day Act — C-27.7 Preamble
Preamble WHEREAS on November 20, 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in the United Nations General Assembly;
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AND WHEREAS the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by Canada;
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AND WHEREAS it is desirable to promote in Canada an awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;
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NOW, THEREFORE, 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 Child Day Act .
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Child day 2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the 20th day of November, being the day in the year 1989 when the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in the United Nations General Assembly, shall be known as "Child Day".
Children’s Special Allowances Act — C-28.5 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Children’s Special Allowances Act .
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Definitions 2 In this Act, child means an individual who ordinarily resides in Canada and who is less than eighteen years of age; ( enfant ) Indigenous governing body means an Indigenous governing body (as defined in section 1 of An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families ) that (a) has given notice under subsection 20(1) of that Act; (b) has requested a coordination agreement under subsection 20(2) of that Act; or (c) meets prescribed conditions; ( corps dirigeant autochtone ) Minister means the Minister of National Revenue; ( ministre ) prescribed means prescribed by regulations; ( Version anglaise seulement ) special allowance means an amount payable in respect of a child pursuant to section 3. ( allocation spéciale ) 1992, c. 48, s. 23 (Sch., s. 2); 1996, c. 11, s. 95; 1998, c. 19, s. 257 2022, c. 10, s. 26
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child means an individual who ordinarily resides in Canada and who is less than eighteen years of age; ( enfant )
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Indigenous governing body means an Indigenous governing body (as defined in section 1 of An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families ) that (a) has given notice under subsection 20(1) of that Act; (b) has requested a coordination agreement under subsection 20(2) of that Act; or (c) meets prescribed conditions; ( corps dirigeant autochtone )
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Minister means the Minister of National Revenue; ( ministre )
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prescribed means prescribed by regulations; ( Version anglaise seulement )
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special allowance means an amount payable in respect of a child pursuant to section 3. ( allocation spéciale )
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Monthly special allowance 3 (1) Subject to this Act, there shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for each month, a special allowance in the amount determined for that month by or pursuant to section 8 in respect of each child who (a) resides in an institution, a group foster home, the private home of foster parents or in the private home of a guardian, tutor or other individual occupying a similar role for the month, under a decree, order or judgment of a competent tribunal and is maintained by (i) a department or agency of the government of Canada or a province, or (ii) an agency appointed by a province, including an authority established under the laws of a province, or by an agency appointed by such an authority, for the purpose of administering any law of the province for the protection and care of children; (b) is maintained by an institution licensed or otherwise authorized under the law of the province to have the custody or care of children; or (c) resides in an institution, a group foster home, the private home of foster parents or in the private home of a guardian, tutor or other individual occupying a similar role for the month, under the laws of an Indigenous governing body and is maintained by (i) the Indigenous governing body, (ii) a department or agency of the Indigenous governing body, or (iii) an agency appointed by the Indigenous governing body, including an authority established under the laws of the Indigenous governing body, or by an agency appointed by such an authority, for the purpose of administering any law of the Indigenous governing body for the protection and care of children. Use of special allowance (2) A special allowance shall be applied exclusively toward the care, maintenance, education, training or advancement of the child in respect of whom it is paid. 1992, c. 48, s. 23 (Sch., s. 3); 2004, c. 26, s. 17; 2011, c. 24, s. 150 2022, c. 10, s. 27
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Application for special allowance 4 (1) A special allowance is not payable in respect of a child for any month unless (a) an application therefor has been made in the prescribed manner by the department, agency, institution or Indigenous governing body referred to in subsection 3(1) that maintains the child; and (b) payment of the special allowance has been approved under this Act. Commencement of special allowance (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), where payment of a special allowance is approved in respect of a child, payment thereof shall commence with the month following the month in which the application therefor is received, but where a special allowance would have been payable before that month if an application therefor had been received, the special allowance is payable for each month commencing with the latest of (a) the eleventh month preceding the month in which the application was received, (b) the month in which a special allowance would first have been payable if an application therefor had been received, and (c) January 1993. No allowance payable (3) No special allowance is payable for the month in which the child in respect of whom the special allowance is payable commences to be maintained by a department, agency, institution or Indigenous governing body, and no special allowance is payable in respect of a child for the month in which the child is born or commences to reside in Canada. When special allowance ceases (4) A special allowance ceases to be payable with the payment for the month in which the child in respect of whom the special allowance is payable (a) ceases to be maintained by the department, agency, institution or Indigenous governing body; (b) ceases to reside in Canada; (c) dies; or (d) reaches 18 years of age. 1992, c. 48, s. 23 (Sch., s. 4); 2006, c. 4, s. 171; 2015, c. 36, s. 39 2022, c. 10, s. 28
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Recipient of special allowance 5 Where payment of a special allowance is approved in respect of a child, the special allowance shall, in such manner and at such times as are determined by the Minister, be paid to the department, agency, institution or Indigenous governing body referred to in subsection 3(1) that maintains the child or, in the prescribed circumstances, to a foster parent. 1992, c. 48, s. 23 (Sch., s. 5) 2022, c. 10, s. 29
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Report 6 Where a special allowance ceases to be payable in respect of a child for a reason referred to in paragraph 4(4)(a), (b) or (c), the chief executive officer of the department, agency, institution or Indigenous governing body that made the application under paragraph 4(1)(a) in respect of the child shall, as soon as possible after the special allowance ceases to be payable in respect of the child, notify the Minister in the prescribed form and manner. 1992, c. 48, s. 23 (Sch., s. 6) 2022, c. 10, s. 29
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Special allowance not to be assigned or charged 7 A special allowance is not subject to tax under any Act of Parliament and shall not be assigned, charged, attached, anticipated or given as security, and a special allowance is payable subject to those conditions.
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Calculation of amount 8 (1) The amount of special allowance to be paid in respect of a child for a month is one twelfth of the total of (a) if the child has not reached the age of six years at the beginning of the month, the amount expressed in dollars in paragraph (a) of the description of E in subsection 122.61(1) of the Income Tax Act , (b) if the child is six years of age or older at the beginning of the month, the amount expressed in dollars in paragraph (b) of the description of E in subsection 122.61(1) of the Income Tax Act , and (c) if an amount may be deducted under section 118.3 of the Income Tax Act in respect of the child for the taxation year that includes the month, the amount expressed in dollars in the description of N in subsection 122.61(1) of that Act. Calculation of amount — COVID-19 (1.1) The amount of special allowance to be paid in respect of a child for a month, in addition to the amount determined under subsection (1), is $300, if (a) the child has not reached the age of six years at the beginning of the month; and (b) the month is (i) January 2021, (ii) April 2021, (iii) July 2021, or (iv) October 2021. Rounding of amounts (2) In the event that an amount calculated pursuant to subsection (1) contains a fraction of a cent, the amount shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent or, if the result is equidistant from two whole cents, to the higher thereof. 1992, c. 48, s. 23 (Sch., s. 8); 1998, c. 21, s. 98; 2003, c. 15, s. 90; 2016, c. 7, s. 52 2021, c. 7, s. 5