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Labour Adjustment Benefits Act — L-1 29
Application of sections 125 and 134 of the Employment Insurance Act 29 (1) Sections 125 and 134 of the Employment Insurance Act apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of any prosecution or other proceeding under this Act as though it were a prosecution or other proceeding under that Act. Application of subsections 126(14) to (22) of the Employment Insurance Act (2) Subsections 126(14) to (22) of the Employment Insurance Act apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of the administration and enforcement of this Act. R.S., 1985, c. L-1, s. 29; 1992, c. 1, s. 92; 1996, c. 23, s. 182
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Consultation 30 The Commission may consult with the Board either generally or with respect to any particular application under this Act. 1980-81-82-83, c. 89, s. 25
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Board’s decision final 31 (1) A decision of the Board under this Act is final and binding and is not subject to appeal to or review by any court except the Federal Court in accordance with the Federal Courts Act . Appeal of Commission decision (2) Any person may, at any time within 30 days after the day a decision of the Commission under this Act, other than subsection 14(2) or (3), is communicated to them, or within any further time that the Commission may in any particular case for special reason allow, appeal to the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal. (3) [Repealed, 2012, c. 19, s. 275] Amendment of decision (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Board or the Commission may rescind or amend any decision it takes under this Act on the presentation of new facts or on being satisfied that the decision was given without knowledge of, or was based on a mistake as to, some material fact. R.S., 1985, c. L-1, s. 31; 1996, c. 23, s. 187; 2002, c. 8, s. 182; 2012, c. 19, s. 275 2023, c. 26, s. 659
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Confidential information 32 (1) All written or oral information that is obtained by the Board or the Commission in the course of carrying out its duties under this Act is privileged and shall be made available only to persons engaged in the administration or enforcement of this Act and neither the Board, the Commission, the Minister nor any such person is compellable to give evidence relating to that information or to produce any document containing that information. Application (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of proceedings before any court of law relating to the administration and enforcement of this Act. 1980-81-82-83, c. 89, s. 27
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Regulations 33 The Governor in Council may make regulations (a) providing for the ratification of the payment, as labour adjustment benefits, of amounts to persons not qualified to receive those benefits or to persons in excess of the benefits payable to them and for the writing-off of those amounts and amounts owing under section 26 and any costs recovered against those persons; (b) providing for the allocation of remuneration or income for the purposes of paragraph 21(1)(a) and the allocation of benefits, pension, allowance, remuneration or income for the purposes of paragraph 21(1)(b); and (c) generally for carrying the purposes and provisions of this Act into effect. 1980-81-82-83, c. 89, s. 28, c. 169, s. 10
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Offences 34 Every person who (a) in relation to an application under section 11 or 13, a review under subsection 16(1) or a report under subsection 22(2), makes, or participates or acquiesces in the making of, a statement or representation that he knows to be false or misleading, (b) being the payee thereof, negotiates any cheque for labour adjustment benefits for which he is not qualified, or (c) contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act or the regulations, is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. 1980-81-82-83, c. 89, s. 29
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Payment out of C.R.F. 35 Labour adjustment benefits shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 1980-81-82-83, c. 169, s. 11
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Quarterly reports 36 (1) The Minister shall, as soon as possible after March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 each year, prepare a report on the administration of this Act during the preceding three months including a statement showing the number, during the three months, of applications under sections 11 and 13 and of persons to whom labour adjustment benefits were paid and the Minister shall cause the report to be laid before Parliament on any of the first fifteen days that either House of Parliament is sitting after the day he completes it. Information (2) The Board and the Commission shall, on the request of the Minister, provide the Minister with such information on the administration of this Act as he may require to prepare his report under subsection (1). 1980-81-82-83, c. 89, s. 30
Labour Adjustment Benefits Act — L-1 183
Transitional provision 183 A reference in the Act to benefits under Part I of the Employment Insurance Act shall be interpreted as referring to benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Act in respect of any qualified employee laid off before its repeal who (a) has qualified on the basis of the lay-off to receive benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Act ; or (b) is not entitled to receive benefits under the Employment Insurance Act on the basis of the lay-off.
Labour Adjustment Benefits Act — L-1 664
Definitions 664 The following definitions apply in this section and sections 665 to 678 . Appeal Division means the Appeal Division of the Tribunal. ( division d’appel ) Board of Appeal means the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal established under section 43.01 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act . ( Conseil d’appel ) Employment Insurance Section means the Employment Insurance Section of the General Division. ( section de l’assurance-emploi ) General Division means, except for the purposes of subsections 665 (2) and 667 (2), the General Division referred to in section 44 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act , as it reads on the day on which this section comes into force. ( division générale ) Tribunal means the Social Security Tribunal established under section 44 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act . ( Tribunal )
Labour Adjustment Benefits Act — L-1
Appeal Division means the Appeal Division of the Tribunal. ( division d’appel )
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Board of Appeal means the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal established under section 43.01 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act . ( Conseil d’appel )
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Employment Insurance Section means the Employment Insurance Section of the General Division. ( section de l’assurance-emploi )
Labour Adjustment Benefits Act — L-1
General Division means, except for the purposes of subsections 665 (2) and 667 (2), the General Division referred to in section 44 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act , as it reads on the day on which this section comes into force. ( division générale )
Labour Adjustment Benefits Act — L-1
Tribunal means the Social Security Tribunal established under section 44 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act . ( Tribunal )
Labour Adjustment Benefits Act — L-1 678
Labour Adjustment Benefits Act 678 (1) Subsection 13(7) of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act , as it read immediately before the day on which section 634 comes into force, continues to apply — until the day on which section 635 comes into force — in respect of an application or a question that was referred to the General Division under subsection 13(6) of that Act before the day on which section 634 comes into force.
Labour Adjustment Benefits Act — L-1 678
678 Ongoing application or question (2) An application or a question that was referred to the General Division under subsection 13(6) of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act and that is ongoing immediately before the day on which section 635 comes into force is deemed to be an application or a question referred to the Board of Appeal on that day.
Livestock Feed Assistance Act — L-10 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Livestock Feed Assistance Act . R.S., c. L-9, s. 1
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Definitions 2 (1) In this Act, Advisory Committee or Committee [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 12] Board [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 12] British Columbia means the Province of British Columbia other than (a) the part known as the Peace River District, and (b) except for the purpose of making payments related to the cost of feed grain transported into the Creston-Wynndel Areas, the part known as the Creston-Wynndel Areas; ( Colombie-Britannique ) Chairman [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 12] designated area means the area comprising the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and those parts of the Province of British Columbia known as the Peace River District and the Creston-Wynndel Areas; ( région désignée ) Eastern Canada means all that part of Canada lying east of the eighty-ninth meridian of west longitude and such other areas in Ontario as the Governor in Council may designate; ( Est du Canada ) feed grain means wheat, other than grades of wheat grown in the designated area and designated by regulation not to be feed grain for the purposes of this Act, oats and barley and such other grains and grain products as may be designated by regulation as feed grain for the purposes of this Act; ( céréales ) livestock means cattle, sheep, swine and poultry and such other classes of livestock as may be designated by regulation as livestock for the purposes of this Act; ( animaux de ferme ) livestock feeder means a person who raises livestock in Eastern Canada, British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut; ( éleveur ) Minister means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as is designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act. ( ministre ) order [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 12] Vice-Chairman [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 12] Words and expressions (2) Unless otherwise provided, words and expressions used in this Act have the same meaning as in the Canada Grain Act . R.S., 1985, c. L-10, s. 2; 1991, c. 38, s. 12; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 2002, c. 7, s. 201(E)
Livestock Feed Assistance Act — L-10
Advisory Committee or Committee [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 12]
Livestock Feed Assistance Act — L-10 (a)
British Columbia means the Province of British Columbia other than (a) the part known as the Peace River District, and (b) except for the purpose of making payments related to the cost of feed grain transported into the Creston-Wynndel Areas, the part known as the Creston-Wynndel Areas; ( Colombie-Britannique )
Livestock Feed Assistance Act — L-10
designated area means the area comprising the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and those parts of the Province of British Columbia known as the Peace River District and the Creston-Wynndel Areas; ( région désignée )
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Eastern Canada means all that part of Canada lying east of the eighty-ninth meridian of west longitude and such other areas in Ontario as the Governor in Council may designate; ( Est du Canada )
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feed grain means wheat, other than grades of wheat grown in the designated area and designated by regulation not to be feed grain for the purposes of this Act, oats and barley and such other grains and grain products as may be designated by regulation as feed grain for the purposes of this Act; ( céréales )
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livestock means cattle, sheep, swine and poultry and such other classes of livestock as may be designated by regulation as livestock for the purposes of this Act; ( animaux de ferme )
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livestock feeder means a person who raises livestock in Eastern Canada, British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut; ( éleveur )
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Minister means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as is designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act. ( ministre )
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Vice-Chairman [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 12]
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Purpose of Act 5 The purpose of this Act is to ensure (a) the availability of feed grain to meet the needs of livestock feeders; (b) the availability of adequate storage space in Eastern Canada for feed grain to meet the needs of livestock feeders; (c) reasonable stability in the price of feed grain in Eastern Canada, British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut; and (d) fair equalization of feed grain prices in Eastern Canada, British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. R.S., 1985, c. L-10, s. 5; 1991, c. 38, s. 15; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 2002, c. 7, s. 202(E)
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Powers 6 The Minister may (a) make (i) payments related to the cost of feed grain storage in Eastern Canada, and (ii) payments related to the cost of feed grain transportation, to or for the benefit of livestock feeders in accordance with the regulations; (b) conduct negotiations with any agency or person involved in feed grain storage or handling for the purpose of reducing or stabilizing the cost of storage and handling and for the purpose of obtaining adequate storage space for feed grain in Eastern Canada; (c) allocate space reserved for the Minister’s use in any storage facility among persons requiring feed grain storage facilities in Eastern Canada; (d) conduct negotiations for the obtaining of licences for the importation of feed grain into Canada for use outside the designated area and, within the provisions of any such licence obtained in the Minister’s name, contract with feed grain dealers in Canada for the importation of feed grain by them into Canada under the terms of that licence; (e) by order served personally or by registered mail, require any person engaged in the business of storing, handling or shipping feed grain in Eastern Canada, British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, or any livestock feeder, to furnish in writing to the Minister within any reasonable time that may be stipulated in the order, information relating to feed grain consumption, storage, handling, shipping or pricing in Eastern Canada, British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut; and (f) generally, do and authorize such acts and things as are necessary or incidental to the attainment of the purpose of this Act. (g) to (k) [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 17] R.S., 1985, c. L-10, s. 6; 1991, c. 38, ss. 17, 24(E); 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 1998, c. 15, s. 33; 2002, c. 7, s. 203(E)
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Power to purchase and sell feed grain 7 (1) The Minister, when authorized by the Governor in Council, may (a) buy or enter into contracts or agreements for the purchase of feed grain; (b) within the provisions of any licence obtained in the Minister’s name authorizing the Minister to import feed grain, buy or enter into contracts or agreements for the purchase of feed grain outside Canada and import that feed grain into Canada; and (c) take delivery of, ship, store, handle and, subject to subsection (2), sell or otherwise dispose of feed grain in Eastern Canada or British Columbia and enter into contracts for the delivery, shipping, storage, handling, insurance and sale or other disposition of that feed grain. Authorization (1.1) On the advice of the Minister that an emergency requiring action under subsection (1) exists, the Governor in Council may authorize the Minister to act under that subsection and may specify terms and conditions in connection therewith. Rules concerning sale (2) The Minister shall sell or otherwise dispose of feed grain acquired by the Minister pursuant to subsection (1) in accordance with sound commercial practices for such price as the Minister considers reasonable with the object of recovering the costs incurred by the Minister in respect of the feed grain, including the purchase price of the feed grain, costs of handling, storage and transportation thereof and any administration costs applicable to the purchase and sale thereof minus any payments related to the cost of feed grain storage or to the cost of feed grain transportation paid by the Minister to the Minister’s own account pursuant to paragraph 6(a) in respect of the feed grain. R.S., 1985, c. L-10, s. 7; 1991, c. 38, ss. 18, 24; 2011, c. 25, s. 36
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Duty 8 The Minister shall make a continuing study of feed grain requirements in Eastern Canada and British Columbia, of the availability of feed grain and of the requirements for additional feed grain storage facilities in those areas. R.S., 1985, c. L-10, s. 8; 1991, c. 38, s. 19
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Advisory Committee 15 (1) The Minister may establish an Advisory Committee consisting of a chairperson and not less than four or more than six other members, to be appointed from among persons engaged in the transportation, storage, marketing or consumption of feed grain. Duties (2) The Advisory Committee shall meet at least once a year and shall advise the Minister with respect to the administration of this Act. Remuneration and expenses (3) Each member of the Advisory Committee may be paid for services under this section such remuneration and expenses as the Governor in Council may fix. R.S., 1985, c. L-10, s. 15; 1991, c. 38, s. 20
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Regulations 19 The Governor in Council may make regulations (a) prescribing, with respect to payments related to the cost of feed grain storage and with respect to payments related to the cost of feed grain transportation, the classes of persons to whom and the terms and conditions on which such payments may be made and the rate of such payments within each of such areas within Eastern Canada, British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as may be prescribed by the regulations; (b) [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 21] (c) designating, for the purposes of this Act, (i) any area in Ontario lying west of the eighty-ninth meridian of west longitude to be part of Eastern Canada, (ii) any grade of wheat grown in the designated area not to be a feed grain, (iii) any grain or grain product to be a feed grain, or (iv) any class of livestock to be livestock; and (d) [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 21] (e) with respect to any other matter concerning which the Governor in Council deems regulations necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act. R.S., 1985, c. L-10, s. 19; 1991, c. 38, s. 21; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 2002, c. 7, s. 204(E)
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False statements, failure to comply with orders 20 (1) Every person who (a) knowingly makes a false or misleading statement in any application or declaration made under this Act or the regulations, (b) makes any application or declaration under this Act or the regulations that by reason of any non-disclosure of facts is false or misleading, (c) obtains any feed grain storage payment or feed grain cost equalization payment by false pretences, or (d) fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to paragraph 6(e) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both. Officers, etc., of corporations (2) Where a corporation commits an offence under this section, any officer, director or agent of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on summary conviction to the punishment provided by subsection (1) whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted. Limitation period (3) No prosecution under subsection (1) may be instituted later than two years after the time when the subject-matter of the complaint arose. R.S., 1985, c. L-10, s. 20; 1991, c. 38, s. 22
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Evidence 21 In any proceedings in respect of an alleged offence under section 20, a document purporting to be a copy of an order issued pursuant to paragraph 6(e) certified by the Minister is, without proof of the signature of the Minister, admissible in evidence and has the same probative force as the original document would have if it were proven in the ordinary way. R.S., 1985, c. L-10, s. 21; 1991, c. 38, s. 23
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Corporation dissolved 10 (1) The Canadian Livestock Feed Board is hereby dissolved. References (2) Every reference to the Canadian Livestock Feed Board in any deed, contract or other document executed by the Board in its own name shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to Her Majesty in right of Canada. Closing out affairs (3) The Minister designated for the purposes of the Livestock Feed Assistance Act may do all things and perform all acts necessary for or incidental to closing out the affairs of the Canadian Livestock Feed Board.
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Commencement of legal proceedings 11 (1) Any action, suit or other legal proceeding in respect of an obligation or liability incurred by the Canadian Livestock Feed Board, or by the Minister referred to in subsection 10(3) in closing out the affairs of the Board, may be brought against Her Majesty in right of Canada in any court that would have had jurisdiction if the action, suit or other legal proceeding had been brought against the Board. Continuation of legal proceedings (2) Any action, suit or other legal proceeding to which the Canadian Livestock Feed Board is party pending in any court on the coming into force of this section may be continued by or against Her Majesty in right of Canada in like manner and to the same extent as it could have been continued by or against the Board.
Lobbying Act — L-12.4 Preamble
Preamble WHEREAS free and open access to government is an important matter of public interest;
Lobbying Act — L-12.4
AND WHEREAS lobbying public office holders is a legitimate activity;
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AND WHEREAS it is desirable that public office holders and the public be able to know who is engaged in lobbying activities;
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AND WHEREAS a system for the registration of paid lobbyists should not impede free and open access to government;
Lobbying Act — L-12.4
NOW THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S., 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), preamble; 2003, c. 10, s. 1.
Lobbying Act — L-12.4 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Lobbying Act . R.S., 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), s. 1; 2006, c. 9, s. 66
Lobbying Act — L-12.4 (a)
designated public office holder means (a) a minister of the Crown or a minister of state and any person employed in his or her office who is appointed under subsection 128(1) of the Public Service Employment Act , (b) any other public office holder who, in a department within the meaning of paragraph (a), (a.1) or (d) of the definition department in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act , (i) occupies the senior executive position, whether by the title of deputy minister, chief executive officer or by some other title, or (ii) is an associate deputy minister or an assistant deputy minister or occupies a position of comparable rank, and (c) any individual who occupies a position that has been designated by regulation under paragraph 12(c.1). ( titulaire d’une charge publique désignée )
Lobbying Act — L-12.4
Ethics Counsellor [Repealed, 2004, c. 7, s. 19]