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Women’s Royal Naval Services and the South African Military Nursing Service (Benefits) Act — W-11.4 2
Definition "Member" W.R.N.S. 2 In this Act, "member" in relation to the Women’s Royal Naval Services means a person who (a) enrolled in the Women’s Royal Naval Service, (b) enrolled in Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service or the reserve therefor, or (c) enrolled as a medical or dental practitioner employed with the Medical Branch or Dental Branch of The Royal Navy with naval status for general service. 1946, c. 34, s. 2
Women’s Royal Naval Services and the South African Military Nursing Service (Benefits) Act — W-11.4 3
Members of W.R.N.S. and S.A.M.N.S. deemed to be veterans, etc. 3 Every person domiciled and resident in Canada who served outside Canada at any time since September 10, 1939 as a member of the Women’s Royal Naval Services or of the South African Military Nursing Service and was domiciled in Canada at the time of becoming such a member is deemed, on the termination of that service, (a) to be a veteran within the meaning of the Veterans' Land Act , the Veterans Insurance Act and the War Veterans Allowance Act ; (b) for the purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act , to have served in the naval, army or air forces of Her Majesty; (c) for the purposes of section 26 of the War Service Grants Act , to have served on active service in any of the naval, army or air forces of His Majesty other than those raised in Canada; (d) in the case of a member of the Women’s Royal Naval Services, for the purposes of section 65 of the Pension Act , to have served in the naval, army or air forces or the merchant navy of the United Kingdom; and (e) in the case of a member of the South African Military Nursing Service, for the purposes of section 66 of the Pension Act , to have served in the naval, army or air forces or the merchant navy of a member of the Commonwealth other than Canada and the United Kingdom. 1946, c. 34, s. 3; 2000, c. 34, s. 91
Women’s Royal Naval Services and the South African Military Nursing Service (Benefits) Act — W-11.4 4
Rules and regulations 4 The Governor in Council may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary or advisable to give effect to the provisions of this Act. 1946, c. 34, s. 4
Workers Mourning Day Act — W-11.5
WHEREAS it is desirable that Canadians should designate a day of mourning to remember workers killed, disabled or injured in the workplace and workers afflicted with industrial disease;
Workers Mourning Day Act — W-11.5
AND WHEREAS Canadians seek earnestly to set an example of their commitment to the issue of health and safety in the workplace;
Workers Mourning Day Act — W-11.5
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Workers Mourning Day Act — W-11.5 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Workers Mourning Day Act .
Workers Mourning Day Act — W-11.5 2
Day of Mourning 2 (1) Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the 28th day of April shall be known under the name of "Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace". Not a legal holiday (2) For greater certainty, the Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day and shall not be required to be kept or observed as such.
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6 Preamble
Preamble Whereas autism spectrum disorders affect a significant number of families in Canada;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Whereas Canada has a health care system and social safety net to prevent illness and serve citizens;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Whereas Canadian families affected by autism spectrum disorders have unequal access to services across the country;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Whereas worldwide the number of diagnoses of autism spectrum disorders is growing;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Whereas a greater awareness of the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for people with autism is required to engage more Canadians in helping their fellow citizens;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Whereas early intervention in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders can have promising results and help people engage with and contribute to society;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Whereas there is no known cause or cure for autism spectrum disorders;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Whereas 192 United Nations representatives agreed that World Autism Awareness Day would draw the attention of people across the globe to this neurological disorder that is affecting an increasing number of families;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Whereas in 2007 the United Nations General Assembly designated April 2, from 2008 on, as World Autism Awareness Day;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Whereas Canada is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which maintain that children with disabilities should enjoy a full and decent life in conditions that ensure dignity, promote self-reliance and facilitate their active participation in the community, while also enjoying all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
And whereas Canada is a member of the United Nations and supports the work of this vital international organization;
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the World Autism Awareness Day Act .
World Autism Awareness Day Act — W-11.6 2
World Autism Awareness Day 2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the second day of April shall be known as “World Autism Awareness Day”.
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8 Preamble
Preamble WHEREAS the Government of Canada together with the other governments and the European Communities that participated in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (herein referred to as GATT) have entered into the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization;
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
WHEREAS free, fair and open trade is essential for the future of the Canadian economy and for securing the competitiveness and long-term sustainable development of Canada;
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
WHEREAS trade expansion contributes to job creation, achieves higher standards of living, offers greater choices for consumers and strengthens the Canadian economic union;
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
WHEREAS the multilateral trading system of mutually agreed upon market access conditions and non-discriminatory trade rules applicable to all, is the cornerstone of Canadian trade policy;
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
WHEREAS the trade agreements achieved under the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations under the GATT will lead to a significantly more open and stable international trading environment for Canadian agriculture, resources, manufacturing, services, technology and investment;
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
WHEREAS the World Trade Organization will provide for integrated management of the new and strengthened multilateral trading system, particularly for the resolution of trade disputes;
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
WHEREAS the World Trade Organization, as successor to the GATT, will also provide the forum for future trade negotiations aimed at furthering trade liberalization world-wide and the development of new global trade rules;
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
AND WHEREAS it is necessary, in order to give effect to the Agreement, to make related or consequential amendments to certain Acts;
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act .
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8 2
Definitions 2 (1) In this Act, Agreement means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, including (a) the agreements set out in Annexes 1A, 1B, 1C, 2 and 3 to that Agreement, and (b) the agreements set out in Annex 4 to that Agreement that have been accepted by Canada, all forming an integral part of the Final Act Embodying The Results Of The Uruguay Round Of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, signed at Marrakesh on April 15, 1994; ( Accord ) federal law means the whole or any portion of any Act of Parliament or any regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament; ( texte législatif fédéral ) Minister , in respect of any provision of this Act, means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated as the Minister for the purposes of that provision under section 9; ( ministre ) World Trade Organization means the World Trade Organization established by Article I of the Agreement; ( Organisation mondiale du commerce ) WTO Member means a Member of the World Trade Organization. ( membre de l’OMC ) Publication of Agreement (2) The Agreement shall be published in the Canada Treaty Series .
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8 (a)
Agreement means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, including (a) the agreements set out in Annexes 1A, 1B, 1C, 2 and 3 to that Agreement, and (b) the agreements set out in Annex 4 to that Agreement that have been accepted by Canada, all forming an integral part of the Final Act Embodying The Results Of The Uruguay Round Of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, signed at Marrakesh on April 15, 1994; ( Accord )
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
federal law means the whole or any portion of any Act of Parliament or any regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament; ( texte législatif fédéral )
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
Minister , in respect of any provision of this Act, means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated as the Minister for the purposes of that provision under section 9; ( ministre )
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
World Trade Organization means the World Trade Organization established by Article I of the Agreement; ( Organisation mondiale du commerce )
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8
WTO Member means a Member of the World Trade Organization. ( membre de l’OMC )
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Purpose 3 The purpose of this Act is to implement the Agreement.
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Binding on Her Majesty 4 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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Prohibition of private cause of action under Part I 5 No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind shall be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of Part I or any order made under Part I.
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Prohibition of private cause of action under Agreement 6 No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind shall be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of the Agreement.
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Non-application of Agreement to water 7 (1) For greater certainty, nothing in this Act or the Agreement, except the Canadian Schedule to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 set out in Annex 1A to the Agreement, applies to water. Definition of water (2) In this section, water means natural surface and ground water in liquid, gaseous or solid state, but does not include water packaged as a beverage or in tanks.
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Agreement approved 8 The Agreement is hereby approved.
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Order designating Minister 9 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate any member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be the Minister for the purposes of any provision of this Act.
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8 10
Ministerial Conference 10 The Governor in Council may appoint any member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be the representative of Canada in respect of the Ministerial Conference established under Article IV of the Agreement.
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8 11
Committees and bodies 11 The Minister may appoint any person to be the representative of Canada on any committee, council or body, other than the Ministerial Conference referred to in section 10, that is or may be established under the Agreement.
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Payment of expenditures 12 The Government of Canada shall pay its appropriate share of the aggregate of any expenditures incurred by or on behalf of the World Trade Organization.
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Orders re suspension of concessions 13 (1) The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of suspending in accordance with the Agreement the application to a WTO Member of concessions or obligations of equivalent effect pursuant to Article 22 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes set out in Annex 2 to the Agreement, by order, do any one or more of the following: (a) suspend rights or privileges granted by Canada to that Member or to goods, service providers, suppliers, investors or investments of that Member under the Agreement or any federal law; (b) modify or suspend the application of any federal law with respect to that Member or to goods, service providers, suppliers, investors or investments of that Member; (c) extend the application of any federal law to that Member or to goods, service providers, suppliers, investors or investments of that Member; and (d) take any other measure that the Governor in Council considers necessary. Suspension of concessions to non-WTO Members (2) The Governor in Council may, with respect to a country that is not a WTO Member, by order, do any one or more of the following: (a) suspend rights or privileges granted by Canada to that country or to goods, service providers, suppliers, investors or investments of that country under any federal law; (b) modify or suspend the application of any federal law with respect to that country or to goods, service providers, suppliers, investors or investments of that country; (c) extend the application of any federal law to that country or to goods, service providers, suppliers, investors or investments of that country; and (d) take any other measure that the Governor in Council considers necessary. Period of order (3) Unless repealed, an order made under subsection (1) or (2) shall have effect for such period as is specified in the order. Definition of country (4) In this section, country includes any state or separate customs territory that may, under the Agreement, become a WTO Member.
World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act — W-11.8 Coming into force
Coming into force * 221 (1) This Act or any provision thereof, or any provision of any Act, including any portion of any schedule, as enacted by this Act, shall come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 1 to 47, 50 to 55, 70 to 91, 93 to 114, 119 to 128, 132 to 140, 144 to 189 and 202 to 211 and sections 1, 2 and 5 of Schedule IV in force January 1, 1995, see SI/95-5; Parts A, B and C of Schedule I in force January 1, 1995, see SI/95-6; certain provisions of Part D and Part E of Schedule I in force January 1, 1995, see SI/95-7; sections 48 and 49 in force August 1, 1995, see SI/95-83; certain provisions of Part D of Schedule I in force August 1, 1995, see SI/95-87 and SI/95-88; sections 56 to 69, 115, 117, 118, 129 to 131, 141 to 143 and 190 to 201 and sections 3 and 4 of Schedule IV in force January 1, 1996, see SI/96-1; section 116 in force January 1, 1996, see SI/96-3; sections 212 to 219 and Schedules II and III repealed before coming into force, see 2008, c. 20, s. 3.] Condition (2) No order shall be made under subsection (1) unless the Governor in Council is satisfied that the Agreement is in force.
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Winding-up and Restructuring Act . R.S., 1985, c. W-11, s. 1; 1996, c. 6, s. 134
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11 2
ns or coffee houses, lime burners, livery stable keepers, market gardeners, millers, miners, packers, printers, quarrymen, sharebrokers, ship-owners, shipwrights, stockbrokers, stock-jobbers, victuallers, warehousemen, wharfingers, persons using the trade of merchandise by way of bargaining, exchange, bartering, commission, consignment or otherwise, in gross or by retail, or by persons who, either for themselves, or as agents or factors for others, seek their living by buying and selling or buying and letting for hire goods or commodities, or by the manufacture, workmanship or the conversion of goods or commodities or trees; ( compagnie de commerce ) winding-up order means an order granted by a court under this Act to wind up the business of a company, and includes any order granted by the court to bring under this Act any company in liquidation or in process of being wound up. ( ordonnance de mise en liquidation ) Business in Canada (2) For the purposes of this Act, a reference to the business in Canada of an authorized foreign bank is deemed to be a reference to the business in Canada of the authorized foreign bank under Part XII.1 of the Bank Act . Creditors (3) For the purposes of this Act, a reference to a creditor in respect of an authorized foreign bank is deemed to be a reference to a creditor of the authorized foreign bank in respect of its business in Canada. R.S., 1985, c. W-11, s. 2; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (2nd Supp.), s. 10; 1990, c. 17, s. 43; 1992, c. 1, s. 145(F); 1995, c. 1, s. 62; 1996, c. 6, s. 135; 1998, c. 30, s. 14; 1999, c. 3, s. 85, c. 28, s. 76; 2002, c. 7, s. 251; 2005, c. 3, s. 17; 2007, c. 6, s. 443; 2010, c. 12, s. 2126; 2012, c. 31, s. 422; 2015, c. 3, s. 169
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
aircraft objects [Repealed, 2012, c. 31, s. 422]
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11 (a)
assets means (a) in respect of a foreign insurance company, the assets in Canada, within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Insurance Companies Act , of the foreign insurance company together with its other assets held in Canada under the control of its chief agent, within the meaning of section 571 of that Act, including all amounts received or receivable in respect of its insurance business in Canada, and (b) in respect of an authorized foreign bank, assets within the meaning of section 618 of the Bank Act ; ( actif ou éléments d’actif )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
authorized foreign bank has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Bank Act ; ( banque étrangère autorisée )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
capital stock includes a capital stock de jure or de facto ; ( capital social )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
company includes any corporation subject to this Act; ( compagnie )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
contributory means a person liable to contribute to the assets of a company under this Act, and, in all proceedings for determining the persons who are to be deemed contributories and in all proceedings prior to the final determination of those persons, it includes any person alleged to be a contributory; ( contributeur )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11 (a)
court means (a) in Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island, the Supreme Court, (a.1) in Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice, (b) in Quebec, the Superior Court, (c) in New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Court of Queen’s Bench, (c.1) in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Trial Division of the Supreme Court, and (d) in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the Supreme Court, and in Nunavut, the Nunavut Court of Justice; ( tribunal )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
creditor includes all persons having any claim against a company, present or future, certain, ascertained or contingent, for liquidated or unliquidated damages, and in all proceedings for determining the persons who are to be deemed creditors, it includes any person making any such claim; ( créancier )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
federal credit union has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Bank Act ; ( coopérative de crédit fédérale )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
financial institution has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act ; ( institution financière )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
foreign insurance company means an insurance company that is authorized under Part XIII of the Insurance Companies Act to insure in Canada risks; ( société étrangère )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
insurance company means a company transacting the business of insurance and includes any unincorporated association or reciprocal exchange transacting that business; ( compagnie d’assurance )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
official gazette means the Canada Gazette and the gazette published under the authority of the government of the province where the proceedings for the winding-up of the business of a company are carried on, or used as the official means of communication between the lieutenant governor of that province and the people, and if no such gazette is published in the province, any newspaper published in the province and designated by a court for publishing the notices required by this Act; ( gazette officielle )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
Superintendent means the Superintendent of Financial Institutions appointed pursuant to subsection 5(1) of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act and a reference to the “Office of the Superintendent” shall be construed as a reference to the office established by section 4 of that Act; ( surintendant )
Winding-up and Restructuring Act — W-11
trading company means any company, except a railway or telegraph company, carrying on business similar to that carried on by apothecaries, auctioneers, bankers, brokers, brickmakers, builders, carpenters, carriers, cattle or sheep salesmen, coach proprietors, dyers, fullers, keepers of inns, taverns, hotels, saloons or coffee houses, lime burners, livery stable keepers, market gardeners, millers, miners, packers, printers, quarrymen, sharebrokers, ship-owners, shipwrights, stockbrokers, stock-jobbers, victuallers, warehousemen, wharfingers, persons using the trade of merchandise by way of bargaining, exchange, bartering, commission, consignment or otherwise, in gross or by retail, or by persons who, either for themselves, or as agents or factors for others, seek their living by buying and selling or buying and letting for hire goods or commodities, or by the manufacture, workmanship or the conversion of goods or commodities or trees; ( compagnie de commerce )