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Law Commission of Canada Act — L-6.7 12
Head office 12 The head office of the Commission is in the National Capital Region described in the schedule to the National Capital Act or in such other place in Canada as the Governor in Council may fix.
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Meetings 13 (1) The Commission shall meet at such times and places as the President may determine. Participation (2) Subject to the by-laws of the Commission, a Commissioner may participate in a meeting of the Commission or of a committee of the Commission by means of such telephone or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other, and a Commissioner so participating in a meeting is deemed for the purposes of this Act to be present at the meeting.
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By-laws 14 The Commission may make by-laws respecting (a) the constitution of committees of the Commission, including committees with members who are not Commissioners, the duties of the committees and the expenses to be paid to members who are not Commissioners; (b) the quorum and procedure at meetings of the Commission or its committees; and (c) generally, the conduct and management of the work of the Commission.
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Staff 15 (1) An executive director of the Commission, and such other officers and employees as are necessary for the proper conduct of the work of the Commission, shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act . Temporary assistance (2) For the purposes of advising and assisting the Commission in the performance of its duties and functions, the Commission may, on a temporary basis, contract for the services of any person who has specialized knowledge of any matter relating to a specific project of the Commission and may fix and pay the remuneration and expenses of that person.
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Executive director 16 Under the direction of the President, the executive director has the day-to-day supervision over the staff and work of the Commission.
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Compensation 17 The Commissioners are deemed to be employees for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and to be employed in the federal public administration for the purposes of any regulations made pursuant to section 9 of the Aeronautics Act . 1996, c. 9, s. 17; 2003, c. 22, s. 224(E)
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Law Commission of Canada Advisory Council 18 (1) There is hereby established a council, to be called the Law Commission of Canada Advisory Council, consisting of not less than twelve or more than twenty-four members appointed by the Commission to hold office during pleasure for a term not exceeding three years and the Deputy Minister of Justice. Representation (1.1) In appointing persons as members of the Council, the Commission shall not restrict consideration to members of the legal community. Qualifications (1.2) As a group, the members of the Council should be broadly representative of the socio-economic and cultural diversity of Canada, represent various disciplines and reflect knowledge of the common law and civil law systems. Reappointment (2) A member of the Council is eligible for reappointment to the Council in the same or another capacity. Chairperson (3) The members of the Council shall elect one of themselves as Chairperson of the Council. Expenses (4) A member of the Council serves without remuneration, but is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by the member while absent from the member’s ordinary place of residence in the course of performing duties under this Act.
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Advisory function 19 The Council shall advise the Commission on the Commission’s strategic directions and long-term program of studies and on the review of the Commission’s performance and may advise the Commission on any other matters relating to the purpose of the Commission.
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Study panels 20 (1) For the purposes of advising and assisting the Commission in any particular project, the Commission may establish a study panel presided over by a Commissioner and consisting of persons having specialized knowledge in, or particularly affected by, the matter to be studied. Expenses (2) A person serving on a study panel serves without remuneration, but is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by the person while absent from the person’s ordinary place of residence in the course of performing duties under this Act.
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Agent of Her Majesty 21 (1) The Commission is for all its purposes an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada and may exercise its powers only as an agent of Her Majesty. Contracts (2) The Commission may enter into contracts in the name of Her Majesty in right of Canada or in its own name. Property (3) Property acquired by the Commission is the property of Her Majesty in right of Canada and title to the property may be vested in the name of Her Majesty or in the name of the Commission. Legal proceedings (4) Actions, suits or other legal proceedings in respect of any right or obligation acquired or incurred by the Commission, whether in the name of Her Majesty in right of Canada or in its own name, may be brought or taken by or against the Commission in the name of the Commission in any court that would have jurisdiction if the Commission were not an agent of Her Majesty.
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Audit 22 The accounts and financial transactions of the Commission shall be audited by the Auditor General of Canada at such times as the Auditor General considers appropriate, and a report of the audit shall be made to the Commission and to the Minister of Justice.
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Annual report 23 Within three months after the end of each fiscal year, the President shall submit to the Minister of Justice an annual report of the activities of the Commission in that year, including the financial statements of the Commission and the Auditor General’s report.
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Tabling of reports 24 The Minister of Justice shall cause a copy of any report of the Commission to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the Minister receives it.
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Tabling of response 25 The Minister of Justice shall cause a copy of the Minister’s response to any report of the Commission to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the Minister gives the response to the Commission.
Law Commission of Canada Act — L-6.7 Coming into force
Coming into force * 31 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Act in force April 21, 1997, see SI/97-46.]
Canada Lands Surveys Act — L-6 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Canada Lands Surveys Act . R.S., c. L-5, s. 1
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Definitions 2 (1) In this Act, Board [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91] Canada Lands Surveyor means a Canada Lands Surveyor within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada Lands Surveyors Act ; ( arpenteur des terres du Canada ) candidate [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91] commission [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91] Commissioner means (a) in respect of lands under his or her administration and control under the Yukon Act , the Commissioner of Yukon, and (b) in respect of lands under his or her administration and control under the Northwest Territories Act , the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and (c) in respect of the lands referred to in subsection 49(1) of the Nunavut Act , the Commissioner of Nunavut; ( commissaire ) examination [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91] Minister means, except in Part III, the Minister of Natural Resources; ( ministre ) monument means a post, stake, peg, mound, pit, trench or any other object, thing or device used under this Act or under the Dominion Lands Surveys Act , chapter 117 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, to mark a boundary of surveyed lands; ( borne-signal ) prescribed [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91] Secretary [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91] survey includes a resurvey and a special survey; ( arpentage ) surveyor means a Canada Lands Surveyor or a person who is entitled to survey lands in a province under the laws of the province; ( arpenteur ) Surveyor General means a person who is a Canada Lands Surveyor and is appointed as Surveyor General in the manner authorized by law or a person authorized by the Minister to carry out the duties of the Surveyor General. ( arpenteur général ) (2) [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91] R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 2; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 1994, c. 41, s. 37; 1998, c. 14, ss. 91, 99(F); 2002, c. 7, s. 99; 2014, c. 2, s. 15
Canada Lands Surveys Act — L-6
Canada Lands Surveyor means a Canada Lands Surveyor within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada Lands Surveyors Act ; ( arpenteur des terres du Canada )
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candidate [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
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commission [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
Canada Lands Surveys Act — L-6 (a)
Commissioner means (a) in respect of lands under his or her administration and control under the Yukon Act , the Commissioner of Yukon, and (b) in respect of lands under his or her administration and control under the Northwest Territories Act , the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and (c) in respect of the lands referred to in subsection 49(1) of the Nunavut Act , the Commissioner of Nunavut; ( commissaire )
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examination [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
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Minister means, except in Part III, the Minister of Natural Resources; ( ministre )
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monument means a post, stake, peg, mound, pit, trench or any other object, thing or device used under this Act or under the Dominion Lands Surveys Act , chapter 117 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, to mark a boundary of surveyed lands; ( borne-signal )
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prescribed [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
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Secretary [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
Canada Lands Surveys Act — L-6
survey includes a resurvey and a special survey; ( arpentage )
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surveyor means a Canada Lands Surveyor or a person who is entitled to survey lands in a province under the laws of the province; ( arpenteur )
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Surveyor General means a person who is a Canada Lands Surveyor and is appointed as Surveyor General in the manner authorized by law or a person authorized by the Minister to carry out the duties of the Surveyor General. ( arpenteur général )
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Minister to have control 3 (1) The Minister has the administration, direction and control of surveys under this Act. Duties of Surveyor General (2) The Surveyor General, subject to the direction of the Minister, has the management of surveys under this Act and the custody of all the original plans, journals, field notes and other papers connected with those surveys. Substitute for Surveyor General (3) The Minister may authorize an employee of the Department of Natural Resources who is a surveyor to carry out all or any of the duties of the Surveyor General. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 3; 1994, c. 41, s. 38(E); 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F)
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Governor in Council may make regulations 4 (1) The Governor in Council may make such orders and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out this Act or to meet any cases with reference to surveys under the management of the Surveyor General for which no provision is made in this Act. Tariff of fees (2) The Minister may establish a tariff of fees to be charged by the Department of Natural Resources for copies of maps, plans, field notes, or any other type of record or document arising from or respecting surveys under this Act and those fees shall form part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 4; 1994, c. 41, s. 38; 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F)
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Verification of surveys 17 (1) The Surveyor General shall require every surveyor to verify and affirm by oath or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General on each return of his surveys under this Act that the surveyor has faithfully and correctly executed such surveys in accordance with this Act and with any instructions issued to the surveyor by the Surveyor General. Proceedings on false surveys (2) Where a court of competent jurisdiction finds that a survey or any part thereof has not been executed as verified under subsection (1), the Attorney General of Canada may, on application of the Surveyor General, institute proceedings to recover costs from the surveyor who verified the returns. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 17; 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F)
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Field notes 18 Every surveyor shall keep exact and regular field notes of all his surveys under this Act and shall file them with the Surveyor General in the order of time in which the surveys have been performed. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 18; 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F)
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Surveys made by Canada Lands Surveyor under other Act 22 The provisions of sections 17, 18 and 23 apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to surveys under any other Act of Parliament, or any regulation made under such an Act, or any law of the Legislature of Yukon, of the Northwest Territories or for Nunavut if the Act, regulation or law requires the surveys to be made by a Canada Lands Surveyor. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 22; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 1998, c. 14, s. 95, c. 15, ss. 32, 51; 2002, c. 7, s. 100; 2014, c. 2, s. 16
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Canadian measure of length 23 (1) The measure of length for surveys under this Act is the Canadian measure of length defined by the Weights and Measures Act . Means of measurement (2) In any survey under this Act, a surveyor shall use (a) a measuring device that is of a type approved by the Surveyor General and that is calibrated, checked and verified in accordance with the instructions of the Surveyor General; or (b) other means of measurement of length, position or direction authorized by the Surveyor General under the circumstances that the Surveyor General may prescribe. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 23; 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F)
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Definition of Canada Lands 24 (1) In this Part, Canada Lands means (a) any lands belonging to Her Majesty in right of Canada or of which the Government of Canada has power to dispose that are situated in Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut and any lands that are (i) surrendered lands or a reserve, as those expressions are defined in the Indian Act , other than reserve lands described in regulations made under section 4.1 of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act , (ii) Category IA-N land , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act , (ii.1) Category IA land , as defined in subsection 2(2) of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee Governance Agreement Act , (iii) shíshálh lands , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the shíshálh Nation Self-Government Act , (iv) settlement land, as defined in the Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act , and lands in which an interest is transferred or recognized under section 21 of that Act, (v) lands in the Kanesatake Mohawk interim land base, as defined in the Kanesatake Interim Land Base Governance Act , other than the lands known as Doncaster Reserve No. 17, or (vi) Tlicho lands, as defined in section 2 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act ; and (a.1) any lands belonging to Her Majesty in right of Canada or of which the Government of Canada has power to dispose that are situated in any National Park of Canada or in the Rouge National Urban Park established by the Rouge National Urban Park Act ; and (b) any lands under water belonging to Her Majesty in right of Canada or in respect of any rights in which the Government of Canada has power to dispose. Surveys of Canada Lands (2) Surveys of Canada Lands shall be made in accordance with the instructions of the Surveyor General. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 24; R.S., 1985, c. 20 (2nd Supp.), s. 4; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 1994, c. 35, s. 35; 1998, c. 14, ss. 98(F), 100(F); 2000, c. 32, s. 49; 2001, c. 8, s. 24; 2002, c. 7, s. 101; 2005, c. 1, s. 98; 2010, c. 6, s. 9; 2015, c. 10, s. 55; 2018, c. 4, s. 129 2022, c. 9, s. 43
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When surveys undertaken 25 The Minister shall cause surveys to be made of Canada Lands on the request of a minister of any department of the Government of Canada or a Commissioner administering the Lands and may do so in any other case in which he deems it to be expedient. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 25; 1998, c. 14, s. 100(F)
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Who may survey Canada Lands 26 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person other than a Canada Lands Surveyor shall survey Canada Lands. Who may survey Canada Lands within the boundaries of a province (2) A Canada Lands Surveyor or any other surveyor authorized by the Surveyor General may survey Canada Lands that lie within the boundaries of a province but, where surveys of those Canada Lands affect or are likely to affect the rights of landowners of adjoining lands that are not Canada Lands the surveys shall be made by a surveyor of the province in which those surveys are made. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 26; 1998, c. 14, ss. 98 to 100(F)
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Minister may direct manner of survey 27 The Minister may direct that Canada Lands be surveyed, laid out and defined in any manner, by any method of surveying and with any description that the Minister considers desirable in the circumstances affecting those lands. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 27; 1998, c. 14, s. 100(F)
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Coordinated Survey Area 28 (1) The Minister may establish a Coordinated Survey Area within any lands dealt with in this Act or alter any such Area by a notice published in the Canada Gazette . Position of monuments (2) Within a Coordinated Survey Area, the position of all new monuments placed and all monuments that are relevant to the placement of new monuments shall be determined by surveyed connection to reference points specified for that purpose and shall be expressed in terms of the system of coordinates specified for the Area, in accordance with the instructions of the Surveyor General. Idem (3) Within a Coordinated Survey Area, the position of all monuments placed prior to the establishment of the Area may be determined and shall be expressed in the manner described in subsection (2), in accordance with the instructions of the Surveyor General. Where position of monument is lost (4) Where the position of a monument that has been determined in accordance with this section is lost, the coordinates of the monument are, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of its position. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 28; 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F)
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Plotting of plans 29 (1) Plans of Canada Lands that are surveyed under this Part shall be plotted, under the direction of the Surveyor General, from the surveyor’s field notes and other documents relating to the survey. Content of plans (2) The direction and length of boundaries and the nature and position of the boundary monuments of the parcels of land laid out shall be shown on the plans. Confirmation (3) The Surveyor General shall indicate his confirmation on the plans, if he is satisfied that the survey has been carried out in conformity with this Act and that the survey and plans are satisfactory to the minister of the department of the Government of Canada or the Commissioner administering the Canada Lands in respect of which the survey was made. Effect of confirmation (4) On confirmation by the Surveyor General, the plans shall be deemed to be official plans under this Act. Confirmation of plans (5) No survey of Canada Lands under this Part shall be deemed to be completed until the plans thereof have been confirmed under this section. New plans to correct clerical errors, etc. (6) Where the Surveyor General finds that a plan that has been confirmed under this section has been improperly or incorrectly plotted from the surveyor’s field notes and other documents relating to the survey or that there is an omission, clerical error or other defect in the plan, the Surveyor General may cause a new plan to be plotted from the surveyor’s field notes and other documents relating to the survey or a new plan to be made correcting the omission, clerical error or other defect. Effect of new plan (7) The new plan referred to in subsection (6) shall, after confirmation thereof by the Surveyor General, be deemed to be the official plan under this Act of the lands thereby affected and shall be substituted for all, or corresponding portions of all, former official plans of the lands thereby affected. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 29; 1998, c. 14, ss. 98(F), 100(F)
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Plans to be sent for filing 30 The Minister shall cause a copy of an official plan under this Act to be sent to the registrar of deeds or of land titles of the county, district or other registration division in which the lands are situated for filing in the registry or land titles office of that county, district or other registration division. R.S., c. L-5, s. 44
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Administrative plans 31 The Surveyor General may, for administrative purposes, make such plans of public lands as the Surveyor General deems expedient, but plans made under this section need not be confirmed under section 29 or sent to a registrar under section 30. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 31; 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F)
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True boundary lines 32 (1) All boundary lines of roads, streets, lanes, lots, parcels or other authorized subdivisions of Canada Lands that are defined by monuments in surveys made under this Part shall, after confirmation of the plans by the Surveyor General, be the true boundary lines of those roads, streets, lanes, lots, parcels or other authorized subdivisions, whether or not they are found to contain, on admeasurement, the exact area or dimensions described or expressed in a plan, letters patent, grant or other instrument affecting those Canada Lands. Roads, etc., to be public highways (2) With respect to Canada Lands situated in Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, all allowances laid out in surveys of roads, streets, lanes or commons in any city, town, village or settlement shall be public highways or commons. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 32; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 1998, c. 14, ss. 98(F), 100(F); 2002, c. 7, s. 102; 2014, c. 2, s. 17(F)
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Resurveys 33 (1) Canada Lands may be resurveyed under this Part (a) for the purposes of correcting errors or supposed errors or re-establishing lost monuments; or (b) at the request of the member of Her Majesty’s Privy Council for Canada or the Commissioner charged with administering the Canada Lands in respect of which the resurvey is to be made. Plans of resurveyed lands (2) Plans of Canada Lands that are resurveyed shall be dealt with in accordance with this Part and shall, after confirmation thereof by the Surveyor General, be deemed to be the official plans under this Act of the lands thereby affected and shall be substituted for all, or corresponding portions of all, former official plans of the lands thereby affected. R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 33; 1998, c. 14, ss. 98(F), 100(F)
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Definitions 34 In this Part, Minister means the Minister of Northern Affairs; ( ministre ) territorial lands means any lands situated in Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut. ( terres territoriales ) R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 34; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 2002, c. 7, s. 103 2019, c. 29, s. 374
Canada Lands Surveys Act — L-6
Minister means the Minister of Northern Affairs; ( ministre )