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Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 8
Sustainable Development Advisory Council 8 (1) The Minister shall appoint a Sustainable Development Advisory Council composed of one representative from each province and territory, six representatives of Aboriginal peoples, and three representatives from each of the following: (a) [Repealed, 2019, c. 2, s. 5] (b) environmental non-governmental organizations; (c) organizations representative of business; and (d) organizations representative of labour. Demographic representation (1.1) The Minister shall, when appointing representatives to the Sustainable Development Advisory Council, seek to reflect the diversity of Canadian society by taking into account demographic considerations such as age and gender. Chair (2) The Minister is the chair of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council. Mandate (2.1) The mandate of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council is to advise the Minister on any matter related to sustainable development, including matters referred to it by the Minister. Expenses (3) The representatives appointed to the Sustainable Development Advisory Council may be paid reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with the business of the Council, subject to applicable Treasury Board directives. 2008, c. 33, s. 8 2019, c. 2, s. 5
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 9
Preparation 9 (1) The Minister shall develop, in accordance with this section, a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy within two years after this Act comes into force and at least once within every three-year period after that or, as of November 10, 2017, at least once within every three-year period beginning on that date. Contribution of designated entities (1.1) Every designated entity or, in the case of a designated entity over which a minister presides, the minister presiding over the designated entity shall contribute to the development of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy. Content (2) The Federal Sustainable Development Strategy shall set out federal sustainable development goals and targets and an implementation strategy for meeting each target and identify the minister responsible for meeting each target. Each target shall be measurable and shall include a time frame. Consultation: first draft (3) The Minister shall submit a draft of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy to the Sustainable Development Advisory Council, the appropriate committee of each House of Parliament and the public for review and comment, for which the Minister shall allow a period of not less than 120 days. Consultation: first draft (4) The Minister shall at the same time submit the draft of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy to the Commissioner for review and comment, including as to whether each target is measurable and includes a time frame, for which the Minister shall allow a period of not less than 120 days. 2008, c. 33, s. 9; 2010, c. 16, s. 2 2019, c. 2, s. 6
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 10
Submission to Governor in Council 10 (1) The Minister shall, within the period referred to in subsection 9(1), submit the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy to the Governor in Council for approval as the official Federal Sustainable Development Strategy. Tabling in each House of Parliament (2) The Minister shall cause the official Federal Sustainable Development Strategy to be tabled in each House of Parliament within the period referred to in subsection 9(1) or on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after that period. Deemed referred to committee (3) The Federal Sustainable Development Strategy that is tabled in a House of Parliament is deemed to be referred to the standing committee of that House that normally considers matters relating to sustainable development. 2008, c. 33, s. 10; 2010, c. 16, s. 3 2019, c. 2, s. 7
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 10.1
Power of Treasury Board 10.1 The Treasury Board may establish policies or issue directives applicable to one or more of the designated entities in relation to the sustainable development impact of their operations. 2019, c. 2, s. 8
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 11
Designated entities 11 (1) Within one year after a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy is tabled in a House of Parliament under subsection 10(2), every designated entity other than a designated entity referred to in section 12 shall (a) prepare a sustainable development strategy that (i) contains objectives and plans for the designated entity, (ii) complies with the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and contributes to the meeting of its goals, (iii) takes into account the designated entity’s mandate, (iv) takes into account any of the applicable policies or directives of the Treasury Board that are established or issued under section 10.1, and (v) takes into account comments made under subsections 9(3) or (4); and (b) provide the sustainable development strategy to the appropriate Minister with respect to the designated entity. Tabling in each House of Parliament (2) The appropriate Minister shall cause the sustainable development strategy to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the appropriate Minister receives it. Report (3) The designated entity shall, at least once in each of the two years following the tabling of its sustainable development strategy in a House of Parliament under subsection (2), provide the appropriate Minister with a report on its progress in implementing the sustainable development strategy. The appropriate Minister shall cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the appropriate Minister receives it. 2008, c. 33, s. 11; 2010, c. 16, s. 4 2019, c. 2, s. 8
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 12
Designated entities over which minister presides 12 (1) In the case of a designated entity over which a minister presides, the minister who presides over the designated entity shall (a) within one year after a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy is tabled in a House of Parliament under subsection 10(2), prepare a sustainable development strategy with respect to the designated entity that (i) contains objectives and plans for the designated entity, (ii) complies with the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and contributes to the meeting of its goals, (iii) takes into account the designated entity’s mandate, (iv) takes into account any of the applicable policies or directives of the Treasury Board that are established or issued under section 10.1, and (v) takes into account comments made under subsections 9(3) or (4); and (b) cause the designated entity’s sustainable development strategy to be tabled in each House of Parliament within the year referred to in paragraph (a) or on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after that year. Report (2) The minister presiding over the designated entity shall, at least once in each of the two years following the tabling of the designated entity’s sustainable development strategy in a House of Parliament under paragraph (1)(b), prepare a report on the progress of the designated entity in implementing its sustainable development strategy. That minister shall cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament within the year in which the report shall be prepared or on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after that year. 2008, c. 33, s. 12 2019, c. 2, s. 8
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 12.1
Deemed referral to committee 12.1 A sustainable development strategy or report that is tabled in a House of Parliament under section 11 or 12 is deemed to be referred to the standing committee of that House that normally considers matters relating to sustainable development. 2019, c. 2, s. 8
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 12.2
Regulations 12.2 The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations prescribing the form in which a sustainable development strategy is to be prepared and the information that is required to be contained in it. 2019, c. 2, s. 8
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 12.3
Amendments to schedule 12.3 The Governor in Council may, by order, amend the schedule (a) to add or amend an item, in order to subject an entity to the application of this Act; or (b) to remove or amend an item, in order to exclude an entity from the application of this Act, on the recommendation of the entity’s appropriate Minister. 2019, c. 2, s. 8
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 13
Regulations 13 The Governor in Council may make regulations for the purpose of achieving any of the goals of this Act.
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 13.1
Permanent review of Act by parliamentary committee 13.1 (1) The administration of this Act shall, every five years after the day on which this section comes into force, stand referred to any committee of the Senate or the House of Commons that normally considers matters relating to sustainable development, or of both Houses of Parliament, that may be designated or established for that purpose. Review and report to Parliament (2) The committee designated or established for the purpose of subsection (1) shall, as soon as feasible, undertake a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this Act and shall, within one year after the review is undertaken or within any further time that the House of Commons, the Senate or both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be, may authorize, submit a report to Parliament, including a statement of any changes to this Act or its administration that the committee would recommend. 2019, c. 2, s. 9
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 14
Directions 14 The directions made under subsection 24(3) of the Auditor General Act , as this subsection read immediately before the coming into force of section 18 of this Act, remain in force and are deemed to have been made under subsection 11(3) of this Act.
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 1
1 Any department named in Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 3
3 Any corporation named in Schedule II to the Financial Administration Act , excluding the following: Canada Employment Insurance Commission Commission de l’assurance-emploi du Canada Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization Organisation canadienne d’élaboration de normes d’accessibilité Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Centre canadien d’hygiène et de sécurité au travail Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Bureau canadien d’enquête sur les accidents de transport et de la sécurité des transports Law Commission of Canada Commission du droit du Canada The National Battlefields Commission Commission des champs de bataille nationaux
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 5
5 The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc.
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 11
Subsection 7(3) of Federal Sustainable Development Act 11 For the first report referred to in subsection 7(2) of the Federal Sustainable Development Act prepared after the day on which this Act comes into force, subsection 7(3) of the Federal Sustainable Development Act applies only in respect of designated entities, as defined in section 2 of that Act, that were subject to that Act before that day.
Federal Sustainable Development Act — F-8.6 12
Sections 11 and 12 of Federal Sustainable Development Act 12 In respect of designated entities, as defined in section 2 the Federal Sustainable Development Act , that become subject to that Act on the day on which this Act comes into force, sections 11 and 12 of the Federal Sustainable Development Act , as enacted by section 8 of this Act, apply only in respect of any Federal Sustainable Development Strategy tabled in a House of Parliament on or after that day.
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act . R.S., 1985, c. F-8, s. 1; 1995, c. 17, s. 45
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8 2
 the population of the province or the part for that fiscal year as determined by the Chief Statistician of Canada in the prescribed manner. Determination of gross domestic product (3.1) For the purposes of this Act, the gross domestic product of Canada for a calendar year is the gross domestic product of Canada for the year as determined by the Chief Statistician of Canada in prescribed manner. References to “Act” (4) In the definition administration agreement in subsection (1) and in Part III, a reference to an Act shall be read as a reference to an Act or a part thereof. R.S., 1985, c. F-8, s. 2; R.S., 1985, c. 11 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1992, c. 10, s. 1; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 1995, c. 17, s. 46; 1996, c. 18, s. 48; 1997, c. 10, s. 261; 1998, c. 21, s. 76; 1999, c. 26, ss. 2, 12; 2002, c. 7, s. 170; 2007, c. 29, s. 61; 2013, c. 34, s. 417; 2017, c. 33, s. 169; 2018, c. 12, ss. 119(F), 214 2022, c. 10, s. 83 2026, c. 3, s. 190
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
aboriginal government means an Indian, an Inuit or a Métis government or the council of the band , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act ; ( gouvernement autochtone )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8 (a)
administration agreement means (a) an agreement between the Government of Canada and the government of a province or an aboriginal government under which (i) the Government of Canada will administer and enforce an Act of the legislature of the province, or legislation made by an aboriginal government, that imposes a tax and will make payments to the province or the aboriginal government in respect of the taxes collected, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement, or (ii) the government of the province will administer and enforce an Act of Parliament that imposes a tax and will make payments to the Government of Canada in respect of the taxes collected, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement, or (b) an agreement between the Government of Canada and the government of a province under which the government of the province will administer and enforce a First Nation law that imposes a tax and will make payments to the Government of Canada in respect of the taxes collected, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement; ( accord d’application )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
coordinated cannabis taxation agreement means an agreement or arrangement entered into by the Minister on behalf of the Government of Canada under Part III.2, including any amendments or variations to the agreement or arrangement made in accordance with that Part; ( accord de coordination de la taxation du cannabis )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
coordinated vaping product taxation agreement means an agreement or arrangement entered into by the Minister on behalf of the Government of Canada under Part III.3, including any amendments or variations to the agreement or arrangement made in accordance with that Part; ( accord de coordination de la taxation des produits de vapotage )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
First Nation law has the meaning assigned by subsection 11(1), 12(1), 39(1) or 40(1) of the First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act ; ( texte législatif autochtone )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
fiscal year means the period beginning on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the next year; ( exercice )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
former Act means the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, 1972 , chapter 8 of the Statutes of Canada, 1972; ( ancienne loi )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
Minister , other than in sections 25 to 25.5, means the Minister of Finance; ( ministre )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
prescribed means prescribed by regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to section 40; ( prescrit )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
sales tax harmonization agreement means an agreement or arrangement entered into by the Minister on behalf of the Government of Canada and authorized, or ratified and confirmed, under Part III.1 including any amendments or variations to the agreement or arrangement that are authorized, or ratified and confirmed, under that Part; ( accord d’harmonisation de la taxe de vente )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8
tax collection agreement means an agreement between the Government of Canada and the government of a province pursuant to which the Government of Canada will collect, on behalf of the province, taxes that the province imposes on the incomes of individuals or corporations, or both, and will make payments to the province in respect of the taxes so collected in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement. ( accord de perception fiscale )
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8 3
Fiscal equalization payment 3 Subject to the other provisions of this Act, there may be paid to a province a fiscal equalization payment not exceeding the amounts determined under this Part for each fiscal year in the period beginning on April 1, 2007 and ending on March 31, 2029. R.S., 1985, c. F-8, s. 3; R.S., 1985, c. 11 (3rd Supp.), s. 2; 1992, c. 10, s. 2; 1994, c. 2, s. 1; 1999, c. 11, s. 1; 2004, c. 4, s. 1, c. 22, s. 2; 2005, c. 7, s. 1; 2006, c. 4, s. 182; 2007, c. 29, s. 62; 2013, c. 33, s. 110; 2018, c. 12, s. 215 2023, c. 26, s. 243
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8 3.12
Additional fiscal equalization payment 3.12 (1) An additional fiscal equalization payment may be paid for the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2010 equal to, (a) for Nova Scotia, $250,405,000; (b) for New Brunswick, $80,300,000; (c) for Manitoba, $175,494,000; and (d) for Prince Edward Island, $3,304,000. Additional fiscal equalization payment — 2011-2012 fiscal year (2) An additional fiscal equalization payment may be paid for the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2011 equal to, (a) for Quebec, $368,932,000; (b) for Nova Scotia, $157,591,000; (c) for New Brunswick, $149,776,000; and (d) for Manitoba, $275,808,000. Additional fiscal equalization payment — 2012-2013 fiscal year (3) An additional fiscal equalization payment may be paid for the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2012 equal to, (a) for Quebec, $362,127,000; (b) for Nova Scotia, $13,471,000; (c) for New Brunswick, $102,767,000; and (d) for Manitoba, $201,295,000. Additional fiscal equalization payment — 2013-2014 fiscal year (4) An additional fiscal equalization payment may be paid for the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2013 equal to, (a) for New Brunswick, $48,891,000; and (b) for Manitoba, $6,915,000. 2010, c. 12, s. 1646; 2011, c. 15, s. 27; 2012, c. 19, s. 390; 2013, c. 33, s. 111
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8 3.2
General rule 3.2 (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Part, the fiscal equalization payment that may be paid to a province for a fiscal year is the amount, as determined by the Minister, equal to the greater of (a) the amount determined by the formula (A + B) × C where A is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by subtracting, for each revenue source except the one referred to in paragraph (e) of the definition revenue source in subsection 3.5(1), the average annual per capita yield in that province for the revenue source for that fiscal year from the average annual per capita national yield for the revenue source for that fiscal year, B is 50% of the amount obtained by subtracting, for the revenue source referred to in paragraph (e) of the definition revenue source in subsection 3.5(1), the average annual per capita revenue to be equalized for that province for that fiscal year from the average annual per capita national revenue to be equalized for that fiscal year, and C is the average annual population of that province for that fiscal year, and (b) the amount determined by the formula A × C where A and C have the same meaning as in paragraph (a). Province may elect otherwise (2) Despite subsection (1), a province may elect, at the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner, that the fiscal equalization payment that may be paid to that province for a fiscal year be equal to the amount determined by the formula set out in paragraph (1)(a). Negative amount (3) For the purposes of this Part, if the amount of a fiscal equalization payment computed in accordance with subsection (1) or (2) is negative, that amount is considered to be zero. (4) [Repealed, 2013, c. 33, s. 112] 2007, c. 29, s. 62; 2009, c. 2, s. 384; 2013, c. 33, s. 112
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act — F-8 3.5
 source, except the one referred to in paragraph (e) of the definition revenue source , for that fiscal year; B is that province’s average annual per capita revenue to be equalized, for the revenue source referred to in paragraph (e) of the definition revenue source , for that fiscal year; C is any fiscal equalization payment that would be paid to that province for that fiscal year if the amount of that payment were determined in accordance with section 3.2 without regard to section 3.4; E is, with respect to Nova Scotia, any amount that may be paid to that province for that fiscal year in accordance with sections 7 and 8 and 10 to 14 of the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act ; and F is the average annual population of that province for that fiscal year. ( capacité fiscale totale par habitant ) yield means, in respect of a province for a revenue source for a fiscal year, an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the national average rate of tax for that revenue source for that fiscal year by that province’s revenue base for that revenue source for that fiscal year. ( rendement ) Deduction in computing revenue to be equalized (2) In computing the revenue to be equalized from the revenue source described in paragraph (a) of the definition revenue source in subsection (1) for all the provinces for a fiscal year, the Minister may deduct from the amount that, but for this subsection, would be the revenue to be equalized from that revenue source for all the provinces for that fiscal year, the amount, as estimated by the Minister, by which the revenues derived by Canada under the Income Tax Act from personal income taxes for the taxation year ending in that fiscal year are less than the revenues that would have been derived by Canada under that Act from those taxes if no special abatement of those taxes had been provided under subsection 120(2) of that Act or Part VI of this Act. Municipal revenues (3) For the purposes of this Part, the revenue derived by each municipality, board, commission or other local authority in a province that has power to derive those revenues for the financial year of each such local authority ending in that fiscal year is both deemed to be revenue derived by that province and (a) in the case of local government property taxes, property taxes within the meaning of paragraph (d) of the definition revenue source in subsection (1); and (b) in the case of other miscellaneous local government taxes and revenues, included in miscellaneous revenues for the purpose of the definition revenue to be equalized in subsection (1). 2007, c. 29, s. 62, c. 35, s. 161; 2009, c. 2, s. 386; 2013, c. 33, s. 115 2023, c. 26, s. 244