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Building Canada Act — B-9.89 8.1
Information available to public 8.1 (1) When the Minister establishes the conditions for issuing the document that is deemed to be each authorization that is specified in the document in respect of a national interest project under section 7, the Minister must make public (a) all the conditions that apply to the project; (b) the full contents of the studies and impact assessments conducted regarding the project; (c) all the recommendations received from federal departments and agencies regarding the project; (d) in an accessible written document, the reasons some of the recommendations were not accepted; and (e) a description of the normal regulatory process that would have been followed if the project had not been designated as a national interest project. Content — document under paragraph (1)(d) (2) The document referred to in paragraph (1)(d) must include (a) a comparative analysis of the conditions imposed and the recommendations received; (b) an assessment of the risks of disregarding the recommendations that were not accepted; and (c) any alternative mitigation measures implemented. 30 days to make information public (3) The Minister must, not later than 30 days before the document referred to in section 7 is issued, make public the information set out in paragraphs (1)(a) to (e). Report (4) The Minister must cause to be tabled a report containing the information set out in paragraphs (1)(a) to (e) in each House of Parliament and, at the request of 10 or more members of that House, must appear, to explain the Minister’s decisions in establishing the conditions, before the committee of Parliament designated or established for that purpose.
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Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — subsection 7(1) 9 (1) Before issuing a document under subsection 7(1) in respect of a project to which the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator with respect to the conditions that should be set out in the document. Subsections 8(1) and (2) (2) Before amending a condition or document under subsection 8(1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator with respect to the amendment.
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Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — subsection 7 (1) 10 (1) Before issuing a document under subsection 7 (1) in respect of a project to which the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator with respect to the conditions that should be set out in the document. Subsections 8 (1) and (2) (2) Before amending a condition or document under subsection 8 (1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator with respect to the amendment.
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Consultation — subsection 7 (1) 11 Before issuing a document under subsection 7 (1) in respect of a project to which the Nuclear Safety and Control Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission with respect to the conditions that should be set out in the document.
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Consultation — subsections 8 (1) and (2) 12 Before amending a condition or document under subsection 8 (1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Nuclear Safety and Control Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission with respect to the amendment.
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Limit — subsection 7 (1) 13 The Minister is not authorized to issue a document under subsection 7 (1) in respect of a project to which the Nuclear Safety and Control Act applies unless the Minister receives confirmation from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that it is satisfied that issuing the document will not compromise the health or safety of persons, national security or the implementation of international obligations to which Canada has agreed.
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Limit — subsections 8 (1) and (2) 14 The Minister is not authorized to amend a condition or document under subsection 8 (1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Nuclear Safety and Control Act applies unless the Minister receives confirmation from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that it is satisfied that the amendment will not compromise the health or safety of persons, national security or the implementation of international obligations to which Canada has agreed.
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Consultation — subsection 7 (1) 15 Before issuing a document under subsection 7 (1) in respect of a project to which the Canadian Energy Regulator Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator with respect to the conditions that should be set out in the document.
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Consultation — subsections 8 (1) and (2) 16 Before amending a condition or document under subsection 8 (1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Canadian Energy Regulator Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator with respect to the amendment.
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Limit — subsection 7 (1) 17 The Minister is not authorized to issue a document under subsection 7 (1) in respect of a project to which the Canadian Energy Regulator Act applies unless the Minister receives confirmation from the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator that it is satisfied that issuing the document will not compromise the safety or security of persons or regulated facilities , as defined in section 2 of that Act.
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Limit — subsections 8 (1) and (2) 18 The Minister is not authorized to amend a condition or document under subsection 8 (1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Canadian Energy Regulator Act applies unless the Minister receives confirmation from the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator that it is satisfied that the amendment will not compromise the safety or security of persons or regulated facilities , as defined in section 2 of that Act.
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Non-application of certain provisions 19 If a national interest project is also a designated project , as defined in section 2 of the Impact Assessment Act , sections 9 to 17 and subsections 18(3) to (6) of that Act do not apply in respect of the project and, for the purposes of section 18 of that Act, (a) the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is deemed to have decided that an impact assessment , as defined in section 2 of that Act, of the project is required; and (b) the time limit set out in subsection 18(1) of that Act does not apply in respect of the project.
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Role 20 An office may be established to coordinate the exercise of powers and the performance of duties and functions under this Act and the enactments with respect to projects that are in the national interest and to serve as a source of information and point of contact for the proponents of those projects. If an office is established, the Minister is responsible for it.
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Add, amend or delete 21 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Governor in Council may, by order, amend Schedule 2 to add, amend or delete the name of an Act of Parliament or a regulation or the reference to a portion of an Act of Parliament or a regulation. Exceptions (2) The Governor in Council is not authorized to amend Schedule 2 to add the name of any of the following Acts of Parliament or of any regulation made under any of those Acts, or a reference to a portion of any of those Acts or regulations: (a) the Access to Information Act ; (b) the Canada Elections Act ; (b.1) the Canada Labour Code ; (c) the Conflict of Interest Act ; (d) the Criminal Code ; (e) the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act ; (f) the Investment Canada Act ; (g) the Lobbying Act ; (h) the Official Languages Act ; (i) the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act ; (j) the Indian Act ; (k) the Auditor General Act ; (l) the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act ; (m) the Railway Safety Act ; (n) the Trade Unions Act ; (o) the Explosives Act ; and (p) the Hazardous Products Act . Limit (3) The Governor in Council is not authorized to make an order under subsection (1) while Parliament is prorogued or dissolved or after the fifth anniversary of the day on which this section comes into force.
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Regulations — enactment 22 (1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the minister responsible for an enactment, make regulations (a) exempting one or more national interest projects from the application of any provision of that enactment or any provision of regulations made under that enactment; and (b) varying the application of any provision referred to in paragraph (a) in relation to one or more national interest projects. Limit (2) The Governor in Council is not authorized to make regulations under subsection (1) while Parliament is prorogued or dissolved or after the fifth anniversary of the day on which this section comes into force.
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Regulations — this Act 23 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act. Limit (2) The Governor in Council is not authorized to make regulations under subsection (1) while Parliament is prorogued or dissolved or after the fifth anniversary of the day on which this section comes into force.
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Review: national interest project 23.1 (1) Within 90 days after the end of each financial year, the Minister must cause an independent review to be conducted of the status of each national interest project that, in respect of each project, provides an assessment of the progress made on measurable outcomes, including in relation to timelines and budgets. Report on review (2) The Minister must cause a report of the review to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the review is completed. Publication (3) The Minister must publish the report on an Internet site that is available to the public within 10 days after the day on which it has been tabled in both Houses of Parliament.
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Review by Parliamentary Review Committee 24 (1) The Parliamentary Review Committee is to review the Governor in Council’s and the Minister’s exercise of their powers and performance of their duties and functions under this Act and to report to each House of Parliament the results of its review at least once every 180 days while Parliament is neither prorogued nor dissolved. Review by Minister and report (2) Within five years after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister must complete a review of the provisions and operation of this Act and must cause a report on the review to be laid before the Parliamentary Review Committee and each House of Parliament. Common good of Canada (3) The review is to be based on the common good of Canada, assured in part by the pursuit of the objectives set out in section 4 relating to shared jurisdiction, public safety, national and international security, the quality of the environment, public health, transparency, public participation and the protection of the rights of Indigenous peoples and linguistic communities.
Business Development Bank of Canada Act — B-9.9
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Business Development Bank of Canada Act .
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Definitions 2 In this Act, Bank means the Business Development Bank of Canada continued by subsection 3(1); ( Banque ) bill of lading has the same meaning as in subsection 425(1) of the Bank Act ; ( connaissement ) Board means the Board of Directors of the Bank; ( conseil ) by-law means a by-law of the Bank; ( règlement administratif ) Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board; ( président du conseil ) Crown means Her Majesty in right of Canada; ( Version anglaise seulement ) debt obligation means a bond, debenture, note, investment certificate or other evidence of indebtedness or a guarantee of a corporation, whether secured or unsecured; ( titre de créance ) Designated Minister means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as may be designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act; ( ministre compétent ) director means a member of the Board; ( administrateur ) enterprise means an organized economic activity carried on by one or more persons; ( entreprise ) Executive Committee [Repealed, 2014, c. 39, s. 211] goods, wares and merchandise has the same meaning as in subsection 425(1) of the Bank Act ; ( effets, denrées ou marchandises ) joint venture means an association of persons, when the relationship among those associated persons does not, under the laws of Canada, constitute a corporation, partnership or trust; ( coentreprise ) person includes a trust, a partnership, a joint venture and an association of natural persons or corporations; ( personne ) President means the President of the Bank; ( président ) resolution means a resolution of the Board; ( résolution ) securities means the shares of any class or series of shares or the debt obligations of a corporation and includes certificates evidencing those shares or debt obligations; ( valeurs mobilières ) subsidiary has the same meaning as in subsection 83(6) of the Financial Administration Act ; ( filiale ) warehouse receipt has the same meaning as in subsection 425(1) of the Bank Act . ( récépissé d’entrepôt ) 1995, c. 28, s. 2; 2014, c. 39, s. 211
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Bank means the Business Development Bank of Canada continued by subsection 3(1); ( Banque )
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bill of lading has the same meaning as in subsection 425(1) of the Bank Act ; ( connaissement )
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Board means the Board of Directors of the Bank; ( conseil )
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by-law means a by-law of the Bank; ( règlement administratif )
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Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board; ( président du conseil )
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Crown means Her Majesty in right of Canada; ( Version anglaise seulement )
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debt obligation means a bond, debenture, note, investment certificate or other evidence of indebtedness or a guarantee of a corporation, whether secured or unsecured; ( titre de créance )
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Designated Minister means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as may be designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act; ( ministre compétent )
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director means a member of the Board; ( administrateur )
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enterprise means an organized economic activity carried on by one or more persons; ( entreprise )
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Executive Committee [Repealed, 2014, c. 39, s. 211]
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goods, wares and merchandise has the same meaning as in subsection 425(1) of the Bank Act ; ( effets, denrées ou marchandises )
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joint venture means an association of persons, when the relationship among those associated persons does not, under the laws of Canada, constitute a corporation, partnership or trust; ( coentreprise )
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person includes a trust, a partnership, a joint venture and an association of natural persons or corporations; ( personne )
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President means the President of the Bank; ( président )
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resolution means a resolution of the Board; ( résolution )
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securities means the shares of any class or series of shares or the debt obligations of a corporation and includes certificates evidencing those shares or debt obligations; ( valeurs mobilières )
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subsidiary has the same meaning as in subsection 83(6) of the Financial Administration Act ; ( filiale )
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warehouse receipt has the same meaning as in subsection 425(1) of the Bank Act . ( récépissé d’entrepôt )
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Continuation of Federal Business Development Bank 3 (1) The Federal Business Development Bank established by the Federal Business Development Bank Act is continued as a body corporate under the name “Business Development Bank of Canada”. Head office (2) The head office of the Bank must be at a place in Canada that the Governor in Council may designate. Capacity (3) The Bank has, in respect of its powers, all the rights, powers, privileges and capacity of a natural person. Agent of the Crown (4) The Bank is for all purposes an agent of the Crown.
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Purpose of Bank 4 (1) The purpose of the Bank is to support Canadian entrepreneurship by providing financial and management services and by issuing securities or otherwise raising funds or capital in support of those services. Consideration to small and medium-sized enterprises (2) In carrying out its activities, the Bank must give particular consideration to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Membership of Board 5 (1) The Bank has a Board of Directors comprised of the Chairperson, the President and not fewer than three, but no more than 11, other directors. Limit on directors from public service (2) No more than two of the directors, excluding the Chairperson and President, may be appointed from the federal public administration. 1995, c. 28, s. 5; 2003, c. 22, s. 224(E); 2010, c. 12, s. 1660
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Appointment of Chairperson 6 (1) The Chairperson is to be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during pleasure for a term that the Governor in Council considers appropriate. Absence or incapacity (1.1) If the Chairperson is absent or unable to act or the office of Chairperson is vacant, the Board may authorize one of the other directors to act as Chairperson, but that person is not authorized to act as Chairperson for a period of more than 180 days without the approval of the Governor in Council. Appointment of President (2) Notwithstanding subsection 105(5) of the Financial Administration Act , the President is to be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during good behaviour for a term that the Governor in Council considers appropriate and may be removed for cause. Reappointment (3) The President is eligible for reappointment on the expiration of his or her term of office. Appointment of directors (4) The other directors are to be appointed by the Designated Minister, with the approval of the Governor in Council, for a term not exceeding four years that will ensure, as far as possible, the expiration in any one year of the terms of office of not more than half of the directors. Acting directors (5) The Governor in Council may appoint an individual to act as a director if a director is absent or unable to act. Eligibility (6) No individual is eligible to be appointed or to continue as President, Chairperson or a director if the individual is (a) neither a Canadian citizen nor a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ; (b) a Canadian citizen who is not ordinarily resident in Canada; (c) a permanent resident, within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , who has been ordinarily resident in Canada for more than one year after first becoming eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship; (d) a member of the Senate or House of Commons or a member of the legislature of a province; or (e) employed in the public service of a province. 1995, c. 28, s. 6; 2001, c. 27, s. 208; 2006, c. 9, s. 229; 2014, c. 39, s. 212
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Functions of Board 7 (1) The Board shall direct and manage the business and affairs of the Bank. By-laws (2) The Board may, by resolution, make by-laws to regulate the business and affairs of the Bank. Committees of Board (3) The Board may establish any committee of the Board that it considers advisable and may determine the committee’s composition and duties and the tenure of its members. Delegation of powers and specification of duties (4) The Board may delegate power to, and specify the duties and authority of, any committee of the Board to act in all matters that are not by this Act or any by-law or resolution specifically reserved to be done by the Board. 1995, c. 28, s. 7; 2014, c. 39, s. 213
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Duties of Chairperson 8 The Chairperson shall carry out the duties determined by by-law.
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Duties of President 9 (1) The President is the chief executive officer of the Bank and has, on behalf of the Board, responsibility for the direction and management of the business and affairs of the Bank with authority to act in all matters that are not by this Act or any by-law or resolution specifically reserved to be done by the Board or a committee of the Board. Absence or incapacity (2) If the President is absent or unable to act or the office of President is vacant, the Board may authorize an officer or employee of the Bank to act as President, but that person is not authorized to act as President for a period of more than 180 days without the approval of the Governor in Council. 1995, c. 28, s. 9; 2014, c. 39, s. 214
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Officers and employees 10 The Bank may employ the officers and employees, and may hire the agents or mandataries, advisers and consultants, it considers necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act and for the proper conduct of its business and the Bank may fix the terms and conditions of their employment or hiring. 1995, c. 28, s. 10; 2011, c. 21, s. 4(E)
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Delegation of powers and specification of duties 11 The Board may delegate power to, and specify the duties and authority of, any officer, employee or agent or mandatary of the Bank to act in all matters that are not by this Act or any by-law or resolution specifically reserved to be done by the Board or a committee of the Board. 1995, c. 28, s. 11; 2011, c. 21, s. 4(E); 2014, c. 39, s. 215
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Confidentiality 12 All directors, officers and employees of the Bank or of any subsidiary, and all agents or mandataries, advisers and consultants whose services are engaged by the Bank or any subsidiary, must, before commencing their duties, take an oath or make a solemn affirmation of office and confidentiality in the form set out in the schedule before a commissioner of oaths or other person having authority to administer the oath or solemn affirmation in the place where it is taken or made. 1995, c. 28, s. 12; 2011, c. 21, s. 4(E); 2014, c. 39, s. 215