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Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
The decision on any proposal to disqualify a conciliator or arbitrator shall be taken by the other members of the Commission or Tribunal as the case may be, provided that where those members are equally divided, or in the case of a proposal to disqualify a sole conciliator or arbitrator, or a majority of the conciliators or arbitrators, the Chairman shall take that decision. If it is decided that the proposal is well-founded the conciliator or arbitrator to whom the decision relates shall be replaced in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter III or Section 2 of Chapter IV.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
The charges payable by the parties for the use of the facilities of the Centre shall be determined by the Secretary-General in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Administrative Council.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (1)
(1) Each Commission and each Tribunal shall determine the fees and expenses of its members within limits established from time to time by the Administrative Council and after consultation with the Secretary-General.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (2)
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) of this Article shall preclude the parties from agreeing in advance with the Commission or Tribunal concerned upon the fees and expenses of its members.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (1)
(1) In the case of conciliation proceedings the fees and expenses of members of the Commission as well as the charges for the use of the facilities of the Centre, shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party shall bear any other expenses it incurs in connection with the proceedings.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (2)
(2) In the case of arbitration proceedings the Tribunal shall, except as the parties otherwise agree, assess the expenses incurred by the parties in connection with the proceedings, and shall decide how and by whom those expenses, the fees and expenses of the members of the Tribunal and the charges for the use of the facilities of the Centre shall be paid. Such decision shall form part of the award.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
Conciliation and arbitration proceedings shall be held at the seat of the Centre except as hereinafter provided.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (a)
Conciliation and arbitration proceedings may be held, if the parties so agree, (a) at the seat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration or of any other appropriate institution, whether private or public, with which the Centre may make arrangements for that purpose; or (b) at any other place approved by the Commission or Tribunal after consultation with the Secretary-General.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (a)
(a) at the seat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration or of any other appropriate institution, whether private or public, with which the Centre may make arrangements for that purpose; or
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (b)
(b) at any other place approved by the Commission or Tribunal after consultation with the Secretary-General.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
Any dispute arising between Contracting States concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which is not settled by negotiation shall be referred to the International Court of Justice by the application of any party to such dispute, unless the States concerned agree to another method of settlement.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
Any Contracting State may propose amendment of this Convention. The text of a proposed amendment shall be communicated to the Secretary-General not less than 90 days prior to the meeting of the Administrative Council at which such amendment is to be considered and shall forthwith be transmitted by him to all the members of the Administrative Council.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (1)
(1) If the Administrative Council shall so decide by a majority of two-thirds of its members, the proposed amendment shall be circulated to all Contracting States for ratification, acceptance or approval. Each amendment shall enter into force 30 days after dispatch by the depositary of this Convention of a notification to Contracting States that all Contracting States have ratified, accepted or approved the amendment.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (2)
(2) No amendment shall affect the rights and obligations under this Convention of any Contracting State or of any of its constituent subdivisions or agencies, or of any national of such State arising out of consent to the jurisdiction of the Centre given before the date of entry into force of the amendment.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
This Convention shall be open for signature on behalf of States members of the Bank. It shall also be open for signature on behalf of any other State which is a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice and which the Administrative Council, by a vote of two-thirds of its members, shall have invited to sign the Convention.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (1)
(1) This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory States in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (2)
(2) This Convention shall enter into force 30 days after the date of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. It shall enter into force for each State which subsequently deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval 30 days after the date of such deposit.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
Each Contracting State shall take such legislative or other measures as may be necessary for making the provisions of this Convention effective in its territories.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
This Convention shall apply to all territories for whose international relations a Contracting State is responsible, except those which are excluded by such State by written notice to the depositary of this Convention either at the time of ratification, acceptance or approval or subsequently.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
Any Contracting State may denounce this Convention by written notice to the depositary of this Convention. The denunciation shall take effect six months after receipt of such notice.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
Notice by a Contracting State pursuant to Articles 70 or 71 shall not affect the rights or obligations under this Convention of that State or of any of its constituent subdivisions or agencies or of any national of that State arising out of consent to the jurisdiction of the Centre given by one of them before such notice was received by the depositary.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of this Convention and of amendments thereto shall be deposited with the Bank which shall act as the depositary of this Convention. The depositary shall transmit certified copies of this Convention to States members of the Bank and to any other State invited to sign the Convention.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
The depositary shall register this Convention with the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations and the Regulations thereunder adopted by the General Assembly.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (a)
The depositary shall notify all signatory States of the following: (a) signatures in accordance with Article 67; (b) deposits of instruments of ratification, acceptance and approval in accordance with Article 73; (c) the date on which this Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 68; (d) exclusions from territorial application pursuant to Article 70; (e) the date on which any amendment of this Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 66; and (f) denunciations in accordance with Article 71.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (a)
(a) signatures in accordance with Article 67;
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (b)
(b) deposits of instruments of ratification, acceptance and approval in accordance with Article 73;
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (c)
(c) the date on which this Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 68;
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (d)
(d) exclusions from territorial application pursuant to Article 70;
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (e)
(e) the date on which any amendment of this Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 66; and
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5 (f)
(f) denunciations in accordance with Article 71.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act — S-8.5
DONE at Washington, in the English, French and Spanish languages, all three texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which has indicated by its signature below its agreement to fulfil the functions with which it is charged under this Convention.
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Sex Offender Information Registration Act .
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Purpose 2 (1) The purpose of this Act is to help police services and other law enforcement agencies prevent and investigate crimes of a sexual nature by requiring the registration of certain information relating to sex offenders. Principles (2) This Act shall be carried out in recognition of, and in accordance with, the following principles: (a) in the interest of protecting society through the effective prevention and investigation of crimes of a sexual nature, police services and other law enforcement agencies must have rapid access to certain information relating to sex offenders; (b) the collection and registration of accurate information on an ongoing basis is the most effective way of ensuring that such information is current and reliable; and (c) the privacy interests of sex offenders and the public interest in their rehabilitation and reintegration into the community as law-abiding citizens require that (i) the information be collected only to enable police services and other law enforcement agencies to prevent or investigate crimes of a sexual nature, and (ii) access to the information, and use and disclosure of it, be restricted. 2004, c. 10, s. 2; 2010, c. 17, s. 28 2026, c. 4, s. 127
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
database means the database that contains the information that is registered under this Act. ( banque de données )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
finding of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder means a verdict of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder within the meaning of subsection 672.1(1) of the Criminal Code or a finding of not responsible on account of mental disorder within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act , as the case may be. ( verdict de non-responsabilité )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
Indigenous governing body means a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( corps dirigeant autochtone )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
information includes characteristics recorded and photographs taken under subsection 5(3) and fingerprints taken under subsection 9(2). ( renseignements )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
main residence means the place in Canada where a person lives most often or, if there is no such place, the place in Canada where they may be found most often. ( résidence principale )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 (a)
member of a police service includes (a) an officer or non-commissioned member of the Canadian Forces who is appointed for the purposes of section 156 of the National Defence Act ; and (b) in an area in which an Indigenous police service is responsible for policing, a member of that police service. ( membre d’un service de police )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
Ontario Act has the same meaning as in subsection 490.011(1) of the Criminal Code . ( loi ontarienne )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
order means an order under section 490.012 of the Criminal Code or section 227.01 of the National Defence Act . ( ordonnance )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
person who collects information means a person who is authorized to collect information under paragraph 18(1)(b) or subsection 19(1) of this Act or paragraph 227.2(c) of the National Defence Act . ( préposé à la collecte )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
person who registers information means a person who is authorized to register information under paragraph 18(1)(c) or subsection 19(1) of this Act or paragraph 227.2(d) of the National Defence Act . ( préposé à l’enregistrement )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
registration centre means a place that is designated as a registration centre under paragraph 18(1)(d) or subsection 19(1) of this Act or paragraph 227.2(e) of the National Defence Act . ( bureau d’inscription )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
retained means retained under a contract for services, whether the contract is entered into with an individual, or with their employer or another person to whom the individual provides services. ( agent contractuel )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
secondary residence means a place in Canada, other than a main residence, where a person regularly lives. ( résidence secondaire )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7
sex offender means a person who is subject to an order or to an obligation under section 490.019 or 490.02901 of the Criminal Code , section 227.06 of the National Defence Act or section 36.1 of the International Transfer of Offenders Act . ( délinquant sexuel )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 (a)
sexual offence against a child means (a) a designated offence as defined in subsection 490.011(1) of the Criminal Code that is committed against a person who is under 18 years of age and as a result of which the offender is required to comply with this Act; or (b) an offence that is committed outside Canada against a person who is under 18 years of age and as a result of which the offender is required to comply with this Act. ( infraction sexuelle visant un enfant )
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 4.1
Subsequent obligation to report 4.1 (1) A sex offender shall subsequently report to the registration centre referred to in section 7.1, (a) within seven days after they change their main residence or any secondary residence or, if they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act , within 15 days after the change; (b) within seven days after they change their given name or surname or, if they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act , within 15 days after the change; (b.01) within seven days after a change to the license plate number, make, model, body type, year of manufacture or colour of a motor vehicle that is registered in their name or that they use regularly or, if they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act , within 15 days after the change; (b.1) within seven days after they receive a driver’s licence or, if they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act , within 15 days after they receive it; (b.2) within seven days after they receive a passport or, if they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act , within 15 days after they receive it; and (c) within 30 days before each anniversary of the day on which they were required to report to a registration centre under subsection 4(1) or (2), as the case may be. Means of reporting (2) If a sex offender is required to report to a registration centre designated under this Act, they shall report in person or in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 18(1)(a) or subsection 19(1). If they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act , they shall report in person unless regulations are made under paragraph 227.2(a) of that Act, in which case they shall report in accordance with those regulations. 2004, c. 10, s. 4.1; 2007, c. 5, s. 34; 2010, c. 17, s. 31; 2015, c. 23, s. 22 2026, c. 4, s. 130
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 4.2
More than one order or obligation 4.2 A person shall report on the reporting dates established under only the most recent order or obligation under section 490.019 or 490.02901 of the Criminal Code , section 227.06 of the National Defence Act or section 36.1 of the International Transfer of Offenders Act . 2004, c. 10, s. 4.2; 2007, c. 5, s. 35; 2010, c. 17, s. 32
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 4.3
Temporarily outside Canada 4.3 (1) A sex offender who is outside Canada when they are required to report under section 4.1 shall report not later than seven days after they return to Canada. Canadian Forces (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a sex offender who is required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act while they are outside Canada. 2004, c. 10, s. 4.3; 2007, c. 5, s. 36; 2010, c. 17, s. 33
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Obligation to provide information 5 (1) When a sex offender reports to a registration centre, they shall provide the following information to a person who collects information at the registration centre: (a) their given name and surname, and every alias that they use; (b) their date of birth and sex; (c) the address of their main residence and every secondary residence or, if there is no such address, the location of that place; (d) the address of every place at which they are employed or retained or are engaged on a volunteer basis — or, if there is no address, the location of that place — the name of their employer or the person who engages them on a volunteer basis or retains them and the type of work that they do there; (d.1) if applicable, their status as an officer or a non-commissioned member of the Canadian Forces within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act and the address and telephone number of their unit within the meaning of that subsection; (e) the address of every educational institution at which they are enrolled or, if there is no such address, the location of that place; (f) a telephone number at which they may be reached, if any, for every place referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d), and the number of every mobile telephone or pager in their possession; (g) their height and weight and a description of every physical distinguishing mark that they have; (h) the licence plate number, make, model, body type, year of manufacture and colour of the motor vehicles that are registered in their name or that they use regularly; (i) the licence number and the name of the issuing jurisdiction of every driver’s licence that they hold; and (j) the passport number and the name of the issuing jurisdiction of every passport that they hold. Additional information (2) When a sex offender reports to a registration centre, the person who collects the information from them may ask them when and where they were convicted of, or found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for, an offence in connection with an order or with an obligation under section 490.019 or 490.02901 of the Criminal Code , section 227.06 of the National Defence Act or section 36.1 of the International Transfer of Offenders Act . Additional information (3) When a sex offender reports to a registration centre in person, the person who collects the information referred to in subsection (1) may record any physical characteristic that may assist in the sex offender’s identification, including their eye colour, hair colour and any tattoos and distinguishing marks, and may require that the sex offender’s photograph be taken. 2004, c. 10, s. 5; 2007, c. 5, s. 37; 2010, c. 17, s. 34; 2015, c. 23, s. 23 2026, c. 4, s. 131 2026, c. 4, s. 136(E)
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 5.1
Notification of change of information — paragraph 5(1)(d) 5.1 A sex offender shall, within seven days after the date of the change, notify a person who collects information at the registration centre referred to in section 7.1 of any change in the information that they have provided under paragraph 5(1)(d). 2010, c. 17, s. 35
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 another family emergency may constitute a reasonable excuse, having regard to the circumstances. Canadian Forces (1.1) A sex offender who is required to notify a person who collects information at a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act and who requests the Chief of the Defence Staff to make a determination under section 227.16 of that Act shall provide the information relating to the operation within seven days after the date of their departure unless the determination is made during that period. Means of notification (2) If a sex offender is required to provide notification to a registration centre designated under this Act, they shall provide the notification by registered mail or in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 18(1)(a) or subsection 19(1). If they are required to provide notification to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act , they shall provide the notification by registered mail unless regulations are made under paragraph 227.2(a) of that Act, in which case they shall provide the notification in accordance with those regulations. 2004, c. 10, s. 6; 2007, c. 5, s. 38; 2010, c. 17, s. 36; 2015, c. 23, s. 24 2023, c. 28, s. 41 2026, c. 4, s. 132
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Young sex offender 7 A sex offender who is under 18 years of age has the right to have an appropriate adult chosen by them in attendance when they report to a registration centre and when information is collected.
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 7.1
Registration centre 7.1 For the purposes of sections 4, 4.1, 4.3, 5.1 and 6, the registration centre is one that is designated under paragraph 18(1)(d) or subsection 19(1) that serves the area of the province in which the sex offender’s main residence is located, unless a registration centre designated under paragraph 227.2(e) of the National Defence Act serves a class of persons of which the sex offender is a member or the area in which the unit of the Canadian Forces in which the sex offender is serving is located. 2007, c. 5, s. 39; 2010, c. 17, s. 37