C-282
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament,
57 Elizabeth II, 2009
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-282
An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on carbon offsets)
first reading, February 3, 2009
NOTE
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
This bill was introduced during the Second Session of the 40th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the Second Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown)
402026
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Excise Tax Act to provide that the Goods and Services Tax will not be levied on the purchase of any product identified by the Minister of the Environment as providing an offset against the emission of greenhouse cases into the atmosphere.
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2nd Session, 40th Parliament,
57 Elizabeth II, 2009
house of commons of canada
BILL C-282
An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on carbon offsets)
R.S., c. E-15
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Schedule VI to the Excise Tax Act is amended by adding the following after Part X:
PART XI 
CARBON OFFSETS
1. A supply of any product identified by order of the Minister of the Environment as providing an offset against the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
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