S-4
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008
SENATE OF CANADA
BILL S-4
An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act
first reading, June 3, 2008
THE LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE SENATE
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Energy Efficiency Act to
(a) clarify that classes of energy-using products may be established based on their common energy-consuming characteristics, the intended use of the products or the conditions under which the products are normally used;
(b) require that all interprovincial shipments of energy-using products meet the requirements of that Act;
(c) require dealers to provide the Minister of Natural Resources with prescribed information respecting the shipment or importation of energy-using products;
(d) provide for the authority to prescribe as energy-using products manufactured products, or classes of manufactured products, that affect or control energy consumption;
(e) broaden the scope of the labelling provisions; and
(f) broaden the scope of the Minister’s report.
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2nd Session, 39th Parliament,
56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008
senate of canada
BILL S-4
An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act
Preamble
Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to ensuring sustained improvement in the efficient use of energy in all sectors of the Canadian economy;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1992, c. 36
1. The Energy Efficiency Act is amended by adding the following after section 2:
Explanatory NotesEnergy Efficiency Act
Clause 1: New.
Notes explicativesLoi sur l’efficacité énergétique
Article 1 : Nouveau.
Meaning of “class”
2.1 For greater certainty, a reference in this Act to a “class” in relation to energy-using products includes classes based on common energy-consuming characteristics, the intended use of the products or the conditions under which the products are normally used.
2. Subsection 4(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 2: Existing text of subsection 4(1):
4. (1) No dealer shall, for the purpose of sale or lease, ship an energy-using product from the province in which it was manufactured to another province, or import an energy-using product into Canada, unless
(a) the product complies with the energy efficiency standard; and
(b) the product or its package is labelled in the prescribed form and manner, if any.
Article 2 : Texte du paragraphe 4(1) :
4. (1) Il est interdit au fournisseur soit d’importer, soit d’expédier de la province de fabrication dans une autre province, pour le vendre ou le louer, du matériel consommateur d’énergie non conforme à la norme d’efficacité énergétique applicable ou dont l’étiquetage n’est pas réglementaire.
Interprovincial trade and importation
4. (1) No dealer shall, for the purpose of sale or lease, ship an energy-using product from one province to another province, or import an energy-using product into Canada, unless
(a) the product complies with the energy efficiency standard; and
(b) the product or its package is labelled in accordance with the regulations, if any.
3. Section 5 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 3: Existing text of section 5:
5. (1) Every dealer who ships or imports energy-using products as described in subsection 4(1) shall file with the Minister, in the prescribed form and manner and at the prescribed time, a report setting out prescribed information respecting the energy efficiency of those products.
(2) A dealer is not required to file a report under subsection (1) in respect of any particular energy-using products if the Minister is satisfied that
(a) a report in respect of those products has previously been filed under that subsection by another dealer; or
(b) a report in respect of energy-using products that differ from those products only in a manner that does not affect their energy efficiency has previously been filed under that subsection by that dealer or another dealer.
Article 3 : Texte de l’article 5 :
5. (1) Le fournisseur visé au paragraphe 4(1) doit déposer auprès du ministre, en la forme et selon les modalités — de temps ou autres — réglementaires, un rapport qui contient les renseignements réglementaires concernant l’efficacité énergétique du matériel consommateur d’énergie.
(2) Le fournisseur n’est pas tenu de procéder au dépôt lorsque le ministre est convaincu, selon le cas, de ce qui suit :
a) le matériel consommateur d’énergie a déjà fait l’objet d’un rapport déposé par un autre fournisseur en application du paragraphe (1);
b) le matériel consommateur d’énergie a les mêmes caractéristiques d’efficacité énergétique qu’un matériel consommateur d’énergie comparable ayant déjà fait, de la part du fournisseur ou d’un autre fournisseur, l’objet d’un rapport.
Information to be provided by dealers
5. (1) Every dealer who ships or imports energy-using products as described in subsection 4(1) shall provide the Minister, in the prescribed form and manner and at the prescribed time, with prescribed information respecting those products, including their energy efficiency, their shipment or their importation.
Exceptions
(2) A dealer is not required to provide prescribed information in respect of the energy efficiency of any particular energy-using products if the Minister is satisfied that
(a) the information has previously been provided under subsection (1); or
(b) information has previously been provided under subsection (1) in respect of the energy efficiency of comparable energy-using products that differ from those products only in a manner that does not relate to energy efficiency.
4. Sections 7 and 8 of the Act are replaced by the following:
Clause 4: Existing text of sections 7 and 8:
7. Every dealer required by section 5 to file a report with the Minister shall keep documents and records at the dealer’s place of business or other prescribed place in Canada in such form and containing such information as will enable the Minister to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the report.
8. Every dealer required by section 7 to keep documents and records shall, unless authorized by the Minister, retain every such document or record until the expiration of six years after the day on which the report was filed with the Minister.
Article 4 : Texte des articles 7 et 8 :
7. Les fournisseurs assujettis au dépôt du rapport visé à l’article 5 doivent tenir à leur établissement ou en tout autre lieu du Canada, désigné par règlement, des documents et dossiers dont la forme et la teneur permettent au ministre de vérifier l’exactitude et l’intégralité des renseignements qu’ils contiennent.
8. Ces fournisseurs sont tenus, sauf autorisation à l’effet contraire du ministre, de les conserver pendant six ans suivant leur dépôt.
Retention of documents and records
7. Every dealer required by section 5 to provide the Minister with prescribed information shall keep, at the dealer’s place of business or other prescribed place in Canada, documents and records sufficient to enable the Minister to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information provided.
Period of retention
8. Every dealer required by section 7 to keep documents and records shall, unless authorized by the Minister, retain each one of those documents or records until the expiry of six years after the day on which the Minister is provided with the prescribed information.
5. (1) Paragraph 20(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 5: (1) to (3) Relevant portion of subsection 20(1):
20. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) prescribing as an energy-using product any manufactured product designed to operate using electricity, oil, natural gas or any other form or source of energy or to be used as a door system or window system;
(b) prescribing energy efficiency standards for energy-using products or prescribed classes of energy-using products;
(c) prescribing the form and manner of labelling energy-using products or their packages or prescribed classes of energy-using products or their packages with respect to the products’ energy efficiency;
Article 5 : (1) à (3) Texte du passage visé du paragraphe 20(1) :
20. (1) Le gouverneur en conseil peut, par règlement :
a) désigner comme matériel consommateur d’énergie tout objet conçu pour fonctionner à l’électricité, au pétrole, au gaz naturel ou au moyen de toute autre forme ou source d’énergie ou pour servir de porte ou fenêtre;
b) fixer des normes d’efficacité énergétique pour tout matériel consommateur d’énergie ou toute catégorie de matériels consommateurs d’énergie;
c) fixer les modalités d’étiquetage de tout matériel consommateur d’énergie ou toute catégorie de matériels consommateurs d’énergie, ou de leur emballage, relativement à leur efficacité énergétique;
(a) prescribing as an energy-using product any manufactured product, or class of manufactured products, that is designed to operate using electricity, oil, natural gas or any other form or source of energy or that affects or controls energy consumption;
(2) Paragraph 20(1)(b) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) prescribing energy efficiency standards for energy-using products or classes of energy-using products;
(3) Paragraph 20(1)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(c) respecting the labelling of energy-using products or their packages, or classes of energy-using products or their packages;
6. Section 36 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 36(1) and is amended by adding the following:
Clause 6: New.
Article 6 : Nouveau.
Comparison of energy efficiency standards
(2) Once every three years, in the report referred to in subsection (1), the Minister shall demonstrate the extent to which the energy efficiency standards prescribed under this Act are as stringent as comparable standards established by a province, the United Mexican States, the United States of America or a state of the United States of America.
7. Section 37 of the Act and the headings before it are replaced by the following:
Clause 7: Existing text of the headings and section 37:
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT
Access to Information Act
37. [Amendment]
Article 7 : Texte des intertitres et de l’article 37 :
MODIFICATION CORRÉLATIVE
Loi sur l’accès à l’information
37. [Modification]
Report on extent energy efficiency standards established
37. Within four years after the day on which this section comes into force, the Minister shall, in the report referred to in subsection 36(1), demonstrate the extent to which energy efficiency standards have been prescribed under this Act for all energy-using products whose use has a significant impact on energy consumption in Canada.
Coming into force
8. This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
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