C-31
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament,
53 Elizabeth II, 2004
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-31
An Act to establish the Department of International Trade and to make related amendments to certain Acts
first reading, December 7, 2004
THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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RECOMMENDATION
Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to establish the Department of International Trade and to make related amendments to certain Acts”.
SUMMARY
This enactment establishes the Department of International Trade and makes related amendments to certain Acts.
Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca
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1st Session, 38th Parliament,
53 Elizabeth II, 2004
house of commons of canada
BILL C-31
An Act to establish the Department of International Trade and to make related amendments to certain Acts
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Department of International Trade Act.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT
Department established
2. (1) There is established a department of the Government of Canada called the Department of International Trade over which the Minister of International Trade, appointed by commission under the Great Seal, presides.
Minister
(2) The Minister of International Trade, in this Act referred to as the “Minister”, holds office during pleasure and has the management and direction of the Department in Canada and abroad.
Deputy Minister
3. The Governor in Council may appoint an officer called the Deputy Minister of International Trade to hold office during pleasure and to be the deputy head of the Department.
Associate Deputy Minister
4. The Governor in Council may appoint an Associate Deputy Minister of International Trade who has the rank and status of a deputy head of a department and, under the Deputy Minister, exercises any of the powers and performs any of the duties and functions, as a deputy of the Minister and otherwise, that the Minister may specify.
COMMITTEES
Committees to advise and assist
5. The Governor in Council may establish advisory and other committees to advise or assist the Minister or to exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties and functions that the Governor in Council may specify, and may fix the remuneration and expenses to be paid to the members of committees.
POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTER
Powers, duties and functions of Minister
6. (1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister extend to and include all matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction, not by law assigned to any other department, board or agency of the Government of Canada, relating to international trade and commerce and international investment.
Powers, duties and functions of Minister
(2) In exercising his or her powers and carrying out his or her duties and functions under this Act, the Minister shall
(a) conduct official communication between the Government of Canada and the government of any other country and between the Government of Canada and any international organization;
(b) conduct and manage international negotiations;
(c) conduct and coordinate Canada’s relations regarding international trade and commerce and international investment;
(d) foster the expansion of Canada’s international trade and commerce and international investment;
(e) foster the development of international law and its application as it relates to Canada’s international trade and commerce and international investment; and
(f) carry out any other duties and functions that are by law assigned to the Minister.
AGREEMENTS WITH PROVINCES
Agreements
7. The Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, enter into agreements with the government of any province or any of its agencies respecting the carrying out of programs related to the Minister’s powers, duties and functions.
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Appointments
8. (1) The persons who hold the offices of Minister for International Trade, styled Minister of International Trade, and Deputy Minister for International Trade on the day on which this section comes into force are deemed to have been appointed under this Act as the Minister of International Trade and the Deputy Minister of International Trade, respectively, from and after that day.
Employees
(2) Nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the status of an employee who, immediately before the coming into force of this section, occupied, or was assigned to, a position in the portion of the public service of Canada known as the Department of International Trade (the “former department”), except that the employee, on the coming into force of this section, occupies, or is assigned to, that position in the Department of International Trade established by this Act on the same basis as they occupied, or were assigned to, their position in the former department immediately before the coming into force of this section.
Meaning of “employee”
(3) In subsection (2), “employee” has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Public Service Employment Act.
Transfer of powers, duties and functions
9. Any power, duty or function that, immediately before the coming into force of this section, was vested in or exercisable by the Minister for International Trade, styled Minister of International Trade, the Deputy Minister for International Trade or any officer of the portion of the public service of Canada known as the Department of International Trade under any Act, order, rule or regulation, or any contract, lease, licence or other document, is, on the coming into force of this section, vested in and exercisable by the Minister of International Trade or the Deputy Minister of International Trade appointed under this Act or the appropriate officer of the Department of International Trade established by this Act, as the case may be, unless the Governor in Council by order designates another Minister, Deputy Minister or officer of the public service of Canada to exercise that power or perform that duty or function.
Transfer of appropriations
10. Any amount appropriated, for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force, by an appropriation Act based on the Estimates for that year for defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of Canada within the portion of the public service of Canada known as the Department of International Trade and that, on the day on which this section comes into force, is unexpended is deemed, on that day, to be an amount appropriated for defraying the charges and expenses of the Department of International Trade established by this Act.
RELATED AMENDMENTS
R.S., c. A-1
Access to Information Act
1995, c. 5, s. 14
11. Schedule I to the Access to Information Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Departments and Ministries of State”:
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international
12. Schedule I to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Departments and Ministries of State”:
Department of International Trade
Ministère du Commerce international
SOR/2003-428
13. Schedule I to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:
Department of International Trade
Ministère du Commerce international
R.S., c. S-9
Canada Shipping Act
14. The portion of section 632.4 of the Canada Shipping Act before paragraph (a), as enacted by section 82 of chapter 6 of the Third Supplement to the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, and amended by paragraph 25(1)(z.1) of chapter 5 of the Statutes of Canada, 1995, is replaced by the following:
Explanatory NotesCanada Shipping Act
Clause 14: Relevant portion of section 632.4:
632.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the regulations, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with the approval of the Governor in Council, may on behalf of the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with the government of a foreign country to provide for the reciprocal recognition and acceptance of any licence, permit, certificate or registration granted or made by either of those governments in respect of
Notes explicativesLoi sur la marine marchande du Canada
Article 14 : Texte du passage visé de l’article 632.4 :
632.4 Malgré toute autre disposition de la présente loi ou de ses règlements d’application, le ministre des Affaires étrangères, avec l’autorisation du gouverneur en conseil, peut, au nom du gouvernement du Canada, conclure avec le gouvernement d’un pays étranger des accords de réciprocité portant sur la reconnaissance et l’acceptation de licences, permis, certificats et modalités d’immatriculation délivrés par l’un ou l’autre de ces gouvernements et qui se rapportent :
Reciprocal recognition of licences and certificates
632.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the regulations, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade, with the approval of the Governor in Council, may on behalf of the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with the government of a foreign country to provide for the reciprocal recognition and acceptance of any licence, permit, certificate or registration granted or made by either of those governments in respect of
1996, c. 10
Canada Transportation Act
15. Subsection 76(3) of the Canada Transportation Act is replaced by the following:
Canada Transportation Act
Clause 15: Existing text of subsection 76(3):
(3) A direction by the Minister relating to a matter referred to in paragraph (1)(c), (d) or (e) may be issued only with the concurrence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Loi sur les transports au Canada
Article 15 : Texte du paragraphe 76(3) :
(3) Les directives portant sur les questions visées aux alinéas (1)c), d) ou e) sont données avec le concours du ministre des Affaires étrangères.
Concurrence required for certain directions
(3) A direction by the Minister relating to a matter referred to in paragraph (1)(c), (d) or (e) may be issued only with the concurrence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade.
1992, c. 31
Coasting Trade Act
1995, c. 5, par. 25(1)(f)
16. Section 11 of the Coasting Trade Act is replaced by the following:
Coasting Trade Act
Clause 16: Existing text of section 11:
11. (1) Where the Minister of Transport is of the opinion that a government of any country has engaged in unfair, discriminatory or restrictive practices with respect to the use of Canadian ships in commercial activities in waters of that country, the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Foreign Affairs shall seek elimination of those practices through consultations with the government of that country.
(2) Where the consultations referred to in subsection (1) fail to result in the elimination of the practices referred to in that subsection, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, take such action as the Governor in Council considers appropriate.
Loi sur le cabotage
Article 16 : Texte de l’article 11 :
11. (1) Le ministre des Transports, s’il constate que le gouvernement d’un pays se livre à des pratiques injustes, discriminatoires ou restrictives touchant l’utilisation de navires canadiens pour des activités commerciales dans les eaux de ce pays, procède avec le ministre des Affaires étrangères à des consultations auprès du gouvernement de ce pays en vue de faire cesser ces pratiques.
(2) En cas d’insuccès des consultations, le gouverneur en conseil peut, sur recommandation du ministre des Transports et du ministre des Affaires étrangères, prendre les mesures qu’il estime indiquées.
Unfair practices
11. (1) Where the Minister of Transport is of the opinion that a government of any country has engaged in unfair, discriminatory or restrictive practices with respect to the use of Canadian ships in commercial activities in waters of that country, the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade shall seek elimination of those practices through consultations with the government of that country.
Unfair practices
(2) Where the consultations referred to in subsection (1) fail to result in the elimination of the practices referred to in that subsection, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade, take any action that the Governor in Council considers appropriate.
1997, c. 36
Customs Tariff
17. Section 51 of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
Customs Tariff
Clause 17: Existing text of section 51:
51. The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, by order, specify limits on the aggregate quantity of roses of tariff item No. 0603.10.11 that are entitled to the Canada–Israel Agreement Tariff, and the limits apply during the periods that may be specified in the order.
Tarif des douanes
Article 17 : Texte de l’article 51 :
51. Sur recommandation du ministre des Affaires étrangères, le gouverneur en conseil peut, par décret, pour les périodes qui y sont précisées, limiter la quantité globale des roses du no tarifaire 0603.10.11 qui bénéficie du tarif de l’Accord Canada — Israël.
Limits on reduction of duty
51. The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade, by order, specify limits on the aggregate quantity of roses of tariff item No. 0603.10.11 that are entitled to the Canada–Israel Agreement Tariff, and the limits apply during the periods that may be specified in the order.
18. The portion of subsection 53(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Clause 18: Relevant portion of subsection 53(2):
(2) Notwithstanding this Act or any other Act of Parliament, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, by order, for the purpose of enforcing Canada’s rights under a trade agreement in relation to a country or of responding to acts, policies or practices of the government of a country that adversely affect, or lead directly or indirectly to adverse effects on, trade in goods or services of Canada, do any one or more of the following:
Article 18 : Texte du passage visé du paragraphe 53(2) :
(2) Par dérogation aux autres dispositions de la présente loi et à toute autre loi fédérale, le gouverneur en conseil, sur recommandation du ministre et du ministre des Affaires étrangères, peut par décret, en vue d’exercer les droits qu’un accord commercial reconnaît au Canada à l’égard d’un pays ou de réagir aux actes, politiques ou pratiques du gouvernement d’un pays qui soit nuisent au commerce des marchandises ou services du Canada, soit provoquent directement ou indirectement des effets nocifs à cet égard, prendre une ou plusieurs des mesures suivantes :
Governor in Council may make orders
(2) Despite this Act or any other Act of Parliament, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade, by order, for the purpose of enforcing Canada’s rights under a trade agreement in relation to a country or of responding to acts, policies or practices of the government of a country that adversely affect, or lead directly or indirectly to adverse effects on, trade in goods or services of Canada, do any one or more of the following:
R.S., c. D-1
Defence Production Act
2000, c. 31. s. 5
19. Paragraph 43(d) of the Defence Production Act is replaced by the following:
Defence Production Act
Clause 19: Relevant portion of section 43:
43. The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part, including regulations
... 
(d) amending, on the joint recommendation of the Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the schedule.
Loi sur la production de défense
Article 19 : Texte du passage visé de l’article 43 :
43. Le gouverneur en conseil peut prendre les règlements nécessaires à l’application de la présente partie, notamment en vue de régir :
[...] 
d) la modification, sur recommandation du ministre et du ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la liste des marchandises contrôlées figurant à l’annexe.
(d) amending, on the joint recommendation of the Minister and the Minister of International Trade, the schedule.
R.S., c. D-2
Diplomatic Service (Special) Superannuation Act
1995, c. 5, s. 15
20. The long title of the Diplomatic Service (Special) Superannuation Act is replaced by the following:
Diplomatic Service (Special) Superannuation Act
Clause 20: Existing text of the long title:
An Act to provide superannuation benefits for senior appointees of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade serving outside Canada
Loi sur la pension spéciale du service diplomatique
Article 20 : Texte du titre intégral :
Loi prévoyant des prestations de pension pour les hauts fonctionnaires du ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international en fonction à l’étranger
An Act to provide superannuation benefits for senior appointees of the Department of Foreign Affairs and of the Department of International Trade serving outside Canada
R.S., c. E-19
Export and Import Permits Act
R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp), s. 213(1) (Sch. I, item 4(2)); 1995, c. 5, par. 26(1)(b)
21. Section 26 of the Export and Import Permits Act is repealed.
Export and Import Permits Act
Clause 21: Existing text of section 26:
26. For the purposes of section 108 of the Customs Act, all officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade employed in the administration of this Act shall be deemed to be officers as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act.
Loi sur les licences d’exportation et d’importation
Article 21 : Texte de l’article 26 :
26. Pour l’application de l’article 108 de la Loi sur les douanes, les fonctionnaires du ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international affectés à l’application de la présente loi sont réputés être des agents au sens du paragraphe 2(1) de la Loi sur les douanes.
1991, c. 50; 2001, c. 4, s. 10
Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act
2001, c. 4, s. 11(2)
22. The definition “head of mission” in section 2 of the Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act is replaced by the following:
Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act
Clause 22: Existing text of the definition:
“head of mission”, in relation to real property or an immovable in a country outside Canada, means a person described in subsection 13(1) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Act who represents Canada in that country;
Loi sur les immeubles fédéraux et les biens réels fédéraux
Article 22 : Texte de la définition :
« chef de mission » À l’égard d’un immeuble ou d’un bien réel situé à l’étranger, s’entend d’une personne visée au paragraphe 13(1) de la Loi sur le ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international qui représente le Canada dans le pays de situation du bien.
“head of mission”« chef de mission »
“head of mission”, in relation to real property or an immovable in a country outside Canada, means a person described in subsection 13(1) of the Department of Foreign Affairs Act who represents Canada in that country;
R.S., c. F-11
Financial Administration Act
1995, c. 5, s. 17
23. Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act is amended by striking out the following:
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international
24. Schedule I to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
Department of International Trade
Ministère du Commerce international
SOR/2003-420, 424
25. Schedule I.1 to the Act is amended by striking out, in column I, the reference to
Department of International Trade
Ministère du Commerce international
and the corresponding reference in column II to the “Minister for International Trade”.
SOR/94-585
26. Schedule I.1 to the English version of the Act is amended by replacing the reference in column II to “Minister for International Trade” opposite the reference to “NAFTA Secretariat — Canadian Section” in column I with a reference to “Minister of International Trade”.
R.S., c. F-29
Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act
1996, c. 28, s. 3
27. The portion of section 2.1 of the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act
Clause 27: Relevant portion of section 2.1:
2.1 The Attorney General of Canada may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, by order, amend the schedule
Loi sur les mesures extraterritoriales étrangères
Article 27 : Texte du passage visé de l’article 2.1 :
2.1 Avec le consentement du ministre des Affaires étrangères, le procureur général du Canada peut, par arrêté :
Power of Attorney General
2.1 The Attorney General of Canada may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade, by order, amend the schedule
R.S., c. 29 (3rd Supp.)
Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987
1995, c. 5, par. 25(1)(u)
28. (1) Subsection 17(1) of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987 is replaced by the following:
Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987
Clause 28: (1) Existing text of subsection 17(1):
17. (1) Where the Minister is of the opinion that a government in a foreign country has engaged in unfair, discriminatory or restrictive practices with regard to Canadian carriers that transport goods by motor vehicle in that country or between that country and Canada, the Minister shall, with the concurrence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, seek elimination of such practices through consultations.
Loi de 1987 sur les transports routiers
Article 28 : (1) Texte du paragraphe 17(1) :
17. (1) Le ministre doit, s’il constate qu’un gouvernement dans un pays étranger s’adonne à des pratiques injustes, discriminatoires ou restrictives à l’endroit de transporteurs canadiens effectuant du transport routier de marchandises dans ce pays ou entre ce pays et le Canada, mener des consultations, avec l’assentiment du ministre des Affaires étrangères, en vue de faire cesser ces pratiques.
Unfair practices
17. (1) Where the Minister is of the opinion that a government in a foreign country has engaged in unfair, discriminatory or restrictive practices with regard to Canadian carriers that transport goods by motor vehicle in that country or between that country and Canada, the Minister shall, with the concurrence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade, seek elimination of those practices through consultations.
1995, c. 5, par. 25(1)(u)
(2) The portion of subsection 17(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
(2) Relevant portion of subsection 17(2):
(2) Where the consultations referred to in subsection (1) fail to result in the elimination of the practices referred to in that subsection, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs made after consultation by the Minister with the government of each province affected thereby, notwithstanding this Act or any other Act of Parliament, by order,
(2) Texte du paragraphe 17(2) :
(2) En cas d’insuccès de ces consultations, le gouverneur en conseil peut, par décret, malgré la présente loi ou toute autre loi fédérale, sur recommandation du ministre et du ministre des Affaires étrangères après consultation par le ministre du gouvernement de chaque province touchée, soit interdire ou restreindre la délivrance de licences sous le régime de la présente loi à un transporteur étranger, à l’ensemble de tels transporteurs ou à une catégorie de ceux-ci, soit ordonner à un office provincial de modifier ou de suspendre une licence ainsi délivrée à un tel transporteur, à cet ensemble ou à une telle catégorie, ou de rétablir une licence ainsi suspendue, aux conditions que peut prévoir le décret. L’office provincial est tenu de se conformer au décret.
Order in council
(2) Where the consultations referred to in subsection (1) fail to result in the elimination of the practices referred to in that subsection, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade made after consultation by the Minister with the government of each province affected thereby, notwithstanding this Act or any other Act of Parliament, by order,
R.S., c. P-1
Parliament of Canada Act
2004, c. 7, s. 4
29. Subparagraph 72.06(c)(iii) of the Parliament of Canada Act is replaced by the following:
Parliament of Canada Act
Clause 29: Relevant portion of section 72.06:
72.06 For the purposes of sections 20.5, 72.05 and 72.07 to 72.09, “public office holder” means
... 
(c) a Governor in Council appointee, other than the following persons, namely,
... 
(iii) a person appointed or employed under the Public Service Employment Act who is a head of mission within the meaning of subsection 13(1) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Act,
Loi sur le Parlement du Canada
Article 29 : Texte du passage visé de l’article 72.06 :
72.06 Pour l’application des articles 20.5, 72.05 et 72.07 à 72.09, sont des titulaires de charge publique :
[...] 
c) les titulaires de charge nommés par le gouverneur en conseil, à l’exception :
[...] 
(iii) des chefs de mission au sens du paragraphe 13(1) de la Loi sur le ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international qui sont des personnes nommées ou employées sous le régime de la Loi sur l’emploi dans la fonction publique,
(iii) a person appointed or employed under the Public Service Employment Act who is a head of mission within the meaning of subsection 13(1) of the Department of Foreign Affairs Act,
R.S., c. P-21
Privacy Act
1995, c. 5, s. 21
30. The schedule to the Privacy Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Departments and Ministries of State”:
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international
31. The schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Departments and Ministries of State”:
Department of International Trade
Ministère du Commerce international
SOR/2003-427
32. Schedule I to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:
Department of International Trade
Ministère du Commerce international
1991, c. 30
Public Sector Compensation Act
1995, c. 5, s. 23
33. Schedule I to the Public Sector Compensation Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Departments”:
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international
34. Schedule I to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Departments”:
Department of International Trade
Ministère du Commerce international
Terminology Changes
References to Minister for International Trade
35. (1) The English version of the following provisions is amended by replacing the expression “Minister for International Trade” with the expression “Minister of International Trade”:
(a) in the Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act,
(i) section 11, and
(ii) section 13;
(b) in the Canada–Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act,
(i) section 11, and
(ii) section 13;
(c) in the Canada–Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act,
(i) section 10,
(ii) sections 12 and 13, and
(ii) section 15;
(d) section 12 of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act;
(e) subsection 16(2.1) of the Customs Tariff;
(f) paragraph 4(2)(q) of the Salaries Act; and
(g) in the Special Import Measures Act,
(i) the definition “Minister” in subsection 77.01(1),
(ii) the definition “Minister” in subsection 77.1(1),
(iii) subsection 96.21(1), and
(iv) subsections 96.3(1) and (2).
References to Minister for International Trade
(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, “Minister for International Trade” is replaced by “Minister of International Trade” in
(a) any other Act of Parliament;
(b) any regulation, as defined in section 2 of the Statutory Instruments Act; and
(c) any other instrument made
(i) in the execution of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament, or
(ii) by or under the authority of the Governor in Council.
References to Deputy Minister for International Trade
36. Unless the context requires otherwise, “Deputy Minister for International Trade” is replaced by “Deputy Minister of International Trade” in
(a) any Act of Parliament;
(b) any regulation, as defined in section 2 of the Statutory Instruments Act; and
(c) any other instrument made
(i) in the execution of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament, or
(ii) by or under the authority of the Governor in Council.
COORDINATING AMENDMENTS
2004, c. 23
37. On the later of the coming into force of section 21.03 of the Patent Act, as enacted by section 1 of chapter 23 of the Statutes of Canada, 2004, and the coming into force of section 1 of this Act, the references to the “Minister for International Trade” in paragraphs 21.03(1)(b) to (d) and subsection 21.03(3) of the English version of the Patent Act are replaced by references to the “Minister of International Trade”.
2001, c. 13
38. (1) On the later of the coming into force of subsection 17(1) of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987, as enacted by section 7 of chapter 13 of the Statutes of Canada, 2001, and the coming into force of section 28 of this Act, that subsection 17(1) is replaced by the following:
Unfair practices
17. (1) If the Minister is of the opinion that a government in a foreign state has engaged in unfair, discriminatory or restrictive practices with regard to Canadian extra-provincial motor carrier undertakings that operate carriers that transport goods by motor vehicle in that state or between that state and Canada, the Minister shall, with the concurrence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade, seek elimination of those practices through consultations with that state.
2001, c. 13
(2) On the later of the coming into force of subsection 17(2) of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987, as enacted by section 7 of chapter 13 of the Statutes of Canada, 2001, and the coming into force of section 28 of this Act, the portion of that section 17(2) before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Order in council
(2) Where the consultations referred to in subsection (1) fail to result in the elimination of the practices referred to in that subsection, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade made after consultation by the Minister with the government of each province affected thereby, notwithstanding this Act or any other Act of Parliament, by order,
2003, c. 22
39. On the later of the coming into force of section 224 of the Public Service Modernization Act and the coming into force of section 1 of this Act, the references to the “public service of Canada” in subsection 8(2) and sections 9 and 10 of the English version of this Act are replaced by references to the “federal public administration”.
Bill C-30
40. If Bill C-30, introduced in the 1st session of the 38th Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and the Salaries Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (the “other Act”), receives royal assent, then, on the later of the coming into force of section 13 of the other Act and the coming into force of section 1 of this Act, paragraph 4.1(3)(q) of the English version of the Salaries Act is replaced by the following:
(q) the Minister of International Trade;
COMING INTO FORCE
Order in council
41. This Act, other than sections 37 to 40, comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, which shall be the same day as that fixed under section 15 of An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
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