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Bill C-101

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Governor in Council

Directions to Agency

Policy directions

43. (1) The Governor in Council may, at the request of the Agency or of the Governor in Council's own motion, issue policy directions to the Agency concerning any matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the Agency and every such direction shall be carried out by the Agency under the Act of Parliament that establishes the powers, duties and functions of the Agency in relation to the subject-matter of the direction.

Limitation on directions

(2) A direction issued under subsection (1) shall not affect a matter that is before the Agency on the date of the direction and that relates to a particular person.

Delay of binding effect

44. A direction issued under section 43 is not binding on the Agency until the expiration of the thirtieth sitting day of Parliament after the direction has been laid before both Houses of Parliament by or on behalf of the Minister, unless the direction has been previously laid before both Houses of Parliament in proposed form by or on behalf of the Minister and thirty sitting days of Parliament have expired after the proposed direction was laid.

Referral to committee

45. Where a direction referred to in section 43 is issued or a proposed direction referred to in section 44 is laid before a House of Parliament, it shall be referred without delay by that House to the committee of that House that it considers appropriate to deal with the subject-matter of the direction or proposed direction.

Consultation required

46. Before a direction referred to in section 43 is issued or a proposed direction referred to in section 44 is laid before a House of Parliament, the Minister shall consult with the Agency with respect to the nature and subject-matter of the direction or proposed direction.

Extraordinary Disruptions

Governor in Council may prevent disruptions

47. (1) Where the Governor in Council is of the opinion that

    (a) an extraordinary disruption to the effective continued operation of the national transportation system exists or is imminent, other than a labour disruption,

    (b) failure to act under this section would be contrary to the interests of users and operators of the national transportation system, and

    (c) there are no other provisions in this Act or in any other Act of Parliament that are sufficient and appropriate to remedy the situation and counter the actual or anticipated damage caused by the disruption,

the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and the minister responsible for the Bureau of Competition Policy, by order, take any steps, or direct the Agency to take any steps, that the Governor in Council considers essential to stabilize the national transportation system, including the imposition of capacity and pricing restraints.

Minister may consult affected persons

(2) Before recommending that an order be made under this section, the Minister may consult with any person who the Minister considers may be affected by the order.

Order is temporary

(3) An order made under this section shall have effect for no more than ninety days after the order is made.

Order to be tabled in Parliament

(4) The Minister shall cause any order made under this section to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within seven sitting days after the order is made.

Reference to Parliamentary Committee

(5) Every order laid before Parliament under subsection (4) shall be referred for review to the Standing committee designated by Parliament for the purpose.

Resolution of Parliament revoking order

(6) Where a resolution directing that an order made under this section be revoked is adopted by both Houses of Parliament before the expiration of thirty sitting days of Parliament after the order is laid before both Houses of Parliament, the order shall cease to have effect on the day that the resolution is adopted or, if the adopted resolution specifies a day on which the order shall cease to have effect, on that specified day.

Competition Act

(7) Notwithstanding subsection 4(2), this section and anything done under the authority of this section prevail over the Competition Act.

Offence

(8) Every person who contravenes an order made under this section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction

    (a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000, and

    (b) in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding $100,000,

for each day the person contravenes the order.

Minister

Support Agreements

Support agreements

48. The Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council and on the terms and conditions that the Governor in Council may specify, enter into agreements in support of the national transportation policy set out in section 5 or in respect of any transportation matter that the Minister considers appropriate.

Inquiries

Minister may request inquiry

49. The Minister may direct the Agency to inquire into any matter or thing concerning transportation to which the legislative authority of Parliament extends and report the findings on the inquiry to the Minister as and when the Minister may require.

Transportation Information

Regulations re information

50. (1) The Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations requiring carriers or transportation or grain handling undertakings to which the legislative authority of Parliament extends to provide information to the Minister, when and in the form and manner that the regulations may specify, for the purposes of

    (a) national transportation policy development;

    (b) annual reporting under section 52;

    (c) operational planning;

    (d) any safety or subsidy program;

    (e) any infrastructure requirement; or

    (f) the administration of this Act.

Information to be provided

(2) Information required to be provided under subsection (1) may include the following:

    (a) financial data;

    (b) traffic and operating statistics; and

    (c) fitness and ownership information.

Restriction

(3) No regulation made under subsection (1) shall require or have the effect of requiring any person to provide the Minister with a contract referred to in subsection 68(1) or entered into under subsection 126(1).

Exemptions

(4) The Minister may exempt a carrier or transportation undertaking from the application of all or any part of a regulation made under subsection (1) if the Minister is satisfied that is it not practicable for the carrier or transportation undertaking to provide the information.

Consultations

(5) The Minister may consult with the Agency or Statistics Canada before making any regulation under this section.

Confidentialit y of information

51. (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act or any other Act of Parliament, information required to be provided to the Minister pursuant to this Act is, when it is received by the Minister, confidential and must not knowingly be disclosed or made available by any person without the authorization of the person who provided the information or documentation, except for the purposes of a prosecution of a contravention of section 173.

Administrativ e use of information

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply so as to prohibit

    (a) the communication of information to the Agency or to a minister of the Crown in right of Canada, the agent of any such minister or an officer or employee of Her Majesty in right of Canada for the purposes of the administration of this Act or any other Act of Parliament; or

    (b) the reporting of information in an aggregated form that prevents information obtained from an identifiable person from being related to that person.

Safe and secure procedures

(3) The Minister shall ensure that the procedures and physical measures taken to ensure the confidentiality of information provided to the Minister pursuant to this Act, including the keeping of electronic data, are safe and secure.

Industry Review

Industry review

52. (1) Each year the Minister shall, before the end of May, lay before Parliament a report briefly reviewing the state of transportation in Canada in respect of the preceding year, including

    (a) the financial viability of each mode of transportation and its contribution to the Canadian economy and the development of the regions;

    (b) the extent to which carriers and modes of transportation were provided resources, facilities and services at public expense;

    (c) the extent to which carriers and modes of transportation received compensation, indirectly or directly, for the resources, facilities and services that were required to be provided as an imposed public duty; and

    (d) any other transportation matters that the Minister considers appropriate.

First year

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the year in which this Act comes into force if this Act was not in force for more than four months in that year.

Review of Act

Statutory review

53. (1) The Minister shall, no later than four years after the day this Act comes into force, appoint one or more persons to carry out a comprehensive review of the operation of this Act and any other Act of Parliament for which the Minister is responsible that pertains to the economic regulation of a mode of transportation and transportation activities under the legislative authority of Parliament.

Objective of review

(2) The person or persons conducting the review shall assess whether the legislation referred to in subsection (1) provides Canadians with an efficient, effective, flexible and affordable transportation system, and, where necessary or desirable, recommend amendments to

    (a) the national transportation policy set out in section 5; and

    (b) the legislation referred to in subsection (1).

Consultations

(3) The review shall be undertaken in consultation with purchasers and suppliers of transportation services and any other persons whom the Minister considers appropriate.

Powers on review

(4) Every person appointed to carry out the review has, for the purposes of the review, the powers of a commissioner under Part I of the Inquiries Act and may engage the services of experts, professionals and other staff deemed necessary for making the review at the rates of remuneration that the Treasury Board approves.

Report

(5) The review shall be completed and a report of the review submitted to the Minister within one year after the appointment referred to in subsection (1).

Tabling of report

(6) The Minister shall have a copy of the report laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first thirty days on which that House is sitting after the Minister receives it.

General

Appointment of receiver not to bar jurisdiction

54. (1) The fact that a receiver, manager or other official of a carrier, or a receiver of the property of a carrier, has been appointed by a court in Canada, or is managing or operating a mode of transportation under the authority of any such court, is not a bar to the exercise of any jurisdiction granted under this Act, but every such receiver, manager or official is bound to manage and operate the mode of transportation in accordance with this Act and with the orders, regulations and directions made or issued under this Act, notwithstanding the fact that the receiver, manager, official or person has been appointed by or acts under the authority of a court.

Adaptation orders

(2) Wherever by reason of insolvency, sale under mortgage or any other cause, a transportation undertaking or a portion of a transportation undertaking is operated, managed or held otherwise than by the carrier, the Agency or the Minister may make any order it considers proper for adapting and applying the provisions of this Act.

PART II

AIR TRANSPORTATION

Interpretation and Application

Definitions

55. In this Part,

``aircraft''
« aéronef »

``aircraft'' has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act;

``air service''
« service aérien »

``air service'' means a service, provided by means of an aircraft, that is publicly available for the transportation of passengers or goods, or both;

``basic fare''
« prix de base »

``basic fare'' means

      (a) the fare in the tariff of the holder of a domestic licence that has no restrictions and represents the lowest amount to be paid for one-way air transportation of an adult with reasonable baggage between two points in Canada, or

      (b) where the licensee has more than one such fare between two points in Canada and the amount of any of those fares is dependent on the time of day or day of the week of travel, or both, the highest of those fares;

``Canadian''
« Canadien »

``Canadian'' means a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Act, a government in Canada or an agent of such a government or a corporation or other entity that is incorporated or formed under the laws of Canada or a province, that is controlled in fact by Canadians and of which at least seventy-five per cent, or such lesser percentage as the Governor in Council may by regulation specify, of the voting interests are owned and controlled by Canadians;

``Canadian aviation document''
« document d'aviation canadien »

``Canadian aviation document'' has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act;

``domestic licence'' Version anglaise seulement

``domestic licence'' means a licence issued under section 61;

``domestic service''
« service intérieur »

``domestic service'' means an air service between points in Canada, from and to the same point in Canada or between Canada and a point outside Canada that is not in the territory of another country;

``international service''
« service international »

``international service'' means an air service between Canada and a point in the territory of another country;

``licensee''
« licencié »

``licensee'' means the holder of a licence issued by the Agency under this Part;

``non-schedul ed international licence'' Version anglaise seulement

``non-scheduled international licence'' means a licence issued under subsection 73(1);

``non-schedul ed international service''
« service international à la demande »

``non-scheduled international service'' means an international service other than a scheduled international service;

``prescribed''
« règlement »

``prescribed'' means prescribed by regulations made under section 86;

``scheduled international licence'' Version anglaise seulement

``scheduled international licence'' means a licence issued under subsection 69(1);

``scheduled international service''
« service international régulier »

``scheduled international service'' means an international service that is a scheduled service pursuant to