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First Session, Forty-fifth Parliament,

3 Charles III, 2025

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-5
An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act
FIRST READING, June 6, 2025

PRESIDENT OF THE KING’S PRIVY COUNCIL FOR CANADA AND MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR CANADA–U.‍S. TRADE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND ONE CANADIAN ECONOMY
 
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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 enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act”.

SUMMARY

Part 1 enacts the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act, which establishes a statutory framework to remove federal barriers to the interprovincial trade of goods and services and to improve labour mobility within Canada. In the case of goods and services, that Act provides that a good or service that meets provincial or territorial requirements is considered to meet comparable federal requirements that pertain to the interprovincial movement of the good or provision of the service. In the case of workers, it provides for the recognition of provincial and territorial authorizations to practise occupations and for the issuance of comparable federal authorizations to holders of such provincial and territorial authorizations. It also provides the Governor in Council with the power to make regulations respecting federal barriers to the interprovincial movement of goods and provision of services and to the movement of labour within Canada.

Part 2 enacts the Building Canada Act, which, among other things,

(a) authorizes the Governor in Council to add the name of a project and a brief description of it to a schedule to that Act if the Governor in Council is of the opinion, having regard to certain factors, that the project is in the national interest;

(b) provides that determinations and findings that have to be made and opinions that have to be formed under certain Acts of Parliament and regulations for an authorization to be granted in respect of a project that is named in Schedule 1 to that Act are deemed to have been made or formed, as the case may be, in favour of permitting the project to be carried out in whole or in part; and

(c) requires the minister who is designated under that Act to issue to the proponent of a project, if certain conditions are met, a document that sets out conditions that apply in respect of the project and that is deemed to be the authorizations, required under certain Acts of Parliament and regulations, that are specified in the document.

Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act
Short Title
1 

One Canadian Economy Act

PART 1 
Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act
Enactment of Act
2 

Enactment

An Act to promote free trade and labour mobility in Canada
Short Title
1 

Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act

Interpretation
2 

Definitions

3 

Act and regulations prevail

Purpose of Act
4 

Purpose

His Majesty
5 

Binding on His Majesty

Designation of Minister
6 

Order

Removal of Barriers
Goods and Services
7 

Application

8 

Goods

9 

Services

Labour Mobility
10 

Recognition

Regulations
11 

Governor in Council

Limitation of Liability
12 

Acts done in good faith

Review of Act
13 

Review and report

Coming into Force
3 

Order in council

PART 2 
Building Canada Act
4 

Enactment of Act

An Act respecting national interest projects
Short Title
1 

Building Canada Act

Definitions
2 

Definitions

Designation of Minister
3 

Order

Purpose of Act
4 

Purpose

National Interest Projects
5 

Power of Governor in Council

6 

Deeming — favourable determinations, findings and opinions

7 

Duty to issue document

8 

Power to amend conditions

9 

Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — subsection 7(1)

10 

Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — subsection 7(1)

Nuclear Safety and Control Act
11 

Consultation — subsection 7(1)

12 

Consultation — subsections 8(1) and (2)

13 

Limit — subsection 7(1)

14 

Limit — subsections 8(1) and (2)

Canadian Energy Regulator Act
15 

Consultation — subsection 7(1)

16 

Consultation — subsections 8(1) and (2)

17 

Limit — subsection 7(1)

18 

Limit — subsections 8(1) and (2)

Impact Assessment Act
19 

Non-application of certain provisions

Office
20 

Role

Amendment to Schedule 2
21 

Add, amend or delete

Regulations
22 

Regulations — enactment

23 

Regulations — this Act

Review of Act
24 

Review and report

SCHEDULE 


1st Session, 45th Parliament,

3 Charles III, 2025

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-5

An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act

His 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 One Canadian Economy Act.

PART 1 
Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act

Enactment of Act

Enactment

2 The Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act is enacted as follows:

An Act to promote free trade and labour mobility in Canada
Preamble

Whereas the Government of Canada intends to remove federal exceptions under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement;

Whereas the Government of Canada wishes to continue to work with provinces and territories towards establishing a national system of mutual recognition in which a good, service or worker that meets the requirements of one Canadian jurisdiction would be recognized as meeting the requirements of all;

And whereas Parliament is committed to strengthening the Canadian economy by

improving labour mobility within Canada, and

making it easier for businesses and Canadians to buy Canadian goods and services through the removal of federal barriers to the interprovincial movement of goods and provision of services, while continuing to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians, their social and economic well-being and the environment;

Now, therefore, His 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 Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act.
Interpretation
Definitions
2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

federal regulatory body means

  • (a) in relation to a good or service,

    • (i) a body that is empowered under an Act of Parliament to regulate the good or service, or

    • (ii) a body designated by the regulations that regulates the good or service; and

  • (b) in relation to an occupation,

    • (i) a body that is empowered under an Act of Parliament to issue authorizations to practise the occupation, or

    • (ii) a body designated by the regulations that issues authorizations to practise the occupation. (organisme de réglementation fédéral)

federal requirement means a requirement established under an Act of Parliament or by a federal regulatory body.‍ (exigence fédérale)

Minister means the member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada designated under section 6.‍ (ministre)

provincial or territorial regulatory body means

  • (a) in relation to a good or service,

    • (i) a body that is empowered under an Act of the legislature of a province or territory to regulate the good or service, or

    • (ii) a body designated by the regulations that regulates the good or service; and

  • (b) in relation to an occupation,

    • (i) a body that is empowered under an Act of the legislature of a province or territory to issue authorizations to practise the occupation, or

    • (ii) a body designated by the regulations that issues authorizations to practise the occupation. (organisme de réglementation provincial ou territorial)

provincial or territorial requirement means a requirement established under an Act of the legislature of a province or territory or by a provincial or territorial regulatory body.‍ (exigence provinciale ou territoriale)

Act and regulations prevail
3 The provisions of this Act and the regulations made under it prevail over the provisions of any other Act of Parliament and any regulations made under any other Act of Parliament to the extent of any conflict between them.
Purpose of Act
Purpose
4 The purpose of this Act is to promote free trade and labour mobility by removing federal barriers to the interprovincial movement of goods and provision of services and to the movement of labour within Canada while continuing to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians, their social and economic well-being and the environment.
His Majesty
Binding on His Majesty
5 This Act is binding on His Majesty in right of Canada.
Designation of Minister
Order
6 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate a member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada as the Minister for the purposes of this Act.
Removal of Barriers
Goods and Services
Application
7 Sections 8 and 9 apply in respect of a federal requirement only if the federal requirement pertains to

  • (a) a good or service that is also subject to a provincial or territorial requirement; and

  • (b) the interprovincial movement of the good or provision of the service.

Goods
8 (1) Subject to the regulations, a good produced, used or distributed in accordance with a provincial or territorial requirement is considered to meet any comparable federal requirement.
Comparable requirements
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a provincial or territorial requirement is considered to be comparable to a federal requirement only if

  • (a) the requirements are in respect of the same aspect or element of the good;

  • (b) the requirements are intended to achieve a similar objective; and

  • (c) any conditions set out in the regulations are met.

Decision
(3) The federal regulatory body responsible for the administration and enforcement of a federal requirement may decide, in accordance with subsection (2), whether a provincial or territorial requirement is comparable to the federal requirement.
Services
9 (1) Subject to the regulations, a service provided in accordance with a provincial or territorial requirement is considered to meet any comparable federal requirement so long as the provincial or territorial requirement continues to apply to the service provider.
Comparable requirements
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a provincial or territorial requirement is considered to be comparable to a federal requirement only if

  • (a) the requirements are in respect of the same aspect or element of the service;

  • (b) the requirements are intended to achieve a similar objective; and

  • (c) any conditions set out in the regulations are met.

Decision
(3) The federal regulatory body responsible for the administration and enforcement of a federal requirement may decide, in accordance with subsection (2), whether a provincial or territorial requirement is comparable to the federal requirement.
Labour Mobility
Recognition
10 Subject to the regulations, a federal regulatory body must

  • (a) recognize an authorization to practise an occupation issued by a provincial or territorial regulatory body as comparable to an authorization that the federal regulatory body may issue to practise that occupation; and

  • (b) on application by the holder of such a provincial or territorial authorization, issue them an authorization to practise that occupation.

Regulations
Governor in Council
11 (1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations respecting federal barriers to the interprovincial movement of goods and provision of services and to the movement of labour within Canada, including regulations

  • (a) providing for exceptions to subsection 8(1) or 9(1) or section 10;

  • (b) imposing obligations, prohibitions, conditions and restrictions for the purposes of any of sections 8 to 10;

  • (c) respecting, for the purposes of subsections 8(2) and 9(2), the meaning of the expressions “same aspect or element” and “achieve a similar objective” or any term used in those expressions;

  • (d) respecting the meaning of the term “authorization” for the purposes of this Act;

  • (e) respecting any transitional matters arising from the coming into force of this Act or of any amendments to it; and

  • (f) respecting anything that by this Act is to be provided for by the regulations.

Consultation
(2) Before recommending a regulation to the Governor in Council under paragraph (1)‍(a) in relation to a federal requirement or authorization, the Minister must consult the federal regulatory body responsible for the administration and enforcement of the federal requirement or for the issuance of the authorization.
Limitation of Liability
Acts done in good faith
12 (1) Despite any other Act of Parliament, no civil action lies against His Majesty, a servant or agent of the Crown or a federal regulatory body in respect of anything done or omitted to be done, or purported to be done or omitted to be done, in good faith in the course of applying section 8, 9 or 10 or any regulations made for the purposes of any of those sections, including anything in relation to whether provincial or territorial requirements are comparable to federal requirements and the recognition and issuance of authorizations to practise an occupation.
For greater certainty
(2) For greater certainty, subsection (1) does not apply in respect of applications for judicial review or to proceedings under Chapter Ten of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.
Review of Act
Review and report
13 Within five years after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister must complete a review of this Act and its operation and cause a report on the review to be laid before each House of Parliament.

Coming into Force

Order in council

3 The Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

PART 2 
Building Canada Act

Enactment of Act

4 The Building Canada Act, whose text is as follows and whose Schedules 1 and 2 are set out in the schedule to this Act, is enacted:

An Act respecting national interest projects

Preamble

Whereas Parliament recognizes that it is in the interests of Canada’s economy, sovereignty and security, including its energy security, to urgently advance projects throughout Canada, including in the North, that are in the national interest, including projects that

foster the development of economic and trade corridors,

connect different parts of the country and get goods to market,

strengthen Canada’s ability to trade, and

enhance the development of Canada’s natural resources as well as its energy production and infrastructure;

Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to working in partnership with provincial, territorial and Indigenous governments and Indigenous peoples;

Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to respecting the rights of Indigenous peoples recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the rights set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;

Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to upholding rigorous standards with respect to environmental protection;

And whereas Parliament affirms the need for projects that are in the national interest to be advanced through an accelerated process that enhances regulatory certainty and investor confidence;

Now, therefore, His 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 Building Canada Act.
Definitions
Definitions
2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

authorization means, in respect of a national interest project, an approval or other decision, or a permit, licence, regulation or other document or instrument, that is required, by a provision of an enactment or, if a portion of an enactment is listed in column 2 of Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 2, by that portion of the enactment, to permit the project to be carried out, in whole or in part.‍ (autorisation)

enactment means an Act of Parliament listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 or a regulation listed in column 1 of Part 2 of that Schedule.‍ (texte législatif)

Indigenous peoples has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982.‍ (peuples autochtones)

Minister means the member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada designated under section 3.‍ (ministre)

national interest project means a project named in Schedule 1.‍ (projet d’intérêt national)

Designation of Minister
Order
3 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate a member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada as the Minister for the purposes of this Act.
Purpose of Act
Purpose
4 The purpose of this Act is to enhance Canada’s prosperity, national security, economic security, national defence and national autonomy by ensuring that projects that are in the national interest are advanced through an accelerated process that enhances regulatory certainty and investor confidence, while protecting the environment and respecting the rights of Indigenous peoples.
National Interest Projects
Power of Governor in Council
5 (1) If the Governor in Council is of the opinion that a project is in the national interest, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, amend Schedule 1 to add the name of the project and a brief description of it, including the location where it is to be carried out.
Limit
(2) The Governor in Council is not authorized to make an order under subsection (1) after the fifth anniversary of the day on which this section comes into force.
Amendment
(3) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, amend Schedule 1 to amend the name or the description of a national interest project.
Deletion
(4) If the Governor in Council is of the opinion that a project named in Schedule 1 is no longer in the national interest, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, amend that Schedule to delete the name and the description of the project.
Limit
(5) The Governor in Council is not authorized to make an order under subsection (4) in respect of a national interest project after a document is issued in respect of the project under subsection 7(1).
Factors
(6) In deciding whether to make an order under subsection (1) or (4) in respect of a project, the Governor in Council may consider any factor that the Governor in Council considers relevant, including the extent to which the project can

  • (a) strengthen Canada’s autonomy, resilience and security;

  • (b) provide economic or other benefits to Canada;

  • (c) have a high likelihood of successful execution;

  • (d) advance the interests of Indigenous peoples; and

  • (e) contribute to clean growth and to meeting Canada’s objectives with respect to climate change.

Consultation
(7) Before recommending that an order be made under any of subsections (1), (3) and (4), the Minister must consult with any other federal minister and any provincial or territorial government that the Minister considers appropriate and with Indigenous peoples whose rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 may be adversely affected by the carrying out of the project to which the order relates.
Statutory Instruments Act
(8) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to an order made under subsection (1), (3) or (4).
Publication in Canada Gazette
(9) An order made under subsection (1), (3) or (4), and the reasons for it, must be published in the Canada Gazette as soon as feasible after it is made.
Deeming — favourable determinations, findings and opinions
6 (1) Every determination and finding that has to be made and every opinion that has to be formed in order for an authorization to be granted in respect of a national interest project is deemed to be made or formed, as the case may be, in favour of permitting the project to be carried out in whole or in part.
Clarification
(2) Subsection (1) does not exempt the proponent of a project from the requirement to take all measures that they are required to take, under an enactment, in respect of an authorization.
Limit
(3) An authorization is not to be granted solely on the basis of the deeming provision in subsection (1).
Duty to issue document
7 (1) The Minister must issue to the proponent of a national interest project a document that is deemed to be each authorization that is specified in the document in respect of the project.
Conditions to issuing document
(2) Before a document is issued under subsection (1),

  • (a) the Minister must be satisfied that the proponent has taken all measures, including providing any information and paying any fees, that the proponent is required to take in respect of each authorization that is specified in the document;

  • (b) the Minister must consult the minister who is responsible for the enactment under which each authorization is required with respect to the conditions that should be set out in the document; and

  • (c) Indigenous peoples whose rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 may be adversely affected by the carrying out of the project to which the document relates must be consulted.

Deeming
(3) With respect to each authorization that is specified in it, the document is deemed to be the authorization issued under the enactment under which the authorization is required and to meet all of the requirements, under any enactment, that relate to the issuance of the authorization.
For greater certainty
(4) For greater certainty, any powers that may be exercised and any duties and functions that may be performed in relation to an authorization that is specified in the document may be exercised or performed in relation to an authorization that is deemed to be issued in accordance with subsection (3).
Conditions
(5) The document must set out the conditions that apply with respect to each authorization that is specified in it. The conditions set out in the document with respect to each authorization are deemed to be conditions imposed under the enactment under which the authorization is required.
Subject matter of conditions
(6) The conditions set out in the document with respect to each authorization must be conditions that could have been imposed under the enactment under which the authorization is required, taking into account subsection 6(1).
Statutory Instruments Act
(7) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to the document.
Document available to public
(8) The document, including any amendments to it, must be made available to the public in the manner determined by the Minister.
Power to amend conditions
8 (1) The Minister may amend any condition that is set out in a document issued under subsection 7(1).
Power to add authorizations and conditions
(2) The Minister may amend a document issued under subsection 7(1) to specify additional authorizations and set out conditions in respect of each additional authorization, in accordance with section 7.
Consultation
(3) Before amending a condition or document under subsection (1) or (2), the Minister must consult with

  • (a) the minister who is responsible for the enactment under which each authorization to which the amendment relates is required; and

  • (b) Indigenous peoples whose rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 may be adversely affected by the amendment.

Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — subsection 7(1)
9 (1) Before issuing a document under subsection 7(1) in respect of a project to which the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator with respect to the conditions that should be set out in the document.
Subsections 8(1) and (2)
(2) Before amending a condition or document under subsection 8(1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator with respect to the amendment.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — subsection 7(1)
10 (1) Before issuing a document under subsection 7(1) in respect of a project to which the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator with respect to the conditions that should be set out in the document.
Subsections 8(1) and (2)
(2) Before amending a condition or document under subsection 8(1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator with respect to the amendment.
Nuclear Safety and Control Act
Consultation — subsection 7(1)
11 Before issuing a document under subsection 7(1) in respect of a project to which the Nuclear Safety and Control Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission with respect to the conditions that should be set out in the document.
Consultation — subsections 8(1) and (2)
12 Before amending a condition or document under subsection 8(1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Nuclear Safety and Control Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission with respect to the amendment.
Limit — subsection 7(1)
13 The Minister is not authorized to issue a document under subsection 7(1) in respect of a project to which the Nuclear Safety and Control Act applies unless the Minister receives confirmation from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that it is satisfied that issuing the document will not compromise the health or safety of persons, national security or the implementation of international obligations to which Canada has agreed.
Limit — subsections 8(1) and (2)
14 The Minister is not authorized to amend a condition or document under subsection 8(1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Nuclear Safety and Control Act applies unless the Minister receives confirmation from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that it is satisfied that the amendment will not compromise the health or safety of persons, national security or the implementation of international obligations to which Canada has agreed.
Canadian Energy Regulator Act
Consultation — subsection 7(1)
15 Before issuing a document under subsection 7(1) in respect of a project to which the Canadian Energy Regulator Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator with respect to the conditions that should be set out in the document.
Consultation — subsections 8(1) and (2)
16 Before amending a condition or document under subsection 8(1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Canadian Energy Regulator Act applies, the Minister must consult with the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator with respect to the amendment.
Limit — subsection 7(1)
17 The Minister is not authorized to issue a document under subsection 7(1) in respect of a project to which the Canadian Energy Regulator Act applies unless the Minister receives confirmation from the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator that it is satisfied that issuing the document will not compromise the safety or security of persons or regulated facilities, as defined in section 2 of that Act.
Limit — subsections 8(1) and (2)
18 The Minister is not authorized to amend a condition or document under subsection 8(1) or (2) in respect of a project to which the Canadian Energy Regulator Act applies unless the Minister receives confirmation from the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator that it is satisfied that the amendment will not compromise the safety or security of persons or regulated facilities, as defined in section 2 of that Act.
Impact Assessment Act
Non-application of certain provisions
19 If a national interest project is also a designated project, as defined in section 2 of the Impact Assessment Act, sections 9 to 17 and subsections 18(3) to (6) of that Act do not apply in respect of the project and, for the purposes of section 18 of that Act,

  • (a) the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is deemed to have decided that an impact assessment, as defined in section 2 of that Act, of the project is required; and

  • (b) the time limit set out in subsection 18(1) of that Act does not apply in respect of the project.

Office
Role
20 An office may be established to coordinate the exercise of powers and the performance of duties and functions under this Act and the enactments with respect to projects that are in the national interest and to serve as a source of information and point of contact for the proponents of those projects. If an office is established, the Minister is responsible for it.
Amendment to Schedule 2
Add, amend or delete
21 The Governor in Council may, by order, amend Schedule 2 to add, amend or delete the name of an Act of Parliament or a regulation or the reference to a portion of an Act of Parliament or a regulation.
Regulations
Regulations — enactment
22 The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the minister responsible for an enactment, make regulations

  • (a) exempting one or more national interest projects from the application of any provision of that enactment or any provision of regulations made under that enactment; and

  • (b) varying the application of any provision referred to in paragraph (a) in relation to one or more national interest projects.

Regulations — this Act
23 The Governor in Council may make regulations

  • (a) exempting one or more national interest projects from the application of any provision of this Act;

  • (b) varying the application of any provision of this Act in relation to one or more national interest projects; and

  • (c) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

Review of Act
Review and report
24 Within five years after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister must complete a review of the provisions and operation of this Act, including subsection 5(2), and of the efficacy of the federal regulatory system in relation to projects that are in the national interest and must cause a report on the review to be laid before each House of Parliament.


SCHEDULE 

(Section 4)
SCHEDULE 1 
(Section 2 and subsections 5(1), (3) and (4))
National Interest Projects
Column 1
Column 2
Item
Name of Project
Description of Project
SCHEDULE 2 
(Sections 2 and 21)
PART 1 
Acts of Parliament
Column 1
Column 2
Item
Act of Parliament
Portion
1
Fisheries Act
2
Indian Act
3
International River Improvements Act
4
National Capital Act
5
Canadian Navigable Waters Act
6
Dominion Water Power Act
7
Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994
8
Canada Transportation Act
section 98
9
Canada Marine Act
10
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Division 3 of Part 7
11
Species at Risk Act
12
Canadian Energy Regulator Act
subsection 186(1)
paragraph 262(1)‍(c)
13
Impact Assessment Act
PART 2 
Regulations
Column 1
Column 2
Item
Regulations
Portion
1
Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations
2
Dominion Water Power Regulations
3
Wildlife Area Regulations
4
Marine Mammal Regulations
5
Port Authorities Operations Regulations
sections 25 and 27
6
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations
7
Migratory Birds Regulations, 2022
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons

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