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10127729 C-86 C 86 A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures Loi no 2 portant exécution de certaines dispositions du budget déposé au Parlement le 27 février 2018 et mettant en oeuvre d'autres mesures A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 Loi no 2 d'exécution du budget de 2018 Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 357 Royal assent received Sanction royale reçue Royal assent received 60046 Royal assent Sanction royale Royal assent Royal assent false 2 Senate Sénat Senate 60050 Royal assent Sanction royale Royal assent 60050 Royal assent Sanction royale Royal assent 2 Senate Sénat Senate 2018-12-13T00:00:00 42 1 3 House Government Bill Projet de loi émanant du gouvernement (Cdc) House Government Bill true 1 House of Commons Chambre des communes House of Commons true false 88992 Bill Morneau Bill Morneau Hon. 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Minister of Finance ministre des Finances Minister of Finance 4 Minister ministre Minister 822 Toronto Centre Toronto-Centre Toronto Centre 60149 Royal assent Sanction royale 60050 Royal assent 2018-12-13T13:30:00 2 Senate Sénat Senate 0 0 263 2018-10-29T16:16:41.357 2018-11-06T18:45:20 2018-12-03T19:15:48 2018-12-03T00:00:00 2018-12-04T00:10:00 2018-12-10T22:40:00 2018-12-13T00:00:00 false false true true true true true true true false false 10 Regular Ordinaire Regular <div>On November 7, 2018, the Senate adopted the following motion:That, in accordance with rule 10-11(1), the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/nffn/studiesandbills/42-1?p=2">Standing Senate Committee on National Finance</a> be authorized to examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on October 29, 2018, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate; That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to meet for the purposes of its study of the subject matter of Bill C-86 even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto; That, in addition, and notwithstanding any normal practice: 1. The following committees be separately authorized to examine the subject matter of the following elements contained in Bill C-86 in advance of it coming before the Senate: (a) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/appa/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples</a>: those elements contained in Divisions 11, 12 and 19 of Part 4; (b) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/banc/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce</a>: those elements contained in Divisions 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10 of Part 4; (c) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/enev/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources</a>: those elements contained in Division 5 of Part 4; (d) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/aefa/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade</a>: those elements contained in Division 13 of Part 4; (e) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/trcm/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications</a>: those elements contained in Divisions 22 and 23 of Part 4; (f) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/lcjc/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs</a>: those elements contained in Division 20 of Part 4; and (g) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/soci/studiesandbills/42-1?p=2">Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology</a>: those elements contained in Divisions 8, 15, 16 and 21 of Part 4; 2. That the various committees listed in point one that are authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-86 be authorized to meet for the purposes of their studies of those elements even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto; 3. That the various committees listed in point one that are authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-86 submit their final reports to the Senate no later than Tuesday, December 4, 2018; 4. That, as the reports from the various committees authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-86 are tabled in the Senate, they be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting; and 5. That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be simultaneously authorized to take any reports tabled under point four into consideration during its study of the subject matter of all of Bill C-86. </div> <div>Le 7 novembre 2018, le Sénat a adopté la motion suivante :Que, conformément à l’article 10-11(1) du Règlement, le <a href="https://sencanada.ca/fr/comites/nffn/etudesetprojetsdeloi/42-1?p=2">Comité sénatorial permanent des finances nationales</a> soit autorisé à étudier la teneur complète du projet de loi C-86, Loi no 2 portant exécution de certaines dispositions du budget déposé au Parlement le 27 février 2018 et mettant en œuvre d’autres mesures, déposé à la Chambre des communes le 29 octobre 2018, avant que ce projet de loi soit soumis au Sénat; Que le Comité sénatorial permanent des finances nationales soit autorisé à se réunir pour les fins de son examen de la teneur du projet de loi C-86 même si le Sénat siège à ce moment-là, l’application de l’article 12-18(1) du Règlement étant suspendue à cet égard; Que, de plus, et nonobstant toute pratique habituelle : 1. Les comités suivants soient individuellement autorisés à examiner la teneur des éléments suivants du projet de loi C-86 avant qu’il soit présenté au Sénat : a) le <a href="https://sencanada.ca/fr/comites/appa/etudesetprojetsdeloi/42-1">Comité sénatorial permanent des peuples autochtones</a> : les éléments des sections 11, 12 et 19 de la partie 4; b) le <a href="https://sencanada.ca/fr/comites/banc/etudesetprojetsdeloi/42-1">Comité sénatorial permanent des banques et du commerce</a> : les éléments des sections 3, 4, 6, 7 et 10 de la partie 4; c) le <a href="https://sencanada.ca/fr/comites/enev/etudesetprojetsdeloi/42-1">Comité sénatorial permanent de l’énergie, de l’environnement et des ressources naturelles</a> : les éléments de la section 5 de la partie 4; d) le <a href="https://sencanada.ca/fr/comites/aefa/etudesetprojetsdeloi/42-1">Comité sénatorial permanent des affaires étrangères et du commerce international</a> : les éléments de la section 13 de la partie 4; e) le <a href="https://sencanada.ca/fr/comites/trcm/etudesetprojetsdeloi/42-1">Comité sénatorial permanent des transports et des communications</a> : les éléments des sections 22 et 23 de la partie 4; f) le <a href="https://sencanada.ca/fr/comites/lcjc/etudesetprojetsdeloi/42-1">Comité sénatorial permanent des affaires juridiques et constitutionnelles</a> : les éléments de la section 20 de la partie 4; g) le <a href="https://sencanada.ca/fr/comites/soci/etudesetprojetsdeloi/42-1?p=2">Comité sénatorial permanent des affaires sociales, des sciences et de la technologie</a> : les éléments des sections 8, 15, 16 et 21 de la partie 4; 2. Que chacun des différents comités indiqués au point numéro un, qui sont autorisés à examiner la teneur de certains éléments du projet de loi C-86, soit autorisé à siéger pour les fins de son étude, même si le Sénat siège à ce moment-là, l’application de l’article 12-18(1) du Règlement étant suspendue à cet égard; 3. Que chacun des différents comités indiqués au point numéro un, qui sont autorisés à examiner la teneur de certains éléments du projet de loi C-86, soumette son rapport final au Sénat au plus tard le mardi 4 décembre 2018; 4. Que, au fur et à mesure que les rapports des comités autorisés à examiner la teneur de certains éléments du projet de loi C-86 seront déposés au Sénat, l’étude de ces rapports soit inscrite à l’ordre du jour de la prochaine séance; 5. Que le Comité sénatorial permanent des finances nationales soit simultanément autorisé à prendre en considération les rapports déposés conformément au point numéro quatre au cours de son examen de la teneur complète du projet de loi C-86. </div> <div>On November 7, 2018, the Senate adopted the following motion:That, in accordance with rule 10-11(1), the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/nffn/studiesandbills/42-1?p=2">Standing Senate Committee on National Finance</a> be authorized to examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on October 29, 2018, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate; That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to meet for the purposes of its study of the subject matter of Bill C-86 even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto; That, in addition, and notwithstanding any normal practice: 1. The following committees be separately authorized to examine the subject matter of the following elements contained in Bill C-86 in advance of it coming before the Senate: (a) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/appa/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples</a>: those elements contained in Divisions 11, 12 and 19 of Part 4; (b) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/banc/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce</a>: those elements contained in Divisions 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10 of Part 4; (c) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/enev/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources</a>: those elements contained in Division 5 of Part 4; (d) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/aefa/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade</a>: those elements contained in Division 13 of Part 4; (e) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/trcm/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications</a>: those elements contained in Divisions 22 and 23 of Part 4; (f) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/lcjc/studiesandbills/42-1">Standing Senate Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs</a>: those elements contained in Division 20 of Part 4; and (g) the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/soci/studiesandbills/42-1?p=2">Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology</a>: those elements contained in Divisions 8, 15, 16 and 21 of Part 4; 2. That the various committees listed in point one that are authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-86 be authorized to meet for the purposes of their studies of those elements even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto; 3. That the various committees listed in point one that are authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-86 submit their final reports to the Senate no later than Tuesday, December 4, 2018; 4. That, as the reports from the various committees authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-86 are tabled in the Senate, they be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting; and 5. That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be simultaneously authorized to take any reports tabled under point four into consideration during its study of the subject matter of all of Bill C-86. </div> <div>The pre-release version of this Legislative Summary is now available. Parliamentarians and their staff can obtain a copy by submitting a request or contacting the Library of Parliament. Members of the public can obtain a copy by contacting the Information Service at the Library of Parliament at Info@parl.gc.ca. On 29 October 2018, the Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures (Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Part 1 implements certain income tax and related measures by (a) introducing rules intended to provide greater certainty with respect to various tax consequences arising from certain foreign divisive reorganizations; (b) ensuring that the existing cross-border anti-surplus stripping rule cannot be circumvented through transactions involving the use of partnerships or trusts; (c) introducing rules to prevent misuse of the foreign accrual property income regime through the use of tracking interests involving foreign affiliates; (d) ensuring consistency between the trading or dealing in indebtedness rules and the investment business rules within the foreign accrual property income regime; (e) ensuring that the at-risk rules apply appropriately at each level of a tiered partnership structure; (f) providing that the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness can determine international operational missions for the purpose of the deduction available for income earned by members of the Canadian Forces or police officers on such missions; (g) amending the synthetic equity arrangement rules and securities lending arrangement rules to prevent the artificial generation of losses through the use of equity-based financial instruments; (h) ensuring that social assistance payments under certain programs do not preclude individuals from receiving the Canada Child Benefit; (i) ensuring that an individual who is eligible to receive the Canada Workers Benefit can receive the benefit without having to claim it; (j) introducing a refundable tax credit for the purposes of the climate action incentive; (k) providing allocation rules for losses applied against Part IV taxes; (l) preventing the creation of artificial losses on shares held as mark-to-market property by financial institutions; (m) revising the rules relating to the non-partisan political activities of charities; (n) ensuring that a taxpayer is subject to a three-year extended reassessment period in respect of any income, loss or other amount arising in connection with a foreign affiliate of the taxpayer; (o) providing the Canada Revenue Agency with an extended reassessment period of an additional three years, to the extent that the reassessment relates to the adjustment of a loss carryback for transactions involving a taxpayer and non-resident non-arm’s length persons; (p) extending the reassessment period of a taxpayer by the period of time during which a requirement for information or compliance order is contested; (q) requiring that information returns in respect of a taxpayer’s foreign affiliates be filed within 10 months after the end of the taxpayer’s taxation year; (r) enabling the disclosure of taxpayer and other confidential tax information to Canada’s bilateral mutual legal assistance treaty partners for the purposes of non-tax criminal investigations and prosecutions of certain serious crimes; and (s) providing a deduction for employee contributions to the enhanced portion of the Quebec Pension Plan. Part 1 also amends the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act to, among other things, define the term “agreement” as applying, among other things, to tax information exchange agreements and tax treaties to which Canada is a party, and provide for orders to produce financial information for the purposes of investigation and prosecution of certain offences set out in subsection 462.48(1.1) of the Criminal Code. The enactment also amends paragraph 462.48(2)(c) of the Criminal Code to provide that information may also be gathered under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act and under the Excise Act, 2001. Part 2 implements certain Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) measures by (a) replacing the requirement that GST/HST be collected on a sale of carbon emission allowances with a requirement that the purchaser self-assess that GST/HST; (b) extending the assessment period for group registered education savings plan trusts that make a special relieving election in respect of their past HST liability; (c) introducing GST/HST rules in respect of investment limited partnerships; (d) clarifying the intended tax policy of excluding books that are sold by a public service body from the GST/HST rebate for printed books; (e) introducing amendments similar to those to the Income Tax Act to extend the assessment period of a person by the period of time during which a requirement for information or compliance order is contested; and (f) introducing amendments similar to those to the Income Tax Act to enable the disclosure of confidential information to Canada’s bilateral mutual legal assistance treaty partners, or to Canadian police officers, for the purposes of non-tax criminal investigations and prosecution of certain serious crimes. Part 3 implements certain excise measures by (a) broadening the refund regime in respect of excise tax on diesel fuel to allow a vendor to apply for a refund where a purchaser will use excise tax-paid diesel fuel to generate electricity, if certain conditions are met; (b) introducing an anti-avoidance excise measure relating to the taxation of cannabis in respect of the rules establishing the value of a cannabis product on which an ad valorem duty is calculated; (c) introducing amendments to the Air Travellers Security Charge Act and the Excise Act, 2001 that are similar to those to the Income Tax Act to extend the assessment period of a person by the period of time during which a requirement for information or compliance order is contested; (d) introducing amendments to the Excise Act, 2001 that are similar to those to the Income Tax Act to enable the disclosure of confidential information to Canada’s bilateral mutual legal assistance treaty partners, or to Canadian police officers, for the purposes of non-tax criminal investigations and prosecution of certain serious crimes; and (e) making housekeeping amendments to the Excise Act, 2001 in order to ensure consistency between the English and French version of the legislation. Part 4 enacts and amends several Acts in order to implement various measures. Division 1 of Part 4 amends the Customs Tariff in order to simplify it and reduce the administrative burden for Canadian businesses and the Government of Canada by consolidating similar tariff items that have the same tariff rates and removing end-use provisions where appropriate. The amendments also clarify existing tariff provisions and make other technical amendments. Division 2 of Part 4 amends the Canada Pension Plan to modify the calculation of the amount to be attributed for a year in which a contributor is a family allowance recipient and their first or second additional contributory period begins or ends. Subdivision A of Division 3 of Part 4 amends the Trust and Loan Companies Act, the Bank Act and the Insurance Companies Act to, among other things, (a) establish thresholds below which the acquisition of control of certain entities, or the acquisition or increase of a substantial investment in them, does not require the approval of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions; (b) allow financial institutions to invest in the Canadian business growth fund; and (c) ensure that customers can provide consent electronically to receive electronic documents. It also corrects a reference to the Insurance Companies Act in the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1. Subdivision B of Division 3 of Part 4 amends the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act to, among other things, (a) make technical amendments to clarify the method of calculating insured deposits, to remove outdated references, to repeal certain provisions not yet in force and to clarify that withdrawals made following the amalgamation of two or more member institutions or the continuance as a federal credit union will be considered to be made from pre-existing deposits and that the separation of accounts following the amalgamation is limited to a period of two years; (b) exclude amounts borrowed by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation under paragraph 60.2(2)(c) of the Financial Administration Act from the calculation of the Corporation’s total principal indebtedness; and (c) clarify that the liquidator of a member institution of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation must not apply the law of set-off or compensation to a claim related to insured deposits. It also repeals two sections of the Financial System Review Act. Subdivision C of Division 3 of Part 4 amends the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, the Trust and Loan Companies Act, the Bank Act and the Insurance Companies Act to, among other things, clarify that providing legally privileged information to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions does not constitute a waiver of the privilege. Division 4 of Part 4 amends the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act to remove the right of persons to decide not to proceed further with importing or exporting currency or monetary instruments that are required to be reported. Division 5 of Part 4 amends the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act to, among other things, allow for the application, within the offshore area, of the provincial greenhouse gas pricing regime and to confer powers and impose duties and functions on the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board for the application of that regime. It also amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to provide that the provincial regime does not apply if the offshore area is mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act. Finally, it amends the Offshore Health and Safety Act to postpone the repeal of certain regulations. Division 6 of Part 4 amends the Canada Business Corporations Act to set out criteria for identifying individuals with significant control over a corporation. The Division also sets out a requirement for a corporation that meets certain criteria to keep a register of individuals with significant control and requirements respecting the information to be recorded in it. Finally, the Division includes applicable offences and punishments. Subdivision A of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Patent Act in order to (a) provide a regulation-making authority for the establishment of requirements for written demands relating to patents; (b) specify that an act committed for the purpose of experimentation relating to the subject matter of a patent is not an infringement of the patent and that licencing commitments that bind the owner of a standard-essential patent or the holder of a certificate of supplementary protection that sets out such a patent bind any subsequent owners or holders; (c) expand the rights of a person in respect of a claim in a patent who meets the requirements to be considered a prior user; (d) ensure that patent prosecution histories may be admissible into evidence for certain purposes; (e) clarify when a late fee must be paid in respect of divisional applications as well as when the confidentiality period begins in the case where a request for priority is deemed never to have been made. Subdivision B of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Trade-marks Act to, among other things, (a) add bad faith as a ground of opposition to the registration of a trade-mark and for the invalidation of a trade-mark registration; (b) prevent the owner of a registered trade-mark from obtaining relief for acts done contrary to section 19, 20 or 22 of that Act during the first three years after the trade-mark is registered unless the trade-mark was in use in Canada during that period or special circumstances exist that excuse the absence of use; (c) clarify that the prohibitions in subparagraph 9(1)(n)(iii) and section 11 of that Act do not apply with respect to a badge, crest, emblem or mark that was the subject of a public notice of adoption and use as an official mark if the entity that made the request for the public notice is not a public authority or no longer exists; and (d) modernize the conduct of various proceedings before the Registrar of Trade-marks, including by providing the Registrar with additional powers in such proceedings. It also makes certain housekeeping amendments to provisions of the Trade-marks Act that are enacted by the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1 and the Combating Counterfeit Products Act. Subdivision C of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Copyright Act in order to specify that certain information is not permitted to be included within a notice under the notice and notice regime and to provide for a regulation-making power to prohibit further types of information from being included within such a notice. Subdivision D of Division 7 of Part 4 enacts the College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents Act. That Act establishes the College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents, which is to be responsible for the regulation of patent agents and trade-mark agents in the public interest. That Act, among other things, (a) requires that individuals obtain a licence in order to act as patent agents or trade-mark agents and that licensees comply with a code of professional conduct; (b) authorizes the College’s Investigations Committee to receive complaints and conduct investigations into whether a licensee has committed professional misconduct or was incompetent; (c) authorizes the College’s Discipline Committee to impose disciplinary measures if it decides that a licensee has committed professional misconduct or was incompetent; and (d) creates new offences of claiming to be a patent agent or trade-mark agent and unauthorized representation before the Patent Office or the Office of the Registrar of Trade-marks. That Subdivision also makes consequential amendments to certain Acts. Subdivision E of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to provide that intellectual property users may preserve their usage rights when intellectual property rights are sold or disposed of in an insolvency proceeding or when the agreement relating to such property rights is disclaimed or resiliated in such a proceeding. It also amends the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to provide that intellectual property users may preserve their usage rights when intellectual property rights are sold or disposed of. Subdivision F of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act to provide that the head of a government institution may refuse to disclose, under either of those Acts, information that is subject to the privilege set out in section 16.1 of the Patent Act or section 51.13 of the Trade-marks Act. It makes a related amendment to the Pest Control Products Act. Subdivision G of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the National Research Council Act to clarify that the National Research Council of Canada has the authority to dispose of all forms of intellectual property that it develops, including future rights to such property and to provide the Council with the authority to dispose of real, personal, movable and immovable property, complementing the current provision in the Act that allows it to acquire such property. Subdivision H of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Copyright Act in order to modernize the legislative framework relating to the Copyright Board so as to improve the timeliness and clarity of its proceedings and decision-making processes. More specifically, it repeals spent provisions and (a) codifies the Board’s mandate and establishes decision-making criteria; (b) establishes new timelines in respect of Board matters, including earlier filing dates for proposed tariffs and longer effective periods for approved tariffs, and empowers the Governor in Council to make additional timelines by regulation; (c) formalizes case management of Board proceedings; (d) reduces the number of matters that must be considered by the Board; (e) streamlines procedural steps across different tariff contexts, maintaining differences between them only where necessary; (f) amends relevant enforcement provisions, including the availability of statutory damages for certain parties in respect of Board-set royalty rates and enforcement of Board-set terms and conditions; and (g) modernizes existing language and structure for greater clarity and consistency. Division 8 of Part 4 amends the Employment Insurance Act to, among other things, increase the maximum number of weeks for which parental benefits may be paid if these benefits are divided between claimants. It also amends the Canada Labour Code to, among other things, increase the aggregate amount of leave that may be taken by employees under sections 206.1 and 206.2 if that leave is divided between employees. Division 9 of Part 4 enacts the Canadian Gender Budgeting Act in order to state the Government’s policy of promoting gender equality and inclusiveness by taking gender and diversity into consideration in the budget process. It also establishes related reporting requirements. Division 10 of Part 4 amends the Bank Act to strengthen provisions that apply to a bank or an authorized foreign bank in relation to the protection of customers and the public. It implements enhancements in the areas of corporate governance, responsible business conduct, disclosure and transparency, and redress. It also amends the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act to strengthen the mandate of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and grant additional powers to that Agency. Division 11 of Part 4 amends the First Nations Land Management Act to give effect to amendments to the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management respecting, among other things, procedures for obtaining community approval of a land code, the lands to which a land code may apply, the addition of lands to First Nation land by order of the Minister and the transfer of capital moneys. Division 12 of Part 4 amends the First Nations Fiscal Management Act to, among other things, (a) enable more Aboriginal organizations and First Nations to benefit from the provisions of the Act in order to strengthen their financial management systems and give them access to long-term financing; (b) address certain administrative issues identified by the bodies established under the Act; and (c) provide another option for First Nations to access moneys held by Her Majesty for their use and benefit. Division 13 of Part 4 amends the Export and Import Permits Act to give the Minister of Foreign Affairs the authority to issue an import allocation for goods that are included on the Import Control List under subsection 5(6) of that Act. Division 14 of Part 4 enacts the Pay Equity Act to establish a proactive process for the achievement of pay equity by the redressing of the systemic gender-based discrimination experienced by employees who occupy positions in predominantly female job classes. The new Act requires federal public and private sector employers that have 10 or more employees to establish and maintain a pay equity plan within set time frames so as to identify and correct differences in compensation between predominantly female and predominantly male job classes for which the work performed is of equal value. The new Act provides for the powers, duties and functions of a Pay Equity Commissioner, which include facilitating the resolution of disputes, conducting compliance audits and investigating disputes, objections and complaints, as well as making orders and imposing administrative monetary penalties for violations of that Act. The new Act also requires the Pay Equity Commissioner to report annually to Parliament on the administration and enforcement of the new Act. Division 14 also amends the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act to provide for the application of the Pay Equity Act to parliamentary employers with certain adaptations and without limiting the powers, privileges and immunities of the Senate, the House of Commons and the members of those Houses. It also makes the Minister of Labour responsible for the administration of the Federal Contractors Program for Pay Equity. Finally, it makes related and consequential amendments to certain Acts and repeals the section of the Budget Implementation Act, 2009 that enacts the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act. Subdivision A of Division 15 of Part 4 amends the Canada Labour Code to, among other things, (a) provide five days of paid leave for victims of family violence, a personal leave of five days with three paid days, an unpaid leave for court or jury duty and a fourth week of annual vacation with pay for employees who have completed at least 10 consecutive years of employment; (b) eliminate minimum length of service requirements for leaves and general holiday pay and reduce the length of service requirement for three weeks of vacation with pay; (c) prohibit differences in rate of wages based on the employment status of employees; (d) address continuity of employment issues when a work, undertaking or business becomes federally regulated or in cases of contract retendering; and (e) update group and individual termination provisions by increasing the minimum notice of termination. Subdivision B of Division 15 of Part 4 amends the Canada Labour Code to allow the Minister of Labour to designate a Head of Compliance and Enforcement who will exercise most of the powers and perform most of the duties and functions that are related to the administration and enforcement of Parts II, III and IV of the Code. Division 16 of Part 4 amends the Wage Earner Protection Program Act to, among other things, increase the maximum amount that may be paid to an individual under the Act, expand the definition of eligible wages, expand the conditions under which a payment may be made under the Act and create additional requirements related to Her Majesty in right of Canada’s right of subrogation in respect of payments made under the Act. Division 17 of Part 4 amends the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act and the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act to harmonize the periods within which the reports under those Acts must be laid before Parliament in order to better communicate Canada’s international development efforts. It also repeals the definition of “official development assistance” in the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act and confers the power to define this expression by regulation. Division 17 also enacts the International Financial Assistance Act, which provides the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister for International Development with powers, duties and functions to support the delivery of a sovereign loans program, an international assistance innovation program and a federal international assistance program that promotes the mitigation of or adaptation to climate change through repayable contributions. Division 18 of Part 4 enacts the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act which, among other things, establishes the Department for Women and Gender Equality to assist the Minister responsible for that department in exercising or performing the Minister’s powers, duties and functions that extend to and include all matters relating to women and gender equality, including the advancement of equality in respect of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression and the promotion of a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors. It also contains transitional provisions. Finally, Division 18 makes consequential amendments to other Acts. Division 19 of Part 4 enacts the Addition of Lands to Reserves and Reserve Creation Act which authorizes a Minister, designated by the Governor in Council, to set apart lands as reserves for the use and benefit of First Nations. The Division also repeals Part 2 of the Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act and the Claim Settlements (Alberta and Saskatchewan) Implementation Act. Division 20 of Part 4 amends section 715.42 of the Criminal Code to require the publication of any decision not to publish a remediation agreement or order related to that agreement and of any decision related to the review of such a decision, to specify that the court may make the first decision subject to a condition, including one related to the duration of non-publication, and to allow anyone to request a review of that decision. Division 21 of Part 4 enacts the Poverty Reduction Act, which sets out two targets for poverty reduction in Canada. Division 22 of Part 4 amends the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to, among other things, (a) authorize the Governor in Council to make regulations respecting the protection of the marine environment from the impacts of navigation and shipping activities; (b) authorize the Minister of Transport to (i) make an interim order to mitigate risks to marine safety or to the marine environment, and (ii) exempt any person or vessel from the application of any provision of that Act or the regulations if doing so would allow the undertaking of research and development that may enhance marine safety or environmental protection; (c) increase the maximum amount of an administrative penalty that the Governor in Council may fix by regulation; (d) authorize the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, pollution response officers and accompanying persons to enter private property in the case of a discharge of oil from a vessel or oil handling facility; and (e) double the administration monetary penalties for certain violations. Division 23 of Part 4 amends the Marine Liability Act to modernize the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund, including, among other things, (a) removing the Fund’s per-occurrence limit of liability; (b) in the event that the Fund is depleted, authorizing the temporary transfer to the Fund of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund; (c) modernizing the Fund’s levy so that the Fund is replenished by receivers and exporters of oil; (d) ensuring that the Fund’s liability for claims for economic losses caused by oil pollution aligns with international conventions; (e) providing that the Fund is liable for the costs and expenses incurred by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans or any other person in respect of preventive measures when the occurrence for which those costs and expenses were incurred has not yet created a grave and imminent threat of causing oil pollution damage; (f) authorizing the provision of up-front emergency funding out of the Fund to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans for significant oil pollution incidents; (g) creating an expedited, simplified process for small claims to the Fund; and (h) providing for administrative monetary penalties for contraventions of specified or designated provisions under that Act.</div> <div>La version préliminaire du présent résumé législatif est maintenant disponible. Les parlementaires peuvent en obtenir un exemplaire en présentant une demande avec la Bibliothèque du Parlement. Les membres du public peuvent en obtenir un exemplaire auprès de la Bibliothèque du Parlement à Info@parl.gc.ca. Le 29 octobre 2018, le Ministre des Finances a déposé le projet de loi C-86, Loi no 2 portant exécution de certaines dispositions du budget déposé au Parlement le 27 février 2018 et mettant en oeuvre d'autres mesures (Loi no 2 d'exécution du budget de 2018), à la Chambre des communes en première lecture. La partie 1 met en œuvre certaines mesures relatives à l’impôt sur le revenu et des mesures connexes pour?: a) instaurer des règles visant à préciser davantage les diverses conséquences fiscales découlant de certaines réorganisations de sociétés non-résidentes par division; b) veiller à ce que la règle actuelle concernant le dépouillement de surplus transfrontaliers ne soit pas contournée par le recours à des opérations impliquant des sociétés de personnes ou des fiducies; c) instaurer des règles visant à prévenir l’utilisation inappropriée du régime afférent au revenu étranger accumulé, tiré de biens par le recours à des participations de référence impliquant des sociétés étrangères affiliées; d) assurer la cohérence entre les règles sur le commerce de dettes et les règles sur les entreprises de placement dans le cadre du régime afférent au revenu étranger accumulé, tiré de biens; e) s’assurer que les règles sur la fraction à risques s’appliquent de façon appropriée à tous les niveaux d’une structure par paliers de sociétés de personnes; f) prévoir que le ministre de la Sécurité publique et de la Protection civile peut déterminer des missions opérationnelles internationales auxquelles s’applique la déduction visant le revenu gagné par les membres des Forces canadiennes et les agents de police affectés à ces missions; g) modifier les règles visant les arrangements de capitaux propres synthétiques ainsi que les règles sur les mécanismes de prêt de valeurs mobilières afin de prévenir la création de pertes artificielles par le recours à des instruments financiers fondés sur les capitaux propres; h) s’assurer que les prestations d’assistance sociale dans le cadre de certains programmes n’empêchent pas les particuliers de recevoir l’Allocation canadienne pour enfants; i) veiller à ce qu’un particulier qui a droit à l’Allocation canadienne pour les travailleurs puisse la recevoir sans avoir à en faire la demande; j) instaurer un crédit d’impôt remboursable lié aux paiements prévus dans le cadre de l’incitatif à agir pour le climat; k) prévoir des règles sur l’attribution de pertes appliquées en réduction de l’impôt de la partie IV; l) prévenir la création de pertes artificielles sur les actions détenues par des institutions financières à titre de biens évalués à la valeur du marché; m) réviser les règles portant sur les activités politiques non partisanes des organismes de bienfaisance; n) s’assurer qu’un contribuable est assujetti à une période de nouvelle cotisation prolongée de trois ans relativement à tous les revenus, pertes ou autres montants relatifs à une société étrangère affiliée du contribuable; o) accorder à l’Agence du revenu du Canada une période de nouvelle cotisation prolongée de trois ans de plus, dans la mesure où la nouvelle cotisation vise le redressement d’un report de pertes pour des opérations touchant un contribuable et des personnes non-résidentes ayant un lien de dépendance; p) prolonger la période de nouvelle cotisation d’un contribuable par la durée de la contestation d’une demande péremptoire de renseignements ou d’une ordonnance d’exécution; q) exiger la production de déclarations de renseignements relatives aux sociétés étrangères affiliées d’un contribuable dans les 10 mois suivant la fin de l’année d’imposition du contribuable; r) permettre la communication de renseignements concernant les contribuables et d’autres renseignements fiscaux confidentiels aux partenaires de conventions bilatérales d’entraide juridique du Canada aux fins d’enquêtes criminelles de nature non fiscale et de poursuites liées à certains crimes graves; s) prévoir une déduction pour les cotisations des employés à la partie bonifiée du Régime de rentes du Québec. La partie 1 modifie aussi la Loi sur l’entraide juridique en matière criminelle afin notamment de définir le terme «?accord?» comme s’appliquant, entre autres, aux accords d’échange de renseignements fiscaux et aux traités fiscaux auxquels le Canada est partie et de prévoir des ordonnances de production de renseignements financiers aux fins d’enquêtes et de poursuites relatives aux infractions prévues au paragraphe 462.48(1.1) du Code criminel. Elle modifie également l’alinéa 462.48(2)c) du Code criminel afin de prévoir que des renseignements peuvent aussi être recueillis au titre de la partie IX de la Loi sur la taxe d’accise et de la Loi de 2001 sur l’accise. La partie 2 met en œuvre certaines mesures relatives à la taxe sur les produits et services/taxe de vente harmonisée (TPS/TVH) pour?: a) remplacer l’obligation de percevoir la TPS/TVH lors de la vente d’unités d’émission de carbone par une obligation d’autocotisation de cette TPS/TVH par l’acheteur; b) prolonger la période de cotisation pour les fiducies de régimes enregistrés d’épargne-études collectifs qui font un choix spécial d’allègement relativement à leurs obligations antérieures de payer la TVH; c) instaurer des règles sur la TPS/TVH relativement aux sociétés en commandite de placement; d) préciser l’intention sur le plan de la politique fiscale visant à exclure les livres vendus par un organisme de service public du remboursement de la TPS/TVH pour les livres imprimés; e) instaurer des modifications semblables à celles de la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu afin de prolonger la période de cotisation d’une personne par la durée de la contestation d’une demande péremptoire de renseignements ou d’une ordonnance d’exécution; f) instaurer des modifications semblables à celles de la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu afin de permettre la communication de renseignements confidentiels aux partenaires de conventions bilatérales d’entraide juridique du Canada, ou aux policiers canadiens, aux fins d’enquêtes criminelles de nature non fiscale et de poursuites liées à certains crimes graves. La partie 3 met en œuvre certaines mesures relatives à l’accise pour?: a) élargir le régime de remboursements relativement à la taxe d’accise sur le combustible diesel afin de permettre à un vendeur de demander un remboursement lorsqu’un acheteur utilisera le combustible diesel sur lequel la taxe d’accise a été payée pour produire de l’électricité, si certaines conditions sont remplies; b) instaurer une mesure anti-évitement relative à l’accise liée à la taxation du cannabis portant sur les règles qui déterminent la valeur d’un produit du cannabis sur lequel un droit ad valorem est calculé; c) instaurer des modifications à la Loi sur le droit pour la sécurité des passagers du transport aérien et à la Loi de 2001 sur l’accise, semblables à celles de la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu, afin de prolonger la période de cotisation d’une personne par la durée de la contestation d’une demande péremptoire de renseignements ou d’une ordonnance d’exécution; d) instaurer des modifications à la Loi de 2001 sur l’accise, semblables à celles de la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu, afin de permettre la communication de renseignements confidentiels aux partenaires de conventions bilatérales d’entraide juridique du Canada, ou aux policiers canadiens, aux fins d’enquêtes criminelles de nature non fiscale et de poursuites liées à certains crimes graves; e) effectuer des modifications d’ordre administratif à la Loi de 2001 sur l’accise afin d’assurer la cohérence des versions anglaise et française de cette loi. La partie 4 met en œuvre diverses mesures, notamment par l’édiction et la modification de plusieurs lois. La section 1 de la partie 4 modifie le Tarif des douanes afin de le simplifier et d’alléger le fardeau administratif des entreprises canadiennes et du gouvernement fédéral. Les modifications regroupent les numéros tarifaires similaires ayant les mêmes taux de droits et suppriment, au besoin, certaines dispositions concernant l’utilisation finale. Elles apportent aussi des précisions ayant trait à l’intention du législateur sur certaines dispositions tarifaires et d’autres changements de nature administrative. La section 2 de la partie 4 modifie le Régime de pensions du Canada afin de modifier le calcul du montant à attribuer à l’égard de toute année au cours de laquelle commence ou prend fin la première ou la deuxième période cotisable supplémentaire d’un cotisant bénéficiaire d’une allocation familiale. La sous-section A de la section 3 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur les sociétés de fiducie et de prêt, la Loi sur les banques et la Loi sur les sociétés d’assurances afin, notamment?: a) de fixer un seuil en dessous duquel l’acquisition du contrôle de certaines entités ou l’acquisition ou l’augmentation d’un intérêt de groupe financier dans certaines d’entre elles ne serait pas assujettie à l’approbation du surintendant des institutions financières; b) de permettre aux institutions financières d’investir dans le fonds de croissance des entreprises du Canada; c) de s’assurer que les clients puissent donner, par voie électronique, leur consentement à recevoir des documents électroniques. Elle modifie également la Loi no 1 d’exécution du budget de 2018 afin de corriger un renvoi à la Loi sur les sociétés d’assurances. La sous-section B de la section 3 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur la Société d’assurance-dépôts du Canada afin, notamment?: a) d’apporter des modifications techniques précisant la méthode de calcul des dépôts assurés, supprimant les références désuètes, abrogeant certaines dispositions non en vigueur et précisant que les retraits effectués à la suite de la fusion de deux ou de plusieurs institutions membres ou à la suite d’une prorogation en tant que coopérative de crédit fédérale seront considérés comme imputés aux dépôts effectués avant la fusion et que la séparation des comptes après la fusion est limitée à une période de deux ans; b) d’exclure les prêts consentis à la Société d’assurance-dépôts du Canada sous le régime de l’alinéa 60.2(2)c) de la Loi sur la gestion des finances publiques du calcul du passif réel de la Société résultant du principal des prêts qui lui sont consentis; c) de préciser que le liquidateur d’une institution membre de la Société d’assurance-dépôts du Canada ne peut opposer une compensation de créance liée à des dépôts assurés. Elle abroge également deux articles de la Loi sur la révision du système financier. La sous-section C de la section 3 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières, la Loi sur les sociétés de fiducie et de prêt, la Loi sur les banques et la Loi sur les sociétés d’assurances afin, notamment, de préciser que le fait de fournir au surintendant des institutions financières des renseignements protégés par la loi ne constitue pas une renonciation à cette protection. La section 4 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur le recyclage des produits de la criminalité et le financement des activités terroristes pour supprimer aux personnes tenues de déclarer des effets ou espèces le droit de renoncer à poursuivre leur importation ou exportation. La section 5 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi de mise en œuvre de l’Accord atlantique Canada?—?Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador afin, notamment de permettre l’application, dans la zone extracôtière, du régime provincial de tarification des gaz à effet de serre et de conférer à l’Office Canada?—?Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador des hydrocarbures extracôtiers des attributions pour l’application de ce régime. Elle modifie en outre la Loi sur la tarification de la pollution causée par les gaz à effet de serre pour prévoir la non-application du régime provincial dès que la zone extracôtière est mentionnée à la partie 2 de l’annexe 1 de cette loi. Enfin, elle modifie la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité dans la zone extracôtière pour reporter l’abrogation de certains règlements. La section 6 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions afin d’énoncer les critères permettant d’établir qu’un particulier a un contrôle significatif d’une société. Elle prévoit également l’obligation pour les sociétés, satisfaisant à certains critères, de tenir un registre des particuliers ayant un contrôle important de la société, ainsi que les renseignements qui doivent y figurer. Enfin, la section prévoit des infractions et les peines applicables. La sous-section A de la section 7 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur les brevets afin?: a) de prévoir un pouvoir de réglementation pour l’établissement d’exigences relatives aux demandes écrites portant sur les brevets; b) de préciser qu’un acte effectué dans un but d’expérimentation à l’égard de l’objet d’un brevet ne constitue pas une contrefaçon du brevet et qu’un engagement d’accorder une licence, qui lie le titulaire d’un brevet essentiel à une norme ou d’un certificat de protection supplémentaire qui mentionne un tel brevet, lie tout titulaire subséquent du brevet ou du certificat; c) d’étendre les droits, à l’égard d’une revendication se rapportant à un brevet, de toute personne qui satisfait aux conditions lui permettant d’être considérée comme un utilisateur antérieur; d) d’assurer, à certaines fins, l’admissibilité en preuve de communications produites dans le cadre de poursuites antérieures à l’égard d’un brevet; e) de clarifier à quel moment des frais de retard doivent être payés à l’égard d’une demande complémentaire et à quel moment la période de confidentialité commence dans les cas où une demande de priorité est réputée ne jamais avoir été faite. La sous-section B de la section 7 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur les marques de commerce afin, notamment?: a) d’ajouter la mauvaise foi comme motif d’opposition à l’enregistrement d’une marque de commerce et comme motif d’invalidation de l’enregistrement d’une marque de commerce; b) d’empêcher les propriétaires d’une marque de commerce déposée d’obtenir réparation pour tout acte contraire aux articles 19, 20 ou 22 de cette loi accompli pendant les trois premières années qui suivent l’enregistrement, à moins que la marque de commerce a été employée au Canada au cours de cette période ou que le défaut d’emploi était attribuable à des circonstances spéciales qui le justifient; c) de préciser que les interdictions prévues au sous-alinéa 9(1)n)(iii) et à l’article 11 de cette loi ne s’appliquent pas à l’égard d’un insigne, d’un écusson, d’une marque ou d’un emblème qui a fait l’objet d’un avis public d’adoption et emploi d’une marque officielle, si l’entité qui a en fait la demande n’est pas une autorité publique ou n’existe plus; d) de moderniser la conduite de diverses procédures intentées devant le registraire des marques de commerce, notamment en donnant au registraire des pouvoirs additionnels dans le cadre de ces procédures. Elle apporte également des modifications d’ordre administratif à certaines dispositions de la Loi sur les marques de commerce édictées par la Loi no 1 sur le plan d’action économique de 2014 et la Loi visant à combattre la contrefaçon de produits. La sous-section C de la section 7 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur le droit d’auteur pour préciser que certains renseignements ne peuvent être inclus dans un avis aux termes du régime d’avis et avis en plus de prévoir un pouvoir de réglementation afin d’interdire l’inclusion d’autres renseignements dans un avis aux termes du régime. La sous-section D de la section 7 de la partie 4 édicte la Loi sur le Collège des agents de brevets et des agents de marques de commerce. Cette loi constitue le Collège des agents de brevets et des agents de marques de commerce, qui aura pour mission de régir les agents de brevets et les agents de marques de commerce dans l’intérêt du public. La loi, notamment?: a) exige des personnes physiques qu’elles obtiennent un permis pour exercer la profession d’agent de brevets ou d’agent de marques de commerce et que les titulaires de permis respectent un code de déontologie; b) autorise le comité d’enquête du Collège à recevoir des plaintes et à mener des enquêtes pour établir si des titulaires de permis ont commis des manquements professionnels ou ont fait preuve d’incompétence; c) autorise le comité de discipline du Collège à imposer des mesures disciplinaires lorsqu’il décide qu’un titulaire de permis a commis un manquement professionnel ou a fait preuve d’incompétence; d) crée des infractions relatives au fait de prétendre être un agent de brevets ou un agent de marques de commerce et aux représentations non autorisées devant le Bureau des brevets ou le Bureau du registraire des marques de commerce. Cette sous-section apporte également des modifications corrélatives à des lois. La sous-section E de la section 7 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur la faillite et l’insolvabilité afin de prévoir que les utilisateurs d’un droit de propriété intellectuelle peuvent conserver ce droit d’utilisation lorsque le droit de propriété intellectuelle est compris dans une disposition d’actifs dans le cadre d’une procédure d’insolvabilité ou si le contrat s’y rapportant est résilié au cours d’une telle procédure. Elle modifie également la Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies afin de prévoir que les utilisateurs d’un droit de propriété intellectuelle peuvent conserver ce droit d’utilisation lorsque le droit de propriété intellectuelle est compris dans une disposition d’actifs. La sous-section F de la section 7 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur l’accès à l’information et la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels pour prévoir que le responsable d’une institution fédérale peut refuser de communiquer des renseignements protégés aux termes des articles 16.1 de la Loi sur les brevets ou 51.13 de la Loi sur les marques de commerce. Elle apporte également une modification connexe à la Loi sur les produits antiparasitaires. La sous-section G de la section 7 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur le Conseil national de recherches afin de préciser que le Conseil national de recherches du Canada peut disposer de toutes les formes de propriété intellectuelle dont il est à l’origine, y compris les droits de propriété intellectuelle éventuels, et qu’il peut également disposer des meubles et des immeubles et des biens personnels et réels que cette loi lui permet déjà d’acquérir. La sous-section H de la section 7 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur le droit d’auteur afin de moderniser le cadre législatif relatif à la Commission du droit d’auteur et ainsi clarifier les procédures et les processus décisionnels de celle-ci et en réduire le temps de traitement. De manière plus précise, la présente section abroge certaines dispositions désuètes et?: a) codifie le mandat de la Commission et établit les critères décisionnels; b) établit de nouveaux délais relativement aux affaires dont la Commission est saisie, notamment en prévoyant que le dépôt d’un projet de tarif s’effectue plus tôt et que celui-ci s’applique pour une période plus longue, et en permettant au gouverneur en conseil d’établir par règlement des délais additionnels; c) officialise la gestion de l’instance des affaires dont la Commission est saisie; d) réduit le nombre d’affaires que la Commission doit entendre; e) harmonise les différents processus relatifs aux tarifs en ne conservant que les différences essentielles; f) modifie les dispositions d’application pertinentes y compris l’accès aux dommages-intérêts préétablis pour certaines parties relativement aux redevances fixées par la Commission et l’application des modalités fixées par elle; g) apporte plus de clarté et de cohérence à la loi, en modernisant son libellé et sa structure. La section 8 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur l’assurance-emploi afin, notamment, d’augmenter le nombre maximal de semaines de prestations parentales qui peuvent être versées lorsque ces prestations sont partagées entre les prestataires. Elle modifie également le Code canadien du travail afin notamment d’augmenter la durée maximale de l’ensemble des congés prévus aux articles 206.1 et 206.2 lorsqu’ils sont partagés entre les employés. La section 9 de la partie 4 édicte la Loi sur la budgétisation sensible aux sexes, laquelle énonce la politique gouvernementale de promotion de l’égalité des sexes et d’une société plus inclusive par la prise en compte des sexes et de la diversité dans le cadre du processus budgétaire et établit des obligations afférentes de faire rapport. La section 10 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur les banques afin de renforcer les dispositions applicables aux banques et aux banques étrangères autorisées relativement à la protection des clients et du public. De plus, elle met en œuvre des améliorations dans les domaines de l’administration des banques, des comportements commerciaux responsables, de la divulgation et de la transparence et des recours. Enfin, elle modifie la Loi sur l’Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada afin de renforcer le mandat de l’Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada et d’accorder des pouvoirs supplémentaires à celle-ci. La section 11 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur la gestion des terres des premières nations afin de mettre en œuvre les modifications apportées à l’Accord-cadre relatif à la gestion des terres des premières nations, notamment en ce qui concerne les procédures de consultation populaire pour l’approbation d’un code foncier, les terres auxquelles un code foncier peut s’appliquer, l’ajout aux terres des premières nations par arrêté et le transfert des sommes d’argent provenant du compte en capital. La section 12 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur la gestion financière des premières nations pour, notamment?: a) permettre à plus d’organisations autochtones et de Premières Nations de profiter des dispositions de la Loi afin de renforcer leurs systèmes de gestion financière et leur donner accès à du financement à long terme; b) corriger des questions administratives cernées par les organismes constitués par la Loi; c) offrir aux Premières Nations une autre option pour accéder aux fonds détenus par Sa Majesté à leur usage et à leur profit. La section 13 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur les licences d’exportation et d’importation pour permettre au ministre des Affaires étrangères de délivrer une autorisation d’importation à l’égard de marchandises inscrites sur la liste des marchandises d’importation contrôlée en vertu du paragraphe 5(6) de cette loi. La section 14 de la partie 4 édicte la Loi sur l’équité salariale afin d’établir un processus proactif qui vise l’atteinte de l’équité salariale et permet de remédier à la discrimination systémique fondée sur le sexe subie par les employés occupant des postes dans des catégories d’emploi à prédominance féminine. La nouvelle loi exige que les employeurs des secteurs public et privé relevant de la compétence fédérale et comptant au moins dix employés établissent et maintiennent un plan d’équité salariale dans des délais prescrits afin d’identifier et de corriger les écarts de rémunération entre les catégories d’emploi à prédominance féminine et les catégories d’emploi à prédominance masculine lorsque la valeur du travail est égale. La nouvelle loi prévoit les attributions du Commissaire à l’équité salariale, dont la facilitation du règlement des différends, la conduite d’évaluations de conformité et d’enquêtes sur des questions faisant l’objet d’un différend, sur des objections ou des plaintes, la délivrance d’ordonnances et l’infliction de sanctions administratives pécuniaires pour des violations à la loi. En outre, elle oblige le Commissaire à l’équité salariale à déposer au Parlement un rapport annuel sur son exécution et son contrôle d’application. La section 14 modifie également la Loi sur les relations de travail au Parlement afin de prévoir l’application de la Loi sur l’équité salariale aux employeurs parlementaires, sous réserve d’adaptations et sans restreindre de quelque façon les pouvoirs, privilèges et immunités du Sénat, de la Chambre des communes, des sénateurs et des députés. En outre, elle charge le ministre du Travail de l’administration du Programme de contrats fédéraux pour l’équité salariale. Enfin, elle apporte des modifications connexes et corrélatives à d’autres lois et abroge l’article de la Loi d’exécution du budget de 2009 édictant la Loi sur l’équité dans la rémunération du secteur public. La sous-section A de la section 15 de la partie 4 modifie le Code canadien du travail afin, notamment?: a) de prévoir cinq jours de congé payés pour les victimes de violence familiale, un congé personnel de cinq jours avec trois jours payés, un congé sans solde pour fonctions judiciaires et, pour les employés qui ont terminé au moins 10 années de service consécutives, une quatrième semaine de congé annuel payé; b) d’éliminer les périodes de service requises pour donner droit aux congés et à l’indemnité de congé pour les jours fériés et de réduire la période de service requise pour donner droit à trois semaines de congés annuels payés; c) d’interdire les différences dans les taux de salaire en fonction de la situation d’emploi des employés; d) de régler les problèmes liés à la continuité de l’emploi lorsqu’une installation, un ouvrage ou une entreprise devient assujetti à la réglementation fédérale ou dans les cas d’appel d’offres; e) de mettre à jour les dispositions sur les licenciements collectifs et individuels en augmentant le préavis minimal de cessation d’emploi. La sous-section B de la section 15 de la partie 4 modifie le Code canadien du travail afin de permettre au ministre du Travail de désigner un chef de la conformité et de l’application, lequel exercera la plupart des attributions liées à l’administration et à l’application des parties II, III et IV de cette loi. La section 16 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur le Programme de protection des salariés afin, notamment, d’augmenter le montant maximal des prestations à verser aux personnes physiques au titre de la présente loi, d’élargir la définition de salaire admissible et les conditions auxquelles les prestations peuvent être versées au titre de cette loi et d’établir des obligations additionnelles relatives au droit de Sa Majesté du chef du Canada d’être subrogée dans les droits relatifs aux versements effectués au titre de cette loi. La section 17 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur les accords de Bretton Woods et des accords connexes, la Loi sur l’Accord portant création de la Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement et la Loi sur la responsabilité en matière d’aide au développement officielle afin d’harmoniser les délais du dépôt des rapports exigés par ces lois au Parlement pour mieux communiquer les efforts déployés par le Canada en matière d’aide internationale. Elle abroge la définition de «?aide au développement officielle?» de la Loi sur la responsabilité en matière d’aide au développement officielle et confère le pouvoir de définir cette expression par règlement. Elle édicte également la Loi sur l’aide financière internationale afin d’accorder au ministre des Affaires étrangères et au ministre du Développement international les attributions nécessaires pour appuyer un programme de prêts souverains, un programme d’innovation en aide internationale et un programme d’aide internationale visant à atténuer les conséquences des changements climatiques ou à favoriser l’adaptation aux changements climatiques au moyen de contributions remboursables. La section 18 de la partie 4 édicte la Loi sur le ministère des Femmes et de l’Égalité des genres laquelle, notamment, constitue le ministère des Femmes et de l’Égalité des genres, chargé d’assister le ministre responsable de ce ministère dans l’exercice de ses attributions. Celles-ci s’étendent à tous les domaines liés aux femmes et à l’égalité des genres, notamment l’avancement de l’égalité eu égard au sexe, à l’orientation sexuelle et à l’identité ou l’expression de genre et la promotion d’une meilleure compréhension de l’interaction du sexe et du genre avec d’autres facteurs identitaires. Elle contient en outre des dispositions transitoires. Enfin, la section 18 apporte des modifications corrélatives à d’autres lois. La section 19 de la partie 4 édicte la Loi sur l’ajout de terres à des réserves et la création de réserves qui autorise le ministre désigné par le gouverneur en conseil à mettre des terres de côté à titre de réserve à l’usage et au profit de premières nations et elle abroge la partie 2 de la Loi sur la mise en œuvre de mesures concernant le règlement de revendications au Manitoba et la Loi sur la mise en œuvre de mesures concernant le règlement de revendications (Alberta et Saskatchewan). La section 20 de la partie 4 modifie l’article 715.42 du Code criminel afin d’exiger la publication de toute décision visant la non-publication des accords de réparation ou des ordonnances qui y sont liées et de toute décision relative à la révision d’une telle décision, de préciser que le tribunal peut assortir la première décision notamment d’une condition portant sur la durée de la non-publication et de permettre à quiconque de demander au tribunal la révision de cette décision. La section 21 de la partie 4 édicte la Loi sur la réduction de la pauvreté, laquelle établit deux cibles de réduction de la pauvreté au Canada. La section 22 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi de 2001 sur la marine marchande du Canada pour, notamment?: a) autoriser le gouverneur en conseil à prendre des règlements relativement à la protection du milieu marin contre les répercussions des activités de navigation et de transport maritimes; b) autoriser le ministre des Transports à?: (i) prendre des arrêtés d’urgence pour atténuer les risques à la sécurité maritime ou au milieu marin, (ii) dispenser des personnes et des bâtiments de l’application d’une disposition de cette loi ou de ses règlements si cela permettrait de procéder à des activités de recherche et de développement qui pourraient renforcer la sécurité maritime ou la protection de l’environnement; c) augmenter le montant maximal des sanctions administratives que le gouverneur en conseil peut fixer par règlement; d) autoriser le ministre des Pêches et des Océans, les agents d’intervention environnementale et toute personne qui les accompagne à pénétrer dans une propriété privée en cas de rejet d’hydrocarbures provenant de bâtiments ou d’installations de manutention d’hydrocarbures; e) doubler les sanctions administratives pécuniaires pour certaines infractions. La section 23 de la partie 4 modifie la Loi sur la responsabilité en matière maritime afin de moderniser la Caisse d’indemnisation des dommages dus à la pollution par les hydrocarbures causée par les navires, afin notamment?: a) d’éliminer la limite par événement; b) en cas d’insuffisance de fonds dans la Caisse d’indemnisation, de permettre que soit temporairement portée au crédit de la Caisse une somme suffisante pour y remédier, payée sur le Trésor; c) de moderniser le paiement de la contribution à la Caisse d’indemnisation, afin que celle-ci soit financée par les réceptionnaires et les exportateurs d’hydrocarbures; d) de veiller à ce que les responsabilités assumées par la Caisse d’indemnisation soient conformes aux conventions internationales en ce qui a trait au préjudice économique dû à la pollution par les hydrocarbures; e) de prévoir que la Caisse d’indemnisation est responsable des frais supportés par le ministre des Pêches et des Océans ou par toute autre personne relativement à des mesures de sauvegarde lorsque les faits pour lesquels les frais ont été engagés ne constituent pas encore une menace grave et imminente de causer des dommages dus à la pollution par les hydrocarbures; f) d’autoriser, de façon proactive, la fourniture de fonds d’urgence à même la Caisse d’indemnisation au ministre des Pêches et des Océans en cas d’événements significatifs mettant en cause le rejet d’hydrocarbures; g) de créer un processus simplifié et accéléré pour le traitement des petites réclamations à la Caisse d’indemnisation; h) d’instaurer un régime de sanctions administratives pécuniaires pour la violation de dispositions spécifiées ou désignées au titre de cette loi.</div> <div>The pre-release version of this Legislative Summary is now available. Parliamentarians and their staff can obtain a copy by submitting a request or contacting the Library of Parliament. Members of the public can obtain a copy by contacting the Information Service at the Library of Parliament at Info@parl.gc.ca. On 29 October 2018, the Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures (Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Part 1 implements certain income tax and related measures by (a) introducing rules intended to provide greater certainty with respect to various tax consequences arising from certain foreign divisive reorganizations; (b) ensuring that the existing cross-border anti-surplus stripping rule cannot be circumvented through transactions involving the use of partnerships or trusts; (c) introducing rules to prevent misuse of the foreign accrual property income regime through the use of tracking interests involving foreign affiliates; (d) ensuring consistency between the trading or dealing in indebtedness rules and the investment business rules within the foreign accrual property income regime; (e) ensuring that the at-risk rules apply appropriately at each level of a tiered partnership structure; (f) providing that the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness can determine international operational missions for the purpose of the deduction available for income earned by members of the Canadian Forces or police officers on such missions; (g) amending the synthetic equity arrangement rules and securities lending arrangement rules to prevent the artificial generation of losses through the use of equity-based financial instruments; (h) ensuring that social assistance payments under certain programs do not preclude individuals from receiving the Canada Child Benefit; (i) ensuring that an individual who is eligible to receive the Canada Workers Benefit can receive the benefit without having to claim it; (j) introducing a refundable tax credit for the purposes of the climate action incentive; (k) providing allocation rules for losses applied against Part IV taxes; (l) preventing the creation of artificial losses on shares held as mark-to-market property by financial institutions; (m) revising the rules relating to the non-partisan political activities of charities; (n) ensuring that a taxpayer is subject to a three-year extended reassessment period in respect of any income, loss or other amount arising in connection with a foreign affiliate of the taxpayer; (o) providing the Canada Revenue Agency with an extended reassessment period of an additional three years, to the extent that the reassessment relates to the adjustment of a loss carryback for transactions involving a taxpayer and non-resident non-arm’s length persons; (p) extending the reassessment period of a taxpayer by the period of time during which a requirement for information or compliance order is contested; (q) requiring that information returns in respect of a taxpayer’s foreign affiliates be filed within 10 months after the end of the taxpayer’s taxation year; (r) enabling the disclosure of taxpayer and other confidential tax information to Canada’s bilateral mutual legal assistance treaty partners for the purposes of non-tax criminal investigations and prosecutions of certain serious crimes; and (s) providing a deduction for employee contributions to the enhanced portion of the Quebec Pension Plan. Part 1 also amends the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act to, among other things, define the term “agreement” as applying, among other things, to tax information exchange agreements and tax treaties to which Canada is a party, and provide for orders to produce financial information for the purposes of investigation and prosecution of certain offences set out in subsection 462.48(1.1) of the Criminal Code. The enactment also amends paragraph 462.48(2)(c) of the Criminal Code to provide that information may also be gathered under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act and under the Excise Act, 2001. Part 2 implements certain Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) measures by (a) replacing the requirement that GST/HST be collected on a sale of carbon emission allowances with a requirement that the purchaser self-assess that GST/HST; (b) extending the assessment period for group registered education savings plan trusts that make a special relieving election in respect of their past HST liability; (c) introducing GST/HST rules in respect of investment limited partnerships; (d) clarifying the intended tax policy of excluding books that are sold by a public service body from the GST/HST rebate for printed books; (e) introducing amendments similar to those to the Income Tax Act to extend the assessment period of a person by the period of time during which a requirement for information or compliance order is contested; and (f) introducing amendments similar to those to the Income Tax Act to enable the disclosure of confidential information to Canada’s bilateral mutual legal assistance treaty partners, or to Canadian police officers, for the purposes of non-tax criminal investigations and prosecution of certain serious crimes. Part 3 implements certain excise measures by (a) broadening the refund regime in respect of excise tax on diesel fuel to allow a vendor to apply for a refund where a purchaser will use excise tax-paid diesel fuel to generate electricity, if certain conditions are met; (b) introducing an anti-avoidance excise measure relating to the taxation of cannabis in respect of the rules establishing the value of a cannabis product on which an ad valorem duty is calculated; (c) introducing amendments to the Air Travellers Security Charge Act and the Excise Act, 2001 that are similar to those to the Income Tax Act to extend the assessment period of a person by the period of time during which a requirement for information or compliance order is contested; (d) introducing amendments to the Excise Act, 2001 that are similar to those to the Income Tax Act to enable the disclosure of confidential information to Canada’s bilateral mutual legal assistance treaty partners, or to Canadian police officers, for the purposes of non-tax criminal investigations and prosecution of certain serious crimes; and (e) making housekeeping amendments to the Excise Act, 2001 in order to ensure consistency between the English and French version of the legislation. Part 4 enacts and amends several Acts in order to implement various measures. Division 1 of Part 4 amends the Customs Tariff in order to simplify it and reduce the administrative burden for Canadian businesses and the Government of Canada by consolidating similar tariff items that have the same tariff rates and removing end-use provisions where appropriate. The amendments also clarify existing tariff provisions and make other technical amendments. Division 2 of Part 4 amends the Canada Pension Plan to modify the calculation of the amount to be attributed for a year in which a contributor is a family allowance recipient and their first or second additional contributory period begins or ends. Subdivision A of Division 3 of Part 4 amends the Trust and Loan Companies Act, the Bank Act and the Insurance Companies Act to, among other things, (a) establish thresholds below which the acquisition of control of certain entities, or the acquisition or increase of a substantial investment in them, does not require the approval of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions; (b) allow financial institutions to invest in the Canadian business growth fund; and (c) ensure that customers can provide consent electronically to receive electronic documents. It also corrects a reference to the Insurance Companies Act in the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1. Subdivision B of Division 3 of Part 4 amends the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act to, among other things, (a) make technical amendments to clarify the method of calculating insured deposits, to remove outdated references, to repeal certain provisions not yet in force and to clarify that withdrawals made following the amalgamation of two or more member institutions or the continuance as a federal credit union will be considered to be made from pre-existing deposits and that the separation of accounts following the amalgamation is limited to a period of two years; (b) exclude amounts borrowed by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation under paragraph 60.2(2)(c) of the Financial Administration Act from the calculation of the Corporation’s total principal indebtedness; and (c) clarify that the liquidator of a member institution of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation must not apply the law of set-off or compensation to a claim related to insured deposits. It also repeals two sections of the Financial System Review Act. Subdivision C of Division 3 of Part 4 amends the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, the Trust and Loan Companies Act, the Bank Act and the Insurance Companies Act to, among other things, clarify that providing legally privileged information to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions does not constitute a waiver of the privilege. Division 4 of Part 4 amends the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act to remove the right of persons to decide not to proceed further with importing or exporting currency or monetary instruments that are required to be reported. Division 5 of Part 4 amends the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act to, among other things, allow for the application, within the offshore area, of the provincial greenhouse gas pricing regime and to confer powers and impose duties and functions on the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board for the application of that regime. It also amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to provide that the provincial regime does not apply if the offshore area is mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act. Finally, it amends the Offshore Health and Safety Act to postpone the repeal of certain regulations. Division 6 of Part 4 amends the Canada Business Corporations Act to set out criteria for identifying individuals with significant control over a corporation. The Division also sets out a requirement for a corporation that meets certain criteria to keep a register of individuals with significant control and requirements respecting the information to be recorded in it. Finally, the Division includes applicable offences and punishments. Subdivision A of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Patent Act in order to (a) provide a regulation-making authority for the establishment of requirements for written demands relating to patents; (b) specify that an act committed for the purpose of experimentation relating to the subject matter of a patent is not an infringement of the patent and that licencing commitments that bind the owner of a standard-essential patent or the holder of a certificate of supplementary protection that sets out such a patent bind any subsequent owners or holders; (c) expand the rights of a person in respect of a claim in a patent who meets the requirements to be considered a prior user; (d) ensure that patent prosecution histories may be admissible into evidence for certain purposes; (e) clarify when a late fee must be paid in respect of divisional applications as well as when the confidentiality period begins in the case where a request for priority is deemed never to have been made. Subdivision B of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Trade-marks Act to, among other things, (a) add bad faith as a ground of opposition to the registration of a trade-mark and for the invalidation of a trade-mark registration; (b) prevent the owner of a registered trade-mark from obtaining relief for acts done contrary to section 19, 20 or 22 of that Act during the first three years after the trade-mark is registered unless the trade-mark was in use in Canada during that period or special circumstances exist that excuse the absence of use; (c) clarify that the prohibitions in subparagraph 9(1)(n)(iii) and section 11 of that Act do not apply with respect to a badge, crest, emblem or mark that was the subject of a public notice of adoption and use as an official mark if the entity that made the request for the public notice is not a public authority or no longer exists; and (d) modernize the conduct of various proceedings before the Registrar of Trade-marks, including by providing the Registrar with additional powers in such proceedings. It also makes certain housekeeping amendments to provisions of the Trade-marks Act that are enacted by the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1 and the Combating Counterfeit Products Act. Subdivision C of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Copyright Act in order to specify that certain information is not permitted to be included within a notice under the notice and notice regime and to provide for a regulation-making power to prohibit further types of information from being included within such a notice. Subdivision D of Division 7 of Part 4 enacts the College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents Act. That Act establishes the College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents, which is to be responsible for the regulation of patent agents and trade-mark agents in the public interest. That Act, among other things, (a) requires that individuals obtain a licence in order to act as patent agents or trade-mark agents and that licensees comply with a code of professional conduct; (b) authorizes the College’s Investigations Committee to receive complaints and conduct investigations into whether a licensee has committed professional misconduct or was incompetent; (c) authorizes the College’s Discipline Committee to impose disciplinary measures if it decides that a licensee has committed professional misconduct or was incompetent; and (d) creates new offences of claiming to be a patent agent or trade-mark agent and unauthorized representation before the Patent Office or the Office of the Registrar of Trade-marks. That Subdivision also makes consequential amendments to certain Acts. Subdivision E of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to provide that intellectual property users may preserve their usage rights when intellectual property rights are sold or disposed of in an insolvency proceeding or when the agreement relating to such property rights is disclaimed or resiliated in such a proceeding. It also amends the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to provide that intellectual property users may preserve their usage rights when intellectual property rights are sold or disposed of. Subdivision F of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act to provide that the head of a government institution may refuse to disclose, under either of those Acts, information that is subject to the privilege set out in section 16.1 of the Patent Act or section 51.13 of the Trade-marks Act. It makes a related amendment to the Pest Control Products Act. Subdivision G of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the National Research Council Act to clarify that the National Research Council of Canada has the authority to dispose of all forms of intellectual property that it develops, including future rights to such property and to provide the Council with the authority to dispose of real, personal, movable and immovable property, complementing the current provision in the Act that allows it to acquire such property. Subdivision H of Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Copyright Act in order to modernize the legislative framework relating to the Copyright Board so as to improve the timeliness and clarity of its proceedings and decision-making processes. More specifically, it repeals spent provisions and (a) codifies the Board’s mandate and establishes decision-making criteria; (b) establishes new timelines in respect of Board matters, including earlier filing dates for proposed tariffs and longer effective periods for approved tariffs, and empowers the Governor in Council to make additional timelines by regulation; (c) formalizes case management of Board proceedings; (d) reduces the number of matters that must be considered by the Board; (e) streamlines procedural steps across different tariff contexts, maintaining differences between them only where necessary; (f) amends relevant enforcement provisions, including the availability of statutory damages for certain parties in respect of Board-set royalty rates and enforcement of Board-set terms and conditions; and (g) modernizes existing language and structure for greater clarity and consistency. Division 8 of Part 4 amends the Employment Insurance Act to, among other things, increase the maximum number of weeks for which parental benefits may be paid if these benefits are divided between claimants. It also amends the Canada Labour Code to, among other things, increase the aggregate amount of leave that may be taken by employees under sections 206.1 and 206.2 if that leave is divided between employees. Division 9 of Part 4 enacts the Canadian Gender Budgeting Act in order to state the Government’s policy of promoting gender equality and inclusiveness by taking gender and diversity into consideration in the budget process. It also establishes related reporting requirements. Division 10 of Part 4 amends the Bank Act to strengthen provisions that apply to a bank or an authorized foreign bank in relation to the protection of customers and the public. It implements enhancements in the areas of corporate governance, responsible business conduct, disclosure and transparency, and redress. It also amends the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act to strengthen the mandate of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and grant additional powers to that Agency. Division 11 of Part 4 amends the First Nations Land Management Act to give effect to amendments to the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management respecting, among other things, procedures for obtaining community approval of a land code, the lands to which a land code may apply, the addition of lands to First Nation land by order of the Minister and the transfer of capital moneys. Division 12 of Part 4 amends the First Nations Fiscal Management Act to, among other things, (a) enable more Aboriginal organizations and First Nations to benefit from the provisions of the Act in order to strengthen their financial management systems and give them access to long-term financing; (b) address certain administrative issues identified by the bodies established under the Act; and (c) provide another option for First Nations to access moneys held by Her Majesty for their use and benefit. Division 13 of Part 4 amends the Export and Import Permits Act to give the Minister of Foreign Affairs the authority to issue an import allocation for goods that are included on the Import Control List under subsection 5(6) of that Act. Division 14 of Part 4 enacts the Pay Equity Act to establish a proactive process for the achievement of pay equity by the redressing of the systemic gender-based discrimination experienced by employees who occupy positions in predominantly female job classes. The new Act requires federal public and private sector employers that have 10 or more employees to establish and maintain a pay equity plan within set time frames so as to identify and correct differences in compensation between predominantly female and predominantly male job classes for which the work performed is of equal value. The new Act provides for the powers, duties and functions of a Pay Equity Commissioner, which include facilitating the resolution of disputes, conducting compliance audits and investigating disputes, objections and complaints, as well as making orders and imposing administrative monetary penalties for violations of that Act. The new Act also requires the Pay Equity Commissioner to report annually to Parliament on the administration and enforcement of the new Act. Division 14 also amends the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act to provide for the application of the Pay Equity Act to parliamentary employers with certain adaptations and without limiting the powers, privileges and immunities of the Senate, the House of Commons and the members of those Houses. It also makes the Minister of Labour responsible for the administration of the Federal Contractors Program for Pay Equity. Finally, it makes related and consequential amendments to certain Acts and repeals the section of the Budget Implementation Act, 2009 that enacts the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act. Subdivision A of Division 15 of Part 4 amends the Canada Labour Code to, among other things, (a) provide five days of paid leave for victims of family violence, a personal leave of five days with three paid days, an unpaid leave for court or jury duty and a fourth week of annual vacation with pay for employees who have completed at least 10 consecutive years of employment; (b) eliminate minimum length of service requirements for leaves and general holiday pay and reduce the length of service requirement for three weeks of vacation with pay; (c) prohibit differences in rate of wages based on the employment status of employees; (d) address continuity of employment issues when a work, undertaking or business becomes federally regulated or in cases of contract retendering; and (e) update group and individual termination provisions by increasing the minimum notice of termination. Subdivision B of Division 15 of Part 4 amends the Canada Labour Code to allow the Minister of Labour to designate a Head of Compliance and Enforcement who will exercise most of the powers and perform most of the duties and functions that are related to the administration and enforcement of Parts II, III and IV of the Code. Division 16 of Part 4 amends the Wage Earner Protection Program Act to, among other things, increase the maximum amount that may be paid to an individual under the Act, expand the definition of eligible wages, expand the conditions under which a payment may be made under the Act and create additional requirements related to Her Majesty in right of Canada’s right of subrogation in respect of payments made under the Act. Division 17 of Part 4 amends the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act and the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act to harmonize the periods within which the reports under those Acts must be laid before Parliament in order to better communicate Canada’s international development efforts. It also repeals the definition of “official development assistance” in the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act and confers the power to define this expression by regulation. Division 17 also enacts the International Financial Assistance Act, which provides the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister for International Development with powers, duties and functions to support the delivery of a sovereign loans program, an international assistance innovation program and a federal international assistance program that promotes the mitigation of or adaptation to climate change through repayable contributions. Division 18 of Part 4 enacts the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act which, among other things, establishes the Department for Women and Gender Equality to assist the Minister responsible for that department in exercising or performing the Minister’s powers, duties and functions that extend to and include all matters relating to women and gender equality, including the advancement of equality in respect of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression and the promotion of a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors. It also contains transitional provisions. Finally, Division 18 makes consequential amendments to other Acts. Division 19 of Part 4 enacts the Addition of Lands to Reserves and Reserve Creation Act which authorizes a Minister, designated by the Governor in Council, to set apart lands as reserves for the use and benefit of First Nations. The Division also repeals Part 2 of the Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act and the Claim Settlements (Alberta and Saskatchewan) Implementation Act. Division 20 of Part 4 amends section 715.42 of the Criminal Code to require the publication of any decision not to publish a remediation agreement or order related to that agreement and of any decision related to the review of such a decision, to specify that the court may make the first decision subject to a condition, including one related to the duration of non-publication, and to allow anyone to request a review of that decision. Division 21 of Part 4 enacts the Poverty Reduction Act, which sets out two targets for poverty reduction in Canada. Division 22 of Part 4 amends the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to, among other things, (a) authorize the Governor in Council to make regulations respecting the protection of the marine environment from the impacts of navigation and shipping activities; (b) authorize the Minister of Transport to (i) make an interim order to mitigate risks to marine safety or to the marine environment, and (ii) exempt any person or vessel from the application of any provision of that Act or the regulations if doing so would allow the undertaking of research and development that may enhance marine safety or environmental protection; (c) increase the maximum amount of an administrative penalty that the Governor in Council may fix by regulation; (d) authorize the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, pollution response officers and accompanying persons to enter private property in the case of a discharge of oil from a vessel or oil handling facility; and (e) double the administration monetary penalties for certain violations. Division 23 of Part 4 amends the Marine Liability Act to modernize the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund, including, among other things, (a) removing the Fund’s per-occurrence limit of liability; (b) in the event that the Fund is depleted, authorizing the temporary transfer to the Fund of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund; (c) modernizing the Fund’s levy so that the Fund is replenished by receivers and exporters of oil; (d) ensuring that the Fund’s liability for claims for economic losses caused by oil pollution aligns with international conventions; (e) providing that the Fund is liable for the costs and expenses incurred by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans or any other person in respect of preventive measures when the occurrence for which those costs and expenses were incurred has not yet created a grave and imminent threat of causing oil pollution damage; (f) authorizing the provision of up-front emergency funding out of the Fund to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans for significant oil pollution incidents; (g) creating an expedited, simplified process for small claims to the Fund; and (h) providing for administrative monetary penalties for contraventions of specified or designated provisions under that Act.</div> true 2018 27 0 60029 First reading Première lecture First reading 1 42 1 4 Completed Terminée 2018-10-29T16:16:41.357 Completed Introduction and first reading Dépôt et première lecture Introduction and first reading 344 2018-10-29T00:00:00 true 60110 0 Introduction and first reading Dépôt et première lecture Introduction and first reading 2018-10-29T00:00:00 true false 60110 Introduction and first reading Dépôt et première lecture Introduction and first reading 2018-10-29T16:16:41.357 2018-10-29T16:16:41.357 1 2018-10-29T16:16:41.357 false false 60030 Second reading Deuxième lecture Second reading 1 42 1 4 Completed Terminée 2018-11-06T18:45:20 Completed 0 21440 Standing Committee on Finance Comité permanent des finances FINA Standing 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10360993 2018-11-06T15:22:13 1 60154 Major Speaker's Rulings and Statements Décisions et déclarations importantes de la présidence Major Speaker's Rulings and Statements 42 1 350 10361004 2018-11-06T15:27:16 1 0 Government of Canada announces that the Pay Equity Act will come into force on August 31, 2021 Le gouvernement du Canada annonce que la Loi sur l’équité salariale entrera en vigueur le 31 août 2021 Government of Canada announces that the Pay Equity Act will come into force on August 31, 2021 5 Press Release Communiqué de presse Press Release https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2021/07/government-of-canada-announces-that-the-pay-equity-act-will-come-into-force-on-august-31-2021.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/emploi-developpement-social/nouvelles/2021/07/le-gouvernement-du-canada-annonce-que-la-loi-sur-lequite-salariale-entrera-en-vigueur-le-31-aout-2021.html https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2021/07/government-of-canada-announces-that-the-pay-equity-act-will-come-into-force-on-august-31-2021.html 0 Changes to legislation ensure First Nations have greater access to lands and opportunities for economic development Les modifications législatives permettent aux Premières Nations d’avoir un meilleur accès aux terres et aux possibilités de développement économique Changes to legislation ensure First Nations have greater access to lands and opportunities for economic development 5 Press Release Communiqué de presse Press Release https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2018/12/changes-to-legislation-ensure-first-nations-have-greater-access-to-lands-and-opportunities-for-economic-development.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/services-autochtones-canada/nouvelles/2018/12/changes-to-legislation-ensure-first-nations-have-greater-access-to-lands-and-opportunities-for-economic-development.html https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2018/12/changes-to-legislation-ensure-first-nations-have-greater-access-to-lands-and-opportunities-for-economic-development.html 0 Legislative amendments enhance First Nations access to socio-economic benefits through the First Nations Fiscal Management Act Des modifications législatives améliorent l’accès des Premières Nations aux avantages socioéconomiques dans le cadre de la Loi sur la gestion financière des premières nations Legislative amendments enhance First Nations access to socio-economic benefits through the First Nations Fiscal Management Act 5 Press Release Communiqué de presse Press Release https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2018/12/legislative-amendments-enhance-first-nations-access-to-socio-economic-benefits-through-the-first-nations-fiscal-management-act.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/services-autochtones-canada/nouvelles/2018/12/des-modifications-legislatives-ameliorent-lacces-des-premieres-nations-aux-avantages-socioeconomiques-dans-le-cadre-de-la-loi-sur-la-gestion-financ.html https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2018/12/legislative-amendments-enhance-first-nations-access-to-socio-economic-benefits-through-the-first-nations-fiscal-management-act.html 0 Legislation to better protect workers and support good quality jobs receives Royal Assent La loi visant à mieux protéger les travailleurs et à favoriser la création d’emplois de meilleure qualité a reçu la sanction royale Legislation to better protect workers and support good quality jobs receives Royal Assent 5 Press Release Communiqué de presse Press Release https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2018/12/legislation-to-better-protect-workers-and-support-good-quality-jobs-receives-royal-assent.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/emploi-developpement-social/nouvelles/2018/12/la-loi-visant-a-mieux-proteger-les-travailleurs-et-a-favoriser-la-creation-demplois-de-meilleure-qualite-a-recu-la-sanction-royale.html https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2018/12/legislation-to-better-protect-workers-and-support-good-quality-jobs-receives-royal-assent.html 0 Backgrounder: Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) Document d’information : Programme de protection des salariés Backgrounder: Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) 7 Background Documents Document(s) d'information Background Documents https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2018/10/backgrounder-wage-earner-protection-program-wepp.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/emploi-developpement-social/nouvelles/2018/10/document-dinformation-programme-de-protection-des-salaries.html https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2018/10/backgrounder-wage-earner-protection-program-wepp.html 0 Historic proactive pay equity legislation receives Royal Assent Une loi historique établissant un régime proactif d’équité salariale reçoit la sanction royale Historic proactive pay equity legislation receives Royal Assent 5 Press Release Communiqué de presse Press Release https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2018/12/historic-proactive-pay-equity-legislation-receives-royal-assent.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/emploi-developpement-social/nouvelles/2018/12/une-loi-historique-etablissant-un-regime-proactif-dequite-salariale-recoit-la-sanction-royale.html https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2018/12/historic-proactive-pay-equity-legislation-receives-royal-assent.html 0 Creation of the Department for Women and Gender Equality Création du ministère des Femmes et de l’Égalité des genres Creation of the Department for Women and Gender Equality 5 Press Release Communiqué de presse Press Release https://www.canada.ca/en/status-women/news/2018/12/creation-of-the-department-for-women-and-gender-equality.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/condition-feminine/nouvelles/2018/12/creation-du-ministere-des-femmes-et-de-legalite-des-genres.html https://www.canada.ca/en/status-women/news/2018/12/creation-of-the-department-for-women-and-gender-equality.html 0 Proposed amendments under Budget Implementation Act to support economic prosperity in First Nation communities Modifications proposées à la Loi no 2 d’exécution du budget pour appuyer la prospérité économique dans les communautés des Premières Nations Proposed amendments under Budget Implementation Act to support economic prosperity in First Nation communities 5 Press Release Communiqué de presse Press Release https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2018/10/proposed-amendments-under-budget-implementation-act-to-support-economic-prosperity-in-first-nation-communities.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/services-autochtones-canada/nouvelles/2018/10/modifications-proposees-a-la-loi-no-2-dexecution-du-budget-pour-appuyer-la-prosperite-economique-dans-les-communautes-des-premieres-nations.html https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2018/10/proposed-amendments-under-budget-implementation-act-to-support-economic-prosperity-in-first-nation-communities.html 0 Government of Canada introduces Oceans Protection Plan legislative changes Le gouvernement du Canada propose des modifications législatives dans le cadre du Plan de protection des océans Government of Canada introduces Oceans Protection Plan legislative changes 5 Press Release Communiqué de presse Press Release https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2018/10/government-of-canada-introduces-oceans-protection-plan-legislative-changes.html 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