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House bill C-232

43rd Parliament, 1st session
December 5, 2019 to August 18, 2020
Historical information
An Act respecting a Climate Emergency Action Framework

Short title: Climate Emergency Action Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Leah Gazan
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Placed in the Order of Precedence on February 27, 2020 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] First Session, Forty-third Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-232 An Act respecting a Climate Emergency Action Framework FIRST READING, February 26, 2020 Ms.
[...] Gazan 431071 SUMMARY This enactment provides for the development and implementation of a climate emergency action framework.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 43rd Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-232 An Act respecting a Climate Emergency Action Framework Preamble Whereas it is essential to recognize that the right of all Canadians to a safe, clean and healthy environment is a human right that requires that action be taken to address the current global climate crisis; Whereas climate change poses a serious threat to the economic well-being, public health and natural environment of Canada; Whereas Canada is committed to taking all measures necessary to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with its commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement while complying fully with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
[...] Peoples; And whereas the Parliament of Canada recognizes the current climate emergency as a national emergency and that the Government of Canada must immediately develop and implement a climate emergency action framework; Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short TitleShort title 1 This Act may be cited as the Climate Emergency Action Act.InterpretationDefinitions 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act.
[...] (ministre)Rights of Indigenous peoples (2) This Act is to be construed as upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and not as abrogating or derogating from them.PurposePurpose 3 The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the Government of Canada takes all measures necessary to ensure that Canada respects its commitment under the Convention on Climate Change to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that it does so while complying fully with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Climate Emergency Action FrameworkClimate emergency action framework 4 (1) The Minister must, in consultation with Indigenous peoples and civil society, develop and implement a climate emergency action framework to achieve the objectives of the Convention on Climate Change respecting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

House bill C-232

43rd Parliament, 2nd session
September 23, 2020 to August 15, 2021
Historical information
An Act respecting a Climate Emergency Action Framework

Short title: Climate Emergency Action Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Leah Gazan
Current status
Bill defeated
Latest activity
Bill defeated at second reading on March 24, 2021 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] First Session, Forty-third Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-232 An Act respecting a Climate Emergency Action Framework FIRST READING, February 26, 2020 NOTE 2nd Session, 43rd Parliament This bill was introduced during the first session of the 43rd Parliament.
[...] Gazan 431071 SUMMARY This enactment provides for the development and implementation of a climate emergency action framework.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 43rd Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-232 An Act respecting a Climate Emergency Action Framework Preamble Whereas it is essential to recognize that the right of all Canadians to a safe, clean and healthy environment is a human right that requires that action be taken to address the current global climate crisis; Whereas climate change poses a serious threat to the economic well-being, public health and natural environment of Canada; Whereas Canada is committed to taking all measures necessary to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with its commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement while complying fully with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
[...] Peoples; And whereas the Parliament of Canada recognizes the current climate emergency as a national emergency and that the Government of Canada must immediately develop and implement a climate emergency action framework; Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short TitleShort title 1 This Act may be cited as the Climate Emergency Action Act.InterpretationDefinitions 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act.
[...] (ministre)Rights of Indigenous peoples (2) This Act is to be construed as upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and not as abrogating or derogating from them.PurposePurpose 3 The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the Government of Canada takes all measures necessary to ensure that Canada respects its commitment under the Convention on Climate Change to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that it does so while complying fully with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Climate Emergency Action FrameworkClimate emergency action framework 4 (1) The Minister must, in consultation with Indigenous peoples and civil society, develop and implement a climate emergency action framework to achieve the objectives of the Convention on Climate Change respecting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

House bill C-12

39th Parliament, 1st session
April 3, 2006 to September 14, 2007
Historical information
An Act to provide for emergency management and to amend and repeal certain Acts

Short title: Emergency Management Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Stockwell Day
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 22, 2007 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Emergency Management Act INTERPRETATION 2.       
[...] emergency management” « gestion » “emergency management” means the prevention and mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies.
[...] emergency management plan” « plan de gestion des urgences » “emergency management plan” means a program, arrangement or other measure (a) for dealing with an emergency by the civil population; or (b) for dealing with a civil emergency by the Canadian Forces in accordance with the National Defence Act.
[...] “provincial emergency” « urgence provinciale » “provincial emergency” means an emergency occurring in a province if the province or a local authority in the province has the primary responsibility for dealing with the emergency.
[...] in the public interest as it relates to public health, public safety or protection of the environment; and (b) the public interest in disclosure clearly outweighs in importance any financial loss or gain to a third party, any prejudice to the security of its structures, networks or systems, any prejudice to its competitive position or any interference with its contractual or other negotiations. 9.

Senate bill S-224

40th Parliament, 3rd session
March 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011
Historical information
An Act to establish a national volunteer emergency response service

Short title: National Volunteer Emergency Response Service Act

Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Mac Harb
Current status
At second reading in the Senate
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on March 2, 2011 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] S-224 Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-224 An Act to establish a national volunteer emergency response service first reading, October 26, 2010 THE HONOURABLE SENATOR HARB 4010824 SUMMARY This enactment establishes a national volunteer emergency response service whose role is to respond to emergencies by supplementing and supporting other emergency personnel.
[...] emergency” « situation de crise » “emergency” means an urgent and critical situation of a temporary nature that seriously endangers the lives, health or safety of Canadians.
[...] NATIONAL VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE Establishment 3.
[...] The National Volunteer Emergency Response Service is hereby established.
[...] Role 4. (1) The role of the Service is to respond to emergencies by supplementing and supporting the functions of military, police, health and other emergency personnel and service providers.

House bill C-78

38th Parliament, 1st session
October 4, 2004 to November 29, 2005
Historical information
An Act to provide for emergency management and to amend and repeal certain Acts

Short title: Emergency Management Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Anne McLellan
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on November 17, 2005 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Emergency Management Act INTERPRETATION 2.       
[...] emergency management” « gestion » “emergency management” means the prevention and mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies.
[...] emergency management plan” « plan de gestion des urgences » “emergency management plan” means a program, arrangement or other measure (a) for dealing with an emergency by the civil population; or (b) for dealing with a civil emergency by the Canadian Forces in accordance with the National Defence Act.
[...] “provincial emergency” « urgence provinciale » “provincial emergency” means an emergency occurring in a province if the province or a local authority in the province has the primary responsibility for dealing with the emergency.
[...] as it relates to public health, public safety or protection of the environment; and (b) the public interest in disclosure clearly outweighs in importance any financial loss or gain to a third party, any prejudice to the security of its structures, networks or systems, any prejudice to its competitive position or any interference with its contractual or other negotiations. 2005, c. 10 Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act 9.

House bill C-311

37th Parliament, 2nd session
September 30, 2002 to November 12, 2003
Historical information
An Act to protect the privacy of patients and the confidentiality of their health information

Short title: Health Information Privacy Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Greg Francis Thompson
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on November 20, 2002 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] This Act may be cited as the Health Information Privacy Act.
[...] ``emergency situation'' « situation d'urgence » ``emergency situation'' means an instance when health care must be provided to preserve life or prevent severe harm to a patient who is unable to be cognizant of the context and whose surrogate is not immediately available to make decisions on the patient's behalf.
[...] ``health information custodian'' « dépositaire de renseignements personnels sur la santé » ``health information custodian'' means a person who has custody, care or control of health information.
[...] ``health professional'' « professionnel de la santé » ``health professional'' means a person who has a fiduciary duty to patients and who is registered and entitled under the laws of a province to practise or provide health care in that province.
[...] Consent 3.1 Subject to section 1.4 of this Schedule, the patient's consent is required for health information collection, use, disclosure or access for any purpose. 3.2 For the purposes of this Act, consent for health information collection, use, disclosure or access in emergency situations is deemed to have been given to the extent necessary to allay the emergency as consistent with legal principles governing emergency medical care.

House bill C-215

43rd Parliament, 2nd session
September 23, 2020 to August 15, 2021
Historical information
An Act respecting Canada’s fulfillment of its greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligations

Short title: Climate Change Accountability Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Kristina Michaud
Current status
Bill defeated
Latest activity
Bill defeated at second reading on February 3, 2021 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] on human rights, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity, Recognizing the importance of the conservation and enhancement, as appropriate, of sinks and reservoirs of the greenhouse gases referred to in the Convention, Noting the importance of ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems, including oceans, and the protection of biodiversity, recognized by some cultures as Mother Earth, and noting the importance for some of the concept of "climate justice", when taking action to address climate change, Affirming the importance of education, training, public awareness, public participation, public access to information and cooperation at all levels on the matters addressed in this Agreement, Recognizing the importance of the engagements of all levels of government and various
[...] This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the Convention, including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.‍5°C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development. 2.
[...] Accordingly, areas of cooperation and facilitation to enhance understanding, action and support may include: (a) Early warning systems; (b) Emergency preparedness; (c) Slow onset events; (d) Events that may involve irreversible and permanent loss and damage; (e) Comprehensive risk assessment and management; (f) Risk insurance facilities, climate risk pooling and other insurance solutions; (g) Non-economic losses; and (h) Resilience of communities, livelihoods and ecosystems. 5.
[...] Such mobilization of climate finance should represent a progression beyond previous efforts. 4.
[...] Each Party should also provide information related to climate change impacts and adaptation under Article 7, as appropriate. 9.

House bill C-215

43rd Parliament, 1st session
December 5, 2019 to August 18, 2020
Historical information
An Act respecting Canada’s fulfillment of its greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligations

Short title: Climate Change Accountability Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Kristina Michaud
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Placed in the Order of Precedence on February 27, 2020 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] on human rights, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity, Recognizing the importance of the conservation and enhancement, as appropriate, of sinks and reservoirs of the greenhouse gases referred to in the Convention, Noting the importance of ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems, including oceans, and the protection of biodiversity, recognized by some cultures as Mother Earth, and noting the importance for some of the concept of "climate justice", when taking action to address climate change, Affirming the importance of education, training, public awareness, public participation, public access to information and cooperation at all levels on the matters addressed in this Agreement, Recognizing the importance of the engagements of all levels of government and various
[...] This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the Convention, including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.‍5°C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development. 2.
[...] Accordingly, areas of cooperation and facilitation to enhance understanding, action and support may include: (a) Early warning systems; (b) Emergency preparedness; (c) Slow onset events; (d) Events that may involve irreversible and permanent loss and damage; (e) Comprehensive risk assessment and management; (f) Risk insurance facilities, climate risk pooling and other insurance solutions; (g) Non-economic losses; and (h) Resilience of communities, livelihoods and ecosystems. 5.
[...] Such mobilization of climate finance should represent a progression beyond previous efforts. 4.
[...] Each Party should also provide information related to climate change impacts and adaptation under Article 7, as appropriate. 9.

House bill C-311

37th Parliament, 3rd session
February 2, 2004 to May 23, 2004
Historical information
An Act to protect the privacy of patients and the confidentiality of their health information

Short title: Health Information Privacy Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Greg Francis Thompson
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Reinstated from previous session on February 2, 2004 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...]   « collecte » ou « recueillir » “collecting” « Commissaire »“Commis-sioner” “disclosure” « divulgation » “duty of confidentiality” « obligation de confidentiali-té » “emergency situation” « situation d’urgence » “express” « explicite » “federal work, undertaking or business” « entreprise fédérale » “disclosure” means the provision of health information to a third party for any reason, or making health information available for a third party to collect, and includes the transfer or migration of health information from one provider or user to another.
[...] emergency situation” means an instance when health care must be provided to preserve life or prevent severe harm to a patient who is unable to be cognizant of the context and whose surrogate is not immediately available to make decisions on the patient’s behalf.
[...]   « secondaire » “secondary” « sécurité » “security” « situation d’urgence » “emergency situation”   “use” « utilisation » “use”, in respect of health information, means any processing of health information including storage, retention, retrieval, manipulation, connection or linkage to other sources of information in any format
[...] ``emergency situation'' « situation d'urgence » ``emergency situation'' means an instance when health care must be provided to preserve life or prevent severe harm to a patient who is unable to be cognizant of the context and whose surrogate is not immediately available to make decisions on the patient's behalf.
[...] Consent 3.1 Subject to section 1.4 of this Schedule, the patient's consent is required for health information collection, use, disclosure or access for any purpose. 3.2 For the purposes of this Act, consent for health information collection, use, disclosure or access in emergency situations is deemed to have been given to the extent necessary to allay the emergency as consistent with legal principles governing emergency medical care.

House bill C-5

39th Parliament, 1st session
April 3, 2006 to September 14, 2007
Historical information
An Act respecting the establishment of the Public Health Agency of Canada and amending certain Acts

Short title: Public Health Agency of Canada Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Tony Clement
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on December 12, 2006 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Lead health professional 8.       
[...] Order in council 55 ELIZABETH II —————— CHAPTER 5 An Act respecting the establishment of the Public Health Agency of Canada and amending certain Acts [Assented to 12th December, 2006] Preamble WHEREAS the Government of Canada wishes to take public health measures, including measures relating to health protection and promotion, population health assessment, health surveillance, disease and injury prevention, and public health emergency preparedness and response; WHEREAS the Government of Canada wishes to foster collaboration within the field of public health and to coordinate federal policies and programs in the area of public health; WHEREAS the Government of Canada wishes to promote cooperation and consultation in the field of public health with provincial and territorial governments; WHEREAS the Government of Canada also wishes to foster cooperation in that field with foreign governments and international organizations, as well as other interested persons or organizations;
[...] Qualifications required (2) The Chief Public Health Officer shall be a health professional who has qualifications in the field of public health.
[...] Lead health professional 7. (1) The Chief Public Health Officer is the lead health professional of the Government of Canada in relation to public health.
[...] Other report on public health (3) The Chief Public Health Officer may prepare and publish a report on any issue relating to public health.

House bill C-372

44th Parliament, 1st session
November 22, 2021 to present
An Act respecting fossil fuel advertising

Short title: Fossil Fuel Advertising Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Charlie Angus
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on February 5, 2024 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 44th Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023-2024 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-372 An Act respecting fossil fuel advertising Preamble Whereas climate change represents an unprecedented and existential threat to people in Canada and around the world; Whereas extreme weather events, such as the 2021 heat dome in British Columbia, are already proving deadly in Canada and, according to Health Canada, they are expected to increase in frequency and magnitude due to climate change; Whereas, in 2023, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season ever recorded as the country exceeded the largest area ever burned in a year, totaling more than 7.‍9 million hectares; Whereas the Government of Canada has made international climate commitments to drastically reduce fossil fuel consumption and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, which requires the timely phase-out
[...] of fossil fuels; Whereas the protection of the environment is a valid use of the federal criminal law power; Whereas air pollution caused by fossil fuels leads to millions of premature deaths globally, including tens of thousands of premature deaths in Canada alone, and is a major cause of cancer, respiratory illness, adverse pregnancy outcomes, children’s diseases and cardiovascular symptoms; Whereas fossil fuel production and consumption has resulted in a national public health crisis of substantial and pressing concern, in a way that is similar to the public health crisis caused by tobacco consumption; Whereas, in 1989, Parliament restricted tobacco advertising and sponsorship to reduce tobacco use to respond to that public health crisis; Whereas, in the context of a climate emergency, fossil fuel advertising sends a confusing and contradictory message about the need to urgently end Canada’s reliance on fossil fuels; And whereas Parliament is of the opinion that fossil fuel advertising
[...] currently deploys techniques which knowingly mislead the public and fail to disclose the health and environmental harms associated with their use, impeding informed consumer decision-making, undermining public support for effective climate action and delaying the transition to safer, cleaner energy sources; Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short TitleShort title 1 This Act may be cited as the Fossil Fuel Advertising Act.InterpretationDefinitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Act.
[...] (peuples autochtones) Minister means the Minister of Health.‍
[...] (vendre)His MajestyBinding on His Majesty 3 This Act is binding on His Majesty in right of Canada or a province.PurposePurpose of Act 4 The purpose of this Act is to provide a legislative response to a national public health and environmental problem of substantial and pressing concern and, in particular, (a) to protect the health of Canadians in light of conclusive evidence implicating the burning of fossil fuels in numerous adverse health effects, including fatalities; (b) to protect the environment in light of conclusive evidence implicating the burning of fossil fuels in the climate emergency, which is causing harm to ecosystems as well as numerous debilitating and fatal diseases in humans; (c) to prevent the public from being deceived or misled with respect to the environmental and health hazards of using fossil fuels; and (d) to enhance public awareness of those hazards.ApplicationApplication 5 This Act does not apply in respect of (a) a literary, dramatic, musical, cinematographic

House bill C-442

36th Parliament, 1st session
September 22, 1997 to September 18, 1999
Historical information
An Act to prohibit profiteering during emergencies

Short title: Reform's Anti-Profiteering Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Gurmant Grewal
Current status
Referred to committee before second reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-442 SUMMARY The purpose of this enactment is to prohibit persons from engaging in profiteering in respect of essential goods, services or resources during emergencies that seriously endanger the lives, health, safety or property of persons in Canada. 1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46-47 Elizabeth II, 1997-98 The House of Commons of Canada BILL C-442 An Act to prohibit profiteering during emergencies Preamble Recognizing that persons who are victims of any emergency that seriously endangers their lives, health, safety or property should be able to purchase essential goods, services and resources during that emergency at reasonable prices, and persons who are victims of such an emergency should be protected from persons who engage in profiteering in essential goods, services or resources during that emergency, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: SHORT TITLE Short title 1.
[...] ``emergency'' « état de crise » ``emergency'' means (a) a national or local emergency that is declared to be such an emergency by a national or local emergency proclamation that has not expired or been revoked under this Act; (b) a national or local emergency described in paragraph (a) that is continued by virtue of a proclamation issued under section 8 that has not expired or been revoked under this Act; (c) any emergency described in section 5, 16, 27 or 37 of the Emergencies Act that is declared to be an emergency by a proclamation issued under section 6, 17, 28 or 38 of that Act, as the case may be, that has not expired or been revoked under that Act; or (d) any emergency described in paragraph (c) that is continued by virtue of a proclamation issued under section 12, 23, 34 or 43, as the case may be, of the Emergencies Act that has not expired or been revoked under that Act.
[...] ``local emergency'' « état de crise locale » ``local emergency'' means an urgent and critical situation of a temporary nature whose direct effects are confined to one province and that seriously endangers the lives, health or safety of persons in that province.
[...] ``national emergency'' « état de crise nationale » ``national emergency'' means an urgent and critical situation of a temporary nature that (a) seriously endangers the lives, health, safety or property of persons in Canada and whose direct effects are not confined to one province; or (b) seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada.
[...] PROCLAMATION OF NATIONAL OR LOCAL EMERGENCY Declaration of national emergency by proclamation 6. (1) Where the Governor in Council believes, on reasonable grounds, that a national emergency exists, the Governor in Council may issue a proclamation declaring that emergency to be an emergency for the purposes of subsection 3(1).

Senate bill S-219

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act to establish the Canadian Commission on Mental Health and Justice

Short title: Canadian Commission on Mental Health and Justice Act

Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. James S. Cowan
Current status
At second reading in the Senate
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on June 12, 2013 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Canadian Commission on Mental Health and Justice Act INTERPRETATION 2.       
[...] Mental Health and Justice Advisory Council 20.       
[...] “Ministers” « ministres » “Ministers” means the Minister of Health, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
[...] ORGANIZATION Appointment of President and other Commis- sioners 8. (1) The Commission consists of a President and four other Commissioners to be appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Health made with the concurrence of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
[...] ADVISORY BODIES Mental Health and Justice Advisory Council 19. (1) There is established a council, to be called the Mental Health and Justice Advisory Council, consisting of (a) not less than twelve but not more than twenty-four members appointed by the Commission to hold office during pleasure for a term not exceeding three years; and (b) the Deputy Minister of Health, the Deputy Minister of Justice and the Deputy Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

House bill C-6

38th Parliament, 1st session
October 4, 2004 to November 29, 2005
Historical information
An Act to establish the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and to amend or repeal certain Acts

Short title: Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Anne McLellan
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on March 23, 2005 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] SUMMARY This enactment establishes the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
[...] The enactment also provides for the appointment of the Deputy Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
[...] This Act may be cited as the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act.
[...] National leadership (2) The Minister shall, at the national level, exercise leadership relating to public safety and emergency preparedness.
[...] The Deputy Minister of Health and the Deputy Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, or a delegate of each of those Deputy Ministers, are entitled to receive notice of all meetings of the Board and any of its committees and to attend and take part in, but not to vote at, those meetings. 1997, c. 31 Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal Act 12.

House bill C-75

38th Parliament, 1st session
October 4, 2004 to November 29, 2005
Historical information
An Act respecting the establishment of the Public Health Agency of Canada and amending certain Acts

Short title: Public Health Agency of Canada Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on November 16, 2005 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Lead health professional 8.       
[...] Order in council 1st Session, 38th Parliament, 53-54 Elizabeth II, 2004-2005 house of commons of canada BILL C-75 An Act respecting the establishment of the Public Health Agency of Canada and amending certain Acts Preamble WHEREAS the Government of Canada wishes to take public health measures, including measures relating to health protection and promotion, population health assessment, health surveillance, disease and injury prevention, and public health emergency preparedness and response; WHEREAS the Government of Canada wishes to foster collaboration within the field of public health and to coordinate federal policies and programs in the area of public health; WHEREAS the Government of Canada wishes to promote cooperation and consultation in the field of public health with provincial and territorial governments; WHEREAS the Government of Canada also wishes to foster cooperation in that field with foreign governments and international organizations, as well as other interested
[...] Qualifications required (2) The Chief Public Health Officer shall be a health professional who has qualifications in the field of public health.
[...] Lead health professional 7. (1) The Chief Public Health Officer is the lead health professional of the Government of Canada in relation to public health.
[...] Other report on public health (3) The Chief Public Health Officer may prepare and publish a report on any issue relating to public health.

House bill C-284

38th Parliament, 1st session
October 4, 2004 to November 29, 2005
Historical information
An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs to deal with domestic emergencies

Short title: Drug Supply Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Peter Stoffer
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on November 15, 2004 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-284 First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 53 Elizabeth II, 2004  C-284 Première session, trente-huitième législature, 53 Elizabeth II, 2004 house of Commons OF CANADA   chambre des communes DU CANADA BILL C-284   PROJET DE LOI C-284 An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs to deal with domestic emergencies   Loi assurant un approvisionnement suffisant en médicaments brevetés pour faire face à des urgences au Canada First reading, November 15, 2004   Première lecture le 15 novembre 2004        Summary Sommaire This enactment provides for the development of a plan for the supply of drugs to protect the public from biological or biochemical aggression carried out by means of terrorism or warfare.
[...] To allow the protection plan to be developed by the ministers of Industry and Health and considered by Parliament, the Governor in Council is empowered, for an interim period of one year, to order the provision of biochemical protection drugs at a price based on their incremental cost plus a reasonable profit.
[...] Ce pouvoir temporaire peut être exercé malgré les dispositions de la Loi sur les brevets, mais les intervenants touchés peuvent contester le prix des médicaments devant la Cour fédérale.   1st Session, 38th Parliament, 53 Elizabeth II, 2004 House of Commons of Canada Bill C-284   1re session, 38e législature, 53 Elizabeth II, 2004 Chambre des communes du Canada Projet de loi C-284       An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs to deal with domestic emergencies   Loi assurant un approvisionnement suffisant en médicaments brevetés pour faire face à des urgences au Canada     Preamble  Whereas terrorist threats and the possibility of biological warfare make it prudent for the Government of Canada to ensure the immediate availability of drugs to protect persons in Canada and persons who represent Canada overseas;  Whereas drugs are available to provide protection from or mitigate the effects of many biological or biochemical hazards, but the
[...] Plan de protection Elements of plan (2) The protection plan referred to in subsection (1) must include at least the following elements: (a) provision for action to be initiated by order of the Governor in Council; (b) provision for the action initiated by order of the Governor in Council to be administered by the Minister of Health; (c) authority for the Governor in Council to order that one or more manufacturers, other than the patentee of any patent covering a biochemical protection drug, may be authorized by the Minister of Health to manufacture the drug if the patentee is unable or unwilling to supply the drug in the quantity, quality and time specified by the Minister of Health; (d) a mechanism for determining the payment to a person who manufactures a biochemical protection drug at the request of the Minister of Health, which payment shall provide for a reasonable return on the incremental cost of the drug, and for determining the payment to the patentee of
[...] Étude en comité   interim powers   pouvoirs provisoires     Order in first year 5. (1) During the year commencing on the day on which this Act comes into force, the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, may (a) order that the patentee of a patent covering the manufacture or use of a biochemical protection drug supply the drug to the Minister of Health in the quantity, quality and time specified, for a payment determined by the Minister, which shall provide for a reasonable return on the incremental cost of the drug; or (b) if the patentee is unable or unwilling to supply the drug in the quantity, quality and time specified and for the payment determined by the Minister, order a manufacturer other that the patentee to manufacture the drug for the Minister of Health in the quantity, quality and time specified, for the payment determined by the Minister, which shall provide for a reasonable return on the incremental cost of the drug,

House bill C-267

36th Parliament, 1st session
September 22, 1997 to September 18, 1999
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Jim Gouk
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-267 SUMMARY The purpose of this enactment is to encourage provinces to ensure that the health care insurance plan of a province requires hospitals to disclose, to emergency response employees who provide emergency medical or rescue services to a patient, the name and nature of an infectious or contagious disease that the patient may have transmitted to them. 1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46 Elizabeth II, 1997 The House of Commons of Canada BILL C-267 An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions) R.S., c.
[...] , including necessary equipment and supplies, (f) medical and surgical equipment and supplies, (g) use of radiotherapy facilities, (h) use of physiotherapy facilities, (i) services provided by persons who receive remuneration therefor from the hospital, and (j) disclosure, to emergency response employees to whom a patient may have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease, of the name and nature of the disease, but does not include services that are excluded by the regulations; (2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: ``emergency response employees'' « employé d'un service d'interven- tion d'urgence » ``emergency response employees'' means firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other individuals (including employees of legally organized and recognized volunteer organizations, whether such employees receive nominal compensation or not) who, in situations involving the health or physical well-being
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 12: Disclosure of infectious or contagious diseases 12.1 (1) In order to satisfy the criterion respecting disclosure to emergency response employees of possible exposure to an infectious or contagious disease, the health care insurance plan of a province shall include provisions requiring hospitals in the province to notify emergency response employees to whom a patient may have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease of the name and nature of the disease.
[...] Confidentia- lity (2) The provisions of the health care insurance plan of a province relating to the disclosure required under subsection (1) shall include the following components: (a) a requirement that a hospital medical officer be designated in every hospital in the province to be responsible for determining whether there is a need to notify the designated official in paragraph (b); (b) provisions designating an official of every employer of emergency response employees in the province for the purpose of receiving notifications and responses and making requests under this subsection and for informing an emergency response employee of any determination made by a hospital under subsection (1); (c) provisions requiring the designated official of an employer to notify an emergency response employee who may have been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease of (i) the name of the disease involved, (ii) any action by the emergency response employee that, in the opinion of the
[...] Paragraph 14(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) the health care insurance plan of the province does not or has ceased to satisfy any one of the criteria described in sections 8 to 12.1 , or 5.

House bill C-13

43rd Parliament, 1st session
December 5, 2019 to August 18, 2020
Historical information
An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19

Short title: COVID-19 Emergency Response Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Bill Morneau
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on March 25, 2020 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Part 12 amends the Patent Act to, among other things, provide that the Commissioner must, on the application of the Minister of Health, authorize the Government of Canada and any person specified in the application to make, construct, use and sell a patented invention to the extent necessary to respond to a public health emergency that is a matter of national concern.
[...] Events of National Concern Payments ActEnactment of ActEnactment9 The Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act is enacted as follows: An Act to authorize the making of payments in relation to public health events of national concernShort Title Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act.Public Health Event of National Concern Payments — public health event of national concern 2 (1) If, after consulting with the Chief Public Health Officer, appointed under subsection 6(1) of the Public Health Agency of Canada Act, and any of the officers in the provinces and territories occupying a similar position that the Minister of Health considers appropriate in the circumstances, the Minister of Health determines that there is a public health event of national concern, then there may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, on the requisition of a federal minister and with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance and the
[...] Minister of Health, all money required to do anything in relation to that public health event of national concern.
[...] Examples (2) Things that may be done in relation to a public health event of national concern include (a) acquiring medical supplies; (b) providing assistance to provinces and territories to help cover the cost of safety and emergency response needs; (c) providing income support, including the Canada emergency response benefit; and (d) funding public health-related federal programs or covering expenses incurred by federal departments and agencies.
[...] P-451 The Patent Act is amended by adding the following after section 19.‍3: Application by Minister 19.‍4 (1) The Commissioner shall, on the application of the Minister of Health, authorize the Government of Canada and any person specified in the application to make, construct, use and sell a patented invention to the extent necessary to respond to the public health emergency described in the application.Contents of application (2) The application must (a) set out the name of the patentee and the number, as recorded in the Patent Office, of the patent issued in respect of the patented invention; (b) include a confirmation that the Chief Public Health Officer, appointed under subsection 6(1) of the Public Health Agency of Canada Act, believes that there is a public health emergency that is a matter of national concern; (c) include a description of the public health emergency; and (d) specify a person, if any, that is to be authorized to make, construct, use and sell the patented

House bill C-261

37th Parliament, 3rd session
February 2, 2004 to May 23, 2004
Historical information
An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs in cases of domestic emergency or to deal with crises in countries that receive assistance from Canada

Short title: Drug Supply Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Lorne Nystrom
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Reinstated from previous session on February 2, 2004 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-261 C-261 Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-261 An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs in cases of domestic emergency or to deal with crises in countries that receive assistance from Canada First reading, October 28, 2002 SUMMARY This enactment provides for the development of a plan for the supply of drugs to protect the public from biological or biochemical aggression by means of terrorism or warfare.
[...] To allow the protection plan to be developed by the Ministers of Industry and Health and considered by Parliament, the Governor in Council is empowered, for an interim period of one year, to order the provision of biochemical protection drugs at a price based on their incremental cost plus a reasonable profit.
[...] The enactment also provides for a Canadian initiative to fight epidemic diseases, including HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis, through an international program to make drugs available at incremental cost and provide the necessary health education in countries that have or are threatened with epidemic diseases.
[...] It requires the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in co-operation with the Ministers of Industry and Health, to convene an international conference of developed nations to consider and propose a program of international assistance through the supply of epidemic disease drugs with the cooperation of drug manufacturers. 2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 House of Commons of Canada BILL C-261 An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs in cases of domestic emergency or to deal with crises in countries that receive assistance from Canada Preamble Whereas terrorist threats and the possibility of biological warfare make it prudent for the Government to ensure the immediate availability of drugs to protect persons in Canada or representing Canada overseas; Whereas the rate of spread of disease, including HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis, is serious and tragic in many countries and threatens a substantial proportion of the population in some of those countries; Whereas
[...] Elements of plan (2) The protection plan referred to in subsection (1) must include at least the following elements: (a) provision for action to be initiated by order of the Governor in Council; (b) provision for the action initiated by order of the Governor in Council to be administered by the Minister of Health; (c) authority for the Governor in Council to order that one or more manufacturers, other than the patentee of any patent covering a biochemical protection drug, may be authorized by the Minister of Health to manufacture the drug if the patentee is unable or unwilling to supply the drug in the quantity, quality and time specified by the Minister of Health; (d) a mechanism for determining the payment to a person who manufactures a biochemical protection drug at the request of the Minister of Health, which payment shall provide for a reasonable return on the incremental cost of the drug, and for determining the payment to the patentee of a patent covering the manufacture or

House bill C-523

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (disclosure of drug shortages)

Short title: Mandatory Disclosure of Drug Shortages Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Djaouida Sellah
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Placed in the Order of Precedence on June 5, 2013 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-523 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-523 An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (disclosure of drug shortages) first reading, June 4, 2013 Mrs.
[...] Sellah 411719 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Department of Health Act to oblige drug suppliers to advise the Minister of any interruption or cessation of the production, distribution or importation of drugs and to oblige the Minister to prepare and implement an emergency response plan to address shortages of drugs.
[...] This Act may be cited as the Mandatory Disclosure of Drug Shortages Act. 1996, c. 8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACT 2.
[...] Emergency response plan 4.4 The Minister shall, in cooperation with the provincial authorities, coordinate efforts to prevent and address shortages of drugs, inform, as necessary, patients and health care providers of possible shortages, and prepare and implement an emergency response plan to address any shortage of a drug that the Minister considers necessary for public health. 3.
[...] The emergency response plan referred to in section 4.4 of the Department of Health Act, as enacted by section 2, must be prepared within 18 months after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.

House bill C-256

37th Parliament, 2nd session
September 30, 2002 to November 12, 2003
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Jim Gouk
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on October 25, 2002 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-256 SUMMARY The purpose of this enactment is to encourage provinces to ensure that the health care insurance plan of a province requires hospitals to disclose, to emergency response employees who provide emergency medical or rescue services to a patient, the name and nature of an infectious or contagious disease that the patient may have transmitted to them. 2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 House of Commons of Canada BILL C-256 An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions) R.S., c.
[...] and supplies, (f) medical and surgical equipment and supplies, (g) use of radiotherapy facilities, (h) use of physiotherapy facilities, (i) services provided by persons who receive remuneration therefor from the hospital, and (j) disclosure, to emergency response employees to whom a patient may have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease, of the name and nature of the disease, but does not include services that are excluded by the regulations; (2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: ``emergency response employees'' « employé d'un service d'intervention d'urgence » ``emergency response employees'' means firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other individuals (including employees of legally organized and recognized volunteer organizations, whether such employees receive nominal compensation or not) who, in situations involving the health or physical well-being of a person, respond to
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 12: Disclosure of infectious or contagious diseases 12.1 (1) In order to satisfy the criterion respecting disclosure to emergency response employees of possible exposure to an infectious or contagious disease, the health care insurance plan of a province shall include provisions requiring hospitals in the province to notify emergency response employees to whom a patient may have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease of the name and nature of the disease.
[...] Confidentia- lity (2) The provisions of the health care insurance plan of a province relating to the disclosure required under subsection (1) shall include the following components: (a) a requirement that a hospital medical officer be designated in every hospital in the province to be responsible for determining whether there is a need to notify the designated official in paragraph (b); (b) provisions designating an official of every employer of emergency response employees in the province for the purpose of receiving notifications and responses and making requests under this subsection and for informing an emergency response employee of any determination made by a hospital under subsection (1); (c) provisions requiring the designated official of an employer to notify an emergency response employee who may have been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease of (i) the name of the disease involved, (ii) any action by the emergency response employee that, in the opinion of the
[...] Paragraph 14(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) the health care insurance plan of the province does not or has ceased to satisfy any one of the criteria described in sections 8 to 12.1 , or 5.

House bill C-430

36th Parliament, 2nd session
October 12, 1999 to October 22, 2000
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Jim Gouk
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-430 SUMMARY The purpose of this enactment is to encourage provinces to ensure that the health care insurance plan of a province requires hospitals to disclose, to emergency response employees who provide emergency medical or rescue services to a patient, the name and nature of an infectious or contagious disease that the patient may have transmitted to them. 2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48-49 Elizabeth II, 1999-2000 The House of Commons of Canada BILL C-430 An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions) R.S., c.
[...] facilities, including necessary equipment and supplies, (f) medical and surgical equipment and supplies, (g) use of radiotherapy facilities, (h) use of physiotherapy facilities, (i) services provided by persons who receive remuneration therefor from the hospital, and (j) disclosure, to emergency response employees to whom a patient may have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease, of the name and nature of the disease, but does not include services that are excluded by the regulations; (2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: ``emergency response employees'' « employé d'un service d'intervention d'urgence » ``emergency response employees'' means firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other individuals (including employees of legally organized and recognized volunteer organizations, whether such employees receive nominal compensation or not) who, in situations involving the health or physical
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 12: Disclosure of infectious or contagious diseases 12.1 (1) In order to satisfy the criterion respecting disclosure to emergency response employees of possible exposure to an infectious or contagious disease, the health care insurance plan of a province shall include provisions requiring hospitals in the province to notify emergency response employees to whom a patient may have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease of the name and nature of the disease.
[...] Confiden- tiality (2) The provisions of the health care insurance plan of a province relating to the disclosure required under subsection (1) shall include the following components: (a) a requirement that a hospital medical officer be designated in every hospital in the province to be responsible for determining whether there is a need to notify the designated official in paragraph (b); (b) provisions designating an official of every employer of emergency response employees in the province for the purpose of receiving notifications and responses and making requests under this subsection and for informing an emergency response employee of any determination made by a hospital under subsection (1); (c) provisions requiring the designated official of an employer to notify an emergency response employee who may have been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease of (i) the name of the disease involved, (ii) any action by the emergency response employee that, in the opinion of the
[...] Paragraph 14(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) the health care insurance plan of the province does not or has ceased to satisfy any one of the criteria described in sections 8 to 12.1 , or 5.

House bill C-256

37th Parliament, 3rd session
February 2, 2004 to May 23, 2004
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Jim Gouk
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Reinstated from previous session on February 2, 2004 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-256 C-256 Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-256 An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions) First reading, October 25, 2002 SUMMARY The purpose of this enactment is to encourage provinces to ensure that the health care insurance plan of a province requires hospitals to disclose, to emergency response employees who provide emergency medical or rescue services to a patient, the name and nature of an infectious or contagious disease that the patient may have transmitted to them. 2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 House of Commons of Canada BILL C-256 An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions) R.S., c.
[...] and supplies, (f) medical and surgical equipment and supplies, (g) use of radiotherapy facilities, (h) use of physiotherapy facilities, (i) services provided by persons who receive remuneration therefor from the hospital, and (j) disclosure, to emergency response employees to whom a patient may have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease, of the name and nature of the disease, but does not include services that are excluded by the regulations; (2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: ``emergency response employees'' « employé d'un service d'intervention d'urgence » ``emergency response employees'' means firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other individuals (including employees of legally organized and recognized volunteer organizations, whether such employees receive nominal compensation or not) who, in situations involving the health or physical well-being of a person, respond to
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 12: Disclosure of infectious or contagious diseases 12.1 (1) In order to satisfy the criterion respecting disclosure to emergency response employees of possible exposure to an infectious or contagious disease, the health care insurance plan of a province shall include provisions requiring hospitals in the province to notify emergency response employees to whom a patient may have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease of the name and nature of the disease.
[...] Confidentia- lity (2) The provisions of the health care insurance plan of a province relating to the disclosure required under subsection (1) shall include the following components: (a) a requirement that a hospital medical officer be designated in every hospital in the province to be responsible for determining whether there is a need to notify the designated official in paragraph (b); (b) provisions designating an official of every employer of emergency response employees in the province for the purpose of receiving notifications and responses and making requests under this subsection and for informing an emergency response employee of any determination made by a hospital under subsection (1); (c) provisions requiring the designated official of an employer to notify an emergency response employee who may have been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease of (i) the name of the disease involved, (ii) any action by the emergency response employee that, in the opinion of the
[...] Paragraph 14(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) the health care insurance plan of the province does not or has ceased to satisfy any one of the criteria described in sections 8 to 12.1 , or 5.

House bill C-280

37th Parliament, 1st session
January 29, 2001 to September 16, 2002
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Jim Gouk
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on February 26, 2001 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-280 SUMMARY The purpose of this enactment is to encourage provinces to ensure that the health care insurance plan of a province requires hospitals to disclose, to emergency response employees who provide emergency medical or rescue services to a patient, the name and nature of an infectious or contagious disease that the patient may have transmitted to them. 1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001 House of Commons of Canada BILL C-280 An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions) R.S., c.
[...] involving the health or physical well-being of a person, respond to emergencies; ``infectious or contagious disease'' « maladie infectieuse ou contagieuse » ``infectious or contagious disease'' means a disease designated as such by the Minister. 2.
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 12: Disclosure of infectious or contagious diseases 12.1 (1) In order to satisfy the criterion respecting disclosure to emergency response employees of possible exposure to an infectious or contagious disease, the health care insurance plan of a province shall include provisions requiring hospitals in the province to notify emergency response employees to whom a patient may have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease of the name and nature of the disease.
[...] Confidentiality (2) The provisions of the health care insurance plan of a province relating to the disclosure required under subsection (1) shall include the following components: (a) a requirement that a hospital medical officer be designated in every hospital in the province to be responsible for determining whether there is a need to notify the designated official in paragraph (b); (b) provisions designating an official of every employer of emergency response employees in the province for the purpose of receiving notifications and responses and making requests under this subsection and for informing an emergency response employee of any determination made by a hospital under subsection (1); (c) provisions requiring the designated official of an employer to notify an emergency response employee who may have been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease of (i) the name of the disease involved, (ii) any action by the emergency response employee that, in the opinion of the hospital
[...] Paragraph 14(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) the health care insurance plan of the province does not or has ceased to satisfy any one of the criteria described in sections 8 to 12.1 , or 1995, c. 17, s. 38 5.

House bill C-284

35th Parliament, 1st session
January 17, 1994 to February 2, 1996
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Current status
Referred to committee before second reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-284 SUMMARY The purpose of this bill is to incite provinces to make sure that the health care insurance plan of a province provides for the obligation for hospitals to disclose, to emergency response employees who provide emergency medical or rescue services to a patient, the name and nature of an infectious or contagious disease that the patient might have transmitted to them. 1nd Session, 35th Parliament, 42-43 Elizabeth II, 1994 The House of Commons of Canada BILL C-284 An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (conditions for contributions) R.S., c.
[...] and supplies, (f) medical and surgical equipment and supplies, (g) use of radiotherapy facilities, (h) use of physiotherapy facilities, (i) services provided by persons who receive remuneration therefor from the hospital, and (j) disclosure, to emergency response employees to whom a patient could have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease, of the name and nature of the disease, but does not include services that are excluded by the regulations; (2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: ``emergency response employees'' « employé d'un service d'intervention d'urgence » ``emergency response employees'' means firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other individuals (including employees of legally organized and recognized volunteer organizations, whether such employees receive nominal compensation or not) who, in situations involving the health or physical well-being of a person, respond to
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 12: Disclosure of infectious or contagious diseases 12.1 (1) In order to satisfy the criteria respecting disclosure of infectious or contagious diseases, the health care insurance plan of a province must provide for disclosure by hospitals in the province, to emergency response employees to whom a patient could have transmitted an infectious or contagious disease, of the name and nature of the disease.
[...] Confidentia- lity (2) Subsection (1) shall not be construed to authorize or require the disclosure of identifying information with respect to a patient or an emergency response employee. 4.
[...] Paragraph 14(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) the health care insurance plan of the province does not or has ceased to satisfy any one of the criteria described in sections 8 to 12.1 , or 5.

House bill C-9

43rd Parliament, 2nd session
September 23, 2020 to August 15, 2021
Historical information
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy)
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Chrystia Freeland
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on November 19, 2020 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69 Elizabeth II, 2020 STATUTES OF CANADA 2020 CHAPTER 13 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) ASSENTED TO November 19, 2020 BILL C-9 RECOMMENDATION Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy)”.SUMMARY This enactment amends the Income Tax Act to revise the eligibility criteria, as well as the level of subsidization, under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) as part of the response to the coronavirus disease 2019.
[...] The enactment further amends the Income Tax Act to introduce the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) in order to support those hardest hit by the coronavirus disease 2019.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 69 Elizabeth II CHAPTER 13 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) [Assented to 19th November, 2020] Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.‍S.‍, c. 1 (5th Supp.‍)Income Tax Act1 (1) Paragraph 87(2)‍(g.‍6) of the Income Tax Act is replaced by the following: COVID-19 – wage subsidy (g.‍6) for the purposes of section 125.‍7, the new corporation is deemed to be the same corporation as, and a continuation of, each predecessor corporation unless it is reasonable to consider that one of the main purposes of the amalgamation is to cause the new corporation to qualify for the deemed overpayment under subsection 125.‍7(2) or (2.‍1) or to increase the amount of that
[...] (période d’admissibilité)(9) Paragraph (b) of the definition specified percentage in subsection 125.‍7(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: (b) for the qualifying period referred to in any of paragraphs (b) to (c.‍1) of the definition qualifying period, 70%; and(10) The portion of the definition top-up percentage in subsection 125.‍7(1) of the Act before the formula is replaced by the following: top-up percentage, of an eligible entity for a qualifying period, means the percentage determined by regulation for the qualifying period or, if there is no percentage determined by regulation for the qualifying period, the lesser of 25% and the percentage determined by the formula(11) Subsection 125.‍7(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: public health restriction, in respect of a qualifying property of an eligible entity for a qualifying period, means an order or decision in respect of which the following conditions are met: (a) it is made under a
[...] (pourcentage de subvention pour le loyer) rent top-up percentage, of an eligible entity in respect of a qualifying property for a qualifying period, means the percentage determined by the formula A × B ÷ C where A is 25% or a prescribed percentage, B is the number of days in the qualifying period throughout which the qualifying property is subject to a public health restriction, and C is the number of days in the qualifying period.

House bill C-33

44th Parliament, 1st session
November 22, 2021 to present
An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

Short title: Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez
Current status
At report stage in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Committee report presented with amendments on February 7, 2024 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] certificate(2) The Minister may issue an emergency certificate authorizing any activity to be carried on in a manner that does not comply with this Act if the Minister is satisfied that the activity is necessary to deal with an emergency in which there is danger to public safety or to security.Temporary certificate(2.‍1) The Minister may, in the public interest or for the purposes of security, issue a temporary certificate authorizing any activity to be carried on in a manner that does not comply with this Act. 2009, c. 9, s. 30(2) Subsection 31(6) of the Act is replaced by the following: Revocation of certificate(6) The Minister may revoke an equivalency, emergency or temporary certificate — including an emergency or temporary certificate the contents of which have been issued orally — if (a) the Minister is no longer satisfied of the matter described in subsection (1), (2) or (2.‍1), as the case may be; (b) the regulations have been amended and have the same effect as the certificate
[...] , including operations related to cargo, ships’ stores and bunkering.Duration(2) An emergency direction comes into force immediately when it is made but ceases to have force 72 hours after it is made, unless the Minister repeals it before the expiry of the 72 hours.Application of emergency direction(3) An emergency direction may provide that it applies in lieu of or in addition to any regulation made under this Act, any interim order, any security measure or any security rule.Conflict(4) If there is a conflict between a regulation made under this Act, an interim order, a security measure or a security rule and an emergency direction, the emergency direction prevails to the extent of the conflict.Compliance with emergency direction(5) Every person or vessel subject to an emergency direction must comply with it.Emergency directions not statutory instruments(6) For greater certainty, an emergency direction is not a statutory instrument as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Statutory Instruments
[...] change(1.‍1) For the purposes of this Part, the Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the impact of the operation of a port by a port authority on the environment, including climate change, and the impact of climate change on the operation of a port, including regulations (a) establishing Insertion start absolute Insertion end greenhouse gas emissions reduction Insertion start targets Insertion end in respect of the operation of a port by a port authority Insertion start that are consistent with Canada’s international commitments and with the national greenhouse gas emissions targets for each milestone year under the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act Insertion end ; (b) respecting the contents of a five-year climate change plan; (c) respecting the contents of a five-year plan respecting climate change adaptation actions; (d) respecting the contents of the annual reports respecting the five-year plans; (e) respecting public participation in the development
[...] of five-year plans respecting climate change and climate change adaptation actions; and (f) imposing obligations on a port authority in respect of the climate change adaptation actions it must undertake.Report to Parliament — reasons for absence of regulations Start of inserted block (1.‍2) If no regulations are made for the purposes of each of paragraphs (1.‍1)‍(a) to (f) for an existing port authority within 36 months after the day on which this section comes into force or for a new port authority within 36 months after the day on which its letters patent are issued, the Minister must cause a report stating the reasons that no regulations have been made and establishing a schedule for making regulations to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 10 days on which that House is sitting after the expiry of that 36-month period.
[...] Change Plans and ReportsFive-year plan — climate change43.‍1 (1) A port authority must prepare, in respect of itself and each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, a five-year climate change plan within one year after the later of the day on which this section comes into force and the day on which its letters patent are issued and, after that, within five years after the previous plan was prepared.Contents(2) The plan must contain (a) a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target in respect of the operation of a port by a port authority; (b) a description of actions to be taken to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target; (c) information relating to any material changes in respect of information that was provided in the previous plan; and (d) any prescribed information.Five-year plan — adaptation actions43.‍2 (1) A port authority must prepare, in respect of itself and each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, a five-year plan respecting climate change adaptation actions within

House bill C-523

41st Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
Historical information
An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (disclosure of drug shortages)

Short title: Mandatory Disclosure of Drug Shortages Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Djaouida Sellah
Current status
Bill defeated
Latest activity
Bill defeated at second reading on February 12, 2014 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Sellah 411719 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Department of Health Act to oblige drug suppliers to advise the Minister of any interruption or cessation of the production, distribution or importation of drugs and to oblige the Minister to prepare and implement an emergency response plan to address shortages of drugs.
[...] This Act may be cited as the Mandatory Disclosure of Drug Shortages Act. 1996, c. 8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACT 2.
[...] The Department of Health Act is amended by adding the following after section 4.2: Definition of “supplier” 4.3 (1) For the purpose of this section, “supplier” means a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor or importer of drugs.
[...] Emergency response plan 4.4 The Minister shall, in cooperation with the provincial authorities, coordinate efforts to prevent and address shortages of drugs, inform, as necessary, patients and health care providers of possible shortages, and prepare and implement an emergency response plan to address any shortage of a drug that the Minister considers necessary for public health. 3.
[...] The emergency response plan referred to in section 4.4 of the Department of Health Act, as enacted by section 2, must be prepared within 18 months after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.

House bill C-18

35th Parliament, 2nd session
February 27, 1996 to April 27, 1997
Historical information
An Act to establish the Department of Health and to amend and repeal certain Acts
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
Royal assent received
Found in bill text:
[...] This Act may be cited as the Department of Health Act.
[...] E-9 Energy Supplies Emergency Act 18.
[...] Paragraph 34(4)(d) of the Energy Supplies Emergency Act is replaced by the following: (d) provide that a permit issued pursuant to the regulations may be revoked or altered by the Minister of the Environment or the Minister of Health if, in the opinion of the Minister, the report of a public hearing warrants that action.
[...] Section 4 of the Salaries Act is amended by adding the following: The Minister of Health......46,645 REFERENCES 32. (1) The following provisions are amended by replacing the expression ``Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs'' or ``Minister of National Health and Welfare'' with the expression ``Minister of Health``: (a) the definition ``Minister'' in section 2 of the Canada Health Act; (b) paragraph 8(a), subsection 31(2) and section 33 of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act; (c) subsections 3(2) and 9(1) and (2) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; (d) paragraph (e) of the definition ``Minister of Health'' in subsection 287(6) of the Criminal Code; (e) subsection 34(2) and paragraph 34(4)(b) of the Energy Supplies Emergency Act; (f) subsections 22(1) and 23(1) of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act; (g) the definition ``Minister'' in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act; (h) the definition
[...] Energy Supplies Emergency Act 19.

Senate bill S-208

41st Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
Historical information
An Act to establish the Canadian Commission on Mental Health and Justice
Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. James S. Cowan
Current status
At report stage in the Senate
Latest activity
Debate at consideration of committee report on June 22, 2015 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Canadian Commission on Mental Health and Justice Act INTERPRETATION 2.       
[...] Mental Health and Justice Advisory Council 20.       
[...] “Ministers” « ministres » “Ministers” means the Minister of Health, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
[...] ORGANIZATION Appointment of President and other Commis- sioners 8. (1) The Commission consists of a President and four other Commissioners to be appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Health made with the concurrence of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
[...] ADVISORY BODIES Mental Health and Justice Advisory Council 19. (1) There is established a council, to be called the Mental Health and Justice Advisory Council, consisting of (a) not less than twelve but not more than twenty-four members appointed by the Commission to hold office during pleasure for a term not exceeding three years; and (b) the Deputy Minister of Health, the Deputy Minister of Justice and the Deputy Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

House bill C-74

35th Parliament, 2nd session
February 27, 1996 to April 27, 1997
Historical information
An Act respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] ``environ- mental emergency'' « urgence environne- mentale » ``environmental emergency'' has the meaning given that expression in Part VIII.
[...] Role of Minister of Health 45.
[...] Formulation by the Minister of Health 55. (1) For the purpose of carrying out the mandate of the Minister of Health related to preserving and improving public health under this Act, the Minister of Health shall issue objectives, guidelines and codes of practice with respect to the elements of the environment that may affect the life and health of the people of Canada.
[...] from an environmental emergency in respect of a substance; (e) respecting the notification and reporting of an environmental emergency; (f) respecting the notification and reporting of the measures taken (i) to prevent the environmental emergency, or (ii) to repair, reduce or mitigate any negative effects on the environment or to human life or health that result from the environmental emergency, or that may reasonably be expected to result from the environmental emergency; (g) respecting the implementation of international agreements entered into by Canada in relation to environmental emergencies; and (h) respecting any other matter necessary for the purposes of this Part.
[...] Requirements for environmental emergency plans 200.

House bill C-473

37th Parliament, 1st session
January 29, 2001 to September 16, 2002
Historical information
An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs in cases of domestic emergency or to deal with crises in countries that receive assistance from Canada

Short title: Drug Supply Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Lorne Nystrom
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on June 6, 2002 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] To allow the protection plan to be developed by the Ministers of Industry and Health and considered by Parliament, the Governor in Council is empowered, for an interim period of one year, to order the provision of biochemical protection drugs at a price based on their incremental cost plus a reasonable profit.
[...] The enactment also provides for a Canadian initiative to fight epidemic diseases, including HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis, through an international program to make drugs available at incremental cost and provide the necessary health education in countries that have or are threatened with epidemic diseases.
[...] It requires the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in co-operation with the Ministers of Industry and Health, to convene an international conference of developed nations to consider and propose a program of international assistance through the supply of epidemic disease drugs with the cooperation of drug manufacturers. 1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50-51 Elizabeth II, 2001-2002 House of Commons of Canada BILL C-473 An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs in cases of domestic emergency or to deal with crises in countries that receive assistance from Canada Preamble Whereas terrorist threats and the possibility of biochemical warfare make it prudent for the Government to ensure the immediate availability of drugs to protect persons in Canada or representing Canada overseas; Whereas the rate of spread of disease, including HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis, is serious and tragic in many countries and threatens a substantial proportion of the population in some of those countries
[...] PROTECTION FROM BIOCHEMICAL AGGRESSION Protection plan 3. (1) The Minister, in co-operation with the Minister of Health, must develop a protection plan to ensure access to sufficient biochemical protection drugs to protect the public from a potential biochemical threat or to deal with biochemical aggression.
[...] Elements of plan (2) The protection plan referred to in subsection (1) must include at least the following elements: (a) provision for action to be initiated by order of the Governor in Council; (b) provision for the action initiated by order of the Governor in Council to be administered by the Minister of Health; (c) authority for the Governor in Council to order that one or more manufacturers, other than the patentee of any patent covering a biochemical protection drug, may be authorized by the Minister of Health to manufacture the drug if the patentee is unable or unwilling to supply the drug in the quantity, quality and time specified by the Minister of Health; (d) a mechanism for determining the payment to a person who manufactures a biochemical protection drug at the request of the Minister of Health, which payment shall provide for a reasonable return on the incremental cost of the drug, and for determining the payment to the patentee of a patent covering the manufacture or

Senate bill S-15

37th Parliament, 1st session
January 29, 2001 to September 16, 2002
Historical information
An Act to enable and assist the Canadian tobacco industry in attaining its objective of preventing the use of tobacco products by young persons in Canada

Short title: Tobacco Youth Protection Act

Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Colin Kenny
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
First reading on May 30, 2001 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] “Minister” « ministre » “Minister” means the Minister of Health.
[...] Membership (2) The advisory panel may include a young person, representatives of the provincial ministers of the Crown responsible for health, representatives of health groups and such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate.
[...] Required directors (2) The Board shall ordinarily have as members (a) at least one health care professional with demonstrated expertise in youth behaviour; (b) at least one person between the ages of 18 and 25; and (c) at least one representative of health care groups.
[...] Evaluations (2) A health group, organization or person receiving funds from the Foundation based upon a workplan referred to in subsection (1) shall cause periodic evaluations of the program, project or activity to be made, to the satisfaction of the Board.
[...] Emergencies (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), in the case of an emergency where delay would be injurious to the Foundation, it may award a contract for program services in an amount over the limit set by by-law without calling tenders.

Senate bill S-20

36th Parliament, 2nd session
October 12, 1999 to October 22, 2000
Historical information
An Act to enable and assist the Canadian tobacco industry in attaining its objective of preventing the use of tobacco products by young persons in Canada

Short title: Tobacco Youth Protection Act

Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Colin Kenny
Current status
Senate bill awaiting first reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] “Minister” « ministre » “Minister” means the Minister of Health.
[...] Membership (2) The advisory panel may include a young person, representatives of the provincial ministers of the Crown responsible for health, representatives of health groups and such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate.
[...] Required directors (2) The Board shall ordinarily have as members (a) at least one health care professional with demonstrated expertise in youth behaviour; (b) at least one person between the ages of 18 and 25; and (c) at least one representative of health care groups.
[...] Evaluations (2) A health group, organization or person receiving funds from the Foundation based upon a workplan referred to in subsection (1) shall cause periodic evaluations of the program, project or activity to be made, to the satisfaction of the Board.
[...] Emergencies (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), in the case of an emergency where delay would be injurious to the Foundation, it may award a contract for program services in an amount over the limit set by by-law without calling tenders.

House bill C-95

35th Parliament, 1st session
January 17, 1994 to February 2, 1996
Historical information
An Act to establish the Department of Health and to amend and repeal certain Acts
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
At report stage and second reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] This Act may be cited as the Department of Health Act.
[...] E-9 Energy Supplies Emergency Act 18.
[...] Paragraph 34(4)(d) of the Energy Supplies Emergency Act is replaced by the following: (d) provide that a permit issued pursuant to the regulations may be revoked or altered by the Minister of the Environment or the Minister of Health if, in the opinion of the Minister, the report of a public hearing warrants that action.
[...] Section 4 of the Salaries Act is amended by adding the following: The Minister of Health*cl46,645 References 32. (1) The following provisions are amended by replacing the expression ``Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs'' or ``Minister of National Health and Welfare'' with the expression ``Minister of Health'': (a) the definition ``Minister'' in section 2 of the Canada Health Act; (b) paragraph 8(a), subsection 31(2) and section 33 of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act; (c) subsections 3(2) and 9(1) and (2) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; (d) paragraph (e) of the definition ``Minister of Health'' in subsection 287(6) of the Criminal Code; (e) subsection 34(2) and paragraph 34(4)(b) of the Energy Supplies Emergency Act; (f) subsections 22(1) and 23(1) of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act; (g) the definition ``Minister'' in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act; (h) the definition
[...] Energy Supplies Emergency Act 19.

House bill C-261

37th Parliament, 2nd session
September 30, 2002 to November 12, 2003
Historical information
An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs in cases of domestic emergency or to deal with crises in countries that receive assistance from Canada

Short title: Drug Supply Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Lorne Nystrom
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on October 28, 2002 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] To allow the protection plan to be developed by the Ministers of Industry and Health and considered by Parliament, the Governor in Council is empowered, for an interim period of one year, to order the provision of biochemical protection drugs at a price based on their incremental cost plus a reasonable profit.
[...] The enactment also provides for a Canadian initiative to fight epidemic diseases, including HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis, through an international program to make drugs available at incremental cost and provide the necessary health education in countries that have or are threatened with epidemic diseases.
[...] It requires the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in co-operation with the Ministers of Industry and Health, to convene an international conference of developed nations to consider and propose a program of international assistance through the supply of epidemic disease drugs with the cooperation of drug manufacturers. 2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 House of Commons of Canada BILL C-261 An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs in cases of domestic emergency or to deal with crises in countries that receive assistance from Canada Preamble Whereas terrorist threats and the possibility of biological warfare make it prudent for the Government to ensure the immediate availability of drugs to protect persons in Canada or representing Canada overseas; Whereas the rate of spread of disease, including HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis, is serious and tragic in many countries and threatens a substantial proportion of the population in some of those countries; Whereas
[...] PROTECTION FROM BIOCHEMICAL AGGRESSION Protection plan 3. (1) The Minister, in co-operation with the Minister of Health, must develop a protection plan to ensure access to sufficient biochemical protection drugs to protect the public from a potential biochemical threat or to deal with biochemical aggression.
[...] Elements of plan (2) The protection plan referred to in subsection (1) must include at least the following elements: (a) provision for action to be initiated by order of the Governor in Council; (b) provision for the action initiated by order of the Governor in Council to be administered by the Minister of Health; (c) authority for the Governor in Council to order that one or more manufacturers, other than the patentee of any patent covering a biochemical protection drug, may be authorized by the Minister of Health to manufacture the drug if the patentee is unable or unwilling to supply the drug in the quantity, quality and time specified by the Minister of Health; (d) a mechanism for determining the payment to a person who manufactures a biochemical protection drug at the request of the Minister of Health, which payment shall provide for a reasonable return on the incremental cost of the drug, and for determining the payment to the patentee of a patent covering the manufacture or

House bill C-32

36th Parliament, 1st session
September 22, 1997 to September 18, 1999
Historical information
An Act respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development

Short title: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Christine Stewart
Current status
Royal assent received
Found in bill text:
[...] ``environmental emergency'' « urgence environnementale » ``environmental emergency'' has the meaning given that expression in Part 8.
[...] Role of Minister of Health 45.
[...] the prevention of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from an environmental emergency in respect of a substance; (e) respecting the notification and reporting of an environmental emergency; (f) respecting the notification and reporting of the measures taken (i) to prevent the environmental emergency, or (ii) to repair, reduce or mitigate any negative effects on the environment or human life or health that result from the environmental emergency or that may reasonably be expected to result from it; (g) respecting the implementation of international agreements entered into by Canada in relation to environmental emergencies; and (h) respecting any other matter necessary for the purposes of this Part.
[...] Forms PART 8 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS RELATED TO EMERGENCIES 193.
[...] Requirements for environmental emergency plans 200.

House bill C-5

41st Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and other Acts and to provide for certain other measures

Short title: Offshore Health and Safety Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Greg Rickford
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 19, 2014 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] health and safety officer” « agent de santé et de sécurité » “health and safety officer” means an occupational health and safety officer or a special officer.
[...] F-21, the Health and Community Services Act, S.N.L. 1995, c.
[...] Exception (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in an emergency situation, or in respect of monitoring referred to in paragraph (1)(b) that is carried out continuously or on a regular and frequent basis.
[...] health and safety officer” « agent de santé et de sécurité » “health and safety officer” means an occupational health and safety officer or a special officer.
[...] Exception (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in an emergency situation, or in respect of monitoring referred to in paragraph (1)(b) that is carried out continuously or on a regular and frequent basis.

House bill C-43

38th Parliament, 1st session
October 4, 2004 to November 29, 2005
Historical information
An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 23, 2005

Short title: Budget Implementation Act, 2005

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Ralph Goodale
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 29, 2005 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] (2) Subsection (1) applies to months that end after 2004. 17. (1) The definition “automobile” in subsection 248(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (b.1): (b.2) a clearly marked emergency medical response vehicle that is used, in connection with or in the course of an individual’s office or employment with an emergency medical response or ambulance service, to carry emergency medical equipment together with one or more emergency medical attendants or paramedics, (2) Paragraph (c) of the definition “disposition” in subsection 248(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: (c) any transfer of the property to a trust or, where the property is property of a trust, any transfer of the property to any beneficiary under the trust, except as provided by paragraph (f) or (k), and (3) Paragraph (g) of the definition “disposition” in subsection 248(1) of the Act is repealed
[...] The headings before section 24 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act are replaced by the following: PART V.1 CANADA HEALTH TRANSFER, CANADA SOCIAL TRANSFER, HEALTH REFORM TRANSFER AND EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE TRANSFER Canada Health Transfer 28.
[...] If Bill C-6, introduced in the 1st session of the 38th Parliament and entitled the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act (the “other Act”), receives royal assent, then, on the later of the coming into force of section 1 of the other Act and section 47 of this Act, subsection 3(7) of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act is replaced by the following: Reports and special examination (7) Any report or information in respect of the Board that is provided to the Minister under sections 132 to 147 of the Financial Administration Act shall also be provided to the Minister of National Defence and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
[...] Climate Fund (2) The expression “Climate Fund” may be used to refer to the Agency.
[...] “greenhouse gas” « gaz à effet de serre » “greenhouse gas” means any gas listed in Annex A to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at Kyoto on December 11, 1997, as amended from time to time, to the extent that the amendments are binding on Canada.

House bill C-8

37th Parliament, 2nd session
September 30, 2002 to November 12, 2003
Historical information
An Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by regulating products used for the control of pests

Short title: Pest Control Products Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Anne McLellan
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on December 12, 2002 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] ``health risk'' « risque sanitaire » ``health risk'', in respect of a pest control product, means the possibility of harm to human health resulting from exposure to or use of the product, taking into account its conditions or proposed conditions of registration.
[...] ``Minister'' « ministre » ``Minister'' means the Minister of Health.
[...] Activities that endanger health, etc
[...] Refusal in case of emergency (5) If the reasons in a notice referred to in subsection (1) include the existence of an emergency concerning risks to human health or safety or the environment, the reviewer may refuse to undertake the review until he or she is satisfied that there has been sufficient compliance with the requirement in the notice to address the emergency.
[...] Refusal not affected by inspector's prior knowledge of emergency (6) For the purposes of subsection (5), the reviewer may refuse to undertake the review no matter how long before delivery of the notice the inspector had known of the circumstances concerning the emergency.

House bill C-61

44th Parliament, 1st session
November 22, 2021 to present
An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands

Short title: First Nations Clean Water Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Patty Hajdu
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on February 5, 2024 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] protection Obligations of Government of Canada 30 Funding — needs 31 Funding — comparable services 32 Funding — First Nations Water Commission Settlement Agreement 33 Obligations and commitments 34 Commitment expenditures 35 Clarification General Grants 36 Grants Immunity 37 Employees and hired persons Other Federal Ministers 38 Clarification First Nations Water Commission 39 Terms of reference 40 Tabling of corporation’s report Annual Report 41 Annual report Five-Year Review 42 Report Coordinating Amendment 43 Bill S-13 Coming into Force 44 Order in council 1st Session, 44th Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-61 An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands Preamble Whereas the stewardship, the protection and the sustainable use of water are of fundamental value to First Nations; Whereas the health
[...] due to inadequate quality and quantity of drinking water, wastewater treatment and disposal and related infrastructure; Whereas Parliament recognizes that regulatory gaps, policy gaps and underfunding have resulted in inadequate infrastructure for the provision of drinking water and wastewater treatment and disposal on First Nation lands and that those gaps and that underfunding have contributed to social and health conditions that are not equal to those of other people in Canada and to long-term drinking water advisories on First Nation lands, and have left First Nations in vulnerable circumstances that must be addressed; Whereas Parliament recognizes that jurisdiction over water services by First Nations is a primary means of achieving self-determination by First Nations and that there is a need for a transparent and clear process for First Nations to exercise that jurisdiction; Whereas Parliament recognizes that regulatory measures will help ensure reliable access to clean and safe
[...] and protect the environment by ensuring reliable access to clean and safe drinking water and the effective treatment and disposal of wastewater on First Nation lands; Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to reconciliation with First Nations, including through affirming, recognizing and upholding their rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982; and to strengthening its collaboration with First Nations, and to taking traditional knowledge into account in all decision making regarding water services on First Nation lands, including with respect to measures related to water services on First Nation lands that can mitigate climate change; And whereas Parliament recognizes the value of a review of the operation of this Act at a future date, in collaboration with First Nations, to ensure that the Act is meeting its purposes; Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short TitleShort
[...] certainty, nothing precludes the parties to the treaties and self-government agreements referred to in subsection (1) from amending them to resolve any inconsistency or conflict referred to in subsection (1).Regulations 13 Except as otherwise provided in regulations made under subsection 19(1), a provision of those regulations prevails, to the extent of any inconsistency or conflict, over a provision of a by-law made under the Indian Act.StandardsDrinking water quality 14 Subject to the choice specified by a First Nation governing body, the quality of drinking water on the First Nation lands of that First Nation must at least meet the guidelines set out in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality or the drinking water standards in place in the province or territory where the First Nation lands are located.Water quantity 15 The quantity of water available on the First Nation lands of a First Nation must meet the drinking, cooking, sanitation, hygiene, safety, fire protection and emergency
[...] and safety; (f) the monitoring, assessment, inspection and review of water services; (g) emergency planning and response and recovery following emergencies; (h) permits, licences and other authorizations, including their issuance, suspension and revocation; (i) the disclosure, public or otherwise, of information; (j) the administration and enforcement of any regulations made under this subsection, including the designation of officials for the administration and enforcement of those regulations, the creation of offences that are punishable by indictment or on summary conviction and the imposition of penalties; (k) the insurance required to be maintained in respect of water services and water services operators; and (l) minimum standards in respect of water services, including the quality and the quantity of drinking water and the treatment and disposal of wastewater.Non-application (2) A First Nation law may exclude the application of any regulations made under subsection (1) to

House bill C-317

44th Parliament, 1st session
November 22, 2021 to present
An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting

Short title: National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Francis Scarpaleggia
Current status
At consideration in committee in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Second reading and referral to committee on February 14, 2024 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 44th Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-317 An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting Preamble Whereas flood and drought damages have risen dramatically in Canada and are expected to rise further due to extreme weather and water events related to climate change; Whereas, as a result of floodplains expanding and droughts intensifying, a growing number of communities and industries, notably the farming industry, are inordinately impacted by floods and droughts; Whereas current flood and drought forecasting in Canada is conducted by the provinces without coordination between them and with limited federal technical support; Whereas advanced flood and drought forecasting models require sophisticated integration of spatially detailed hydrological management models and water-resource
[...] (ministre)National Strategy on Flood and Drought ForecastingNational strategy 3 (1) The Minister, in collaboration with the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, must develop a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting to help provide key stakeholders with the information they need to forecast floods and droughts.Consultations (2) In developing the strategy, the Minister must consult with representatives of provincial and municipal governments, Indigenous governing bodies and other relevant stakeholders, including representatives from Canadian universities, civil society organizations and industry.

House bill C-61

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and other Acts and to provide for certain other measures

Short title: Offshore Health and Safety Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Joe Oliver
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on June 7, 2013 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] health and safety officer” « agent de santé et de sécurité » “health and safety officer” means an occupational health and safety officer or a special officer.
[...] F-21, the Health and Community Services Act, S.N.L. 1995, c.
[...] Exception (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in an emergency situation, or in respect of monitoring referred to in paragraph (1)(b) that is carried out continuously or on a regular and frequent basis.
[...] health and safety officer” « agent de santé et de sécurité » “health and safety officer” means an occupational health and safety officer or a special officer.
[...] Exception (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in an emergency situation, or in respect of monitoring referred to in paragraph (1)(b) that is carried out continuously or on a regular and frequent basis.

House bill C-53

37th Parliament, 1st session
January 29, 2001 to September 16, 2002
Historical information
An Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by regulating products used for the control of pests

Short title: Pest Control Products Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Anne McLellan
Current status
At second reading in the Senate
Latest activity
First reading on June 13, 2002 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] ``health risk'' « risque sanitaire » ``health risk'', in respect of a pest control product, means the possibility of harm to human health resulting from exposure to or use of the product, taking into account its conditions or proposed conditions of registration.
[...] ``Minister'' « ministre » ``Minister'' means the Minister of Health.
[...] Activities that endanger health, etc
[...] Refusal in case of emergency (5) If the reasons in a notice referred to in subsection (1) include the existence of an emergency concerning risks to human health or safety or the environment, the reviewer may refuse to undertake the review until he or she is satisfied that there has been sufficient compliance with the requirement in the notice to address the emergency.
[...] Refusal not affected by inspector's prior knowledge of emergency (6) For the purposes of subsection (5), the reviewer may refuse to undertake the review no matter how long before delivery of the notice the inspector had known of the circumstances concerning the emergency.

House bill C-14

43rd Parliament, 1st session
December 5, 2019 to August 18, 2020
Historical information
A second Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19

Short title: COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Bill Morneau
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on April 11, 2020 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] First Session, Forty-third Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 STATUTES OF CANADA 2020 CHAPTER 6 A second Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19 ASSENTED TO April 11, 2020 BILL C-14 RECOMMENDATION Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “A second Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19”.SUMMARY Part 1 amends the Income Tax Act to introduce an emergency wage subsidy as part of the response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
[...] Part 2 amends Part IV.‍1 of the Financial Administration Act to provide that certain provisions of that Act, as enacted by the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, cease to have effect on the day after September 30, 2020.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca TABLE OF PROVISIONS A second Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19 Short Title 1 COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2 PART 1 Income Tax Act 2 PART 2 Financial Administration Act 8 68-69 Elizabeth II CHAPTER 6 A second Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19 [Assented to 11th April, 2020] Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short TitleShort title 1 This Act may be cited as the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2.PART 1 Income Tax Act R.‍S.‍, c. 1 (5th Supp.‍)Amendments to the Act2 The Income Tax Act is amended by adding the following after section 125.‍6: Definitions 125.‍7 (1) The following definitions apply in this section and in subsection 163(2.‍901).
[...] (période de référence antérieure) public institution means (a) an organization described in any of paragraphs 149(1)‍(a) to (d.‍6); or (b) a school, school board, hospital, health authority, public university or college.
[...] portion of the amount, that can reasonably be considered to arise from the operation of section 122.‍5, 122.‍61 or 125.‍7) is refunded or repaid to a taxpayer or applied to another liability of the taxpayer, the Minister shall pay or apply interest on it at the prescribed rate for the period that begins on the day that is the latest of the days referred to in the following paragraphs and that ends on the day on which the amount is refunded, repaid or applied:6 (1) Section 241 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3.‍4): Information may be communicated (3.‍5) The Minister may communicate or otherwise make available to the public, in any manner that the Minister considers appropriate, the name of any person or partnership that makes an application under section 125.‍7.(2) Paragraph 241(4)‍(d) of the Act is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (vii.‍5): (vii.‍6) to an official solely for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the Canada Emergency

House bill C-97

35th Parliament, 2nd session
February 27, 1996 to April 27, 1997
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part II) in respect of occupational health and safety and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] Subsection 125.2(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Employer to provide information in emergency 125.2 (1) An employer shall, in respect of every work place controlled by the employer, and in respect of every work activity carried out by an employee in a work place that is not controlled by the employer, to the extent that the employer controls that activity, provide, in respect of any controlled product to which an employee may be exposed, as soon as is practicable in the circumstances, any information referred to in paragraph 125.1(e) that is in the employer's possession to any physician or other prescribed medical professional who requests that information for the purpose of making a medical diagnosis of, or rendering medical treatment to, an employee in an emergency.
[...] Investigation by health and safety officer (9) The health and safety officer shall investigate, or cause another health and safety officer to investigate, the complaint referred to the officer under subsection (8).
[...] Meetings of committee (5) A policy committee shall meet during regular working hours at least quarterly and, if other meetings are required as a result of an emergency or other special circumstances, the committee shall meet as required whether or not during regular working hours.
[...] Meetings of committee (7) A work place committee shall meet during regular working hours at least nine times a year at regular intervals and, if other meetings are required as a result of an emergency or other special circumstances , the committee shall meet as required whether or not during regular working hours.
[...] Non-smokers' Health Act 1989, c. 7, s. 1 25.

House bill C-12

36th Parliament, 2nd session
October 12, 1999 to October 22, 2000
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part II) in respect of occupational health and safety, to make technical amendments to the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Claudette Bradshaw
Current status
Royal assent received
Found in bill text:
[...] Limitation of liability (3) No employee is personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith by the employee when the employee is assisting the employer, as requested by the employer, in providing first-aid or in carrying out any other emergency measures.
[...] Investigation by health and safety officer (9) The health and safety officer shall investigate, or cause another health and safety officer to investigate, the complaint referred to the officer under subsection (8).
[...] Meetings of committee (7) A policy committee shall meet during regular working hours at least quarterly and, if other meetings are required as a result of an emergency or other special circumstances, the committee shall meet as required during regular working hours or outside those hours.
[...] Meetings of committee (10) A work place committee shall meet during regular working hours at least nine times a year at regular intervals and, if other meetings are required as a result of an emergency or other special circumstances, the committee shall meet as required during regular working hours or outside those hours.
[...] Non-smokers' Health Act 1989, c. 7, s. 1 28.

House bill C-476

37th Parliament, 1st session
January 29, 2001 to September 16, 2002
Historical information
An Act to establish a National Civil Defence Force

Short title: National Civil Defence Force Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Mac Harb
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on June 11, 2002 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] ``declaration of a civil defence emergency'' « déclaration de sinistre » ``declaration of a civil defence emergency'' means a declaration by proclamation issued under this Act.
[...] DECLARATION OF A CIVIL DEFENCE EMERGENCY Declaration 4. (1) When the Governor in Council believes, on reasonable grounds, that a civil defence emergency exists and requires the taking of special measures for dealing with the emergency, the Governor in Council, after such consultation as is required by section 5, may, by proclamation, so declare.
[...] Contents of declaration (2) A declaration of a civil defence emergency shall specify (a) the state of affairs constituting the emergency; (b) the special measures that the Governor in Council anticipates may be necessary for dealing with the emergency; and (c) the area of Canada to which the direct effects of the emergency extend.
[...] Role of Force (2) The role of the Force is to supplement and support the functions of existing military, police, health, and other emergency personnel and service providers during times of civil defence emergencies.
[...] QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP Qualifications 9. (1) No person shall become a member of the Force unless that person (a) is at least eighteen years of age; (b) is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Act; (c) is of good character; and (d) meets the health and physical requirements that the Commissioner may from time to time establish.

House bill C-42

37th Parliament, 1st session
January 29, 2001 to September 16, 2002
Historical information
An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety

Short title: Public Safety Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. David Collenette
Current status
Bill not proceeded with
Latest activity
Bill not proceeded with on April 24, 2002 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Part 4 amends the Department of Health Act to authorize the Minister to make an interim order if the Minister believes that there is a significant risk to health or safety and immediate action is required to deal with the risk.
[...] Conflict (2) If there is a conflict between an aviation security regulation or a security measure and an emergency direction, the emergency direction prevails to the extent of the conflict.
[...] PART 4 1996, c. 8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACT 30.
[...] Amendment to the Criminal Code PART 4 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACT 30.
[...] Amendment to the Department of Health Act PART 5 EXPLOSIVES ACT 31-47.

House bill C-17

37th Parliament, 2nd session
September 30, 2002 to November 12, 2003
Historical information
An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety

Short title: Public Safety Act, 2002

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. David Collenette
Current status
At second reading in the Senate
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on November 6, 2003 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Part 6 amends the Department of Health Act to authorize the Minister to make an interim order if the Minister believes that there is a significant risk to health or safety and immediate action is required to deal with the risk.
[...] , report an environmental emergency to an enforcement officer or to a person designated by regulation or interim order if their property is affected by the environmental emergency. 29.
[...] PART 6 1996, c. 8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACT 34.
[...] Amendment to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act PART 6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACT 34.
[...] Amendment to the Department of Health Act PART 7 EXPLOSIVES ACT 35-51.

House bill C-7

37th Parliament, 3rd session
February 2, 2004 to May 23, 2004
Historical information
An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety

Short title: Public Safety Act, 2002

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Tony Valeri
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on May 6, 2004 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Part 6 amends the Department of Health Act to authorize the Minister to make an interim order if the Minister believes that there is a significant risk to health or safety and immediate action is required to deal with the risk.
[...] , report an environmental emergency to an enforcement officer or to a person designated by regulation or interim order if their property is affected by the environmental emergency. 29.
[...] PART 6 1996, c. 8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACT 34.
[...] Amendment to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act PART 6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACT 34.
[...] Amendment to the Department of Health Act PART 7 EXPLOSIVES ACT 35-51.

House bill C-25

40th Parliament, 3rd session
March 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011
Historical information
An Act respecting land use planning and the assessment of ecosystemic and socio-economic impacts of projects in the Nunavut Settlement Area and making consequential amendments to other Acts

Short title: Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Chuck Strahl
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on May 12, 2010 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Non-application of this Part Emergency Situations 152.       
[...] Content of impact statement (3) The guidelines must specify which of the following types of information the proponent is required to include in the impact statement: (a) a description of the project, the purpose of, and need for, the project; (b) the anticipated effects of the environment on the project, including effects associated with natural phenomena, such as meteorological and seismological activity, and climate change; (c) the anticipated ecosystemic and socio-economic impacts of the project, including those arising from the effects referred to in paragraph (b); (d) the measures proposed by the proponent to (i) avoid and mitigate adverse ecosystemic and socio-economic impacts, including contingency plans, (ii) optimize the benefits of the project, with specific consideration given to expressed community and regional preferences in regard to benefits, (iii) compensate persons whose interests are adversely affected by the project, and (iv) restore ecosystemic integrity after
[...] Emergency Situations Non-application of this Part 152. (1) This Part does not apply in respect of any project that is carried out in response to (a) a national emergency for which special temporary measures are taken under the Emergencies Act; (b) an emergency if a federal or territorial minister who is authorized under any other Act of Parliament or any territorial law to declare a state of emergency, to take measures to prevent an emergency or to remedy or minimize its effects is of the opinion that an emergency exists; or (c) an emergency if the federal Minister certifies that an emergency exists and that it is in the interest of ensuring the health or safety of an individual or the general public, or of protecting property or the environment that the project be carried out without delay.
[...] Report — person or entity (2) As soon as practicable after undertaking a project referred to in subsection (1), the person or entity carrying it out must submit a written report to the Commission, the Board and the federal Minister describing (a) all of the works or activities that have been undertaken or carried out in response to the emergency referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c), as the case may be; and (b) any further works or activities required after the end of that emergency to complete the project or maintain a work referred to in paragraph (a).
[...] General Monitoring Plan 227. (1) The Government of Canada and the Government of Nunavut must, in cooperation with the Commission, develop a plan for the general monitoring of the long-term state and health of the ecosystemic and socio-economic environment of the designated area and must direct and coordinate that general monitoring and the collection of information relating to it.

House bill C-14

43rd Parliament, 2nd session
September 23, 2020 to August 15, 2021
Historical information
An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 30, 2020 and other measures

Short title: Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Chrystia Freeland
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on May 6, 2021 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] As part of the Government’s response to COVID-19, it amends the Income Tax Act to provide that an expense can qualify as a qualifying rent expense for the purposes of the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) when it becomes due rather than when it is paid, provided certain conditions are met.
[...] Part 5 amends the Food and Drugs Act to authorize the Governor in Council to make regulations (a) requiring persons to provide information to the Minister of Health; and (b) preventing shortages of therapeutic products in Canada or alleviating those shortages or their effects, in order to protect human health.
[...] Part 6 authorizes payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (a) to the Government of Canada’s regional development agencies for the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund; (b) in respect of specified initiatives related to health; and (c) for the purpose of making income support payments under section 4 of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act.
[...] , all money required to do anything in relation to the initiatives specified in the schedule.Limit(2) The total of all payments made under subsection (1), in respect of an initiative specified in column 1 of the schedule, must not exceed the limit specified for that initiative in column 2 of the schedule.Payment — requisition of Minister of Employment and Social Development 14 (1) There may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund until March 31, 2021, on the requisition of the Minister of Employment and Social Development, a sum not exceeding $500,000,000 for the purpose of making income support payments under section 4 of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act.For greater certainty (2) For greater certainty, the payments that may be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under subsection (1) must not include the costs of administering or enforcing the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act.PART 7 Borrowing Authority Act 2017, c. 20, s. 103Amendments to the Act15 The portion
[...] SCHEDULE (Section 13) Payment Limits Column 1 Column 2 Item Initiatives Limits ($ millions) (cash basis) 1 Mental health and substance use in the context of COVID-19 64.‍4 2 Investments in long-term care 505.‍7 3 Supporting innovative approaches to COVID-19 testing 45 4 Virtual care and mental health tools for Canadians 68.‍6 5 Medical research, countermeasures, vaccine funding and development, border and travel measures and isolation sites 217.‍6

Senate bill S-6

44th Parliament, 1st session
November 22, 2021 to present
An Act respecting regulatory modernization
Bill type
Senate Government Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Marc Gold
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on May 3, 2023 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] It also amends the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act to (a) update the terminology in respect of hazardous products in the workplace to ensure alignment and consistency with the Hazardous Products Act; and (b) clarify the regulation-making authority with respect to record-keeping requirements for occupational health and safety matters.
[...] make an interim order if the Minister believes that immediate action is required to deal with a significant risk to human or animal health and safety or the environment.
[...] www.sencanada.ca/en TABLE OF PROVISIONS An Act respecting regulatory modernization PART 1 Innovation, Science and Economic Development Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1 Electricity and Gas Inspection Act 4 Weights and Measures Act 5 Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 9 Annual Update Statement Canada Business Corporations Act 12 Canada Cooperatives Act 13 Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act 14 Coming into Force 15 Order in council PART 2 Natural Resources Petroleum Resources Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act 16 Canada Petroleum Resources Act 17 Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act 18 Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act 23 Canada Lands Surveyors Act Amendments to the Act 28 Transitional Provisions 75 Definitions 76 New terminology — “licence” 77 Non-application of section 49.‍1 78 Regulations Coming into Force 79 Order in council PART 3 Environment and Climate
[...] R.‍S.‍, c. 36 (2nd Supp.‍)Canada Petroleum Resources Act17 Subsections 107(2) and (3) of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act are repealed. 1987, c. 3; 2014, c. 13, s. 3Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act 18 (1) The definition hazardous substance in subsection 205.‍001(1) of the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act is replaced by the following: hazardous substance includes a hazardous product and any chemical, biological or physical agent that, by reason of a property that the agent possesses, is hazardous to the health or safety of an individual who is exposed to it.‍
[...] manner and form in which and the period of time for which records are to be kept; (p) respecting the manner and form in which information is to be communicated; 1988, c. 28Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act 23 (1) The definition hazardous substance in subsection 210.‍001(1) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act is replaced by the following: hazardous substance includes a hazardous product and any chemical, biological or physical agent that, by reason of a property that the agent possesses, is hazardous to the health or safety of an individual exposed to it.‍

House bill C-441

36th Parliament, 1st session
September 22, 1997 to September 18, 1999
Historical information
An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species in Canada from extirpation or extinction

Short title: Canada Endangered Species Protection Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Charles L. Caccia
Current status
Referred to committee before second reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] ``emer- gency order'' « arrêté d'urgence » ``emergency order'' means an order made under section 36.
[...] Emergency Designations and Reclassifications Emergency designation or reclassifica- tion 23.
[...] Application for emergency designation or reclassifica- tion 24. (1) Any person may apply to COSEWIC for an emergency designation or reclassification of a wildlife species as threatened or endangered.
[...] Emergency Orders Order based on emergency designation or classification 36. (1) The responsible minister must make an emergency order providing for the protection of a wildlife species within thirty days after COSEWIC designates or reclassifies the species as endangered or threatened on an emergency basis.
[...] Application of Prohibitions General exceptions 39. (1) Sections 33 and 34, regulations under section 45 and emergency orders do not apply to persons who are engaging in (a) emergency activities authorized by or under any other Act of Parliament for the protection of national security, safety or health, including animal and plant health; (b) activities in accordance with regulatory or conservation measures for endangered species under an aboriginal treaty, land claims agreement, self-government agreement or co-management agreement that deals with endangered species; (c) activities authorized under section 50 or 51 by an agreement, permit, licence, order or similar document; or (d) activities that are reasonably required to address an immediate threat to human life or safety.

House bill C-28

37th Parliament, 2nd session
September 30, 2002 to November 12, 2003
Historical information
An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 18, 2003

Short title: Budget Implementation Act, 2003

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. John Manley
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 19, 2003 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 23.2: PART V.1 CANADA HEALTH TRANSFER, CANADA SOCIAL TRANSFER AND HEALTH REFORM TRANSFER Canada Health Transfer Purposes 24.
[...] Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences $50,000,000 granted 35.
[...] Canada Health Infoway Inc
[...] Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences 36.
[...] Canada Health Infoway Inc. 37.

House bill C-416

37th Parliament, 1st session
January 29, 2001 to September 16, 2002
Historical information
An Act to provide for adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians

Short title: Housing Bill of Rights

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Libby Davies
Current status
Bill not proceeded with
Latest activity
Bill not proceeded with on May 28, 2002 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] ''; Whereas the United Nations Committee issued a specific recommendation that Canada implement a national strategy aimed at reducing homelessness and poverty, which reads in part: ``The Committee recommends that the federal, provincial and territorial governments address homelessness and inadequate housing as a national emergency by reinstating or increasing, as the case may be, social housing programs for those in need, improving and properly enforcing anti-discrimination legislation in the field of housing, increasing shelter allowances and social assistance rates to realistic levels, providing adequate support services for persons with disabilities, improving protection of security of tenure for tenants and improving protection of affordable rental housing stock from conversion to other uses.
[...] ``adequate housing'' « logement adéquat » ``adequate housing'' means housing that is habitable and structurally sound, and that provides sufficient space and protection against cold, damp, heat, rain, wind, noise, pollution and other threats to health.
[...] housing strategy must provide for the availability, by January 1, 2003, of housing that meets the requirements of this Act and that (a) is adequate, affordable, accessible, and not for profit in the case of those who cannot otherwise afford it; (b) reflects the needs of local communities, including aboriginal communities; (c) does not cost more than thirty percent of the occupants' pre-tax household income; (d) is appropriate for different needs and provides reasonable design options, including, in an appropriate proportion, access for the elderly and the disabled; (e) uses design and equipment standardization where appropriate to accelerate construction and minimize cost; (f) includes not-for-profit rental housing projects, mixed income not-for-profit housing cooperatives, special-needs housing and housing that allows senior citizens to remain in their homes as long as possible; (g) includes the housing for the homeless specified in section 11; (h) includes provision for temporary emergency
[...] housing and shelter in the event of disasters and crises; and (i) complies with standards for the maintenance of existing housing stock or for the construction and maintenance of new housing and appropriate health, security and safety standards.
[...] Inadequate housing (2) A hostel, emergency shelter or accommodation that provides only bed and breakfast is not adequate housing for the purposes of subsection (1).

House bill C-4

43rd Parliament, 2nd session
September 23, 2020 to August 15, 2021
Historical information
An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19

Short title: COVID-19 Response Measures Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Carla Qualtrough
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on October 2, 2020 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] This Part also makes related amendments to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act to ensure that employees may continue to take leave related to COVID-19 until September 25, 2021.
[...] of National Concern Payments Act is replaced by the following: Payments — public health event of national concern (COVID-19) 2 Subject to section 3, there may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, on the requisition of a federal minister and with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Health obtained no later than September 30, 2020, all money required to do anything in relation to the measures specified in the schedule in respect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has been determined by the Minister of Health to be a public health event of national concern.Limit 3 The total of all payments made under section 2 after September 30, 2020, in respect of a measure specified in the schedule, must not exceed the amount specified in the schedule for that measure.11 The Act is amended by adding, after section 3, the schedule set out in the schedule to this Act. 2020, c. 5COVID-19 Emergency Response Act12 Section 11 of the COVID-19 Emergency Response
[...] Act is replaced by the following: December 31, 202011 Section 10 comes into force on December 31, 2020.Coordinating Amendments 2020, c. 513 (1) If this Act receives royal assent on September 30, 2020, then section 12 of this Act is deemed to have come into force before section 10 of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act.(2) If this Act receives royal assent after September 30, 2020, then (a) the headings before section 10 of this Act and sections 10 to 12 of this Act are replaced by the following: PART 3 Public Health Events of National Concern Payments ActEnactment of Act Enactment 10 The Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act, whose text is as follows and whose schedule is set out in the schedule to this Act, is enacted: An Act to authorize the making of payments in relation to public health events of national concern Short Title Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act.
[...] Public Health Event of National Concern Payments — public health event of national concern (COVID-19) 2 Subject to section 3, there may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, on the requisition of a federal minister and with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Health obtained no later than September 30, 2020, all money required to do anything in relation to the measures specified in the schedule in respect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has been determined by the Minister of Health to be a public health event of national concern.
[...] for Canadians Abroad 16 –    Virtual Care and Mental Health Tools for Canadians 116 –    Enhancing Public Health Measures in Indigenous Communities 111 –    Personal Support Worker Training and Other Measures to Address Labour Shortages in Long-Term and Home Care 13 Support for Individuals –    Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) 3,000 –    Supporting Provincial and Territorial Job Training Efforts as Part of COVID-19 Economic Recovery 1,500 –    Ensuring Access to Canada Revenue Agency Call Centres 90 –    Canada Revenue Agency Funding for COVID-19 Economic Measures 61 Support for Students and Recent Graduates –    Youth Employment and Skills Development Programs 262 –    Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) 140 Support for Seniors –    New Horizons for Seniors Program expansion 9 Support for Vulnerable Groups –    Indigenous Community Support Fund 250 –    Supporting a Safe Restart in Indigenous Communities 302 –    Addressing Gender-Based Violence

House bill C-2

43rd Parliament, 2nd session
September 23, 2020 to August 15, 2021
Historical information
An Act relating to economic recovery in response to COVID-19

Short title: COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Carla Qualtrough
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on September 24, 2020 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] This Part also makes related amendments to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act to ensure that employees may continue to take leave related to COVID-19 until September 25, 2021.
[...] End of inserted block 11 The Act is amended by adding, after section 3, the schedule set out in the schedule to this Act. 2020, c. 5COVID-19 Emergency Response Act12 Section 11 of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act is replaced by the following: December 31, 202011 Section 10 comes into force on Insertion start December 31, 2020 Insertion end .Coordinating Amendments 2020, c. 513 (1) If this Act receives royal assent on September 30, 2020, then section 12 of this Act is deemed to have come into force before section 10 of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act.(2) If this Act receives royal assent after September 30, 2020, then (a) the headings before section 10 of this Act and sections 10 to 12 of this Act are replaced by the following: PART 3 Public Health Events of National Concern Payments ActEnactment of Act Enactment 10 The Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act, whose text is as follows and whose schedule is set out in the schedule to this Act, is enacted: An
[...] Act to authorize the making of payments in relation to public health events of national concern Short Title Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act.
[...] Public Health Event of National Concern Payments — public health event of national concern (COVID-19) 2 Subject to section 3, there may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, on the requisition of a federal minister and with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Health obtained no later than September 30, 2020, all money required to do anything in relation to the measures specified in the schedule in respect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has been determined by the Minister of Health to be a public health event of national concern.
[...] for Canadians Abroad 16 –    Virtual Care and Mental Health Tools for Canadians 116 –    Enhancing Public Health Measures in Indigenous Communities 111 –    Personal Support Worker Training and Other Measures to Address Labour Shortages in Long-Term and Home Care 13 Support for Individuals –    Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) 3,000 –    Supporting Provincial and Territorial Job Training Efforts as Part of COVID-19 Economic Recovery 1,500 –    Ensuring Access to Canada Revenue Agency Call Centres 90 –    Canada Revenue Agency Funding for COVID-19 Economic Measures 61 Support for Students and Recent Graduates –    Youth Employment and Skills Development Programs 262 –    Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) 140 Support for Seniors –    New Horizons for Seniors Program expansion 9 Support for Vulnerable Groups –    Indigenous Community Support Fund 250 –    Supporting a Safe Restart in Indigenous Communities 302 –    Addressing Gender-Based Violence

House bill C-45

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts

Short title: Cannabis Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 21, 2018 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] It amends the Non-smokers’ Health Act to prohibit the smoking and vaping of cannabis in federally regulated places and conveyances.
[...] 8.‍1 (1) For the purposes of this section, medical emergency means a physiological event induced by the introduction of a psychoactive substance into the body of a person that results in a life-threatening situation and in respect of which there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person requires emergency medical or law enforcement assistance.Exemption — medical emergency (2) No person who seeks emergency medical or law enforcement assistance because that person, or another person, is suffering from a medical emergency is to be charged or convicted of an offence under subsection 8(1) if the evidence in support of that offence was obtained or discovered as a result of that person having sought assist­ance or having remained at the scene.Exemption — persons at the scene (3) The exemption under subsection (2) also applies to any person, including the person suffering from the medical emergency, who is at the scene on the arrival of the emergency medical or law enforcement assistance.Exemption
[...]  — evidence (4) No person who seeks emergency medical or law enforcement assistance because that person, or another person, is suffering from a medical emergency, or who is at the scene on the arrival of the assistance, is to be charged with an offence concerning a violation of any condition of a pre-trial release or probation order relating to an offence under subsection 8(1) if the evidence in support of that offence was obtained or discovered as a result of that person having sought assistance or having remained at the scene.Deeming (5) Any condition of a person’s pre-trial release, probation order, conditional sentence or parole relating to an offence under subsection 8(1) that may be violated as a result of the person seeking emergency medical or law enforcement assistance for their, or another person’s, medical emergency, or as a result of having been at the scene on the arrival of the assistance, is deemed not to be violated.Distribution 9 (1) Unless authorized under this Act,
[...] (personne)195 (1) Subsection 4(5) of the Act is repealed.(2) Subsection 4(8) of the Act is repealed.195.‍1 Section 4.‍1 of the Act is replaced by the following: Definition of medical emergency 4.‍1 (1) For the purposes of this section, medical emergency means a physiological event induced by the introduction of a psychoactive substance into the body of a person that results in a life-threatening situation and in respect of which there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person requires emergency medical or law enforcement assistance.Exemption — medical emergency (2) No person who seeks emergency medical or law enforcement assistance because that person, or another person, is suffering from a medical emergency is to be charged or convicted of an offence under subsection 4(1) if the evidence in support of that offence was obtained or discovered as a result of that person having sought assist­ance or having remained at the scene.Exemption — persons at the scene (3) The exemption
[...] under subsection (2) also applies to any person, including the person suffering from the medical emergency, who is at the scene on the arrival of the emergency medical or law enforcement assistance.Exemption — evidence (4) No person who seeks emergency medical or law enforcement assistance because that person, or another person, is suffering from a medical emergency, or who is at the scene on the arrival of the assistance, is to be charged with an offence concerning a violation of any condition of a pre-trial release or probation order relating to an offence under subsection 4(1) if the evidence in support of that offence was obtained or discovered as a result of that person having sought assistance or having remained at the scene.Deeming (5) Any condition of a person’s pre-trial release, probation order, conditional sentence or parole relating to an offence under subsection 4(1) that may be violated as a result of the person seeking emergency medical or law enforcement assistance for
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