Bill C-653

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Canada Water Act to

(a) authorize the Governor in Council to make regulations respecting water devices and standards for water recycling, water conservation and water efficiency;

(b) confer powers on the Minister of the Environment in respect of the development and undertaking of programs relating to the development and promotion of water devices and water-recycling, water conservation and water efficiency practices;

(c) establish requirements in respect of the importation and interprovincial sale or shipping of water devices;

(d) create offences in respect of the failure to provide required information and the failure to comply with requirements in respect of the importation and the interprovincial sale or shipping of water devices; and

(e) require the Minister to demonstrate in a report to Parliament

(i) the extent to which the water efficiency standards prescribed under this Act compare to standards established by other jurisdictions, and

(ii) the extent to which water efficiency standards have been prescribed under this Act for water devices whose use has a significant impact on water consumption in Canada.