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House bill C-32

39th Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2007 to September 7, 2008
Historical information
An Act respecting the sustainable development of Canada's seacoast and inland fisheries

Short title: Fisheries Act, 2007

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Loyola Hearn
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on November 29, 2007 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Fisheries Act, 2007 PURPOSE OF ACT 2.       
[...] Canada Fisheries Tribunal 150.       
[...] Fisheries Act 248.       
[...] Fisheries Development Act 249.       
[...] PART 5 CANADA FISHERIES TRIBUNAL Establishment of Tribunal Canada Fisheries Tribunal 149. (1) A tribunal, to be known as the Canada Fisheries Tribunal, is established.

House bill C-257

43rd Parliament, 2nd session
September 23, 2020 to August 15, 2021
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)

Short title: An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Gord Johns
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on November 27, 2020 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69 Elizabeth II, 2020 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-257 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture) FIRST READING, November 27, 2020 Mr.
[...] Johns 432023 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit finfish aquaculture for commercial purposes in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast except when it is carried out in closed containment facilities.
[...] It also requires the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to prepare, table in Parliament and implement a plan to support the transition to the use of closed containment facilities and to protect the jobs and financial security of workers in that sector.
[...] F-14Fisheries Act1 Section 2 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: Start of inserted block closed containment facility means a solid wall structure, either onshore or offshore, for the culture of fish that prevents those fish and their parasites, as well as waste and other pollutants, from escaping into the surrounding marine systems; (parc clos) End of inserted block 2 Section 7 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Finfish — closed containment aquaculture Start of inserted block (1.‍01) The Minister may issue or authorize to be issued under this Act a licence for finfish aquaculture in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast for commercial purposes only if it is carried out in a closed containment facility.
[...] End of inserted block 3 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 25: Finfish aquaculture Start of inserted block 26 No person shall carry out finfish aquaculture in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast except in accordance with a licence issued under subsection 7(1.‍01).

House bill C-33

37th Parliament, 3rd session
February 2, 2004 to May 23, 2004
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Geoff Regan
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on May 12, 2004 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-33 C-33 Third Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 52-53 Elizabeth II, 2004 Troisième session, trente-septième législature, 52-53 Elizabeth II, 2004 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES DU CANADA BILL C-33 PROJET DE LOI C-33 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act Loi modifiant la Loi sur les pêches First reading, April 30, 2004 Première lecture le 30 avril 2004 The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans 90228 Le ministre des Pêches et des Océans 3rd Session, 37th Parliament, 52-53 Elizabeth II, 2004 3e session, 37e législature, 52-53 Elizabeth II, 2004 House of Commons of Canada Chambre des communes du Canada BILL C-33 PROJET DE LOI C-33 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act Loi modifiant la Loi sur les pêches R.S., c.
[...] Section 2 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: 1.

House bill C-308

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act respecting a Commission of Inquiry into the development and implementation of a national fishery rebuilding strategy for fish stocks off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador

Short title: Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Rebuilding Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Ryan Cleary
Current status
Bill defeated
Latest activity
Bill defeated at second reading on December 14, 2011 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] to rebuild the fisheries and restore the economic base of rural Newfoundland and Labrador; Whereas the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization has failed to rebuild migratory fish stocks; Whereas the fisheries are a renewable resource which can, with revitalized conservation and management practices, be rebuilt for the benefit of present and future generations and contribute towards the economic growth of rural Newfoundland and Labrador and all of Canada; Whereas the allocation of financial resources to fisheries science and fisheries management has been reduced over time; Whereas the fishing industry of Newfoundland and Labrador has lost diversity and is now more precariously dependent upon fewer and waning species such as shellfish and pelagics, following the failure of the fish stock to recover; And whereas Canadians are aware of the fragility and unpredictability of the fisheries as a resource, and it is in their interest to take all feasible steps to identify the reasons for
[...] This Act may be cited as the Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Rebuilding Act.
[...] “Department” « ministère » “Department” means the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
[...] Appointment of Commissioners 4. (1) The Governor in Council must appoint a panel of three persons who have expertise in fisheries and management of fisheries as Commissioners to conduct the inquiry.
[...] authority of Canada as a coastal state, (iii) the adequacy of scientific research into fish stock and conservation, including the funding of scientific research programs, (iv) public engagement, provincial and community participation and transparency to allow for public participation in management decisions and processes, and (v) the maximization of benefits for present and future generations; and (d) to develop recommendations for rebuilding and improving the future sustainability of the fish stock, including, as required, any changes to the Department’s policies, practices and procedures in relation to the management of fisheries, and to make specific recommendations on the following matters: (i) management of domestic and trans-boundary stocks, (ii) the emphasis on fisheries science, conservation principles in fisheries management, and the independence of fisheries science research, (iii) transparency to allow for public participation in fisheries management, including participation

House bill C-225

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Fin Donnelly
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on June 15, 2011 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-225 Click here for the entire document (34Kb) C-225 C-225 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, Première session, quarante et unième législature, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES DU CANADA BILL C-225 PROJET DE LOI C-225 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture) Loi modifiant la Loi sur les pêches (aquaculture en parc clos) first reading, June 15, 2011 première lecture le 15 juin 2011 Mr.
[...] Donnelly SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to require that, within five years from the date on which the Act comes into force, finfish aquaculture for commercial purposes be carried out in closed containment facilities.
[...] It also requires the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to prepare, table in the House and implement a plan to support the transition to the use of closed containment facilities and to protect the jobs and financial security of workers in that sector.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT LOI SUR LES PÊCHES L.R., ch.
[...] Section 2 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: 1.

House bill C-29

35th Parliament, 1st session
January 17, 1994 to February 2, 1996
Historical information
An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
Royal assent received
Found in bill text:
[...] The Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization ("NAFO") is established by Article I of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done at Ottawa on October 24, 1978, Canada Treaty Series 1979 No. 11.
[...] This enactment also amends the enforcement provisions of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act in support of the prohibition. 42-43 ELIZABETH II CHAPTER 14 An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act [Assented to 12th May, 1994] R.S., c.
[...] A protection officer may (a) for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act and the regulations, board and inspect any fishing vessel found within Canadian fisheries waters or the NAFO Regulatory Area; and (b) with a warrant issued under section 7.1, search any fishing vessel found within Canadian fisheries waters or the NAFO Regulatory Area and its cargo.
[...] Proceedings against fishing vessels 18.5 All the provisions of this Act and the Criminal Code or the Fisheries Act and the Criminal Code relating to indictable offences that are applicable to or in respect of persons apply, in their application to indictable offences created by this Act or the Fisheries Act, to or in respect of fishing vessels, with such modifications as the circumstances require, and all the provisions of this Act and the Criminal Code or the Fisheries Act and the Criminal Code relating to summary conviction offences that are applicable to or in respect of persons apply, in their application to all other offences created by this Act or the Fisheries Act, to or in respect of fishing vessels, with such modifications as the circumstances require.
[...] If Bill C-8, introduced in the first session of the thirty-fifth Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act (force), is assented to, then (a) if section 2 of that Act enacts section 8.1 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act but section 2 does not come into force before the day on which this Act is assented to, section 2 of that Act and the heading before it are repealed on the later of the day on which that Act is assented to and the day on which this Act is assented to; or (b) if section 2 of that Act enacts section 8.1 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and section 2 comes into force before the day on which this Act is assented to, section 8.1 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act, as enacted by section 2 of that Act, is repealed on the day on which this Act, other than subsection 6(2) and this section, comes into force.

House bill C-43

37th Parliament, 2nd session
September 30, 2002 to November 12, 2003
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Robert Thibault
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on June 11, 2003 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-43 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to expressly provide that a breach of a term or condition of a permission granted under section 4 of the Act or of a licence or lease issued under the Act is an offence.
[...] The enactment also provides that the terms and conditions of some licences issued to aboriginal organizations prevail over certain regulations, to the extent of any inconsistency. 2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51-52 Elizabeth II, 2002-2003 House of Commons of Canada BILL C-43 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act R.S., c.
[...] Section 2 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: ``aboriginal organization'' « organisa- tion autochtone » ``aboriginal organization'' means an Indian band, an Indian band council, a tribal council, an organization that represents a territorially based aboriginal community or any other entity prescribed by regulation under paragraph 43(n); 2.

House bill C-62

35th Parliament, 2nd session
February 27, 1996 to April 27, 1997
Historical information
An Act respecting fisheries
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] The Fisheries Act is repealed.
[...] Fisheries management orders 11.
[...] Fisheries Management Agreements 17.
[...] Fisheries Act 209.
[...] Fisheries Development Act 210.

House bill C-237

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Peter Stoffer
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on June 21, 2011 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-237 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-237 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) first reading, June 21, 2011 Mr.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 41st Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 house of commons of canada BILL C-237 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) R.S., c.
[...] Section 36 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5): Limitation (5.1) No lake may be prescribed by regulation for the purpose of authorizing the deposit of any quantity or concentration of a deleterious substance or class thereof.

House bill C-219

40th Parliament, 1st session
November 18, 2008 to December 4, 2008
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Peter Stoffer
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on November 21, 2008 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-219 First Session, Fortieth Parliament, 57 Elizabeth II, 2008 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-219 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) first reading, November 21, 2008 Mr.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 40th Parliament, 57 Elizabeth II, 2008 house of commons of canada BILL C-219 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S., c.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 1.
[...] Section 36 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5): Limitation (5.1) No lake may be prescribed for the purpose of authorizing the deposit of any quantity or concentration of a deleterious substance or class thereof.

House bill C-43

37th Parliament, 1st session
January 29, 2001 to September 16, 2002
Historical information
An Act to amend certain Acts and instruments and to repeal the Fisheries Prices Support Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Don Boudria
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 13, 2002 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] REPEAL OF THE FISHERIES PRICES SUPPORT ACT Repeal Repeal of R.S., c.
[...] The Fisheries Prices Support Act is repealed.
[...] ``Board'' « Office » ``Board'' means the Fisheries Prices Support Board, established under subsection 3(1) of the Fisheries Prices Support Act.
[...] ``Minister'' « ministre » ``Minister'' means the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
[...] Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act REPEAL OF THE FISHERIES PRICES SUPPORT ACT Repeal 32.

House bill C-219

40th Parliament, 2nd session
January 26, 2009 to December 30, 2009
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Peter Stoffer
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Reinstated from previous session on January 26, 2009 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-219 First Session, Fortieth Parliament, 57 Elizabeth II, 2008 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-219 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) first reading, November 21, 2008 NOTE 2nd Session, 40th Parliament This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 40th Parliament.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 40th Parliament, 57 Elizabeth II, 2008 house of commons of canada BILL C-219 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S., c.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 1.
[...] Section 36 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5): Limitation (5.1) No lake may be prescribed for the purpose of authorizing the deposit of any quantity or concentration of a deleterious substance or class thereof.

House bill C-629

41st Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (invasive carp)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Brian Masse
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on October 1, 2014 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-629 Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-629 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (invasive carp) first reading, October 1, 2014 Mr.
[...] Masse 412126 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the importation of invasive carp that has not been eviscerated.
[...] Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 2nd Session, 41st Parliament, 62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014 house of commons of canada BILL C-629 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (invasive carp) R.S., c.
[...] Subsection 2(1) of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: “eviscerated” « éviscérée » “eviscerated” means a condition in which the organs within the body cavity have been completely removed; “invasive carp” « carpe envahissante » “invasive carp” refers to any of the following of the cyprinid species: (a) grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), (b) silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), (c) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), or (d) black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus); 2.
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 50: Rights, powers and obligations 50.1 (1) For the purposes of the enforcement of sections 33.2 and 33.3, officers, within the meaning of that term in section 2 of the Customs Act, have the rights, powers and obligations of fishery officers under sections 49 to 52 of this Act.

House bill C-358

39th Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2007 to September 7, 2008
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit of sewage)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Paul Zed
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Reinstated from previous session on October 16, 2007 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-358 First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 55 Elizabeth II, 2006 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-358 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit of sewage) first reading, October 18, 2006 NOTE 2nd Session, 39th Parliament This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 39th Parliament.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 39th Parliament, 55 Elizabeth II, 2006 house of commons of canada BILL C-358 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit of sewage) R.S., c.
[...] The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 36: Definition of “sewage” 36.1 (1) In this section, “sewage” means (a) drainage and other wastes from toilets and other receptacles intended to receive or retain human body wastes; (b) drainage from medical premises such as a dispensary or a sick bay via wash basins, wash tubs and scuppers located in such premises; (c) drainage from spaces containing living animals; or (d) other drainage or wastes when mixed with the drainage or other wastes referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
[...] Deposit of sewage prohibited (2) Despite any provision of this or any other Act, no person shall deposit or permit the deposit of sewage in Canadian fisheries waters unless (a) the sewage is treated in a manner prescribed by regulations made pursuant to subsection (3); and (b) the sewage meets the standards prescribed by regulations made pursuant to that subsection.

House bill C-504

39th Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2007 to September 7, 2008
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Peter Stoffer
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on February 7, 2008 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-504 Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-504 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) first reading, February 7, 2008 Mr.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 2nd Session, 39th Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 house of commons of canada BILL C-504 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S., c.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 1.
[...] Section 36 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5): Limitation (5.1) No lake may be prescribed for the purpose of authorizing the deposit of any quantity or concentration of a deleterious substance or class thereof.
[...] If Bill C-32, introduced in the 2nd session of the 39th Parliament and entitled the Fisheries Act, 2007 receives royal assent, section 60 of that Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3): Limitation (3.1) No lake may be prescribed for the purpose of authorizing the deposit of any quantity or concentration of a deleterious substance or class thereof.

House bill C-237

41st Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Peter Stoffer
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Reinstated from previous session on October 16, 2013 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-237 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-237 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) first reading, June 21, 2011 NOTE 2nd Session, 41st Parliament This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 41st Parliament.
[...] Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 41st Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 house of commons of canada BILL C-237 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) R.S., c.
[...] Section 36 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5): Limitation (5.1) No lake may be prescribed by regulation for the purpose of authorizing the deposit of any quantity or concentration of a deleterious substance or class thereof.

House bill C-358

39th Parliament, 1st session
April 3, 2006 to September 14, 2007
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit of sewage)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Paul Zed
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on October 18, 2006 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-358 First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 55 Elizabeth II, 2006 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-358 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit of sewage) first reading, October 18, 2006 Mr.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 39th Parliament, 55 Elizabeth II, 2006 house of commons of canada BILL C-358 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit of sewage) R.S., c.
[...] The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 36: Definition of “sewage” 36.1 (1) In this section, “sewage” means (a) drainage and other wastes from toilets and other receptacles intended to receive or retain human body wastes; (b) drainage from medical premises such as a dispensary or a sick bay via wash basins, wash tubs and scuppers located in such premises; (c) drainage from spaces containing living animals; or (d) other drainage or wastes when mixed with the drainage or other wastes referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
[...] Deposit of sewage prohibited (2) Despite any provision of this or any other Act, no person shall deposit or permit the deposit of sewage in Canadian fisheries waters unless (a) the sewage is treated in a manner prescribed by regulations made pursuant to subsection (3); and (b) the sewage meets the standards prescribed by regulations made pursuant to that subsection.

House bill C-561

40th Parliament, 3rd session
March 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (mining activities)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Francis Scarpaleggia
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on June 17, 2010 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-561 Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-561 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (mining activities) first reading, June 17, 2010 Mr.
[...] Scarpaleggia 403168 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prevent the authorized deposit of substances from industrial processes relating to mining activities into any waters or place that would result in the alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat or degrade the ecological integrity of that habitat.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 3rd Session, 40th Parliament, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 house of commons of canada BILL C-561 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (mining activities) R.S., c.
[...] Section 35 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): Exception — mining activities (3) Despite subsection (2), neither the Minister nor the Governor in Council may, under any conditions, authorize the alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat by the deposit of any waste or deleterious substance from an industrial process relating to mining activities in any water or place that would degrade the ecological integrity of fish habitat. 2.

Senate bill S-210

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (commercial seal fishing)
Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Mac Harb
Current status
Bill defeated
Latest activity
Bill defeated at second reading on February 27, 2013 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] S-210 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-210 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (commercial seal fishing) first reading, May 2, 2012 THE HONOURABLE SENATOR HARB 0618 Summary This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the commercial fishing for seals in Canadian fisheries waters and to disallow the issuance of commercial licences for seal fishing.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 1.
[...] Section 2 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: “aboriginal organization” « organisation autochtone » “aboriginal organization” includes an Indian band, an Indian band council, a tribal council and an organization that represents a territorially based aboriginal community; 2.
[...] Subsection 7(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Fishery leases and licences 7. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 7.1, the Minister may, in his or her absolute discretion, wherever the exclusive right of fishing does not already exist by law, issue or authorize to be issued leases and licences for fisheries or fishing, wherever situated or carried on. 3.
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after the heading before section 23: Commercial seal fishing prohibited 22.1 (1) No person shall, for commercial purposes, fish for, take, catch or kill any seal in Canadian fisheries waters.

House bill C-297

43rd Parliament, 2nd session
September 23, 2020 to August 15, 2021
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (selective fishing programs)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Mark Strahl
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on May 26, 2021 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-297 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (selective fishing programs) FIRST READING, May 26, 2021 Mr.
[...] Strahl 432112 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to authorize the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to establish selective fishing programs to allow for the conservation of any species of fish that is at risk of overexploitation and to promote the fishing of species of which there are healthy stocks.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 2nd Session, 43rd Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-297 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (selective fishing programs) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.‍S.‍, c.
[...] F-14Fisheries Act1 The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 6.‍2: Selective fishing programs Start of inserted block 6.‍21 (1) The Minister may, as part of a measure implemented under subsection 6.‍1(1) or a plan developed under subsection 6.‍2(1), establish a selective fishing program in any area that the Minister specifies to allow for the conservation of a species of fish and to promote the fishing of species of which there are healthy stocks.

Senate bill S-207

40th Parliament, 3rd session
March 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (commercial seal fishing)
Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Mac Harb
Current status
At second reading in the Senate
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on March 9, 2010 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] S-207 Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-207 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (commercial seal fishing) first reading, March 9, 2010 THE HONOURABLE SENATOR HARB 3910618 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the commercial fishing for seals in Canadian fisheries waters and to disallow the issuance of commercial licences for seal fishing.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 1.
[...] Section 2 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: “aboriginal organization” « organisation autochtone » “aboriginal organization” includes an Indian band, an Indian band council, a tribal council and an organization that represents a territorially based aboriginal community; 2.
[...] Subsection 7(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Fishery leases and licences 7. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 7.1, the Minister may, in his or her absolute discretion, wherever the exclusive right of fishing does not already exist by law, issue or authorize to be issued leases and licences for fisheries or fishing, wherever situated or carried on.
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after the heading before section 23: Commercial seal fishing prohibited 22.1 (1) No person shall, for commercial purposes, fish for, take, catch or kill any seal in Canadian fisheries waters.

House bill C-68

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Dominic LeBlanc
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 21, 2019 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] payment of a fine in relation to a contravention of this Act and the proceeds of the fine belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada or of a province or to any other person or entity.Restriction (2) The Minister may suspend or cancel a lease or licence under paragraph (1)‍(a) or (b) only if no proceedings under this Act have been commenced with respect to the non-compliance or contravention referred to in those paragraphs, as the case may be.Fisheries Management OrdersPowers of Minister 9.‍1 (1) The Minister may, if he or she is of the opinion that prompt measures are required to address a threat to the proper management and control of fisheries and the conservation and protection of fish, make a fisheries management order with respect to any aspect of fisheries in any area of Canadian fisheries waters specified in the order (a) prohibiting fishing of one or more species, populations, assemblages or stocks of fish; (b) prohibiting any type of fishing gear or equipment or fishing vessel
[...] notice is not given, then the contravention of a fisheries management order is not an offence under this Act unless, at the time of the contravention, reasonable steps had been taken to bring the substance of the order to the notice of the persons or holders to whom it applies.Inconsistency 9.‍6 If there is an inconsistency between a fisheries management order and any regulations made under this Act, orders issued under those regulations or conditions of any lease or licence issued under this Act, the fisheries management order prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.Statutory Instruments Act 9.‍7 Orders made under section 9.‍1 are not statutory instruments for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act.12 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 10: FeesFees for services or use of facilities 11 (1) The Minister may fix, by regulation, the fees to be paid for a service or the use of a facility provided under this Act by him or her, the Department of Fisheries
[...] )‍(b) 53 (1) If an application for the issuance of an authorization under paragraph 35(2)‍(b) of the Fisheries Act is made in accordance with the Applications for Authorization under Paragraph 35(2)‍(b) of the Fisheries Act Regulations before the day on which section 22 of this Act comes into force, and the applicant has received notification from the Minister that the application is complete in accordance with the requirements of those regulations, then the Fisheries Act as it read immediately before the day on which this Act receives royal assent, applies to the exercise of the Minister’s power under that Act to author­ize the carrying on of the work, undertaking or activity that is referred to in the application.
[...] under Paragraph 35(2)‍(b) of the Fisheries Act Regulations, following the receipt of any required information or documentation from the applicant within the time period referred to in subsection (2), that the application is complete, the Fisheries Act as it read immediately before the day on which this Act received royal assent applies to the exercise of the Minister’s power under that Act to authorize the carrying on of the work, undertaking or activity that is referred to in the application.
[...] (3) If section 3 of the other Act comes into force before section 15 of this Act, then section 28.‍1 of the Fisheries Act is repealed

Senate bill S-229

40th Parliament, 2nd session
January 26, 2009 to December 30, 2009
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (commercial seal fishing)
Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Mac Harb
Current status
At second reading in the Senate
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on March 3, 2009 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] S-229 Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-229 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (commercial seal fishing) first reading, March 3, 2009 THE HONOURABLE SENATOR HARB 3910618 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the commercial fishing for seals in Canadian fisheries waters and to disallow the issuance of commercial licences for seal fishing.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 1.
[...] Section 2 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: “aboriginal organization” « organisation autochtone » “aboriginal organization” includes an Indian band, an Indian band council, a tribal council and an organization that represents a territorially based aboriginal community; 2.
[...] Subsection 7(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Fishery leases and licences 7. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 7.1, the Minister may, in his or her absolute discretion, wherever the exclusive right of fishing does not already exist by law, issue or authorize to be issued leases and licences for fisheries or fishing, wherever situated or carried on. 3.
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after the heading before section 23: Commercial seal fishing prohibited 22.1 (1) No person shall, for commercial purposes, fish for, take, catch or kill any seal in Canadian fisheries waters.

House bill C-225

41st Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Fin Donnelly
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Reinstated from previous session on October 16, 2013 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-225 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-225 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture) first reading, June 15, 2011 NOTE 2nd Session, 41st Parliament This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 41st Parliament.
[...] Donnelly 411077 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to require that, within five years from the date on which the Act comes into force, finfish aquaculture for commercial purposes be carried out in closed containment facilities.
[...] It also requires the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to prepare, table in the House and implement a plan to support the transition to the use of closed containment facilities and to protect the jobs and financial security of workers in that sector.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 1.
[...] Section 7 of the Act is replaced by the following: Fishery leases and licences 7. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Minister may, in his or her absolute discretion, wherever the exclusive right of fishing does not already exist by law, issue or authorize to be issued leases and licences for fisheries or fishing, wherever situated or carried on.

House bill C-269

43rd Parliament, 2nd session
September 23, 2020 to August 15, 2021
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition — deposit of raw sewage)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Andrew Scheer
Current status
Bill defeated
Latest activity
Bill defeated at second reading on June 23, 2021 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-269 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition — deposit of raw sewage) FIRST READING, February 18, 2021 Mr.
[...] Scheer 432061 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act in order to exclude raw sewage from the definition of deleterious substance so as to entirely prohibit its deposit in water.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 2nd Session, 43rd Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-269 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition — deposit of raw sewage) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.‍S.‍, c.
[...] F-14Fisheries Act 1 (1) Subsection 34(1) of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: Start of inserted block raw sewage means sewage that has not yet been processed or treated to separate and remove contaminants, and includes (a) used water from sanitary appliances that contains human fecal matter or human urine, (b) used water, other than the type of water described in paragraph (a), from sanitary appliances or from other appliances in a kitchen or laundry, and (c) surface runoff and stormwater that is mixed with the type of water described in paragraph (a); (eaux usées non traitées) End of inserted block (2) The portion of the definition deleterious substance in subsection 34(1) of the Act after paragraph (b) and before paragraph (c) is replaced by the following: and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Insertion start does not include raw sewage, but Insertion end includes2 Section 36 of the Act is amended by adding the
[...] End of inserted block Non-application Start of inserted block (3.‍2) Subsection (3.‍1) does not apply in respect of Canadian fisheries waters located (a) in the Northwest Territories; (b) in Nunavut; or (c) north of the 54th parallel in Quebec or Newfoundland and Labrador.

Senate bill S-13

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act

Short title: Port State Measures Agreement Implementation Act

Bill type
Senate Government Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Marjory LeBreton
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on May 24, 2013 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-33 COASTAL FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT 1999, c. 19, s. 1(4) 2. (1) The definitions “Agreement”, “fishing vessel of a participating state” and “participating state” in subsection 2(1) of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act are repealed
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 5.5: PROHIBITED IMPORT Prohibition — importation 5.6 (1) No person shall import any fish or marine plant knowing it to have been taken, harvested, possessed, transported, distributed or sold contrary to any of the following: (a) an international fisheries treaty or arrangement to which Canada is party, including any conservation, management or enforcement measures taken under the treaty or arrangement; (b) any conservation or management measures of a fisheries management organization of which Canada is not a member that is prescribed by regulation; (c) a law related to fisheries of a foreign state.
[...] fishing vessels that have been ordered to proceed to a port by their flag state and that proceed to a Canadian port, to enter Canadian fisheries waters for any purpose related to verifying compliance with a law related to fisheries of a foreign state, with any conservation or management measures of a fisheries management organization or with any international fisheries treaty or arrangement to which Canada is party, including any conservation, management or enforcement measures taken under the treaty or arrangement; (2) Section 6 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (b.3): (b.31) prescribing a fisheries management organization of which Canada is not a member for the purposes of paragraphs 5.6(1)(b) and (2)(b); 1999, c. 19, s. 3(2) (3) The portion of paragraph 6(e) of the Act before subparagraph (ii) is replaced by the following: (e) for the implementation of the Fish Stocks Agreement, including regulations (i) incorporating by reference, or carrying out and
[...] Entry — fishing vessel within Canadian fisheries waters or NAFO Regulatory Area (2) Despite subsection (1), a protection officer may board a fishing vessel found within Canadian fisheries waters or the NAFO Regulatory Area for a purpose related to verifying compliance with this Act.
[...] Entry — fishing vessels ordered to port by flag state (4) A protection officer may, for a purpose related to verifying compliance with a law related to fisheries of a foreign state, with any conservation or management measures of a fisheries management organization or with an international fisheries treaty or arrangement to which Canada is party, including any conservation, management or enforcement measures taken under the treaty or arrangement, board a foreign fishing vessel that was authorized to enter Canadian fisheries waters under subparagraph 6(a)(iii).

Senate bill S-3

41st Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
Historical information
An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act

Short title: Port State Measures Agreement Implementation Act

Bill type
Senate Government Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Claude Carignan
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 18, 2015 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-33 COASTAL FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT 1999, c. 19, s. 1(4) 2. (1) The definitions “Agreement”, “fishing vessel of a participating state” and “participating state” in subsection 2(1) of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act are repealed
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 5.5: PROHIBITED IMPORT Prohibition — importation 5.6 (1) No person shall import any fish or marine plant knowing it to have been taken, harvested, possessed, transported, distributed or sold contrary to any of the following: (a) an international fisheries treaty or arrangement to which Canada is party, including any conservation, management or enforcement measures taken under the treaty or arrangement; (b) any conservation or management measures of a fisheries management organization of which Canada is not a member that is prescribed by regulation; (c) a law related to fisheries of a foreign state.
[...] Entry — fishing vessel within Canadian fisheries waters or NAFO Regulatory Area (2) Despite subsection (1), a protection officer may board a fishing vessel found within Canadian fisheries waters or the NAFO Regulatory Area for a purpose related to verifying compliance with this Act.
[...] Entry — fishing vessels ordered to port by flag state (4) A protection officer may, for a purpose related to verifying compliance with a law related to fisheries of a foreign state, with any conservation or management measures of a fisheries management organization or with an international fisheries treaty or arrangement to which Canada is party, including any conservation, management or enforcement measures taken under the treaty or arrangement, board a foreign fishing vessel that was authorized to enter Canadian fisheries waters under subparagraph 6(a)(iii).
[...] Powers not affected in case of pursuit (2) Subsection (1) does not affect any powers the protection officer has in the case of a pursuit that began while the vessel was in Canadian fisheries waters.

House bill C-219

40th Parliament, 3rd session
March 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Peter Stoffer
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Reinstated from previous session on March 3, 2010 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-219 First Session, Fortieth Parliament, 57 Elizabeth II, 2008 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-219 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) first reading, November 21, 2008 NOTE 3rd Session, 40th Parliament This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 40th Parliament.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 40th Parliament, 57 Elizabeth II, 2008 house of commons of canada BILL C-219 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S., c.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 1.
[...] Section 36 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5): Limitation (5.1) No lake may be prescribed for the purpose of authorizing the deposit of any quantity or concentration of a deleterious substance or class thereof.

House bill C-258

44th Parliament, 1st session
November 22, 2021 to present
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Lisa Marie Barron
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on March 4, 2022 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II, 2021-2022 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-258 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture) FIRST READING, March 4, 2022 Ms.
[...] Barron 441093 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit finfish aquaculture for commercial purposes in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast except when it is carried out in closed containment facilities.
[...] It also requires the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to prepare, table in Parliament and implement a plan to support the transition to the use of closed containment facilities and to protect the jobs and financial security of workers in that sector.
[...] F-14Fisheries Act1 Section 2 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: Start of inserted block closed containment facility means a solid wall structure, either onshore or offshore, for the culture of fish that prevents those fish and their parasites, as well as waste and other pollutants, from escaping into the surrounding marine systems; (parc clos) End of inserted block 2 Section 7 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Finfish — closed containment aquaculture Start of inserted block (1.‍01) The Minister may issue or authorize to be issued under this Act a licence for finfish aquaculture in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast for commercial purposes only if it is carried out in a closed containment facility.
[...] End of inserted block 3 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 25: Finfish aquaculture Start of inserted block 26 No person shall carry out finfish aquaculture in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast except in accordance with a licence issued under subsection 7(1.‍01).

House bill C-228

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Fin Donnelly
Current status
Bill defeated
Latest activity
Bill defeated at second reading on December 6, 2016 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-228 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture) FIRST READING, February 24, 2016 Mr.
[...] Donnelly 421070 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to require that finfish aquaculture for commercial purposes in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast be carried out in closed containment facilities.
[...] It also requires the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to prepare, table in Parliament and implement a plan to support the transition to the use of closed containment facilities and to protect the jobs and financial security of workers in that sector.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-228 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.‍S.‍, c.
[...] End of inserted block 3 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 25: Finfish aquaculture Start of inserted block 26 No person shall carry out finfish aquaculture in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast unless it is carried out in a closed containment facility and the person holds a licence issued under section 7 for that purpose.

House bill C-518

40th Parliament, 3rd session
March 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Fin Donnelly
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on May 5, 2010 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-518 Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-518 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture) first reading, May 5, 2010 Mr.
[...] Donnelly 403098 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to require that, within five years from the date on which the Act comes into force, finfish aquaculture, for commercial purposes, be carried out in closed containment facilities.
[...] It also requires the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to prepare, table in the House and implement a plan to support the transition to the use of closed containment facilities and to protect the jobs and financial security of workers in that sector.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 1.
[...] Section 7 of the Act is replaced by the following: Fishery leases and licences 7. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Minister may, in his or her absolute discretion, wherever the exclusive right of fishing does not already exist by law, issue or authorize to be issued leases and licences for fisheries or fishing, wherever situated or carried on.

House bill C-52

38th Parliament, 1st session
October 4, 2004 to November 29, 2005
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (terms and conditions of permissions, leases and licences)
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Geoff Regan
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on June 13, 2005 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-52 First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 53-54 Elizabeth II, 2004-2005 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-52 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (terms and conditions of permissions, leases and licences) first reading, May 20, 2005 THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS 90328 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to expressly provide that a breach of a term or condition of a permission referred to in section 4 of the Act or of a lease or licence issued under the Act is an offence.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 38th Parliament, 53-54 Elizabeth II, 2004-2005 house of commons of canada BILL C-52 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (terms and conditions of permissions, leases and licences) R.S., c.
[...] The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 9: COMPLIANCE WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS Compliance with terms and conditions of leases, licences, etc. 10. (1) Every one acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or of a lease or licence issued under this Act shall comply with its terms and conditions.

House bill C-251

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins)

Short title: Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Fin Donnelly
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on March 10, 2016 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-251 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins) FIRST READING, March 10, 2016 Mr.
[...] Donnelly 421174 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the practice of shark finning.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-251 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins) Preamble Whereas in 1994 the Canadian Government banned shark finning — namely, the practice of removing the fins from live sharks and discarding the remainder of the sharks while at sea — in Canadian fisheries waters and with respect to Canadian licensed vessels fishing outside of Canada’s exclusive economic zone; Whereas Canadians are increasingly aware of the devastating effect of the continuing practice of shark finning and the resulting decline in shark species in Canadian waters and around the world and support measures to stop
[...] F-14Fisheries Act2 The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 31: Prohibition Start of inserted block 32 (1) No person shall engage in the practice of shark finning.

House bill C-8

35th Parliament, 1st session
January 17, 1994 to February 2, 1996
Historical information
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act (force)
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
Royal assent received
Found in bill text:
[...] This enactment would also amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act to provide express statutory authority, in accordance with regulations to be made under that Act, for a protection officer to use force that is intended or is likely to disable a foreign fishing vessel. 42-43 ELIZABETH II CHAPTER 12 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act (force) [Assented to 12th May, 1994] Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S., c.
[...] C-33; R.S., c. 31 (1st Supp.), c. 39 (2nd Supp.); 1990, c. 44; 1992, c. 1 COASTAL FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT 2.
[...] The Coastal Fisheries Protection Act is amended by adding the following after section 8: Disabling force 8.1 (1) A protection officer is justified in using, in accordance with the procedures established and to the extent permitted by the regulations, force that is intended or is likely to disable a foreign fishing vessel, if (a) the protection officer is proceeding lawfully to arrest the master or other person in command of the vessel; (b) that master or other person takes flight to avoid arrest; and (c) the protection officer believes on reasonable grounds that the force is necessary for the purpose of arresting that master or other person.

House bill C-246

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Fisheries Act, the Textile Labelling Act, the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (animal protection)

Short title: Modernizing Animal Protections Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Current status
Bill defeated
Latest activity
Bill defeated at second reading on October 5, 2016 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-246 An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Fisheries Act, the Textile Labelling Act, the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (animal protection) FIRST READING, February 26, 2016 Mr.
[...] The enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the practice of shark finning and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act to prohibit the importation of shark fins that are not attached to the rest of the shark carcass.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-246 An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Fisheries Act, the Textile Labelling Act, the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (animal protection) 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 Modernizing Animal Protections Act.
[...] F-14Fisheries Act9 The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 31: Prohibition — shark finning Start of inserted block 32 (1) No person shall engage in the practice of shark finning.

House bill C-27

36th Parliament, 1st session
September 22, 1997 to September 18, 1999
Historical information
An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and the Canada Shipping Act to enable Canada to implement the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and other international fisheries treaties or arrangements
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. David A. Anderson
Current status
Royal assent received
Found in bill text:
[...] The enactment also enables the implementation of other international fisheries treaties and arrangements. 46-47-48 ELIZABETH II CHAPTER 19 An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and the Canada Shipping Act to enable Canada to implement the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and other international fisheries treaties or arrangements [Assented to 17th June, 1999] Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S., c.
[...] C-33; R.S., c. 31 (1st Supp.), c. 39 (2nd Supp.); 1990, c. 44; 1992, c. 1; 1994, cc. 12, 14; 1996, c. 31 COASTAL FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT 1. (1) Section 2 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act is renumbered as subsection 2(1). 1994, c. 14, s. 1 (2) The definition ``straddling stock'' in subsection 2(1) of the Act is repealed
[...] The Act is amended by adding the following after section 7: Enforcement on high seas for unauthorized fishing in Canadian fisheries waters 7.01 (1) If a protection officer believes on reasonable grounds that a fishing vessel of a participating state or of a state party to a treaty or an arrangement described in paragraph 6(f) has engaged in unauthorized fishing in Canadian fisheries waters and the officer finds the vessel in an area of the sea designated under subparagraph 6(e)(ii) or (f)(ii), the officer may, with the consent of that state, take any enforcement action that is consistent with this Act.
[...] Powers in case of pursuit not affected (2) Subsection (1) does not affect any powers the protection officer may have in the case of pursuit that began while the vessel was in Canadian fisheries waters. 5.
[...] Section 505 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a): (a.1) that any master, mate or engineer on board a vessel that has contravened any of sections 5.3 to 5.5 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act knew, at the time that the contravention occurred, that the vessel was committing the contravention, COMING INTO FORCE Coming into force 17.

House bill C-636

40th Parliament, 3rd session
March 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011
Historical information
An Act respecting the Marine Mammals Regulations (seal fishery observation licence)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Scott Armstrong
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on March 10, 2011 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-636 Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 59-60 Elizabeth II, 2010-2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-636 An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence) first reading, March 10, 2011 Mr.
[...] Armstrong 403272 SUMMARY This enactment requires the Governor in Council to amend the Marine Mammal Regulations to increase the distance that a person must maintain from another person who is fishing for seals, except under the authority of a seal fishery observation licence.
[...] Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 3rd Session, 40th Parliament, 59-60 Elizabeth II, 2010-2011 house of commons of canada BILL C-636 An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence) SOR/93-56 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1.Within 60 days after this Act comes into force, the Governor in Council shall make the following amendments to the Marine Mammal Regulations: (a) paragraph 32(2)(d) is replaced by the following: (d) whether the applicant has a stated aim of disrupting the seal fishery or has been convicted, in the five years preceding the application for the licence, of tagging, marking or moving a live seal, of contravening subsection 33(1) or of violating a condition of a seal fishery observation licence; and (b) subsection 33(1) is replaced by the following: 33. (1) Subject to subsection (
[...] 2), no person shall, except under the authority of a seal fishery observation licence issued by the Minister, approach within one nautical mile of a person who is fishing for seals.

House bill C-380

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fish Inspection Act and the Fisheries Act (importation of shark fins)

Short title: Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Fin Donnelly
Current status
Bill defeated
Latest activity
Bill defeated at second reading on March 27, 2013 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] C-380 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-380 An Act to amend the Fish Inspection Act and the Fisheries Act (importation of shark fins) first reading, December 8, 2011 Mr.
[...] It also amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the practice of shark finning, thereby establishing a legislative prohibition.
[...] Regulations (4) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, make regulations respecting the issuance of the permit referred to in subsection (2) and the renewal, revocation, amendment and suspension of such a permit.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 3.
[...] The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 32: Prohibition 32.1 (1) No person shall engage in the prac-tice of shark finning.

House bill C-96

35th Parliament, 2nd session
February 27, 1996 to April 27, 1997
Historical information
An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and the Canada Shipping Act in order to implement the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] Bill C-96 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and the Canada Shipping Act in order to implement the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks adopted by the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in New York on August 4, 1995. 2nd Session, 35th Parliament, 45-46 Elizabeth II, 1996-97 The House of Commons of Canada BILL C-96 An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and the Canada Shipping Act in order to implement the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House
[...] C-33; R.S., c. 31 (1st Supp.), c. 39 (2nd Supp.); 1990, c. 44; 1992, c. 1; 1994, cc. 12, 14; 1996, c. 31 coastal fisheries protection act 1994, c. 14, s. 1 1. (1) The definition ``straddling stock'' in section 2 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act is repealed
[...] Section 505 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a): (a.1) that any master or seaman has wilfully contravened section 5.3 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act, CONDITIONAL AMENDMENTS Bill C-62 14.
[...] (d) the portion of subsection 156(3) of that Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Other activities (3) Every fishing vessel that contravenes any of paragraphs 31(1)(b) to (e), section 32, 34, 34.2, 35 or 36 or any regulations referred to in any of those provisions (e) the portion of paragraph 185(c) of that Act before subparagraph (ii) is replaced by the following: (c) for implementing the provisions of any fisheries treaty or arrangement to which Canada is a party or any international conservation or management measure taken under such a treaty or arrangement or taken by or under a regional fisheries management organization or arrangement established by two or more states, or by one or more states and an organization of states, for the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks or highly migratory fish stocks, including, but not limited to, (i) designating any area of the sea regulated by such a regional fisheries management organization or arrangement
[...] (b) if section 123 of that Act comes into force before section 13 of this Act, paragraph 505(a.1) of the English version of the Canada Shipping Act is replaced by the following: (a.1) that any master or seafarer has wilfully contravened section 5.3 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act, (c) if section 13 of this Act comes into force before section 123 of that Act, section 505 of the Canada Shipping Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a): (a.1) that any master or seafarer has wilfully contravened section 5.3 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act, COMING INTO FORCE Coming into force 16.

House bill C-262

37th Parliament, 1st session
January 29, 2001 to September 16, 2002
Historical information
An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly

Short title: Fishers' Bill of Rights

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 February 12, 2001 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] The provisions of the enactment do not affect laws of a province with respect to proprietary rights. 1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001 House of Commons of Canada BILL C-262 An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly Preamble Whereas the primary objective of fisheries policy is to maintain successful and sustainable fisheries; Whereas those Canadians who fish for a livelihood are the people most affected by and most knowledgeable about the conservation of successful and sustainable fisheries; Whereas the best decisions regarding the protection, development and harvesting of fish stocks can only be made with the
[...] involvement of the fishers who fish those stocks; Whereas it is necessary to ensure that decisions affecting fisheries will be made by processes that involve fishers; Whereas there should be a right of compensation for fishers whose fishing rights are abrogated by a decision reached by a process that does not involve fishers; And Whereas the public right to fish should also be protected by involving fishers in decisions respecting that right; Now, Therefore, 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.
[...] Where, by or under the authority of any Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, a process is established that is intended to produce a decision or recommendation respecting fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, the setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing or the public right to fish, provision shall be made for (a) fishers to be represented on or be heard by the body involved in the process or, in the case of an order to be made by the Governor in Council, to have the opportunity to comment on every proposed order before it is made; (b) the consideration, including the right of those affected to be heard during the process, as to the effect of fishing on traditional lifestyles including but not restricted to aboriginal traditional lifestyles; and (c) the protection of the health and safety of the fishers involved as a primary consideration, and the right of those affected to be heard during the process on the issue of health and safety.

House bill C-555

41st Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
Historical information
An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Greg Kerr
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 18, 2015 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 62-63-64 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014-2015 STATUTES OF CANADA 2015 CHAPTER 28 An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence) ASSENTED TO 18th JUNE, 2015 BILL C-555 SUMMARY This enactment requires the Governor in Council to amend the Marine Mammal Regulations to increase the distance that a person must maintain from another person who is fishing for seals, except under the authority of a seal fishery observation licence.
[...] Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 62-63-64 ELIZABETH II —————— CHAPTER 28 An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence) [Assented to 18th June, 2015] SOR/93-56 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1.Within 60 days after this Act comes into force, the Governor in Council is to make the following amendments to the Marine Mammal Regulations: (a) paragraph 32(2)(d) is replaced by the following: (d) whether the applicant has a stated aim of disrupting the seal fishery or has been convicted, in the five years preceding the application for the licence, of tagging, marking or moving a live seal, of contravening subsection 33(1) or of violating a condition of a seal fishery observation licence; and (b) subsection 33(1) is replaced by the following: 33. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall, except under
[...] the authority of a seal fishery observation licence issued by the Minister, approach within one nautical mile of a person who is fishing for seals.

Senate bill S-238

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation and exportation of shark fins)

Short title: Ban on Shark Fin Importation and Exportation Act

Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Michael L. MacDonald
Current status
At report stage in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Committee report presented without an amendment on June 6, 2019 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65-66-67 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-238 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation and exportation of shark fins) AS PASSED BY THE SENATE October 23, 2018 4211630 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the practice of shark finning.
[...] Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address: www.sencanada.ca/en 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65-66-67 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-238 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation and exportation of shark fins) Whereas in 1994 the Canadian Government banned shark finning — namely, the practice of removing the fins from live sharks and discarding the remainder of the sharks while at sea — in Canadian fisheries waters and with respect to Canadian licensed vessels fishing outside of Canada’s exclusive economic zone; Whereas Canadians are increasingly aware of the devastating effect of the continuing practice of shark finning and the resulting decline in shark species in Canadian waters and around the world, and are in support of measures to stop this practice and ensure the responsible conservation
[...] F-14Fisheries Act2 The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 31: Prohibition 32 (1) No person shall engage in the practice of shark finning.

House bill C-302

36th Parliament, 1st session
September 22, 1997 to September 18, 1999
Historical information
An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly

Short title: Fishers' Bill of Rights

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Greg Francis Thompson
Current status
Bill defeated
Found in bill text:
[...] The provisions of the enactment do not affect laws of a province with respect to proprietary rights. 1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46 Elizabeth II, 1997 The House of Commons of Canada BILL C-302 An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly Preamble WHEREAS the primary objective of fisheries policy is to maintain successful and sustainable fisheries; WHEREAS those Canadians who fish for a livelihood are the people most affected by and most knowledgeable about the conservation of successful and sustainable fisheries; WHEREAS the best decisions regarding the protection, development and harvesting of fish stocks can only be made with the
[...] involvement of the fishers who fish those stocks; WHEREAS it is necessary to ensure that decisions affecting fisheries will be made by processes that involve fishers; WHEREAS there should be a right of compensation for fishers whose fishing rights are abrogated by a decision reached by a process that does not involve fishers; AND WHEREAS the public right to fish should also be protected by involving fishers in decisions respecting that right; NOW, THEREFORE, 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.
[...] Where, by or under the authority of any Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, a process is established that is intended to produce a decision or recommendation respecting fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, the setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing or the public right to fish, provision shall be made for (a) fishers to be represented on or be heard by the body involved in the process or, in the case of an order to be made by the Governor in Council, to have the opportunity to comment on every proposed order before it is made; (b) the consideration, including the right to be heard by those affected, of the effect of fishing on traditional lifestyles including but not restricted to aboriginal traditional lifestyles; and (c) the protection of the health and safety of the fishers involved as a primary consideration, and the right to be heard by those affected.

House bill C-310

37th Parliament, 2nd session
September 30, 2002 to November 12, 2003
Historical information
An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly

Short title: Fishers' Bill of Rights

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:
[...] C-310 Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002  C-310 Deuxième session, trente-septième législature, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 house of Commons OF CANADA   chambre des communes DU CANADA BILL C-310   PROJET DE LOI C-310 An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly   Loi établissant les droits des pêcheurs, dont celui de participer à l’évaluation des stocks, à la préservation du poisson, à l’établissement des quotas de pêche, à l’attribution des permis de pêche et à la gestion du droit de pêche du public, et établissant également le droit des pêcheurs à être informés à l’avance des décisions touchant
[...] Les dispositions du texte ne s’appliquent pas aux lois provinciales régissant les droits de propriété.   2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 House of Commons of Canada Bill C-310   2e session, 37e législature, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 Chambre des communes du Canada Projet de loi C-310       An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fishconservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly   Loi établissant les droits des pêcheurs, dont celui de participer à l’évaluation des stocks, à la préservation du poisson, à l’établissement des quotas de pêche, à l’attribution des permis de pêche et à la gestion du droit de pêche du public, et établissant également le
[...] droit des pêcheurs à être informés à l’avance des décisions touchant la pêche de subsistance et le droit à une indemnisation en cas d’abrogation injustifiée d’autres droits     Preamble  Whereas the primary objective of fisheries policy is to maintain successful and sustainable fisheries;  Whereas those Canadians who fish for a livelihood are the people most affected by and most knowledgeable about the conservation of successful and sustainable fisheries;  Whereas the best decisions regarding the protection, development and harvesting of fish stocks can only be made with the involvement of the fishers who fish those stocks;  Whereas it is necessary to ensure that decisions affecting fisheries will be made by processes that involve fishers;  Whereas there should be a right of compensation for fishers whose fishing rights are abrogated by a decision reached by a process that does not involve fishers;  And Whereas the public right to fish should also be protected by involving
[...] Where, by or under the authority of any Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, a process is established that is intended to produce a decision or recommendation respecting fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, the setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing or the public right to fish, provision shall be made for (a) fishers to be represented on or be heard by the body involved in the process or, in the case of an order to be made by the Governor in Council, to have the opportunity to comment on every proposed order before it is made; (b) the consideration, including the right of those affected to be heard during the process, as to the effect of fishing on traditional lifestyles including but not restricted to aboriginal traditional lifestyles; and (c) the protection of the health and safety of the fishers involved as a primary consideration, and the right of those affected to be heard during the process on the issue of health and safety.   4.

House bill C-310

37th Parliament, 3rd session
February 2, 2004 to May 23, 2004
Historical information
An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly

Short title: Fishers' Bill of Rights

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:
[...] C-310 Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002  C-310 Deuxième session, trente-septième législature, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 house of Commons OF CANADA   chambre des communes DU CANADA BILL C-310   PROJET DE LOI C-310 An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly   Loi établissant les droits des pêcheurs, dont celui de participer à l’évaluation des stocks, à la préservation du poisson, à l’établissement des quotas de pêche, à l’attribution des permis de pêche et à la gestion du droit de pêche du public, et établissant également le droit des pêcheurs à être informés à l’avance des décisions touchant
[...] Les dispositions du texte ne s’appliquent pas aux lois provinciales régissant les droits de propriété.   2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 House of Commons of Canada Bill C-310   2e session, 37e législature, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 Chambre des communes du Canada Projet de loi C-310       An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fishconservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly   Loi établissant les droits des pêcheurs, dont celui de participer à l’évaluation des stocks, à la préservation du poisson, à l’établissement des quotas de pêche, à l’attribution des permis de pêche et à la gestion du droit de pêche du public, et établissant également le
[...] droit des pêcheurs à être informés à l’avance des décisions touchant la pêche de subsistance et le droit à une indemnisation en cas d’abrogation injustifiée d’autres droits     Preamble  Whereas the primary objective of fisheries policy is to maintain successful and sustainable fisheries;  Whereas those Canadians who fish for a livelihood are the people most affected by and most knowledgeable about the conservation of successful and sustainable fisheries;  Whereas the best decisions regarding the protection, development and harvesting of fish stocks can only be made with the involvement of the fishers who fish those stocks;  Whereas it is necessary to ensure that decisions affecting fisheries will be made by processes that involve fishers;  Whereas there should be a right of compensation for fishers whose fishing rights are abrogated by a decision reached by a process that does not involve fishers;  And Whereas the public right to fish should also be protected by involving
[...] Where, by or under the authority of any Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, a process is established that is intended to produce a decision or recommendation respecting fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, the setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing or the public right to fish, provision shall be made for (a) fishers to be represented on or be heard by the body involved in the process or, in the case of an order to be made by the Governor in Council, to have the opportunity to comment on every proposed order before it is made; (b) the consideration, including the right of those affected to be heard during the process, as to the effect of fishing on traditional lifestyles including but not restricted to aboriginal traditional lifestyles; and (c) the protection of the health and safety of the fishers involved as a primary consideration, and the right of those affected to be heard during the process on the issue of health and safety.   4.

House bill C-383

40th Parliament, 2nd session
January 26, 2009 to December 30, 2009
Historical information
An Act respecting education benefits for spouses and children of certain deceased federal enforcement officers

Short title: Education Benefits Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Borys Wrzesnewskyj
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on May 12, 2009 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] of the Correctional Service of Canada who is designated as a peace officer pursuant to section 10 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, or a person employed by the federal government who is a warden, deputy warden, instructor, keeper, jailer, guard or any other officer or permanent employee of a prison other than a penitentiary as defined in Part I of that Act; (b) a person employed by the federal government who is a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a police constable, a bailiff, a constable or any other person employed by the federal government, or a Crown corporation within the meaning of section 83 of the Financial Administration Act, for the preservation and maintenance of the public peace or for the service or execution of civil process; (c) an officer or a person having the powers of a customs or excise officer when performing any duty or function in the enforcement of the Customs Act, the Excise Act or the Excise Act, 2001; (d) a person designated as a fishery
[...] guardian under the Fisheries Act when performing any duty or function in the enforcement of that Act or a person designated as a fishery officer under the Fisheries Act when performing any duty or function in the enforcement of that Act or the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act; (e) an officer or employee of the Parks Canada Agency, established by the Parks Canada Agency Act, an employee of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, established by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, or an officer designated under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, when performing any duty or function in the enforcement of their respective Act; or (f) an officer or non-commissioned member of the Canadian Forces.

House bill C-9

36th Parliament, 2nd session
October 12, 1999 to October 22, 2000
Historical information
An Act to give effect to the Nisga'a Final Agreement

Short title: Nisga'a Final Agreement Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Robert D. Nault
Current status
Royal assent received
Found in bill text:
[...] There shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sums that are required to meet the obligations of Canada under the Capital Transfer and Negotiation Loan Repayment Chapter and the Fisheries Chapter of the Nisga'a Final Agreement.
[...] Harvest Agreement 13. (1) The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has the authority, on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada, to enter into the Harvest Agreement described in the Fisheries Chapter of the Nisga'a Final Agreement.
[...] F-14 Fisheries Act 22.
[...] Section 5 of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3): Nisga'a laws (4) The powers and protections that a fishery officer or fishery guardian has under this or any other Act of Parliament, including the powers and protections of a peace officer under the Criminal Code, apply to a fishery officer or fishery guardian enforcing Nisga'a laws made under the Fisheries Chapter of the Nisga'a Final Agreement given effect by the Nisga'a Final Agreement Act. 23.
[...] Fisheries Act 24.

House bill C-7

38th Parliament, 1st session
October 4, 2004 to November 29, 2005
Historical information
An Act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act and the Parks Canada Agency Act and to make related amendments to other Acts
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Stéphane Dion
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on February 24, 2005 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] Section 9 of the Act is replaced by the following: Advisory committees to assist Minister 9. (1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, establish one or more committees to advise the Minister on the administration of this Act.
[...] Advisory committees to assist Council (2) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council, establish one or more committees to advise the Council on matters related to the Council’s role. 18.
[...] Subsection 21(2) of the Act is replaced by the following: Content (2) The Minister may, after consultation with COSEWIC, the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, make regulations establishing the content of status reports. 19.
[...] The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation with the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, make regulations for the purpose of paragraph 83(5)(g). 25.
[...] The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation with the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, make regulations respecting the form of the public registry, the keeping of the public registry and access to it.

House bill C-64

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act respecting wrecks, abandoned, dilapidated or hazardous vessels and salvage operations

Short title: Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Marc Garneau
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on February 28, 2019 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] and Oceans may, with respect to that Minister’s powers, duties and functions under this Act, enter into agreements or arrangements for carrying out the purposes of this Act and authorize any person, including a provincial government, a local authority and a government, council or other entity authorized to act on behalf of an Aboriginal group, with whom an agreement or arrangement is entered into to exercise the powers — other than the power to make an order under section 11 — or perform the duties or functions under this Act that are specified in the agreement or arrangement.Guidelines (2) The Minister may issue guidelines for the purposes of this Act.Delegation — Minister 7 (1) The Minister may delegate any of his or her powers, duties or functions under this Act to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans for any period and under any terms and conditions that the Minister considers appropriate.Delegation — Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (2) The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans may
[...] to consult — Minister 9 (1) For the purposes of this Act, if the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has, under subsection 7(2), delegated his or her power to the Minister to determine whether a vessel or wreck poses, or may pose, a hazard, the Minister, in exercising that power, may consult with any person that he or she considers appropriate, and is to consult with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to the extent that it is possible to do so.Consultation — matters (2) The consultation with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is to include, if relevant, whether the vessel or wreck poses, or may pose, a hazard (a) to the environment; (b) to aquatic wildlife or their habitat and ecosystems; (c) to fisheries and aquaculture; or (d) to a scheduled harbour, as defined in section 2 of the Fishing and Recreational Harbours Act.Validity of determination not affected 10 The failure to comply with the obligation under section 8 or 9 does not affect the validity of the determination of the
[...] 22, paragraphs 30(3)‍(a) to (c), sections 35 and 36 and subsection 37(3).Corporation (2) If the applicant or the holder of the document referred to in subsection (1) is a corporation, the Minister or the Chief Registrar or a registrar referred to in the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 may take the measures referred to in that subsection if a director, officer, agent or mandatary of the corporation (a) has contravened a direction given under this Act; (b) has not paid a fine or penalty imposed on them under this Act; or (c) has not reimbursed the Minister or the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans for any costs and expenses incurred in respect of measures taken under any of subsections 21(2) and (3), section 22, paragraphs 30(3)‍(a) to (c), sections 35 and 36 and subsection 37(3).Disclosure of InformationDisclosure by Minister or Minister of Fisheries and Oceans 13 (1) The Minister and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans may, on their own initiative or on request, disclose to each other, to
[...] of Fisheries and Oceans is of the opinion that a wreck poses a hazard and the owner of the vessel that was involved in the maritime casualty that resulted in the wreck cannot be contacted, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans may take the measures referred to in subsection (1).Immediate action required 22 If the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is of the opinion that a wreck poses a hazard and that a measure referred to in subsection 21(1) must be taken immediately, he or she may take the measure.LiabilityOwner 23 Subject to any limit set out in the Marine Liability Act, the liability of the owner of a vessel for the purposes of Article 10 of the Wreck Removal Convention also includes (a) the costs and expenses incurred by any person in Canada or any person in a state, other than Canada, that is a party to that Convention, including those incurred by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in determining whether a wreck poses a hazard, if he or she determined that it posed one; and (b
[...] Act, the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act, the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, the Navigation Protection Act, the Aeronautics Act or the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act to the extent of any conflict between them.Consequential Amendments R.‍S.‍, c.

House bill C-20

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017

Short title: Appropriation Act No. 3, 2016-17

Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
Hon. Scott Brison
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 22, 2016 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] adjusted pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act and pro rata for any period of less than a year 93,571,679 5a Environment – Capital expenditures and authority to make payments to provinces or municipalities as contributions towards construction done by those bodies and authority to make recoverable advances not exceeding the amount of the shares of provincial and outside agencies of the cost of joint projects including expenditures on other than federal property 2,867,000 10a Environment – The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions, and contributions to developing countries in accordance with the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol taking the form of monetary payments or the provision of goods, equipment or services 6,310,331 102,749,010 FEDERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO 5a Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario – The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions 22,200,000 22,200,000 1a FISHERIES
[...] AND OCEANS Fisheries and Oceans – Operating expenditures and (a) Canada’s share of expenses of the International Fisheries Commissions, authority to provide free accommodation for the International Fisheries Commissions and authority to make recoverable advances in the amounts of the shares of the International Fisheries Commissions of joint cost projects; (b) authority to make recoverable advances for transportation, stevedoring and other shipping services performed on behalf of individuals, outside agencies and other governments in the course of, or arising out of, the exercise of jurisdiction in navigation, including aids to navigation and shipping; (c) pursuant to paragraph 29.‍1(2)‍(a) of the Financial Administration Act, authority to expend revenue received during the fiscal year in the course of, or arising from, the activities of the Canadian Coast Guard and for the provision of internal support services to other organizations; and (d) the payment to each member of the Queen
[...] ’s Privy Council for Canada who is a Minister without Portfolio or a Minister of State who does not preside over a Ministry of State of a salary not to exceed the salary paid to Ministers of State who preside over Ministries of State under the Salaries Act, as adjusted pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act and pro rata for any period of less than a year 131,283,518 5a Fisheries and Oceans – Capital expenditures and authority to make payments to provinces, municipalities and local or private authorities as contributions towards construction done by those bodies and authority for the purchase and disposal of commercial fishing vessels 138,943,032 10a Fisheries and Oceans – The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions 28,939,067 299,165,617 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 1a Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development – Operating expenditures, including those related to the appointment of Canada’s representatives abroad, to the staff of those officials, and to the assignment

Senate bill S-230

41st Parliament, 2nd session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
Historical information
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending the captivity of whales and dolphins)

Short title: Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act

Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Wilfred P. Moore
Current status
At second reading in the Senate
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on June 19, 2015 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] It also amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the taking of a cetacean into captivity and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act to prohibit the import into and export from Canada of a cetacean.
[...] F-14 FISHERIES ACT 3.
[...] The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 28: Taking cetaceans into captivity 28.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no one shall move a live cetacean, including a whale, dolphin or porpoise, from its immediate vicinity with the intent to take it into captivity.

House bill C-65

35th Parliament, 1st session
January 17, 1994 to February 2, 1996
Historical information
An Act to reorganize and dissolve certain federal agencies
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
Royal assent received
Found in bill text:
[...] Closing out affairs (2) The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans may do and perform all acts and things necessary for and incidental to closing out the affairs of the Fisheries and Oceans Research Advisory Council.
[...] The Fisheries and Oceans Research Advisory Council Act is repealed.
[...] INTERNATIONAL NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION R.S., c.
[...] Paragraph (e) of the definition ``peace officer'' in section 2 of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following: (e) a person designated as a fishery guardian under the Fisheries Act when performing any duties or functions under that Act and a person designated as a fishery officer under the Fisheries Act when performing any duties or functions under that Act, the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act or the Northern Pacific Halibut Fisheries Convention Act, Conditional Amendment 1993, c. 34, s. 59(1) 40.
[...] The North Pacific Fisheries Convention Act is repealed.

House bill C-98

35th Parliament, 1st session
January 17, 1994 to February 2, 1996
Historical information
An Act respecting the oceans of Canada
Bill type
House Government Bill
Current status
At report stage and second reading in the House of Commons
Found in bill text:
[...] Review 52. (1) The administration of this Act shall, within three years after the enactment of this Act, be reviewed by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
[...] C-33 Coastal Fisheries Protection Act 1990, c. 44, s. 13 65.
[...] Subsections 4(2) and (3) of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act are replaced by the following: Fishing of sedentary species (2) No person, being aboard a foreign fishing vessel or being a member of the crew of or attached to or employed on a foreign fishing vessel, shall fish or prepare to fish for a sedentary species of fish in any portion of the continental shelf of Canada that is beyond the limits of Canadian fisheries waters, unless authorized by this Act or the regulations or any other law of Canada.
[...] Superintendence - Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (2) The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has throughout Canada the general superintendence of all matters relating to wrecks and receivers of wrecks.
[...] Coastal Fisheries Protection Act 66.

House bill C-352

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and to provide for the development of a national strategy (abandonment of vessels)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Sheila Malcolmson
Current status
Bill not proceeded with
Latest activity
Bill not proceeded with on December 6, 2017 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] following: Locating owner (2) If wreck has been reported Insertion start to or observed by a receiver of wreck Insertion end , the receiver Insertion start shall Insertion end take the Insertion start necessary steps Insertion end to Insertion start identify and locate Insertion end the owner of the wreck; Insertion start those steps may include Insertion end giving notice of the wreck in the manner that the receiver considers Insertion start most effective and Insertion end appropriate.Taking of measures (3) Insertion start Except in the circumstances described in regulations, Insertion end a receiver of wreck Insertion start shall Insertion end take Insertion start prescribed Insertion end measures, or direct that Insertion start such Insertion end measures be taken, Insertion start in order to remove, dispose of or destroy Insertion end wreck.3 Section 163 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Regulations — Minister and Minister of Fisheries
[...] and Oceans Start of inserted block (1.‍1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, make regulations respecting (a) the measures that receivers of wreck are to take, or direct to be taken, to remove, dispose of or destroy wreck; and (b) the circumstances in which the obligation to take measures under subsection 155(3) does not apply.

Senate bill S-203

42nd Parliament, 1st session
December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019
Historical information
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending the captivity of whales and dolphins)

Short title: Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act

Bill type
Senate Public Bill
Sponsor
Sen. Wilfred P. Moore
Current status
Royal assent received
Latest activity
Royal assent on June 21, 2019 (Senate)
Found in bill text:
[...] It also amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the taking of a cetacean into captivity and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act to require a permit for the import of a cetacean into Canada and the export of a cetacean from Canada.
[...] F-14Fisheries Act3 The Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following after section 28: Taking cetaceans into captivity 28.‍1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no one shall move a live cetacean, including a whale, dolphin or porpoise, from its immediate vicinity with the intent to take it into captivity.Exception (2) A person may move a live cetacean from its immediate vicinity when the cetacean is injured or in distress and is in need of assistance. 1992, c. 52Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act4 The Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act is amended by adding the following after section 7: Cetacean: import and export 7.‍1 No person shall, except under and in accordance with a permit issued pursuant to subsection 10(1.‍1), import into Canada or export from Canada a living cetacean, including a whale, dolphin or porpoise, or sperm, a tissue culture or an embryo of a cetacean
[...] .5 Section 10 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Issuance (1.‍1) The Minister may, on application and on such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit, issue a permit authorizing the importation or exportation of a living cetacean, or sperm, a tissue culture or an embryo of a cetacean, if the importation or exportation is for the purpose of (a) conducting scientific research; or (b) keeping the cetacean in captivity if it is in the best interests of the cetacean’s welfare to do so.Related provisionAboriginal and treaty rights6 For greater certainty, the amendments made by this Act to the Criminal Code, the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act shall not be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from the protection provided for existing aboriginal or treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada by the recognition and affirmation of these rights in section 35 of

House bill C-231

41st Parliament, 1st session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
Historical information
An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (derelict vessels and wreck)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Jean Crowder
Current status
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest activity
Introduction and first reading on June 16, 2011 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] Section 154 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Canadian Coast Guard designated (1.1) In addition to any designations that may be made under subsection (1), the Minister shall, after consultation with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, designate the Canadian Coast Guard as a receiver of wreck for the purposes of this Part. 2.
[...] Section 163 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Regulations — Minister and Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (1.1) The Governor in Council shall, on the recommendation of the Minister and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, make regulations respecting (a) the appropriate measures that receivers of wreck are to take, or that persons authorized or within a class of persons authorized under subsection 154(2) may be directed to take, to remove, dispose of, or destroy wreck; and (b) the circumstances in which the measures referred to in paragraph (a) shall be taken. 4.
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