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CANADA STATUTE CITATOR
WEEKLY BULLETIN SERVICE
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament
2020-2021
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both the House of Commons and the Senate of Bills introduced in the current
parliamentary session. It is divided into the following four sections:
NEW THIS WEEK records the latest stage reached by a Bill during the week’s
proceedings. The section lists all Bills that in the past week have received either
first, second or third reading, been reported from Committee, received Royal As-
sent, or been brought into force. Because they rarely become law, Private Mem-
bers’ Public Bills are not noted here until they pass second reading. Private
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tus of all Bills that are either currently before Parliament or that have received
Royal Assent. A summary of each Bill is provided, where available. The date of
coming into force is noted on its occurrence. Bills prefaced by the letter "C"
originate in the House of Commons; those prefaced by the letter "S" originate in
the Senate. This section is cumulative for the current session.
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS lists Acts affected by amendments
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are amended in consequence will be listed in alphabetical order in this section as
soon as we receive the Royal Assent copy of the source Bill. The reader is then
referred, in abbreviated format, to the source Bill which contains the amendment.
This source Bill will be found in the "STATUS OF BILLS" section, in alphabeti-
cal order. This section is cumulative for the current session.
PROCLAMATIONS and ORDERS IN COUNCIL lists all Acts passed in a
previous session that are brought into force by proclamation or by order in coun-
cil, in whole or in part, or that are amended by order in council, during the cur-
rent session. This section is cumulative for the current session.
2NEW THIS WEEK
House of Commons and Senate Readings
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection
Act (trafficking in human organs) (Bill S-204). Senate 2nd Reading March 16,
2021.
An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, to authorize
certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and to
amend another Act (Bill C-25). Commons 1st Reading March 25, 2021.
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm
or fishing corporation) (Bill C-208). Commons reported without amendment
March 23, 2021.
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Visual Artist Lau-
reate) (Bill S-205). Senate 2nd Reading March 16, 2021.
Appropriation Act No. 1, 2021-22 (Bill C-27). Passed Commons. Senate 1st
Reading March 26, 2021.
Appropriation Act No. 6, 2020-21 (Bill C-26). Passed Commons. Senate 1st
Reading March 26, 2021.
Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020 (Bill C-14). Commons reported
without amendment March 24, 2021.
Kindness Week Act (Bill S-223). Senate 2nd Reading March 17, 2021.
National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism Act (Bill C-230). Commons
2nd Reading March 24, 2021.
Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act (Bill S-203). Sen-
ate 2nd Reading March 16, 2021.
Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act (Bill C-218). Commons reported with an
amendment March 26, 2021.
Royal Assents
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) (Bill C-7).
Royal Assent March 17, 2021: S.C. 2021, c. 2.
An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (additional regular benefits),
the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act
in response to COVID-19 (Bill C-24). Royal Assent March 17, 2021: S.C.
2021, c. 3.
Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act (Bill
C-18). Royal Assent March 17, 2021: S.C. 2021, c. 1.
Proclamations and Orders in Council
An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforce-
ment Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diver-
sion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act, S.C. 2019, c.
16 — (SI/2021-7) March 1, 2021 is fixed as the day on which Section 22.1
of the Act Comes into Force in Manitoba, Yukon and Nunavut.
First Nations Fiscal Management Act S.C. 2005, c. 9 — (SOR/2021-29) the
schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
3K’atlodeeche First Nation, Mushuau Innu First Nation, Sheshatshiu Innu First
Nation; Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
STATUS AND SUMMARY OF CURRENT BILLS
(Note: New entries are in bold-face.)
An Act respecting the administration of oaths of office (Bill C-1). Commons 1st
Reading September 23, 2020.
An Act to amend An Act to authorize the making of certain fiscal payments to
provinces, and to authorize the entry into tax collection agreements with
provinces (Bill C-224). Commons reported with amendments March 10,
2021. Summary: This enactment amends An Act to authorize the making of
certain fiscal payments to provinces, and to authorize the entry into tax col-
lection agreements with provinces to provide that the Minister of Finance
may enter into an agreement with the government of a province under which
the government of the province will collect the federal personal and corpora-
tion income taxes on behalf of the Government of Canada. It also requires
that the Minister of Finance undertake discussions with the Government of
Quebec in order to enter into such an agreement.
An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments
(firearms) (Bill C-21). Commons 1st Reading February 16, 2021. Summary:
This enactment amends the Criminal Code, the Firearms Act, the Nuclear
Safety and Control Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Can-
ada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) (Bill C-5).
Commons reported without amendment November 25, 2020. Summary: This
enactment amends certain Acts to add a new holiday, namely, National Day
for Truth and Reconciliation, which is observed on September 30.
An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential
amendments to other Acts (Bill C-10). Commons 2nd Reading February 16,
2021. Summary: This enactment amends the Broadcasting Act. The enact-
ment also makes related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (COVID-19 response) (Bill C-19).
Commons 1st Reading December 10, 2020. Summary: This enactment adds a
new Part to the Canada Elections Act that provides for temporary rules to
ensure the safe administration of an election in the context of the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The new Part, among other things, (a)
extends the Chief Electoral Officer’s power to adapt the provisions of that
Act to ensure the health or safety of electors or election officers; (b) autho-
rizes a returning officer to constitute polling divisions that consist of a single
institution where seniors or persons with a disability reside, or a part of such
an institution, and to set the days and hours that a polling station established
there will be open; (c) provides for a polling period of three consecutive days
consisting of a Saturday, Sunday and Monday; (d) provides for the hours of
voting during the polling period; (e) provides for the opening and closing
4measures at polling stations; (f) sets the days for voting at advance polling
stations; (g) authorizes the Chief Electoral Officer to modify the day on
which certain things are authorized or required to be done before the polling
period by moving that day backward or forward by up to two days or the
starting date or ending date of a period in which certain things are author-
ized or required to be done by up to two days; (h) provides that an elector
may submit an application for registration and special ballot under Division
4 of Part 11 in writing or in electronic form; (i) provides that an elector
whose application for registration and special ballot was accepted by the re-
turning officer in their electoral district may deposit the outer envelope con-
taining their special ballot in a secure reception box or ballot box for the
deposit of outer envelopes; and (j) prohibits installing a secure reception box
for the deposit of outer envelopes unless by or under the authority of the
Chief Electoral Officer or a returning officer and prohibits destroying, tak-
ing, opening or otherwise interfering with a secure reception box installed by
a returning officer. The enactment also provides for the repeal of the new
Part six months after the publication of a notice confirming that the tempo-
rary rules in that Part are no longer required to ensure the safe administra-
tion of an election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care leave) (Bill C-
220). Commons reported with amendments February 26, 2021. Summary:
This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to extend the period during
which an employee may take compassionate care leave.
An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (organ and tissue donors)
(Bill C-210). Commons reported without amendment January 25, 2021. Sum-
mary: This enactment amends the Canada Revenue Agency Act to authorize
the Canada Revenue Agency to enter into an agreement with a province or a
territory regarding the collection and disclosure of information required for
establishing or maintaining an organ and tissue donor registry in the prov-
ince or territory.
An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (final dispo-
sal of plastic waste) (Bill C-204). Commons 2nd Reading February 3, 2021.
Summary: This enactment amends the Canadian Environmental Protection
Act, 1999 to prohibit the export of certain types of plastic waste to foreign
countries for final disposal.
An Act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act (Bill
S-2). Passed Senate. Commons 1st Reading February 25, 2021. Summary:
This enactment amends the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation
Act by deleting the schedule to that Act and the references to that schedule in
that Act, in order to avoid potential discrepancies between the Convention on
the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of
Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, as amended from time to time,
and the portions of that Convention that are reproduced in that schedule.
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of
Canada’s call to action number 94) (Bill C-8). Commons reported without
amendment February 5, 2021. Summary: This enactment amends the Citizen-
5ship Act to include, in the Oath or Affirmation of Citizenship, a solemn prom-
ise to respect the Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and M
tis peoples, in order to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
of Canada’s call to action number 94.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances
Act (Bill C-22). Commons 1st Reading February 18, 2021. Summary: This
enactment amends the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Sub-
stances Act to, among other things, repeal certain mandatory minimum pen-
alties, allow for a greater use of conditional sentences and establish diver-
sion measures for simple drug possession offences.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Pro-
tection Act (trafficking in human organs) (Bill S-204). Senate 2nd Read-
ing March 16, 2021. Summary: This enactment amends the Criminal Code
to create new offences in relation to trafficking in human organs. It also
amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide that a per-
manent resident or foreign national is inadmissible to Canada if the Min-
ister of Citizenship and Immigration is of the opinion that they have en-
gaged in any activities relating to trafficking in human organs.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy) (Bill C-6). Commons
2nd Reading October 28, 2020. Summary: This enactment amends the Crimi-
nal Code to, among other things, create the following offences: (a) causing a
person to undergo conversion therapy against the person’s will; (b) causing
a child to undergo conversion therapy; (c) doing anything for the purpose of
removing a child from Canada with the intention that the child undergo con-
version therapy outside Canada; (d) advertising an offer to provide conver-
sion therapy; and (e) receiving a financial or other material benefit from the
provision of conversion therapy. It also amends the Criminal Code to author-
ize courts to order that advertisements for conversion therapy be disposed of
or deleted.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and
to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other
measures) (Bill C-23). Commons 1st Reading February 24, 2021. Summary:
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, (a) allow
for the use of electronic or other automated means for the purposes of the
jury selection process; (b) expand, for the accused and offenders, the availa-
bility of remote appearances by audioconference and videoconference in cer-
tain circumstances; (c) provide for the participation of prospective jurors in
the jury selection process by videoconference in certain circumstances; (d)
expand the power of courts to make case management rules permitting court
personnel to deal with administrative matters for accused not represented by
counsel; (e) permit courts to order fingerprinting at the interim release stage
and at any other stage of the criminal justice process if fingerprints could not
previously have been taken for exceptional reasons; and (f) replace the ex-
isting telewarrant provisions with a process that permits a wide variety of
search warrants, authorizations and orders to be applied for and issued by a
means of telecommunication. The enactment makes amendments to the Crim-
6inal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act to correct minor technical
errors and includes transitional provisions on the application of the amend-
ments. It also makes related amendments to other Acts.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) (Bill C-7).
Royal Assent March 17, 2021: S.C. 2021, c. 2. In forace as set out in the
Act. Summary: This enactment amends the Criminal Code to, among other
things, (a) repeal the provision that requires a person’s natural death be
reasonably foreseeable in order for them to be eligible for medical assis-
tance in dying; (b) specify that persons whose sole underlying medical con-
dition is a mental illness are not eligible for medical assistance in dying; (c)
create two sets of safeguards that must be respected before medical assis-
tance in dying may be provided to a person, the application of which de-
pends on whether the person’s natural death is reasonably foreseeable; (d)
permit medical assistance in dying to be provided to a person who has been
found eligible to receive it, whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable
and who has lost the capacity to consent before medical assistance in dying
is provided, on the basis of a prior agreement they entered into with the
medical practitioner or nurse practitioner; and (e) permit medical assis-
tance in dying to be provided to a person who has lost the capacity to con-
sent to it as a result of the self-administration of a substance that was pro-
vided to them under the provisions governing medical assistance in dying in
order to cause their own death.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (single event sport betting) (Bill C-13).
Commons 1st Reading November 26, 2020. Summary: This enactment
amends paragraph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code to make it lawful for the
government of a province or territory, or a licensed person or entity, to con-
duct and manage in the province or territory a lottery scheme that involves
betting on a race — other than a horse-race — or fight, or on a single
sport event or athletic contest.
An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act
(supply management) (Bill C-216). Commons 2nd Reading March 10, 2021.
Summary: This enactment amends the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade
and Development Act so that the Minister of Foreign Affairs cannot make
certain commitments with respect to international trade regarding certain
goods.
An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (additional regular bene-
fits), the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and an-
other Act in response to COVID-19 (Bill C-24). Royal Assent March 17,
2021: S.C. 2021, c. 3. Sections 4 to 9 are deemed to have come into force
on October 2, 2020. Summary: This enactment amends the Employment
Insurance Act in order, temporarily, to increase the maximum number of
weeks for which regular benefits may be paid under Part I of that Act and
facilitate access to benefits for self-employed persons under Part VII.1 of
that Act. It also amends the Canada Recovery Benefits Act to (a) add a
condition to provide that a person is eligible for benefits only if they were
not, at any time during a benefit period, required to quarantine or isolate
7themselves under any order made under the Quarantine Act as a result of
entering into Canada or (i) if they were required to do so, the only reason
for their having been outside Canada was to receive a necessary medical
treatment or to accompany someone who was required to receive a neces-
sary medical treatment, or (ii) if, as a result of entering into Canada, they
were required to isolate themselves under such an order at any time during
the benefit period, they are a person to whom the requirement to quaran-
tine themselves under the order would not have applied had they not been
required to isolate themselves; and (b) authorize the Minister of Health to
assist the Minister of Employment and Social Development in verifying
whether a person meets the eligibility condition referred to in paragraph
3(1)(m), 10(1)(i) or 17(1)(i) of the Canada Recovery Benefits Act and to
disclose personal information obtained under the Quarantine Act to the
Minister of Employment and Social Development for that purpose. And fi-
nally, it amends the Customs Act to authorize the disclosure of information
for the purpose of administering or enforcing the Canada Recovery Bene-
fits Act.
An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, to au-
thorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue
Fund and to amend another Act (Bill C-25). Commons 1st Reading
March 25, 2021. Summary: This enactment amends the Federal-Provincial
Fiscal Arrangements Act to authorize additional payments to the provinces
and territories. It also authorizes payments to be made out of the Consoli-
dated Revenue Fund in relation to Canada’s COVID-19 immunization plan
and infrastructure and amends the heading of Part 9 of the Keeping Can-
ada’s Economy and Jobs Growing Act.
An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (qualifying farming
fuel) (Cill C-206). Commons 2nd Reading February 24, 2021. Summary: This
enactment amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to extend the
exemption for qualifying farming fuel to marketable natural gas and propane.
An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (Bill C-205). Commons 2nd Reading
March 10, 2021. Summary: This enactment amends the Health of Animals Act
to make it an offence to enter, without lawful authority or excuse, a place in
which animals are kept if doing so could result in the exposure of the animals
to a disease or toxic substance that is capable of affecting or contaminating
them.
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) (Bill C-9). Royal Assent November 13,
2020: S.C. 2020, c. 13. In force as set out in the Act. Summary: This enact-
ment amends the Income Tax Act to revise the eligibility criteria, as well as
the level of subsidization, under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
(CEWS) as part of the response to the coronavirus disease 2019. It also ex-
tends the CEWS to June 30, 2021. The enactment further amends the Income
Tax Act to introduce the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) in order to
support those hardest hit by the coronavirus disease 2019. This subsidy pro-
vides relief in respect of rent and interest on debt obligations incurred to
8acquire real property used by businesses, charities and not-for-profit organi-
zations in the course of their businesses or other activities. The rent subsidy
is effective as of September 27, 2020.
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family
farm or fishing corporation) (Bill C-208). Commons reported without
amendment March 23, 2021. Summary: This enactment amends the In-
come Tax Act in order to provide that, in the case of qualified small busi-
ness corporation shares and shares of the capital stock of a family farm or
fishing corporation, siblings are deemed not to be dealing at arm’s length
and to be related, and that, under certain conditions, the transfer of those
shares by a taxpayer to the taxpayer.s child or grandchild who is 18 years
of age or older is to be excluded from the anti-avoidance rule of section
84.1.
An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code (Bill C-3). Passed Com-
mons. Senate 2nd Reading February 11, 2021. Summary: This enactment
amends the Judges Act to restrict eligibility for judicial appointment to per-
sons who undertake to participate in continuing education on matters related
to sexual assault law and social context. It also amends the Judges Act to
require that the Canadian Judicial Council report on seminars offered for the
continuing education of judges on matters related to sexual assault law. Fi-
nally, it amends the Criminal Code to require that judges provide reasons for
decisions in sexual assault proceedings.
An Act to amend the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional
Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act (Bill C-20). Commons 1st Reading
February 3, 2021. Summary: This enactment amends the Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments
Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make an additional fiscal equali-
zation offset payment to Nova Scotia for the 2020-2021 fiscal year and to
extend that Minister’s authority to make additional fiscal equalization offset
payments to Nova Scotia until March 31, 2023.
An Act to amend the Offshore Health and Safety Act (Bill S-3). Passed Senate.
Commons 1st Readin February 25, 2021. Summary: This enactment amends
the Offshore Health and Safety Act to postpone the repeal of its transitional
regulations.
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Visual Art-
ist Laureate) (Bill S-205). Senate 2nd Reading March 16, 2021. Summary:
This enactment creates the position of Parliamentary Visual Artist Laure-
ate. It also corrects a reference to the Canada Council for the Arts in the
English version of the Parliament of Canada Act.
Appropriation Act No. 4, 2020-21 (Bill C-16). Royal Assent December 10, 2020:
S.C. 2020, c. 15. In force as set out in the Act. Summary: This enactment
grants the sum of $26,138,756,442 towards defraying charges and expenses
of the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021
that are not otherwise provided for.
Appropriation Act No. 5, 2020-21 (Bill C-17). Royal Assent December 10, 2020:
S.C. 2020, c. 14. In force as set out in the Act. Summary: This enactment
9grants the sum of $20,874,356,291 towards defraying charges and expenses
of the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021
that are not otherwise provided for.
Appropriation Act No. 6, 2020-21 (Bill C-26). Passed Commons. Senate 1st
Reading March 26, 2021. Summary: This enactment grants the sum of
$13,365,393,906 towards defraying charges and expenses of the federal
public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 that are
not otherwise provided for.
Appropriation Act No. 1, 2021-22 (Bill C-27). Passed Commons. Senate 1st
Reading March 26, 2021. Summary: This enactment grants the sum of
$59,304,837,417 towards defraying
Canada Recovery Benefit (enactment)...See....COVID-19 Response Measures
Act (Bill C-4) S.C. 2020, c. 12.
Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act
(Bill C-18). Royal Assent March 17, 2021: S.C. 2021, c. 1. This Act, other
than section 51, comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the
Governor in Council. Section 9(3), paragraph 12(1)(a), paragraph 14(a)
and section 30 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Gov-
ernor in Council, but that day must not be before the day referred to in
subsection (1). Summary: This enactment implements the Agreement on
Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Brit-
ain and Northern Ireland. The general provisions of the enactment set out
rules of interpretation and specify that no recourse is to be taken on the
basis of sections 10 to 15 or any order made under those sections, or on the
basis of the provisions of the Agreement, without the consent of the Attor-
ney General of Canada. Part 1 approves the Agreement, provides for the
payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the op-
eration of the institutional and administrative aspects of the Agreement and
gives the Governor in Council the power to make orders in accordance with
the Agreement. Part 2 amends certain Acts to bring them into conformity
with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement and contains a transitional
provision. Part 3 contains a coordinating amendment and the coming-into-
force provision.
Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12). Commons 1st
Reading November 19, 2020. Summary: This enactment requires that na-
tional targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada be
set, with the objective of attaining net-zero emissions by 2050. The targets
are to be set by the Minister of the Environment for 2030, 2035, 2040 and
2045. In order to promote transparency and accountability in relation to
meeting those targets, the enactment also (a) requires that an emissions re-
duction plan, a progress report and an assessment report with respect to
each target be tabled in each House of Parliament; (b) provides for public
participation; (c) establishes an advisory body to provide the Minister of the
Environment with advice with respect to achieving net-zero emissions by
2050 and matters that are referred to it by the Minister; (d) requires the Min-
ister of Finance to prepare an annual report respecting key measures that the
10federal public administration has taken to manage its financial risks and op-
portunities related to climate change; and (e) requires the Commissioner of
the Environment and Sustainable Development to, at least once every 5
years, examine and report on the Government of Canada.s implementation of
measures aimed at mitigating climate change.
COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act (Bill C-2). Commons 1st Reading September
24, 2020. Summary: Part 1 enacts the Canada Recovery Benefits Act to au-
thorize the payment of the Canada recovery benefit, the Canada recovery
sickness benefit and the Canada recovery caregiving benefit to support Can-
ada.s economic recovery in response to COVID-19. It also makes conse-
quential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations.
Part 2 amends the Canada Labour Code to, among other things, (a) amend
the reasons for which an employee is entitled to take leave related to COVID-
19, and the number of weeks of that leave that an employee may take for each
of those reasons; and (b) give the Governor in Council the power, until Sep-
tember 25, 2021, to make regulations in certain circumstances to provide that
any requirements or conditions, set out in certain provisions of Part III of
that Act, respecting certificates issued by a health care practitioner do not
apply and to provide for alternative requirements and conditions. This Part
also makes related amendments to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act
to ensure that employees may continue to take leave related to COVID-19
until September 25, 2021. Finally, it makes related amendments to regula-
tions and contains coordinating amendments. Part 3 amends the Public
Health Events of National Concern Payments Act to limit, as of October 1,
2020, the payments that may be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
under that Act to those in respect of specified measures related to COVID-19,
up to specified amounts. It also postpones the repeal of that Act until Decem-
ber 31, 2020.
COVID-19 Response Measures Act (Bill C-4). Royal Assent October 2, 2020:
S.C. 2020, c. 12. In force as set out in the Act. Summary: Part 1 enacts the
Canada Recovery Benefits Act to authorize the payment of the Canada recov-
ery benefit, the Canada recovery sickness benefit and the Canada recovery
caregiving benefit to support Canada’s economic recovery in response to
COVID-19. It also makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act
and the Income Tax Regulations. Part 2 amends the Canada Labour Code to,
among other things, (a) amend the reasons for which an employee is entitled
to take leave related to COVID-19, and the number of weeks of that leave
that an employee may take for each of those reasons; and (b) give the Gover-
nor in Council the power, until September 25, 2021, to make regulations in
certain circumstances to provide that any requirements or conditions, set out
in certain provisions of Part III of that Act, respecting certificates issued by a
health care practitioner do not apply and to provide for alternative require-
ments and conditions. This Part also makes related amendments to the
COVID-19 Emergency Response Act to ensure that employees may continue
to take leave related to COVID-19 until September 25, 2021. Finally, it
makes related amendments to regulations and contains coordinating amend-
11ments. Part 3 amends the Public Health Events of National Concern Pay-
ments Act to limit, as of October 1, 2020, the payments that may be made out
of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under that Act to those in respect of speci-
fied measures related to COVID-19, up to specified amounts. It also
postpones the repeal of that Act until December 31, 2020.
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (Bill C-11). Commons 1st Reading No-
vember 17, 2020. Summary: Part 1 enacts the Consumer Privacy Protection
Act to protect the personal information of individuals while recognizing the
need of organizations to collect, use or disclose personal information in the
course of commercial activities. In consequence, it repeals Part 1 of the Per-
sonal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and changes the
short title of that Act to the Electronic Documents Act. It also makes conse-
quential and related amendments to other Acts. Part 2 enacts the Personal
Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act, which establishes an adminis-
trative tribunal to hear appeals of certain decisions made by the Privacy
Commissioner under the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and to impose
penalties for the contravention of certain provisions of that Act. It also makes
a related amendment to the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Can-
ada Act.
Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020 (Bill C-14). Commons re-
ported without amendment March 24, 2021. Summary: Part 1 amends the
Income Tax Act to provide additional support to families with young chil-
dren as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic progresses. It
also amends the Children’s Special Allowances Act to provide a similar
benefit in respect of young children under that Act. As part of the Govern-
ment’s response to COVID-19, it amends the Income Tax Act to provide
that an expense can qualify as a qualifying rent expense for the purposes of
the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) when it becomes due rather
than when it is paid, provided certain conditions are met. Part 2 amends the
Canada Student Loans Act to provide that, during the period that begins on
April 1, 2021 and ends on March 31, 2022, no interest is payable by a bor-
rower on a guaranteed student loan and no amount on account of interest
is required to be paid by the borrower. Part 3 amends the Canada Student
Financial Assistance Act to provide that, during the period that begins on
April 1, 2021 and ends on March 31, 2022, no interest is payable by a bor-
rower on a student loan and no amount on account of interest is required
to be paid by the borrower. Part 4 amends the Apprentice Loans Act to
provide that, during the period that begins on April 1, 2021 and ends on
March 31, 2022, no interest is payable by a borrower on an apprentice loan
and no amount on account of interest is required to be paid by a borrower.
Part 5 amends the Food and Drugs Act. It also amends that Act to provide
that any prescribed provisions of regulations made under that Act apply to
food, drugs, cosmetics and devices intended for export that would otherwise
be exempt from the application of that Act. Part 6 authorizes payments to
be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Part 7 amends the Bor-
rowing Authority Act to, among other things, increase the maximum
12amount of certain borrowings and include certain borrowings that were
previously excluded in the calculation of that amount. It also makes a re-
lated amendment to the Financial Administration Act.
Kindness Week Act (Bill S-223). Senate 2nd Reading March 17, 2021. Sum-
mary: This enactment designates the third week of February in each and
every year as ‘Kindness Week‘.
National Framework for Diabetes Act (Bill C-237). Commons 2nd Reading
March 10, 2021. Summary: This enactment provides for the development of a
national framework designed to support improved access for Canadians to
diabetes prevention and treatment.
National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism Act (Bill C-230). Com-
mons 2nd Reading March 24, 2021. Summary: This enactment requires the
Minister of the Environment, in consultation with representatives of pro-
vincial and municipal governments, of Indigenous communities and of
other affected communities, to develop a national strategy to promote ef-
forts across Canada to redress the harm caused by environmental racism. It
also provides for reporting requirements in relation to the strategy.
Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act (Bill S-203).
Senate 2nd Reading March 16, 2021. Summary: This enactment makes it
an offence to make sexually explicit material available to young persons on
the Internet. It also enables the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness to require that steps be taken by Internet service providers to
prevent sexually explicit material from being made available to young per-
sons on the Internet.
Reduction of Recidivism Framework Act (Bill C-228). Commons reported with
amendments February 25, 2021. Summary: This enactment provides for the
development and implementation of a federal framework to reduce
recidivism.
Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act (Bill C-218). Commons reported with
an amendment March 26, 2021. Summary: This enactment repeals para-
graph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code to make it lawful for the government
of a province, or a person or entity licensed by the Lieutenant Governor in
Council of that province, to conduct and manage a lottery scheme in the
province that involves betting on a race or fight or on a single sport event
or athletic contest.
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Bill C-15).
Commons 1st Reading December 3, 2020. Summary: This enactment provides
that the Government of Canada must take all measures necessary to ensure
that the laws of Canada are consistent with the United Nations Declaration
13on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and must prepare and implement an
action plan to achieve the objectives of the Declaration.
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
(New entries are in boldface.
Multiple entries indicate multiple amendments.)
(Latest Act Reviewed: 2021, c. 3)
Canada Recovery Benefit (enactment)...See....COVID-19 Response Measures
Act (Bill C-4) S.C. 2020, c. 12.
Canada Recovery Benefit....See....An Act to amend the Employment
Insurance Act (additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery
Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to
COVID-19 (Bill C-24) S.C. 2021, c. 3.
Canada Labour Code...See....COVID-19 Response Measures Act (Bill C-4) S.C.
2020, c. 12.
Coasting Trade Act...See....Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity
Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-18) S.C. 2021, c. 1.
Commercial Arbitration Act....See....Canada-United Kingdom Trade
Continuity Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-18) S.C. 2021, c. 1.
COVID-19 Emergency Response Act...See....COVID-19 Response Measures Act
(Bill C-4) S.C. 2020, c. 12.
Customs Act....See....An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act
(additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery Benefits Act
(restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to COVID-19 (Bill
C-24) S.C. 2021, c. 3.
Customs Act....See....Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement
Implementation Act (Bill C-18) S.C. 2021, c. 1.
Employment Insurance Act....See....An Act to amend the Employment
Insurance Act (additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery
Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to
COVID-19 (Bill C-24) S.C. 2021, c. 3.
Export and Import Permits Act....See....Canada-United Kingdom Trade
Continuity Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-18) S.C. 2021, c. 1.
Financial Administration Act....See....Canada-United Kingdom Trade
Continuity Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-18) S.C. 2021, c. 1.
Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act....See....Canada-United Kingdom
Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-18) S.C. 2021,
c. 1.
Investment Canada Act....See....Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity
Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-18) S.C. 2021, c. 1.
Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act...See....COVID-19
Response Measures Act (Bill C-4) S.C. 2020, c. 12.
14Income Tax Act....See....An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada
Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) (Bill C-9)
S.C. 2020, c. 13.
PROCLAMATIONS and ORDERS IN
COUNCIL
(NOTE: New entries are in bold-face. The Acts listed here were
passed in a previous session of Parliament. Proclamations and
Orders for Acts in the current session appear in the STATUS AND
SUMMARY OF BILLS section.)
An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements En-
forcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension
Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act,
S.C. 2019, c. 16 — (SI/2020-75) November 12, 2021 is fixed as the day
on which ss. 73(2) to (6), 74 and 76(3) of the Act come into force; and the
day on which this Order is registered as the day on which ss. 105(1),
106(2), 111(2) to (4), 115(3) and (5) of the Act come into force —
(SI/2021-7) March 1, 2021 is fixed as the day on which Section 22.1 of the
Act Comes into Force in Manitoba, Yukon and Nunavut.
Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, S.C. 2017, c. 20 — (SI/2020-74) Jan-
uary 1, 2021 is fixed as the day on which ss. 320(2), 322(2), 325(3), 329(3),
360, 363(2), (5), (6), (9), 364(3), 373, 377, 386, 390 of the Act come into
force. January 1, 2021 is fixed as the day on which section 17 of the Act
comes into force.
Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1, S.C. 2019, c. 29 — (SI/2020-72) Jan-
uary 1, 2021 is fixed as the day on which Div. 3 of Part 4 of the Act comes
into force — (SI/2020-73) the day on which this Order is registered is fixed
as the day on which section 292 of the Act comes into force.
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, S.C. 1999, c. 33 — (SOR/2020-
218) Item 110 of Sched. 1 of the Act is repealed; Order comes into force on
the day on which it is registered — (SOR/2020-217) Sched. 1 to the Act is
amended by adding the following in numerical order: 144 Benzene, 1-chloro-
2-[2,2-dichloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]; Order comes into force on the day
on which it is registered.
Financial Administration Act, R.S., c. F-11 — (SOR/2021-7) Part III of Sched-
ule VI to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
Invest in Canada Hub; Order comes into force on the day on which it is
registered.
First Nations Elections Act, S.C. 2014, c. 5 — (SOR/2020-196) The schedule to
the Act is amended by adding the following in numerical order: 73 Esge-
15noôpetitj First Nation; Order comes into force on the day on which it is regis-
tered — (SOR/2020-198) The schedule to the Act is amended by adding the
following in numerical order: 71 Poplar River First Nation; Order comes into
force on the day on which it is registered — (SOR/2020-202) The schedule
to the Act is amended by adding the following in numerical order: 72 Ebb
and Flow First Nation; Order comes into force on the day on which it is regis-
tered — (SOR/2020-300) The schedule to the Act is amended by adding the
following in numerical order: 74 Tsleil-Waututh Nation; Order comes into
force on the day on which it is registered.
First Nations Fiscal Management Act S.C. 2005, c. 9 — (SOR/2020-245)
The schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabeti-
cal order: Cote First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation, Hagwilget First
Nation, We’koqma’q First Nation, Yekooche First Nation, Yellowknives
Dene First Nation; Order comes into force on the day on which it is reg-
istered — (SOR/2020-268) the schedule to the Act is amended by adding
the following in alphabetical order: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg; Order
comes into force on the day on which it is registered — (SOR/2021-29)
the schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabeti-
cal order: K’atlodeeche First Nation, Mushuau Innu First Nation,
Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation; Order comes into force on the day on
which it is registered.
First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act, S.C. 2003, c. 15, s. 67 —
(SOR/2021-10) Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order: Leq’á:mel First Nation; Order comes into force on the day
on which it is registered.
First Nations Land Management Act, S.C. 1999, c. 24 — (SOR/2020-229)
Sched. 1 to the Act is amended by adding, opposite the reference to the prov-
ince “Ontario”, the following First Nations in alphabetical order: Lac Des
Mille Lacs First Nation, Lac Seul First Nation, Naotkamegwanning First Na-
tion; Sched. 1 to the Act is amended by adding, opposite the reference to the
province “Manitoba”, the following First Nations in alphabetical order:
Canupawakpa Dakota Nation, Gambler First Nation, Poplar River First Na-
tion, Waywayseecappo First Nation; Sched. 1 to the Act is amended by ad-
ding, opposite the reference to the province “British Columbia”, the follow-
ing First Nations in alphabetical order: Kwikwetlem First Nation, Shackan
Indian Band, Skwah First Nation, Tseycum First Nation; Sched. 1 to the Act
is amended by adding, opposite the reference to the province “Alberta”, the
following First Nation in alphabetical order: Woodland Cree First Nation;
Sched. 2 to the Act is amended by adding, opposite the reference to the prov-
ince “Ontario”, each of the following First Nations in alphabetical order: Al-
gonquins of Pikwakanagan, Beausoleil, Brunswick House, Moose Deer
Point, Sheshegwaning First Nation; Sched. 2 to the Act is amended by ad-
ding, opposite the reference to the province “Nova Scotia” the following First
Nation and the corresponding land code coming-into-force date: Membertou;
Sched. 2 to the Act is amended by adding, opposite the reference to the prov-
ince “British Columbia”, each of the following First Nations in alphabetical
16order and the corresponding land code coming-into-force date: Cowichan
Tribes, Ditidaht First Nation, Homalco, Kitsumkalum, Kwikwetlem First Na-
tion, Namgis First Nation, Penelakut Tribe, T’it’q’et First Nation; Sched. 2 to
the Act is amended by adding, opposite the reference to the province “Sas-
katchewan”, the following First Nation in alphabetical order and the corre-
sponding land code coming-into-force date: Lac La Ronge Indian Band; Or-
der comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
National Security Act, S.C. 2017, c. 13 — (SI/2020-71) November 4, 2020 is
fixed as the day on which ss. 127, 130, 132, 133 and 136, 137(1), (3) and (6)
and 138 of the Act come into force.
Species at Risk Act, S.C. 2002, c. 29 — (SOR/2020-219) Part 2 of Sched. 1 to
the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the
heading “Fish”: Shiner, Carmine (Notropis percobromus), Smelt, Rainbow
(Osmerus mordax) Lake Utopia large-bodied population, Smelt, Rainbow
(Osmerus mordax) Lake Utopia small-bodied population; Part 3 of Sched. 1
to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Fish”:
Shiner, Carmine (Notropis percobromus), Smelt, Rainbow (Osmerus mordax)
Lake Utopia large-bodied population, Smelt, Rainbow (Osmerus mordax)
Lake Utopia small-bodied population; Order comes into force on the day on
which it is registered.
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