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Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act (S.C. 2012, c. 19)

Assented to 2012-06-29

1991, c. 48Cooperative Credit Associations Act

 The Cooperative Credit Associations Act is amended by adding the following after section 380:

Marginal note:Prohibition
  • 380.1 (1) It is prohibited for an association to issue a debt obligation in relation to which the amounts of principal and interest owing are guaranteed to be paid from loans or other assets held by an entity that is created and organized for the principal purpose of holding those loans or other assets and with the intention of legally isolating those loans or other assets from the association, unless

    • (a) the debt obligation is a covered bond as defined in section 21.5 of the National Housing Act;

    • (b) the association is a registered issuer as defined in section 21.5 of that Act other than one whose right to issue covered bonds has been suspended; and

    • (c) the debt obligation is issued under a registered program as defined in section 21.5 of that Act.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (2) The Governor in Council may make regulations exempting any type of debt obligation from the application of subsection (1).

Transitional Provision

Marginal note:Guarantees made before section 352 comes into force

 A guarantee made by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation under section 14 of the National Housing Act before the day on which section 352 of this Act comes into force does not require the Minister’s approval.

Coordinating Amendment

Marginal note:2011, c. 15

 On the first day on which both Part 7 of the Supporting Vulnerable Seniors and Strengthening Canada’s Economy Act and subsection 21.6(4) of the National Housing Act, as enacted by section 356, are in force, the National Housing Act is amended by replacing that subsection 21.6(4) with the following:

  • Marginal note:Exceptions

    (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the following loans must not be held as covered bond collateral:

    • (a) a loan made on the security of residential property if the loan is insured by the Corporation;

    • (b) a loan made on the security of residential property if the loan is insured and that insurance is protected under the Protection of Residential Mortgage or Hypothecary Insurance Act; and

    • (c) a loan made on the security of residential property if the amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage or hypothecary loan having an equal or prior claim against the property, exceeds 80 per cent of the value of the property at the time of the loan.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:January 1, 2013 or royal assent
  •  (1) Sections 352 and 354 come into force on the later of January 1, 2013 and the day on which this Act receives royal assent.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (2) Paragraph 21.52(1)(b) of the National Housing Act, as enacted by section 356, comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (3) Sections 361 to 364 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Division 12Integrated Cross-border Law Enforcement Operations Act

Enactment of Act

Marginal note:Enactment

 The Integrated Cross-border Law Enforcement Operations Act is enacted as follows:

An Act to implement a Framework Agreement on Integrated Cross-Border Law Enforment Operations between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America

SHORT TITLE

Marginal note:Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Integrated Cross-border Law Enforcement Operations Act.

INTERPRETATION

Marginal note:Definitions

2. The following definitions apply in this Act.

“Agreement”

« accord »

“Agreement” means the Framework Agreement on Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America signed on May 26, 2009.

“designated officer”

« agent désigné »

“designated officer” means an individual appointed as a cross-border maritime law enforcement officer by

  • (a) the Central Authority for Canada under subsection 7(1) or 8(1); and

  • (b) the person designated as the Central Authority for the United States for the application of the Agreement.

“integrated cross-border operation”

« opération transfrontalière intégrée »

“integrated cross-border operation” means the deployment of a vessel crewed jointly by designated officers from Canada and the United States for cross-border law enforcement purposes in undisputed areas of the sea or internal waters along the international boundary between Canada and the United States.

PURPOSE

Marginal note:Purpose

3. The purpose of this Act is to implement the Agreement, the objectives of which are to provide additional means to prevent, detect and suppress criminal offences and violations of the law in undisputed areas of the sea or internal waters along the international boundary between Canada and the United States and to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of such offences and violations.

PRINCIPLES

Marginal note:Statement

4. It is recognized and declared that

  • (a) Canada and the United States have a common interest in the security of the undisputed areas of the sea or internal waters along the international boundary between Canada and the United States;

  • (b) integrated cross-border operations must

    • (i) respect the sovereignty of Canada and the United States,

    • (ii) be conducted in accordance with the rule of law, and

    • (iii) be conducted as directed by a designated officer from the host country; and

  • (c) in Canada, integrated cross-border operations must be conducted in a manner respecting the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

CENTRAL AUTHORITY FOR CANADA

Marginal note:Designation

5. For the purposes of implementing the Agreement, the Central Authority for Canada is the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or his or her delegate.

Marginal note:Direction and management

6. The Central Authority for Canada has, in cooperation with the person designated as the Central Authority for the United States for the purposes of implementing the Agreement, responsibility for the direction and management of integrated cross-border operations.

Marginal note:Appointment of officers from Canada
  • 7. (1) The Central Authority for Canada may appoint as a cross-border maritime law enforcement officer an individual who is

    • (a) a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;

    • (b) a police officer appointed or employed under the law of a province; or

    • (c) a pilot, co-pilot, observer or other member of the crew of an aircraft that is operated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or a police service established under the law of a province and that is used to provide aerial support in an integrated cross-border operation.

  • Marginal note:Criterion for appointment

    (2) An individual may be appointed under subsection (1) only if they have satisfactorily completed the required training, approved by the Central Authority for Canada, for appointment as a designated officer.

Marginal note:Appointment of officers from United States
  • 8. (1) The Central Authority for Canada may appoint as a cross-border maritime law enforcement officer an individual who is

    • (a) a commissioned, warrant or petty officer of the United States Coast Guard;

    • (b) a police officer or other law enforcement officer appointed or employed under the law of the United States or of a state of the United States; or

    • (c) a pilot, co-pilot, observer or other member of the crew of an aircraft that is operated by the United States Coast Guard or a police service, or other law enforcement agency of the United States or of a state of the United States, and that is used to provide aerial support in an integrated cross-border operation.

  • Marginal note:Criteria for appointment

    (2) An individual may be appointed under subsection (1) only if

    • (a) they have been recommended for appointment by the person designated as the Central Authority for the United States for the application of the Agreement; and

    • (b) they have satisfactorily completed the required training, approved by the Central Authority for Canada, for appointment as a designated officer.

Marginal note:Suspension or revocation

9. The Central Authority for Canada may suspend or revoke the appointment of any designated officer.

Marginal note:Certificates
  • 10. (1) The Central Authority for Canada may issue a certificate to any designated officer stating that the person to whom it is issued is a designated officer for the purposes of this Act.

  • Marginal note:Evidence of appointment or designation

    (2) Any document purporting to be a certificate referred to in subsection (1) is evidence in all courts and in all proceedings of the facts stated in it.

Marginal note:Recommendation for appointment

11. The Central Authority for Canada may recommend, to the person designated as the Central Authority for the United States for the purposes of implementing the Agreement, that an individual described in paragraph 7(1)(a), (b) or (c) be appointed as a cross-border maritime law enforcement officer in the United States.

POWERS OF DESIGNATED OFFICERS

Marginal note:Powers — designated officer

12. Every designated officer has the same power to enforce an Act of Parliament as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police when

  • (a) participating in an integrated cross-border operation; or

  • (b) engaging in an activity incidental to such an operation, including travel for the purpose of participating in the operation and appearances in court arising from the operation.

DETENTION OF PERSONS

Marginal note:Persons taken into custody
  • 13. (1) The laws of Canada apply to any person detained or taken into custody within Canada in the course of an integrated cross-border operation.

  • Marginal note:Removal from Canada

    (2) No person referred to in subsection (1) may be removed from Canada, except in accordance with the laws of Canada.

SEIZURE

Marginal note:Vessel, etc., seized in Canada
  • 14. (1) The laws of Canada apply to any vessel or other thing seized within Canada in the course of an integrated cross-border operation.

  • Marginal note:Removal from Canada

    (2) Subject to subsection (3), no vessel or other thing referred to in subsection (1) may be removed from Canada, except in accordance with the laws of Canada.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (3) A vessel or other thing referred to in subsection (1) may be removed from Canada in situations of operational or geographical necessity, including situations in which

    • (a) before delivering the vessel or thing to the place where it is to be delivered in Canada, designated officers are required to participate in a continuing integrated cross-border operation or respond to an emergency in the waters of the United States;

    • (b) due to poor weather or mechanical difficulties with a vessel operated by designated officers, it is necessary to transit through the waters of the United States in order to reach the nearest port; or

    • (c) the navigable shipping channels between the location in Canada where the vessel or thing was seized and the place where the vessel or thing is to be delivered in Canada pass through the waters of the United States.

Marginal note:Vessel, etc., seized in United States

15. A vessel or other thing seized in the United States in the course of an integrated cross-border operation remains in the custody and control of the American designated officer if it is brought into Canada in situations of operational or geographical necessity, including situations in which

  • (a) before delivering the vessel or thing to the place where it is to be delivered in the United States, designated officers are required to participate in a continuing integrated cross-border operation or respond to an emergency in the waters of Canada;

  • (b) due to poor weather or mechanical difficulties with a vessel operated by designated officers, it is necessary to transit through the waters of Canada in order to reach the nearest port; or

  • (c) the navigable shipping channels between the location in the United States where the vessel or thing was seized and the place where the vessel or thing is to be delivered in the United States pass through the waters of Canada.

Marginal note:Non-application of certain laws

16. No Act of Parliament relating to the import or export of goods applies to the import or export of a vessel or other thing by a designated officer in the circumstances described in subsection 14(3) or section 15.

 

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