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Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 (S.C. 2024, c. 15)

Assented to 2024-06-20

PART 5Various Measures (continued)

DIVISION 8Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Sanctions Evasion and Other Measures (continued)

SUBDIVISION BR.S., c. C-46Criminal Code (continued)

  •  (1) Paragraph 487.018(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (a) the account number of a person named in the order or the name of a person whose account number is specified in the order, as well as, in the case of digital assets, including virtual currency, the name and account number of a person whose identifier associated with digital assets is specified in the order;

  • (2) The portion of subsection 487.018(2) of the Act before paragraph (b) is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Identification of person

      (2) For the purpose of confirming the identity of a person who is named or whose account number or identifier associated with digital assets is specified in the order, the order may also require the institution, person or entity to prepare and produce a document setting out the following data that is in their possession or control:

      • (a) the date of birth of a person who is named or whose account number or identifier associated with digital assets is specified in the order;

 Form 1 of Part XXVIII of the Act is amended by replacing the references after the heading “FORM 1” with the following:

(Sections 320.29, 462.32, 462.321 and 487)
Consequential Amendments
1993, c. 37Seized Property Management Act

 Paragraph 13(3)(b) of the Seized Property Management Act is repealed.

 Section 16 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Credit of excess to account

16 At the prescribed times, all amounts credited to the Proceeds Account that are not shared under sections 10 and 11, less the amounts that are reserved for future losses and for ongoing expenses, shall be credited to the prescribed account in the accounts of Canada.

SOR/95-76Forfeited Property Sharing Regulations

 Subparagraph 5(b)(ii) of the Forfeited Property Sharing Regulations is repealed.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:90 days after royal assent

 This Subdivision comes into force on the 90th day after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.

DIVISION 9R.S., c. F-8; 1995, c. 17, s. 45Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

Amendment to the Act

 Section 42 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Payments under Parts I, I.1, II and V.1

42 The Minister shall publish the following information on a Government of Canada website as soon as feasible after the payment of an amount under Part I, I.1, II or V.1:

  • (a) the amount;

  • (b) the name of the province to which the payment was made; and

  • (c) the date of the payment.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:June 22, 2023

 Section 318 is deemed to have come into force on June 22, 2023.

DIVISION 101999, c. 34Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act

 Section 9 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

  • Marginal note:Recommendations for certain directors

    (3) For two of the directors, the Minister’s recommendation under subsection (1) shall be made from among the candidates who are included on the list in accordance with subsection 10(6).

 Section 10 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5):

  • Marginal note:Inclusion of certain candidates

    (6) When including a candidate who the Minister may recommend under subsection 9(3) on a list of qualified candidates for proposed appointment as directors, the nominating committee shall consult the portion of the National Joint Council of the Public Service that represents employees and shall have regard to any factors for consideration provided by that portion of the National Joint Council.

DIVISION 11Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act

Enactment of Act

Marginal note:Enactment

 The Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act is enacted as follows:

An Act to establish the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

Preamble

Whereas public infrastructure and housing are essential for communities to be complete, inclusive and environmentally sustainable;

Whereas these types of communities foster a stronger national economy in which the people of Canada can prosper and thrive;

Whereas advancing public infrastructure and housing outcomes is best achieved through cooperation between governments as well as the meaningful involvement of local communities;

Whereas effective support for infrastructure plays a key role in improving housing outcomes;

And whereas promoting the use of innovative financial tools helps attract investment from the private sector and institutional investors in public infrastructure projects;

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

Marginal note:Short title

1 This Act may be cited as the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act.

Definition

Marginal note:Definition of Department

2 In this Act, Department means the department established under section 3.

Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

Marginal note:Department established

3 A department of the Government of Canada, called the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, is established and is to be presided over by the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.

Marginal note:Deputy Minister

4 The Governor in Council may appoint a Deputy Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities to hold office during pleasure and to be the deputy head of the Department.

Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

Marginal note:Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

5 The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, appointed by commission under the Great Seal, holds office during pleasure and has the management and direction of the Department.

Marginal note:Powers, duties and functions

  • 6 (1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities extend to and include all matters relating to public infrastructure over which Parliament has jurisdiction and that are not by law assigned to any other department, board or agency of the Government of Canada.

  • Marginal note:Particulars

    (2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities’ duties and functions include supporting and promoting infrastructure projects and initiatives that are in the public interest in order to foster the prosperity, inclusivity and environmental sustainability of communities.

Minister of Housing

Marginal note:Appointment

7 A Minister of Housing may be appointed by commission under the Great Seal to hold office during pleasure.

Marginal note:Powers, duties and functions

  • 8 (1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Housing extend to and include all matters relating to housing and the reduction and prevention of homelessness over which Parliament has jurisdiction and that are not by law assigned to any other Minister, department, board or agency of the Government of Canada.

  • Marginal note:Particulars

    (2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister of Housing’s duties and functions include advancing national housing priorities and reducing and preventing homelessness to foster the prosperity, inclusivity and environmental sustainability of communities.

Marginal note:Use of departmental services and facilities

9 The Minister of Housing is to make use of the Department services and facilities and may authorize employees of the Department to exercise any power or perform any duty or function of the Minister of Housing.

Provisions Applicable to Both Ministers

Marginal note:No Minister appointed

10 If no Minister is appointed under section 7,

  • (a) the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities is to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Housing; and

  • (b) every reference to the Minister of Housing in any Act of Parliament or in any order, regulation or other instrument made under an Act of Parliament is to be read as a reference to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, unless the context otherwise requires.

Marginal note:General duties and powers

11 The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities or the Minister of Housing, as the case may be, may, in exercising their powers and performing their duties and functions,

  • (a) establish, recommend, coordinate and implement initiatives, programs and projects;

  • (b) make grants and contributions;

  • (c) collaborate or enter into agreements or other arrangements with other federal, provincial or territorial departments, boards and agencies, local governments, Indigenous bodies or any institution or person;

  • (d) undertake, coordinate and promote research activities; and

  • (e) subject to the Statistics Act, collect, analyze, interpret, publish or distribute information.

Marginal note:Committees

  • 12 (1) The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities or the Minister of Housing, as the case may be, may establish advisory and other committees and provide for their membership, duties, functions and operation.

  • Marginal note:Remuneration

    (2) The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities or the Minister of Housing, as the case may be, may fix the remuneration that members of a committee are to be paid for the performance of their duties and functions.

  • Marginal note:Travel, living and other expenses

    (3) Members of a committee are entitled to be reimbursed, in accordance with Treasury Board directives, for the travel, living and other expenses incurred for the performance of their duties and functions while absent from their ordinary place of residence.

Transitional Provisions

Marginal note:Deputy Minister

  •  (1) Any person who, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, holds the office of Deputy Head of Infrastructure and Communities, styled as Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, is deemed, as of that day, to have been appointed as the Deputy Minister referred to in section 4 of the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act, as enacted by section 323.

  • Marginal note:Persons who occupy a position

    (2) Nothing in the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Act is to be construed as affecting the status of any person who, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, occupies or is assigned to a position in the Office of Infrastructure of Canada, except that, as of that day, the person occupies or is assigned to their position in the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.

Marginal note:Transfer of appropriations

 Any amount that is appropriated by an Act of Parliament for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force to defray the expenditures of the public service of Canada within the Office of Infrastructure of Canada and that is unexpended on the day on which this section comes into force is deemed to be an amount appropriated to defray the expenditures of the public service of Canada within the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.

Marginal note:References

 On the day on which this section comes into force, every reference to the Office of Infrastructure of Canada in any agreement, contract, instrument or act or other document is to be read as a reference to the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, unless the context requires otherwise.

Consequential Amendments

R.S., c. A-1Access to Information Act

 Schedule I to the Access to Information Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Departments and Ministries of State”:

  • Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

    Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités

 Schedule I to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:

  • Office of Infrastructure of Canada

    Bureau de l’infrastructure du Canada

R.S., c. F-11Financial Administration Act

 Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

  • Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

    Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités

 Schedule I.1 to the Act is amended by striking out, in column I, the reference to

  • Office of Infrastructure of Canada

    Bureau de l’infrastructure du Canada

and the corresponding reference in column II to “Minister of Infrastructure and Communities”.

 Schedule IV to the Act is amended by striking out the following:

  • Office of Infrastructure of Canada

    Bureau de l’infrastructure du Canada

 Part I of Schedule VI to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

  • Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

    Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités

 Part II of Schedule VI to the Act is amended by striking out, in column I, the reference to

  • Office of Infrastructure of Canada

    Bureau de l’infrastructure du Canada

and the corresponding reference in column II to “Deputy Head”.

R.S., c. P-21Privacy Act

 The schedule to the Privacy Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Departments and Ministries of State”:

  • Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

    Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités

 The schedule to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:

  • Office of Infrastructure of Canada

    Bureau de l’infrastructure du Canada

 

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