Public Complaints and Review Commission Act (S.C. 2024, c. 25)

PART 7Terminology

Marginal note:Terminology change — English version

112 Unless the context requires otherwise, every reference to “Force” is replaced by a reference to “RCMP” in the English version of every Act of Parliament and the English version of every order, regulation or other instrument made under an Act of Parliament.

PART 8Transitional Provisions, Consequential and Coordinating Amendments and Coming into Force

Transitional Provisions

Marginal note:Definitions

• 113 (1) The following definitions apply in this section.

  former Commission

  former Commission means the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police established by subsection 45.29(1) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act. (ancienne Commission)

  new Commission

  new Commission means the Commission. (nouvelle Commission)

• Marginal note:Members of former Commission

  (2) The persons who hold office as Chairperson, Vice-chairperson or member of the former Commission immediately before the day on which subsection 3(1) comes into force continue in office as the Chairperson, Vice-chairperson or member, respectively, of the new Commission for the remainder of the terms for which they were appointed.

• Marginal note:Employees

  (3) Nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the status of an employee, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Public Service Employment Act, who, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, occupied a position in the former Commission, except that the employee, as of that day, occupies their position in the new Commission.

• Marginal note:Transfer of appropriations

  (4) Any amount appropriated, for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force, by an appropriation Act based on the Estimates for that year for defraying the charges and expenses of the former Commission that, on the day on which this section comes into force, is unexpended is deemed, on that day, to be an amount appropriated for defraying the charges and expenses of the new Commission.

• Marginal note:Rights and obligations transferred

  (5) All rights and property of the former Commission and all obligations and liabilities of the former Commission are deemed to be rights, property, obligations and liabilities of the new Commission.

• Marginal note:References

  (6) Every reference to the former Commission in any document executed or signed by the former Commission in its own name is to be read as a reference to the new Commission, unless the context requires otherwise.

• Marginal note:Continuation of proceedings

  (7) Any action, suit or other legal or administrative proceeding to which the former Commission is a party that is pending immediately before the day on the day on which this section comes into force may be continued by or against the new Commission in the same manner and to the same extent as it would have been continued by or against the former Commission.

• Marginal note:Requests

  (8) Any request made under section 45.34, 45.35 or 45.51 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, as that section read immediately before the day on which section 28 of this Act comes into force, for which the former Commission has not provided the Minister with a report before that day is deemed to be a request made under section 12, 28 or 29, as the case may be, of this Act.

• Marginal note:Complaints

  (9) Any complaint made under section 45.53 or 45.59 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act as they read immediately before the day on which section 33 of this Act comes into force that has not been disposed of or resolved by the former Commission before that day may be disposed of or resolved by the new Commission in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

• Marginal note:Conduct

  (10) Complaints may be made under sections 33 and 36 regardless of whether the conduct to which they relate occurred before, on or after the day on which each of those sections comes into force.

• Marginal note:Applications of sections 67 and 68

  (11) Sections 67 and 68 apply only in respect of complaints made under sections 33 and 36 on or after the day on which each of those sections comes into force.

Consequential Amendments

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

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

115 Schedule I to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:

116 Schedule II to the Act is amended by striking out the reference to

and the corresponding reference to “subsection 45.47(1)”.

117 Schedule II to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to

and a corresponding reference to “subsection 25(1)”.

R.S., c. C-5Canada Evidence Act

118 Item 22 of the schedule to the Canada Evidence Act is replaced by the following:

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

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

and the corresponding reference in column II to ‘‘Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness’’.

120 Schedule I.1 to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order in column I, a reference to

and a corresponding reference in column II to ‘‘Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness’’.

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

122 Schedule IV to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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

and the corresponding reference in column II to ‘‘Chairperson’’.

124 Part III of Schedule VI to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order in column I, a reference to

and a corresponding reference in column II to ‘‘Chairperson’’.

R.S., c. O-5; 2001, c. 41, s. 25Security of Information Act

125 The schedule to the Security of Information Act is amended by striking out the following:

126 The schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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

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

128 The schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:

R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp.)Customs Act

129 Subsection 107(4) of the Customs Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (h), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (i) and by adding the following after paragraph (i):

1991, c. 30Public Sector Compensation Act

130 Schedule I to the Public Sector Compensation Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Other Portions of the Public Service”:

131 Schedule I to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Other Portions of the Public Service”:

2017, c. 15National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act

132 Paragraph (a) of the definition review body in section 2 of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act is replaced by the following:

133 Subsection 16(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

134 Subsection 22(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

135 Paragraph 23(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: