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Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 (S.C. 2026, c. 3)

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Assented to 2026-03-26

PART 5Various Measures (continued)

DIVISION 30 R.S., c. J-1Judges Act

500 Paragraph 12(b) of the Judges Act is replaced by the following:

(b) the 16 Justices of Appeal, $338,800 each;

501 (1) Paragraph 24(3)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:
- (b) 69, in the case of judges appointed to superior courts in the provinces other than appeal courts.
(2) The portion of subsection 24(4) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
- Marginal note:Unified family courts
  (4) For the purposes of assisting the establishment of unified family courts in the provinces, a further number of salaries not greater than 66 at any one time may be paid in the case of judges appointed to courts described in paragraph (3)(b)

DIVISION 312014, c. 20, s. 376Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Act

502 (1) The definition administrative tribunal in section 2 of the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Act is replaced by the following:
administrative tribunal
administrative tribunal means a body referred to in Schedule 1 or 2. (tribunal administratif)
(2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
territorial body
territorial body means a body established under an Act of the legislature of a territory. (organisme territorial)

503 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 15:

Territorial Bodies

Marginal note:Amendment

15.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may, by order, amend Schedule 2 to add, amend or delete the name of a territorial body.
Marginal note:Funding arrangement
(2) The Minister may add the name of a territorial body to Schedule 2 only if the Minister is of the opinion that there is a satisfactory funding arrangement for the provision of support services and of facilities to the territorial body.
Marginal note:Consultation
(3) If a territorial body is composed of members of a body established by an Act of Parliament, the Minister must consult the minister responsible for the body established by that Act before adding the name of the territorial body to Schedule 2.
Marginal note:Statutory Instruments Act
(4) An order made under subsection (1) is not a statutory instrument as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act. However, the order must be published in the Canada Gazette.

504 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 18:

Marginal note:Spending authority

19 The Service may spend revenues that it receives in a fiscal year for the provision of any services and facilities to a territorial body referred to in Schedule 2 to offset expenditures that it incurs in that fiscal year.

505 The schedule to the Act is numbered as Schedule 1.

506 The heading of Schedule 1 to the Act is repealed.

507 The Act is amended by adding, after Schedule 1, the Schedule 2 set out in Schedule 6 to this Act.

DIVISION 32Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada

1999, c. 33Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

508 Section 216 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Tribunal: Tribunal means the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada established by subsection 243(1). (Tribunal)

509 Paragraph 235(6)(g) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(g) a statement that a request for a review may be made to the Tribunal; and

510 The portion of subsection 241(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Variation or cancellation of order

241 (1) As long as the Tribunal is not seized of a request for the review of an order, the enforcement officer may, after giving reasonable notice,

511 The heading before section 243 and sections 243 to 248 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada

Marginal note:Establishment

243 (1) There is established a tribunal, to be known as the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada, consisting of members appointed by the Minister on either a full-time or a part-time basis.
Marginal note:Appointment of Chairperson
(2) The Minister is to appoint one of the members as Chairperson of the Tribunal.

Marginal note:Head office

244 The Tribunal’s head office is to be in the National Capital Region, as defined in section 2 of the National Capital Act.

Marginal note:Chairperson

245 (1) The Chairperson has supervision over and direction of the activities of the Tribunal, including
- (a) the apportionment of work among members and the assignment of members to hear matters brought before the Tribunal and, when the Tribunal sits in panels, the assignment of members to panels; and
- (b) the management of the Tribunal’s internal affairs.
Marginal note:Chairperson absent or unable to act
(2) If the Chairperson is absent or unable to act or if the office is vacant, the Minister is to designate another member of the Tribunal to perform the functions of the Chairperson.

Marginal note:Term of members

246 Members of the Tribunal are to be appointed to hold office during good behaviour for a renewable term of not more than three years, but may be removed by the Minister at any time for cause.

Marginal note:Knowledge

247 A person is not eligible to be appointed as a member of the Tribunal unless the person is knowledgeable about the conservation and protection of the Canadian environment, environmental and human health, administrative law as it relates to environmental regulation or traditional aboriginal ecological knowledge.

Marginal note:Other employment

248 Members of the Tribunal must not accept or hold any office or employment inconsistent with their functions under this Act.

512 (1) Subsection 249(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Remuneration
- 249 (1) Members of the Tribunal are to be paid the remuneration that is fixed by the Governor in Council.
(2) The portion of subsection 249(2) of the English version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
- Marginal note:Expenses
  (2) Members of the Tribunal are entitled to be paid
(3) Section 249 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):
- Marginal note:Accident compensation
  (3) Members of the Tribunal are deemed to be employees for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and to be employed in the federal public administration for the purposes of any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act.
- Marginal note:Public Service Superannuation Act
  (4) Full-time members of the Tribunal are deemed to be employed in the public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act.

513 Sections 250 to 252 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Acting after expiry of term

250 If the term of a member of the Tribunal ends before they have made a decision in respect of a matter, they may, with the authorization of the Chairperson, continue, during a period of not more than 180 days, to act as a member in respect of that matter.

514 Section 253 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Immunity

253 No criminal or civil proceedings lie against a member of the Tribunal for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in performing any of their functions under this Act.

515 Section 255 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Liability

255 Members of the Tribunal are servants of His Majesty in right of Canada for the purposes of the law of tort or of extracontractual civil liability.

516 Sections 256 and 257 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Request for review

256 (1) Any person to whom an order is directed may, by notice in writing given to the Tribunal within 30 days after the day on which the person receives a copy of the written order or the day on which the oral order is given, make a request to the Tribunal for a review of the order.
Marginal note:Extension of period for request
(2) The Chairperson, or any member of the Tribunal that they may designate, may extend the period within which a request for a review may be made if, in their opinion, it is in the public interest to do so.

Marginal note:Review

257 When the Tribunal receives a notice requesting the review of an order, the Chairperson must conduct the review or designate a member, or a panel of three members, of the Tribunal to conduct it.

517 Subsection 258(1) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:No automatic stay on appeal

258 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the request for a review does not suspend the operation of an order.

518 Sections 261 and 262 of the English version of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Enforcement of summonses and orders

261 Any summons issued or order made under subsection 260(1) may be made a summons or order of the Federal Court or of the superior court of a province and is enforceable in the same manner as a summons or order of that court.

Marginal note:Procedure

262 To make a summons issued or order made under subsection 260(1) a summons or order of the Federal Court or of the superior court of a province, the court’s usual practice and procedure in such matters may be followed or a certified copy of the summons or order may be filed with the court’s registrar.

519 Section 266 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Decision

266 The Tribunal must, within 15 days after the day on which the review is completed, render a decision, with written reasons, and provide all persons to whom the order was directed and the Minister with a copy of the decision and the reasons.

520 (1) The portion of subsection 267(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Rules
- 267 (1) The Chairperson may make rules
(2) Subsection 267(2) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
- Marginal note:Rules for other Acts
  (2) The Chairperson may make rules under subsection (1) with respect to the review of orders made under any Act of Parliament that provides for the review of those orders in accordance with sections 257 to 271 of this Act.

521 The Act is amended by replacing “a review officer”, “the review officer” and “review officers” with “the Tribunal” and “review officer’s” with “Tribunal’s”, with any necessary modifications, in the following provisions:

(a) subsection 258(2);
(b) subsection 260(1);
(c) the portion of section 263 before paragraph (a);
(d) section 264;
(e) the portion of section 265 before paragraph (a);
(f) paragraphs 267(1)(b) and (c);
(g) section 269;
(h) section 271;
(i) paragraph 280.1(1)(b) and subsections 280.1(2) and (3);
(j) paragraph 280.2(1)(b) and subsection 280.2(2); and
(k) paragraph 280.3(1)(b) and subsections 280.3(2) and (3).

2014, c. 20, s. 376Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Act

522 Schedule 1 to the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada
Tribunal de la protection de l’environnement du Canada

Consequential Amendments

R.S., c. I-20International River Improvements Act

523 (1) The definition Chief Review Officer in section 2 of the International River Improvements Act is repealed.
(2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada
Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada means the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada established by subsection 243(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. (Tribunal de la protection de l’environnement du Canada)

524 Subsection 27(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Extension of period for request
(2) The Chairperson of the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada, or any member of the Tribunal that they may designate, may extend the period within which a request for a review may be made if, in their opinion, it is in the public interest to do so.

525 The portion of subsection 28(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: