<?xml version="1.0"?><Regulation lims:pit-date="2025-05-13" lims:lastAmendedDate="2025-05-13" lims:current-date="2025-05-27" lims:inforce-start-date="2025-05-13" lims:enacted-date="2025-05-13" lims:fid="1529007" lims:id="1529007" gazette-part="II" regulation-type="SI" xml:lang="en" xmlns:lims="http://justice.gc.ca/lims"><Identification lims:inforce-start-date="2025-05-13" lims:enacted-date="2025-05-13" lims:fid="1529008" lims:id="1529008"><InstrumentNumber>SI/2025-84</InstrumentNumber><RegistrationDate><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>6</MM><DD>4</DD></Date></RegistrationDate><ConsolidationDate><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>5</MM><DD>28</DD></Date></ConsolidationDate><EnablingAuthority lims:inforce-start-date="2025-05-13" lims:enacted-date="2025-05-13" lims:fid="1529009" lims:id="1529009"><XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="C-10.2">CANADA SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING ACT</XRefExternal></EnablingAuthority><LongTitle lims:inforce-start-date="2025-05-13" lims:enacted-date="2025-05-13" lims:fid="1529010" lims:id="1529010">Order Designating the Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) as the Minister for the Purposes of the Canada Small Business Financing Act</LongTitle><RegulationMakerOrder><RegulationMaker>P.C.</RegulationMaker><OrderNumber>2025-495</OrderNumber><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>5</MM><DD>13</DD></Date></RegulationMakerOrder></Identification><Order lims:inforce-start-date="2025-05-13" lims:enacted-date="2025-05-13" lims:fid="1529011" lims:id="1529011"><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2025-05-13" lims:enacted-date="2025-05-13" lims:fid="1529012" lims:id="1529012" format-ref="indent-0-0" language-align="yes" list-item="no"><Text>Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, under the definition <DefinitionRef>Minister</DefinitionRef> in section 2 of the <XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="C-10.2">Canada Small Business Financing Act</XRefExternal><FootnoteRef idref="fn_OrderdesignatingministerforanAct_hq_1746827484">a</FootnoteRef>,</Text><Footnote id="fn_OrderdesignatingministerforanAct_hq_1746827484" placement="page" status="official"><Label>a</Label><Text>S.C. 1998, c. 36</Text></Footnote><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2025-05-13" lims:enacted-date="2025-05-13" lims:fid="1529013" lims:id="1529013" format-ref="indent-1-1" list-item="no"><Label>(a)</Label><Text>repeals Order in Council P.C. 2025-428 of March 14, 2025<FootnoteRef idref="fn_81000-3-2910_hq_1746840045">b</FootnoteRef>; and</Text><Footnote id="fn_81000-3-2910_hq_1746840045" placement="page" status="official"><Label>b</Label><Text>SI/2025-47</Text></Footnote></Provision><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2025-05-13" lims:enacted-date="2025-05-13" lims:fid="1529014" lims:id="1529014" format-ref="indent-1-1" list-item="no"><Label>(b)</Label><Text>designates the Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), a member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada, as the Minister for the purposes of the <XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="C-10.2">Canada Small Business Financing Act</XRefExternal><FootnoteRef idref="fn_OrderdesignatingministerforanAct_hq_1746827484">a</FootnoteRef>.</Text></Provision></Provision></Order></Regulation>