<?xml version="1.0"?><Regulation lims:pit-date="2026-07-07" lims:lastAmendedDate="2026-07-07" lims:current-date="2026-07-21" lims:inforce-start-date="2026-07-07" lims:enacted-date="2026-07-07" lims:fid="1591369" lims:id="1591369" gazette-part="II" regulation-type="SI" xml:lang="en" xmlns:lims="http://justice.gc.ca/lims"><Identification lims:inforce-start-date="2026-07-07" lims:enacted-date="2026-07-07" lims:fid="1591370" lims:id="1591370"><InstrumentNumber>SI/2026-40</InstrumentNumber><RegistrationDate><Date><YYYY>2026</YYYY><MM>7</MM><DD>29</DD></Date></RegistrationDate><ConsolidationDate><Date><YYYY>2026</YYYY><MM>7</MM><DD>22</DD></Date></ConsolidationDate><EnablingAuthority lims:inforce-start-date="2026-07-07" lims:enacted-date="2026-07-07" lims:fid="1591371" lims:id="1591371"><XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="B-9.87">BUILD CANADA HOMES ACT</XRefExternal></EnablingAuthority><LongTitle lims:inforce-start-date="2026-07-07" lims:enacted-date="2026-07-07" lims:fid="1591372" lims:id="1591372">Order Designating the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities to Be the Minister for the Purposes of the Build Canada Homes Act</LongTitle><RegulationMakerOrder><RegulationMaker>P.C.</RegulationMaker><OrderNumber>2026-696</OrderNumber><Date><YYYY>2026</YYYY><MM>7</MM><DD>7</DD></Date></RegulationMakerOrder></Identification><Order lims:inforce-start-date="2026-07-07" lims:enacted-date="2026-07-07" lims:fid="1591373" lims:id="1591373"><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2026-07-07" lims:enacted-date="2026-07-07" lims:fid="1591374" lims:id="1591374" 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 section 3 of the <XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="B-9.87">Build Canada Homes Act</XRefExternal><FootnoteRef idref="fn_81000-3-3084_hq_1779887041">a</FootnoteRef>, designates the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, a member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada, to be the Minister for the purposes of that Act.</Text><Footnote id="fn_81000-3-3084_hq_1779887041" placement="page" status="official"><Label>a</Label><Text>S.C. 2026, c. 18</Text></Footnote></Provision></Order></Regulation>