Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

benefit period

benefit period means the period set out in an order made under subsection 3(1). (période de prestations)

competent authority

competent authority means any entity lawfully entitled to impose public health measures, including

• (a) the Government of Canada;

• (b) the government of a province or territory;

• (c) a municipality;

• (d) a public health authority; and

• (e) a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. (autorité compétente)

COVID-19

COVID-19 means the coronavirus disease 2019. (COVID-19)

Her Majesty

Her Majesty means Her Majesty in right of Canada. (Sa Majesté)

lockdown benefit

lockdown benefit means a Canada worker lockdown benefit referred to in section 8. (prestation de confinement)

lockdown order

lockdown order means an order, regulation or other instrument that

• (a) imposes, in the region specified in the order, regulation or other instrument, for reasons related to COVID-19, among other measures,

  • (i) during the period beginning on December 19, 2021 and ending on February 12, 2022, if made by an entity set out in paragraph (c) or (d) of the definition competent authority — provided the order, regulation or other instrument that it makes is acknowledged as being in compliance with this definition by the provincial or territorial government where the entity is located — or by an entity set out in paragraph (b) or (e) of the definition competent authority

    • (A) the closure to the public of premises where persons carry out commercial activities or provide services, that are not essential to preserving life, health, public safety or basic societal functioning,

    • (B) restrictions reducing by at least 50% the maximum number of persons that can enter or occupy premises where persons carry out commercial activities or provide services whether essential or not essential to preserving life, health, public safety or basic societal functioning, or

    • (C) a requirement that persons stay at home except for reasons that are essential to preserving life, health, public safety or basic societal functioning, or

  • (ii) during any other period, if made by a competent authority,

    • (A) the closure to the public of premises where persons carry out commercial activities or provide services that are not essential to preserving life, health, public safety or basic societal functioning, or

    • (B) a requirement that persons stay at home except for reasons that are essential to preserving life, health, public safety or basic societal functioning. (ordre de confinement)

lockdown region

lockdown region means the region designated as a lockdown region in an order made under subsection 3(1). (région confinée)

medical practitioner

medical practitioner means a person who is entitled to practise medicine under the laws of a province. (médecin)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Employment and Social Development. (ministre)

return of income

return of income means a return of income filed or required to be filed under Part I of the Income Tax Act in respect of a taxation year, other than a return of income filed under subsection 70(2) or 104(23), paragraph 128(2)(e) or subsection 150(4) of that Act. (déclaration de revenu)

week

week means the period of seven consecutive days beginning on and including Sunday. (semaine)