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Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

Version of section 13 from 2003-06-19 to 2004-03-28:


Marginal note:Transfers established under paragraphs 14(a), (b) and (e) to (g)

  •  (1) Subject to this Part, a Canada Health and Social Transfer established under paragraphs 14(a), (b) and (e) to (g) is to be provided to the provinces for the purposes of

    • (a) financing social programs in a manner that provides provincial flexibility;

    • (b) maintaining the national criteria and conditions in the Canada Health Act, including those respecting public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility, and the provisions relating to extra-billing and user charges;

    • (c) maintaining the national standard, set out in section 19, that no period of minimum residency be required or allowed with respect to social assistance; and

    • (d) promoting any shared principles and objectives that are developed, pursuant to subsection (3), with respect to the operation of social programs, other than a program for the purpose referred to in paragraph (b).

  • Marginal note:Transfers established under paragraphs 14(c) and (d)

    (2) Subject to this Part, a Canada Health and Social Transfer established under paragraphs 14(c) and (d) is to be provided to the provinces for the following purposes:

    • (a) the purpose referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and

    • (b) contributing to providing the best possible health care system for Canadians and to making information about the health system available to Canadians.

  • Marginal note:Discussion with provinces

    (3) The Minister of Human Resources Development shall invite representatives of all the provinces to consult and work together to develop, through mutual consent, a set of shared principles and objectives for the other social programs referred to in paragraph (1)(d) that could underlie the Canada Health and Social Transfer.

  • Definition of social programs

    (4) In this section, social programs includes programs in respect of health, post-secondary education, social assistance and social services, including early childhood development, and early learning and child care services.

  • R.S., 1985, c. F-8, s. 13
  • 1995, c. 17, s. 48
  • 1999, c. 26, s. 3
  • 2000, c. 14, s. 12, c. 35, s. 5
  • 2003, c. 15, s. 3.1

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