High-Speed Rail Network Act (S.C. 2026, c. 3, s. 191)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — 2026, c. 3, s. 192

  • 192 The High-Speed Rail Network Act is amended by adding the following after section 25:

    Official Languages

    • Corporation’s partner

      26 For the purposes of the Official Languages Act, any entity with which the Corporation enters into a contract respecting the operation or maintenance of the high-speed rail network is deemed to be a federal institution, as defined in subsection 3(1) of that Act.

    • Operators

      27 For the purposes of Parts IV to VI and VIII to X of the Official Languages Act, the following entities are deemed to be federal institutions, as defined in subsection 3(1) of that Act:

      • (a) any entity that operates passenger rail services between Quebec City and Windsor that were, on the day on which section 1 comes into force, operated by VIA Rail Canada Inc.; and

      • (b) any entity, other than an entity referred to in section 26, that operates a railway that is part of the high-speed rail network.