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Interpretation Act

Version of section 35 from 2014-04-01 to 2015-02-25:


Marginal note:General definitions

  •  (1) In every enactment,

    Act

    loi provinciale

    Act, in respect of an Act of a legislature, includes a law of the Legislature of Yukon, of the Northwest Territories or for Nunavut; (loi provinciale)

    bank

    banque

    bank means a bank listed in Schedule I or II to the Bank Act; (banque)

    British Commonwealth or British Commonwealth of Nations

    Commonwealth, Commonwealth britannique, Commonwealth des nations ou Commonwealth des nations britanniques

    British Commonwealth or British Commonwealth of Nations has the same meaning as “Commonwealth”; (Commonwealth, Commonwealth britannique, Commonwealth des nations ou Commonwealth des nations britanniques)

    broadcasting

    radiodiffusion

    broadcasting means any radiocommunication in which the transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general public; (radiodiffusion)

    Canada

    Canada

    Canada, for greater certainty, includes the internal waters of Canada and the territorial sea of Canada; (Canada)

    Canadian waters

    eaux canadiennes

    Canadian waters includes the territorial sea of Canada and the internal waters of Canada; (eaux canadiennes)

    Clerk of the Privy Council or Clerk of the Queen’s Privy Council

    greffier du Conseil privé ou greffier du Conseil privé de la Reine

    Clerk of the Privy Council or Clerk of the Queen’s Privy Council means the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet; (greffier du Conseil privé ou greffier du Conseil privé de la Reine)

    commencement

    Version anglaise seulement

    commencement, when used with reference to an enactment, means the time at which the enactment comes into force; (Version anglaise seulement)

    Commonwealth or Commonwealth of Nations

    Commonwealth, Commonwealth britannique, Commonwealth des nations ou Commonwealth des nations britanniques

    Commonwealth or Commonwealth of Nations means the association of countries named in the schedule; (Commonwealth, Commonwealth britannique, Commonwealth des nations ou Commonwealth des nations britanniques)

    Commonwealth and Dependent Territories

    Commonwealth et dépendances

    Commonwealth and Dependent Territories means the several Commonwealth countries and their colonies, possessions, dependencies, protectorates, protected states, condominiums and trust territories; (Commonwealth et dépendances)

    contiguous zone

    zone contiguë

    contiguous zone,

    • (a) in relation to Canada, means the contiguous zone of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act, and

    • (b) in relation to any other state, means the contiguous zone of the other state as determined in accordance with international law and the domestic laws of that other state; (zone contiguë)

    continental shelf

    plateau continental

    continental shelf,

    • (a) in relation to Canada, means the continental shelf of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act, and

    • (b) in relation to any other state, means the continental shelf of the other state as determined in accordance with international law and the domestic laws of that other state; (plateau continental)

    contravene

    contravention

    contravene includes fail to comply with; (contravention)

    corporation

    personne morale

    corporation does not include a partnership that is considered to be a separate legal entity under provincial law; (personne morale)

    county

    comté

    county includes two or more counties united for purposes to which the enactment relates; (comté)

    county court

    county court[Repealed, 1990, c. 17, s. 26]

    diplomatic or consular officer

    agent diplomatique ou consulaire

    diplomatic or consular officer includes an ambassador, envoy, minister, chargé d’affaires, counsellor, secretary, attaché, consul-general, consul, vice-consul, pro-consul, consular agent, acting consul-general, acting consul, acting vice-consul, acting consular agent, high commissioner, permanent delegate, adviser, acting high commissioner, and acting permanent delegate; (agent diplomatique ou consulaire)

    exclusive economic zone

    zone économique exclusive

    exclusive economic zone,

    • (a) in relation to Canada, means the exclusive economic zone of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act and includes the seabed and subsoil below that zone, and

    • (b) in relation to any other state, means the exclusive economic zone of the other state as determined in accordance with international law and the domestic laws of that other state; (zone économique exclusive)

    Federal Court

    Federal Court[Repealed, 2002, c. 8, s. 151]

    Federal Court — Appeal Division

    Federal Court — Appeal Division or Federal Court of Appeal[Repealed, 2002, c. 8, s. 151]

    Federal Court — Trial Division

    Federal Court — Trial Division[Repealed, 2002, c. 8, s. 151]

    Governor, Governor General or Governor of Canada

    gouverneur, gouverneur du Canada ou gouverneur général

    Governor, Governor General or Governor of Canada means the Governor General of Canada or other chief executive officer or administrator carrying on the Government of Canada on behalf and in the name of the Sovereign, by whatever title that officer is designated; (gouverneur, gouverneur du Canada ou gouverneur général)

    Governor General in Council or Governor in Council

    gouverneur en conseil ou gouverneur général en conseil

    Governor General in Council or Governor in Council means the Governor General of Canada acting by and with the advice of, or by and with the advice and consent of, or in conjunction with the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada; (gouverneur en conseil ou gouverneur général en conseil)

    Great Seal

    grand sceau

    Great Seal means the Great Seal of Canada; (grand sceau)

    Her Majesty, His Majesty, the Queen, the King or the Crown

    Sa Majesté, la Reine, le Roi ou la Couronne

    Her Majesty, His Majesty, the Queen, the King or the Crown means the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories, and Head of the Commonwealth; (Sa Majesté, la Reine, le Roi ou la Couronne)

    Her Majesty’s Realms and Territories

    royaumes et territoires de Sa Majesté

    Her Majesty’s Realms and Territories means all realms and territories under the sovereignty of Her Majesty; (royaumes et territoires de Sa Majesté)

    herein

    Version anglaise seulement

    herein used in any section shall be understood to relate to the whole enactment, and not to that section only; (Version anglaise seulement)

    holiday

    jour férié

    holiday means any of the following days, namely, Sunday; New Year’s Day; Good Friday; Easter Monday; Christmas Day; the birthday or the day fixed by proclamation for the celebration of the birthday of the reigning Sovereign; Victoria Day; Canada Day; the first Monday in September, designated Labour Day; Remembrance Day; any day appointed by proclamation to be observed as a day of general prayer or mourning or day of public rejoicing or thanksgiving; and any of the following additional days, namely,

    • (a) in any province, any day appointed by proclamation of the lieutenant governor of the province to be observed as a public holiday or as a day of general prayer or mourning or day of public rejoicing or thanksgiving within the province, and any day that is a non-juridical day by virtue of an Act of the legislature of the province, and

    • (b) in any city, town, municipality or other organized district, any day appointed to be observed as a civic holiday by resolution of the council or other authority charged with the administration of the civic or municipal affairs of the city, town, municipality or district; (jour férié)

    internal waters

    eaux intérieures

    internal waters,

    • (a) in relation to Canada, means the internal waters of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act and includes the airspace above and the bed and subsoil below those waters, and

    • (b) in relation to any other state, means the waters on the landward side of the baselines of the territorial sea of the other state; (eaux intérieures)

    legislative assembly

    legislative assembly, legislative council or legislature[Repealed, 2014, c. 2, s. 14]

    legislative assembly or legislature

    législature ou assemblée législative

    legislative assembly or legislature includes the Lieutenant Governor in Council and the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, as constituted before September 1, 1905, and the Legislature of Yukon, of the Northwest Territories or for Nunavut; (législature ou assemblée législative)

    lieutenant governor

    lieutenant-gouverneur

    lieutenant governor means the lieutenant governor or other chief executive officer or administrator carrying on the government of the province indicated by the enactment, by whatever title that officer is designated, and in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut means the Commissioner; (lieutenant-gouverneur)

    lieutenant governor in council

    lieutenant-gouverneur en conseil

    lieutenant governor in council means

    • (a) the lieutenant governor of the province indicated by the enactment acting by and with the advice of, by and with the advice and consent of, or in conjunction with, the executive council,

    • (b) in Yukon, the Commissioner of Yukon acting with the consent of the Executive Council of Yukon,

    • (c) in the Northwest Territories, the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories acting with the consent of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories, and

    • (d) in Nunavut, the Commissioner; (lieutenant-gouverneur en conseil)

    local time

    heure locale

    local time, in relation to any place, means the time observed in that place for the regulation of business hours; (heure locale)

    military

    militaire

    military shall be construed as relating to all or any part of the Canadian Forces; (militaire)

    month

    mois

    month means a calendar month; (mois)

    oath and sworn

    serment

    oath includes a solemn affirmation or declaration when the context applies to any person by whom and to any case in which a solemn affirmation or declaration may be made instead of an oath, and in the same cases the expression “sworn” includes the expression “affirmed” or “declared”; (serment)

    Parliament

    Parlement

    Parliament means the Parliament of Canada; (Parlement)

    person

    personne

    person, or any word or expression descriptive of a person, includes a corporation; (personne)

    proclamation

    proclamation

    proclamation means a proclamation under the Great Seal; (proclamation)

    province

    province

    province means a province of Canada, and includes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut; (province)

    radio or radiocommunication

    radiocommunication ou radio

    radio or radiocommunication means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds or intelligence of any nature by means of electromagnetic waves of frequencies lower than 3 000 GHz propagated in space without artificial guide; (radiocommunication ou radio)

    regular force

    force régulière

    regular force means the component of the Canadian Forces that is referred to in the National Defence Act as the regular force; (force régulière)

    reserve force

    force de réserve

    reserve force means the component of the Canadian Forces that is referred to in the National Defence Act as the reserve force; (force de réserve)

    security and sureties

    caution ou cautionnement

    security means sufficient security, and sureties means sufficient sureties, and when those words are used one person is sufficient therefor, unless otherwise expressly required; (caution ou cautionnement)

    standard time

    heure normale

    standard time, except as otherwise provided by any proclamation of the Governor in Council that may be issued for the purposes of this definition in relation to any province or territory or any part thereof, means

    • (a) in relation to the Province of Newfoundland, Newfoundland standard time, being three hours and thirty minutes behind Greenwich time,

    • (b) in relation to the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, that part of the Province of Quebec lying east of the sixty-third meridian of west longitude, and that part of Nunavut lying east of the sixty-eighth meridian of west longitude, Atlantic standard time, being four hours behind Greenwich time,

    • (c) in relation to that part of the Province of Quebec lying west of the sixty-third meridian of west longitude, that part of the Province of Ontario lying between the sixty-eighth and the ninetieth meridians of west longitude, Southampton Island and the islands adjacent to Southampton Island, and that part of Nunavut lying between the sixty-eighth and the eighty-fifth meridians of west longitude, eastern standard time, being five hours behind Greenwich time,

    • (d) in relation to that part of the Province of Ontario lying west of the ninetieth meridian of west longitude, the Province of Manitoba, and that part of Nunavut, except Southampton Island and the islands adjacent to Southampton Island, lying between the eighty-fifth and the one hundred and second meridians of west longitude, central standard time, being six hours behind Greenwich time,

    • (e) in relation to the Provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Northwest Territories and that part of Nunavut lying west of the one hundred and second meridian of west longitude, mountain standard time, being seven hours behind Greenwich time,

    • (f) in relation to the Province of British Columbia, Pacific standard time, being eight hours behind Greenwich time, and

    • (g) in relation to Yukon, Yukon standard time, being nine hours behind Greenwich time; (heure normale)

    statutory declaration

    déclaration solennelle

    statutory declaration means a solemn declaration made pursuant to section 41 of the Canada Evidence Act; (déclaration solennelle)

    superior court

    juridiction supérieure ou cour supérieure

    superior court means

    • (a) in the Province of Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland, the Supreme Court,

    • (a.1) in the Province of Ontario, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Superior Court of Justice,

    • (b) in the Province of Quebec, the Court of Appeal and the Superior Court in and for the Province,

    • (c) in the Province of New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, the Court of Appeal for the Province and the Court of Queen’s Bench for the Province,

    • (d) in the Provinces of Nova Scotia and British Columbia, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of the Province, and

    • (e) the Supreme Court of Yukon, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories and the Nunavut Court of Justice,

    and includes the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court and the Tax Court of Canada; (juridiction supérieure ou cour supérieure)

    telecommunications

    télécommunication

    telecommunications means the emission, transmission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds or intelligence of any nature by any wire, cable, radio, optical or other electromagnetic system, or by any similar technical system; (télécommunication)

    territorial sea

    mer territoriale

    territorial sea,

    • (a) in relation to Canada, means the territorial sea of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act and includes the airspace above and the seabed and subsoil below that sea, and

    • (b) in relation to any other state, means the territorial sea of the other state as determined in accordance with international law and the domestic laws of that other state; (mer territoriale)

    territory

    territoires

    territory means Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut; (territoires)

    two justices

    deux juges de paix

    two justices means two or more justices of the peace, assembled or acting together; (deux juges de paix)

    United Kingdom

    Royaume-Uni

    United Kingdom means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (Royaume-Uni)

    United States

    États-Unis

    United States means the United States of America; (États-Unis)

    writing

    écrit

    writing, or any term of like import, includes words printed, typewritten, painted, engraved, lithographed, photographed or represented or reproduced by any mode of representing or reproducing words in visible form. (écrit)

  • Marginal note:Governor in Council may amend schedule

    (2) The Governor in Council may, by order, amend the schedule by adding thereto the name of any country recognized by the order to be a member of the Commonwealth or deleting therefrom the name of any country recognized by the order to be no longer a member of the Commonwealth.

  • R.S., 1985, c. I-21, s. 35
  • R.S., 1985, c. 11 (1st Supp.), s. 2, c. 27 (2nd Supp.), s. 10
  • 1990, c. 17, s. 26
  • 1992, c. 1, s. 91, c. 47, s. 79, c. 51, s. 56
  • 1993, c. 28, s. 78, c. 38, s. 87
  • 1995, c. 39, s. 174
  • 1996, c. 31, s. 87
  • 1998, c. 15, s. 28, c. 30, ss. 13(F), 15(E)
  • 1999, c. 3, s. 71, c. 28, s. 168
  • 2002, c. 7, s. 188, c. 8, s. 151
  • 2014, c. 2, s. 14

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