Bill Detail

This enactment amends various Acts as part of the Regulatory Modernization Initiative in order to repeal or amend provisions that have, over time, become barriers to innovation and economic growth or to add certain provisions with a view to support innovation and economic growth.

Part 1 modifies the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to, among other things,

It also amends the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act to allow the Governor in Council to authorize the director, appointed under subsection 26(1) of that Act, to establish plans for the verification of meters by any means.

It also amends the Weights and Measures Act to, among other things, enable the Minister of Industry to permit a trader to temporarily use, or have in their possession for use, in trade, any device even if the device has not been approved by the Minister or examined by an inspector.

It also amends the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 to, among other things, amend a provision under which certain amendments to the Trademarks Act may be brought into force.

Finally, it amends the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act and the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act by replacing the term “annual return” with the term “annual update statement”.

Part 2 amends the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act to repeal certain provisions that require the publication of draft regulations in the Canada Gazette.

Finally, it amends the Canada Lands Surveyors Act to, among other things,

enhance the protection of the public by modernizing the complaints and discipline processes that govern Canada Lands Surveyors;

reduce the regulatory burden of the Minister of Natural Resources by enabling the Council of the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors to make by-laws respecting a broader range of matters;

harmonize the French and English versions of the Act for consistency and clarity by, among other things, ensuring uniformity between both language versions in relation to the definitions of “licence” and “permit” and by addressing certain recommendations of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations;

improve labour mobility within Canada and to better align with the Canadian Free Trade Agreement; and

harmonize the text of that Act with the private law of the provinces and territories, being the civil law regime of the Province of Quebec and the common law regime in the rest of Canada.

Part 3 amends the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act to, among other things,

Part 4 amends the Agricultural Products Marketing Act to, among other things,

It also repeals certain Orders and Regulations.

Part 5 amends the Feeds Act to, among other things,

It also amends the Fertilizers Act to, among other things,

It also amends the Seeds Act to, among other things,

It also amends the Health of Animals Act to, among other things,

It also amends the Plant Protection Act to

It also amends the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act to authorize the use of electronic means to administer and enforce that Act and any Act or provision that the Agency is responsible for administering or enforcing.

Finally, it amends the Safe Food for Canadians Act to, among other things,

Part 6 amends the Pest Control Products Act to, among other things, create a new authorization scheme that will give the Minister of Health the power to authorize pest control products that meet the prescribed criteria, if their risks and value are acceptable and to include mandatory public consultation provisions for this new authorization scheme. The initiative also expands the current authorizations to persons under section 41 and provides for a broader recall power that is applicable to any pest control product that endangers human health or safety or the environment.

Part 7 amends the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act to create an offence of contravening a term or condition of a licence or permit.

It also amends the Fisheries Act to remove the time limit for entry into an alternative measures agreement by an alleged offender and the Attorney General. Finally, it confirms that the provisions respecting alternative measures agreements do not limit the discretion of fishery officers, fishery guardians and peace officers in enforcing that Act.

Part 8 amends the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act to authorize the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to disclose, for certain purposes and subject to any regulations, personal information under the control of the Department within the Department and to certain other federal and provincial government entities.

It also amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to authorize the making of regulations relating to the disclosure of information collected for the purposes of that Act to federal departments and agencies.

Part 9 amends the Customs Act to authorize the making of regulations aimed at streamlining the implementation of free trade agreements.

Part 10 amends the Canada Transportation Act to provide the Minister of Transport with the authority to make interim orders to implement international standards or to ensure compliance with Canada’s international obligations.