Bill Detail

Division 1 of Part 1 amends the Agricultural Products Marketing Act to, among other things,

It also repeals certain orders and regulations.

Division 2 of Part 1 amends the Canadian Dairy Commission Act to remove the age limit respecting the retirement of members of the Canadian Dairy Commission. It also amends the Farm Products Agencies Act to remove the age limit respecting the appointment and holding of office of members of the National Farm Products Council or of an agency.

Division 3 of Part 1 amends the Feeds Act, the Fertilizers Act, the Seeds Act and the Health of Animals Act to authorize the Governor in Council to make regulations respecting the recognition of foreign systems relating to feeds, fertilizers, supplements, seeds or veterinary biologics.

Division 4 of Part 1 amends the Seeds Act to

Division 5 of Part 1 amends the Health of Animals Act to

Division 6 of Part 1 amends the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act to, among other things,

Division 7 of Part 1 amends the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act to, among other things,

It also makes a consequential amendment to the Agricultural Marketing Programs Regulations.

Division 1 of Part 2 amends the Department of the Environment Act to authorize the use of electronic means to administer and enforce any Act of Parliament that is administered or enforced by the Minister of the Environment or by an agency for which the Minister is responsible.

Division 2 of Part 2 amends the Explosives Act to provide for an administrative monetary penalties scheme.

Division 3 of Part 2 amends the Fisheries Act to permit the relocation of fish when carrying on any maintenance, repair or modification of a fishway, obstruction or leap.

Division 4 of Part 2 repeals subsection 21(6) of the Northern Pipeline Act.

Division 5 of Part 2 amends the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act and the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act to, among other things, update the terminology in respect of hazardous products in the workplace to ensure alignment and consistency with the Hazardous Products Act.

Division 6 of Part 2 amends the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act to, among other things,

Division 7 of Part 2 amends the Canada Lands Surveyors Act to, among other things,

Division 8 of Part 2 amends the Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act to, among other things, provide that penalties may be imposed for certain violations of the Fisheries Act, increase the maximum penalty amount for a violation and extend certain limitation periods.

Division 1 of Part 3 amends the Fisheries Act to authorize the use of electronic means to administer and enforce that Act.

Division 2 of Part 3 amends the Radiocommunication Act to, among other things,

Division 3 of Part 3 amends the Statutory Instruments Act to, among other things,

It also makes related and consequential amendments to the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act and certain Regulations.

Finally, it repeals the Designation of Place of Inspection and Sale.

Division 1 of Part 4 amends the Canada Border Services Agency Act to authorize the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to exempt a person or class of persons from the application of a provision of program legislation if that Minister is of the opinion that certain conditions are met.

Division 2 of Part 4 amends the Canadian Navigable Waters Act to exclude a closed-loop pumped artificial storage reservoir from the definition “navigable water” in that Act.

Division 3 of Part 4 amends the Railway Safety Act to, among other things, authorize the Minister of Transport to renew, cancel or amend an exemption granted under section 22 or 22.1 of that Act.

Division 4 of Part 4 amends the Marine Transportation Security Act to, among other things,

Part 5 amends the Food and Drugs Act to align section 37 of that Act with export requirements under the Safe Food for Canadians Act by removing trade barriers and duplicative certification requirements.

Division 1 of Part 6 amends the Aeronautics Act to, among other things, remove certain publication requirements in respect of notices and provide the Minister of Transport with the authority to prevent or restrict the use or development of lands adjacent to or in the vicinity of an airport or airport site.

Division 2 of Part 6 amends the Canada Transportation Act to provide that information that is required to be provided to the Minister of Transport under certain Acts is confidential when it is received but may be disclosed in certain circumstances. It also makes a consequential amendment to the Railway Safety Act.

Division 3 of Part 6 amends the Boards of Trade Act to, among other things,

Division 4 of Part 6 amends the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to, among other things,

Division 5 of Part 6 amends the Canadian Agricultural Loans Act to, among other things, grant the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food the power to reconsider claims for loss and recover overpayments. It also makes related amendments to the Canadian Agricultural Loans Regulations to, among other things, clarify the maximum annual rate of interest payable by a borrower to a designated lender.