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Consolidated Statutes and Regulations
Main page on: Financial Administration Act
Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more). Source: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-11/283901.html
Act current to September 15, 2006
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155. (1) Where any person is indebted to (a) Her Majesty in right of Canada, or (b) Her Majesty in right of a province on account of taxes payable to any province, and an agreement exists between Canada and the province whereby Canada is authorized to collect the tax on behalf of the province, the appropriate Minister responsible for the recovery or collection of the amount of the indebtedness may authorize the retention of the amount of the indebtedness by way of deduction from or set-off against any sum of money that may be due or payable by Her Majesty in right of Canada to the person or the estate of that person. | Payments in respect of which Canada has contributed | (2) Where, in the opinion of the Minister of Finance, (a) any person is indebted to a province by reason of having received from the province a payment, in respect of which Canada has contributed under any Act, to which that person was not entitled, and (b) the province has made reasonable efforts to effect recovery of the amount of such indebtedness, the Minister may require the retention of the amount of the indebtedness by way of deduction from or set-off against any sum of money that may be due and payable by Her Majesty in right of Canada to that person, and the amount so deducted, less the portion thereof that in the opinion of the Minister is proportionate to the contribution in respect thereof made by Canada, may be paid to the province out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. | | (3) The Receiver General may recover any over-payment made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund on account of salary, wages, pay or pay and allowances out of any sum of money that may be due or payable by Her Majesty in right of Canada to the person to whom the over-payment was made. | Consent of other Minister | (4) No amount may be retained under subsection (1) without the consent of the appropriate Minister under whose responsibility the payment of the sum of money due or payable referred to in that subsection would but for that subsection be made. R.S., c. F-10, s. 95; 1980-81-82-83, c. 170, s. 21; 1984, c. 31, s. 12. |
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155.1 (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) and except as otherwise provided by or pursuant to any other Act of Parliament, or any regulation, order, contract or arrangement, interest is payable to Her Majesty in accordance with the regulations on any amount owed to Her Majesty (a) as a result of an overpayment or an erroneous payment; or (b) under any other Act of Parliament, or any regulation, order, contract or arrangement. | | (2) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) and except as otherwise provided by or pursuant to any other Act of Parliament, or any regulation, order, contract or arrangement, an administrative charge is payable in accordance with the regulations where, in payment or settlement of an amount due to Her Majesty, a person (a) tenders an instrument that is subsequently dishonoured; or (b) has authorized the direct debiting at a specified time of an account at a financial institution and the debit is not made at the specified time. | | (3) Any interest or administrative charge payable pursuant to this section is a debt due to Her Majesty and may be recovered pursuant to section 155 or in any court of competent jurisdiction. | No interest or administrative charge payable | (4) No interest or administrative charge is payable pursuant to this section where the appropriate Minister waives the interest or administrative charge in accordance with the regulations. | Reduced interest or administrative charge payable | (5) Where the appropriate Minister, in accordance with the regulations, reduces any interest or administrative charge that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this section, the reduced interest or administrative charge is the amount payable. | | (6) The Treasury Board may make regulations prescribing (a) rates of interest, or the manner of calculating rates of interest, payable under subsection (1); (b) administrative charges, or the manner of calculating administrative charges, payable under subsection (2); (c) terms and conditions for the imposition and payment of interest and administrative charges under this section; and (d) terms and conditions under which the appropriate Minister may waive or reduce the interest or administrative charges payable pursuant to this section. | | (7) Any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (6)(a) to (d) may be prescribed with respect to any class of debts or debtors or with respect to any circumstances giving rise to a debt. 1991, c. 24, s. 45. |
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156. (1) The appropriate Minister responsible for the recovery or collection of a debt or obligation due or payable to Her Majesty or a claim by Her Majesty may accept any security in respect of the debt, obligation or claim and may realize on the security, assign or sell Her Majesty’s interest in it or discharge, release or otherwise dispose of the security or Her Majesty’s interest in it. | | (2) The power to dispose of any security or Her Majesty’s interest in any security pursuant to this section may be exercised with respect to any part of the security or interest. | | (3) The Treasury Board may make regulations respecting the acceptance and disposition of security or Her Majesty’s interest in security under subsection (1), including regulations prescribing (a) what may be accepted as security; and (b) terms and conditions on which security may be accepted or on which security or Her Majesty’s interest in security may be realized on or disposed of. R.S., 1985, c. F-11, s. 156; 1991, c. 24, s. 46. |
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157. Where it appears to the Governor in Council that any account, statement, return or document required by any Act of Parliament or otherwise to be laid before one or both Houses of Parliament contains the same information as or less information than is contained in the Public Accounts or in any estimates of expenditures submitted to Parliament, the Governor in Council may direct that the account, statement, return or other document be discontinued, and thereafter it need not be prepared or laid before either House of Parliament. R.S., 1985, c. F-11, s. 157; 1991, c. 24, s. 47. |
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158. A document purporting to be a copy of an entry in the records of the Treasury Board certified by the Secretary, a Deputy Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Board or by the Comptroller General of Canada, a Deputy Comptroller General of Canada or by an Assistant Comptroller General of Canada is, without proof of the signature or of the official character of the person purporting to have signed it, admissible in any court of justice and has the same probative force as the original document would have if it were proven in the ordinary way. R.S., c. F-10, s. 97; 1980-81-82-83, c. 170, s. 22; 1984, c. 31, s. 12. |
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159. (1) In this section, “other financial institution” means (a) a member of the Canadian Payments Association, a local cooperative credit society, a fiscal agent or a financial institution with which the Receiver General establishes accounts for the deposit of public money pursuant to subsection 17(2); and (b) any other financial institution that accepts or receives an instruction for payment issued pursuant to section 35. | No charge for certain cheques, etc. | (2) No bank or other financial institution shall make a charge (a) for cashing a cheque or other instrument drawn on the Receiver General or on the Receiver General’s account in the Bank of Canada or any other bank or other financial institution; (b) for honouring or otherwise giving value for any other instruction for payment issued pursuant to section 35; or (c) in respect of any cheque or other instruction for payment drawn in favour of the Receiver General, the Government of Canada, any department or any public officer in the officer’s official capacity, and tendered for deposit to the credit of the Receiver General. | Deposits of the Government of Canada, etc. | (3) Nothing in subsection (2) shall be construed as prohibiting any arrangement between the Government of Canada and a bank or other financial institution concerning compensation for services performed by the bank or institution for the Government of Canada or interest to be paid on any or all deposits of the Government of Canada with the bank or institution. R.S., 1985, c. F-11, s. 159; 1991, c. 24, s. 48. |
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160. The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying the purposes and provisions of this Act into effect. R.S., c. F-10, s. 100; 1984, c. 31, s. 12. |
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161. (1) The appropriate Minister, any public servant employed in a department, any employee of a Crown corporation or any person acting on behalf of a department or Crown corporation who performs duties relating to the management or protection of computer systems of the department or the Crown corporation may take reasonable measures for such purposes, including the interception of private communications in circumstances specified in paragraph 184(2)(e) of the Criminal Code. | | (2) Subject to subsection (3), with respect to an interception referred to in subsection (1), the appropriate Minister shall take reasonable measures to ensure that only data that is essential to identify, isolate or prevent harm to the computer system will be used or retained. | | (3) Nothing in this section affects any other lawful authority to intercept, use, retain, access or disclose a private communication. | Definition of “computer system”
| (4) For the purposes this section, “computer system” means a device that, or a group of interconnected or related devices one or more of which, (a) contains computer programs or other data; and (b) pursuant to computer programs, (i) performs logic and control, and (ii) may perform any other function. 2004, c. 12, s. 20. |
| Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire Department of Canadian Heritage Ministère du Patrimoine canadien Department of Citizenship and Immigration Ministère de la Citoyenneté et de l’Immigration Department of the Environment Ministère de l’Environnement Department of Finance Ministère des Finances Department of Fisheries and Oceans Ministère des Pêches et des Océans Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international Department of Health Ministère de la Santé Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Ministère des Ressources humaines et du Développement des compétences Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien Department of Industry Ministère de l’Industrie Department of Justice Ministère de la Justice Department of National Defence Ministère de la Défense nationale Department of Natural Resources Ministère des Ressources naturelles Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ministère de la Sécurité publique et de la Protection civile Department of Public Works and Government Services Ministère des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Department of Social Development Ministère du Développement social Department of Transport Ministère des Transports Treasury Board Conseil du Trésor Department of Veterans Affairs Ministère des Anciens Combattants Department of Western Economic Diversification Ministère de la Diversification de l’économie de l’Ouest canadien R.S., 1985, c. F-11, Sch. I; R.S., 1985, c. 18 (3rd Supp.), s. 36; 1989, c. 27, s. 21; 1990, c. 1, s. 26; 1991, c. 3, s. 11; 1992, c. 1, ss. 71, 145(F); 1994, c. 31, s. 16, c. 38, ss. 15, 16, c. 41, ss. 23, 24; 1995, c. 1, ss. 40, 41, c. 5, ss. 16, 17, c. 11, ss. 19, 20; 1996, c. 8, ss. 21, 22, c. 11, ss. 54, 55, c. 16, ss. 42, 43; 1999, c. 17, s. 161; 2000, c. 34, s. 94(F); 2003, c. 22, s. 10; 2005, c. 10, ss. 27, 28, c. 34, s. 65, 66, c. 35, s. 54. |
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Division or Branch of the Federal Public Administration
| Appropriate Minister
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique
| Minister of Industry
| Canada Industrial Relations Board
Conseil canadien des relations industrielles
| Minister of Labour
| Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal
Tribunal canadien des relations professionnelles artistesproducteurs
| Minister of Labour
| Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Agence canadienne d’évaluation environnementale
| Minister of the Environment
| Canadian Forces Grievance Board
Comité des griefs des Forces canadiennes
| Minister of National Defence
| Canadian Grain Commission
Commission canadienne des grains
| Minister of Agriculture and AgriFood
| Canadian Human Rights Commission
Commission canadienne des droits de la personne
| Minister of Justice
| Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Tribunal canadien des droits de la personne
| Minister of Justice
| Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
Secrétariat des conférences intergouvernementales canadiennes
| President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada
| Canadian International Development Agency
Agence canadienne de développement international
| Minister of Foreign Affairs
| Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Tribunal canadien du commerce extérieur
| Minister of Finance
| Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission
Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes
| Minister of Canadian Heritage
| Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
| Canadian Space Agency
Agence spatiale canadienne
| Minister of Industry
| Canadian Transportation Agency
Office des transports du Canada
| Minister of Transport
| Copyright Board
Commission du droit d’auteur
| Minister of Industry
| Correctional Service of Canada
Service correctionnel du Canada
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
| Courts Administration Service
Service administratif des tribunaux judiciaires
| Minister of Justice
| Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Agence de développement économique du Canada pour les régions du Québec
| Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
| FederalProvincial Relations Office
Bureau des relations fédéralesprovinciales
| Prime Minister
| Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada
| Minister of Finance
| Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
Centre d’analyse des opérations et déclarations financières du Canada
| Minister of Finance
| Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission
Conseil de contrôle des renseignements relatifs aux matières dangereuses
| Minister of Health
| Immigration and Refugee Board
Commission de l’immigration et du statut de réfugié
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
| Library and Archives of Canada
Bibliothèque et Archives du Canada
| Minister of Canadian Heritage
| Military Police Complaints Commission
Commission d’examen des plaintes concernant la police militaire
| Minister of National Defence
| NAFTA Secretariat — Canadian Section
Secrétariat de l’ALÉNA — Section canadienne
| Minister for International Trade
| National Energy Board
Office national de l’énergie
| Minister of Natural Resources
| National Farm Products Council
Conseil national des produits agricoles
| Minister of Agriculture and AgriFood
| National Film Board
Office national du film
| Minister of Canadian Heritage
| National Parole Board
Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelles
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
| Northern Pipeline Agency
Administration du pipeline du Nord
| Minister of Natural Resources
| Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada
Bureau du Canada sur le règlement des questions des pensionnats autochtones
| Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
| Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Bureau de l’infrastructure du Canada
| Minister of Transport
| Office of the Auditor General
Bureau du vérificateur général
| Minister of Finance
| Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Bureau du directeur général des élections
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
| Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
Bureau du commissaire à la magistrature fédérale
| Minister of Justice
| Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Commissariat aux langues officielles
| President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada
| Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner
Bureau du commissaire du Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications
| Minister of National Defence
| Office of the Coordinator, Status of Women
Bureau de la coordonnatrice de la situation de la femme
| Minister of Canadian Heritage
| Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
Bureau de l’enquêteur correctionnel du Canada
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
| Office of the Governor General’s Secretary
Bureau du secrétaire du gouverneur général
| Prime Minister
| Office of the Grain Transportation Agency Administrator
Bureau de l’administrateur de l’Office du transport du grain
| Minister of Transport
| Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists
Bureau du directeur des lobbyistes
| President of the Treasury Board
| Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières
| Minister of Finance
| Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada
Commissariats à l’information et à la protection de la vie privée au Canada
| Minister of Justice
| Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Conseil d’examen du prix des médicaments brevetés
| Minister of Health
| Privy Council Office
Bureau du Conseil privé
| Prime Minister
| Public Appointments Commission Secretariat
Secrétariat de la Commission des nominations publiques
| Prime Minister
| Public Health Agency of Canada
Agence de la santé publique du Canada
| Minister of Health
| Public Service Commission
Commission de la fonction publique
| Minister of Canadian Heritage
| Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada
Agence de gestion des ressources humaines de la fonction publique du Canada
| President of the Treasury Board
| Public Service Staffing Tribunal
Tribunal de la dotation de la fonction publique
| Minister of Canadian Heritage
| Public Service Labour Relations Board
Commission des relations de travail dans la fonction publique
| Minister of Canadian Heritage
| Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada and that portion of the federal public administration appointed under subsection 12 (2) of the Supreme Court Act
Registraire de la Cour suprême du Canada et le secteur de l’administration publique fédérale nommé en vertu du paragraphe 12 (2) de la Loi sur la Cour suprême
| Minister of Justice
| Registry of the Competition Tribunal
Greffe du Tribunal de la concurrence
| Minister of Industry
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Gendarmerie royale du Canada
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
Comité externe d’examen de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public Complaints Commission
Commission des plaintes du public contre la Gendarmerie royale du Canada
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
| Security Intelligence Review Committee
Comité de surveillance des activités de renseignement de sécurité
| Prime Minister
| Statistics Canada
Statistique Canada
| Minister of Industry
| Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
Tribunal d'appel des transports du Canada
| Minister of Transport
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1992, c. 1, s. 72; 1993, c. 3, s. 14; SOR/93-84, 298, 359, 536, 537, 538; SI/93-104, 114, 115, 118, 119, 120, 205, 207, 208; 1994, c. 31, s. 17, c. 38, s. 17, c. 41, s. 25; SOR/94-272, 585; 1995, c. 1, ss. 42, 43, c. 5, ss. 18, 19(F), c. 29, ss. 14, 17, 30; SOR/95-594; 1996, c. 8, s. 23, c. 10, ss. 229.1, 229.2, c. 11, ss. 56 to 57.1; SOR/96-101, 102, 355, 386, 452, 537; 1998, c. 9, ss. 42, 43, c. 26, ss. 74, 75, c. 35, s. 122; SOR/98-99, 118, 147; SOR/98-318, s. 1; SOR/98-329, 564; 1999, c. 31, ss. 119 to 121; SOR/99-66, 152; SOR/2000-286; 2001, c. 9, s. 588, c. 29, ss. 53, 54, c. 34, ss. 47, 48; SOR/2001-141, s. 1; SOR/2001-198, 332; 2002, c. 8, ss. 142, 143; SOR/2002-46, 69, 289, 293; 2003, c. 22, ss. 168, 224(E), 247; SOR/2003-145, 146, 419, 420, 424, 425, 431, 433, 436, 437, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445; 2004, c. 11, ss. 29, 30; SOR/2004-21, 161, 162, 163, 164, 204, 224; 2005, c. 10, s. 34, c. 26, s. 24, c. 34, s. 67, c. 38, s. 114; SOR/2006-26, 30, 31, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42, 48, 68, 97, 101. |
| Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada Agence canadienne de contrôle de la procréation assistée Canada Border Services Agency Agence des services frontaliers du Canada Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Agence canadienne pour l’incitation à la réduction des émissions Canada Employment Insurance Commission Commission de l’assurance-emploi du Canada Canada Revenue Agency Agence du revenu du Canada Canada School of Public Service École de la fonction publique du Canada Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Centre canadien d’hygiène et de sécurité au travail Canadian Food Inspection Agency Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments Canadian Institutes of Health Research Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire Canadian Polar Commission Commission canadienne des affaires polaires Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Bureau canadien d’enquête sur les accidents de transport et de la sécurité des transports Law Commission of Canada Commission du droit du Canada The National Battlefields Commission Commission des champs de bataille nationaux National Research Council of Canada Conseil national de recherches du Canada National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Table ronde nationale sur l’environnement et l’économie Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie Parks Canada Agency Agence Parcs Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines R.S., 1985, c. F-11, Sch. II; R.S., 1985, c. 22 (1st Supp.), s. 11; SOR/85-108; 1989, c. 3, s. 43; 1990, c. 3, s. 32; 1991, c. 6, s. 23, c. 16, s. 22; 1993, c. 1, ss. 18, 40, c. 31, s. 25; 1996, c. 9, s. 27, c. 11, ss. 58, 59; 1997, c. 6, s. 51, c. 9, ss. 102, 103; 1998, c. 31, s. 50; 1999, c. 17, s. 162, c. 31, s. 122; 2000, c. 6, ss. 43, 44, c. 34, s. 19; 2002, c. 17, s. 16; 2003, c. 22, ss. 253, 254; 2004, c. 2, s. 74; 2005, c. 30, s. 89, c. 38, ss. 115, 138. |
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| Atlantic Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage de l’Atlantique Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Énergie atomique du Canada, Limitée Blue Water Bridge Authority Administration du pont Blue Water Business Development Bank of Canada Banque de développement du Canada Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Société d’assurance-dépôts du Canada Canada Lands Company Limited Société immobilière du Canada Limitée Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Société canadienne d’hypothèques et de logement Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien Canadian Commercial Corporation Corporation commerciale canadienne Canadian Dairy Commission Commission canadienne du lait Canadian Museum of Civilization Musée canadien des civilisations Canadian Museum of Nature Musée canadien de la nature Canadian Tourism Commission Commission canadienne du tourisme Cape Breton Development Corporation Société de développement du Cap-Breton Defence Construction (1951) Limited Construction de défense (1951) Limitée Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Société d’expansion du Cap-Breton Export Development Canada Exportation et développement Canada Farm Credit Canada Financement agricole Canada The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited La Société des ponts fédéraux Limitée First Nations Statistical Institute Institut de la statistique des premières nations Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Office de commercialisation du poisson d’eau douce Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage des Grands Lacs Laurentian Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage des Laurentides Marine Atlantic Inc. Marine Atlantique S.C.C. National Capital Commission Commission de la capitale nationale National Gallery of Canada Musée des beaux-arts du Canada National Museum of Science and Technology Musée national des sciences et de la technologie Pacific Pilotage Authority Administration de pilotage du Pacifique Queens Quay West Land Corporation Queens Quay West Land Corporation Ridley Terminals Inc. Ridley Terminals Inc. Standards Council of Canada Conseil canadien des normes VIA Rail Canada Inc. VIA Rail Canada Inc. |
| Canada Development Investment Corporation Corporation d’investissements au développement du Canada Canada Post Corporation Société canadienne des postes Royal Canadian Mint Monnaie royale canadienne R.S., 1985, c. F-11, Sch. III; R.S., 1985, c. 17 (1st Supp.), s. 24, c. 39 (1st Supp.), s. 1, c. 44 (1st Supp.), s. 3, c. 46 (1st Supp.), s. 8; SOR/85-162, 208, 1138; R.S., 1985, c. 15 (2nd Supp.), s. 1, c. 28 (2nd Supp.), s. 2; SOR/86-483, 953; R.S., 1985, c. 9 (3rd Supp.), ss. 1, 2, c. 31 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; SOR/87-128; R.S., 1985, c. 7 (4th Supp.), s. 5, c. 35 (4th Supp.), s. 13, c. 41 (4th Supp.), s. 51; SOR/88-36; SOR/89-295; 1990, c. 3, s. 32; 1991, c. 10, ss. 18, 20, c. 38, ss. 6, 9, 27, 36, 46; SOR/91-460; 1993, c. 1, s. 28; SOR/93-347; 1995, c. 24, s. 18, c. 28, ss. 50, 51, c. 29, s. 82; 1998, c. 10, ss. 174 to 177, 180; SOR/98-565; 2000, c. 28, s. 49; 2001, c. 22, ss. 14, 15, c. 33, ss. 21, 22; 2002, c. 9, s. 3; SOR/2002-173; 2005, c. 9, s. 149. |
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