Jobs and Economic Growth Act (S.C. 2010, c. 12)

Assented to 2010-07-12

 The List of Intermediate and Final Rates for Tariff Items of the “F” Staging Category set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in numerical order, the tariff items set out in Schedule 2 to this Act.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Deemed coming into force — March 5, 2010

 This Part is deemed to have come into force on March 5, 2010.

PART 6

Marginal note:R.S., c. F-8; 1995, c. 17, s. 45(1)

FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL FISCAL ARRANGEMENTS ACT

 The Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act is amended by adding the following after section 3.11:

Marginal note:Additional fiscal equalization payment

3.12 An additional fiscal equalization payment may be paid for the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2010 equal to,

  • (a) for Nova Scotia, $250,405,000;

  • (b) for New Brunswick, $80,300,000;

  • (c) for Manitoba, $175,494,000; and

  • (d) for Prince Edward Island, $3,304,000.

Marginal note:2009, c. 2, s. 390

 The description of A in paragraph 24.702(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

A 
is the amount determined for Ontario under subclause 24.7(1.2)(b)(ii)(A)(I) for that fiscal year, and

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 24.702:

Marginal note:Payments to Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador

24.703 The Minister may pay an additional cash payment for the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2010 equal to,

  • (a) for Saskatchewan, $7,304,000; and

  • (b) for Newfoundland and Labrador, $8,408,000.

PART 7

Marginal note:2009, c. 2, s. 393

EXPENDITURE RESTRAINT ACT

 Section 55 of the Expenditure Restraint Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Increase
  • 55. (1) Despite subsections 55.1(2), 62.1(2), 62.2(2) and 62.3(2) of the Parliament of Canada Act and subsections 4.1(2), (4) and (6) of the Salaries Act, the increase in respect of allowances and salaries to be paid to members of the Senate and the House of Commons for the 2009–2010 fiscal year is to be 1.5%.

  • Marginal note:No increase

    (2) Despite the provisions referred to in subsection (1), there are to be no increases in respect of allowances and salaries to be paid to members of the Senate and the House of Commons for the 2010–2011, 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 fiscal years.

  • Marginal note:Transition — 2013–2014 fiscal year

    (3) In calculating the allowances and salaries to be paid to members of the Senate and the House of Commons for the 2013–2014 fiscal year, the indexing mentioned in the provisions referred to in subsection (1) is to be applied to the allowances and salaries payable to the members for the 2009–2010 fiscal year.