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Farm Credit Canada Act (S.C. 1993, c. 14)

Act current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2020-03-25. Previous Versions

Financial Provisions (continued)

Marginal note:Financial management

  •  (1) The Corporation may enter into any transaction for the financial management of the Corporation, including any instrument or agreement for the management of financial risks, such as interest rate or currency exchange agreements, options, futures contracts and any other similar agreements.

  • Marginal note:Pledging assets

    (2) Notwithstanding section 100 of the Financial Administration Act, the Corporation may pledge any securities or cash held by it or give deposits as security for the performance of its obligations under any financial management instrument or agreement.

  • 1993, c. 14, s. 14
  • 2001, c. 22, s. 7

Marginal note:Fiscal year

 Notwithstanding section 121 of the Financial Administration Act, the fiscal year of the Corporation is the period of twelve months beginning on April 1 and ending on the next March 31, unless the Governor in Council directs otherwise.

Marginal note:Debts due to Her Majesty

  •  (1) All amounts due to the Corporation are debts due to Her Majesty and recoverable as such in the Federal Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction or in any other manner provided for by law.

  • Marginal note:Appropriate Minister

    (2) For the purposes of subsection 155(1) of the Financial Administration Act, the “appropriate Minister responsible for the recovery or collection of the amount of the indebtedness” within the meaning of that subsection, in respect of debts due to the Corporation, is the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

  • 1993, c. 14, s. 16
  • 1994, c. 38, s. 25

Repeals and Transitional

 [Repeal]

Marginal note:Repeal of R.S., c. F-5

  •  (1) The Farm Syndicates Credit Act is repealed.

  • Marginal note:Transitional

    (2) Until such time as all advances made to the Corporation under the Farm Syndicates Credit Act are repaid by the Corporation or otherwise forgiven or written off, the special account referred to in subsection 8(1) of that Act remains open.

 

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