National Housing Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. N-11)
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National Housing Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. N-11
An Act to promote the construction of new houses, the repair and modernization of existing houses, and the improvement of housing and living conditions
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the National Housing Act.
- R.S., c. N-10, s. 1.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
- “approved instalment credit agency”
“approved instalment credit agency”[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
“approved lender”
« prêteur agréé »
“approved lender” means a person designated as an approved lender by the Corporation under section 5;
- “approved loan”
“approved loan”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
- “bank”
“bank”[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
- “borrowers' charges”
“borrowers' charges”[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
“builder”
« constructeur »
“builder” means a person who builds houses for sale or for rent;
- “condominium unit”
“condominium unit”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
- “cooperative housing project”
“cooperative housing project”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
“Corporation”
« Société »
“Corporation” means the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation established by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act;
“cost of construction”
« coût de construction »
“cost of construction” means the aggregate of
(a) the cost or appraised value of the land, whichever is the lesser, or, in the case of land acquired by gift or devise, the appraised value of the land,
(b) actual expenditure for building,
(c) the architectural, legal and other expenses and carrying charges necessary to complete the house or housing project,
(d) where work is done by the owner, such amount as the Corporation may fix as the value of the work, and
(e) land development costs and carrying charges;
- “cost of construction of a family housing unit”
“cost of construction of a family housing unit”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
- “cost of conversion”
“cost of conversion”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
- “designated area”
“designated area”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
“family housing unit”
« logement familial »
“family housing unit” means a unit providing therein living, sleeping, eating, food preparation and sanitary facilities for one family, with or without other essential facilities shared with other family housing units;
“family of low income”
« famille à faible revenu »
“family of low income” means a family that receives a total family income that, in the opinion of the Corporation, is insufficient to permit it to rent housing accommodation adequate for its needs at the current rental market in the area in which the family lives;
- “farm”
“farm”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
- “guaranteed home improvement loan”
“guaranteed home improvement loan”[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
- “home improvement loan”
“home improvement loan”[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
“house”
« maison »
“house” means a building or movable structure, or any part thereof, that is intended for human habitation and contains not more than two family housing units, together with any interest in land appurtenant to the building, movable structure or part thereof;
“housing project”
« ensemble d’habitation »
“housing project” means
(a) any building or movable structure, or any part thereof, that is intended for human habitation,
(b) any property that is intended to be improved, converted or developed to provide housing accommodation or services in support of housing accommodation, or
(c) any property that is associated with housing accommodation, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, land, buildings and movable structures, and public, recreational, commercial, institutional and parking facilities;
- “Indian”
“Indian”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
- “Indian band”
“Indian band”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
“insured loan”
« prêt assuré »
“insured loan” means a loan that is insured by the Corporation under Part I;
- “lender”
“lender”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
- “lending value”
“lending value”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
“limited-dividend housing company”
« société immobilière à dividendes limités »
“limited-dividend housing company” means a company incorporated to construct, hold and manage a low-rental housing project, the dividends payable by which are limited by the terms of its charter or instrument of incorporation to five per cent per annum or less;
“low-rental housing project”
« ensemble d’habitation HLM » ou « HLM »
“low-rental housing project” means a housing project undertaken to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing accommodation, complying with standards approved by the Corporation, to be leased to families of low income or to such other persons as the Corporation,
(a) in its discretion, in the case of a housing project owned by it, or
(b) under agreement with the owner, in the case of a housing project not owned by it,
designates, having regard to the existence of a condition of shortage, overcrowding or congestion of housing;
“metropolitan area”
« communauté urbaine »
“metropolitan area” means a city together with one or more adjacent municipalities in close economic relationship with the city;
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as is designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act;
- “mortgage”
“mortgage”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
- “multiple-family dwelling”
“multiple-family dwelling”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
“municipality”
« municipalité »
“municipality” means an incorporated city, metropolitan area, town, village, county, township, district, rural municipality or other municipality;
“non-profit corporation”
« association personnalisée »
“non-profit corporation” means a corporation, no part of the income of which is payable to or is otherwise available for the personal benefit of any proprietor, member or shareholder thereof;
“official community plan”
« plan d’urbanisme »
“official community plan” means a master plan of community development and land utilization prepared by a local planning authority and legally adopted by or on behalf of a municipality;
- “one-family dwelling”
“one-family dwelling”[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
- “owner”
“owner”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
“person”
« personne »
“person” includes a group of persons, an organization, a municipality or a department or agency of the government of Canada or of a province;
“regulation”
« règlement »
“regulation” means a regulation made by the Governor in Council;
- “rent reduction fund”
“rent reduction fund”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
“rental housing project”
« ensemble d’habitation locatif »
“rental housing project” means a housing project occupied or intended to be occupied primarily by a person other than the owner.
- “reserve”
“reserve”[Repealed, 1999, c. 27, s. 1]
- “semi-detached dwelling”
“semi-detached dwelling”[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
- “title”
“title”[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
- R.S., 1985, c. N-11, s. 2;
- R.S., 1985, c. 20 (2nd Supp.), s. 7, c. 25 (4th Supp.), s. 1;
- 1992, c. 1, s. 142, c. 32, s. 5;
- 1994, c. 35, s. 38;
- 1999, c. 27, s. 1.