Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1 (S.C. 2014, c. 20)
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Assented to 2014-06-19
Consequential Amendments
R.S., c. F-11Financial Administration Act
Marginal note:1998, c. 10, s. 173
188. Paragraph 89.1(3)(b) of the Financial Administration Act is replaced by the following:
(b) a direction given under subsection 5(2) of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act, subsection 9(2) of the Canadian Commercial Corporation Act or subsection 11(1) of the Canadian Dairy Commission Act; or
Marginal note:R.S., c. 41 (4th Supp.), s. 51
189. Part I of Schedule III to the Act is amended by striking out the following:
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
Société d’expansion du Cap-Breton
R.S., c. M-13; 2000, c. 8, s. 2Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act
Marginal note:SOR/99-333, s. 2
190. Schedule III to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act is amended by striking out the following:
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
Société d’expansion du Cap-Breton
1991, c. 30Public Sector Compensation Act
191. Schedule II to the Public Sector Compensation Act is amended by striking out the following:
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
Société d’expansion du Cap-Breton
Repeal
Marginal note:Repeal
192. The Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Act, Part II of chapter 41 of the 4th Supplement to the Revised Statues of Canada, 1985, is repealed.
Division 111990, c. 3Museums Act
Amendment to the Act
193. Section 9 of the Museums Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):
Marginal note:Support
(3) The Canadian Museum of History may support other museums or organizations that have a purpose that is complementary to its own by administering programs that
(a) provide online content; and
(b) support the development of online content, including by providing financial assistance.
Transitional Provisions
Definitions
Marginal note:Definitions
194. The following definitions apply in sections 195 to 204.
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
“Museum”
« musée »
“Museum” means the Canadian Museum of History.
Online Works of Reference
Definition of “program”
195. In sections 196 to 199, “program” means the program known as the “Online Works of Reference”.
Marginal note:Responsibility for program transferred
196. On the day on which this section comes into force, the responsibility for the administration of the program is transferred from the Minister to the Museum.
Marginal note:Credits transferred
197. Any money that is appropriated by an Act of Parliament for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force to defray any expenditures related to the program and that, on the day on which this section comes into force, is unexpended is deemed, on that day, to have been appropriated to defray any of the Museum’s expenditures related to the program.
Marginal note:Obligations, contracts and authorizations
198. On the day on which this section comes into force,
(a) the Minister’s obligations that relate to the program are assumed by the Museum;
(b) contracts entered into by the Minister that relate to the program and are still in force are deemed to have been entered into by the Museum;
(c) permits, licences and other authorizations issued to the Minister that relate exclusively to the program and are still valid are transferred to the Museum; and
(d) permits, licences and other authorizations issued by the Minister that relate to the program and are still valid are deemed to have been issued by the Museum.
Marginal note:Assets
199. On the day on which this section comes into force, the assets of the Department of Canadian Heritage that relate exclusively to the program are transferred to the Museum.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Definition of “program”
200. In sections 201 to 204, “program” means the program known as the “Virtual Museum of Canada”.
Marginal note:Responsibility for program transferred
201. On the day on which this section comes into force, the responsibility for the administration of the program is transferred from the Minister to the Museum.
Marginal note:Credits transferred
202. Any money that is appropriated by an Act of Parliament for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force to defray any expenditures related to the program and that, on the day on which this section comes into force, is unexpended is deemed, on that day, to have been appropriated to defray any of the Museum’s expenditures related to the program.
Marginal note:Obligations, contracts and authorizations
203. On the day on which this section comes into force,
(a) the Minister’s obligations that relate to the program are assumed by the Museum;
(b) contracts entered into by the Minister that relate to the program and are still in force are deemed to have been entered into by the Museum;
(c) permits, licences and other authorizations issued to the Minister that relate exclusively to the program and are still valid are transferred to the Museum; and
(d) permits, licences and other authorizations issued by the Minister that relate to the program and are still valid are deemed to have been issued by the Museum.
Marginal note:Assets
204. On the day on which this section comes into force, the assets of the Department of Canadian Heritage that relate exclusively to the program are transferred to the Museum.
Coming into Force
Marginal note:Order in council
205. The provisions of this Division come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
Division 121990, c. 4Nordion and Theratronics Divestiture Authorization Act
Marginal note:1994, c. 24, s. 34(2)(F)
206. The definitions “Nordion” and “Theratronics” in subsection 2(1) of the Nordion and Theratronics Divestiture Authorization Act are replaced by the following:
“Nordion”
« Nordion »
“Nordion” means Nordion International Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act or any successor to that corporation;
“Theratronics”
« Theratronics »
“Theratronics” means Theratronics International Limited, a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act or any successor to that corporation.
207. (1) Subsection 6(3) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (a), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):
(c) by any person if the acquisition of those shares by that person
(i) is an investment that, under sections 21 to 23 of the Investment Canada Act, is, or is deemed, likely to be of net benefit to Canada, and
(ii) is not prohibited under Part IV.1 of that Act.
(2) Section 6 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):
Marginal note:Exception — subsequent holders
(3.1) No provision imposing constraints under subsection (1) and no regulation referred to in subsection (2) apply in respect of any voting shares of Nordion referred to in paragraph (3)(c) that are subsequently held by any other person.
208. Section 7 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 7(1) and is amended by adding the following:
Marginal note:Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if a person holds voting shares referred to in paragraph 6(3)(c) or subsection 6(3.1).
209. The portion of section 8 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Provisions applicable to Theratronics
8. Sections 5 to 7, with the exception of paragraph 6(3)(c) and subsections 6(3.1) and 7(2), apply to Theratronics as if
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