Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (GST/HST) Remission Order (SI/2010-10)

1 (1) The following definitions apply in this Order.

Agreement

Agreement means the Host City Contract, executed in Prague, Czech Republic on July 2, 2003 between the IOC, the City of Vancouver and the Canadian Olympic Committee, as it was amended by the Host City Contract Joinder Agreement, dated October 30, 2003, under which VANOC became a party to the Host City Contract. (Accord)

Games

Games means the 2010 Olympic Winter Games to be held in British Columbia, in and around the City of Vancouver and the Resort Municipality of Whistler, from February 12 to 28, 2010 and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games to be held there from March 12 to 21, 2010. (Jeux)

IOC

IOC means the International Olympic Committee and any entity wholly owned or controlled by that committee. (CIO)

IPC

IPC means the International Paralympic Committee and any entity wholly owned or controlled by that committee. (CIP)

VANOC

VANOC means the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games that was incorporated under the laws of Canada on September 30, 2003. (COVAN)

(2) Unless a contrary intention appears, words and expressions not otherwise defined in subsection (1) have the same meaning as in Part IX of the Excise Tax Act.