Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (S.C. 2015, c. 36)
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Assented to 2015-06-23
Coming into Force
Marginal note:Order in council
93. The provisions of this Division come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
Division 8R.S., c. M-5Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act
94. Subsections 2.7(2) and (3) of the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act are replaced by the following:
Marginal note:No distinguishing based on House membership
(2) The Chief Actuary shall not distinguish between members of the Senate and members of the House of Commons when fixing contribution rates for the purpose of any provision of this Act.
95. Section 2.8 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Objective
2.8 In fixing contribution rates, the Chief Actuary’s objective is to ensure that, as of January 1, 2017, the total amount of contributions to be paid by members under Parts I and II will meet 50% of the current service cost in respect of the benefits payable under Parts I, II and IV.
96. Subsection 31.2(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Different rates
(3) The Chief Actuary shall fix rates for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) that are different for members who are required to contribute under subsection 12(2.1) than those for other members, and rates for the purposes of subsection (2) that are different for members who would be required to contribute under subsection 12(2.1) if they were under 71 years of age than those for other members.
Division 9R.S., c. N-7National Energy Board Act
97. (1) Paragraph 119.01(1)(b) of the National Energy Board Act is replaced by the following:
(b) the duration of licences, the approval required in respect of the issue of licences, the quantities that may be exported or imported under licences and any other terms and conditions to which licences may be subject;
(2) Section 119.01 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):
Marginal note:Maximum duration
(1.1) The duration referred to in paragraph (1)(b) begins on a date to be fixed in the licence and must not exceed
(a) 40 years, in the case of a licence for the exportation of natural gas as defined by the regulations; and
(b) 25 years, in any other case.
Division 10R.S., c. P-1Parliament of Canada Act
Amendments to the Act
98. The Parliament of Canada Act is amended by adding the following after section 79.5:
Parliamentary Protective Service
Interpretation
Marginal note:Definitions
79.51 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 79.52 to 79.59.
“parliamentary precinct”
« Cité parlementaire »
“parliamentary precinct” means the premises or any part of the premises, other than the constituency offices of members of Parliament, that are used by the following entities or individuals or their officers or staff, and that are designated in writing by the Speaker of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Commons:
(a) the Senate, House of Commons, Library of Parliament or Parliamentary committees;
(b) members of the Senate or the House of Commons who are carrying out their parliamentary functions;
(c) the Senate Ethics Officer or the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner; or
(d) the Service.
“Parliament Hill”
« Colline parlementaire »
“Parliament Hill” means the grounds in the City of Ottawa bounded by Wellington Street, the Rideau Canal, the Ottawa River and Kent Street.
“Service”
« Service »
“Service” means the office to be called the Parliamentary Protective Service that is established by subsection 79.52(1).
Establishment and Mandate
Marginal note:Establishment
79.52 (1) There is established an office to be called the Parliamentary Protective Service.
Marginal note:Speakers responsible
(2) The Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons are, as the custodians of the powers, privileges, rights and immunities of their respective Houses and of the members of those Houses, responsible for the Service.
Marginal note:Mandate
79.53 (1) The Service is responsible for all matters with respect to physical security throughout the parliamentary precinct and Parliament Hill.
Marginal note:Capacity
(2) In carrying out its mandate, the Service has the capacity of a natural person and the rights, powers and privileges of a natural person.
Marginal note:Financial and administrative matters
(3) Despite sections 19.3 and 52.3, the Service shall act on all financial and administrative matters with respect to the Service and its staff.
Director of Service
Marginal note:Director
79.54 (1) There shall be a Director of the Parliamentary Protective Service who is to be selected in accordance with the terms of the arrangement entered into under section 79.55.
Marginal note:Integrated security operations
(2) The Director shall lead the integrated security operations throughout the parliamentary precinct and Parliament Hill under the joint general policy direction of the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons.
Marginal note:Control and management of Service
(3) The Director has the control and management of the Service.
Arrangement for Physical Security Services
Marginal note:Arrangement
79.55 (1) The Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons, being responsible for the Service, and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness shall enter into an arrangement to have the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provide physical security services throughout the parliamentary precinct and Parliament Hill.
Marginal note:RCMP to provide services
(2) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police shall provide the physical security services in accordance with the terms of the arrangement.
Marginal note:Selection process for Director
79.56 (1) The arrangement entered into under section 79.55 shall provide for a process for selecting a person to act as the Director of the Parliamentary Protective Service. It shall also provide for a person — identified by name or position — to act as the Director on an interim basis if the Director is absent or incapacitated or if the office of Director is vacant, and set out the maximum period that the person may act as the Director on an interim basis.
Marginal note:Member of RCMP
(2) The Director, or the person acting as the Director on an interim basis, must be a member as that term is defined in subsection 2(1) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act.
Estimates
Marginal note:Estimates to be prepared and transmitted
79.57 Before each fiscal year, the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons shall cause to be prepared an estimate of the sums that will be required to pay the expenditures of the Service during the fiscal year and shall transmit the estimate to the President of the Treasury Board, who shall lay it before the House of Commons with the estimates of the government for the fiscal year.
Powers, Privileges, Rights and Immunities
Marginal note:For greater certainty
79.58 For greater certainty, nothing in sections 79.51 to 79.57 shall be construed as limiting in any way the powers, privileges, rights and immunities of the Senate and the House of Commons and their members.
General
Marginal note:Statutory Instruments Act
79.59 For greater certainty, the designation referred to in the definition “parliamentary precinct” in section 79.51 is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act.
Transitional Provisions
Definition of “Service”
99. (1) In sections 100 to 122, “Service” means the office to be called the Parliamentary Protective Service that is established by subsection 79.52(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.
Marginal note:Definitions — Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act
(2) In sections 100 to 122, “arbitral award”, “bargaining agent”, “bargaining unit”, “Board”, “collective agreement”, “employee”, “employee organization”, “grievance” and “parties” have the same meanings as in section 3 of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, unless the context requires otherwise.
Marginal note:Persons who occupy a position
100. (1) All of the persons who occupy a position within the Senate Protective Service or within the House of Commons Protective Service immediately before the day on which this Division comes into force occupy their position within the Service on that day.
Marginal note:No change in status
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) is to be construed as affecting the status of any person who, immediately before the day on which this Division comes into force, occupied a position within the Senate Protective Service or within the House of Commons Protective Service, except that the person, beginning on that day, occupies their position within the Service.
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