An Act to amend the Statistics Act (S.C. 2017, c. 31)
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Assented to 2017-12-12
R.S., c. S-19Statistics Act (continued)
Amendments to the Act (continued)
15 Section 31 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:False or unlawful information
31 Every person is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $500 who, without lawful excuse,
(a) refuses or neglects, following a request for information under this Act,
(i) to provide any requested information to the best of their knowledge and belief, or
(ii) to provide any requested information when and as required under this Act; or
(b) knowingly gives false or misleading information or practises any other deception under this Act.
16 (1) The portion of section 32 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Refusal to grant access to records
32 Every person is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $1,000
(2) Paragraph 32(a) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
a) ayant la garde ou la charge de documents ou d’archives qui sont conservés dans un ministère ou un bureau municipal ou auprès d’une personne morale, d’une entreprise ou d’une organisation et dont on pourrait tirer des renseignements recherchés pour les objets de la présente loi ou qui aideraient à compléter ou à corriger ces renseignements, refuse ou néglige d’en permettre l’accès à une personne autorisée à cet effet par le statisticien en chef;
(3) The portion of section 32 of the English version of the Act after paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
(b) who otherwise in any way wilfully obstructs or seeks to obstruct any person employed in the execution of any duty under this Act.
17 Section 33 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:No imprisonment
32.1 Despite subsection 787(1) of the Criminal Code, no imprisonment may be imposed as punishment for a conviction under section 31 or 32.
Marginal note:Leaving notice at house
33 (1) The leaving by an enumerator, agent or other person employed or deemed to be employed under this Act, or the delivery by the post office at any house, of any request for information purporting to be made under this Act that includes a notice requiring that the information be provided in the manner specified and within a stated time to Statistics Canada by the occupant of the house, or in their absence by some other member of the family, is, as against the occupant, a sufficient requirement to provide the information even if the occupant is not named in the notice nor personally served with it.
Marginal note:Leaving notice at office
(2) The leaving by an enumerator, agent or other person employed or deemed to be employed under this Act at the office or other place of business of any person, or the delivery by the post office to any person or their agent, of any request for information purporting to be made under this Act that includes a notice requiring that the information be provided in the manner specified and within a stated time to Statistics Canada is, as against the person, a sufficient requirement to do so.
Transitional Provision
Marginal note:Chief Statistician
18 The Chief Statistician holding office immediately before the coming into force of this Act shall continue to hold office during pleasure until an appointment is made under subsection 4(1) of the Statistics Act, as enacted by section 2 of this Act.
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