Air Travellers Security Charge Act (S.C. 2002, c. 9, s. 5)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — 2023, c. 26, s. 86

  • • 86 (1) Section 20 of the Air Travellers Security Charge Act is replaced by the following:

      • Definition of electronic payment

        • 20 (1) In this section, electronic payment means any payment to the Receiver General that is made through electronic services offered by a person described in any of paragraphs (2)(a) to (d) or by any electronic means specified by the Minister.

        • Electronic payment

          (2) Every person that is required under this Act to pay an amount to the Receiver General shall, if the amount is $10,000 or more, make the payment by way of electronic payment, unless the person cannot reasonably pay the amount in that manner, to the account of the Receiver General at or through

          • (a) a bank;

          • (b) a credit union;

          • (c) a corporation that is authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to carry on the business of offering its services as a trustee to the public; or

          • (d) a corporation that is authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to accept deposits from the public and that carries on the business of lending money on the security of real property or immovables or investing in mortgages on real property or hypothecs on immovables.

    • (2) Subsection (1) applies in respect of payments made after 2023.

• — 2023, c. 26, s. 87

  • • 87 (1) The Act is amended by adding the following after section 53:

      • Penalty — electronic payment

        54 Every person that fails to comply with subsection 20(2) is liable to a penalty equal to $100 for each such failure.

    • (2) Subsection (1) applies in respect of payments made after 2023.

• — 2023, c. 26, s. 127

  • • 127 (1) The portion of paragraph 12(1)(a) of the Air Travellers Security Charge Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

      • (a) $9.46 for each chargeable emplanement included in the service, to a maximum of $18.92, if

    • (2) The portion of paragraph 12(1)(b) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

      • (b) $9.94 for each chargeable emplanement included in the service, to a maximum of $19.87, if

    • (3) The portion of paragraph 12(1)(c) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

      • (c) $16.08 for each chargeable emplanement included in the service, to a maximum of $32.16, if

    • (4) The portion of paragraph 12(1)(d) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

      • (d) $16.89 for each chargeable emplanement included in the service, to a maximum of $33.77, if

    • (5) Paragraph 12(1)(e) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (e) $34.42, if the service includes transportation to a destination outside the continental zone.

    • (6) The portion of paragraph 12(2)(a) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

      • (a) $16.08 for each chargeable emplanement by an individual on an aircraft used to transport the individual to a destination outside Canada but within the continental zone, to a maximum of $32.16, if

    • (7) The portion of paragraph 12(2)(b) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

      • (b) $16.89 for each chargeable emplanement by an individual on an aircraft used to transport the individual to a destination outside Canada but within the continental zone, to a maximum of $33.77, if

    • (8) Paragraph 12(2)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (c) $34.42, if the service includes transportation to a destination outside the continental zone.

    • (9) Subsections (1) to (8) apply in respect of an air transportation service that includes a chargeable emplanement after April 2024 unless

      • (a) if any consideration is paid or payable in respect of the service, all of the consideration is paid before May 2024; or

      • (b) if no consideration is paid or payable in respect of the service, a ticket is issued before May 2024.