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Version of document from 2005-10-03 to 2005-12-29:

Budget Implementation Act, 2005

S.C. 2005, c. 30

Assented to 2005-06-29

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 23, 2005

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

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Marginal note:Short title

 This Act may be cited as the Budget Implementation Act, 2005.

PART 1Amendments in Respect of Income Tax

Income Tax Act

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Income Tax Application Rules

 [Amendment]

PART 2Amendments in Respect of the Air Travellers Security Charge

Air Travellers Security Charge Act

 [Amendments]

Coordinating Amendment

 [Amendment]

PART 3Amendments in Respect of the Goods and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax

Excise Tax Act

 [Amendments]

 [Amendment]

 [Amendment]

PART 4Amendments in Respect of Excise Tax on Jewellery, Etc.

Excise Tax Act

  •  (1) [Amendment]

  • (2) Subsection (1) is deemed to have come into force on February 24, 2005.

  •  (1) [Amendment]

  • (2) Subsection (1) comes into force on March 1, 2009.

PART 5Amendments to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

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 [Amendment]

Coordinating Amendment

 [Amendment]

PART 6Northern Strategy

Marginal note:Payments to trust

  •  (1) The Minister of Finance may make direct payments, in an aggregate amount of not more than one hundred and twenty million dollars, to a trust established to provide the territories with funding for the purpose of assisting them to achieve the goals of the Northern Strategy developed jointly by the federal government and the territories.

  • Marginal note:Share of a territory

    (2) The amount that may be provided to a territory under this section is to be determined in accordance with the terms of the trust indenture establishing the trust.

  • Marginal note:Payments out of C.R.F.

    (3) Any amount payable under this section may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the times and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.

PART 7Auditor General of Canada

Amendments to the Auditor General Act

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Amendments to the Financial Administration Act

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Consequential Amendments

Broadcasting Act

 [Amendment]

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Canada Post Corporation Act

 [Amendment]

Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act

 [Amendment]

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Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act

 [Amendment]

 [Amendment]

 [Amendments]

Coordinating Amendments

 [Amendment]

 [Amendment]

PART 8Payments to Certain Entities

Aboriginal Healing Foundation

Marginal note:Payment of $40,000,000

 From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister responsible for Indian Residential Schools Resolution, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding forty million dollars for payment to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation for its use.

Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada

Marginal note:Payment of $50,000,000

 From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding fifty million dollars for payment to the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada for its use.

Canadian Academies of Science

Marginal note:Payment of $30,000,000

 From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding thirty million dollars for payment to the Canadian Academies of Science for its use.

Canadian Cattlemen’s Association

Marginal note:Payment of $50,000,000

 From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding fifty million dollars for payment to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association for the purpose of establishing a legacy fund to support the Canadian cattle and beef industry and ensure its long-term viability.

Canadian Youth Business Foundation

Marginal note:Payment of $10,000,000

 From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding ten million dollars for payment to the Canadian Youth Business Foundation for its use.

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Marginal note:Payment of $150,000,000

  •  (1) From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of the Environment, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty million dollars for payment to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the purpose of providing funding to the Green Municipal Fund.

  • Marginal note:Payment of $150,000,000

    (2) From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Natural Resources, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty million dollars for payment to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the purpose of providing funding to the Green Municipal Fund.

Genome Canada

Marginal note:Payment of $165,000,000

 From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding one hundred and sixty-five million dollars for payment to Genome Canada for its use.

Precarn Incorporated

Marginal note:Payment of $20,000,000

 From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding twenty million dollars for payment to Precarn Incorporated for its use.

PART 9Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada

Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada Act

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Coordinating Amendments

 [Amendments]

PART 10Amendment to the Budget Implementation Act, 1998

 [Amendment]

PART 11Payments for Infrastructure

Marginal note:Payments for infrastructure

 For the fiscal year 2005-2006, pursuant to the Government of Canada’s five-year initiative commonly known as “A New Deal for Cities and Communities”, the Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) may, subject to the terms and conditions approved by the Treasury Board, make payments from and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in an aggregate amount of not more than six hundred million dollars to provinces, territories and first nations for the purpose of providing funding to municipal and regional governments and related entities, including transit authorities and commissions and first nation communities, for environmentally sustainable infrastructure projects.

Marginal note:Agreement

  •  (1) The Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) shall not make a payment to a province, territory or first nation under section 83 unless the Government of Canada has entered into an agreement with the recipient province, territory or first nation.

  • Marginal note:Direct payments

    (2) The Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) may, at the request of a provincial or territorial government, make payments under section 83 directly to a municipality, a municipal association or a provincial, territorial or municipal entity.

PART 12Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments

Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act

 The Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act is enacted as follows:

[See Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act]

Related Amendment to the Budget Implementation Act, 2004

 [Amendment]

PART 13Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency

Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act

 The Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act is enacted as follows:

[See Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act]

Consequential Amendments

Access to Information Act

 [Amendment]

Financial Administration Act

 [Amendment]

Privacy Act

 [Amendment]

Public Service Staff Relations Act

[Repealed, 2005, c. 30, s. 93]

 [Repealed, 2005, c. 30, s. 93]

Public Service Superannuation Act

 [Amendment]

Coordinating Amendments

 [Amendments]

 [Amendment]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

Footnote * This Part, other than sections 93 and 94, comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Return to footnote *[Note: Sections 93 and 94 in force on assent June 29, 2005; Part 13, other than sections 93 and 94, in force October 3, 2005, see SI/2005-92.]

PART 14Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund

Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act

The following provision is not in force.

 The Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act is enacted as follows:

[See Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

Footnote * This Part comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

PART 15Amendments to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act

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Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

  • Footnote * (1) Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Part come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (2) Sections 101 to 103 and 108 are deemed to have come into force on February 23, 2005.

    • Return to footnote *[Note: Part 15, other than sections 101 to 103 and 108, in force September 1, 2005, see SI/2005-74.]

PART 16Amendments to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act

 [Amendment]

 [Amendment]

 [Amendments]

PART 17Amendments to the Currency Act

Exchange Fund Account

The following provision is not in force.

 [Amendment]

The following provision is not in force.

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The following provision is not in force.

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The following provision is not in force.

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Transitional Provisions

The following provision is not in force.

 [Transitional provision]

The following provision is not in force.

 [Transitional provision]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

Footnote * This Part comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

PART 18Amendments to the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act

Department of Public Works and Government Services Act

The following provision is not in force.

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The following provision is not in force.

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The following provision is not in force.

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The following provision is not in force.

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The following provision is not in force.

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Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

Footnote * This Part comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

PART 19Amendments Related to the Premium Rate Provided For Under the Employment Insurance Act

Employment Insurance Act

 [Amendment]

Department of Human Resources Development Act

 [Amendment]

 [Amendment]

Coordinating Amendments

 [Amendments]

PART 20Amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (Provincial Plans)

 [Amendment]

 [Amendment]

PART 21Amendments to the Financial Administration Act

Financial Administration Act

 [Amendment]

 [Amendments]

Coordinating Amendments

 [Amendment]

 [Amendment]

PART 22Amendments to the Old Age Security Act

 [Amendment]

 [Amendments]

PART 23Payments to Certain Provinces and Territories

Payment to Quebec

Marginal note:Payment of $200,000,000

  •  (1) For the purposes of giving effect to the Canada–Quebec Final Agreement on the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan and to support its implementation, the Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of two hundred million dollars to Quebec.

  • Marginal note:Payment out of C.R.F.

    (2) Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.

Payment to British Columbia

Marginal note:Payment of $100,000,000

  •  (1) The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of one hundred million dollars to British Columbia to assist the province in meeting the costs arising from the mountain pine beetle infestation, including the costs of damages caused by the infestation and of measures to combat the spread of the infestation.

  • Marginal note:Payment out of C.R.F.

    (2) Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.

Payment to Saskatchewan

Marginal note:Payment of $6,500,000

  •  (1) The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of six million and five hundred thousand dollars to Saskatchewan.

  • Marginal note:Payment out of C.R.F.

    (2) Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.

Payment to Yukon

Marginal note:Payment of $13,700,000

  •  (1) The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of thirteen million and seven hundred thousand dollars to Yukon.

  • Marginal note:Payment out of C.R.F.

    (2) Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.

Payment to the Northwest Territories

Marginal note:Payment of $22,500,000

  •  (1) The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of twenty two million and five hundred thousand dollars to the Northwest Territories.

  • Marginal note:Payment out of C.R.F.

    (2) Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.

Payment to Nunavut

Marginal note:Payment of $21,800,000

  •  (1) The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of twenty one million and eight hundred thousand dollars to Nunavut.

  • Marginal note:Payment out of C.R.F.

    (2) Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.


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