Online News Act (S.C. 2023, c. 23)

Marginal note:Debt due to Her Majesty

• 75 (1) The following amounts are debts due to Her Majesty in right of Canada that may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction:

  • (a) the amount of the penalty imposed by the Commission in a decision made in the course of a proceeding before it under this Act in which it finds that a violation referred to in section 60 has been committed;

  • (b) the amount payable under an undertaking entered into under section 65, beginning on the day specified in the undertaking or, if no day is specified, beginning on the day on which the undertaking is accepted;

  • (c) the amount of the penalty set out in a notice of violation, beginning on the day on which it is required to be paid in accordance with the notice, unless representations are made in accordance with the notice;

  • (d) if representations are made, either the amount of the penalty that is imposed by the Commission, beginning on the day specified by the Commission or, if no day is specified, beginning on the day on which the decision is made; and

  • (e) the amount of any reasonable expenses incurred in attempting to recover an amount referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d).

• Marginal note:Limitation or prescription period

  (2) Proceedings to recover a debt may be instituted within, but not after, three years after the day on which the debt becomes payable.

• Marginal note:Certificate of default

  (3) The Commission may issue a certificate for the unpaid amount of any debt referred to in subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Effect of registration

  (4) Registration of a certificate in any court of competent jurisdiction has the same effect as a judgment of that court for a debt of the amount set out in the certificate and all related registration costs.