Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

Marginal note:Payments by Minister

• 17 (1) Any amount payable under this Part shall be paid by the Minister out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at such times and in such manner as may be prescribed.

• Marginal note:Payments to a trust

  (1.1) Despite subsection (1), any amount payable to a trust under this Part may be paid by the Minister out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the times and in the manner that the Minister considers appropriate.

• Marginal note:Reduction or withholding

  (2) The cash contribution that may be provided to a province under subsection 15(1) or (4) shall be reduced or withheld for the purposes of giving effect to

  • (a) any order made by the Governor in Council in respect of the province under section 15 or 16 of the Canada Health Act or, in the case of a cash contribution under subsection 15(1), section 21 or 22 of this Act; or

  • (b) any deduction from the cash contribution under section 20 of the Canada Health Act.