Legislative Update Report No. 2023-11 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

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Federal Government / Gouvernement fédéral

Bills / Projets de loi

House of Commons / Chambre des communes

Referenced on first reading only
C-49 An Act to amend the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Senate / Sénat

Referenced on first reading only
S-235 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
S-249 An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the prevention of intimate partner violence
S-253 An Act respecting a national framework for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
S-254 An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages)
S-256 An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (seizure) and to make related amendments to other Acts
S-258 An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (reporting on unpaid income tax)

Regulations / Règlements

Canada Gazette, Part II, June 7, 2023:

Aeronautics Act

SOR/2023-99 Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Part I – 104, Aeronautical Product Approvals)

Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act
Canada Shipping Act, 2001

SOR/2023-105 Regulations Amending Certain Department of Transport Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)

Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

SOR/2023-101 Carriages and Strollers Regulations

Canada Wildlife Act

SOR/2023-100 Regulations Amending the Wildlife Area Regulations

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

SOR/2023-103 Order Amending Schedule VI to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Novel Fentanyl Precursors)
SOR/2023-102 Regulations Amending the Precursor Control Regulations (Novel Fentanyl Precursors)

Pest Control Products Act

SOR/2023-104 Regulations Amending the Pest Control Products Regulations (Exclusive Rights and Compensable Data)

Special Economic Measures Act

SOR/2023-92 Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations
SOR/2023-93 Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations

Tobacco and Vaping Products Act

SOR/2023-98 Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act
SOR/2023-97 Regulations Amending the Tobacco Products Regulations (Plain and Standardized Appearance)

Proposed Regulations / Projets de règlement

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 27, 2023:

Customs Act

  • Regulations Amending the Valuation for Duty Regulations

Fisheries Act

  • Regulations Amending the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations

Explosives Act

  • Regulations Amending the Explosives Regulations, 2013

Proclamations / Proclamations

Orders In Council

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, SC 2018, c 27

  • Sections 483, 485, and 522 in force February 1, 2024 (PC 2023-0523)

Notices / Avis

Canada Gazette, Part I, June 3, 2023:

Department of Health Act

  • Notice of veterinary drugs master file updates and fees consultation

Insurance Companies Act

  • GPIC Insurance Company — Letters patent of incorporation and order to commence and carry on business

Miscellaneous Notices / Avis divers

Canada Gazette, Part I, June 3, 2023:

  • Definity Insurance Company, Perth Insurance Company, The Missisquoi Insurance Company and Waterloo Insurance Company — Letters patent of amalgamation

Commissions / Commissions

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 27, 2023:

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

  • Inquiry — Construction services

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

  • Administrative decisions
  • Decisions
  • Orders
  • Part 1 applications

Lobbying Act

  • Lobbyists' Code of Conduct (2023)

Canada Gazette, Part I, June 3, 2023:

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

  • Appeal — Notice No. HA-2023-003

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

  • Administrative decisions
  • Decisions
  • Part 1 applications

Alberta / Alberta

Notices / Avis

Alberta Gazette, Part I, May 31, 2023:

Securities Act

  • Several regulatory amendments to replace references to "SEDAR" with "SEDAR+"

British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

Regulations / Règlements

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, May 30, 2023:

Public Interest Disclosure Act

BC Reg 131/2023

Amends BC Regs
58/2022 — Government Body Designation (Public Interest Disclosure) Regulation
251/2019 — Public Interest Disclosure Regulation

Workers Compensation Act

BC Reg 132/2023 Amends BC Reg 296/97 — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, June 6, 2023:

Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act

Erratum In Volume 66, No. 6 of The British Columbia Gazette, Part II, in B.C. Reg. 99/2023, on page 403, in section 3 (b) of Appendix 2, the subparagraph should be numbered "(lxix)", and in section 3 (c) of Appendix 2, the reference to "paragraph (a) (lxviv)" should read "paragraph (a) (lxix)".

Employment Standards Act

BC Reg 136/2023 Amends BC Reg 396/95 — Employment Standards Regulation

Housing Supply Act

BC Reg 133/2023 Housing Supply Regulation

Professional Governance Act

BC Reg 136/2023 Amends BC Regs
107/2019 — Professional Governance General Regulation
33/2023 — Architects Regulation

Securities Act

BC Reg 137/2023 Repeals BC Reg 210/2013 — Multilateral Instrument 13-102 System Fees for SEDAR and NRD
Enacts Multilateral Instrument 13-102 System Fees

Proclamations / Proclamations

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, June 6, 2023:

Housing Supply Act, SBC 2022, c 38

  • Act in force May 31, 2023 (BC Reg 133/2023)

Professional Governance Amendment Act, 2022, SBC 2022, c. 19

  • Various provisions in force June 2, 2023 (BC Reg 136/2023)

Manitoba / Manitoba

Regulations / Règlements

Manitoba Laws - Unconsolidated Regulations

The Water Protection Act

Man Reg 49/2023 Aquatic Invasive Species Regulation, amendment

The Health Services Insurance Act

Man Reg 55/2023 Prosthetic, Orthotic and other Medical Devices Insurance Regulation, amendment

The Securities Act

Man Reg 57/2023 System Fees Regulation

The Commodity Futures Act

Man Reg 58/2023 System Fees Regulation


New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick

  • No entries for this issue

Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

Proclamations / Proclamations

Office of the Legislative Counsel – Annual Regulations

An Act to Amend the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000, SNL 2022, c 14

  • Act in force June 1, 2023 (NLR 41/23)

Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest

Regulations / Règlements

Northwest Territories Gazette, Part II, May 31, 2023:

Income Tax Act

NWT Reg 022-2023 Income Tax Regulations, amendment

Proclamations / Proclamations

Northwest Territories Gazette, Part II, May 31, 2023:

An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act, SNWT 2023, c 4

  • Act, except sections 2, 5, 6, 14, 15 and 20, in force May 1, 2023. (SI-002-2023)

Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Ècosse

Regulations / Règlements

Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, June 2, 2023:

Condominium Act

NS Reg 89/2023 Condominium Regulations — amendment

Health Protection Act

NS Reg 90/2023 Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions Regulations — amendment

Petroleum Products Pricing Act

NS Reg 83/2023 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication)
NS Reg 87/2023 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication)

Proclamations / Proclamations

Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, June 2, 2023:

An Act to Amend Chapter 85 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Condominium Act, SNS 2022, c 10

  • Act in force May 23, 2023 (NS Reg 88/2023)

Nunavut / Nunavut

Bills / Projets de loi

Referenced on first reading only
22 An Act to Amend the Mental Health Act
23 Nursing Professions Act

Regulations / Règlements

Nunavut Gazette, Part II, May 31, 2023:

Tobacco and Smoking Act

Nu Reg 009-2023 Tobacco and Smoking Regulations

Income Tax Act

Nu Reg 010-2023 Business Training Tax Credit Regulations
Nu Reg 011-2023 Income Tax Regulations

Lotteries Act

Nu Reg 013-2023 Sanikiluaq Delegation Regulations

Proclamations / Proclamations

Nunavut Gazette, Part II, May 31, 2023:

Tobacco and Smoking Act, SNu 2021, c 20

  • Act, other than section 28, comes into force on the later of May 31, 2023 and the day this instrument is registered by the Chief Legislative Counsel under the Legislation Act; section 28 in force April 1, 2024. (SI-008-2023)

Ontario / Ontario

Regulations / Règlements

Courts of Justice Act

O Reg 105/23 Family Law Rules, amending O Reg 114/99

Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, 2020

O Reg 111/23 General, amending O Reg 105/22

Electricity Act, 1998

O Reg 116/23 Adjustments under Section 25.33 of the Act, amending O Reg 429/04

Extra-Provincial Corporations Act

O Reg 106/23 General, amending O Reg 401/21

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

O Reg 108/23 General, amending Reg 460 of RRO 1990

Health Protection and Promotion Act

O Reg 109/23 Public Pools, amending Reg 565 of RRO 1990
O Reg 110/23 Recreational Camps, amending O Reg 503/17

Insurance Act

O Reg 112/23 Administrative Penalties, amending O Reg 408/12
O Reg 113/23 Agents, amending O Reg 347/04

Provincial Offences Act

O Reg 104/23 Forms, amending O Reg 108/11

Public Hospitals Act

O Reg 117/23 Hospital Management, amending Reg 965 of RRO 1990

Proposed Regulations / Projets de règlement

Aggregate Resources Act, RSO 1990

May 29, 2023
Proposed changes to the Aggregate Resources Act, Ontario Regulation 244/97 to expand self-filing activities and a new policy regarding amendments to existing aggregate approvals — Comments by July 13, 2023

Personal Health Information Protection Act

June 1, 2023
Administrative monetary penalties regulation under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 — Comments by July 25, 2023

Orders In Council

COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, SO 2020, c 18

  • Schedule 6, section 57, which amends the Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park Act, 2003, in force May 15, 2023 (OIC 619/2023)

Working for Workers Act, 2021, SO 2021, c 35

  • Schedule 2, sections 1, 5 to 8, 10, 11, 13 to 19, 22 to 32, 33 (3), which amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000, in force July 1, 2023 (OIC 620/2023)
  • Schedule 2, section 9, which amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000, in force January 1, 2024 (OIC 620/2023)

Notices / Avis

Ontario Gazette, June 3, 2023:

Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario ("FSRA")

  • Coming into Force of: Amendment 1 – Deferred Sales Charges – Issuing and Changing Individual Variable Insurance Contracts ("amendment 1")

Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard

Bills / Projets de loi

Referenced on first reading only
2 An Act to Amend the Regulated Health Professions Act
3 An Act to Amend the Health Information Act
4 An Act to Amend the Revenue Administration Act
5 An Act to Amend the Climate Leadership Act
6 An Act to Amend the Victims of Crime Act
7 An Act to Amend the Police Act
8 An Act to Amend the International Commercial Arbitration Act
9 Arbitration Act
10 An Act to Amend the Roads Act
11 An Act to Amend the Highway Signage Act
12 An Act to Amend the Environmental Protection Act
14 An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act

Regulations / Règlements

Prince Edward Island Royal Gazette, Part II, June 3, 2023:

Regulated Health Professions Act

EC2023-428 Physician Assistants Regulations

Proclamations / Proclamations

Prince Edward Island Royal Gazette, Part I, May 27, 2023:

Justice of the Peace Act, SPEI 2018, c 52

  • Parts 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in force August 1, 2023

Quebec / Québec

Projets de loi

Référencés à la première lecture seulement
22 Loi concernant l'expropriation
27 Loi modifiant la Loi sur les impôts, la Loi sur la taxe de vente du Québec et d'autres dispositions
29 Loi protégeant les consommateurs contre l'obsolescence programmée et favorisant la durabilité, la réparabilité et l'entretien des biens
30 Loi modifiant diverses dispositions principalement dans le secteur financier

Bills

Referenced on first reading only
22 An Act respecting expropriation
27 An Act to amend the Taxation Act, the Act respecting the Québec sales tax and other provisions
29 An Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods
30 An Act to amend various provisions mainly with respect to the financial sector

Règlements

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 31 mai 2023:

Loi sur les valeurs mobilières

Décret 871-2023 Règlement 13-102 sur les droits relatifs au système

Code de procédure civile

Décret 888-2023 Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur la médiation des demandes relatives à des petites créances

Regulations

Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, May 31, 2023:

Securities Act

OC 871-2023 Regulation 13-102 respecting System Fees

Code of Civil Procedure

OC 881-2023 Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the mediation of small claims

Projets de Règlement

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 31 mai 2023:

Loi sur les tribunaux judiciaires
Code criminel

  • Règlement modifiant le Règlement de la Cour du Québec

Loi sur les cours municipales
Code criminel

  • Règlement modifiant le Règlement des cours municipales

Draft Regulations

Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, May 31, 2023:

Courts of Justice Act
Criminal Code

  • Regulation to amend the Regulation of the Court of Québec

Act respecting municipal courts
Criminal Code

  • Regulation to amend the Municipal Courts Regulation

Ordres Ministériels

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 31 mai 2023:

Loi sur la distribution de produits et services financiers

AM 2023-05 Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur le cabinet, le représentant autonome et la société autonome — Arrêté numéro D-9.2-2023-05 du ministre des Finances
AM 2023-06 Règlement modifiant le Règlement relatif à la délivrance et au renouvellement du certificat de représentant — Arrêté numéro D-9.2-2023-06 du ministre des Finances
AM 2023-07 Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur l'exercice des activités des représentants — Arrêté numéro D-9.2-2023-07 du ministre des Finances
AM 2023-08 Règlement modifiant le Règlement relatif à l'inscription d'un cabinet, d'un représentant autonome et d'une société autonome — Arrêté numéro D-9.2-2023-08 du ministre des Finances
AM 2023-09 Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur la tenue et la conservation des livres et registres — Arrêté numéro D-9.2-2023-09 du ministre des Finances

Code civil
Loi portant réforme du droit de la famille en matière de filiation et modifiant le Code civil en matière de droits de la personnalité et d'état civil

AM 2023 Reconnaissance des services de santé et des services sociaux pour l'application de l'article 603.1 du Code civil — Arrêté numéro 2023-4997 du ministre de la Justice

Loi sur les valeurs mobilières
Loi sur les instruments dérivés

AM 2023-10 Règlement 13-103 sur le Système électronique de données, d'analyse et de recherche + (SEDAR +) — Arrêté numéro V-1.1-I-14.01-2023-10 du ministre des Finances

Loi sur les valeurs mobilières

AM 2023-11 Règlements Concordants avec le Règlement 13-103 sur le Système électronique de données, d'analyse et de recherche + (SEDAR +) — Arrêté numéro V-1.1-2023-11 du ministre des Finances

Ministerial Orders

Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, May 31, 2023:

Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services

MO 2023-05 Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting firms, independent representatives and independent partnerships — Order number D-9.2-2023-05 of the Minister of Finance
MO 2023-06 Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the issuance and renewal of representatives' certificates — Order number D-9.2-2023-06 of the Minister
MO 2023-07 Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the pursuit of activities as a representative — Order number D-9.2-2023-07 of the Minister
MO 2023-08 Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the registration of firms, representatives and independent partnerships — Order number D-9.2-2023-08 of the Minister of Finance
MO 2023-09 Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the keeping and preservation of books and registers — Order number D-9.2-2023-09 of the Minister of Finance

Civil Code
Act respecting family law reform with regard to filiation and amending the Civil Code in relation to personality rights and civil status

MO 2023 Recognition of health services and social services for the purposes of article 603.1 of the Civil Code — Order 2023-4997 of the Minister of Justice

Securities Act
Derivatives Act

MO 2023-10 Regulation 13-103 respecting System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR +) — Order number V-1.1-I-14.01-2023-10 of the Minister of Finance

Securities Act

MO 2023-11 Concordant Regulations to Regulation 13-103 respecting System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR +) — Order number V-1.1-2023-11 of the Minister of Finance

31 mai 2023

  • Loi nº 7, Loi concernant la mise en Suvre de certaines dispositions du discours sur le budget du 22 mars 2022 et modifiant d'autres dispositions législatives — Chapitre nº 10

1 juin 2023

  • Loi nº 16, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'aménagement et l'urbanisme et d'autres dispositions
  • Loi nº 19, Loi sur l'encadrement du travail des enfants — Chapitre nº 11

6 juin 2023

  • Loi nº 12, Loi portant sur la réforme du droit de la famille en matière de filiation et visant la protection des enfants nés à la suite d'une agression sexuelle et des personnes victimes de cette agression ainsi que les droits des mères porteuses et des enfants issus d'un projet de grossesse pour autrui — Chapitre nº 13

7 juin 2023

  • Loi nº 24, Loi donnant suite aux recommandations du rapport du Comité consultatif indépendant sur la révision de l'indemnité annuelle des membres de l'Assemblée nationale — Chapitre nº 14

Assents

May 31, 2023

  • Bill 7, An Act respecting the implementation of certain provisions of the Budget Speech of 22 March 2022 and amending other legislative provisions — Chapter No. 10

June 1, 2023

  • Bill 16, An Act to amend the Act respecting land use planning and development and other provisions
  • Bill 19, An Act respecting the regulation of work by children — Chapter No. 11

June 6, 2023

  • Bill 12, An Act to reform family law with regard to filiation and to protect children born as a result of sexual assault and the victims of that assault as well as the rights of surrogates and of children born of a surrogacy project — Chapter No. 13

June 7, 2023

  • Bill 24, An Act to follow up on the recommendations of the report of the Comité consultatif indépendant sur la révision de l'indemnité annuelle des membres de l'Assemblée nationale — Chapter No. 14

Avis

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 7 juin 2023:

Loi sur les impôts

  • Table des retenues à la source d'impôt

Notices

Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, June 7, 2023:

Taxation Act

  • Source deduction table for income tax

Saskatchewan / Saskatchewan

Regulations / Règlements

Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, May 26, 2023:

The Financial Administration Act, 1993

RRS c F-13.4 Reg 47 The Drilling Rig (Provincial Sales Tax – Geothermal Drilling) Remission Regulations
Sask Reg 35/2023 The New Home Construction Rebate (Provincial Sales Tax) Remission Amendment Regulations, 2023.

The Provincial Sales Tax Act

Sask Reg 34/2023 The Provincial Sales Tax (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations, 2023

The Summary Offences Procedure Act, 1990

Sask Reg 36/2023 The Summary Offences Procedure (Fines Adjustments) Amendment Regulations, 2023

The Commissioners for Oaths Act, 2012

Sask Reg 37/2023 The Commissioners for Oaths Amendment Regulations, 2023

The Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Act

Sask Reg 40/2023 The Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (Standards and Compliance) Amendment Regulations, 2023

Saskatchewan Cabinet Secretariat

The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amendment Act, 2023

  • Act, exept sections 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 28 and clause 31(a), in force May 23, 2023 (OC 228/2023)

The Cannabis Control (Saskatchewan) Amendment Act, 2023

  • Act in force June 5, 2023 (OC 269/2023)

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