Legislative Update Report No. 2024-16 Le Bulletin d’actualités législatives

Aug 23, 2024 6 MIN READ
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Federal Government / Gouvernement fédéral Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
Alberta / Alberta Nunavut / Nunavut
British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique Ontario / Ontario
Manitoba / Manitoba Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard
New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick Quebec / Québec
Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Saskatchewan / Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest Yukon / Yukon

Federal Government / Gouvernement fédéral

Regulations / Règlements

Canada Gazette, Part II, August 14, 2024:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

SOR/2024-163 Order 2024-87-06-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List
SOR/2024-164 Order 2024-112-06-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List

Oceans Act

SOR/2024-165 Order No. 2 Designating the Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area

Notices / Avis

Canada Gazette, Part I, August 10, 2024:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

  • Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List, unmasking the identities of 198 substances listed confidentially on Part 3
  • Objective for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Radiocommunication Act

  • Notice No. SMSE-007-24 — Publication of RSS-123, Issue 5

Insurance Companies Act

  • Green Shield Canada Insurance — Letters patent of incorporation and order to commence and carry on business

Canada Gazette, Part I, August 17, 2024:

Global Affairs Canada

  • Consulting Canadians on the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

  • Publication of results of investigations for approximately 25 200 substances specified on the Domestic Substances List (paragraph 68(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Radiocommunication Act

  • Notice No. SMSE-009-24 — Release of SRSP-506, issue 3

Miscellaneous Notices / Avis divers

Canada Gazette, Part I, August 10, 2024:

  • Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada — Assumption reinsurance agreement

Canada Gazette, Part I, August 17, 2024:

  • Western Assurance Company, Intact Insurance Company, and 13130126 Canada Inc. — Letters patent of amalgamation
  • Westport Insurance Corporation — Release of assets

Commissions / Commissions

Canada Gazette, Part I, August 10, 2024:

Income Tax Act

  • Revocation of registration of a charity [Audit, 107534877RR0001]
  • Revocation of registration of a charity [Audit, 810956565RR0001]

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

  • Determinations
    • Hotels and motels and inns
    • Office furniture
  • Expiry review of order — Thermoelectric warmers and coolers
  • Inquiry — Cleaning and janitorial services

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

  • Administrative decisions
  • Decisions
  • Notices of consultation
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Alberta / Alberta

  • No entries for this issue
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British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

Regulations / Règlements

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, August 20, 2024:

Income Tax Act

BC Reg 252/2024 Amends BC Reg 243/2007 — Training Tax Credits Regulation

Securities Act

BC Reg 253/2024 Amends BC Reg 2/2000 — National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds
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Manitoba / Manitoba

  • No entries for this issue

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New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick

Proclamations / Proclamations

New Brunswick Royal Gazette, August 14, 2024:

An Act to Amend the Clean Environment Act, SNB 2023, c 33

  • Section 7, paragraphs 8(b) to 8(i), and paragraph 8(k) in force July 15, 2024.
  • Sections 1 to 6, paragraphs 8(a) and 8(j), and sections 9 and 10 in force August 1, 2024.

An Act to Amend the Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sales Act, SNB 2024, c 11

  • Act in force September 1, 2024.

An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, SNB 2022, c 52

  • Act in force August 1, 2024.

Notices / Avis

New Brunswick Royal Gazette, August 14, 2024:

Financial and Consumer Services Commission

Notice and Request for Comments

  • Publication for comment of proposed amendments and changes to:
    • National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements,
    • National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions,
    • National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions,
    • National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations,
    • Multilateral Instrument 51-105 Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets,
    • National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings,
    • National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees,
    • National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices,
    • Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions,
    • National Instrument 62-104 Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids,
    • National Instrument 71-102 Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers,
    • National Instrument 81-101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure,
    • Companion Policy 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions, and
    • National Policy 46-201 Escrow for Initial Public Offerings
    (collectively, the “Proposed Amendments and Changes”).
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Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

  • No entries for this issue

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Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest

  • No entries for this issue
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Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Ècosse

Regulations / Règlements

Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, August 9, 2024:

Condominium Act

NS Reg 150/2024 Condominium Regulations — amendment

Liquor Control Act

NS Reg 149/2024 Liquor Licensing Regulations — amendment

Marine Renewable-energy Act

NS Reg 142/2024 Marine Renewable-energy Fees Regulations — amendment

Mortgage Regulation Act

NS Reg 145/2024 Compliance Officers Regulations — amendment
NS Reg 146/2024 Forms Regulations — amendment
NS Reg 147/2024 Mortgage Lender, Brokerage, Broker and Administrator Licensing Regulations — amendment
NS Reg 148/2024 Mortgage Regulation Act Exemption Regulations — amendment

Petroleum Products Pricing Act

NS Reg 141/2024 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication)
NS Reg 144/2024 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication)

Workers’ Compensation Act

NS Reg 151/2024 Workers’ Compensation General Regulations — amendment
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Nunavut / Nunavut

  • No entries for this issue
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Ontario / Ontario

Regulations / Règlements

Places to Grow Act, 2005

O Reg 328/24 Growth Plan Areas, amending O Reg 416/05
O Reg 329/24 Transitional Matters — Growth Plans, amending O Reg 311/06

Planning Act

O Reg 326/24 Zoning Order — City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York
O Reg 327/24 Zoning Order — City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York

Proposed Regulations / Projets de règlement

Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021

August 19, 2024
Consultation Paper: Experienced Apprenticeship Pathway — Comments by September 18, 2024

Employment Standards Act, 2000

August 21, 2024
Consultation on Job Postings Rules in the Employment Standards Act, 2000 — Comments by September 20, 2024

Ontario’s Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy

August 13, 2024
2020-2025 Review of Ontario’s Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy — Comments by August 30, 2024

Planning Act

August 20, 2024
Consideration of transition of land use planning matters to facilitate the introduction of a new policy statement issued under the Planning Act — Comments by October 4, 2024

Proclamations / Proclamations

Ontario Gazette, August 10, 2024:

Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023, SO 2023, c 11

  • Schedule 2, section 24, which amends the Education Act, in force January 1, 2025

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Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard

Regulations / Règlements

Prince Edward Island Royal Gazette, Part II, August 10, 2024:

Regulated Health Professions Act

EC2024-752 Counselling Therapists Regulations, amendment
EC2024-753 Medical Practitioners Regulations, amendment
EC2024-754 Physician Assistants Regulations, amendment
EC2024-755 Registered Nurses Regulations, amendment
EC2024-756 Reserved Activities Regulations, amendment

Renewable Energy Act

EC2024-757 Development Permit Regulations, amendment
EC2024-758 Renewable Energy Designated Areas Regulations, amendment

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Quebec / Québec

Projets de Règlement

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 21 août 2024:

Loi sur la protection du consommateur
Loi protégeant les consommateurs contre l’obsolescence programmée et favorisant la durabilité, la réparabilité et l’entretien des biens

  • Règlement modifiant le Règlement d’application de la Loi sur la protection du consommateur
  • Règlement sur les sanctions administratives pécuniaires relatives à la Loi sur la protection du consommateur

Draft Regulations

Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, August 21, 2024:

Consumer Protection Act
Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods

  • Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the application of the Consumer Protection Act
  • Regulation respecting monetary administrative penalties with respect to the Consumer Protection Act
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Saskatchewan / Saskatchewan

  • No entries for this issue
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Yukon / Yukon

  • No entries for this issue
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