Legislative Update Report No. 2017-10

Legislation Current To: May 24, 2017

In This Issue

Federal Government	Nova Scotia
Alberta	Nunavut
British Columbia	Ontario
Manitoba	Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick	Québec/Quebec
Newfoundland	Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories	Yukon

Federal Government

Bills

House of Commons

	Referenced on first reading only
C-48	An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia’s north coast
C-49	An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and other Acts respecting transportation and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

Regulations

Canada Gazette, Part II, May 17, 2017:

Farm Products Agencies Act

SOR/2017-85

Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Licensing Regulations

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

SOR/2017-75

Order 2017-87-04-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List

Financial Administration Act

SOR/2017-77	Regulations Amending the Establishment Licensing Fees (Veterinary Drugs) Regulations
SOR/2017-82	Regulations Amending the Government Contracts Regulations

Food and Drugs Act

SOR/2017-76

Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Veterinary Drugs — Antimicrobial Resistance)

Proposed Regulations

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 13, 2017:

Access to Information Act

• Regulations Amending the Access to Information Regulations

Privacy Act

• Regulations Amending the Privacy Regulations

Royal Assents

May 16, 2017

• Bill C-30, Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act — Chapter No. 6
• Bill S-208, National Seal Products Day Act — Chapter No. 5

May 18, 2017

• Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts — Chapter No. 7

Notices

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 13, 2017:

Bank Act

• Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. — Order permitting a foreign bank to establish a branch in Canada

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 20, 2017:

Aeronautics Act

• Interim Order No. 5 Respecting the Use of Model Aircraft

Canada Marine Act

• Halifax Port Authority — Supplementary letters patent

Miscellaneous Notices

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 20, 2017:

• Certas Home and Auto Insurance Company — Reduction of stated capital

Commissions

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 13, 2017:

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Finding — Concrete reinforcing bar

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 20, 2017:

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Inquiry — Communication, detection and fibre optics

Supplements

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 13, 2017:

Copyright Board

• Statement of Proposed Levies to Be Collected by CPCC on the Sale, in Canada, of Blank Audio Recording Media for the Years 2018 and 2019
• Statement of Proposed Royalties to Be Collected by Re:Sound for the Performance in Public or the Communication to the Public by Telecommunication, in Canada, of Published Sound Recordings Embodying Musical Works and Performers’ Performances of Such Works

Canada Gazette, Part I, May 20, 2017:

Copyright Board

• Proposed Statement of Royalties to Be Collected by Access Copyright for the Reproduction, Communication to the Public by Telecommunication, Making Available to the Public, in Canada, of Works in its Repertoire
• Statement of Proposed Royalties to Be Collected by Re:Sound for the Performance in Public or the Communication to the Public by Telecommunication, in Canada, of Published Sound Recordings Embodying Musical Works and Performers’ Performances of Such Works (Erratum)
• Statement of Royalties to Be Collected for the Communication to the Public by Telecommunication, in Canada, of Musical or Dramatico-Musical Works
• Statement of Royalties to Be Collected for the Public Performance or the Communication to the Public by Telecommunication, in Canada, of Musical or Dramatico-Musical Works

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Alberta

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
14	An Act to Support Orphan Well Rehabilitation
15	Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2017
16	An Act to Cap Regulated Electricity Rates
206	Child, Youth and Family Enhancement (Adoption Advertising) Amendment Act, 2017

Regulations

Alberta Gazette, Part II, May 15, 2017:

Safety Codes Act

Alta Reg 78/2017

Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors Standards Amendment Regulation

Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act

Alta Reg 79/2017

Court Rules and Forms (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation

Residential Tenancies Act

Alta Reg 83/2017

Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Amendment Regulation

Proclamations

Alberta Gazette, Part I, May 15, 2017:

Securities Amendment Act, 2016, SA 2016, c 13

• Sections 3 and 5(a) in force on June 1, 2017

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British Columbia

• No entries for this issue

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Manitoba

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
33	The Minimum Wage Indexation Act (Employment Standards Code Amended)
34	The Medical Assistance in Dying (Protection for Health Professionals and Others) Act

Regulations

Manitoba Laws - Unconsolidated Regulations

The Farm Products Marketing Act

Man Reg 49/2017	Overproduction Potato Penalties Regulation, amendment
Man Reg 51/2017	Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Levies Regulation for Manitoba

The Prescription Drugs Cost Assistance Act

Man Reg 50/2017

Specified Drugs Regulation, amendment

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New Brunswick

• No entries for this issue

Nova Scotia

Regulations

Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, May 12, 2017:

Environment Act

NS Reg 74/2017	Davidson Lake Watershed Protected Water Area Designation
NS Reg 74A/2017	Davidson Lake Watershed Protected Water Area Regulations
NS Reg 75/2017	Mill Lakes Watershed Protected Water Area Designation
NS Reg 75A/2017	Water and Wastewater Facilities and Public Drinking Water Supplies Regulations — amendment

Family Court Act

NS Reg 80/2017

Family Court Rules — amendment

Family Orders Information Release Act

NS Reg 85/2017

Family Orders Information Release Regulations — amendment

Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act

NS Reg 87/2017

Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulations — amendment

Petroleum Products Pricing Act

NS Reg 70/2017	Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices
NS Reg 77/2017	Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices

Proclamations

Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, May 12, 2017:

An Act to Amend Chapter 277 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Builders’ Lien Act, SNS 2013, c 14
An Act to Amend Chapter 277 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Builders’ Lien Act, SNS 2014, c 42

• Acts in force June 30, 2017 (NS Reg 71/2017)

An Act to Amend Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1996, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, SNS 2016, c 14

• Act in force June 12, 2017 (NS Reg 78/2017)

An Act to Amend Chapter 160 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Maintenance and Custody Act, SNS 2015, c 44

• Act in force May 26, 2017 (NS Reg 79/2017)

Notices

Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part I, May 17, 2017:

Nova Scotia Civil Procedure Rules

• Amendment, May 11, 2017

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Nunavut

Regulations

Nunavut Gazette, Part II, April 28, 2017:

Financial Administration Act

Nu Reg R-008-2017

Government Contract Regulations, amendment

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1990

Nu Reg R-009-2017

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

Proclamations

Nunavut Gazette, Part II, March 31, 2017:

Official Languages Act, S Nu 2008, c 10

• Paragraph 12(7)(c) in force July 9, 2017 (SI-001-2017)

Inuit Language Protection Act, S Nu 2008, c 17

• Sections 3 to 5 in force July 9, 2017 (SI-002-2017)

Nunavut Gazette, Part II, April 28, 2017:

An Act to Amend the Travel and Tourism Act, S Nu 2016, c 12

• Act, other than section 5, in force April 1, 2017 (SI-003-2017)

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Ontario

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
132	An Act to enact the Ontario Fair Hydro Plan Act, 2017 and to make amendments to the Electricity Act, 1998 and the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998
133	An Act to remove the debt retirement charge
134	An Act to implement 2017 Budget measures
135	An Act to establish a framework for the licensing of supportive living accommodation

Regulations

Ontario Gazette, May 13, 2017:

Residential Tenancies Act, 2006

O Reg 122/17

General, amending O Reg 516/06

Evidence Act

O Reg 124/17

Certification of Recordings and Transcripts, amending O Reg 158/03

Ontario Gazette, May 20, 2017:

Aggregate Resources Act

O Reg 128/17

General, amending O Reg 244/97

Pharmacy Act, 1991

O Reg 130/17

Professional Misconduct and Conflict of Interest

Proclamations

Ontario Gazette, May 20, 2017:

Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008, SO 2008, c 23

• Section 30, which amends the Ontario Water Resources Act, in force July 1, 2017

Royal Assents

May 10, 2017

• Bill 39, Aggregate Resources and Mining Modernization Act, 2017 — Chapter No. 6
• Bill 84, Medical Assistance in Dying Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 — Chapter No. 7

May 17, 2017

• Bill 127, Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 — Chapter No. 8

Notices

Ontario Gazette, May 13, 2017:

Mining Act

• List of Lands and/or Mining Rights open for Staking, June 01, 2017

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Prince Edward Island

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
75	Supplementary Appropriation Act 2017
78	An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act (No. 2)

Regulations

Prince Edward Island Royal Gazette, Part II, May 20, 2017:

Summary Proceedings Act

EC2017-296	Ticket Regulations Amendment
EC2017-297	Ticket Regulations Amendment

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Quebec

Projets de loi

	Référencés à la première lecture seulement
136	Loi no 2 sur les crédits, 2017-2018
137	Loi concernant le Réseau électrique métropolitain
138	Loi modifiant le Code de procédure pénale et la Loi sur les tribunaux judiciaires afin de favoriser l’accès à la justice et la réduction des délais en matière criminelle et pénale
139	Loi regroupant l’Office Québec/ Wallonie-Bruxelles pour la jeunesse, l’Office Québec-Amériques pour la jeunesse et l’Office Québec-Monde pour la jeunesse
697	Loi visant à permettre aux étudiants en droit de donner des consultations et des avis d’ordre juridique dans une clinique juridique universitaire afin d’améliorer l’accès à la justice
890	Loi visant à assurer la saine administration de la justice afin de préserver la confiance du public envers le système de justice
895	Loi modifiant le Code civil dans le but de permettre à toute personne domiciliée au Québec d’obtenir une modification de la mention du sexe figurant sur son acte de naissance

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
136	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2017–2018
137	An Act respecting the Réseau électrique métropolitain
138	An Act to amend the Code of Penal Procedure and the Courts of Justice Act to promote access to justice and the reduction of case processing times in criminal and penal matters
139	An Act to group the Office Québec/ Wallonie-Bruxelles pour la jeunesse, the Office Québec-Amériques pour la jeunesse and the Office Québec-Monde pour la jeunesse
697	An Act to allow law students to give legal advice and consultations on legal matters in university legal clinics in order to make justice more accessible
890	An Act to ensure sound administration of justice in order to maintain public confidence in the justice system
895	An Act to amend the Civil Code to allow any person domiciled in Québec to have the designation of sex appearing in the person’s act of birth changed

Réglements

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 17 mai 2017:

Loi sur les normes d’efficacité énergétique et d’économie d’énergie de certains appareils fonctionnant à l’électricité ou aux hydrocarbures

Décret 434-2017

Règlement sur l’efficacité énergétique d’appareils fonctionnant à l’électricité ou aux hydrocarbures

Code des professions

Décret 448-2017

Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur le rapport annuel d’un ordre professionnel

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 24 mai 2017:

Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement

Décret 475-2017	Règlement modifiant le Règlement relatif à l’application de la Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement
Décret 476-2017	Concernant des modifications à la Politique de protection des rives, du littoral et des plaines inondables

Regulations

Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, May 17, 2017:

An Act respecting energy efficiency and energy conservation standards for certain electrical or hydrocarbon-fuelled appliances  

OC 434-2017

Regulation respecting the energy efficiency of electrical or hydrocarbon-fuelled appliances

Professional Code

OC 448-2017

Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the annual reports of professional orders

Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, May 24, 2017:

Environment Quality Act

OC 475-2017	Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the application of the Environment Quality Act
OC 476-2017	Amendments to the Protection Policy for Lakeshores, Riverbanks, Littoral Zones and Floodplains

Ordres Ministériels

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 24 mai 2017:

Loi sur la distribution de produits et services financiers

AM 2017-05

Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire du planificateur financier — Arrêté numéro D-9.2-2017-05 du ministre des Finances

Ministerial Orders

Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, May 24, 2017:

An Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services

MO 2017-05

Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the compulsory professional development of financial planners — Order number D-9.2-2017-05 of the Minister of Finance

Sanctions

11 mai 2017

• Loi nº 136, Loi no 2 sur les crédits, 2017-2018 — Chapitre nº 8

Assents

May 11, 2017

• Bill 136, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2017–2018 — Chapter No. 8

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Saskatchewan

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
71	The Appropriation Act, 2017 (No. 1)

Regulations

Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, May 19, 2017:

The Traffic Safety Act

Sask Reg 40/2017	The Traffic Safety (Speed Monitoring) Amendment Regulations, 2017
Sask Reg 41/2017	The Vehicle Classification and Registration (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations, 2017
Sask Reg 42/2017	The Vehicle Equipment (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations, 2017

Proclamations

Saskatchewan Gazette, Part I, May 19, 2017:

The Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2017, SS 2017, c 5

• Act in force May 15, 2017

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Yukon

Notices

Yukon Gazette, Part I, May 15, 2017:

Placer Mining Act
Quartz Mining Act

• Order-in-Council 2017/26 (Erratum)

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