Legislative Update Report No. 2017-22

Legislation Current To: November 22, 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

Regulations

Canada Gazette, Part II, November 15, 2017:

Motor Vehicle Safety Act

SOR/2017-231

Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Standards 101 and 111)

Species at Risk Act

SOR/2017-229

Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act

Proposed Regulations

Canada Gazette, Part I, November 11, 2017:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

• Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Proclamations

Canada Gazette, Part II, November 15, 2017:

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, SC 2012, c 19

• Sections 454 to 458, which amend the Old Age Security Act, in force November  27, 2017 (SI/2017-67 )

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, SC 2017, c 20

• Division 11 of Part 4, which amend Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code in force December 3, 2017 (with the exception of sections 257, 258 and 268) (SI/2017-68)

Fighting Foreign Corruption Act, SC 2013, c 26

• Subsection 3(2) in force October 31, 2017 (SI/2017-69)

Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act, SC 2015, c 27

• Section 14 in force November 30, 2017 (SI/2017-70)

Releases, Speeches and Statements

Finance

November 10, 2017
Government of Canada Announces Consultation on Proposed Excise Duty Framework for Cannabis Products — Comments by December 7, 2017

Notices

Canada Gazette, Part I, November 11, 2017:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

• Publication after screening assessment of four heterocycles specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)  
• Publication of the final decision after screening assessment of a substance — acetic acid, anhydride, CAS RN 108-24-7 — specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
• Human Health Risk Assessment for Gasoline Exhaust

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

• Notice to interested parties — Removal of some of the regulatory restrictions specific to diacetylmorphine (heroin) in the Narcotic Control Regulations

Hazardous Materials Information Review Act

• Filing of claims for exemption

Railway Safety Act

• Notice of intent to amend Canadian rail safety regulations  

Canada Gazette, Part I, November 18, 2017:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

• Guidelines for the Reduction of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Natural Gas–fuelled Stationary Combustion Turbines
• Publication after screening assessment of five substances in the Poly(bios) Group — tannins, humic acids, oxidized starch, SEGAC and GEGAC — specified on the Domestic Substances List (paragraphs 68(b) and (c) or subsection 77(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
• Publication of results of investigations and recommendations for a substance — benzenesulfonamide, 2-methyl- (2-MBS), CAS RN 88-19-7 — specified on the Domestic Substances List (paragraphs 68(b) and (c) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Miscellaneous Notices

Canada Gazette, Part I, November 11, 2017:

• Natcan Trust Company — Relocation of designated office for the service of enforcement notices
• National Bank of Canada — Relocation of designated office for the service of enforcement notices

Commissions

Canada Gazette, Part I, November 11, 2017:

Special Import Measures Act

• Certain copper pipe fittings — Decisions

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry — Copper pipe fittings
• Finding — Silicon metal
• Inquiries 
  • Laboratory equipment and supplies
  • Textiles and apparel

Canada Gazette, Part I, November 18, 2017:

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Determination — Industrial equipment 
• Inquiries 
  • Machinery and tools
  • Professional, administrative and management support services

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Alberta

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
26	An Act to Control and Regulate Cannabis
27	Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2017
28	School Amendment Act, 2017
29	An Act to Reduce Cannabis and Alcohol Impaired Driving
209	Radon Awareness and Testing Act
210	Missing Persons (Silver Alert) Amendment Act, 2017

Regulations

Alberta Gazette, Part II, November 15, 2017:

Gas Resources Preservation Act

Alta Reg 205/2017

Approval of Short-term Permits Regulation

Safety Codes Act

Alta Reg 207/2017	Administrative Penalties Regulation
Alta Reg 208/2017	Permit Amendment Regulation

Proclamations

Alberta Gazette, Part I, November 15, 2017:

An Act to Strengthen Municipal Government, SA 2017, c 13

• Section 1(1) to (3), (5) to (19), (48) to (50), (52), (53), (56) to (59), (60)(a), (65) and (66) in force October 26, 2017
• Section 1(20) to (30), (35), (38) and (42) to (47) in force January 1, 2018
• Section 1(60)(b), (c) and (d) in force April 1, 2018

Modernized Municipal Government Act, SA 2016, c 24

• Sections 2, 3, 4(a)(ii), (b) and (c), 5, 9 to 11, 13.1, 14, 17, 74(a)(ii) and (b), 85, 86, 88, 90, 91(a), (b), (c), (e) and (f), 92, 93, 98(c), 100(a), 101 to 105, 107 to 109, 111 to 120, 121(a) and (b), 122, 123(b), 124 to 128, 130(b), 131(a)(ii) and (b), 132 and 133 in force October 26, 2017
• Sections 4(a)(i), 21(a)(i) to (viii) and (x) and (b), 23(a), (b) and (c), 24 to 45, 46(b), 47(a)(i) to (v) and (b), 48 to 55, 57 to 64, 68, 69(a) to (g), 74(a)(i), 75, 76(a)(i) and (iii), (b) and (c), 77, 78(b), 79(b), 80, 83, 94 to 96, 130(a), 135 and 136 in force January 1, 2018
• Sections 6, 15, 18, 19.1, 70 to 73, 76(a)(ii), 78(a), 79(a), 84(a), (b), (c) and (e), 87, 97, 98(a) and (b), 131(a)(i), 134 and 139 in force April 1, 2018

Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2015, SA 2015, c 8

• Sections 2(a)(i), (b) and (c), 3, 9 to 13, 15 to 32, 37 to 40, 55 to 58, 62 to 66 and 72 to 78 in force October 26, 2017
• Sections 41(a), 43 to 46, 47(c) and 52 to 54 in force January 1, 2018
• Section 61 in force April 1, 2018

New Home Buyer Protection Amendment Act, 2017, SA 2017, c 10

• Act in force December 1, 2017 

Safety Codes Amendment Act, 2015, SA 2015, c 10

• Section 31 in force December 1, 2017

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British Columbia

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
206	Court Order Enforcement Amendment Act, 2017
207	Fish and Seafood Amendment Act, 2017
209	Right to Roam Act, 2017

Regulations

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, November 7, 2017:

Coal Act

BC Reg 199/2017

Repeals BC Reg 171/2005

Mineral Tenure Act

BC Reg 199/2017

Repeals BC Regs 243/2001 and 171/2005

Coal Act
Mineral Tenure Act

BC Reg 199/2017

Amends BC Regs 280/2007 — Mineral and Coal Land Reserve (No Mineral or Placer Claim Registrations) Regulation 171/2011 — Mineral and Coal Land Reserve (No Mineral Claim Registrations) Regulation

Notices

British Columbia Gazette, Part I, November 16, 2017:

Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources 

• Calling for tenders: Competition for the right to explore and develop Crown petroleum and natural gas resources, closes December 13, 2017

 

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Manitoba

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
42	The Appropriation Act, 2017
43	The Loan Act, 2017

Regulations

Manitoba Laws - Unconsolidated Regulations

The Highway Traffic Act

Man Reg 141/2017	Image Capturing Enforcement Regulation, amendment
Man Reg 144/2017	Image Capturing Enforcement Testers Regulation

The Court of Queen's Bench Act

Man Reg 143/2017

Court of Queen's Bench Rules, amendment

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New Brunswick

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
16	Cannabis Control Act
17	Cannabis Management Corporation Act
18	Cannabis Education and Awareness Fund Act
19	An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicle Act
20	An Act to Amend the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation Act
21	An Act Respecting Agricultural Associations
22	The Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act
23	An Act to Amend the New Brunswick Income Tax Act
24	An Act to Amend the Provincial Offences Procedure Act
25	An Act to Amend The Residential Tenancies Act
26	An Act Respecting the Land Titles Act and the Registry Act
27	An Act to Amend the Financial Administration Act

Regulations

New Brunswick Royal Gazette, Part II, November 15, 2017:

Motor Vehicle Act

NB Reg 2017-44	NB Reg 83-42, amendment
NB Reg 2017-45	NB Reg 2008-109, amendment

 

Nova Scotia

Regulations

Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, November 10, 2017:

Personal Health Information Act

NS Reg 159/2017

Personal Health Information Regulations — amendment

Petroleum Products Pricing Act

NS Reg 157/2017	Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices
NS Reg 158/2017	Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices

 

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Nunavut

• No entries for this issue

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Ontario

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
177	An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes
178	An Act to resolve the labour dispute between the College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union
179	An Act to amend the Building Code Act, 1992, the Insurance Act and the Municipal Affairs Act in respect of flood avoidance, insurance and recovery

Regulations

Ontario Gazette, November 11, 2017:

Pension Benefits Act

O Reg 390/17

Asset Transfers under Sections 80 and 81 of the Act, amending O Reg 310/13

Highway Traffic Act

O Reg 391/17	Parking, amending Reg 604 of RRO 1990
O Reg 392/17	Stopping of Vehicles on Parts of the King’s Highway, amending Reg 622 of RRO 1990
O Reg 393/17	Speed Limits, amending Reg 619 of RRO 1990

Ontario Gazette, November 18, 2017:

Local Health System Integration Act, 2006

O Reg 401/17	Engagement with the Francophone Community under Section 16 of the Act, amending O Reg 515/09
O Reg 402/17	Exemptions, revoking O Reg 279/07

Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy Act, 2016

O Reg 408/17	Quantification, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, amending O Reg 143/16
O Reg 409/17	The Cap and Trade Program, amending O Reg 144/16

Pension Benefits Act

O Reg 412/17

General, amending Reg 909 of RRO 1990

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act, 2015

O Reg 413/17

General, amending O Reg 359/16

Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2016

O Reg 414/17

Administrative Penalties

Ontario Fair Hydro Plan Act, 2017

O Reg 415/17

General, amending O Reg 206/17

Proclamations

Ontario Gazette, November 11, 2017:

Protecting Rewards Points Act (Consumer Protection Amendment), 2016, SO 2016, c 34

• Sections 1-3, which amend the Consumer Protection Act, 2002, in force January 1, 2018

Patients First Act, 2016, SO 2016, c 30

• Subsection 1(4), which amends the Local Health System Integration Act, 2006, in force November 1, 2017
• Section 31, which amends the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010, in force November 1, 2017
• Section 32, which amends the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014, in force November 1, 2017
• Section 34, which repeals the Community Care Access Corporations Act, 2001, in force November 1, 2017
• Subsection 35(2), which amends the Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2015, in force November 1, 2017
• Subsection 36(2), which amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000, in force November 1, 2017
• Subsection 37(1), which amends the Excellent Care for All Act, 2010, in force November 1, 2017
• Subsection 39(3), which amends the Health Protection and Promotion Act, in force November 1, 2017
• Section 43, which amends the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004, in force November 1, 2017
• Section 44, which amends the Poverty Reduction Act, 2009, in force November 1, 2017
• Subsection 48(1), which amends the Retirement Homes Act, 2010, in force November 1, 2017
• Subsection 49(1), which amends the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, in force November 1, 2017

Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017, SO 2017, c 8

• Schedule 4, sections 4, 5, which amend the City of Toronto Act, 2006, in force November 1, 2017
• Schedule 19, sections 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 12, which amend the Municipal Act, 2001, in force November 1, 2017

Royal Assents

November 14, 2017

• Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 — Chapter No. 20

November 19, 2017

• Bill 178, Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Labour Dispute Resolution Act, 2017 — Chapter No. 21

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Prince Edward Island

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
3	An Act to Amend the Child Protection Act
6	An Act to Amend the Health Services Act
10	An Act to Repeal the Registered Nurses Act
11	An Act to Amend the Regulated Health Professions Act

Regulations

Prince Edward Island Royal Gazette, Part I, November 18, 2017

Employment Standards Act

EC2017-644

Minimum Wage Order, amendment

Insurance Act

EC2017-645

Uninsured Automobile and Unidentified Automobile Coverage Regulations, amendment

 

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Quebec

Projets de loi

	Référencés à la première lecture seulement
146	Loi donnant suite principalement à des mesures fiscales annoncées à l’occasion du discours sur le budget du 28 mars 2017
154	Loi mettant en œuvre certaines recommandations du rapport du comité de la rémunération des juges pour la période 2016-2019
155	Loi modifiant diverses dispositions législatives concernant le domaine municipal et la Société d’habitation du Québec
157	Loi constituant la Société québécoise du cannabis, édictant la Loi encadrant le cannabis et modifiant diverses dispositions en matière de sécurité routière
994	Loi modifiant la Loi sur la distribution de produits et services financiers dans le but d’instaurer un registre des assurances individuelles sur la vie pour assurer le paiement des produits d’assurance-vie aux bénéficiaires concernés
995	Loi modifiant la Loi sur les arrangements préalables de services funéraires et de sépulture afin que les contrats d’arrangements préalables de services funéraires soient inscrits au registre des droits personnels et réels mobiliers
999	Loi modifiant la Loi sur les normes du travail afin d’améliorer les conditions de travail minimales et de favoriser la conciliation travail-famille
1090	Loi modifiant la Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement afin d’assurer l’indépendance des membres du Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
146	An Act to give effect mainly to fiscal measures announced in the Budget Speech delivered on 28 March 2017
154	An Act to implement certain recommendations of the report of the committee on the remuneration of judges for 2016-2019
155	An Act to amend various legislative provisions concerning municipal affairs and the Société d'habitation du Québec
157	An Act to constitute the Société québécoise du cannabis, to enact the Cannabis Regulation Act and to amend various highway safety-related provisions
994	An Act to amend the Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services to establish a register of individual life insurance policies in order to ensure payment of life insurance proceeds to the beneficiaries concerned
995	An Act to amend the Act respecting prearranged funeral services and sepultures to require prearranged funeral services contracts to be registered in the register of personal and movable real rights
999	An Act to amend the Act respecting labour standards to improve minimum conditions of employment and promote work-family balance
1090	An Act to amend the Environment Quality Act to ensure Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement members' independence

Ordres Ministériels

Proclamations

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 15 novembre 2017:

Loi visant à permettre une meilleure adéquation entre la formation et l’emploi ainsi qu’à favoriser l’intégration en emploi, SQ 2016, c 25

• Articles 29, 33, 37, 39 et 44 en vigueur au 1er décembre 2017 (Décret 1084-2017)
• Articles 23, 24, 26 à 28, 30 à 32, 35, 36, 38 et 40 à 43 en vigueur au 1er avril 2018 (Décret 1084-2017)
• L’article 25 en vigueur au 1er juillet 2018 (Décret 1084-2017)

Proclamations

Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, November 15, 2017:

An Act to allow a better match between training and jobs and to facilitate labour market entry, SQ 2016, c 25

• Sections 29, 33, 37, 39 and 44 in force December 1, 2017 (OC 1084-2017)
• Sections 23, 24, 26 to 28, 30 to 32, 35, 36, 38 and 40 to 43 in force April 1, 2018 (OC 1084-2017)
• Section 25 in force July 1, 2018 (OC 1084-2017)

Projets de Règlement

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 22 novembre 2017:

Loi sur l’optométrie

• Règlement sur les médicaments qu’un optométriste peut administrer et prescrire et sur les soins oculaires qu’il peut dispenser
• Règlement sur les normes de délivrance et de détention des permis habilitant un optométriste à administrer et à prescrire des médicaments et à dispenser des soins oculaires

Loi sur le courtage immobilier

• Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur le fonds d’indemnisation et la fixation de la prime d’assurance de responsabilité professionnelle

Draft Regulations

Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, November 22, 2017:

Optometry Act

• Regulation respecting the medications that may be administered and prescribed by an optometrist and respecting the eye care that may be provided by an optometrist
• Regulation respecting the standards for the issue and holding of permits authorizing an optometrist to administer and prescribe medications and provide eye care

Real Estate Brokerage Act

• Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the real estate indemnity fund and determination of the professional liability insurance premium

Sanctions

9 novembre 2017

• Loi nº 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 — Chapitre nº 22
• Loi nº 144, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’instruction publique et d’autres dispositions législatives concernant principalement la gratuité des services éducatifs et l’obligation de fréquentation scolaire — Chapitre nº 23

15 novembre 2017

• Loi nº 134, Loi visant principalement à moderniser des règles relatives au crédit à la consommation et à encadrer les contrats de service de règlement de dettes, les contrats de crédit à coût élevé et les programmes de fidélisation — Chapitre nº 24

Assents

November 9, 2017

• Bill 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 — Chapter No. 22
• Bill 144, An Act to amend the Education Act and other legislative provisions concerning mainly free educational services and compulsory school attendance — Chapter No. 23

November 15, 2017

• Bill 134, An Act mainly to modernize rules relating to consumer credit and to regulate debt settlement service contracts, high-cost credit contracts and loyalty programs — Chapter No. 24

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Saskatchewan

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
89	The School Choice Protection Act
90	The Heritage Property Amendment Act, 2017
91	The Snowmobile Amendment Act, 2017
92	The Saskatchewan Telecommunications Amendment Act, 2017
93	The Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation Amendment Act, 2017
94	The Saskatchewan Advantage Grant for Education Savings (SAGES) Amendment Act, 2017
95	The Miscellaneous Statutes Repeal and Amendment Act, 2017
96	The Choice of Court Agreements (Hague Convention Implementation) Act
97	The Arbitration (Family Dispute Resolution) Amendment Act, 2017
98	The Miscellaneous Statutes (Family Dispute Resolution) Amendment Act, 2017

Regulations

Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, November 10, 2017:

The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997

Sask Reg 110/2017

The Short Line Railway Financial Assistance Repeal Regulations

Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, November 17, 2017:

The Public Health Act, 1994

Sask Reg 113/2017

The Public Health Appeals Amendment Regulations, 2017

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Yukon

• No entries for this issue

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