Legislative Update Report No. 2018-13

Legislation Current To: July 12, 2018

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-81	An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada
C-82	An Act to implement a multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting
C-413	An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (compliance with obligations)

Regulations

Canada Gazette, Part II, June 27, 2018:

Customs Act

SOR/2018-121

Regulations Amending the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations

Farm Products Agencies Act

SOR/2018-122

Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

SOR/2018-123	Order 2018-87-03-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List
SOR/2018-124	Order 2018-87-04-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List

Canada Gazette, Part II, July 11, 2018:

Criminal Code

SOR/2018-148	Blood Drug Concentration Regulations
SOR/2018-149	Regulations Amending the Blood Drug Concentration Regulations

Aeronautics Act

SOR/2018-134	Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Designated Provisions — Projection of Directed Bright Light Source at an Aircraft)
SOR/2018-143-1	Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Part I — Definition of Canadian)

Food and Drugs Act
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Cannabis Act

SOR/2018-144

Cannabis Regulations

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

SOR/2018-147

Regulations Amending and Repealing Certain Regulations Made Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Food and Drugs Act

SOR/2018-132

Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations and the Natural Health Products Regulations (Vaping Products)

Cannabis Act

SOR/2018-145	Industrial Hemp Regulations
SOR/2018-146	Qualifications for Designation as Analyst Regulations (Cannabis)

Motor Vehicle Safety Act

SOR/2018-143-2

Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Bus Seat Belts and Other Amendments)

Patent Act
Trade-marks Act

SOR/2018-140

Regulations Amending the Patent Rules and the Trade-marks Regulations

National Energy Board Act

SOR/2018-142

Pipeline Financial Requirements Regulations

Special Economic Measures Act

SOR/2018-135

Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

SOR/2018-129	Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
SOR/2018-130	Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

SOR/2018-138

Regulations Amending the Toys Regulations (Magnetic Toys)

Customs Tariff

SOR/2018-152	United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum)
SOR/2018-153	United States Surtax Order (Other Goods)

Patent Act

SOR/2018-141

Regulations Amending the Use of Patented Products for International Humanitarian Purposes Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)

Proposed Regulations

Canada Gazette, Part I, June 23, 2018:

Canada Post Corporation Act

• Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Post Corporation Act
• Regulations Amending the International Letter-post Items Regulations
• Regulations Amending the Letter Mail Regulations
• Regulations Amending the Special Services and Fees Regulations

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

• Regulations Amending the Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations (Licences and Permits)
• Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Parts G and J — Licences and Permits)
• Regulations Amending the Narcotic Control Regulations (Licences and Permits)

Tobacco and Vaping Products Act

• Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Colouring Agents)
• Tobacco Products Regulations (Plain and Standardized Appearance)

Canada Gazette, Part I, June 30, 2018:

Indian Act

• Regulations Amending the Indian Band Election Regulations

Motor Vehicle Safety Act

• Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Notice of Defect and Notice of Non-compliance)

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992

• Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Emergency Response Assistance Plan)

Proclamations

Canada Gazette, Part II, June 27, 2018:

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2, SC 2014, c 39

• Sections 102 to 113, which include amendments to the Industrial Design Act, in force November 5, 2018 (SI/2018-45)

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1, SC 2015, c 36

• Sections 44 to 49 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1, which amend the Industrial Design Act, in force November 5, 2018 (SI/2018-45)

Canada Gazette, Part II, July 11, 2018:

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1, SC 2015, c 36

• Sections 168 and 170, subsection 171(2) and section 174, which amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, in force July 31, 2018 (SI/2018-47)

Transportation Modernization Act, SC 2018, c 10

• Sections 15, 16, 90 and 91, which include amendments to the Canada Transportation Act, in force June 27, 2018 (SI/2018-50)

Combating Counterfeit Products Act, SC 2014, c 32

• Subsection 50(3), which amends the Trade-marks Act, in force November 5, 2018 (SI/2018-49)

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1, SC 2015, c 36

• Sections 63, which amends the Patent Act, and section 68, which amends the Trade-marks Act, in force November 5, 2018 (SI/2018-49)

Cannabis Act, SC 2018, c 16

• Act, other than sections 160.1, 161, 188 to 193, 193.1, 194, 199 to 202, 206 and 225, in force October 17, 2018 (SI/2018-52)

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, SC 2017, c 7

• Subsection 1(6), section 2, subsections 3(2) and 7(1), (3) and (5), sections 8 and 10 to 24, subsection 26(8), sections 29, 54, 58 and 59, subsection 60(1) and sections 61, 64 to 68 and 70 to 72 in force June 21, 2018 (SI/2018-46)

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2, SC 2016, c 12

• Section 121, which amends the Financial Administration Act, in force June 22, 2018 (SI/2018-48)

Royal Assents

June 21, 2018

• Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act — Chapter No. 18
• Bill C-45, Cannabis Act — Chapter No. 16
• Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts — Chapter No. 21
• Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (political financing) — Chapter No. 20
• Bill C-66, Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act — Chapter No. 11
• Bill C-74, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1 — Chapter No. 12
• Bill C-80, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2018-19 — Chapter No. 17
• Bill C-211, Federal Framework on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act — Chapter No. 13
• Bill C-309, Gender Equality Week Act — Chapter No. 14
• Bill S-210, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts — Chapter No. 15

Releases, Speeches and Statements

Finance

June 22, 2018
Department of Finance Canada Launches Consultations on Canadians' Unclaimed Balances

Notices

Canada Gazette, Part I, June 23, 2018:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

• Order 2018-87-03-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List
• Order 2018-87-04-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List
• Significant New Activity Notice No. 19477

Bank Act

• Haventree Bank — Letters patent of continuance and order to commence and carry on business

Canada Gazette, Part I, June 30, 2018:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

• Waiver of information requirements for living organisms (subsection 106(9) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
• Waiver of information requirements for substances (subsection 81(9) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Radiocommunication Act

• Notice No. SLPB-003-18 — Spectrum Outlook 2018 to 2022
• Notice No. SLPB-004-18 — Consultation on Revisions to the 3500 MHz Band to Accommodate Flexible Use and Preliminary Consultation on Changes to the 3800 MHz Band
• Notice No. SLPB-005-18 — Addendum to the Consultation on Releasing Millimetre Wave Spectrum to Support 5G

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

• Notice to interested parties — Publication of the Cabinet Directive on Regulation

Canada Gazette, Part I, July 7, 2018:

Aeronautics Act

• Interim Order Respecting Battery-powered Hand-held Lasers  

Commissions

Canada Gazette, Part I, June 30, 2018:

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Commencement of interim review — Hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate
• Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry — Gypsum board
• Finding — Copper pipe fittings

National Energy Board

• Applications to export electricity to the United State
  • Powerex Corp.
  • Royal Bank of Canada

Canada Gazette, Part I, July 7, 2018:

Special Import Measures Act

• Certain dry wheat pasta — Decisions

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Dismissal — Communication, photographic, mapping, printing and publication services
• Inquiry — Tug, barge and heavy equipment services

Supplements

Canada Gazette, Part I, July 7, 2018:

Copyright Board

• Statement of Royalties to Be Collected for the Communication to the Public by Telecommunication, in Canada, of Published Sound Recordings Embodying Musical Works and Performers’ Performances of Such Works

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Alberta

Regulations

Alberta Gazette, Part II, June 30, 2018:

Traffic Safety Act

Alta Reg 105/2018	Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Amendment Regulation
Alta Reg 117/2018	Commercial Vehicle Dimension and Weight Amendment Regulation

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

Alta Reg 109/2018	Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Amendment Regulation
Alta Reg 110/2018	The Pesticide (Ministerial) Amendment Regulation

Proclamations

Alberta Gazette, Part I, June 30, 2018:

An Act to Secure Alberta’s Electricity Future, SA 2018, c 10

• Sections 1(2) and (4) to (9), 2(2)(a)(i) to (vii) and (ix) to (xi) and (b), (4), (5), (7) to (17), (19) to (23), (27) to (29), (34), (35), (37)(b), (38), (40), (41) and 4 in force August 1, 2018

Investing in a Diversified Alberta Economy Act, SA 2016, c I-10.5

• Division 2 of Part 1 in force on August 1, 2018

Vital Statistics and Life Events Modernization Act, SA 2016, c 26

• Sections 2(a), (d) and (f), to the extent that it enacts section 1(1)(o.1) of the Vital Statistics Act, 4, 5(a) and (d), 12(a) and (b), 19, 20, 21, 25(a)(ii), 33(c), 38, 39, 40 and 45 in force on June 7, 2018

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British Columbia

Regulations

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, June 19, 2018:

Coal Act
Mineral Tenure Act

BC Reg 121/2018

Amends BC Reg 171/2011 — Mineral and Coal Land Reserve (No Mineral Claim Registrations) Regulation

BC Reg 122/2018

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

Environmental Management Act

BC Reg 116/2018	Amends BC Regs 210/2007 — Code of Practice for Soil Amendments 375/96 — Contaminated Sites Regulation
BC Reg 117/2018	Amends BC Reg 145/93 — Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation

Land Title Act

BC Reg 117/2018

Amends BC Reg 8/89 — Application for Subdivision Approval Regulation

Mineral Tenure Act

BC Reg 119/2018	Amends BC Reg 71/2010 — Mineral Land Reserve (No Mineral Claim Registrations) Regulation
BC Reg 120/2018	Amends BC Regs 71/2010 — Mineral Land Reserve (No Mineral Claim Registrations) Regulation 271/2007 — Mineral Land Reserve (No Mineral or Placer Claim Registrations) Regulation
BC Reg 121/2018	Amends BC Regs 71/2010 — Mineral Land Reserve (No Mineral Claim Registrations) Regulation

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, June 26, 2018:

Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act

BC Reg 126/2018	Amends BC Reg 57/2009 — Payday Loans Regulation
BC Reg 127/2018	Enacts Government Cheque Cashing Fees Regulation

Petroleum and Natural Gas Act

BC Reg 131/2018

Amends BC Reg 357/98 — Petroleum and Natural Gas General Regulation

Pharmaceutical Services Act

BC Reg 134/2018

Amends BC Reg 73/2015 — Drug Plans Regulation

Securities Act

BC Reg 135/2018

Amends BC Reg 196/97 — Securities Regulation

Workers Compensation Act

BC Reg 136/2018

Enacts Mental Disorder Presumption Regulation

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, July 3, 2018:

Evidence Act

BC Reg 138/2018

Amends BC Reg 363/95 — Designation Regulation

Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act

BC Reg 137/2018

Amends BC Reg 9/98 — Drug Schedules Regulation

Proclamations

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, June 26, 2018:

Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Payday Loans) Amendment Act, 2007, SBC 2007, c 35

• Section 4 as it enacts sections 112.12 to 112.15 of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, and section 8 as it enacts section 189(4)(f.6) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, in force September 1, 2018 (BC Reg 127/2018)

Class Proceedings Amendment Act, 2018, SBC 2018, c 16

• Act in force October 1, 2018 (BC Reg 129/2018)

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2018, SBC 2018, c 15

• Sections 15, 27 and 28 as it enacts section 133(2)(o.1) of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, in force June 26, 2018 (BC Reg 131/2018)

Securities Amendment Act, 2018, SBC 2018, c 13

• Act in force June 26, 2018 (BC Reg 135/2018)

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Manitoba

Bills

	Referenced on first reading only
33	The Interim Appropriation Act, 2018 (2)

Regulations

Manitoba Laws - Unconsolidated Regulations

The Provincial Court Act

Man Reg 78/2018

Justices of the Peace Regulation, amendment

The Court of Appeal Act

Man Reg 80/2018

Court of Appeal Rules, amendment

Manitoba Laws - Proclamations

The Advocate for Children and Youth Act, SM 2017, c 8

• Section 1 insofar as it enacts clause (e) of the definition "reviewable service" in force July 1, 2018 (OIC 186/2018)

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New Brunswick

Regulations

New Brunswick Royal Gazette, Part II, July 11, 2018:

Highway Act

NB Reg 2018-55

NB Reg 94-101, amendment

Health Quality and Patient Safety Act

NB Reg 2018-60

General Regulation – Health Quality and Patient Safety Act

Proclamations

New Brunswick Royal Gazette, Part II, July 11, 2018:

Cannabis Management Corporation Act, SNB 2018, c 3

• Act, with the exception of paragraphs 8(c) and 8(d), and sections 20 and 21, in force June 25, 2018
• Paragraphs 8(c) and 8(d), and sections 20 and 21 in force June 25, 2018

Cannabis Education and Awareness Fund Act, SNB 2018, c 4

• Act in force June 25, 2018

An Act to Amend the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation Act, SNB 2018, c 5

• Act in force June 25, 2018

Notices

New Brunswick Royal Gazette, Part I, June 27, 2018:

Financial and Consumer Services Commission

Notice of Rule

• The making of amendments to National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions, National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions, and consequential amendments

Notice of Rule

• The making of amendments to National Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities, National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions And Ongoing Registrant Obligations, as well as changes to Companion Policy 45-102 Resale of Securities and National Policy 11-206 Process For Cease to be a Reporting Issuer Applications (together, the Amendments)

Request for Comments
Notice and Request for Comment

• Republishing for comment proposed National Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct and its related companion policy

New Brunswick Royal Gazette, Part I, July 4, 2018:

Financial and Consumer Services Commission

Request for Comments
Notice and Request for Comment

• Publishing for comments proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations and related companion policy (Together, the proposed amendments).