Sentences with phrase «provincial act in»

The law in this area is set out by either the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act or by a similar provincial act in some jurisdictions such as British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec.

Not exact matches

The Canada Pension Plan Act says that once a sufficient number of provincial governments have indicated support, the federal government can move forward and lock in the reform with an Order in Council — no new Parliamentary debate or legislation is required.

Association president Gary Smith, of Brookfield Financial, opened the conference by imploring federal and provincial governments to play more of a role, lauding those provinces like Ontario that have launched venture funds, and taking credit for the repeal of Section 116 of the Income Tax Act in the Harper government's spring budget.

In May, Bill 64 was introduced into the provincial legislature to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to scents in the workplacIn May, Bill 64 was introduced into the provincial legislature to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to scents in the workplacin the workplace.

If firms act to reduce that tax base in response to an increase in the federal rate, then provincial revenues will fall, even if the provinces haven't changed their rates.

Over the last two years, Sharon Vogel and Bruce Reynolds have been at the forefront of change in Ontario's construction industry leading up to the fundamental amendment of Ontario's Construction Lien Act, which is currently under consideration by the provincial government.

The provincial government filed a reference case Thursday in the B.C. Court of Appeal asking whether amendments it is proposing to the Environmental Management Act are valid and if they give the province the authority to control the shipment of heavy oils based on the impact spills could have on the environment, human health or communities.

In the latest stage of the provincial government's battle against the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, it has asked the BC Court of Appeal to review four pages of proposed legislation that would amend the Environmental Management Act and address questions about the amendments's constitutionality.

Indeed, transfers and regional equity are enshrined in Section 36 of the 1982 Constitution Act and Section 36 (2) reads: «Parliament and the government of Canada are committed to the principle of making equalization payments to ensure that provincial governments have sufficient revenues to provide reasonably comparable levels of public services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation.»

In normal times, Section 18 of the Act says the Bank can only buy (or sell) certain types of assets — coins, foreign currencies, federal and provincial / territorial debt, debt issued by the U.S., Japan or the European Union, International Monetary Fund (IMF) special drawing rights, and bills of exchange or promissory notes issued by a bank or authorized foreign bank provided they have a maturity of no more than 180 days.

Bill 7: Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act introduced by Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley pushed forward the timelines to redraw the electoral boundaries before the provincial election in 2019, which could have an impact on the results of that election.

Specific policies include researching methods to improve indoor air quality; instituting a Clean Water Act to ensure Albertans have safe drinking water; protecting provincial parks and ecological reserves; requiring government to meet high environmental standards in their operations; requiring Ecological Assessments for all large projects in the province; and establishing an Alberta environmental ombudsman and elected Ecological Impact Assessment Review Panels to monitor environmental impacts and halt projects.

This idea was first put into practice in New Brunswick in 2012, when the provincial government repealed its Public Service Superannuation Act and replaced it with An Act Respecting Pensions under the Public Service Superannuation Act.

Whereas Australia has made Asia an important focus of its national curriculum, Canada, where education is a provincial matter, could follow the model practiced in the US, where a network of universities across the country acts as hubs for teachers to deepen their understanding of Asian geography, history, social studies and arts, so they can introduce that content into their classrooms.

But, as the discussion above suggests, if Bill 12 were applied in such a way as to change the rules with respect to the batching of product on the TransMountain pipeline it would be necessary to examine very carefully if this created one of the two forms of prohibited conflict between provincial legislation and the terms of the National Energy Board Act (see the common carrier rules of s 71 (1)-RRB-, and any applicable Board decisions relating to the prorating of capacity on the TransMountain pipeline.

The interpretation of their teaching or the failure to act in conformity with that teaching may often be provincial.

We have universal health insurance but it is organized and delivered by the provincial governments, under the provisions set out in the Canada health act.

6:30 am — IFC — My Life as a Dog Lasse Hallstrom gives us this simple but effective coming - of - age story, focusing on the every day life of a young boy as he's sent to live in a provincial village after acting out at home.

10:00 am — IFC — My Life as a Dog Lasse Hallstrom gives us this simple but effective coming - of - age story, focusing on the every day life of a young boy as he's sent to live in a provincial village after acting out at home (his behavior is both caused by and threatens his mother's poor health).

1:30 pm — IFC — My Life as a Dog Lasse Hallstrom gives us this simple but effective coming - of - age story, focusing on the every day life of a young boy as he's sent to live in a provincial village after acting out at home.

Discussions within Canadian government began in 1906 and in 1927, the Old Age Pensions Act was created which caused the federal government to half the cost of provincial pensions for anyone 70 or older.

At the time, the government said the new bill, the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, will help reduce costs and uncertainty in the auto insurance industry and protect more than nine million licensed provincial drivers as well as fight fraud.

Anyone selling securities or offering investment advice must be registered with their provincial securities regulatorSecurities regulator A government agency that enforces the securities act in jurisdiction it has authority over.

In Quebec, where there is no provincial animal welfare act, these outdated laws are the only ones that can be used by citizens to protect animals.

Factors to consider in choosing to charge under the provincial act, the federal act or both 3.

Characterized as the best mechanism for combating climate change, feed - in tariffs act as financial incentives for everyone to produce electricity from green energies such as solar, wind, biogas and run - of - the - river hydro power plants that is fed into the provincial electricity grid.

The federal announcement was in regards to the reference question NDP Premier John Horgan's government filed with the BC Court of Appeal under the provincial BC Constitutional Question Act to determine whether the province has the authority to seek permits from companies wanting to ship more bitumen through the province.

For instance as some of you may be aware of, a statute can be embedded in another statute and a provincial regulation can be enabled by a federal Act.

For example, s. 8 of the Ontario Electronic Commerce Act (being a provincial equivalent of Part 2 of PIPEDA, «Electronic Documents»), makes necessary, proof of the «integrity» of the information in an electronic document that is to be provided as an original document.

The Ontario Court of Appeal took it further, in Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v. Canada, stating that this provincial act would not prevent a federal union from bringing a suit, and that,

I am in frequent contact with provincial regulators, including the Financial Institutions Regulation Branch (FIRB), an arm of the provincial government that oversees the legislative and regulatory framework of the credit union industry, and Deposit Guarantee Corporation of Manitoba (DGCM), a statutory body established under the Act to oversee credit union operations and performance, and guarantee member deposits.

Similarly, the sentence «This will be in accordance with the provincial legislation for the province of employment» failed to limit the notice entitlement, since the Act allows for greater common law rights and the legislative provision refers to «at least» a specified number of weeks.

If you are getting separated or divorced in Ontario, there are at least three different legislative acts that may govern your case: the Divorce Act (federal), the Family Law Act (provincial), and the Children's Law Reform Act (provincial).

LatAm team has recently acted on a number of the first transactions in the re-opening of the Argentine capital markets, advising banks on provincial debt issuances and corporate issuances

The Court's reference (Tsilhqot» in at para 136) to R v Marshall, [1999] 3 SCR 533 as support for the proposition that interjurisdictional immunity does not apply where provincial legislation conflicts with treaty rights is also puzzling, as the applicability of provincial law was not at issue in that case — Marshall involved a prosecution under federal legislation, the Fisheries Act.

He acts in all areas of labour, employment, and human rights law in both provincial and federal jurisdictions, regularly helping clients respond to wrongful and constructive dismissal claims, human rights complaints, and statutory entitlement claims.

Acted for the Te» mexw Treaty Association intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada with respect to whether the trial judge erred in finding Aboriginal title was established, whether the Crown breached its duty to consult and accommodation, and whether provincial laws of general application apply to Aboriginal title land.

Courts similarly look to the common law for authority in determining product liability, but can also look to provincial legislation governing consumer goods, such as the Ontario Sale of Goods Act.4

Instead, the constitutionality of provincial laws is to be resolved pursuant to the aboriginal rights framework under s 35 of the Constitution Act 1982 and R v Sparrow, [1990] 1 SCR 1075 (Tsilhqot» in at paras 139, 151).

It makes unnecessary the two step analysis of the applicability of provincial laws suggested by s. 88 of the Indian Act, RSC 1985, c I - 5 (at least so far as provincial laws are claimed to apply to «Indians» rather than «lands reserved») and the Court's decision in Dick, [1985] 2 SCR 309 — in fact we don't need s. 88 any longer since there are no longer any inapplicable provincial laws that need to be made applicable by operation of a federal statute.

While president he was a delegate to Ottawa and helped to bring about changes in the Indian Act and in provincial legislation affecting Indigenous people.

Appearing in front of municipal and provincial courts, Scott has earned himself a reputation in the Greater Toronto Area, most notable in Highway Traffic Act cases.

Under our provincial legislation, the Family Law Act, you have a limited period of time in which you can make such claims.

487.11 Either a peace officer or a public officer who has been appointed or designated to administer or enforce a federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this or any other Act of Parliament may, in the course of their duties, exercise any of the powers described in section 487, 492.1 or 492.2 without a warrant if the conditions for obtaining a warrant exist but it would not be feasible to obtain a warrant because of exigent circumstances.

Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions, legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in legal aid and community legal services programs or providing legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or charitable organizations.

It is found in almost all federal and provincial environmental legislation, as may be seen: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, S.C. 1999, c. 33; Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A ‑ 12, ss.

The BC Act says that QCs are «provincial officers», as does the Ontario Act (BC gives them a capital P.) That is a relatively rare term in Ontario statutes; most of its uses seem to apply to official inspectors, e.g. of farms or the environment.

What the Midas Canada decision holds is that the parties» choice of law implicates the extra-territorial application of Ontario law (in this case, the Arthur Wishart Act) to out - of - province franchisees in provincial class action proceedings.

The Canada Health Act requires your provincial Health Insurance Plan to cover your medical costs in your province of residence only.

The most highly publicized appeal will be of Gerard Comeau's successful bid to have charges against him dropped under New Brunswick's Liquor Control Act, for exceeding limits of alcohol brought over provincial borders; the Crown's appeal in the case will be heard over two days.