C-4313853-54Elizabeth II2004-2005An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 23, 2005Budget Implementation Act, 2005Budget Implementation, 200520196
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B-9.85430200590316Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short TitleShort titleThis Act may be cited as the Budget Implementation Act, 2005.Amendments in Respect of Income TaxIncome Tax Act[Amendment][Amendments][Amendments][Amendment][Related provision][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendments][Amendments][Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendments][Amendments]Income Tax Application Rules[Amendment]Amendments in Respect of the Air Travellers Security ChargeAir Travellers Security Charge Act[Amendments]Coordinating Amendment[Amendment]Amendments in Respect of the Goods and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales TaxExcise Tax Act[Amendments][Amendment][Amendment]Amendments in Respect of Excise Tax on Jewellery, Etc.Excise Tax Act[Amendment]Subsection (1) is deemed to have come into force on February 24, 2005.[Repealed, 2006, c. 4, s. 90]Amendments to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements ActFederal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act[Amendment][Amendment]Coordinating Amendment[Amendment]Northern StrategyPayments to trustThe Minister of Finance may make direct payments, in an aggregate amount of not more than one hundred and twenty million dollars, to a trust established to provide the territories with funding for the purpose of assisting them to achieve the goals of the Northern Strategy developed jointly by the federal government and the territories.Share of a territoryThe amount that may be provided to a territory under this section is to be determined in accordance with the terms of the trust indenture establishing the trust.Payments out of C.R.F.Any amount payable under this section may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the times and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.Auditor General of CanadaAmendments to the Auditor General Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Amendments to the Financial Administration Act[Amendment][Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Consequential AmendmentsBroadcasting Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Canada Post Corporation Act[Amendment]Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act[Amendment][Amendment]Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendments]Coordinating Amendments[Amendment][Amendment]Payments to Certain EntitiesAboriginal Healing FoundationPayment of $40,000,000From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister responsible for Indian Residential Schools Resolution, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding forty million dollars for payment to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation for its use.Asia-Pacific Foundation of CanadaPayment of $50,000,000From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding fifty million dollars for payment to the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada for its use.Canadian Academies of SciencePayment of $30,000,000From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding thirty million dollars for payment to the Canadian Academies of Science for its use.Canadian Cattlemen’s AssociationPayment of $50,000,000From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding fifty million dollars for payment to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association for the purpose of establishing a legacy fund to support the Canadian cattle and beef industry and ensure its long-term viability.Canadian Youth Business FoundationPayment of $10,000,000From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding ten million dollars for payment to the Canadian Youth Business Foundation for its use.Federation of Canadian MunicipalitiesPayment of $150,000,000From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of the Environment, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty million dollars for payment to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the purpose of providing funding to the Green Municipal Fund.Payment of $150,000,000From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Natural Resources, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty million dollars for payment to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the purpose of providing funding to the Green Municipal Fund.Genome CanadaPayment of $165,000,000From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding one hundred and sixty-five million dollars for payment to Genome Canada for its use.Precarn IncorporatedPayment of $20,000,000From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding twenty million dollars for payment to Precarn Incorporated for its use.Asia-Pacific Foundation of CanadaAsia-Pacific Foundation of Canada Act[Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendments]Coordinating Amendments[Amendments]Amendment to the Budget Implementation Act, 1998[Amendment]Payments for InfrastructurePayments for infrastructureFor the fiscal year 2005-2006, pursuant to the Government of Canada’s five-year initiative commonly known as “A New Deal for Cities and Communities”, the Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) may, subject to the terms and conditions approved by the Treasury Board, make payments from and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in an aggregate amount of not more than six hundred million dollars to provinces, territories and first nations for the purpose of providing funding to municipal and regional governments and related entities, including transit authorities and commissions and first nation communities, for environmentally sustainable infrastructure projects.AgreementThe Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) shall not make a payment to a province, territory or first nation under section 83 unless the Government of Canada has entered into an agreement with the recipient province, territory or first nation.Direct paymentsThe Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) may, at the request of a provincial or territorial government, make payments under section 83 directly to a municipality, a municipal association or a provincial, territorial or municipal entity.Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset PaymentsNova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments ActThe
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act is enacted as follows:[See
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act]Related Amendment to the Budget Implementation Act, 2004[Amendment]Canada Emission Reduction Incentives AgencyCanada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency ActThe
Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act is enacted as follows:[See
Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act]Consequential AmendmentsAccess to Information Act[Amendment]Financial Administration Act[Amendment]Privacy Act[Amendment][Repealed, 2005, c. 30, s. 93]Public Service Superannuation Act[Amendment]Coordinating Amendments[Amendments][Amendment]Coming into ForceOrder in councilThis Part, other than sections 93 and 94, comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.[Note: Sections 93 and 94 in force on assent June 29, 2005; Part 13, other than sections 93 and 94, in force October 3, 2005, see SI/2005-92.]Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment FundGreenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act[Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3]Coming into ForceOrder in councilThis Part comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.[Note: Part 14, other than section 97, repealed before coming into force, see 2008, c. 20, s. 3.]Amendments to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation ActCanada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendments][Amendment]Coming into ForceOrder in councilSubject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Part come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.ExceptionSections 101 to 103 and 108 are deemed to have come into force on February 23, 2005.[Note: Part 15, other than sections 101 to 103 and 108, in force September 1, 2005, see SI/2005-74.]Amendments to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendments]Amendments to the Currency ActExchange Fund Account[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Transitional Provisions[Transitional provision][Transitional provision]Coming into ForceOrder in councilThis Part comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.[Note: Part 17 in force December 30, 2005, see SI/2005-126.]Amendments to the Department of Public Works and Government Services ActDepartment of Public Works and Government Services Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3]Coming into ForceOrder in councilThis Part comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.[Note: Section 124 repealed before coming into force, see 2008, c. 20, s. 3.]Amendments Related to the Premium Rate Provided For Under the Employment Insurance ActEmployment Insurance Act[Amendment]Department of Human Resources Development Act[Amendment][Amendment]Coordinating Amendments[Amendments]Amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (Provincial Plans)[Amendment][Amendment]Amendments to the Financial Administration ActFinancial Administration Act[Amendment][Amendments]Coordinating Amendments[Amendment][Amendment]Amendments to the Old Age Security Act[Amendment][Amendments]Payments to Certain Provinces and TerritoriesPayment to QuebecPayment of $200,000,000For the purposes of giving effect to the Canada–Quebec Final Agreement on the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan and to support its implementation, the Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of two hundred million dollars to Quebec.Payment out of C.R.F.Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.Payment to British ColumbiaPayment of $100,000,000The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of one hundred million dollars to British Columbia to assist the province in meeting the costs arising from the mountain pine beetle infestation, including the costs of damages caused by the infestation and of measures to combat the spread of the infestation.Payment out of C.R.F.Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.Payment to SaskatchewanPayment of $6,500,000The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of six million and five hundred thousand dollars to Saskatchewan.Payment out of C.R.F.Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.Payment to YukonPayment of $13,700,000The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of thirteen million and seven hundred thousand dollars to Yukon.Payment out of C.R.F.Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.Payment to the Northwest TerritoriesPayment of $22,500,000The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of twenty two million and five hundred thousand dollars to the Northwest Territories.Payment out of C.R.F.Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.Payment to NunavutPayment of $21,800,000The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of twenty one million and eight hundred thousand dollars to Nunavut.Payment out of C.R.F.Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.