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Accessible Canada Act (S.C. 2019, c. 10)

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Assented to 2019-06-21

PART 10Related Amendments (continued)

2003, c. 22, s. 2; 2017 c. 9, s. 2Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (continued)

 Section 238.25 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

  • Marginal note:Grievance related to accessibility

    (3) If a grievance referred to in subsection (1) is related to the contravention of a provision of regulations made under subsection 117(1) of the Accessible Canada Act, an employee who is an RCMP member may refer the grievance to adjudication only if the employee has suffered physical or psychological harm, property damage or economic loss as a result of — or has otherwise been adversely affected by — the contravention.

2003, c. 22, ss. 12 and 13Public Service Employment Act

 Section 65 of the Public Service Employment Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (8):

  • Marginal note:Notice to Accessibility Commissioner

    (9) If a complaint raises an issue involving the contravention of a provision of regulations made under subsection 117(1) of the Accessible Canada Act, the complainant shall, in accordance with the regulations of the Board, notify the Accessibility Commissioner, as defined in section 2 of that Act.

  • Marginal note:Accessibility Commissioner

    (10) If the Accessibility Commissioner is notified of an issue under subsection (9), he or she may make submissions to the Board with respect to that issue.

  • Marginal note:Application of Accessible Canada Act

    (11) In considering whether a complaint is substantiated, the Board may interpret and apply the Accessible Canada Act.

  • Marginal note:Relief

    (12) Corrective action may include an order for relief in accordance with section 102 of the Accessible Canada Act.

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 78:

Marginal note:Notice to Accessibility Commissioner

78.1 If a complaint raises an issue involving the contravention of a provision of regulations made under subsection 117(1) of the Accessible Canada Act, the complainant shall, in accordance with the regulations of the Board, notify the Accessibility Commissioner, as defined in section 2 of that Act.

 Section 79 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

  • Marginal note:Accessibility Commissioner

    (3) If the Accessibility Commissioner is notified of an issue under section 78.1, he or she may make submissions to the Board with respect to that issue.

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 80:

Marginal note:Application of Accessible Canada Act

80.1 In considering whether a complaint under section 77 is substantiated, the Board may interpret and apply the Accessible Canada Act.

 Section 81 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

  • Marginal note:Relief

    (3) Corrective action taken under subsection (1) may include an order for relief in accordance with section 102 of the Accessible Canada Act.

 Section 109 of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (d) and by adding the following after that paragraph:

  • (d.1) the manner of giving notice of an issue to the Accessibility Commissioner under subsection 65(9) or section 78.1; and

PART 11Consequential and Coordinating Amendments

Consequential Amendments

R.S., c. A-1Access to Information Act

 Schedule I to the Access to Information Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:

  • Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization

    Organisation canadienne d’élaboration de normes d’accessibilité

R.S., c. F-11Financial Administration Act

 Schedule II to the Financial Administration Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

  • Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization

    Organisation canadienne d’élaboration de normes d’accessibilité

 Schedule IV to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

  • Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization

    Organisation canadienne d’élaboration de normes d’accessibilité

 Part II of Schedule VI to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, in column I, a reference to

  • Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization

    Organisation canadienne d’élaboration de normes d’accessibilité

and a corresponding reference in column II to “Chief Executive Officer”.

R.S., c. P-21Privacy Act

 The schedule to the Privacy Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Other Government Institutions”:

  • Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization

    Organisation canadienne d’élaboration de normes d’accessibilité

Coordinating Amendments

Marginal note:2014, c. 20

  •  (1) In this section, other Act means the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1.

  • (2) If section 366 of the other Act comes into force before this Act receives royal assent, paragraphs 19(c) and (d) of the English version of this Act are replaced by the following:

    • (c) establish and register its own marks under the Trademarks Act and authorize and regulate their use subject to that Act;

    • (d) license, sell or otherwise make available any patent, copyright, industrial design, trademark or other similar property right that it holds, controls or administers;

  • (3) If section 366 of the other Act comes into force on the day on which this Act receives royal assent, then this Act is deemed to have received royal assent before that section 366 comes into force.

PART 12Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

 The provisions of this Act, other than section 205, come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

 

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