Contents
- Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen…
- Short Title
- Part 1 Diagnostic and Medical Equipment
- Part 2 Amendments to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
- Part 3 Student Loans
- Part 4 Employment Insurance
- Part 5 General — Non-tax Measures
- Part 6 Amendments to the Air Travellers Security Charge Act
- Part 7 Amendments Related to the Taxation of Tobacco Products
- Part 8 Amendments Related to Excise Tax on Fuel and to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax
- Part 9 First Nations Goods and Services Taxes
- Part 10 Amendments to the Income Tax Act and Another Act As a Consequence
- Part 11 Amendments Related to Standardized Accounting
- [Amendment]
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Short Title
1Short title#
This Act may be cited as the Budget Implementation Act, 2003.
Part 1 · Diagnostic and Medical Equipment
2Payments to trust — equipment and training#
(1)The Minister of Finance may make direct payments, in an aggregate amount of not more than $1.5 billion, to a trust established to provide the provinces with funding for the purposes of acquiring diagnostic and medical equipment and related specialized staff training in order to improve access to publicly funded diagnostic and treatment services.
(2)The amount that may be provided to a province under this section is to be determined in accordance with the terms of the trust indenture establishing the trust referred to in subsection (1).
(3)Any amount payable under this section may be paid by the Minister out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the times and in the manner that the Minister considers appropriate.
Part 2 · Amendments to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Part 3 · Student Loans
Canada Student Financial Assistance Act
Canada Student Loans Act
Coming into Force
Part 4 · Employment Insurance
Employment Insurance Act
Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations
Transitional Provisions
Related Amendments
Canada Labour Code
Coming into Force
*30Coming into force#
(1)Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Part, other than sections 21, 23 and 24, come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
(2)Despite section 153 of the Employment Insurance Act, sections 23 and 24 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
Part 5 · General — Non-tax Measures
Foundations
Budget Implementation Act, 1997
Budget Implementation Act, 1998
Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act
Appropriations for Grants
Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology
34$250,000,000 granted#
From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Natural Resources, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty million dollars for payment to the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology for its use.
Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences
Canada Health Infoway Inc.
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Genome Canada
Amendments to the Farm Credit Canada Act
Repeal of Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act
43#
(1)The Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act does not apply to the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2003 or to any subsequent fiscal year.
(2)[Repeal]
Part 6 · Amendments to the Air Travellers Security Charge Act
Part 7 · Amendments Related to the Taxation of Tobacco Products
Customs Tariff
Excise Act, 2001
Excise Tax Act
Coming into Force and Application
60#
(1)Section 45 is deemed to have come into force on June 18, 2002. For greater certainty, the Customs Tariff, as amended by section 45, is further amended by section 346 of the Excise Act, 2001 on the coming into force of that section 346, regardless of whether that coming into force occurs before or after this Act is assented to.
*(2)Sections 46 to 54 come into force or are deemed to have come into force on the day that is the earlier of the day on which this Act is assented to and the day on which Part 3 of the Excise Act, 2001 comes into force.
(3)Sections 55 to 58 are deemed to have come into force on June 18, 2002. For greater certainty, the Excise Tax Act, as amended by those sections, is further amended by sections 368 and 390 of the Excise Act, 2001 on the coming into force of those sections 368 and 390, regardless of whether that coming into force occurs before or after this Act is assented to.
Part 8 · Amendments Related to Excise Tax on Fuel and to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax
Excise Tax Act
Consequential Amendment to Excise Act, 2001
Part 9 · First Nations Goods and Services Taxes
First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act
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The First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act is enacted as follows:
Consequential Amendments
Excise Tax Act
Part 10 · Amendments to the Income Tax Act and Another Act As a Consequence
Income Tax Act
Children’s Special Allowances Act
Part 11 · Amendments Related to Standardized Accounting
Excise Act, 2001
Excise Tax Act
Income Tax Act
Coordinating Amendments
Excise Act, 2001
[Amendment]
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