Contents
- Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen…
- Short Title
- Part 1 Amendments in Respect of Income Tax
- Part 2 Amendments in Respect of the Air Travellers Security Charge
- Part 3 Amendments in Respect of the Goods and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax
- Part 4 Amendments in Respect of Excise Tax on Jewellery, Etc.
- Part 5 Amendments to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
- Part 6 Northern Strategy
- Part 7 Auditor General of Canada
- Part 8 Payments to Certain Entities
- Part 9 Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada
- Part 10 Amendment to the Budget Implementation Act, 1998
- Part 11 Payments for Infrastructure
- Part 12 Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments
- Part 13 Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency
- Part 14 Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund
- Part 15 Amendments to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act
- Part 16 Amendments to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act
- Part 17 Amendments to the Currency Act
- Part 18 Amendments to the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act
- Part 19 Amendments Related to the Premium Rate Provided For Under the Employment Insurance Act
- Part 20 Amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (Provincial Plans)
- Part 21 Amendments to the Financial Administration Act
- Part 22 Amendments to the Old Age Security Act
- Part 23 Payments to Certain Provinces and Territories
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, 2005.
Part 1 · Amendments in Respect of Income Tax
Income Tax Act
Income Tax Application Rules
Part 2 · Amendments in Respect of the Air Travellers Security Charge
Air Travellers Security Charge Act
Coordinating Amendment
Part 3 · Amendments in Respect of the Goods and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax
Excise Tax Act
Part 4 · Amendments in Respect of Excise Tax on Jewellery, Etc.
Excise Tax Act
Part 5 · Amendments to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Coordinating Amendment
Part 6 · Northern Strategy
30Payments to trust#
(1)The 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.
(2)The 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.
(3)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.
Part 7 · Auditor General of Canada
Amendments to the Auditor General Act
Amendments to the Financial Administration Act
Consequential Amendments
Broadcasting Act
Canada Post Corporation Act
Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act
Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act
Coordinating Amendments
Part 8 · Payments to Certain Entities
Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada
Canadian Academies of Science
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
55Payment of $50,000,000#
From 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 Foundation
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
57Payment of $150,000,000#
(1)From 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.
(2)From 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 Canada
Precarn Incorporated
Part 9 · Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada
Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada Act
Coordinating Amendments
Part 10 · Amendment to the Budget Implementation Act, 1998
Part 11 · Payments for Infrastructure
83Payments for infrastructure#
For 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.
84Agreement#
(1)The 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.
(2)The 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.
Part 12 · Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act
85#
The Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act is enacted as follows:
Related Amendment to the Budget Implementation Act, 2004
Part 13 · Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency
Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act
87#
The Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act is enacted as follows:
Consequential Amendments
Access to Information Act
Financial Administration Act
Privacy Act
Public Service Superannuation Act
Coordinating Amendments
Coming into Force
Part 14 · Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund
Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act
Coming into Force
Part 15 · Amendments to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act
Coming into Force
Part 16 · Amendments to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act
Part 17 · Amendments to the Currency Act
Exchange Fund Account
Transitional Provisions
Coming into Force
Part 18 · Amendments to the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act
Department of Public Works and Government Services Act
Coming into Force
Part 19 · Amendments Related to the Premium Rate Provided For Under the Employment Insurance Act
Employment Insurance Act
Department of Human Resources Development Act
Coordinating Amendments
Part 20 · Amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (Provincial Plans)
Part 21 · Amendments to the Financial Administration Act
Financial Administration Act
Coordinating Amendments
Part 22 · Amendments to the Old Age Security Act
Part 23 · Payments to Certain Provinces and Territories
Payment to Quebec
138Payment of $200,000,000#
(1)For 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.
(2)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 Columbia
139Payment of $100,000,000#
(1)The 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.
(2)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 Saskatchewan
140Payment of $6,500,000#
(1)The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of six million and five hundred thousand dollars to Saskatchewan.
(2)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 Yukon
141Payment of $13,700,000#
(1)The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of thirteen million and seven hundred thousand dollars to Yukon.
(2)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 Territories
142Payment of $22,500,000#
(1)The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of twenty two million and five hundred thousand dollars to the Northwest Territories.
(2)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 Nunavut
143Payment of $21,800,000#
(1)The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of twenty one million and eight hundred thousand dollars to Nunavut.
(2)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.
Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.