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Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on
December 10, 2001''.
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Part 1 enacts the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act,
which establishes the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority to
carry out the mandate described therein, including taking actions for the
effective and efficient screening of persons who access aircraft or
restricted areas through screening points. The Authority is also
responsible for ensuring consistency in the delivery of screening across
Canada. The Authority is managed by a board of directors composed of
eleven members appointed by the Governor in Council on the
recommendation of the Minister of Transport. The Authority may
authorize an operator of an aerodrome designated by regulation to
deliver screening on its behalf at that aerodrome, subject to any terms
and conditions that it establishes. The Authority is subject to Part X of
the Financial Administration Act except for derogations set out in Part
1 of this enactment.
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Part 2 enacts the Air Travellers Security Charge Act, which
implements the Air Travellers Security Charge announced in Budget
2001. The Charge will take effect on April 1, 2002 and apply in respect
of emplanements in Canada. The Charge will be payable by purchasers
of air travel and collected by registered air carriers or their agents at the
time of sale.
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Part 3 amends the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment
Insurance (Fishing) Regulations to extend the benefit period and the
entitlement to special benefits for maternity claimants who, without the
amendment, could not receive all of their special benefits. It also
amends the Act and the Regulations to extend the benefit period and the
period during which a claimant may receive parental benefits, if the
claimant's child is hospitalized. It also makes related amendments to the
Canada Labour Code to give employees an option as to when their
parental leave begins.
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Part 4 implements the Income Tax Act measures announced in the
Budget of December 10, 2001. These include provisions that
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- allow apprentice vehicle mechanics to deduct a portion of the cost
of new tools acquired after 2001
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- allow individuals to claim a deduction to offset the inclusion in
income of tuition assistance for adult basic education received under
certain government programs
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- extend the education tax credit to students who receive financial
assistance for post-secondary education under certain government
training programs
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- provide for tax-deferred intergenerational transfers of
commercial woodlot operations that are farming businesses
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- make permanent the special tax assistance for donations of certain
securities to public charities
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- make entitlements to the goods and services tax credit more
responsive to changes in family circumstances
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- allow small businesses to defer for at least six months corporate
tax instalments that would otherwise become payable in the first
quarter of 2002
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- clarify the application of section 115.2 of the Act to partnerships
and their members
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- allow full deductibility of the costs of meals provided at a
temporary work camp established to provide room and board to
employees at a construction work site
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Part 5 enacts the Canada Fund for Africa Act, which establishes a
program to provide contributions for the economic and social
development of Africa.
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Part 6 enacts the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund Act, which
establishes a program. The object of the program is to provide
contributions for the carrying out of large-scale strategic infrastructure
projects that contribute to economic growth or quality of life in Canada
and advance Canada's objectives with respect to infrastructure.
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