Bill C-2
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES, RESTRICTIONS ON ELECTION FINANCING AND MEASURES RESPECTING ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSPARENCY, OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
SHORT TITLE
1. Federal Accountability Act
PART 1
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, ELECTION FINANCING, LOBBYING AND MINISTERS’ STAFF
Conflict of Interest Act
Enactment of Act
2. Enactment of Act
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND POST-EMPLOYMENT RULES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS
SHORT TITLE
1. Conflict of Interest Act
INTERPRETATION
2. Definitions
PURPOSE
3. Purpose of the Act
PART 1
CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES
4. Conflict of interest
5. General duty
6. Decision-making
7. Preferential treatment
8. Insider information
9. Influence
10. Offers of outside employment
11. Gifts and other advantages
12. Travel
13. Contracts with public sector entities
14. Contracting
15. Prohibited activities
16. Fundraising
17. Divestiture of controlled assets
18. Anti-avoidance
19. Condition of appointment or employment
PART 2
COMPLIANCE MEASURES
Interpretation
20. Definitions
Recusal
21. Duty to recuse
Confidential Disclosure
22. Confidential report
23. Disclosure of gifts
24. Disclosure of offers
Public Declaration
25. Public declaration — recusal
26. Summary statement
Divestment
27. Divestment on appointment
Functions of the Commissioner
28. Annual review
29. Determination of appropriate measures
30. Compliance order
31. Reimbursement of costs
32. Post-employment obligations
PART 3
POST-EMPLOYMENT
Rules for All Former Public Office Holders
33. Prohibitions after leaving office
34. Previously acting for Crown
Rules for Former Reporting Public Office Holders
35. Prohibition on contracting
36. Time limits: former reporting public office holder
37. Report to Commissioner
38. Exemption
Functions of the Commissioner
39. Waiver or reduction of limitations
40. Decision of Commissioner
41. Order: official dealings
42. No impact
PART 4
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Mandate and Powers of the Commissioner
43. Confidential advice
44. Request from parliamentarian
45. Examination on own initiative
46. Presentation of views
47. Conclusion in report final
48. Powers
49. Suspension of examination
50. No summons
Public Registry
51. Public registry
Administrative Monetary Penalties
52. Violation
53. Notice of violation
54. Regulations
55. Payment of penalty
56. Representations to Commissioner
57. Failure to act
58. Due diligence available
59. Evidence
60. Limitation
61. Recovery of administrative monetary penalties
62. Publication
PART 5
GENERAL
63. Section 126 of Criminal Code
64. Activities on behalf of constituents
65. Limitation period
66. Orders and decisions final
67. Review
Transitional Provisions
3. Positions
3.1 Reference to Act
Consequential Amendments
4. Canada Post Corporation Act
5-6. Federal Courts Act
7. Financial Administration Act
8. First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act
9-17. Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act
18. Government Employees Compensation Act
19. Non-smokers’ Health Act
20-25. Official Languages Act
26-28. Parliament of Canada Act
29-32. Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act
33. Public Service Superannuation Act
34. Radiocommunication Act
Coordinating Amendments
35. Lobbying Act
36. Lobbying Act
37. Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
38. Federal Courts Act
Canada Elections Act
Amendments to Act
39-59. Amendments
Transitional Provisions
60. Transitional — Registered associations
61. Transitional — Candidates
62. Transitional — Nomination campaigns
Consequential Amendments
63-64. Income Tax Act
Lobbyists Registration Act
Amendments to Act
65-81. Amendments
Terminology
82. Replacement of references
Transitional Provisions
83. Reference to Act
84. Commissioner
85. Pending investigations
86. Transfer of appropriations
87. Contingent payments
88. Former senior public office holders
88.1 Five-year prohibition — lobbying
88.2 Publication
Consequential Amendments
89-91. Access to Information Act
92-95. Financial Administration Act
96. Official Languages Act
97-98. Privacy Act
Parliament of Canada Act
99. Amendment
Public Service Employment Act
Amendments to Act
100-106. Amendments
Transitional Provision
107. Employees of ministers’ offices
Coming into Force
108. Order in council
PART 2
SUPPORTING PARLIAMENT
Access to Information Act
109. Amendments
Auditor General Act
110. Amendments
111. [Deleted]
Official Languages Act
112. Amendments
Parliament of Canada Act
Amendments to Act
113. [Deleted]
114. Amendment
115. [Deleted]
116-119. Amendments
Coordinating Amendments
119.1 Coordinating Amendments
Privacy Act
120. Amendments
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
121. Amendments
Transitional Provision
122. Transitional — continuation in office
PART 3
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSPARENCY AND DISCLOSURE OF WRONGDOING
Director of Public Prosecutions Act
Enactment of Act
123. Enactment of Act
AN ACT RESPECTING THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
SHORT TITLE
1. Director of Public Prosecutions Act
INTERPRETATION
2. Definitions
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
3. Appointment
4. Selection committee
5. Tenure and term
DEPUTY DIRECTORS, PROSECUTORS AND OTHER STAFF
6. Deputy Director
7. Employed federal prosecutors
8. Other staff
DELEGATION
9. Delegation
DIRECTIVES
10. Directive from Attorney General — specific prosecution
11. Delay in publication — directive
12. Directives not statutory instruments
ISSUES OF GENERAL OR PUBLIC INTEREST
13. Duty to inform
14. Intervention
ASSUMING CONDUCT OF PROSECUTION
15. Taking conduct of prosecution
ANNUAL REPORT
16. Annual report
Transitional Provisions
124. Definition of “other Act”
125. Acting Director
126. Transfer of employees
127. Non-employed federal prosecutors
128. Transfer of appropriations
129. Continuation of prosecutions
130. Election-related prosecutions
Consequential Amendments
131. Access to Information Act
132-138. Canada Elections Act
139. Department of Justice Act
140-141. Financial Administration Act
142. Privacy Act
Access to Information Act
Amendments to Act
143-172. Amendments
Consequential Amendment
172.1 Canadian Wheat Board Act
Canada Elections Act
Amendments to Act
173-177. Amendments
Transitional Provisions
178. Incumbent returning officers
Export Development Act
179. Amendment
Library and Archives of Canada Act
180. Amendment
Privacy Act
181-193. Amendments
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
Amendments to Act
194-219. Amendments
220. [Deleted]
221-226. Amendments
Coordinating Amendment
227. Coordinating Amendment
Salaries Act
228. Amendment
Coming into Force
229. Order in council
PART 4
ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
230. [Deleted]
Business Development Bank of Canada Act
231. Amendment
Canada Council for the Arts Act
232. Amendment
Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation Act
233-235. Amendments
Canada Post Corporation Act
236-238. Amendments
Canada Revenue Agency Act
239. Amendment
Canadian Commercial Corporation Act
240. Amendment
Canadian Dairy Commission Act
Amendments to Act
241-243. Amendments
Transitional Provision
244. Transitional — Chairman
Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act
245-246. Amendments
Cape Breton Development Corporation Act
247. Amendment
Criminal Code
248. Amendment
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Act
Amendments to Act
249-254. Amendments
Transitional Provision
255. Transitional — Vice-President
Export Development Act
256. Amendment
Farm Credit Canada Act
257-258. Amendments
Financial Administration Act
Amendments to Act
259-272. Amendments
Coordinating Amendments
273. Commissioner of Lobbying
274. Commissioner of Lobbying
275. Director of Public Prosecutions
276. 2005, c. 46
277. 2005, c. 46
Freshwater Fish Marketing Act
278-280. Amendments
Museums Act
281. Amendment
National Arts Centre Act
282-284. Amendments
National Capital Act
285-291. Amendments
Pilotage Act
292-296. Amendments
Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act
297-299. Amendments
Royal Canadian Mint Act
300. Amendment
Standards Council of Canada Act
301. Amendment
302. [Deleted]
Coming into Force
303. Order in council
PART 5
PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING
Auditor General Act
304-308. Amendments
Department of Public Works and Government Services Act
309-310. Amendments
Financial Administration Act
Amendments to Act
311-315. Amendments
Coordinating Amendment
316. Coordinating Amendment
Coming into Force
317. Order in council
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