Proceedings of the Standing Joint Committee for the 
Scrutiny of Regulations

Issue No. 25 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 2, 2017

OTTAWA, Thursday, November 2, 2017
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The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations met this day at 8:32 a.m., in room 256-S, Centre Block, the joint chairs, the Honourable Joseph A. Day and Harold Albrecht, presiding.

Representing the Senate: The Honourable Senator Day (1).

Representing the House of Commons: Harold Albrecht, Bob Benzen, Anju Dhillon, Nicola Di lorio, Kerry Diotte, Ali Ehsassi, Fayçal El-Khoury, T.J. Harvey, John Oliver, Brigitte Sansoucy, Francis Scarpaleggia and David Tilson (12).

In attendance: Christine Holke, Joint Clerk of the Committee (House of Commons), Evelyne Borkowski-Parent, General Counsel, and Penny Becklumb, Counsel, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

The committee proceeded to consider its permanent order of reference, as set out in section 19, the Statutory Instruments Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. S-22, which provides for the following:

Every statutory instrument issued, made or established after December 31, 1971, other than an instrument the inspection of which and the obtaining of copies of which are precluded by any regulations made pursuant to paragraph 20(d), shall stand permanently referred to any Committee of the House of Commons, of the Senate or of both Houses of Parliament that may be established for the purpose of reviewing and scrutinizing statutory instruments.

In the matter of SOR/2014-304 — Samples of Bodily Substances Regulations, it was agreed that the joint chairs invite the Minister of Justice to appear before the committee.

In the matter of SI/2015-33 — Order Amending the Canadian Passport Order, it was agreed that counsel to the committee correspond with the Designated Instruments Officer of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada with respect to certain comments made by the committee.

In the matter of SOR/2008-322 — Regulations Amending the Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990, and Certain Other Fisheries Regulations, it was agreed that counsel to the committee review their status at a later date and inform the committee of the action taken.

In the matter of SOR/2010-107 — Regulations Amending the Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations, it was agreed that counsel to the committee correspond with the Designated Instruments Officer of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission with respect to certain comments made by the committee.

In the matter of SOR/2016-76 — Former Members of Parliament Counting of Service Regulations, it was agreed that counsel to the committee review their status at a later date and inform the committee of the action taken.

In the matter of SOR/2011-237 — Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations, it was agreed that the file be closed.

In the matter of SOR/2015-157 — Regulations Amending the Contraventions Regulations, it was agreed that counsel to the committee review their status at a later date and inform the committee of the action taken.

In the matter of SOR/2016-272 — Order Authorizing the Issuance of Seven Circulation Coins and Determining the Characteristics and Design, it was agreed that the file be closed.

At 9:20 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9:24 a.m., the committee resumed.

In the matter of SI/2008-85 — Certain Fees Relating to Export Certificates Remission Order, SI/2008-86 — Certain Fees Relating to Feeder Cattle Imported from the United States Remission Order, and SI/2008-87 — Certain Fees Relating to Registered Establishments Remission Order, it was agreed that the file be closed.

In the matter of SOR/93-195 — Quebec Maple Syrup Producers' Levy (Interprovincial and Export Trade) Order, it was agreed that counsel to the committee correspond with the Designated Instruments Officer of the Farm Products Council of Canada with respect to certain comments made by the committee.

In the matter of SOR/2001-34 — Regulations Amending the Export Permits Regulations and SOR/2003-216 — Regulations Amending the Export Permits Regulations, it was agreed that counsel to the committee correspond with the Designated Instruments Officer of Global Affairs Canada with respect to certain comments made by the committee.

In the matter of SOR/2001-532 — Telecommunications Apparatus Regulations, it was agreed that counsel to the committee correspond with the Designated Instruments Officer of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada with respect to certain comments made by the committee.

In the matter of SOR/2008-80 — Regulations Amending the Laurentian Pilotage Authority Regulations, it was agreed that counsel to the committee correspond with the Designated Instruments Officer of Transport Canada with respect to certain comments made by the committee.

In the matter of SI/2016-32 — Banff National Park of Canada Siksika Nation Castle Mountain Land and Timber Claim Settlement Agreement Rent and Fee Remission Order, it was agreed that counsel to the committee correspond with the Designated Instruments Officer of the Parks Canada Agency with respect to certain comments made by the committee.

In the matter of SOR/2017-134 — Regulations Amending the Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations, it was agreed that the file be closed.

The committee considered the following statutory instruments without comment:

SI/2016-21 — Certain Unauthorized Payments in Respect of Travel Expenses and Other Expenses, Allowances and Benefits (Canadian Forces) Remission Order;

SI/2016-44 — Proclamation Giving Notice of the Entry into Force on June 26, 2015 of the Annexed Supplementary Convention intended to replace the Convention between Canada and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income;

SI/2016-45 — Proclamation Giving Notice of the Entry into Force on December 12, 2015 of the Annexed Supplementary Convention, entered into on November 18, 2014 and intended to alter the Convention between Canada and Spain for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and Capital;

SI/2016-71 — Proclamation Giving Notice that the Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Canada and the Government of the People's Republic of China Comes into Force on January 1, 2017;

SI/2017-17 — Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act;

SI/2017-19 — Order Fixing the Day after the Day on which this Order is made as the Day on which Part 1 of An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act and the Income Tax Act Comes into Force;

SI/2017-25 — Office of the Governor General's Secretary Exclusion Approval Order;

SI/2017-26 — Government of Grenada Remission Order;

SI/2017-27 — Order Fixing the Day on which this Order is made as the Day on which Division 6 of Part 3 of the Act Comes into Force;

SI/2017-28 — Order Fixing July 12, 2017 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into force;

SI/2017-29 — List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order;

SI/2017-30 — Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act;

SI/2017-31 — Order in Council Repealing the Coming into Force of the Private Right of Action dispositions of Canada's Anti-Spam Law;

SI/2017-32 — Order Fixing the Day on which this Order is made as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force;

SI/2017-33 — Order Fixing the Day on which this Order is made as the Day on which Section 12 of the Act Comes into Force;

SI/2017-34 — On-Reserve Housing Ministerial Loan Guarantee Remission Order;

SI/2017-35 — Remission Order in Respect of Fees Paid by Certain Foreign Nationals for the Processing of Applications for Temporary Resident Permits, Work Permits and Restorations of Temporary Resident Status;

SI/2017-36 — Remission Order in Respect of Fees for the Replacement of Passports, Permanent Resident Cards and Citizenship Certificates Whose Loss, Damage or Destruction Resulted From the Wildfires in Fort McMurray and Surrounding Areas in Alberta in May 2016;

SI/2017-37 — Order Fixing August 1, 2017 as the Day on which the Act Comes into Force;

SI/2017-40 — Order Designating the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs, to be the Minister for the purposes of the Act; and

SI/2017-41 — Proclamation giving notice of the entry into force on August 1, 2017 of the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the French Republic on Social Security and the Implementing Agreement concerning the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the French Republic on Social Security.

At 10:02 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the joint chairs.

ATTEST:

François Michaud
Joint Clerk of the Committee (Senate)