Bill C-384
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1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-384 |
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An Act to amend certain statutes to
standardize the definition of ``child'' in
conformity with the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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| Preamble
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Whereas on November 20, 1989, the
Convention on the Rights of the Child was
adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly;
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Whereas the Convention was ratified by
Canada on December 31, 1991;
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Whereas the Convention proposes a
definition of ``child'' that should be applied
uniformly throughout the legislation of
participating nations;
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And Whereas the definitions of ``infant'',
``minor'' and ``adult'' should be consistent
with the definition of ``child'';
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Now, Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate and House of
Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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SHORT TITLE |
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1. This Act may be cited as the Children in
Law Act.
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| 1991, c. 46
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BANK ACT |
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2. Section 93 of the Bank Act is amended
by adding the following after subsection (4):
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| Definition of
``infant''
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(5) In this section and section 94, ``infant''
means an individual who is less than eighteen
years of age.
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| R.S., c. B-4
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BILLS OF EXCHANGE ACT |
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3. Section 2 of the Bills of Exchange Act is
amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``infant'' or
``minor'' « mineur »
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``infant'' or ``minor'' means a person who is
less than eighteen years of age;
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| R.S., c. C-44;
1994, c. 24,
s. 1(F)
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CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT |
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4. Subsection 2(1) of the Canada Business
Corporations Act is amended by adding the
following in alphabetical order:
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| ``infant'' « mineur »
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``infant'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age;
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| ``minority'' Version anglaise seulement
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``minority'' means the state of a person who is
less than eighteen years of age;
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| R.S., c. C-6
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CANADA HEALTH ACT |
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5. Section 2 of the Canada Health Act is
amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``adult'' « adulte »
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``adult'' means a person who is eighteen years
of age or older;
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| ``child'' « enfant »
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``child'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age;
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| 1996, c. 10
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CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT |
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6. Section 6 of the Canada Transportation
Act is amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``adult'' « adulte »
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``adult'' means a person who is eighteen years
of age or more;
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| R.S., c. C-30
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CANADA-UNITED KINGDOM CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL JUDGMENTS CONVENTION ACT |
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7. The Canada-United Kingdom Civil and
Commercial Judgments Convention Act is
amended by adding the following after
section 2:
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| Definition of
``infant''
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2.1 In this Act, in respect of any matter that
originates in Canada or in respect of any
matter for which Canadian law is determined
to be the proper law, ``infant'' means a person
who is less than eighteen years of age.
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| 1992, c. 20
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CORRECTIONS AND CONDITIONAL RELEASE ACT |
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8. Subsection 99(1) of the Corrections and
Conditional Release Act is amended by
adding the following in alphabetical order:
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| ``child'' « enfant »
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``child'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age;
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| R.S., c. C-46
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CRIMINAL CODE |
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9. (1) Section 43 of the Criminal Code is
renumbered as subsection 43(1) and is
amended by adding the following:
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| Definition of
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(2) In subsection (1), ``child'' means a
person who is less than eighteen years of age.
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(2) The definition ``child'' in section 214
of the Act is replaced by the following:
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| ``child'' « enfant »
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``child'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age and includes an
adopted child and an illegitimate child;
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| R.S., c. 3
(2nd Supp.)
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DIVORCE ACT |
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10. (1) The definition ``child of the
marriage'' in subsection 2(1) of the Divorce
Act is replaced by the following:
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| ``child of the
marriage''
« enfant à
charge »
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``child of the marriage'' means a child of two
spouses or former spouses who, at the
material time, is less than eighteen years of
age ;
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(2) Subsection 2(2) of the Act is amended
by striking out the word ``and'' at the end of
paragraph (a), by adding the word ``and'' at
the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the
following after paragraph (b):
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| R.S., c. E-14
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EXCISE ACT |
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11. Section 2 of the Excise Act is amended
by adding the following in alphabetical
order:
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| ``adult'' « adulte »
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``adult'' means a person who is eighteen years
of age or more;
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| R.S., c. E-15
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EXCISE TAX ACT |
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12. Schedule V to the Excise Tax Act is
amended by adding the following after the
heading ``SCHEDULE V/(Subsection
123(1))'':
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INTERPRETATION |
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In this Schedule, unless a different
definition is provided, ``child'' means a
person who is less than eighteen years of age.
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| R.S., c. G-5
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GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ACT |
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13. Section 10 of the Government
Employees Compensation Act is
renumbered as subsection 10(1) and is
amended by adding the following:
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| Interpreta- tion
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(2) In subsection (1), ``child'' means a
person who is less than eighteen years of age.
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| R.S., c. H-3
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HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT |
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14. Section 2 of the Hazardous Products
Act is amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``child'' « enfant »
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``child'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age;
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| R.S., c. I-15
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INDIAN ACT |
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15. Subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act is
amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``infant child'' « enfant mineur »
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``infant child'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age;
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| 1991, c. 47
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INSURANCE COMPANIES ACT |
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16. Subsection 2(1) of the Insurance
Companies Act is amended by adding the
following in alphabetical order:
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| ``infant'' « mineur »
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``infant'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age;
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| R.S., c. I-21
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INTERPRETATION ACT |
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17. Subsection 35(1) of the Interpretation
Act is amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``child'' « enfant »
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``child'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age, unless
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| R.S., c. P-8
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PENSION FUND SOCIETIES ACT |
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18. Section 2 of the Pension Fund
Societies Act is amended by adding the
following in alphabetic order:
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| ``minor
child'' « enfant mineur »
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``minor child'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age.
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| R.S., c. P-21
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PRIVACY ACT |
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19. Section 77 of the Privacy Act is
amended by adding the following after
subsection (1):
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| Definition of
``minor''
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(1.1) In subsection (1), ``minor'' means a
person who is less than eighteen years of age.
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| R.S., c. R-10
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ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE ACT |
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20. Section 24.1 of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police Act is amended by adding
the following after subsection (10):
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| Definition of
``child''
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(10.1) In subsection (10), ``child'' means a
person who is less than eighteen years of age.
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| R.S., c. S-9
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CANADA SHIPPING ACT |
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21. Section 652 of the Canada Shipping
Act is amended by adding the following
after subsection (2):
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| Definition of
``infant''
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(3) In subsection (2), ``infant'' means a
person who is less than eighteen years of age.
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