Bill C-28
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51-52 ELIZABETH II |
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CHAPTER 15 |
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An Act to implement certain provisions of the
budget tabled in Parliament on February
18, 2003
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[Assented to 19th June, 2003]
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SHORT TITLE |
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| Short title
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1. This Act may be cited as the Budget
Implementation Act, 2003.
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PART 1 |
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DIAGNOSTIC AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
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| Payments to
trust -
equipment
and training
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2. (1) The Minister of Finance may make
direct payments, in an aggregate amount of
not more than $1.5 billion, to a trust
established to provide the provinces with
funding for the purposes of acquiring
diagnostic and medical equipment and related
specialized staff training in order to improve
access to publicly funded diagnostic and
treatment services.
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| Provincial
share
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(2) The amount that may be provided to a
province under this section is to be determined
in accordance with the terms of the trust
indenture establishing the trust referred to in
subsection (1).
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| Payments out
of C.R.F.
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(3) Any amount payable under this section
may be paid by the Minister out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund at the times and
in the manner that the Minister considers
appropriate.
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PART 2 |
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| R.S., c. F-8;
1995, c. 17,
s. 45(1)
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AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL FISCAL ARRANGEMENTS ACT |
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| 2001, c. 19,
s. 1
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3. Paragraph 4(9)(a) of the
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
is replaced by the following:
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(a) the total amount of the fiscal
equalization payments to all provinces as
determined under this Part for any fiscal year
in the period beginning on April 1, 2000 and
ending on March 31, 2002
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| 2000, c. 35,
s. 5(2)
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3.1 Subsection 13(4) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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| Definition of
``social
programs''
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(4) In this section, ``social programs''
includes programs in respect of health,
post-secondary education, social assistance
and social services, including early childhood
development, and early learning and child
care services.
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| 2000, c. 35,
s. 6
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4. (1) Paragraph 14(f) of the Act is
repealed.
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| 2000, c. 35,
s. 6
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(2) Paragraph 14(g) of the Act is amended
by adding the word ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (ii) and by replacing
subparagraphs (iii) to (v) with the
following:
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(3) Section 14 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after paragraph (g):
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5. Section 15 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after subsection (5):
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| Provincial
share of cash
contribution
established
under
paragraph
14(h)
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(6) The portion of the cash contribution
established under paragraph 14(h) that may be
provided to a province is to be determined in
accordance with the terms of the trust
indenture establishing the trust referred to in
section 16.3.
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| 1999, c. 31,
s. 238
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6. (1) The portion of paragraph 16(2)(a)
of the French version of the Act after
subparagraph (iii) is replaced by the
following;
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| 1999, c. 31,
s. 238
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(2) The portion of paragraph 16(2)(b) of
the French version of the Act after
subparagraph (iii) is replaced by the
following;
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7. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 16.2:
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| Payments to
trust -
Canada
Health and
Social
Transfer
supplement
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16.3 The Minister may make direct
payments, in an aggregate amount of not more
than $2.5 billion, to a trust established to
provide the provinces with funding for the
purposes of relieving existing pressures in the
health care system.
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8. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 23.2:
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PART V.1 |
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CANADA HEALTH TRANSFER, CANADA SOCIAL TRANSFER AND HEALTH REFORM TRANSFER |
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Canada Health Transfer |
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| Purposes
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24. Subject to this Part and for the purpose
of giving effect to the 2003 First Ministers'
Accord on Health Care Renewal, a Canada
Health Transfer in the amounts referred to in
subsection 24.1(1) is to be provided to the
provinces for the purposes of
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| Amount
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24.1 (1) The Canada Health Transfer is to
consist of
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| Meaning of
``total
equalized tax
transfer''
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(2) In subsection (1), ``total equalized tax
transfer'' means the total equalized tax
transfer as determined in accordance with
subsection 24.7(1).
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| Provincial
share
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24.2 The cash contribution established
under paragraph 24.1(1)(a) that may be
provided to a province for each of the fiscal
years mentioned in that paragraph is the
amount determined by the formula
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F x (K/L) - M
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where
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F is the total of the amounts established
under paragraphs 24.1(1)(a) and (b) for the
fiscal year;
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K is the population of the province for the
fiscal year;
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L is the total of the population of all
provinces for the fiscal year; and
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M is the amount obtained by multiplying the
total equalized tax transfer for the
province as determined in accordance with
subsection 24.7(1) by the quotient,
rounded to the nearest hundredth, that is
obtained by dividing an amount equal to
the cash contribution specified in
subparagraph 24.1(1)(a)(i) by an amount
equal to the aggregate of the cash
contributions specified in subparagraphs
24.1(1)(a)(i) and 24.4(1)(a)(i).
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Canada Social Transfer |
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| Purposes
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24.3 (1) Subject to this Part, a Canada
Social Transfer in the amounts referred to in
subsection 24.4(1) is to be provided to the
provinces for the purposes of
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| Discussion
with
provinces
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(2) The Minister of Human Resources
Development shall invite representatives of
all the provinces to consult and work together
to develop, through mutual consent, a set of
shared principles and objectives for social
programs that could underlie the Canada
Social Transfer.
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| Definition of
``social
programs''
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(3) In this section, ``social programs''
includes programs in respect of
post-secondary education, social assistance
and social services, including early childhood
development, and early learning and child
care services.
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| Amount
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24.4 (1) The Canada Social Transfer is to
consist of
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| Meaning of
``total
equalized tax
transfer''
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(2) In subsection (1), ``total equalized tax
transfer'' means the total equalized tax
transfer as determined in accordance with
subsection 24.7(1).
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| Provincial
share
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24.5 The cash contribution established
under paragraph 24.4(1)(a) that may be
provided to a province for each of the fiscal
years mentioned in that paragraph is the
amount determined by the formula
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F x (K/L) - M
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where
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F is the total of the amounts established
under paragraphs 24.4(1)(a) and (b) for the
fiscal year;
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K is the population of the province for the
fiscal year;
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L is the total of the population of all
provinces for the fiscal year; and
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M is the amount obtained by multiplying the
total equalized tax transfer for the
province as determined in accordance with
subsection 24.7(1) by the quotient,
rounded to the nearest hundredth, that is
obtained by dividing an amount equal to
the cash contribution specified in
subparagraph 24.4(1)(a)(i) by an amount
equal to the aggregate of the cash
contributions specified in subparagraphs
24.1(1)(a)(i) and 24.4(1)(a)(i).
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