Bill C-31

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	2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51-52 Elizabeth II, 2002-2003
	House of Commons of Canada
	BILL C-31
	An Act to amend the Pension Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act
	Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. P-6	PENSION ACT
2000, c. 34, s. 20(5)	*1. (1) The definition ``service in a special duty area'' in subsection 3(1) of the English version of the Pension Act* is repealed.**
2000, c. 34, s. 20(5)	(2) The definition ``service spécial'' in subsection 3(1) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
« service spécial » ``special duty service''	« service spécial » Service effectué par un membre des Forces canadiennes soit dans une zone de service spécial désignée au titre de l'article 91.2, soit dans le cadre d'une opération de service spécial désignée au titre de l'article 91.3, pendant la période visée par la désignation. Sont assimilés au service spécial, s'ils ont lieu pendant cette période mais au plus tôt le 11 septembre 2001 :
	a) la formation reçue spécialement en vue du service dans la zone ou dans le cadre de l'opération, sans égard au lieu où elle est reçue;
	b) le déplacement pour se rendre dans la zone, sur les lieux de l'opération ou dans le lieu de la formation visée au paragraphe a) et en revenir;
	c) le congé autorisé avec solde pris durant ce service, sans égard au lieu où il est pris.
	(3) Subsection 3(1) of the English version of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
``special duty service'' « service spécial »	``special duty service'' means service as a member of the Canadian Forces in a special duty area designated under section 91.2, or as a member of the Canadian Forces as part of a special duty operation designated under section 91.3, during the period in which that designation is in effect, and includes
	(a) periods of training for the express purpose of service in that area or as part of that operation, wherever that training takes place,
	(b) travel to and from the area, the operation, or the location of training referred to in paragraph (a), and
	(c) authorized leave of absence with pay during that service, wherever that leave is taken,
	if that training, travel or leave occurred on a day, not earlier than September 11, 2001, that is in the period during which that designation is in effect;
2000, c. 34, s. 21(1)	2. (1) The portion of subsection 21(1) of the English version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Service during war, or special duty service	21. (1) In respect of service rendered during World War I, service rendered during World War II other than in the non-permanent active militia or the reserve army, service in the Korean War, service as a member of the special force, and special duty service,
2000, c. 34, s. 21(2)	(2) The portion of paragraph 21(1)(c) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:
	(c) no deduction shall be made from the degree of actual disability of a member of the forces who has rendered service in a theatre of actual war, service in the Korean War or special duty service on account of a disability or disabling condition that existed in the member before the member's period of service in World War I or World War II, service in the Korean War or special duty service, as the case may be, except
2000, c. 34, s. 21(3)	(3) Subparagraph 21(1)(g)(i) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(i) a pension for disability has been awarded to a member of the forces in respect of service in a theatre of actual war, service in the Korean War or special duty service, and
2000, c. 34, s. 40	3. Section 91.1 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Definition of ``conditions of elevated risk''	91.1 In paragraphs 91.2(1)(c) and 91.3(1)(c), ``conditions of elevated risk'' means a level of risk higher than that normally associated with service in peacetime.
Special duty areas	91.2 (1) The Minister of National Defence, after consulting the Minister, may by order designate an area as a special duty area if
	(a) the area is outside Canada;
	(b) members of the Canadian Forces have been deployed, or will be deployed, to that area as part of an operation of a type referred to in section 91.4; and
	(c) the Minister of National Defence is of the opinion that that deployment has exposed or may expose those members to conditions of elevated risk.
Period of designation	(2) A designation made by an order under subsection (1) takes effect on the day on which the order is made, or on such earlier date-not earlier than January 1, 1949-or later date as may be fixed by the order. The order may fix a date on which a designation ceases to be in effect.
Special duty operations	91.3 (1) The Minister of National Defence, after consulting the Minister, may by order designate as a special duty operation any operation, or any component of an operation, if
	(a) the operation is of a type referred to in section 91.4;
	(b) members of the Canadian Forces have been deployed, or will be deployed, as part of that operation; and
	(c) the Minister of National Defence is of the opinion that that deployment has exposed or may expose those members to conditions of elevated risk.
Period of designation	(2) A designation made by an order under subsection (1) takes effect on the day on which the order is made, or on such earlier date-not earlier than September 11, 2001-or later date as may be fixed by the order. The order may fix a date on which a designation ceases to be in effect.
Types of operations	91.4 For the purposes of paragraphs 91.2(1)(b) and 91.3(1)(a), the types of operations are as follows:
	(a) an armed conflict;
	(b) an operation authorized under the Charter of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty, the North American Aerospace Defence Command Agreement or any other similar treaty instrument;
	(c) an international or multinational military operation;
	(d) an operation authorized in order to deal with a national emergency, as defined in section 3 of the Emergencies Act, in respect of which a declaration of emergency is made under that Act;
	(e) an operation authorized under section 273.6 or Part VI of the National Defence Act, or other similar operation authorized by the Governor in Council;
	(f) an operation that, in the opinion of the Minister of National Defence, is a search and rescue operation;
	(g) an operation that, in the opinion of the Minister of National Defence, is a disaster relief operation;
	(h) an operation that, in the opinion of the Minister of National Defence, is a counter-terrorism operation; and
	(i) an operation involving a level of risk that, in the opinion of the Minister of National Defence, is comparable to that normally associated with an operation referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e).
Statutory Instruments Act	91.5 Sections 3, 5 and 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act do not apply in respect of an order made under section 91.2 or 91.3.
R.S., c. R-11	ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SUPERANNUATION ACT
2000, c. 34, s. 46	*4. Section 32.1 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act* is replaced by the following:**
Award related to special duty service	32.1 (1) An award in accordance with the Pension Act shall be granted to or in respect of a member of the Force who is disabled or dies as a result of an injury or disease or an aggravation thereof that was attributable to or was incurred during special duty service as defined in subsection (2), as though that member of the Force were a member of the Canadian Forces in special duty service within the meaning of the Pension Act.
Definition of ``special duty service''	(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), ``special duty service'' means service as a member of the Force in a special duty area designated under section 32.12 or under section 91.2 of the Pension Act during the period in which that designation is in effect, or service as a member of the Force as part of a special duty operation designated under section 32.13 or under section 91.3 of the Pension Act during the period in which that designation is in effect, and includes
	(a) periods of training for the express purpose of service in that area or as part of that operation, wherever that training takes place,
	(b) travel to and from the area, the operation, or the location of training referred to in paragraph (a), and
	(c) authorized leave of absence with pay during that service, wherever that leave is taken,
	if that training, travel or leave occurred on a day, not earlier than September 11, 2001, that is in the period during which that designation is in effect.
Definition of ``conditions of elevated risk''	32.11 In paragraphs 32.12(1)(c) and 32.13(1)(d), ``conditions of elevated risk'' means a level of risk higher than that normally associated with service in peacetime.
Special duty areas	32.12 (1) The Solicitor General of Canada, after consulting the Minister as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act, may by order designate an area as a special duty area if
	(a) the area is outside Canada;
	(b) members of the Force have been deployed, or will be deployed, to that area as part of an operation of a type referred to in section 32.14; and
	(c) the Solicitor General of Canada is of the opinion that that deployment has exposed or may expose those members to conditions of elevated risk.
Period of designation	(2) A designation made by an order under subsection (1) takes effect on the day on which the order is made, or on such earlier date-not earlier than June 11, 1998-or later date as may be fixed by the order. The order may fix a date on which a designation ceases to be in effect.
Special duty operations	32.13 (1) The Solicitor General of Canada, after consulting the Minister as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act, may by order designate as a special duty operation any operation, or any component of an operation, if
	(a) the operation is of a type referred to in section 32.14;
	(b) the operation is outside Canada;
	(c) members of the Force have been deployed, or will be deployed, as part of that operation; and
	(d) the Solicitor General of Canada is of the opinion that that deployment has exposed or may expose those members to conditions of elevated risk.
Period of designation	(2) A designation made by an order under subsection (1) takes effect on the day on which the order is made, or on such earlier date-not earlier than September 11, 2001-or later date as may be fixed by the order. The order may fix a date on which a designation ceases to be in effect.
Types of operations	32.14 For the purposes of paragraphs 32.12(1)(b) and 32.13(1)(a), the types of operations are as follows:
	(a) an armed conflict;
	(b) an operation authorized under the Charter of the United Nations or any other similar treaty instrument;
	(c) an operation that, in the opinion of the Solicitor General of Canada, is a search and rescue operation;
	(d) an operation that, in the opinion of the Solicitor General of Canada, is a disaster relief operation;
	(e) an operation that, in the opinion of the Solicitor General of Canada, is a counter-terrorism operation;
	(f) an operation that, in the opinion of the Solicitor General of Canada, is aimed at re-establishing social order or rebuilding social institutions following political or social unrest; and
	(g) an operation involving a level of risk that, in the opinion of the Solicitor General of Canada, is comparable to that normally associated with an operation referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).
Statutory Instruments Act	32.15 Sections 3, 5 and 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act do not apply in respect of an order made under section 32.12 or 32.13.

Bill C-31

BILL C-31

PENSION ACT

ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SUPERANNUATION ACT