Bill C-486

SUMMARY

This enactment does not in any manner limit or affect the royal prerogative of Her Majesty in right of a province with respect to the negotiation and conclusion of treaties in an area under the legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces.

This enactment provides that the Government of Canada shall inform the governments of foreign countries that a province is able to negotiate and enter into certain treaties.

This enactment requires the Government of Canada to consult the provincial governments before negotiating or concluding a treaty

(a) in an area under the legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces; or

(b) in a field affecting an area under the legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces.

This enactment provides that the Government of Canada shall enter into an agreement with each provincial government on the manner in which it shall consult that government and specifying, in the case of Quebec, the relevant mechanisms.