Bill C-361
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- Bills of Exchange Act Bills of Exchange Act
- Interpretation Act Interpretation Act
- Canada Labour Code Canada Labour Code
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First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65-66 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Aboriginal Day)
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FIRST READING, June 15, 2017
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Ms. Jolibois |
SUMMARY
This enactment amends certain Acts to make National Aboriginal Day a holiday.
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca
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1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65-66 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
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BILL C-361 |
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An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Aboriginal Day) |
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. B-4
Bills of Exchange Act
1 Paragraph 42(a) of the Bills of Exchange Act is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (ii):
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(ii.1) the day fixed by proclamation as National Aboriginal Day,
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R.S., c. I-21
Interpretation Act
2 The portion of the definition holiday in subsection 35(1) of the Interpretation Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
holiday means any of the following days, namely, Sunday; New Year’s Day; Good Friday; Easter Monday; Christmas Day; the birthday or the day fixed by proclamation for the celebration of the birthday of the reigning Sovereign; Victoria Day; Insertion start the day fixed by proclamation as National Aboriginal Day Insertion end ; Canada Day; the first Monday in September, designated Labour Day; Remembrance Day; any day appointed by proclamation to be observed as a day of general prayer or mourning or day of public rejoicing or thanksgiving; and any of the following additional days, namely,
R.S., c. L-2
Canada Labour Code
3 The definition general holiday in section 166 of the Canada Labour Code is replaced by the following:
general holiday means New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Insertion start the day fixed by proclamation as National Aboriginal Day Insertion end , Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day and includes any day substituted for any such holiday pursuant to section 195; (jours fériés)
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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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