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Budget Implementation Act, 2003

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 18, 2003

Canada (Federal)· B-9.851· 143 sections· current to 2004-01-04In force

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  • 1Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Budget Implementation Act, 2003.

  • 2Payments to trust — equipment and training
  • 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.

  • 2(2)Provincial share

    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).

  • 2(3)Payments out of C.R.F.

    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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  • 14Coming into force
  • 14(1)

    Sections 9, 11 and 13 come into force or are deemed to have come into force on August 1, 2003.

  • 14(2)Coming into force

    Sections 10 and 12 are deemed to have come into force on August 1, 2002.

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  • *30Coming into force
  • *30(1)

    Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Part, other than sections 21, 23 and 24, come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • *30(2)Coming into force

    Despite section 153 of the Employment Insurance Act, sections 23 and 24 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. [Note: Section 21 in force on assent June 19, 2003; sections 15 to 20 and 22 to 29 in force January 4, 2004, see SI/2003-185.]

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  • 34$250,000,000 granted

    From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Natural Resources, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty million dollars for payment to the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology for its use.

  • 35$50,000,000 granted

    From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of the Environment, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding fifty million dollars for payment to the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences for its use.

  • 36$600,000,000 granted

    From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Health, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding six hundred million dollars for payment to the Canada Health Infoway Inc. for its use.

  • 37$25,000,000 granted

    From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Health, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding twenty-five million dollars for payment to the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation for its use.

  • 38$70,000,000 granted

    From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Health, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding seventy million dollars for payment to the Canadian Institute for Health Information for its use.

  • 39$500,000,000 granted

    From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding five hundred million dollars for payment to the Canada Foundation for Innovation for its use.

  • 40$75,000,000 granted

    From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Industry, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding seventy-five million dollars for payment to Genome Canada for its use.

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  • 43(1)

    The Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act does not apply to the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2003 or to any subsequent fiscal year.

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    Section 45 is deemed to have come into force on June 18, 2002. For greater certainty, the Customs Tariff, as amended by section 45, is further amended by section 346 of the Excise Act, 2001 on the coming into force of that section 346, regardless of whether that coming into force occurs before or after this Act is assented to.

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    Sections 46 to 54 come into force or are deemed to have come into force on the day that is the earlier of the day on which this Act is assented to and the day on which Part 3 of the Excise Act, 2001 comes into force. [Note: Sections 46 to 54 in force on assent June 19, 2003.]

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    Sections 55 to 58 are deemed to have come into force on June 18, 2002. For greater certainty, the Excise Tax Act, as amended by those sections, is further amended by sections 368 and 390 of the Excise Act, 2001 on the coming into force of those sections 368 and 390, regardless of whether that coming into force occurs before or after this Act is assented to.

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    The First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act is enacted as follows:

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