Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 152, Number 19: PARLIAMENT

May 12, 2018

HOUSE OF COMMONS

First Session, Forty-Second Parliament

PRIVATE BILLS

Standing Order 130 respecting notices of intended applications for private bills was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on November 28, 2015.

For further information, contact the Private Members' Business Office, House of Commons, Centre Block, Room 134-C, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6, 613-992-6443.

Charles Robert
Clerk of the House of Commons

ROYAL ASSENT

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, Her Excellency the Governor General signified assent in Her Majesty's name to the Bill listed below.

Assent was signified by written declaration, pursuant to the Royal Assent Act, S.C. 2002, c. 15. Section 5 of that Act provides that each Act "…is deemed to be assented to on the day on which the two Houses of Parliament have been notified of the declaration."

The Senate was notified of the written declaration on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

The House of Commons was notified of the written declaration on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and the Competition Act
(Bill C-25, chapter 8, 2018)

Richard Denis
Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments

COMMISSIONER OF CANADA ELECTIONS

CANADA ELECTIONS ACT

Compliance agreement

This notice is published by the Commissioner of Canada Elections, pursuant to section 521 of the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9.

On May 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Canada Elections entered into a compliance agreement with Mr. John Hicks, pursuant to section 517 of the Canada Elections Act. The text of the compliance agreement is set out in full below.

May 2, 2018

Yves Côté, Q.C.
Commissioner of Canada Elections

Compliance agreement

Pursuant to section 517 of the Canada Elections Act (the Act), the Commissioner of Canada Elections (the Commissioner) and Mr. John Hicks (the Contracting Party) enter into this agreement aimed at ensuring compliance with the Act.

The provisions of the Act that are applicable are subsections 477.59(1) and (7), and paragraph 497.4(1)(g) or 497.4(2)(i), which makes it an offence for the official agent of a candidate to omit to provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the candidate's electoral campaign return and other related documents within four months following polling day.

Statements of the Contracting Party

For the purpose of this compliance agreement, the Contracting Party acknowledges the following:

Factors considered by the Commissioner

In entering into this compliance agreement, the Commissioner took into account the factors set out in paragraph 32 of the Compliance and Enforcement Policy of the Commissioner of Canada Elections, which is available on the Commissioner's website. In particular, the Commissioner considered the likely effectiveness of the available compliance and enforcement mechanisms at ensuring prompt compliance with the Act.

Undertaking and agreement

Under this compliance agreement, the Contracting Party undertakes to submit Mr. Moore's electoral campaign return and other related documents to the Chief Electoral Officer, and to advise the Commissioner thereof, no later than 30 days after he has been advised that the Commissioner has published the compliance agreement on his Office's website.

The Contracting Party agrees to comply with the Act's candidate return filing requirements in the future if he acts again as an official agent for a candidate in a federal election.

The Contracting Party consents to the publication of this compliance agreement in the Canada Gazette and on the Commissioner's website.

The Commissioner agrees that the fulfillment by the Contracting Party of his undertaking in this compliance agreement will constitute compliance with the agreement.

Pursuant to subsection 517(8) of the Act, the Commissioner and the Contracting Party recognize that once this compliance agreement is entered into, the Commissioner will be prevented from referring this matter for prosecution to the Director of Public Prosecutions unless there is non-compliance with the terms of the compliance agreement and, in any event, the Director of Public Prosecutions cannot institute such a prosecution unless non-compliance is established.

Signed by the Contracting Party, in the City of Inuvik, in the Northwest Territories, this 25th day of April, 2018.

John Hicks

Signed by the Commissioner of Canada Elections, in the City of Gatineau, in the Province of Quebec, this 1st day of May, 2018.

Yves Côté, Q.C.
Commissioner of Canada Elections

COMMISSIONER OF CANADA ELECTIONS

CANADA ELECTIONS ACT

Compliance agreement

This notice is published by the Commissioner of Canada Elections, pursuant to section 521 of the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9.

On May 3, 2018, the Commissioner of Canada Elections entered into a compliance agreement with Mr. Thomas D. (Daniel) Ryder, pursuant to section 517 of the Canada Elections Act. The text of the compliance agreement is set out in full below.

May 4, 2018

Yves Côté, Q.C.
Commissioner of Canada Elections

Compliance agreement

Pursuant to section 517 of the Canada Elections Act (the Act), the Commissioner of Canada Elections (the Commissioner) and Mr. Thomas D. (Daniel) Ryder (the Contracting Party) enter into this agreement aimed at ensuring compliance with the Act.

The relevant provisions of the Act are paragraphs 497(1)(a) and (2)(a), which make it an offence to contravene subsection 363(1) of the Act by making a contribution to a candidate while ineligible to do so.

Statements by the Contracting Party

For the purpose of this compliance agreement, the Contracting Party acknowledges the following:

Factors considered by the Commissioner

In entering into this compliance agreement, the Commissioner took into account factors set out in paragraph 32 of the Compliance and Enforcement Policy of the Commissioner of Canada Elections, which is available on the Commissioner's website, including the following:

Undertaking and agreement

The Contracting Party agrees to exercise due caution in order to ensure compliance with the relevant provisions of the Act in the future. In particular, the Contracting Party agrees, if occupying the role of Official Agent for a candidate who withdraws, to caution against the use of signs featuring the party logo of the withdrawing candidate at the campaign event of another political party.

The Contracting Party consents to the publication of this agreement in the Canada Gazette and on the Commissioner's website.

The Commissioner agrees that the fulfillment by the Contracting Party of the undertakings in this agreement will constitute compliance with the agreement.

Under subsection 517(5), the compliance agreement and the statements it contains are not admissible in evidence against the Contracting Party in any civil or criminal proceedings.

Pursuant to subsection 517(8) of the Act, the Commissioner and the Contracting Party recognize that once this agreement is entered into, the Commissioner will be prevented from referring this matter for prosecution to the Director of Public Prosecutions unless there is non-compliance with an undertaking of the compliance agreement, and in any event, the Director of Public Prosecutions cannot institute such a prosecution unless non-compliance with the agreement's undertakings has been established.

Signed by the Contracting Party in the City of Kelowna, in the Province of British Columbia, this 2nd day of May, 2018.

Thomas D. (Dan) Ryder

Signed by the Commissioner of Canada Elections, in the City of Gatineau, in the Province of Quebec, this 3rd day of May, 2018.

Yves Côté, Q.C.
Commissioner of Canada Elections