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Bill C-17

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 25, 2022
  • This bill, titled "An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund," is aimed at making changes to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and allowing for certain payments to be made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The purpose of this bill is to authorize additional payments to the provinces and territories. It also allows for payments to be made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to address transit shortfalls and needs, as well as improve housing supply and affordability. Overall, this bill aims to provide financial support to the provinces and territories, particularly in the areas of transit and housing, in order to address existing gaps and improve the availability and affordability of housing.
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II, 2021-2022

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-17
An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

FIRST READING, March 25, 2022

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE

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RECOMMENDATION

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund”.

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act to authorize additional payments to the provinces and territories. It also authorizes payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of addressing transit shortfalls and needs and improving housing supply and affordability.

Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca


1st Session, 44th Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II, 2021-2022

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-17

An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

R.‍S.‍, c. F-8; 1995, c. 17, s. 45

Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

1The Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act is amended by adding the following after section 24.‍72:

Total payment of $2 billion

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24.‍73The Minister may pay an additional cash payment equal to

  • (a)for Ontario, $775,500,000;

  • (b)for Quebec, $450,006,000;

  • (c)for Nova Scotia, $51,800,000;

  • (d)for New Brunswick, $41,238,000;

  • (e)for Manitoba, $72,437,000;

  • (f)for British Columbia, $272,434,000;

  • (g)for Prince Edward Island, $8,574,000;

  • (h)for Saskatchewan, $61,759,000;

  • (i)for Alberta, $232,332,000;

  • (j)for Newfoundland and Labrador, $27,227,000;

  • (k)for Yukon, $2,244,000;

  • (l)for the Northwest Territories, $2,387,000; and

  • (m)for Nunavut, $2,062,000.

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Payments in Relation to Transit and Housing

Maximum payment of $750 million

2(1)The Minister of Finance may make payments to the provinces, the total of which may not exceed $750 million, for the purpose of addressing municipal and other transit shortfalls and needs and improving housing supply and affordability. The amount of each payment is to be determined by the Minister of Finance.

Payments out of C.‍R.‍F.

(2)Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the times and in the manner, and on any terms and conditions, that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.

Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons



EXPLANATORY NOTES

Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Clause 1:New.