Common Business Identifiers Regulation

Common Business Identifiers Regulation, M.R. 176/2002 The Electronic Commerce and Information Act , C.C.S.M. c. E55 Regulation 176/2002 Registered November 1, 2002 bilingual version (HTML) Table of Contents Section 1 Definitions 2 Adoption of federal business number system 3 Collection of information 4 Integration of information 5 Registration required 6 Minister responsible 7 Designated laws Definitions 1 In this regulation, "Act" means The Electronic Commerce and Information Act ; («  Loi  ») "business entity" means a business entity, as defined in section 24 of the Act, that is required by a designated law to provide information to a public body; (« entreprise ») "common business identifier" means a unique alphanumeric identifier consisting of (a) a nine-digit root number that (i) identifies a business entity, and (ii) is common to the nine-digit root number of any federal business number assigned to the entity, and (b) an alphanumeric suffix that, when combined with the entity's nine-digit root number, identifies a program account that the entity has with a public body; (« identificateur commun ») "federal business number" means an identifying number assigned to a business entity under the numbering system referred to in section 2; (« numéro d'entreprise fédéral ») "program account" means a business entity's account with a public body that is used by the public body in administering a designated law. (« compte de programme ») Adoption of federal business number system 2 The numbering system used to identify business entities for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and other federal laws is adopted as the system for common business identifiers for the purposes of Part 5 of the Act. Collection of information 3(1) A business entity must provide the following information to a public body on request: (a) its common business identifier, if one has been assigned to the entity in relation to a program account it has with the public body; (b) if it has not been assigned a common business identifier in relation to a program account with the public body, (i) the nine-digit root number of any federal business number or common business identifier assigned to it, and (ii) any additional information, including personal information, required for a common business identifier to be assigned for that program account; and (c) if no common business identifier or federal business number has been assigned to the entity, information, including personal information, required for a common business identifier to be assigned to the entity in relation to a program account that the entity has or will have with the public body. Permitted disclosure 3(2) Information described in subsection (1) about a business entity, including personal information, may be disclosed to the Minister of National Revenue and to a public body that uses common business identifiers for its program accounts or administers the information system for common business identifiers, if the disclosure is necessary (a) to determine whether the entity has been assigned a common business identifier or federal business number; (b) to match the entity with the nine-digit root number of a common business identifier or federal business number, if one has been assigned to the entity; or (c) for a common business identifier to be assigned to the entity for a program account with a public body under a designated law. Application 3(3) The authority to disclose information under subsection (2) is in addition to the authority under subsection 26(2) or 29(1) of the Act and applies despite any provision of a designated law restricting or prohibiting the disclosure of information. Integration of information 4 For the purpose of integrating information in respect of business entities, the business information and registration system established by the minister under section 28 of the Act may be integrated with the following information systems: (a) an information system established for the administration of a designated law; (b) an information system established by a governmental or other body as a business information and registration system. Registration required 5 If an information system established for the administration of a designated law is integrated as permitted by section 4, every business entity must register for a common business identifier for each program account that it has or is required to have with a public body under the designated law. Minister responsible 6 The minister is responsible for the administration of the business information and registration system established under section 28 of the Act. Designated laws 7 The following Acts and regulations, or parts of them, are designated for the purposes of Part 5 of the Act and this regulation: (a) The Business Names Registration Act and the regulations made under that Act; (b) The Corporation Capital Tax Act and the regulations made under that Act; (c) Parts I to XXII of The Corporations Act except subsections 11(3) to (6); (d) the Corporations Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 385/87 R, except (i) Part 6, (ii) Forms 26 to 28 of Schedule A, and (iii) Schedule B; (d.1) The Fuel Tax Act and the regulations under that Act; (e) The Health and Post Secondary Education Tax Levy Act and the regulations made under that Act; (e.1) and (e.2) [repealed] M.R. 149/2013 ; (f) The Retail Sales Tax Act and the regulations made under that Act; (g) Part I of The Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act and the regulations under that Part; (h) The Tobacco Tax Act and the regulations under that Act; (i) The Workers Compensation Act and the regulations under that Act; (j) The Cooperatives Act and the regulations under that Act; (k) The Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act and the regulations under that Act; (l) The City of Winnipeg Charter and the by-laws made under that Act; (m) section 10.5 of The Income Tax Act ; (n) The Insurance Corporations Tax Act and the regulations made under that Act; (o) The Workplace Safety and Health Act and the regulations under that Act. M.R. 186/2006 ; 24/2008 ; 46/2011 ; 149/2012 ; 149/2013 ; 167/2015 ; 159/2017 ; 167/2018