Budget Implementation Act, 2005

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 23, 2005 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: Short title This Act may be cited as the Budget Implementation Act, 2005. [Amendment] [Amendments] [Related provision] Subsection (1) is deemed to have come into force on February 24, 2005. [Repealed, 2006, c. 4, s. 90] Payments to trust The Minister of Finance may make direct payments, in an aggregate amount of not more than one hundred and twenty million dollars, to a trust established to provide the territories with funding for the purpose of assisting them to achieve the goals of the Northern Strategy developed jointly by the federal government and the territories. Share of a territory The amount that may be provided to a territory under this section is to be determined in accordance with the terms of the trust indenture establishing the trust. Payments out of C.R.F. Any amount payable under this section may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the times and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate. Payment of $40,000,000 From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister responsible for Indian Residential Schools Resolution, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding forty million dollars for payment to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation for its use. Payment of $50,000,000 From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding fifty million dollars for payment to the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada for its use. Payment of $30,000,000 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 thirty million dollars for payment to the Canadian Academies of Science for its use. From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding fifty million dollars for payment to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association for the purpose of establishing a legacy fund to support the Canadian cattle and beef industry and ensure its long-term viability. Payment of $10,000,000 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 ten million dollars for payment to the Canadian Youth Business Foundation for its use. Payment of $150,000,000 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 one hundred and fifty million dollars for payment to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the purpose of providing funding to the Green Municipal Fund. From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may, on the requisition of the Minister of Natural Resources, be paid and applied a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty million dollars for payment to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the purpose of providing funding to the Green Municipal Fund. Payment of $165,000,000 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 one hundred and sixty-five million dollars for payment to Genome Canada for its use. Payment of $20,000,000 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 twenty million dollars for payment to Precarn Incorporated for its use. Payments for infrastructure For the fiscal year 2005-2006, pursuant to the Government of Canada’s five-year initiative commonly known as “A New Deal for Cities and Communities”, the Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) may, subject to the terms and conditions approved by the Treasury Board, make payments from and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in an aggregate amount of not more than six hundred million dollars to provinces, territories and first nations for the purpose of providing funding to municipal and regional governments and related entities, including transit authorities and commissions and first nation communities, for environmentally sustainable infrastructure projects. Agreement The Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) shall not make a payment to a province, territory or first nation under section 83 unless the Government of Canada has entered into an agreement with the recipient province, territory or first nation. Direct payments The Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) may, at the request of a provincial or territorial government, make payments under section 83 directly to a municipality, a municipal association or a provincial, territorial or municipal entity. The Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act is enacted as follows: The Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act is enacted as follows: [Repealed, 2005, c. 30, s. 93] Order in council This Part, other than sections 93 and 94, comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. [Note: Sections 93 and 94 in force on assent June 29, 2005; Part 13, other than sections 93 and 94, in force October 3, 2005, see SI/2005-92.] [Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3] This Part comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. [Note: Part 14, other than section 97, repealed before coming into force, see 2008, c. 20, s. 3.] Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Part come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. Exception Sections 101 to 103 and 108 are deemed to have come into force on February 23, 2005. [Note: Part 15, other than sections 101 to 103 and 108, in force September 1, 2005, see SI/2005-74.] [Transitional provision] [Note: Part 17 in force December 30, 2005, see SI/2005-126.] [Note: Section 124 repealed before coming into force, see 2008, c. 20, s. 3; Part 18 in force June 9, 2025, see SI/2025-28.] Payment of $200,000,000 For the purposes of giving effect to the Canada–Quebec Final Agreement on the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan and to support its implementation, the Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of two hundred million dollars to Quebec. Payment out of C.R.F. Any amount payable under subsection (1) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate. Payment of $100,000,000 The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of one hundred million dollars to British Columbia to assist the province in meeting the costs arising from the mountain pine beetle infestation, including the costs of damages caused by the infestation and of measures to combat the spread of the infestation. Payment of $6,500,000 The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of six million and five hundred thousand dollars to Saskatchewan. Payment of $13,700,000 The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of thirteen million and seven hundred thousand dollars to Yukon. Payment of $22,500,000 The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of twenty two million and five hundred thousand dollars to the Northwest Territories. Payment of $21,800,000 The Minister of Finance may make a cash payment of twenty one million and eight hundred thousand dollars to Nunavut.