This Act is called the Public Service Modernization Act. It also says most of the Act takes effect on days set by the Governor in Council, and that certain wording changes are only terminology changes, not new law.
An Act to modernize employment and labour relations in the public service and to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Canadian Centre for Management Development Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts 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 Public Service Modernization Act. The Public Service Labour Relations Act is enacted as follows: [Amendment] The Public Service Employment Act is enacted as follows: Schedule to the Public Service Employment Act The schedule to the Public Service Employment Act enacted by section 12 of this Act is set out in Schedule 2 to this Act. [Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3] [Transitional provision] [Amendments] The amendments made by this Part to replace the expressions “public service of Canada” and “Public Service” by the expressions “federal public administration” and “public service”, respectively, are to be considered as terminology changes only and are not to be held to operate as new law. [Repeal] Coming into force Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, other than sections 1 and 262 to 285, or the provisions of any Act enacted by this Act, come into force on a day or days fixed by order of the Governor in Council. Part 2 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act Part 2 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act, as enacted by section 2 of this Act, or any provision of that Part, comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, made on the recommendation of the Minister, within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of that Act, after consultation with the Chairperson of the Public Service Labour Relations Board appointed under section 12 of that Act. [Note: Sections 1 and 262 to 285 in force on assent November 7, 2003; sections 14 and 19, the definitions amended Act, former Act, former Commission and new Commission in section 68 and sections 77 to 83 and 246 to 250 in force November 20, 2003, see SI/2003-178; sections 21 to 35, 85 to 87 and 251 to 261 in force April 1, 2004, see SI/2004-42; section 5 in force December 1, 2004, see SI/2004-159; preamble, sections 1 to 3 and Part 1, as enacted by section 2, in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-22; Part 2, as enacted by section 2, other than subparagraph 209(1)(c)(ii), paragraph 211(b) and section 231, in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-23; Parts 3 and 4, as enacted by section 2, sections 36 to 66 and 88 to 226 in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-24; sections 3, 4, 6 to 11 and 67 in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-25; sections 12 and 13, the definition of new Act in section 68, sections 69 to 76 and 227 to 245 in force December 31, 2005, see SI/2005-122; subparagraph 209(1)(c)(ii), paragraph 211(b) and section 231, as enacted by section 2, in force December 31, 2005, see SI/2005-123; sections 15 to 18, 20 and 84 repealed before coming into force, see 2008, c. 20, s. 3.] Other references Unless the context requires otherwise, every reference to the Public Service Labour Relations Act in any provision of an Act of Parliament other than a provision referred to in subsection (1) is to be read as a reference to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act.