GOVERNMENT POLICY NEWS FROM ACROSS CANADA
Input Being Sought into Mines Regulations With the goal of ensuring safety in mines, the Provincial Government is seeking input into new Mines Safety of Workers Regulations. The Occupational Health and Safety Branch of the Department of Government Services will consult with targeted stakeholders within the mining industry in the province, as well as employer, [...]
OTTAWA, Ont. — September 1, 2010 – The Government of Canada today announced that regulations requiring an average renewable fuel content of five per cent in gasoline have been finalized and will come into effect starting December 15, 2010. “Today we are fulfilling the Government’s commitment to require five percent renewable fuel content in gasoline,” [...]
The province continues its efforts to help secure land for Nova Scotians with the release of a white paper to consider the creation of a community lands trust. In the fiscal year 2009-2010, government invested $77.5 million to purchase provincial land and is asking communities what tools they would like to have in place to [...]
Canada has been accepted as a participant in a new Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) mechanism for cross-border cooperation on data privacy enforcement. The initiative – the APEC Cross-border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement – was developed to facilitate information sharing and cooperation between authorities responsible for data and consumer protection in the APEC region. Privacy Commissioner of [...]
Government of Canada Releases Consultation Draft of Legislative Tax Proposals Related Document: Legislative Proposals relating to the Income Tax Act, the Air Travellers Security Charge Act, the Excise Act, 2001, and the Excise Tax Act The Department of Finance today released for consultation draft legislative proposals to implement tax measures from Budget 2010 along with [...]
Consultations to Target New Corrections Legislation The Williams Government is moving forward with plans to revamp the current Prisons Act and Adult Corrections Act and is seeking input from organizations and interested individuals in drafting the new legislation. Consultations will be held with targeted interest groups, including inmate advocacy organizations, women’s groups and aboriginal groups. [...]
