S-3: Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 3 — LegisWatch — LegisWatch

S-3Senate Government BillRoyal Assent ✓

Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 3

A third Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law

Sen. Marjory LeBretonFormer senator — no longer in the chamber

Latest completed stage: Royal Assent

Introduced 5446 days ago

41st Parliament, 1st Session

Summary

This enactment is the third in a series of enactments drafted in the course of the harmonization of federal statutes by the Department of Justice of Canada as a result of the coming into force of the Civil Code of Québec in 1994, which substantially changed the concepts, institutions and terminology of civil law. It amends a number of statutes including the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Expropriation Act in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law.

Event Timeline

Senate First Reading
Sep 29, 2011Senate
Senate Second Reading
Oct 25, 2011Senate
Senate Third Reading
Nov 15, 2011Senate
House First Reading
Nov 16, 2011House

Coming into Force


In force	Entire Act	On royal assent	Nov 29, 2011	—

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Regulatory Activity

Canada Business Corporations Act · 10 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Dec 20, 2023	II	In force	Order Fixing January 22, 2024 as the Day on Which Certain Provisions of An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts Come into Force	SI/2023-79
May 4, 2023	II

Standards Council of Canada Act · 1 entry

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Jul 8, 2020	II	Order	Order Amending the Designation of Countries (Standards Council of Canada) Order (Miscellaneous Program)	SI/2020-47

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Weights and Measures Act · 8 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Jul 4, 2026	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations and the Weights and Measures Regulations	Industry, Dept. of
Oct 23, 2024	II	Order	Specifications Relating to Timber Dimension Measuring Devices	SI/2024-48
Sep 20, 2024	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Weights and Measures Regulations	SOR/2024-183
Apr 19, 2021	II	Regulation	Order Amending Schedule IV to the Weights and Measures Act	SOR/2021-84
Nov 23, 2018	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations and the Weights and Measures Regulations (Miscellaneous)	SOR/2018-252
Sep 22, 2017	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Weights and Measures Regulations	SOR/2017-198
May 5, 2017	II	Regulation	Order Amending Schedules I and IV to the Weights and Measures Act	SOR/2017-80
Feb 13, 2017	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Weights and Measures Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)	SOR/2017-17

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Income Tax Act · 33 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Sep 19, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (2023–2024 Livestock Deferral)	SOR/2025-194
Sep 19, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2024–2025)	SOR/2025-193
Mar 12, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Northern Residents Deductions)	SOR/2025-97
Mar 6, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Prescribed Arrangement — Air Canada)	SOR/2025-75
Nov 22, 2024	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Technical Amendments)	SOR/2024-231
Feb 2, 2024	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (2018 to 2022 Livestock Deferral)	SOR/2024-10
Feb 2, 2024	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Battery Assembly and Manufacturing Production Support)	SOR/2024-9
Nov 24, 2023	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2018–2023)	SOR/2023-246
Mar 28, 2022	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Twenty-sixth Qualifying Period)	SOR/2022-68
Mar 4, 2022	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Enhanced CPP Contributions)	SOR/2022-42
Feb 1, 2022	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Qualifying Periods)	SOR/2022-11
Dec 10, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Twenty-Second Qualifying Period)	SOR/2021-240
Aug 12, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Prior Reference Periods for Wage Subsidy, Rent Subsidy and Hiring Program and Subsidies Extension)	SOR/2021-206
Jun 10, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 – Relief for Deferred Salary Leave Plans and Pension Plans)	SOR/2021-127
Apr 19, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Non-application of Presumption – Declaration of Female Parent)	SOR/2021-82
Apr 19, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Non-application of Presumption – Declaration of Female Parent)	SOR/2021-82
Mar 29, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Wage and Rent Subsidies Periods 14 to 16)	SOR/2021-56
Dec 18, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Wage and Rent Subsidies)	SOR/2020-284
Nov 9, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations, No. 3 (COVID-19 — Wage Subsidy for Furloughed Employees)	SOR/2020-243
Oct 14, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations, No. 2 (COVID-19 — Wage Subsidy for Furloughed Employees)	SOR/2020-227
Sep 23, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Wage Subsidy for Furloughed Employees)	SOR/2020-207
Jun 30, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — June 7 to July 4, 2020 Qualifying Period)	SOR/2020-160
May 14, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Deemed Remittance)	SOR/2020-106
May 14, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Eligible Entities)	SOR/2020-107
Jun 25, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (2017 Livestock Deferral)	SOR/2019-247
Jul 16, 2018	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Federal Crown Corporations)	SOR/2018-160
Mar 27, 2018	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2017)	SOR/2018-56
Feb 2, 2018	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (2014, 2015 and 2016 Livestock Deferrals)	SOR/2018-12
Mar 22, 2017	II	In force	Order Fixing the Day after the Day on which this Order is made as the Day on which Part 1 of An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act and the Income Tax Act Comes into Force	SI/2017-19
Nov 18, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2016)	SOR/2016-296
Oct 21, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Canadian Oil and Gas Exploration Expense)	SOR/2016-276
Sep 30, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Film and Video Productions, 2016)	SOR/2016-262
Feb 26, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Withholding of Income Tax on Payments from Registered Disability Savings Plans)	SOR/2016-30

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Dominion Water Power Act · 2 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
May 10, 2019	II	Regulation	Black Lake First Nation Water Power Regulations	SOR/2019-131
Dec 1, 2018	I	Proposed	Black Lake First Nation Water Power Regulations	Indigenous Services Canada, Dept. of, and Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Canada Cooperatives Act · 5 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Mar 4, 2022	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Administered by the Department of Industry	SOR/2022-40
Jun 17, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Canada Cooperatives Regulations	SOR/2019-226
May 6, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Certain Department of Industry Regulations	SOR/2019-117
Mar 16, 2019	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Canada Cooperatives Regulations	Industry, Dept. of
May 13, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Certain Department of Industry Regulations	SOR/2016-98

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Textile Labelling Act · 1 entry

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Nov 23, 2018	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations	SOR/2018-253

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act · 1 entry

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
May 30, 2018	II	Regulation	Safe Food for Canadians Regulations	SOR/2018-108

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Electricity and Gas Inspection Act · 1 entry

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Nov 23, 2018	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations and the Weights and Measures Regulations (Miscellaneous)	SOR/2018-252

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

International Bridges and Tunnels Act · 1 entry

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Mar 13, 2026	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Schedule to the International Bridges and Tunnels Act and the International Bridges and Tunnels Regulations	SOR/2026-46

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Canada Transportation Act · 23 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Dec 21, 2024	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Air Passenger Protection Regulations	Canadian Transportation Agency
Dec 15, 2022	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Transportation Information Regulations (Freight Rail Data)	SOR/2022-278
Jun 10, 2022	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Air Passenger Protection Regulations	SOR/2022-134
May 7, 2022	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Transportation Information Regulations (Freight Rail Data)	Transport, Dept. of
Jul 3, 2021	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Air Passenger Protection Regulations	Canadian Transportation Agency
Feb 8, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations and the Canadian Transportation Agency Designated Provisions Regulations	SOR/2021-9
Dec 18, 2020	II	Regulation	Direction Respecting Flight Cancellations for Situations Outside of a Carrier’s Control	SOR/2020-283
Jun 1, 2020	II	Regulation	Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations Application Exemption Order	SOR/2020-125
Jun 25, 2019	II	Regulation	Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations	SOR/2019-244
Jun 25, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Transportation Act (Rail Transport)	SOR/2019-254
Jun 3, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Air Transportation Regulations and the Canadian Transportation Agency Designated Provisions Regulations	SOR/2019-176
Jun 6, 2019	II	Regulation	Designated Provisions Regulations — Transportation Information (Canada Transportation Act)	SOR/2019-185
Jun 3, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Transportation Information Regulations (Air Travel Performance Data Collection)	SOR/2019-166
May 22, 2019	II	Regulation	Air Passenger Protection Regulations	SOR/2019-150
Apr 26, 2019	II	Regulation	Direction Respecting Tarmac Delays of Three Hours or Less	SOR/2019-110
Mar 26, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Respecting Fees for the Review of Arrangements Involving Transportation Undertakings Providing Air Services	SOR/2019-81
Mar 30, 2019	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Transportation Act (Rail Transport)	Canadian Transportation Agency
Mar 9, 2019	I	Proposed	Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations	Canadian Transportation Agency
Dec 22, 2018	I	Proposed	Air Passenger Protection Regulations	Canadian Transportation Agency
Dec 22, 2018	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Air Transportation Regulations and the Canadian Transportation Agency Designated Provisions Regulations	Canadian Transportation Agency
Dec 22, 2018	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Transportation Information Regulations (Air Travel Performance Data Collection)	Transport, Dept. of
Oct 13, 2018	I	Proposed	Regulations Respecting Fees for the Review of Arrangements Involving Transportation Undertakings Providing Air Services	Transport, Dept. of
Feb 13, 2017	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Air Transportation Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)	SOR/2017-19

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Canada Marine Act · 8 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Jun 19, 2023	II	Regulation	Administrative Monetary Penalties (Canada Marine Act) Regulations	SOR/2023-138
Feb 19, 2022	I	Proposed	Administrative Monetary Penalties (Canada Marine Act) Regulations	Transport, Dept. of
Oct 6, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Port Authorities Operations Regulations	SOR/2020-220
Sep 10, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Schedule to the Canada Marine Act	SOR/2020-192
Mar 18, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Maintaining the Safety of Persons in Ports and the Seaway	SOR/2020-54
Apr 20, 2017	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Schedule to the Canada Marine Act	SOR/2017-68
Sep 30, 2016	II	Regulation	Port of Prince Rupert Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Regulations	SOR/2016-260
Mar 29, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Port Authorities Management Regulations and the Port Authorities Operations Regulations	SOR/2016-66

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Bank of Canada Act · 5 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Mar 26, 2025	II	Order	Order Designating the Minister of Industry as the Designated Minister for the purposes of the Business Development Bank of Canada Act and as the appropriate Minister with respect to the Business Development Bank of Canada for the purposes of the Financial Administration Act	SI/2025-48
Nov 22, 2023	II	Order	Order Designating the Minister of Small Business and Tourism as the Designated Minister for the purposes of the Business Development Bank of Canada Act and as the appropriate Minister with respect to the Business Development Bank of Canada for the purposes of the Financial Administration Act	SI/2023-73
Dec 11, 2019	II	Order	Order Designating Minister for International Trade (1) as the Designated Minister for the purposes of the Business Development Bank of Canada Act; and (2) as the appropriate Minister with respect to the Business Development Bank of Canada for the purposes of the Financial Administration Act	SI/2019-129
Jun 25, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Bank of Canada Notes Regulations	SOR/2019-256
Aug 8, 2018	II	Order	Order designating Minister of Small Business and Tourism, a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, (1) as the Designated Minister for the purposes of the Business Development Bank of Canada Act; and (2) as the appropriate Minister with respect to the Business Development Bank of Canada for the purposes of the Financial Administration Act	SI/2018-75

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.