Bill C-46: An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and chapter 17 of the Statutes of Canada, 1998

C-46 Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-46 An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and chapter 17 of the Statutes of Canada, 1998 first reading, March 3, 2008 THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD AND MINISTER FOR THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD 90459 RECOMMENDATION Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and chapter 17 of the Statutes of Canada, 1998”. SUMMARY This enactment amends the Canadian Wheat Board Act to clarify that the Governor in Council has the authority to amend or repeal any regulation made under section 47 of that Act. The enactment also provides for an arbitration process to resolve disputes respecting commercial transactions or proposed commercial transactions relating to grain. It also repeals section 25 of An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca .vis1 {position: absolute;display:block;} .vis2 {position: static;} 2nd Session, 39th Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 house of commons of canada BILL C-46 An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and chapter 17 of the Statutes of Canada, 1998 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S., c. C-24 CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD ACT 1. Section 47 of the Canadian Wheat Board Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Explanatory NotesCanadian Wheat Board Act Clause 1: New. Notes explicativesLoi sur la Commission canadienne du blé Article 1 : Nouveau. Amendment or repeal of regulation (1.1) For greater certainty, the Governor in Council may amend or repeal any regulation made under subsection (1). 2. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 66: Clause 2: New. Article 2 : Nouveau. Dispute Resolution Request for arbitration 66.1 (1) Operators of elevators in Canada who receive grain marketed by the Corporation or producers may submit a written request for arbitration to the Corporation if they cannot come to an agreement with the Corporation respecting any commercial transaction or proposed commercial transaction relating to grain. Single or group request (2) A request may be submitted by a single operator or producer, or by a group of operators or producers. Consent to arbitration 66.2 (1) Within five business days after the written request is sent, the Corporation shall send written notification of its consent to arbitration or the reasons for its refusal. Reasonable grounds (2) The Corporation shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to arbitration. It is reasonable for the Corporation to withhold its consent when a dispute concerns a decision that it is expressly authorized to make under this Act or the regulations, including a decision made by order. Selection of arbitrator 66.3 (1) Within 10 business days after the Corporation consents to arbitration, the parties shall jointly select an arbitrator. Absence of agreement on arbitrator (2) If the Corporation and the disputing party cannot agree on an arbitrator within the 10-day period, each party shall select one arbitrator and the two chosen arbitrators shall select a third arbitrator. The three-member arbitration panel shall arbitrate the dispute. Commercial Arbitration Code 66.4 (1) Subject to this Act, the arbitration process shall be governed by the Commercial Arbitration Act — other than subsection 5(2) — including the Commercial Arbitration Code set out in the schedule to that Act. Supplemental rules (2) Supplemental rules may be established for the conduct of the arbitration by agreement of the parties. Failing agreement, such rules may be established by the single arbitrator or the panel. Decision binding 66.5 The arbitral decision is binding on the parties. Costs of arbitration 66.6 The costs of arbitration are shared equally by the Corporation and the other party. 1998, c. 17 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD ACT AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS 3. Section 25 of An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts is repealed. An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Clause 3: Existing text of section 25: 25. Section 47 of the Act and the headings before it are replaced by the following: PART V OTHER GRAINS Application of Parts III and IV 47. (1) The Governor in Council may, by regulation, on the recommendation of the Minister, extend the application of Part III or of Part IV or of both Parts III and IV to barley. (2) Where the Governor in Council has extended the application of any Part under subsection (1), the provisions of that Part shall be deemed to be re-enacted in this Part, subject to the following: (a) the word “barley” shall be substituted for the word “wheat”; (b) the expression “barley products” shall be substituted for the expression “wheat products”; and (c) subsection 40(2) is not applicable. (3) An extension of the application of Part III shall come into force only at the beginning of a crop year. (4) For the purposes of this section, “product”, in relation to barley, means any substance produced by processing or manufacturing barley, alone or together with any other material or substance, designated by the Governor in Council by regulation as a product of barley for the purposes of this Part. (5) The Minister shall not make a recommendation referred to in subsection (1) unless (a) the Minister has consulted with the board about the extension; and (b) the producers of barley have voted in favour of the extension, the voting process having been determined by the Minister. Loi modifiant la Loi sur la Commission canadienne du blé et d’autres lois en conséquence Article 3 : Texte de l’article 25 : 25. L’article 47 de la même loi et les intertitres le précédant sont remplacés par ce qui suit : PARTIE V AUTRES GRAINS Application des parties III et IV 47. (1) Le gouverneur en conseil peut, par règlement, sur la recommandation du ministre, étendre à l’orge l’application de la partie III ou de la partie IV, ou des deux. (2) En cas d’application du paragraphe (1), les dispositions de la partie en cause sont réputées édictées de nouveau dans la présente partie, sous réserve de ce qui suit : a) le terme « orge » est substitué au terme « blé »; b) le terme « produits de l’orge » est substitué au terme « produits du blé »; c) le paragraphe 40(2) ne s’applique pas. (3) L’extension du champ d’application de la partie III ne peut entrer en vigueur qu’au début d’une campagne agricole. (4) Pour l’application du présent article, « produit de l’orge » s’entend de la substance obtenue par la transformation ou la préparation industrielle du grain en cause, seul ou mélangé à d’autres substances et que le gouverneur en conseil désigne, par règlement, comme produit de ce grain pour l’application de la présente partie. (5) Le ministre ne peut faire la recommandation mentionnée au paragraphe (1) à moins que les conditions suivantes soient réunies : a) il a consulté le conseil au sujet de la mesure; b) les producteurs d’orge ont voté — suivant les modalités fixées par le ministre — en faveur de la mesure. COMING INTO FORCE Order in council 4. The provisions of this Act, other than section 1, come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of CommonsAvailable from:Publishing and Depository ServicesPublic Works and Government Services Canada