Bill C-444: An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act (water quality)

Bill C-444 If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at [email protected]. First Reading LEGISinfo Bilingual view XML PDF Skip to Document Navigation Skip to Document Content ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARY1 International Boundary Waters Treaty Act1 International Boundary Waters Treaty Act First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-444 An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act (water quality) FIRST READING, May 1, 2019 Mr. Paradis 421433 SUMMARY This enactment requires the Minister of Foreign Affairs to undertake steps toward the possible amendment of the International Boundary Waters Treaty in order that not only the natural level and flow of boundary waters are taken into account, but also their quality. Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-444 An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act (water quality) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.‍S.‍, c. I-17 International Boundary Waters Treaty Act 1 The International Boundary Waters Treaty Act is amended by adding the following after section 42: Quality of Boundary Waters Boundary waters treaty 42.‍1 (1) The Minister shall undertake steps toward the possible amendment of the treaty in order that the qual­ity of boundary waters is taken into account. Consultation and measures — water quality (2) The Minister shall also consult the International Joint Commission, representatives of the provinces responsible for the environment and environmental experts or specialists concerning the measures that should be taken to ensure the quality of boundary waters, including measures to establish buffer zones and prohibit the construction of infrastructures likely to affect the quality of waters bordering them without the agreement of the parties to the treaty. Annual report (3) Within two years after the day on which this section comes into force, and every year after that, the Minister shall prepare a report indicating the steps undertaken under this section during the period covered by the report, and the Minister shall cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is prepared. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publication Explorer Publication Explorer ParlVU