Bill C-237: An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act

R.S., c. F- 8 Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act 1 Section 24 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act is renumbered as subsection 24(1) and is amended by adding the following: Non-application in Quebec (2) Quebec is exempt from the application of paragraph (1)(a). 2 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 30: PART VI. 1 Withdrawal of a Province Payment in case of withdrawal 30.1 (1) A province that has a program whose objectives are comparable to those of a federal program may, at any time, choose to withdraw from the federal program, in which case it shall receive the same financial contribution it would have received had it not withdrawn. Definition of federal program (2) In subsection (1), federal program means any plan under which the federal government undertakes to pay a financial contribution for the achievement of national objectives in an area under the legislative authority of the provinces. R.S., c. C- 6 Canada Health Act 3 Section 7 of the Canada Health Act is renumbered as subsection 7(1) and is amended by adding the following: Non-application in Quebec (2) Quebec is exempt from the application of subsection (1) and is to receive the full cash contribution referred to in section 5.