An Act to amend the law governing financial institutions and to provide for related and consequential matters (S.C. 2007, c. 6)

Assented to 2007-03-29

Marginal note:R.S., c. 28 (1st Supp.)

Investment Canada Act

Marginal note:2001, c. 9, s. 589
  •  (1) Paragraph 10(1)(h) of the Investment Canada Act is replaced by the following:

    • (h) any transaction to which Part XII.01 of the Bank Act applies;

  • Marginal note:1991, c. 47, s. 735

    (2) Subparagraphs 10(1)(j)(ii) and (iii) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    • (ii) a foreign entity that has been approved by order of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions under Part XIII of the Insurance Companies Act to insure in Canada risks, on the condition that the gross investment revenue of the company from the Canadian business is included in computing the income of the company under subsection 138(9) of the Income Tax Act and the voting interests of the entity carrying on the Canadian business, or the assets used in carrying on the Canadian business, are vested in trust under that Part, or

    • (iii) a corporation incorporated in Canada, all the issued voting shares of which, other than the qualifying voting shares of directors, are owned by an insurance company described in subparagraph (i), a foreign entity described in subparagraph (ii) or by a corporation controlled directly or indirectly through the ownership of voting shares by such an insurance company or foreign entity, on the condition that, in the case of a foreign entity described in subparagraph (ii), the voting interests of the entity carrying on the Canadian business, or the assets used in carrying on the Canadian business, are vested in trust under Part XIII of the Insurance Companies Act; and

Marginal note:R.S., c. N-11

National Housing Act

 The National Housing Act is amended by adding the following after section 17:

Marginal note:Mortgage insurance

17.1 The Corporation may provide the liquidator of a company, society or foreign company within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Insurance Companies Act with services in relation to the company’s, society’s or foreign company’s mortgage insurance business, and it may acquire some or all of the company’s, society’s or foreign company’s mortgage insurance policies or reinsure some or all of its mortgage insurance policies.

Marginal note:1996, c. 6, Sch.

Payment Clearing and Settlement Act

 Subsection 4(2) of the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Revocation

    (2) The Governor of the Bank may revoke a designation if he or she is of the opinion that the designated clearing and settlement system may be operated in a manner that no longer poses a systemic risk and the Minister is of the opinion that revoking the designation is in the public interest.

  • Marginal note:Notice

    (3) If a designation is made or revoked, the Governor of the Bank shall, in writing, so inform in advance the clearing and settlement system’s clearing house and shall cause a copy of the designation or revocation, as the case may be, to be published in the Canada Gazette.