Expenditure Restraint Act (S.C. 2009, c. 2, s. 393)

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Expenditure Restraint Act

S.C. 2009, c. 2, s. 393

Assented to 2009-03-12

An Act to restrain the Government of Canada’s expenditures in relation to employment

[Enacted by section 393 of chapter 2 of the Statutes of Canada, 2009, in force on assent March 12, 2009.]

SHORT TITLE

Marginal note:Short title

 This Act may be cited as the Expenditure Restraint Act.

INTERPRETATION

Marginal note:Definitions

 The following definitions apply in this Act.

“additional remuneration”

« rémunération additionnelle »

“additional remuneration” means any allowance, bonus, differential or premium or any payment to employees that is similar to any of those payments.

“arbitral award”

« décision arbitrale »

“arbitral award” means an arbitral award governing employees to whom this Act applies.

“bargaining agent”

« agent négociateur »

“bargaining agent” has the same meaning

“collective agreement”

« convention collective »

“collective agreement” means a collective agreement governing employees to whom this Act applies.

“Her Majesty”

« Sa Majesté »

“Her Majesty” means Her Majesty in right of Canada.

“National Joint Council”

« Conseil national mixte »

“National Joint Council” has the same meaning as in subsection 4(1) of the Public Service Labour Relations Act.

“rate of pay”

« taux de salaire »

“rate of pay” means a base rate of pay, whether expressed as a single rate of pay or a range of rates of pay — or, if no such rate or range exists, any fixed or ascertainable amount of base pay — but does not include any additional remuneration.

“restraint period”

« période de contrôle »

“restraint period” means the period that begins on April 1, 2006 and ends on March 31, 2011.