C-1424369-70Elizabeth II2020-2021An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 30, 2020 and other measuresEconomic Statement Implementation Act, 2020Economic Statement Implementation Act, 202020215

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E-1.457202190960Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short Title

Short title1This Act may be cited as the Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020.

PART 1R.S., c. 1 (5th Supp.)Income Tax ActAmendments to the Act

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1992, c. 48, Sch.Related Amendment to the Children’s Special Allowances Act

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PART 2R.S., c. S-23Canada Student Loans Act

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PART 3 1994, c. 28Canada Student Financial Assistance Act

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PART 42014, c. 20, s. 483Apprentice Loans Act

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PART 5R.‍S.‍, c. F-27Food and Drugs ActAmendments to the Act

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Coming into Force

October 2, 202011Section 9 is deemed to have come into force on October 2, 2020.

PART 6Payments

Payment — requisition of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages12(1)There may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2021, on the requisition of the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, a sum not exceeding $206,700,000 to the regional development agencies for the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund.Definition of regional development agencies(2)For the purpose of subsection (1), regional development agencies means(a)the Department of Western Economic Diversification;(b)the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency;(c)the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency;(d)the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec;(e)the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario; and(f)the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.

Payments — requisition of Minister of Health13(1)Subject to subsection (2), there may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2021, on the requisition of the Minister of Health, all money required to do anything in relation to the initiatives specified in the schedule.Limit(2)The total of all payments made under subsection (1), in respect of an initiative specified in column 1 of the schedule, must not exceed the limit specified for that initiative in column 2 of the schedule.

Payment — requisition of Minister of Employment and Social Development14(1)There may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund until March 31, 2021, on the requisition of the Minister of Employment and Social Development, a sum not exceeding $500,000,000 for the purpose of making income support payments under section 4 of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act.For greater certainty(2)For greater certainty, the payments that may be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under subsection (1) must not include the costs of administering or enforcing the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act.

PART 72017, c. 20, s. 103Borrowing Authority ActAmendments to the Act

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R.S., c. F-11Related Amendment to the Financial Administration Act

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SCHEDULE(Section 13)ItemColumn 1Column 2InitiativesLimits ($ millions) (cash basis)1Mental health and substance use in the context of COVID-1964.42Investments in long-term care505.73Supporting innovative approaches to COVID-19 testing454Virtual care and mental health tools for Canadians68.65Medical research, countermeasures, vaccine funding and development, border and travel measures and isolation sites217.6