Marginal note:Payment of provincial benefit
39 (1) Where a province provides benefits similar to or as a supplement to benefits payable under this Act for a pensioner or a pensioner’s spouse or common-law partner within that province, the Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, enter into an agreement with the government of that province whereby the provincial benefit that is payable to a pensioner or a pensioner’s spouse or common-law partner may be included with the amount of the benefit under this Act and paid on behalf of the government of that province in such manner as the agreement may provide.
Marginal note:Province to reimburse expense
(2) It shall be a term of any agreement referred to in subsection (1) that the government of the province that is a party thereto shall reimburse the Minister quarterly for the expenses incurred by the Minister under that agreement.
- R.S., 1985, c. O-9, s. 39
- 2000, c. 12, s. 205
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