Interest and Administrative Charges Regulations

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part,

• (a) no interest is payable to the extent that the interest accrued as a result of

  • (i) any error made or delay caused by Her Majesty, or an authorized agent of Her Majesty, in processing a payment or establishing an amount payable, or

  • (ii) a breakdown or other failure in the system or communication links customarily used by the Government of Canada to process payments; and

• (b) no interest is payable on an outstanding amount due for a period in respect of a program or service if the total amount payable for the period, including accrued interest, is less than the minimum amount for which a demand for payment would normally be issued, as established by the deputy head responsible for the program or service and published for the purpose of this paragraph on a Government of Canada website.