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Vol. 143, No. 37 — September 12, 2009
Regulations Amending Schedules I and III to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act
Statutory authority
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act
Sponsoring department
Department of Public Works and Government Services
REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT
(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)
Description
The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities has requested that the Queens Quay West Land Corporation be deleted from Schedules I and III of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act.
The Queens Quay West Land Corporation was originally established in 1936 under the Ontario Companies Act.
The Queens Quay West Land Corporation was responsible for supporting the federal commitment to cities and communities through activities such as redeveloping surplus federal lands to meet community needs, providing green space in urban areas, and supporting recreational and cultural activities.
In fiscal year 2003–2004, the new position of Minister of State (Infrastructure) was created and given responsibility for five Crown corporations, including the Queens Quay West Land Corporation.
The responsibility for the Queens Quay West Land Corporation was transferred to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in February 2006.
Although the mandate of the Queens Quay West Land Corporation was to dispose of all remaining properties and dissolve, this had not been possible because the Queens Quay West Land Corporation had been used as a conduit for the provision of operational funding to the Harbourfront Centre by the federal government. The Auditor General criticized the use of this corporation to fund Harbourfront Centre.
On August 15, 2005, the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board, authorized the payment to Harbourfront Centre of the last instalment of the federal operating subsidy through the Queens Quay West Land Corporation. The Queens Quay West Land Corporation was directed to dissolve by March 31, 2006.
The Queens Quay West Land Corporation was dissolved on June 30, 2006, by Certificate of Dissolution under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Under section 9 of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, the Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of the Act and adding to or deleting from Schedules I and III any corporation established by or under an Act of Parliament or performing a function on behalf of the Government of Canada.
The amendment would remove the Queens Quay West Land Corporation from any application under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act.
Alternatives
No alternative is available.
Benefits and costs
None.
Consultation
This amendment is proposed in consultation with the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Compliance and e nforcement
None.
Louis Paquette
Acting National Manager
Policy and Strategic initiatives
Valuation and Payments in lieu of Taxes (PILT) Programs
Public Works and Government Services Canada
6th Floor, Room 3
191 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5
Telephone: 819-956-7493
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 9(2) of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act (see footnote a), that the Governor in Council, pursuant to paragraphs 9(1)(a) (see footnote b) and (h) of that Act, proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending Schedules I and III to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act.
Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Colin J. Boutin, Director, Valuation and Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Programs, Public Works and Government Services Canada, 6th Floor, Room 3, 191 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5 (tel.: 819-956-7435; fax: 819-956-7490; e-mail: colin.boutin@pwgsc.gc.ca).
Persons making representations should identify any of those representations the disclosure of which should be refused under the Access to Information Act, in particular under sections 19 and 20 of that Act, and should indicate the reasons why and the period during which the representations should not be disclosed. They should also identify any representations for which there is consent to disclosure for the purposes of that Act.
Ottawa, September 9, 2009
JURICA ČAPKUN
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council
REGULATIONS AMENDING SCHEDULES I AND III TO THE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES ACT
AMENDMENTS
1. Schedule I to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act (see footnote 1) is amended by deleting the following:
Queens Quay West Land Corporation, with respect to real property owned by Her Majesty in right of Canada, the administration and control of which is held by the Corporation, whether title to the said real property is vested in the name of Her Majesty or in the name of the Corporation.
2. Schedule III to the Act is amended by deleting the following:
Queens Quay West Land Corporation
Queens Quay West Land Corporation
COMING INTO FORCE
3. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
[37-1-o]
Footnote a
R.S., c. M-13; S.C. 2000, c. 8, s. 2
Footnote b
S.C. 2000, c. 8, s. 10(1)
Footnote 1
R.S., c. M-13; S.C. 2000, c. 8, s. 2
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