Legislative Update Report No. 2026-19 Le Bulletin D’actualités Législatives

In This Issue

Federal Government / Gouvernement fédéral

Bills / Projets de loi

House of Commons / Chambre des communes

Senate / Sénat

Regulations / Règlements

Canada Gazette, Part II, October 7, 2026:

Canada Wildlife Act
Financial Administration Act
Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act

Fisheries Act

Employment Insurance Act

Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act

Special Economic Measures Act

Species at Risk Act

Proposed Regulations / Projets de règlement

Canada Gazette, Part I, September 26, 2026:

Cannabis Act

• Order Amending the Cannabis Tracking System Order (Streamlining of Requirements)

Canada Gazette, Part I, October 3, 2026:

Canada Labour Code

• Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (First Aid Kits)

Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act

• Regulations Amending the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Regulations

Royal Assents / Sanctions royales

October 8, 2026

• Bill C-27, Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tlegohli Got’ine Act — Chapter No. 23

Notices / Avis

Canada Gazette, Part I, September 26, 2026:

Aeronautics Act

• Interim Order No. 3 (2026) Respecting Certain ICAO Requirements (Aircraft Tracking and Location of Aircraft in Distress)

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

• Ministerial Condition No. 22632
• Guidance on Residential Premise Plumbing Pathogens and Water Quality

Office of the Superintendent of Financial institutions

•  Assessment of Pension Plans Regulations — Basic rate

Canada Gazette, Part I, October 3, 2026:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

• Notice to develop regulations respecting carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and reproductive toxicity of a substance under section 67 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Canada Marine Act

• Vancouver Fraser Port Authority — Supplementary letters patent

Commissions / Commissions

Canada Gazette, Part I, September 26, 2026:

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Expiry review RR-2025-008 — Notice of order — Photovoltaic modules and laminates
• File PR-2026-040 — Notice of inquiry — Quarry and haul services
• File PR-2026-044 — Notice of inquiry — Information technology service delivery

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

• Decisions
• Notices of consultation
• Part 1 applications

Canada Gazette, Part I, October 3, 2026:

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Appeal — Notice No. HA-2026-016
• Inquiry NQ-2026-002 — Notice of finding — Forged grinding media
• Inquiry NQ-2026-006 — Notice of commencement of inquiry — Wheat gluten

Supplements / Suppléments

Canada Gazette, Part I, September 26, 2026:

Copyright board

• Television Retransmission Tariff (2014-2018)

Alberta / Alberta

Regulations / Règlements

Alberta Gazette, Part II, September 29, 2026:

Access to Information Act

Proclamations / Proclamations

Alberta King’s Printer

Private Vocational Training Amendment Act, 2025, SA 2025, c 17

• Sections 1 to 4, 5(a), (b) and (d) to (i), 6 to 8, 9, to the extent that it enacts sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4 of the Private Vocational Training Act, 10 to 24, 25(a), (b), to the extent that it enacts section 24(a.1), (a.3) and (a.4) of the Private Vocational Training Act, and (c) to (h), 26 and 27 of the Private Vocational Training Amendment Act, 2025 in force January 1, 2027 (OIC 339/2026)

Notices / Avis

Alberta Gazette, Part I, September 29, 2026:

Securities Act

• Amendments to National Instrument 81-101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure
• Amendments to National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds
• Amendments to National Instrument 81-105 Mutual Fund Sales Practices

British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

Regulations / Règlements

British Columbia Regulations Bulletin, September 29, 2026:

Financial Institutions Act

Manitoba / Manitoba

Bills / Projets de loi

Regulations / Règlements

Manitoba Laws – Unconsolidated Regulations

The Pharmaceutical Act

The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act

The Employment Standards Code

Proclamations / Proclamations

Manitoba Laws

The Official Time Amendment Act, SM 2023, c 4

• Act in force October 31, 2026. (OIC 221/2026)

New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick

Notices / Avis

New Brunswick Royal Gazette, September 30, 2026:

Financial and Consumer Services Commission

Notice and Request for Comment

• Publication for comment of proposed amendments to National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds (Proposed Amendments).

New Brunswick Royal Gazette, October 7, 2026:

Financial and Consumer Services Commission

Notice of Adoption

• The adoption of amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations, National Instrument 54 101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and changes to Companion Policy 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations, Companion Policy 54 101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (Amendments and Changes).

Notice of Repeal

• Adoption of the repeal of Local Rule 25-501 Designation as a Market Participant (LR 25-501) and Local Rule 81-510 Self-Dealing (LR 81-510) (together, the Local Rules).

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