Two Acts Receive Royal Assent

Summary#

This Canada Gazette entry (Part I, House of Commons) lists notices about private bills and records the royal assent given on October 3, 2024 to two federal Acts. It also repeats a contact for the office that handles private members’ business and notes a standing order published earlier.

What it does#

• Notes that Standing Order 130 (rules about notices of intended applications for private bills) was published on November 20, 2021 and gives a contact for the office that handles private bills: the Private Members’ Business Office, House of Commons (address and phone listed in the original notice).
• Records that royal assent was signified by written declaration under the Royal Assent Act on October 3, 2024 and that both Houses were notified that day.
• Lists the two Acts that received royal assent:
  • An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-49, Chapter 20, 2024)
  • An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act (Bill C-76, Chapter 21, 2024)

Who's affected#

• People or groups who apply for or follow private bills — the notice points them to the Private Members’ Business Office.
• Parties with interests in offshore petroleum arrangements in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, since one assented Act amends the Atlantic Accord implementation laws.
• People, organizations, and communities with interests in Canada’s national parks, since the other assented Act amends the Canada National Parks Act.
• If it’s unclear who exactly will be affected by the two Acts, the Gazette entry itself does not give details about the specific changes or their direct impacts.

Why it matters#

• Royal assent means those two Acts have completed the parliamentary approval step recorded here, so the laws will be in force as set out by those Acts (the Gazette notes assent was given on October 3, 2024).
• Changes to Atlantic Accord implementation laws can influence how offshore resources are managed and how benefits or responsibilities are shared in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
• Changes to the Canada National Parks Act can affect park management, conservation rules, or how people and organizations use park lands.
• The entry gives people who want to start or follow private-bill applications a place to get more information.