Four Bills Received Royal Assent

Summary#

This Canada Gazette entry (Part I, Vol. 158, No. 47) records House of Commons notices and a list of bills that received Royal Assent. It was published on November 23, 2024, and notes that several bills became Acts on November 7, 2024.

What it does#

• Repeats a notice about Standing Order 130 (notices of intended applications for private bills). The notice was originally published on November 20, 2021. For contact the entry names the Private Members’ Business Office and the Clerk of the House of Commons, Charles Robert.
• Notes a publication from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer under the Canada Elections Act called a "Determination of number of electors." That notice appeared as Extra Vol. 158, No. 9, on November 15, 2024.
• Lists bills that received Royal Assent on November 7, 2024:
  • An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair) (Bill C-244, chapter 26, 2024)
  • An Act to amend the Copyright Act (interoperability) (Bill C-294, chapter 27, 2024)
  • An Act to establish a national strategy for eye care (Bill C-284, chapter 28, 2024)
  • An Act respecting the recognition of the Haida Nation and the Council of the Haida Nation (Bill S-16, chapter 29, 2024)
• The entry records that assent was given by written declaration and that both Houses were notified on November 7, 2024. It also names Shaila Anwar as Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments.

Who's affected#

• People or groups applying for private bills and Members of Parliament who handle them (because of the Standing Order 130 notice).
• Elections administrators and anyone tracking electoral rolls or boundaries (because of the Canada Elections Act notice about electors).
• Businesses and people who deal with device repair, maintenance, or software/hardware interoperability (because of the two Copyright Act amendments).
• People who use or provide eye-care services, and health system planners (because of the national strategy for eye care).
• The Haida Nation and the Council of the Haida Nation, plus governments and parties involved in Indigenous relations (because the recognition act names them).
• If it’s unclear who will be affected by a specific item, the entry does not give further details.

Why it matters#

• The list shows which federal bills have formally received assent. That means their titles and chapter numbers are now recorded as Acts of Parliament as of November 7, 2024.
• Changes to the Copyright Act could make it easier to diagnose, repair, or connect devices and software. That can affect repair shops, manufacturers, and users.
• A federal national strategy for eye care signals government attention to eye-health planning and services.
• Formal recognition of the Haida Nation may affect relations, agreements, and rights involving that Indigenous community.
• The notice about the number of electors is part of how elections are organized and monitored, which matters for fair voting and representation.