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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament,
70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022
STATUTES OF CANADA 2022
CHAPTER 21
An Act respecting the building of a green
economy in the Prairies
ASSENTED TO
DECEMBER 15, 2022
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SUMMARY
This enactment requires the minister responsible for economic
development in the Prairie provinces, in collaboration with the
Minister of the Environment, the Minister of Transport, the Min-
ister of Industry, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the
Minister of Finance and the Minister of Natural Resources, to de-
velop a framework for local cooperation and engagement in the
implementation of federal programs across various sectors to
build a green economy in the Prairie provinces.
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70-71 ELIZABETH II – 1 CHARLES III
CHAPTER 21
An Act respecting the building of a green economy in
the Prairies
[Assented to 15th December, 2022]
His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada,
enacts as follows:
Short Title
Short title
1 This Act may be cited as the Building a Green Prairie
Economy Act.
Interpretation
Definitions
2 The following definitions apply in this Act.
Indigenous governing body means a council, govern-
ment or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of
an Indigenous group, community or people that holds
rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Con-
stitution Act, 1982. (corps dirigeant autochtone)
Minister means the minister responsible for economic
development in the Prairie provinces. (ministre)
Framework for a Green Prairie
Economy
Development
3 (1) The Minister must, in collaboration with the Min-
ister of the Environment, the Minister of Transport, the
Minister of Industry, the Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of
Natural Resources, develop a framework to coordinate
local cooperation and engagement in the implementation
of federal programs across various sectors, with the
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objective of building a green economy in the Prairie
provinces.
Consultation
(2) In developing the framework, the Minister must con-
sult with provincial government representatives respon-
sible for transportation, environment and employment,
and with municipalities, Indigenous governing bodies,
the private sector and representatives of employers and
employees in that sector.
Exception
(2.1) The consultation process provided for under sub-
section (2) is only required if such a consultation process
is not already provided for under any other Act of Parlia-
ment or any Act of a province or by-law of a municipality.
Content
(3) The framework must include measures that promote
economic sustainability and growth and employment in
the Prairie provinces by
(a) addressing the limited or non-existent transporta-
tion options in small cities and communities, and ad-
vancing innovative solutions for public transportation
services in those cities and communities;
(b) fostering job creation and skills transfer, as evi-
denced by increased employment, in Prairie regions
that rely on traditional energy industries to enable
them to build a net-zero emissions green economy and
mitigate their impact on climate change;
(c) prioritizing projects that generate natural infras-
tructure and a clean environment, such as tree-
planting initiatives, solar energy projects and environ-
mental management of the boreal forest, and that
make use of all sources of energy, including nuclear
energy;
(d) supporting the continued development of clean
energy in fields such as agriculture, forestry, trans-
portation, manufacturing and tourism;
(e) establishing programs and projects that stimulate
a green economy, in a way that takes into account lo-
cal circumstances, and the participation of local busi-
nesses, governments and civil society organizations;
and
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(f) preparing infrastructure projects that facilitate
adaptation to climate change and mitigation of its ad-
verse effects.
Reports to Parliament
Tabling of framework
4 (1) Within 12 months after the day on which this Act
comes into force, the Minister must prepare a report set-
ting out the framework referred to in section 3 and cause
the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on
any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting af-
ter the report is completed.
Publication
(2) The Minister must publish the report on the depart-
mental website within 10 days after the report has been
tabled in both Houses of Parliament.
Report
5 Within two years after the report referred to in section
4 has been tabled in both Houses of Parliament, and ev-
ery five years after that, the Minister must, in collabora-
tion with the Minister of the Environment, the Minister
of Transport, the Minister of Industry, the Minister of
Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Minister of Finance and
the Minister of Natural Resources, prepare a report on
the progress and effectiveness of the framework, setting
out the Minister’s conclusions and recommendations,
and cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parlia-
ment on any of the first 15 days on which that House is
sitting after it is completed.
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Available on the House of Commons website
Disponible sur le site Web de la Chambre des com