Order Fixing November 1, 2026 as the Day on Which Certain Provisions of the Contraventions Act Come into Force: SI/2026-54
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 160, Number 20
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SI/2026-54 October 7, 2026
CONTRAVENTIONS ACT
Order Fixing November 1, 2026 as the Day on Which Certain Provisions of the Contraventions Act Come into Force
P.C. 2026-866 September 25, 2026
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, under section 86 of the Contraventions Act, chapter 47 of the Statutes of Canada, 1992, fixes November 1, 2026 as the day on which section 85 of that Act and sections 2.1, 2.2, 7, 7.1, 9 to 12, 14 and 16 of the schedule to that Act come into force.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order.)
Proposal
This Order fixes November 1, 2026, as the day on which section 85 and sections 2.1, 2.2, 7, 7.1, 9 to 12, 14, and 16 of the Schedule to the Contraventions Act come into force.
Objective
The objective of the Order is to bring into force consequential and coordinating amendments of the Contraventions Act that will repeal stand-alone ticketing regimes found in various other federal statutes. These stand-alone ticketing regimes were intended to be repealed after the Contraventions Act was operationalized and are no longer needed legislatively.
Background
The Contraventions Act created a statutory framework for prosecuting federal offences designated as contraventions under its regulations by issuing tickets. The purpose of the Act is to improve the enforcement of federal legislation by providing an efficient and effective alternative to the summary conviction procedure under the Criminal Code for the prosecution of certain kinds of less complex and less serious regulatory offences. As the centralized ticketing regime for federal authorities, the Act is meant to replace stand-alone ticketing regimes that were created in various federal statutes. Bringing these provisions into force will remove from the statute book provisions that have been made obsolete by the inception of the Contraventions Regime.
Implications
The Order will bring into force coordinating and consequential amendments of the Contraventions Act that will repeal individual ticketing provisions found in the following statutes:
- Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act;
- Health of Animals Act;
- Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994;
- Non-smokers’ Health Act;
- Plant Protection Act;
- Radiocommunication Act;
- Canada Wildlife Act; and
- Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act.
Ticketable offences under these statutes have been migrated to the Contraventions Regulations and are now being enforced through the Contraventions Regime; offences under the Health of Animals Act and the Plant Protection Act, however, are now being enforced through different mechanisms, such as administrative monetary penalties.
Consultation
As the provisions brought into force are technical and aim to remove obsolete provisions, the Department of Justice Canada has not broadly consulted. Federal departments responsible for the affected statutes have been consulted and support these repeals.
Contacts
Evelyne Borkowski-Parent
Counsel
Regulatory Enforcement Legal Services Division
Policy Sector
Department of Justice Canada
Email: pblsd@justice.gc.ca
Ian Argue
Counsel
Regulatory Enforcement Legal Services Division
Policy Sector
Department of Justice Canada
Email: pblsd@justice.gc.ca