Electronic Documents: Interpretation: Definitions
The definitions in this subsection apply in this Part...
The definitions in this subsection apply in this Part...
The purpose of this Part is to provide for the use of electronic alternatives in the manner provided for in this Part where federal laws contemplate the use of paper to record or communicate information or transactions...
A minister of the Crown and any department, branch, office, board, agency, commission, corporation or body for the administration of affairs of which a minister of the Crown is accountable to the Parliament of Canada...
A payment that is required to be made to the Government of Canada may be made in electronic form in any manner specified by the Receiver General...
If a provision of an Act of Parliament establishes a form, the responsible authority in respect of that provision may make regulations respecting an electronic form that is substantially the same as...
A provision of a federal law that provides that a certificate or other document signed by a minister or public officer is proof of any matter or thing, or is admissible in evidence...
A requirement under a provision of a federal law to retain a document for a specified period is satisfied, with respect to an electronic document, by the retention of the electronic document if...
A reference in a provision of a federal law to a document recognized as a notarial act in the province of Quebec is deemed to include an electronic version of the document if...
A requirement under a provision of a federal law for a person’s seal is satisfied by a secure electronic signature that identifies the secure electronic signature...
A provision of a federal law requiring a person to provide another person with a document or information, other than a provision referred to in any of sections 41 to 47...
A requirement under a provision of a federal law for a document to be in writing is satisfied by an electronic document if...
A requirement under a provision of a federal law for a document to be in its original form is satisfied by an electronic document if...
Subject to sections 44 to 46, a requirement under a provision of a federal law for a signature is satisfied by an electronic signature if...
A statement required to be made under oath or solemn affirmation under a provision of a federal law may be made in electronic form if...
A statement required to be made under a provision of a federal law declaring or certifying that any information given by a person making the statement is true, accurate or complete may be made in electronic form if...
A requirement under a provision of a federal law for a signature to be witnessed is satisfied with respect to an electronic document if...
A requirement under a provision of a federal law for one or more copies of a document to be submitted is satisfied by the submission of an electronic document if...
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board, make regulations prescribing technologies or processes for the purpose of the definition secure electronic signature...
For the purposes of sections 38 to 47, the responsible authority in respect of a provision of a federal law may, by order, amend Schedule 2 or 3 by adding or striking out a reference to that federal law or provision...
For the purposes of sections 41 to 47, the responsible authority in respect of a provision of a federal law may make regulations respecting the application of those sections to the provision...
The striking out of a reference to a federal law or provision in Schedule 2 or 3 does not affect the validity of anything done in compliance with any regulation made under section 50...