British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Farm Income Insurance Canada-British Columbia Agreement to Provide for Provincial Contributions to the Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) and Corp Insurance Programs (O.C. 340/2001)

O.C. 340/2001

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in CouncitNo. 340 , Approved and Ordered MAR 3 0 200 wasp,— Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that approval is given to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and Minister Responsible for Rural Development, on behalf of the Province, to sign the Canada-British Columbia Companion Agreement to Provide for Provincial Contributions to the Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) and Crop Insurance Programs, substantially in the form attached.

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and Pr. ding Member of the Executive Council Minister Responsible for Rural Development (This pan is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Farm Income Insurance Act (RSBC 1996, c. 130, s. 5) Other (specify):

DRAFT February 5, 2001 CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA COMPANION AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR PROVINCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NISA AND CROP INSURANCE PROGRAMS THIS AGREEMENT made this day of , 2001. BETWEEN: THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA (referred to as "Canada"), as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, OF THE FIRST PART - and - THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (referred to as "the Province"), as represented by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, OF THE SECOND PART. Canada and the Province are referred to as the "parties".

WHEREAS the parties have the appropriate authorities to enter into this Agreement; and

WHEREAS the Province wishes to pay its contributions to the NISA Program for the 1999 stabilization year and to the Crop Insurance Program for the 2000 crop year from the Province's allocation of federal safety net funding for General Risk Management Progam;iiing under the terms of the Federal-Provincial Agreement establishing the Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) Program, the Canada-British Columbia Crop Insurance Agreement, and the Canada-British Columbia Framework Agreement on Agricultural Risk Management; THEREFORE, THE PARTIES agree as follows:

Definitions used in the Federal-Provincial Agreement establishing the Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) Program, the Canada-British Columbia Crop Insurance Agreement, and the Canada-British Columbia Framework Agreement on Agricultural Canada-British Columbia Companion Agreement to .../1 provide for provincial contributions to the NISA and Cl Programs

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DEFINITIONS 1.1 "Agreement" means the Canada-British Columbia Companion Agreement to provide for Provincial Contributions to the NISA and Crop Insurance Programs. 1.2 "Crop Insurance Agreement" means the Canada- British Columbia Crop Insurance Agreement. 1.3 "Framework Agreement" means the Canada-British Columbia Framework Agreement on Agricultural Risk Management. 1.4 "NISA Agreement" means the Federal-Provincial Agreement establishing the Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) Program. 1.5 "Provincial Contributions" means the Province's share of Government contributions under the NISA Agreement for the 1999 Stabilization Year and of the Premiums and administrative expenses under the Crop Insurance Agreement for the 2000 Crop year that will be paid under this Agreement. 2.0 PURPOSE 2.1 The purpose of this Agreement is to provide to the Province a contribution from the Province's allocation of federal safety net funding to allow the Province to pay its Provincial Contributions under the NISA Agreement for the 1999 Stabilization Year and under the Crop Insurance Agreement for the 2000 Crop year.

Canada-British Columbia Companion Agreement to .../2 provide for provincial contributions to the NISA and CI Programs

3 3.0 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS Provincial 3.1 Canada shall pay to the Province an amount equal to Contributions its Provincial Contributions. This money shall be funded out of the Province's allocation of federal safety net funding for General Risk Management Programming. 3.2 Notwithstanding subsection 3.1, the amount paid by Canada under this Agreement shall not exceed the following amount: (

a) Canada's funding for General Risk Management Programming allocL:ed to the Province for the 2000-01 Fiscal year as set out in the Canada-British Columbia Framework Agreement on Agricultural Risk Management; plus (

b) Canada's funding for General Risk Management Programming rolled over from previous years; less (

c) Canada's funding for the NISA, Fall Cash Advance, and Crop Insurance Programs, in this order of priority. In the event the amount available pursuant to paragraphs (

a) to (

c) is insufficient to pay the utal Provincial Contributions, British Columbia shall fund one hundred (100) percent of any amount still payable. 3.3 No later than March 31, 2001, the Province shall invoice Canada for the Province's share of Government contributions under the Crop Insurance Agreement for the year 2000. Canada-British Columbia Companion Agreement to ...13 provide for provincial contributions to the NISA and CI Programs

-4 4.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS Amendments 4.1 This Agreement may be amended only by further written agreement executed by Canada and the Province. Coming into force 4.2 This Agreement comes into force on the date of signing.

Duration Termination Indemnification of the Crown 4.3 This Agreement provides for Provincial Contributions to the NISA Program for the 1999 Stabilization Year and to the Crop Insurance Program for the 2000 Crop year. 4.4 This Agreement shall terminate once the obligations of Canada and the Province under this Agreement have been fulfilled. 4.5 The Province shall indemnify and save harmless Canada, its Minister, his officers, servants and agents against all claims, demands, losses, damages, actions and other proceedings made by any third party arising out of the administration of this Agreement.

Representation by a 4.6 Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed party as authorizing one party to contract or incur any obligation on behalf of the other party, unless specifically authorized by this Agreement Eligibility of Members of 4.7 No Member of the House of Commons shall the House of Commons be allowed to derive any financial advantage resulting from this Agreement. Canada shall be fully responsible for paying any incremental costs related to the administration of this provision. Canada-British Columbia Companion Agreement to ...14 provide for provincial contributions to the NISA and CI Programs

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed on behalf of Canada by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and on behalf of British Columbia by the Minister of Agiculture, Food and Fisheries. Signed in counterpart; all counterparts taken together shall constitute one Agreement. Witness Date Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Witness Date Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Canada-British Columbia Companion Agreement to provide for provincial contributions to the NISA and CI Programs

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 340/2001
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0340 2001
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	0d6c228820393090b30f3d637a0bb564638c445f

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