Buy in Canada for Mass Transit Vehicles Act, 2008 Mauro, Bill — Bill 39 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

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Bill 39, Buy in Canada for Mass Transit Vehicles Act, 2008

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Bill 39 2008

An Act to promote

the purchase of mass transit vehicles that are made in Canada

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Purpose

1. The

purpose of this Act is to enact the principle that when mass transit vehicles

are purchased, public authorities achieve the best possible outcome for every

dollar spent by assessing the costs and benefits to government and the people

of Canada, rather than selecting solely on the basis of the lowest purchase

price.

Definition

2. In

this Act,

"mass

transit vehicles" include passenger commuter rail cars, subway cars, light rail

vehicles, street cars and diesel multiple units, airport people movers and

buses.

Purchase of mass transit vehicles

3. A

municipality that receives a grant, loan or other financial assistance from the

Province for the purchase of mass transit vehicles shall require that the mass

transit vehicles have minimum Canadian content in accordance with

section 4.

Preference

(1) In

the purchase of mass transit vehicles, a municipality shall require that a bid

on a contract that is to receive financial assistance from the Province be

eligible for consideration only if the bid provides for a minimum of 60 per

cent Canadian content.

Canadian content

(2) For the purpose of this section, Canadian content

includes final assembly and testing of the mass transit vehicles in Canada and

may include manufacturing, labour, overhead, materials, engineering and methods,

commissioning support, prototypes, warranty support and administrative support

provided in Canada.

Audit

(3) The municipality granting the contract shall audit the

production of the mass transit vehicles for compliance with the requirement for

Canadian content.

Conditions to be met

(4) To be eligible for consideration for the granting of a

contract under subsection (1), a bid shall meet the following conditions:

1. The

bid for the manufacturing in Canada of the mass transit vehicles must be a

compliant bid and conform to the rules and procedures applicable to the

purchase process.

2. The

mass transit vehicles that are manufactured in Canada under the bid shall be at

least equal in quality and design to similar vehicles in use outside Canada.

3. At

least 60 per cent of the part of the bid price relating to materials, overhead,

labour and profit shall be on account of materials, overhead, labour and profit

originating in Canada.

4. Final

assembly of the mass transit vehicles, which includes but is not limited to the

following elements, shall take place in Canada:

i. Installation

and interconnection of propulsion control equipment, propulsion cooling

equipment, braking equipment, heating and air conditioning equipment, communications

equipment, motors, wheels and axles, suspensions and frames, and energy sources

for auxiliaries and controls.

ii. Inspection

and verification of all installation and interconnection work.

iii. Testing

and verification of all functions of the stationary, fully assembled vehicles

in the assembly plant.

Commencement

5. This Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short title

6. The

short title of this Act is the Buy in Canada for Mass Transit

Vehicles Act, 2008 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill requires 60 per cent Canadian content, including final assembly in Canada

for the purchase of mass transit vehicles that are made in Canada, if the

municipality making the purchase receives funds from the Province for the

purchase.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

March 18, 2008

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 18, 2008

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 39, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 39 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
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