Bill 20 (Legislature 9, Session 3)

L9 S3 7708

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Bill No. 20 of 1943. A BILL TO AMEND THE OLD AGE PENSIONS (SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES) ACT. NOTE. The Act to be amended by this Bill provided for payment of an additional allowance to old age pensioners and blind pensioners, but the payment was not extended to Alberta pensioners who removed to other provinces. The object of

section 1 of the Bill is to remove this restriction with re spect to such pensioners who remove to a province which pays similar supplementary allowances to Alberta pension ers resident in such province. The payment by Alberta is to be the same as that paid by the other province, but not to eX,ceed five dollars per month. Se,ction 2 authorizes the making of agreements with other provinces to accomplish the above purpose, and sec tion 3 validates the agreement set out in the

Schedule al ready made with the Province of British Columbia. W. S. GRAY, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisiows.)

BILL No. 20 of 1943.

An Act to amend The Old Age Pensions (Supplementary Allowances) Act. (Assented to , 1943.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Old Age Pensions (Supplementary Allowances) Act, being

chapter 270 of the Revised Statutes 'Of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended by adding immediately after sec tion 4 thereof the following new section: "4a.

In any case where a person in re,ceipt of an old age pension or a blind pension granted under The Old Age Pen sions Act, Alberta, has removed to a province which pays an additional all'Owance of the nature authorized by this Act and has agreed to pay and does pay such additional allowance to its pensioners resident in Alberta, the Pension Authority of Alberta shall pay to Alberta pensioners resi dent in such other pr'Ovince a monthly additional allowance equal to that paid by such other province, but not exceeding the sum of five dollars per month." 2. The said Act is further amended as to

section 7 by striking out the same and substituting therefor the fol lowing: "7. The Lieutenant Governor in Coun,Gil may enter into an agreement or agreements with the government of any other province in Canada for the purpose of carrying out and implementing the provisions of

section 4a and provid ing :for the making of such additional payments in another province or provinces similar to the presently existing ar rangements relating to pensions and may authorize the Provincial Trea,surer to execute such agreement or agree ments on behalf of the Province." 3. The said Act is further amended by adding the fol lowing new section: "9. The agreement entered into between the government of the Province of Alberta and the government of the Prov ince of British Columbia, dated the 14th day of January, A.D. 1943, c'Ontained in the

Schedule hereto, is hereby ap proved, ratified and confirmed." 4. The said Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following Schedule:

2 "SCHEDULE. "AGREEMENT made this 14th day of January, 1943, "Between: The Government of the Province of Alberta (here inafter called 'Alberta') , represented herein by the Honourable Solon E. Low, Provincial Treasurer, Of the First Part; And The Government of the Province of British Colum- bia (hereinafter called 'British Columbia'), repre sented herein by the Honourable George Sharratt Pearson, Provincial Secretary of the Province of British Columbia, Of the Second Part. "Whereas Alberta pays to Alberta pensioners resident in Alberta a cost 'Of living bonus or supplementary allowance of $5.00 per month; "And

whereas British C'Olumbia pays to British Columbia pens.ioners resident in British Columbia a cost of living bonus or supplementary allowance of $5.00 per month; "And

whereas both provin,ces are desirous of entering into a reciprocal agreement whereby each will pay the like bonus or supplementary all'Owance to its respective pen sioners who are resident in the other province; "Now therefore this Agreement witnesses that in con sideration of the respective covenants herein contained the said provinces covenant and agree to and with each 'Other as follows: "1. In this Agreement 'Pensioner' means a person to whom a pension, whether on the ground of old age or of blindness, is awarded in Alberta or British Columbia. "2.

This Agreement is subject to validation by the Legis latures 'Of the respective provinces. "3.

Alberta ,covenants that the Pension Authority of Al berta shall pay to every person who was 'On the first day of December, 1942, a pensioner of Alberta and resident in the Province of British Columbia or thereafter bec'Omes a resi dent of the Province of British Columbia or who after the first day of December, 1942, becomes eligible for a pension in the Province of Alberta and is awarded such pension by the Pension Authority of the Province 'Of Alberta and trans fers his residence to the Province of British Columbia, the sum of $5.00 per month to be made at the same time as the payment of the pension is made in accordance with the provisions of The Old Age Pensions Act, Alberta.

"4. British Columbia covenants that the Pension Author ity 'Of British Columbia shall pay to every person who was on the first day of December, 1942, a pensioner of British Columbia and resident in the Pr'Ovince of Alberta or there after becomes a resident of the Province of Alberta Dr who afte:r: th~ first day o! Decemb~r~ 1942, becomes eligible for a penSIOn In the PrOVInce of BrItIsh Columbia and is awarded

3 such pension by the Pension Authority of the Province of British Columbia and transfers his residence to the Prov ince of Alberta, the sum of $5.00 per month to be made at the same time as the payment of the pension is made in ac.cordance with the provisions of The Old Age Pensions Act. "5. The payments agreed to be paid under this Agree ment shall commence at a date to be agreed upon by the said provinces. "6.

The Pension Authority of Alberta acting for and on behalf .of the Pension Authority of Brtish Columbia shall make payment to the British Columbia pensioners resident in Alberta of the cost of living bonus or supplementary al lowance referred to in this Agreement; and the Pension Authority of British Columbia acting for and on behalf of the Pension Authority of Alberta shall make payment to the Alberta pensioners resident in British Columbia of the said cost of living bonus or supplementary allowance.

As 'Of the last day of March, June, September and December, the said authorities shall state and settle their accounts with each 'Other in respect of the matters referred to in this Agreement; and the Pension Authority shown on such statement and settlement of accounts to be a debtor to the .other shall forthwith make payment to the other of the amount of the indebtedness. "7. This Agreement is based upon reciprocity; and if either province fails to fulfil its ,covenants under this Agree ment the other is released from all obligations thereunder save that of making payment of any indebtedness then owing.

"In witness whereof the Honourable Solon E. Low, Pro vincial Treasurer, has hereunto set his hand and seal on behalf of the Province of Alberta, and the Honourable George Sharratt Pearson, Provincial Secretary of the Prov ince of British Columbia, has hereunto set his hand and seal on behalf of the Province of British C.olumbia. "Signed .on behalf of the G'Overnm,ent of the Prov ince of Alberta by in the presence 'Of (Sgd.) J. F. PERCIVAL.

"Signed 'On behalf of the Government of the Prov ince of British Columbia by the H'Onourable George Sharratt Pearson, Provin cial Secretary of the Prov ince of British Columbia, in the presence of (Sgd.) LILIAN MARGARET . PITKETHLEY "(Sgd.) S. E. Low, Pr'Ovincial Treasurer of the Province of Alberta. "(Sgd.) GEORGE SHARRATT PEARSON. Pr'Ovincial Secretary of the Province of British Columbia. 5. This Act shall come int'O force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 20. THIRD SESSION NINTH LEGISLATURE 7 GEORGE VI 1943 BILL

An Act to amend The Old Age Pen sions (Supplementary Allow an.ces) A·ct. Recei ved and read the First time ......... . Second time ..................... . Third time ............ . HON. MR. Low. EDMONTON: A. Shnltka, King's Printer 1943 Title: 1943 (9th, 3rd) Bill 20,

An Act to amend The Old Age Pensions (Supplementary Allowances) Act

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