British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Farm Income Insurance Federal-Provincial Agreement Establishing the Canadian Farm Income Program - Amending Agreement No (O.C. 1001/2001)

O.C. 1001/2001

British Columbia — Orders in Council

Minist of Agriculture, Food and Fished s Pres► Exec ncil (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is part of the Order.) PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council-No. 1001 , Approved and Ordered NOV 2 3 2001 utenan 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, on behalf of the Province, to sign the Federal-Provincial Agreement Establishing the Canadian Farm Income Program - Amending Agreement No.1, substantially in the form attached.

Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Farm Income Insurance Act (RSBC 1996, c. 130, s. 5) Other (specify): 17_04-zoo(- I 3

FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE CANADIAN FARM INCOME PROGRAM AMENDING AGREEMENT NO. 1 THIS AMENDING AGREEMENT made this day of BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF : CANADA (referred to as "Canada"), as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, OF THE FIRST PART; - and - 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 entered into a Federal-Provincial Agreement establishing the Canadian Fann Income Program on June 1, 2001 (referred to as the "Agreement") for the purpose of establishing a program to assist farmers in Canada facing a serious decline in their Claim Year Margins for the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Claim Years due to circumstances beyond their control;

WHEREAS the parties and all other provinces concur with amending the Agreement to change the linkage with the NISA Program; and

WHEREAS the parties have the necessary legislative authorities to enter into this amending agreement. Federal-Provincial Agreement establishing the Canadian Farm Income Program - Amending Agreement No. I .../2 , 2001.

- 2 - THEREFORE the parties agree as follows: 1. Paragraph 2.11 of Appendix A of the Agreement is revoked and the following substituted therefor: "NISA Program 2.11 To avoid duplicate support payments, for the linkage 2000 Claim Year, for applicants who participate in the NISA Program, payments under the Program shall be reduced by three (3) percent of the applicant's Claim Year eligible net sales, as defined under the NISA Program.

Where an applicant's Claim Year Margin is negative, the amount being deducted shall be reduced by the negative margin portion, with the exception of applicants who qualify for a payment under a provincial companion program that covers negative margins. For the 2001 and 2002 Claim Years, this linkage is subject to change pending the outcome of the NISA Review." 2. In all other respects the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and is in full force and effect. 3. This amending agreement is to be read together with and forms part of the Agreement. 4.

This amending agreement comes into force and is effective upon the date the last signature is affixed. Federal-Provincial Agreement establishing the Canadian Farm Income Program - Amending Agreement No. I .../3

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this amending agreement is duly executed by the authorized representatives of the parties. This amending agreement signed between Canada and the Province will be signed in counterpart; all counterparts taken together shall constitute one agreement. Witness Date Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Witness Date Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries British Columbia Federal-Provincial Agreement establishing the Canadian Farm Income Program - Amending Agreement No. I

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 1001/2001
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 1001 2001
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	f6426a5f9cea0da7e7b43fb9c0cd5d54eaa415ee

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