An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in December 2009.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Energy Efficiency Act to
(a) clarify that classes of energy-using products may be established based on their common energy-consuming characteristics, the intended use of the products or the conditions under which the products are normally used;
(b) require that all interprovincial shipments of energy-using products meet the requirements of that Act;
(c) require dealers to provide the Minister of Natural Resources with prescribed information respecting the shipment or importation of energy-using products;
(d) provide for the authority to prescribe as energy-using products manufactured products, or classes of manufactured products, that affect or control energy consumption;
(e) broaden the scope of the labelling provisions; and
(f) broaden the scope of the Minister’s report.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Natural Resources Committee, on April 28, 2009

  • Carol Buckley, Director General, Office of Energy Efficiency, Department of Natural Resources
  • John Cockburn, Director, Equipment Division, Department of Natural Resources
  • Wayne Cole, Procedural Clerk
  • John Craig, Legal Counsel, Department of Natural Resources