There is nothing telling us who will be responsible for covering the expenses of this independent body. The reference here is to negotiating “with the provinces for the purpose of designating an independent body”. For example—and this is just an hypothesis—the provinces could very well pick up the tab. There is nothing to say that the costs would have to be covered by the federal government.
The amended section would read as follows:
8.1 Within six months after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Government of Canada shall negotiate with the provinces for the purpose of designating an independent body responsible for—
As I see it, adopting this amendment is not a commitment to incur expenses.