Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 17: Regulations Amending the Saskatchewan Uranium Mines and Mills Exclusion Regulations

April 27, 2024

Statutory authorities
Canada Labour Code
Non-Smokers’ Health Act

Sponsoring department
Department of Employment and Social Development

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

For the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, see the New Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Regulations (Parts I, II and III of the Canada Labour Code and the Non-smokers’ Health Act).

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is given that the Governor in Council proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Saskatchewan Uranium Mines and Mills Exclusion Regulations under section 159footnote a of the Canada Labour Code footnote b.

Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. They are strongly encouraged to use the online commenting feature that is available on the Canada Gazette website but if they use email, mail or any other means, the representations should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to Marie-France Sanschagrin, Acting Senior Director, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program, Employment and Social Development Canada, 165 De l’Hôtel-de-Ville Street, Place du Portage, Phase II, 10th Floor, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3X2 (email: edsc.lab.sst.politiques-lab.ohs.policy.esdc@labour-travail.gc.ca).

Ottawa, April 11, 2024

Wendy Nixon
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

Regulations Amending the Saskatchewan Uranium Mines and Mills Exclusion Regulations

Amendments

1 Paragraph (a) of the definition employment in section 1 of the Saskatchewan Uranium Mines and Mills Exclusion Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following:

2 (1) The portion of section 3 of the Regulations before paragraph (b) is replaced by the following:

3 The following acts and regulations, as amended from time to time, apply in relation to employment on or in connection with a uranium mine or mill:

(2) Paragraph 3(b) of the Regulations is amended by adding "and" at the end of subparagraph (i) and by replacing subparagraphs (ii) to (iv) with the following:

(3) Paragraphs 3(f) to (h) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

3 Section 4 of the Regulations is repealed.

Coming into Force

4 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

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