An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
2023, c. 27
Annual Statutes
S-222 1 44 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III 2021-2022-2023
An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood) 2023 10 26 27 2023 4411920
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to permit the Minister, in developing requirements for public works, to allow the use of wood or any other thing that achieves environmental benefits.
His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1996, c. 16
Department of Public Works and Government Services Act
Section 7 of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):
Use of wood
(1.1) In developing requirements with respect to the construction, maintenance and repair of public works, federal real property and federal immovables, the Minister shall consider any potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and any other environmental benefits and may allow the use of wood or any other thing — including a material, product or sustainable resource — that achieves such benefits.