Specific provision of COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act affecting Capital Investment Plan Act takes effect January 2027

Plain-language summary · AI-assisted · not legal advice

A previously dormant section of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 is now being switched on by government order. Proclamation means the provision moves from "passed but not yet active" to legally in force — it now has binding legal effect. The specific provision amends or affects the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993, which governs certain provincial capital spending and infrastructure planning. Organizations or entities that operate under or interact with the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993 framework should review how this newly activated provision changes their obligations or the rules that apply to them. If your compliance processes reference the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993, this is the trigger to re-examine those processes.

Who this affects: entities subject to the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993 · provincial capital project planners · infrastructure finance professionals · government agencies involved in capital investment planning