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Nuclear reactors see Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)

Nuclear Safety and Control Act

    >>Legislation see Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act (Bill C-5)

Nuclear Safety and Control Act (amdt.--Minister)(Bill C-508)--Bell, C.

Nuclear Waste Management Organization

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>>2007 annual report, with Auditors' Report, 724-5 (8560-392-808-01)

Nuclear weapons

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Atamanenko), (392-0044), 64, gr, 263 (8545-392-36-01); (392-0420), 497, gr, 618 (8545-392-36-04)
    >>>(Dewar), (392-0458), 593, gr, 733 (8545-392-36-05)
    >>>(Savoie), (392-0149), 206, gr, 346 (8545-392-36-02)
    >>See also Peace Department

Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement

    >>Legislation see Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act (Bill C-11)

Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act (Bill C-11)--Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Strahl)

    >>1st r, 75
    >>Deemed adopted at all remaining stages, without amdt., 75, passed
    >>Senate passage, with amdts., 407
    >>>Motion related to Senate amendments, deemed adopted, M., agreed to by unanimous consent, 417
    >>Royal Assent, 446 (Chap. 2, S.C. 2008)
    >>Note: previously Bill C-51, 1st Session, 39th Parliament

Nunavut see Canada Social Transfer

Nunavut Water Board see Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Nursing homes see Long-term residential care facilities

Nursing services

    >>Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
    >>>Ways and Means No. 10
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 598, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 74), 598-9
    >>>>Notice, tabled, 560 (8570-392-12)
    >>>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2008 (Bill C-50)

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Oaths of Office (Pro Forma)(Bill C-1)--Prime Minister (Harper)

    >>1st r, 4

O'Brien, Larry

    >>Ottawa, ON, 2006 mayoral election, candidate Terry Kilrea, bribery allegations, Environment Minister John Baird involvement, news release, "Ontario Provincial Police clarify media reports relating to investigation of Ottawa Mayor", tabled, 323-4 (8530-392-7)

Occupational disease registry

    >>Establishing see Canada Labour Code (amdt.--occupational disease registry)(Bill C-561)

Occupational health and safety see Asbestos;Maritime Labour Convention, 2006;Occupational disease registry;Truckers--Hours of service

Oceans see World Oceans Day

O'Connor, Dennis see Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar (O'Connor)

Offenders

    >>Non-communication orders see Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)(Bill C-13)
    >>Treatment programs, sentencing proceedings delayed see Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)(Bill C-13)
    >>See also Bail (interim release);Dangerous offenders;Pedophiles;Sex offenders;Transfer of offenders;Young offenders

Office of the Auditor General of Canada see Auditor General of Canada Office

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer see Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office (Elections Canada)

Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs see Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Office

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages see Official Languages Commissioner Office

Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner see Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Office

Office of the Credit Ombudsman see Credit Ombudsman Office

Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada see Information Commissioner of Canada Office

Office of the Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service see Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Office

Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel see Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel Office

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada see Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office

Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner see Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Office

Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists see Registrar of Lobbyists Office

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions see Superintendent of Financial Institutions Office

Official development assistance see Foreign aid

Official Languages Act (amdt.--Charter of the French Language)(Bill C-482)--Picard

    >>1st r, 177
    >>2nd r, 401, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 401, division deferred, 815, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 110), 820-1

Official Languages Act (amdt.--understanding the official languages - judges of the Supreme Court of Canada)(Bill C-548)--Coderre

Official Languages Commissioner Office

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 128 (8563-392-62)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Official Languages Standing Committee
    >>>2007-2008 annual report, 869 (8560-392-301-01)
    >>See also Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A)--Privy Council, Vote 20a;Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Privy Council, Vote 20--Reports on Plans and Priorities

Official languages minorities

    >>Court Challenges Program cancellation, impact see Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports, First--Reports, Second
    >>Development, collaboration accords see Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth
    >>Linguistic rights guarantees, M-302 (Lemieux), withdrawn, 2
    >>See Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Seventh

Official languages policy/bilingualism

    >>Action plan see Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports, Third
    >>See also ACE Aviation Holdings Inc.;Air Canada;Charter of the French Language;Justice system;Legislative Instruments Re-enactment Act;National Defence Official Languages Program Transformation Model;Public Service;Supreme Court of Canada--Judges

Official Languages Standing Committee

    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>Privy Council Vote 20a (Official Languages Commissioner Office), 83
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Main, referred
    >>>Privy Council Vote 20 (Official Languages Commissioner Office), 483
    >>Membership, 102-3, 160, 356, 358, 631, 645, 646
    >>Reports
    >>>First (filing of the report on the Court Challenges Program), 264 (8510-392-21)
    >>>Second (Protection of Language Rights Under the Courts Challenges Program), 300 (8510-392-32)
    >>>>Concurrence (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 8), M. (Bélanger), 453, division deemed deferred, 479, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 49), 516-8
    >>>Third (Leading by Example: Bilingualism in the Public Service and the Renewal of the Action Plan for Official Languages), 550 (8510-392-82)
    >>>Fourth (Supreme Court judges), 832 (8510-392-124)
    >>>Fifth (The Collaboration Accords Between Canadian Heritage and the Community Organizations - An Evolving Partnership), 1037 (8510-392-166)
    >>Reports from 1st Session, 39th Parliament
    >>>Seventh (Communities Speak Out: Hear Our Voice - The Vitality of Official Language Minority Communities) (8510-391-236)
    >>>>gr, 20 (8512-392-236)
    >>Reports permanently referred see Official Languages Commissioner Office
    >>Witnesses, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages (Verner), appearance, February 25, 2008 letter, tabled, 607-8 (8530-392-11)

Oil and gas industry

    >>First Nations lands, regulation, licences, permits and leases, environmental protection, royalties see Indian Oil and Gas Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63)
    >>See also National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries;Wildlife habitat

Oil and Gas Ombudsman

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Charlton), (392-0861), 1026, gr, 1056 (8545-392-103-01)

Oil and gas pipelines

    >>National Energy Board regulation
    >>>Ways and Means No. 4
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 152, division deferred, 153, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 9), 154-6
    >>>>Notice, tabled, 144 (8570-392-04)
    >>>>See also Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007 (Bill C-28)
    >>See also Northern Pipeline Agency

Oil and gas tankers

    >>British Columbia coastline, restrictions
    >>>r.o. Q-65 (Bell, C.), 444-5(8555-392-65)
    >>>See also Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (amdt.--prohibition against oil tankers in Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound)(Bill C-571)
    >>See also Oil spills--Documents

Oil spills

    >>British Columbia coastal waters
    >>>Cleanup costs/wildlife damage, r.o. Q-35 (Siksay), 178 (8555-392-35)
    >>>Systems, plans and procedures, r.o. Q-241 (Bell, C.), 860 (8555-392-241)
    >>Documents
    >>>2003 Protocol to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, dated May 16, 2003, tabled, 459 (8532-392-04)
    >>>International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001, dated March 23, 2001, tabled, 459 (8532-392-03)

Old Age Security

    >>Proof of Canadian birth/residency, r.o. Q-160 (Martin, T.), 413 (8555-392-160)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee
    >>>2006 Actuarial Report, 1008 (8560-392-596-01)
    >>Residency requirement see Old Age Security Act (amdt.--residency requirement)(Bill C-362)
    >>Supplement/survivor eligibility see Old Age Security Act (amdt.--application for supplement, retroactive payments and other amendments)(Bill C-490)
    >>See also Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS);Pensions--Biweekly basis;Senior citizens--Government initiatives

Old Age Security Act

    >>Legislation see Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Act (amdt.--biweekly payment of benefits)(Bill C-560)
    >>Ways and Means No. 10
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 598, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 74), 598-9
    >>>Notice, tabled, 560 (8570-392-12)
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2008 (Bill C-50)

Old Age Security Act (amdt.--application for supplement, retroactive payments and other amendments)(Bill C-490)--Carrier

    >>1st r, 264
    >>2nd r, 796-7, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 797, division deferred, 885, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 130), 911-2
    >>Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 912

Old Age Security Act (amdt.--residency requirement)(Bill C-362)--Beaumier

    >>2nd r, after reinstatement under S.O. 86.1, 53, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 53, 209, division deferred, 209, agreed to on division, 228
    >>Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 228
    >>>Request for extension of time, 672
    >>>Report, without amdt., 832

Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Standing Committee
    >>>2007-2008 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1038 (8560-392-618-01)
    >>>2007-2008 corporate plan summaries and operating and capital budgets amendments, 605 (8562-392-852-01)
    >>>2008-2009 to 2012-2013 corporate plan summaries and 2008-2009 operating and capital budgets, 764 (8562-392-852-02)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Olympics and Paralympics, 2008 Summer Games (Beijing)

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Anders), (392-0654), 800, gr, 1023 (8545-392-70-02); (392-0746), 887, gr, 1055 (8545-392-70-03)

Olympics and Paralympics, 2010 Winter Games (Vancouver)

    >>Income tax treatment
    >>>Ways and Means No. 4
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 152, division deferred, 153, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 9), 154-6
    >>>>Notice, tabled, 144 (8570-392-04)
    >>>>See also Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007 (Bill C-28)
    >>Trafficking of women and children see Status of Women Standing Committee--Reports, First
    >>Women's ski jumping, including see Status of Women Standing Committee--Reports, Sixth

Omar Khadr see Foreign Affairs and International Development Standing Committee--Reports, Seventh

Ombudsmen see Credit Ombudsman Office;Mining industry--Developing countries;National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman;Oil and Gas Ombudsman

One cent coin

    >>Elimination see Currency Act and Royal Canadian Mint Act (amdt.--abolition of the cent)(Bill C-531)

Ontario see Economic conditions;Farm Income Protection Act;Northern Ontario

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) see O'Brien, Larry

Ontario Provincial Police clarify media reports relating to investigation of Ottawa Mayor see O'Brien, Larry

Open Government Act (Bill C-554)--Martin, Pat

OPP see Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)

Oppal, Wally see Dziekanski, Robert

Opposition days see Supply days

Optometry see Contact lenses

Order in Council appointments

    >>Tabled and referred to Committee
    >>>Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee, 18 (8540-392-1-01); 176 (8540-392-1-02); 348 (8540-392-1-03); 448 (8540-392-1-04); 567 (8540-392-1-05); 649 (8540-392-1-06); 765 (8540-392-1-07); 931 (8540-392-1-08); 1054 (8540-392-1-09)
    >>>Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee, 18 (8540-392-25-01); 176 (8540-392-25-02); 348 (8540-392-25-03); 650 (8540-392-25-04); 1054 (8540-392-25-05)
    >>>Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee, 18 (8540-392-2-01); 61 (8540-392-2-02); 148 (8540-392-2-03); 348 (8540-392-2-04); 448 (8540-392-2-05); 567 (8540-392-2-06); 931 (8540-392-2-07)
    >>>Canadian Heritage Standing Committee, 18 (8540-392-3-01); 148 (8540-392-3-02); 176 (8540-392-3-03); 348 (8540-392-3-04); 448 (8540-392-3-05); 567 (8540-392-3-06); 650 (8540-392-3-07); 765 (8540-392-3-08); 931 (8540-392-3-09); 1054 (8540-392-3-10)
    >>>Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 18 (8540-392-14-01); 61 (8540-392-14-02); 148 (8540-392-14-03); 349 (8540-392-14-04); 448 (8540-392-14-05); 650 (8540-392-14-06); 765 (8540-392-14-07); 931 (8540-392-14-08); 1054 (8540-392-14-09)
    >>>Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 18 (8540-392-7-01); 148 (8540-392-7-02); 349 (8540-392-7-03); 448 (8540-392-7-04); 567 (8540-392-7-05); 650 (8540-392-7-06); 765 (8540-392-7-07); 1054 (8540-392-7-08)
    >>>Finance Standing Committee, 18 (8540-392-9-01); 61 (8540-392-9-02); 148 (8540-392-9-03); 349 (8540-392-9-04); 449 (8540-392-9-05); 567 (8540-392-9-06); 765 (8540-392-9-07); 1054 (8540-392-9-08)
    >>>Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, 18 (8540-392-10-01); 349 (8540-392-10-02); 449 (8540-392-10-03)
    >>>Foreign Affairs and International Development Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-8-01); 61 (8540-392-8-02); 148 (8540-392-8-03); 176 (8540-392-8-04); 349 (8540-392-8-05); 449 (8540-392-8-06); 567 (8540-392-8-07); 650 (8540-392-8-08); 765 (8540-392-8-09); 931 (8540-392-8-10); 1054 (8540-392-8-11)
    >>>Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-4-01); 61 (8540-392-4-02); 149 (8540-392-4-03); 176 (8540-392-4-04); 349 (8540-392-4-05); 449 (8540-392-4-06); 567 (8540-392-4-07); 650 (8540-392-4-08); 931 (8540-392-4-09); 1054 (8540-392-4-10)
    >>>Health Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-18-01); 61 (8540-392-18-02); 149 (8540-392-18-03); 176 (8540-392-18-04); 449 (8540-392-18-05); 650 (8540-392-18-06); 1054 (8540-392-18-07); 1054 (8540-392-18-07)
    >>>Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-16-01); 61 (8540-392-16-02); 149 (8540-392-16-03); 176 (8540-392-16-04); 349 (8540-392-16-05); 449 (8540-392-16-06); 567 (8540-392-16-07); 650 (8540-392-16-08); 765 (8540-392-16-09); 931 (8540-392-16-10); 1054 (8540-392-16-11)
    >>>Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-22-01); 349 (8540-392-22-02); 449 (8540-392-22-03); 567 (8540-392-22-04); 650 (8540-392-22-05); 765 (8540-392-22-06); 931 (8540-392-22-07); 1054 (8540-392-22-08)
    >>>International Trade Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-28-01); 176 (8540-392-28-02); 349 (8540-392-28-03); 765 (8540-392-28-04); 931 (8540-392-28-05); 1054 (8540-392-28-06)
    >>>Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-13-01); 61 (8540-392-13-02); 349 (8540-392-13-03); 449 (8540-392-13-04); 567 (8540-392-13-05); 650 (8540-392-13-06); 1055 (8540-392-13-07)
    >>>Library of Parliament Standing Joint Committee, 650 (8540-392-27-01)
    >>>National Defence Standing Committee, 61 (8540-392-17-01); 149 (8540-392-17-02); 349 (8540-392-17-03); 567 (8540-392-17-04); 1055 (8540-392-17-05)
    >>>Natural Resources Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-29-01); 61 (8540-392-29-02); 149 (8540-392-29-03); 349 (8540-392-29-04); 449 (8540-392-29-05); 765 (8540-392-29-06); 931 (8540-392-29-07); 1055 (8540-392-29-08)
    >>>Public Safety and National Security Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-30-01); 61 (8540-392-30-02); 349 (8540-392-30-03); 449 (8540-392-30-04); 567 (8540-392-30-05); 650 (8540-392-30-06); 765 (8540-392-30-07); 1055 (8540-392-30-08)
    >>>Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-24-01); 62 (8540-392-24-02); 149 (8540-392-24-03); 176 (8540-392-24-04); 350 (8540-392-24-05); 449 (8540-392-24-06); 568 (8540-392-24-07); 650 (8540-392-24-08); 765 (8540-392-24-09); 931 (8540-392-24-10); 1055 (8540-392-24-11)
    >>>Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 19 (8540-392-32-01); 149 (8540-392-32-02); 449 (8540-392-32-03)
    >>See also Government appointments

Orders in Council

    >>P.C. 2007-552 see Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
    >>P.C. 2007-1142 see Federal Elections Fees Tariff
    >>P.C. 2007-1352 see United Nations Resolution on Lebanon
    >>P.C. 2007-1608, P.C. 2007-1716 and P.C. 2007-1717 see AgriInvest Program
    >>P.C. 2007-1731 see Eligible Financial Contract General Rules (Bankruptcy and Insolvency)
    >>P.C. 2007-1732 see Eligible Financial Contract General Rules (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act)
    >>P.C. 2007-1892 see Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission--Reports, Directive
    >>P.C. 2007-1913 and P.C. 2007-1914 see Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations
    >>P.C. 2008-247, P.C. 2008-272, P.C. 2008-387, P.C. 2008-388 and P.C. 2008-507 see Farm Income Protection Act
    >>P.C. 2008-771 see United Nations Resolution on Iran

Organ donations/transplants

    >>China, non-consenting donors
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Fletcher), (392-0218), 320, gr, 334 (8545-392-12-04)
    >>Gay/homosexual men, exclusion, Health Canada, Cells, Tissues and Organs (CTO) Regulations
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Siksay), (392-0592), 711, gr, 813 (8545-392-22-06)
    >>>>(Wasylycia-Leis), (392-0544), 656, gr, 800 (8545-392-22-04)
    >>>See also Health Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
    >>See National Organ Donor Registry

Organ Donor Registry Act (Bill C-527)--Wasylycia-Leis

Organ harvesting

    >>Financial transaction or without donor consent, penalties
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Wrzesnewskyj), (392-0692), 826, gr, 1046 (8545-392-94-01)
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--trafficking and transplanting human organs and other body parts)(Bill C-500)

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