On new Clause 6.1,
Brian Jean moved, — That Bill C-511 be amended by adding after line 43 on page 5 the following new clause:“6.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 11:
11.1 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations requiring every company to report
to the Minister, on a quarterly basis and as requested by the Minister, any information
requested by the Minister as well as any information received by the company from foreign
and domestic sources that may assist in the identification of safety-related defects in vehicles
and equipment in Canada and that relates to
(a) claims submitted to the company or to affiliates of the company in respect of deaths,
serious injuries and property damage as a result of an alleged safety-related defect, including
aggregate statistical data on property damage from alleged safety-related defects; or
(b) customer satisfaction campaigns, consumer advisories, recalls or other activities involving
the repair or replacement of vehicles or equipment.
(2) Any regulations made under subsection (1) shall
(a) specify the manner and form of reporting the information referred to in that subsection;
(b) specify the manner in which the information is to be reviewed and utilized to assist in
the identification of safety-related defects in vehicles and equipment in Canada, including
the systems and processes to be established to review and utilize the information; and
(c) require a company that reports information to the Minister under those regulations to
publish it in the Canada Gazette within 30 days after the day on which it is reported.
(3) No regulations made under subsection (1) shall impose requirements that are unduly
burdensome to a company that manufactures vehicles or equipment, taking into account the
cost to the company of complying with the requirements and the Minister’s capacity to use
the information referred to in that subsection in a meaningful manner to assist in the identification
of safety-related defects in vehicles and equipment in Canada.
(4) Any regulations made under subsection (1) shall include procedures for their periodic
review and updating.”