Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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This Act may be cited as the Supplementary Fiscal Equalization Payments 1982-87 Act.
Supplementary Payments
In addition to the fiscal equalization payment amounts payable for the period April 1, 1982 to March 31, 1987 to each province entitled to a fiscal equalization payment under Part I of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act, 1977, the Minister of Finance shall pay to each such province as a supplementary fiscal equalization payment, the following amounts:
in respect of the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 1985,
one hundred and ten million dollars to the Province of Quebec,
fifty million dollars to the Province of Manitoba,
twenty million dollars to the Province of Nova Scotia,
twenty million dollars to the Province of New Brunswick,
fifteen million dollars to the Province of Newfoundland, and
five million dollars to the Province of Prince Edward Island; and
in respect of the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 1986, sixty-five million dollars to the Province of Manitoba.
The amounts authorized to be paid by section 2 shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
in respect of the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 1985, within thirty days after the coming into force of this Act; and
in respect of the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 1986, within thirty days after the commencement of that year.