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s. 255
PART XVII — Interpretation
Not yet annotated · Text current to 2026-06-21 · section last amended 2004-08-31
Current text
For the purposes of this Act, Canada is hereby declared to include and to have always included
the sea bed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coasts of Canada in respect of which the Government of Canada or of a province grants a right, licence or privilege to explore for, drill for or take any minerals, petroleum, natural gas or any related hydrocarbons; and
the seas and airspace above the submarine areas referred to in paragraph 255(a) in respect of any activities carried on in connection with the exploration for or exploitation of the minerals, petroleum, natural gas or hydrocarbons referred to in that paragraph.
Source: Justice Laws Website. Not an official version.
Historic text
This section has not been amended since the start of the point-in-time record on 31 August 2004.
Earlier versions: Justice Laws point-in-time versions of the Act (from 31 August 2004), and CanLII (under “Versions”). On Justice Laws, each version of section 255 links to the one before it.
Enacting and amending legislation
- 1970-71-72, c. 63, s. 1“255”; 1980-81-82-83, c. 48, s. 111
Text before 2004 is found in the annual Statutes of Canada cited above. Application and coming-into-force provisions are not part of the consolidation; see the amending Acts.
Cross-references
No other section of the Act refers to this section, and it refers to no other section.
References are generated from the statutory text and list other sections of the Act only.
Citation
Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.), s. 255.