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Debates of the Senate (Hansard)
THE SENATE OF CANADA
PROGRESS OF LEGISLATION
(indicates the status of a bill by showing the date on which each stage has been completed.)
(1st Session, 44th Parliament)
Thursday, May 12, 2022
The Report column indicates the number of amendments contained in the committee’s report. The number of amendments in the 3rd and Messages column reflects the number of motions in amendment adopted by the Senate during third reading stage. The total number of amendments in these two columns may not reflect the total number of modifications made to a bill by the Senate. Messages sent by the Senate to the House of Commons appear in the House of Commons Journals.
(*Where royal assent is signified by written declaration, the Act is deemed to be assented to on the day on which
the two Houses of Parliament have been notified of the declaration.)
Additional information about bills before Parliament can be found on LEGISInfo.
GOVERNMENT BILLS
(SENATE)
| No. | Title | 1st | 2nd | Committee | Report | 3rd and Messages | R.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-2 | An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts | 21/11/24 | 21/12/07 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/12/07 |
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| S-3 | An Act to amend the Judges Act | 21/12/01 | Bill withdrawn 21/12/15 | ||||
| S-4 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures) | 22/02/08 | 22/03/31 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| S-5 | An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act | 22/02/09 | 22/04/07 | Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources | |||
| S-6 | An Act respecting regulatory modernization | 22/03/31 | 22/04/28 | Bill 22/04/28 Banking, Trade and Commerce Subject matter 22/04/28 7 committees | |||
| S-7 | An Act to amend the Customs Act and the Preclearance Act, 2016 | 22/03/31 | 22/05/11 | National Security and Defence |
GOVERNMENT BILLS
(HOUSE OF COMMONS)
| No. | Title | 1st | 2nd | Committee | Report | 3rd and Messages | R.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-2 | An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19 | 21/12/16 | 21/12/16 | Committee of the Whole (subject matter) 21/12/16 | — | 3rd reading 21/12/16 | 21/12/17* chap. 26/21 |
| C-3 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code | 21/12/16 | 21/12/17 | Pursuant to rule 10-11(1) subject matter 21/12/02 Social Affairs, Science and Technology and Legal and Constitutional Affairs (clauses 1 to 5) |
Report on the subject matter (SOCI) 21/12/15 (LCJC) 21/12/16 |
3rd reading 21/12/17 |
21/12/17* chap. 27/21 |
| C-4 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy) | 21/12/02 | 21/12/07 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/12/07 | 21/12/08* chap. 24 |
| C-6 | An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 (Appropriation Act No. 4, 2021-22) | 21/12/09 | 21/12/14 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/12/15 | 21/12/17* chap. 25/21 |
| C-8 | An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures | 22/05/04 | 22/05/10 | National Finance | |||
| C-10 | An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19 | 22/02/21 | 22/03/01 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 22/03/03 | 3rd reading 22/03/04 | 22/03/04* chap. 2/22 |
| C-12 | An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement) | 22/02/21 | 22/02/24 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 22/03/01 | 3rd reading 22/03/03 | 22/03/03* chap. 1/22 |
| C-15 | An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 (Appropriation Act No. 5, 2021-22) | 22/03/24 | 22/03/29 | — | — | 3rd reading 22/03/31 | 22/03/31* chap. 3/22 |
| C-16 | An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 (Appropriation Act No. 1, 2022-23) | 22/03/24 | 22/03/29 | — | — | 3rd reading 22/03/31 | 22/03/31* chap. 4/22 |
| C-19 | An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures | Pursuant to rule 10-11(1) subject matter 22/05/04 National Finance and six other committees |
COMMONS PUBLIC BILLS
| No. | Title | 1st | 2nd | Committee | Report | 3rd and Messages | R.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SENATE PUBLIC BILLS
| No. | Title | 1st | 2nd | Committee | Report | 3rd and Messages | R.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-201 | An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum (voting age) (Sen. McPhedran) | 21/11/24 | |||||
| S-202 | An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate) (Sen. Bovey) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/08 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/12/08 | |
| S-203 | An Act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder (Sen. Housakos) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/08 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | Presented 22/05/03 2 amendments and observations Adopted 22/05/05 | 3rd reading 22/05/12 | |
| S-204 | An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (goods from Xinjiang) (Sen. Housakos) | 21/11/24 | |||||
| S-205 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders) (Sen. Boisvenu) | 21/11/24 | 22/04/26 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| S-206 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors) (Sen. Boisvenu) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/08 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/12/08 | |
| S-207 | An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Châteauguay—Lacolle (Sen. Dalphond) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/09 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | 21/12/16 | 3rd reading 22/02/08 | |
| S-208 | An Act respecting the Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada (Sen. Bovey) | 21/11/24 | 22/04/07 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | |||
| S-209 | An Act respecting Pandemic Observance Day (Sen. Mégie) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/09 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | Presented 22/04/05 1 amendment Adopted 22/04/07 | 3rd reading 22/05/12 | |
| S-210 | An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material (Sen. Miville-Dechêne) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/08 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| S-211 | An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff (Sen. Miville-Dechêne) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/14 | Human Rights | Presented 22/04/06 2 amendments and observations Adopted 22/04/07 | 3rd reading 22/04/28 | |
| S-212 | An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (Sen. Pate) | 21/11/24 | |||||
| S-213 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (independence of the judiciary) (Sen. Jaffer) | 21/11/24 | 22/04/26 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| S-214 | An Act to establish International Mother Language Day(Sen. Jaffer) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/09 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/12/09 | |
| S-215 | An Act respecting measures in relation to the financial stability of post-secondary institutions (Sen. Moncion) | 21/11/24 | |||||
| S-216 | An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (use of resources of a registered charity) (Sen. Omidvar) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/09 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/12/09 | |
| S-217 | An Act respecting the repurposing of certain seized, frozen or sequestrated assets (Sen. Omidvar) | 21/11/24 | 22/03/01 | Foreign Affairs and International Trade | Presented 22/04/05 2 amendments Adopted 22/04/07 | ||
| S-218 | An Act to amend the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act (Sen. McCallum) | 21/11/24 | |||||
| S-219 | An Act respecting a National Ribbon Skirt Day (Sen. McCallum) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/09 | Aboriginal Peoples | 22/03/29 observations | 3rd reading 22/05/10 | |
| S-220 | An Act to amend the Languages Skills Act (Governor General) (Sen. Carignan) | 21/11/24 | |||||
| S-221 | An Act to amend the Governor General’s Act (retiring annuity and other benefits) (Sen. Carignan) | 21/11/24 | |||||
| S-222 | An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood) (Sen. Griffin) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/09 | Agriculture and Forestry | Presented 22/04/07 1 amendment and observations Adopted 22/04/28 | ||
| S-223 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs) (Sen. Ataullahjan) | 21/11/24 | 21/12/09 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/12/09 | |
| S-224 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons) (Sen. Ataullahjan) | 21/11/24 | 22/04/28 | Human Rights | |||
| S-225 | An Act to amend the Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act (investments) (Sen. Ataullahjan) | 21/11/24 | |||||
| S-226 | An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speaker of the Senate) (Sen. Mercer) | 21/11/24 | |||||
| S-227 | An Act to establish Food Day in Canada (Sen. Black) | 21/11/25 | 22/03/03 | Agriculture and Forestry | 22/04/07 observations | 3rd reading 22/05/12 | |
| S-228 | An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (property qualifications of Senators) (Sen. Patterson) | 21/11/25 | |||||
| S-229 | An Act to amend the Language Skills Act (Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick) (Sen. Carignan) | 21/12/01 | |||||
| S-230 | An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (Sen. Pate) | 21/12/02 | |||||
| S-231 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Criminal Records Act, the National Defence Act and the DNA Identification Act (Sen. Carignan) | 21/12/02 | |||||
| S-232 | An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the decriminalization of illegal substances, to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Sen. Boniface) | 21/12/07 | |||||
| S-233 | An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income (Sen. Pate) | 21/12/16 | |||||
| S-234 | An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (final disposal of plastic waste) (Sen. Carignan) | 21/12/16 | |||||
| S-235 | An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Sen. Jaffer) | 22/02/09 | |||||
| S-236 | An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (Prince Edward Island) (Sen. Griffin) | 22/02/21 | |||||
| S-237 | An Act to establish the Foreign Influence Registry and to amend the Criminal Code (Sen. Housakos) | 22/02/24 | |||||
| S-238 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights (information about the victim) (Sen. Boisvenu) | 22/02/24 | |||||
| S-239 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate) (Sen. Ringuette) | 22/03/01 | |||||
| S-240 | An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (definition of income) (Sen. Quinn) | 22/03/22 | |||||
| S-241 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (great apes, elephants and certain other animals) (Sen. Klyne) | 22/03/22 | |||||
| S-242 | An Act to amend the Radiocommunication Act (Sen. Patterson) | 22/03/23 | |||||
| S-243 | An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (Sen. Galvez) | 22/03/24 | |||||
| S-244 | An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Council) (Sen. Bellemare) | 22/05/04 | |||||
| S-245 | An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians) (Sen. Martin ) | 22/05/12 |
PRIVATE BILLS
| No. | Title | 1st | 2nd | Committee | Report | 3rd and Messages | R.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|