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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.)
(2nd Session, 43rd Parliament)
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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 Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act | 20/10/27 | 20/12/02 | Foreign Affairs and International Trade | 20/12/16 | 3rd reading 20/12/17 |
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| S-3 | An Act to amend the Offshore Health and Safety Act | 20/12/01 | 20/12/08 | Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources | 21/02/16 3 amendments and observations Report adopted 21/02/16 | 3rd reading 21/02/16 | 21/06/03* chap. 10/21 |
| S-4 | An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts | 21/04/30 | 21/05/26 | Committee of the Whole (subject matter) 21/05/27 | — | 3rd reading 21/06/01 | |
| S-5 | An Act to amend the Judges Act | 21/05/25 |
GOVERNMENT BILLS
(HOUSE OF COMMONS)
| No. | Title | 1st | 2nd | Committee | Report | 3rd and Messages | R.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-3 | An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code | 20/12/01 | 21/02/11 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | 21/04/20 observations | 3rd reading 21/05/06 | 21/05/06* chap. 8/21 |
| C-4 | An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19 | 20/09/30 | 20/10/01 | Committee of the Whole (subject matter) 20/10/01 |
— | 3rd reading 20/10/02 |
20/10/02* chap. 12/20 |
| C-5 | An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) | 21/06/01 | 21/06/02 | Committee of the Whole (subject matter) 21/06/03 | — | 3rd reading 21/06/03 | 21/06/03* chap. 11/21 |
| C-6 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy) | 21/06/22 | 21/06/28 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| C-7 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) | 20/12/10 | 20/12/17 | Pursuant to rule 10-11(1) subject matter 20/11/03 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Bill 20/12/17 Legal and Constitutional Affairs | Report on the subject matter 20/12/10 (interim) 21/02/08 (final) Report on the Bill 21/02/08 observations | 3rd reading 21/02/17 5 amendments Message from Commons-agrees, amends and disagrees with the Senate amendments 21/03/15 Senate agrees with Commons amendments Senate does not insist on its amendments 21/03/17 | 21/03/17* chap. 2/21 |
| C-8 | An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action number 94) | 21/06/03 | 21/06/08 | Committee of the Whole (subject matter) 21/06/10 | — | 3rd reading 21/06/10 | 21/06/21* chap. 13/21 |
| C-9 | An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) | 20/11/17 | 20/11/17 | Pursuant to rule 10-11(1) subject matter 20/11/05 National Finance Committee of the Whole (subject matter) 20/11/17 | Report on the subject matter 20/11/17 | 3rd reading 20/11/19 | 20/11/19* chap. 13/20 |
| C-10 | An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts | 21/06/03 | 21/06/29 | Transport and Communications | |||
| C-12 | An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050 | 21/06/23 | 21/06/28 | Pursuant to rule 10-11(1) subject matter 21/06/02 Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources | Report on the subject matter 21/06/22 | 3rd reading 21/06/29 | 21/06/29* chap. 22/21 |
| C-14 | An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 30, 2020 and other measures | 21/04/20 | 21/04/20 | National Finance | 21/05/04 | 3rd reading 21/05/05 | 21/05/06* chap. 7/21 |
| C-15 | An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | 21/05/25 | 21/06/03 | Pursuant to rule 10-11(1) subject matter 21/04/20 Aboriginal Peoples Bill 21/06/03 Aboriginal Peoples | 21/06/10 observations | 3rd reading 21/06/16 | 21/06/21* chap. 14/21 |
| 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, 2021 (Appropriation Act No. 4, 2020-21) | 20/12/08 | 20/12/09 | — | — | 3rd reading 20/12/10 | 20/12/10 chap. 15/20 |
| C-17 | An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 (Appropriation Act No. 5, 2020-21) | 20/12/08 | 20/12/10 | — | — | 3rd reading 20/12/10 | 20/12/10 chap. 14/20 |
| C-18 | An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21/03/15 | 21/03/16 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/03/16 | 21/03/17* chap. 1/21 |
| C-24 | An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to COVID-19 | 21/03/15 | 21/03/16 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/03/17 | 21/03/17* chap. 3/21 |
| C-26 | An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 (Appropriation Act No. 6, 2020-21) | 21/03/26 | 21/03/30 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/03/30 | 21/03/30* chap. 4/21 |
| C-27 | 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. 1, 2021-22) | 21/03/26 | 21/03/30 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/03/30 | 21/03/30* chap. 5/21 |
| C-29 | An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of operations at the Port of Montreal | 21/04/30 | 21/04/30 | Committee of the Whole (subject matter) 21/04/30 | — | 3rd reading 21/04/30 | 21/04/30* chap. 6/21 |
| C-30 | An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures | 21/06/23 | 21/06/28 | Pursuant to rule 10-11(1) subject matter 21/05/04 National Finance and five other committees | — | 3rd reading 21/06/29 | 21/06/29* chap. 23/21 |
| C-33 | 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. 2, 2021-22) | 21/06/21 | 21/06/21 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/06/21 | 21/06/21* chap. 15/21 |
| C-34 | 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. 3, 2021-22) | 21/06/21 | 21/06/21 | — | — | 3rd reading 21/06/21 | 21/06/21* chap. 16/21 |
COMMONS PUBLIC BILLS
| No. | Title | 1st | 2nd | Committee | Report | 3rd and Messages | R.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-204 | An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (final disposal of plastic waste) | 21/06/03 | 21/06/22 | Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources | |||
| C-206 | An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (qualifying farming fuel) | 21/06/23 | |||||
| C-208 | An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation) | 21/05/25 | 21/05/27 | Agriculture and Forestry | 21/06/10 | 3rd reading 21/06/22 | 21/06/29* chap. 21/21 |
| C-210 | An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (organ and tissue donors) | 21/05/25 | 21/05/27 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 21/06/03 | 3rd reading 21/06/08 | 21/06/21* chap. 12/21 |
| C-218 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting) | 21/04/30 | 21/05/25 | Banking, Trade and Commerce | 21/06/08 observations |
3rd reading 21/06/22 |
21/06/29* chap. 20/21 |
| C-220 | An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave) | 21/05/25 | 21/05/27 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 21/06/15 | 3rd reading 21/06/21 | 21/06/29* chap. 17/21 |
| C-228 | An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism | 21/05/06 | 21/05/27 | National Security and Defence | 21/06/15 observations | 3rd reading 21/06/21 | 21/06/29* chap. 18/21 |
| C-237 | An Act to establish a national framework for diabetes | 21/06/03 | 21/06/08 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 21/06/15 | 3rd reading 21/06/21 | 21/06/29* chap. 19/21 |
SENATE PUBLIC BILLS
| No. | Title | 1st | 2nd | Committee | Report | 3rd and Messages | R.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-201 | An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speaker of the Senate) (Sen. Mercer) | 20/09/30 | |||||
| S-202 | An Act to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (Sen. Moncion) | 20/09/30 | |||||
| S-203 | An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material (Sen. Miville-Dechêne) | 20/09/30 | 21/03/16 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | Presented 21/06/15 8 amendments Adopted 21/06/21 | 3rd reading 21/06/28 | |
| S-204 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs) (Sen. Ataullahjan) | 20/09/30 | 21/03/16 | Human Rights | 21/04/20 | 3rd reading 21/05/06 | |
| S-205 | An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate) (Sen. Bovey) | 20/09/30 | 21/03/16 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 21/04/20 observations | 3rd reading 21/05/06 | |
| S-206 | An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Châteauguay—Lacolle (Sen. Dalphond) | 20/09/30 | |||||
| S-207 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (independence of the judiciary) (Sen. Pate) | 20/09/30 | 21/05/25 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| S-208 | An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (Sen. Pate) | 20/09/30 | 21/05/25 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| S-209 | 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) | 20/09/30 | 21/06/22 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| S-210 | An Act to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Youth in Canada (Sen. Moodie) | 20/09/30 | |||||
| S-211 | An Act to establish International Mother Language Day (Sen. Jaffer) | 20/10/27 | 21/05/06 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 21/06/15 | 3rd reading 21/06/17 | |
| S-212 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors) (Sen. Boisvenu) | 20/10/27 | 21/05/25 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs | |||
| S-213 | An Act to amend the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act (Sen. McCallum) | 20/10/27 | |||||
| S-214 | An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (property qualifications of Senators) (Sen. Patterson) | 20/10/27 | |||||
| S-215 | An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Sen. Jaffer) | 20/10/28 | |||||
| S-216 | An Act to enact the Modern Slavery Act and to amend the Customs Tariff (Sen. Miville-Dechêne) | 20/10/29 | 21/03/30 | Banking, Trade and Commerce | |||
| S-217 | An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (successive contracts for services) (Sen. Dalphond) | 20/11/05 | |||||
| S-218 | 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. Sinclair) | 20/11/17 | |||||
| S-219 | An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims) (Sen. Boisvenu) | 20/12/01 | |||||
| S-220 | An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood) (Sen. Griffin) | 20/12/02 | 21/06/03 | Agriculture and Forestry | |||
| S-221 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief related to memorials to first responders) (Sen. Housakos) | 20/12/08 | |||||
| S-222 | An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (use of resources) (Sen. Omidvar) | 21/02/08 | 21/05/25 | National Finance | 21/06/09 | 3rd reading 21/06/17 | |
| S-223 | An Act respecting Kindness Week (Sen. Munson) | 21/02/10 | 21/03/17 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 21/04/20 observations | 3rd reading 21/05/04 | 21/06/03* chap. 9/21 |
| S-224 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility) (Sen. Boisvenu) | 21/02/17 | |||||
| S-225 | An Act to amend the Copyright Act (remuneration for journalistic works) (Sen. Carignan) | 21/02/17 | 21/05/25 | Transport and Communications | |||
| S-226 | An Act respecting the repurposing of certain seized, frozen or sequestrated assets (Sen. Omidvar) | 21/03/15 | |||||
| S-227 | An Act respecting a National Ribbon Skirt Day (Sen. McCallum) | 21/03/16 | 21/06/21 | Aboriginal Peoples | |||
| S-228 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons) (Sen. Ataullahjan) | 21/03/16 | |||||
| S-229 | 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) | 21/03/16 | |||||
| S-230 | An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians) (Sen. Martin) | 21/03/30 | 21/06/01 | Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 21/06/17 | ||
| S-231 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders) (Sen. Boisvenu) | 21/03/30 | |||||
| S-232 | An Act to amend the Governor General’s Act (retiring annuity and other benefits) (Sen. Carignan) | 21/03/30 | |||||
| S-233 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate) (Sen. Ringuette) | 21/05/04 | |||||
| S-234 | An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (mandatory national security review of investments by foreign state-owned enterprises) (Sen. Ngo) | 21/05/26 | |||||
| S-235 | An Act to amend the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights (posting of information about the victim) (Sen. Boisvenu) | 21/06/09 | |||||
| S-236 | An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Criminal Records Act, the National Defence Act and the DNA Identification Act (Sen. Carignan) | 21/06/15 | |||||
| S-237 | An Act respecting measures in relation to the financial stability of post-secondary institutions (Sen. Moncion) | 21/06/15 |
PRIVATE BILLS
| No. | Title | 1st | 2nd | Committee | Report | 3rd and Messages | R.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-1001 | An Act respecting Girl Guides of Canada | 20/10/29 | 20/11/05 | — | — | 3rd reading
20/11/17 | 21/03/17* |