Informed the Senate that the following communication had been received:

RIDEAU HALL

March 19, 2024

Madam Speaker,

I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bills listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 19th day of March, 2024, at 6:04 p.m.

Yours sincerely,

Ken MacKillop

Secretary to the Governor General

The Honourable

The Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa

Bills Assented to Tuesday, March 19, 2024:

An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada (Bill C-35, Chapter 2, 2024)

An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine (Bill C-57, Chapter 3, 2024)