Bill C-50 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to increase benefits

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in December 2009.

Sponsor

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act until September 11, 2010 to increase the maximum number of weeks for which benefits may be paid to certain claimants. It also increases the maximum number of weeks for which benefits may be paid to certain claimants not in Canada.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

Nov. 3, 2009 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Nov. 2, 2009 Passed That Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to increase benefits, {as amended}, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments] .

Nov. 2, 2009 Passed That Bill C-50, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing lines 9 to 25 on page 1 with the following: “( a) the number of weeks of benefits set out in the table in Schedule I that applies in respect of a claimant is increased as a result of the application of any of subsections 12(2.1) to (2.4), in which case (i) in respect of a benefit period established for the claimant on or after January 4, 2009 that has not ended on the day on which this subsection is deemed to have come into force, the length of the claimant’s benefit period is increased by the number of weeks by which the number of weeks of benefits set out in the table in Schedule I that applies in respect of the claimant is increased as a result of the application of any of subsections 12(2.1) to (2.4), and (ii) in respect of a benefit period established for the claimant during the period that begins on the day on which this subsection is deemed to have come into force and ends on September 11, 2010, if the maximum number of weeks during which benefits may be paid to the claimant under subsection 12(2) is equal to or greater than 51 weeks as a result of the application of any of subsections 12(2.1) to (2.4), the length of the claimant’s benefit period is that maximum number of weeks increased by two weeks; or ( b) the number of weeks of benefits set out in Schedule 10 to the Budget Implementation Act, 2009 that applies in respect of a claimant is increased as a result of the application of any of sections 3 to 6 of An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to increase benefits, introduced in the second session of the fortieth Parliament as Bill C-50, in which case(i) in respect of a benefit period established for the claimant on or after January 4, 2009 that has not ended on the day on which this subsection is deemed to have come into force, the length of the claimant’s benefit period is increased by the number of weeks by which the number of weeks of benefits set out in that Schedule 10 that applies in respect of the claimant is increased as a result of the application of any of those sections 3 to 6, and (ii) in respect of a benefit period established for the claimant during the period that begins on the day on which this subsection is deemed to have come into force and ends on September 11, 2010, if the maximum number of weeks during which benefits may be paid to the claimant under that Schedule 10 is equal to or greater than 51 weeks as a result of the application of any of those sections 3 to 6, the length of the claimant’s benefit period is that maximum number of weeks increased by two weeks.”

Sept. 29, 2009 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Barry Devolin

Order, please. I am not sure that is a point of order. The member has a short time to complete his answer.

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September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

Leon Benoit Conservative Vegreville—Wainwright, AB

Mr. Speaker, I understand why the member for Malpeque is a little bit unhappy about his former government's record on this issue. I can understand why he is touchy because in fact their record killed jobs and hurt the economy in this country. We have gone in another direction. We are helping the economy. We are helping people keep jobs and find new jobs. That is the difference.

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Barry Devolin

Is the House ready for the question?

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Some hon. members

Question.

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Barry Devolin

The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Barry Devolin

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Some hon. members

Yea.

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Barry Devolin

All those opposed will please say nay.

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Some hon. members

Nay.

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Barry Devolin

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Call in the members.

And the bells having rung:

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

Joe Preston Conservative Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON

I wish to defer the vote until the end of government orders tomorrow.

Employment Insurance ActGovernment Orders

September 28th, 2009 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

The Acting Speaker Conservative Barry Devolin

The vote will be deferred until tomorrow.