Bill C-247
Service Canada Mandate Expansion Act
An Act to expand the mandate of Service Canada in respect of the death of a Canadian citizen or Canadian resident
Sponsor
Frank Valeriote Liberal
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Status
Introduction and First Reading
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Service Canada Mandate Expansion Act
Routine Proceedings
June 22nd, 2011 / 3:20 p.m.
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Liberal
Frank Valeriote Guelph, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-247, An Act to expand the mandate of Service Canada in respect of the death of a Canadian citizen or Canadian resident.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a bill, seconded by the member for Markham—Unionville, to expand the mandate of Service Canada in respect of the death of a Canadian citizen or Canadian resident.
The bill requires the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development to establish Service Canada as the single point of contact for the Government of Canada for matters relating to the death of a Canadian citizen or Canadian resident when cancelling social insurance numbers, passports and dealing with pensions and tax records for example.
The current system is far too cumbersome for those who have lost their loved ones and a new single point of contact system would save the government money by consolidating the agencies responsible for conducting this administration.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)