Bill C-378

An Act amending the Canada Labour Code (complaints by former employees)

Sponsor

Dominique Vien  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Second reading (House), as of Feb. 13, 2024

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Summary

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This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code in order to provide a former employee with more time to make a complaint relating to an occurrence of harassment and violence in the work place after they cease to be employed.

Elsewhere

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Canada Labour CodeRoutine Proceedings

February 12th, 2024 / 3:55 p.m.
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Conservative

Dominique Vien Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-378, An Act amending the Canada Labour Code (complaints by former employees).

Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Beauce for seconding my bill. I really appreciate it.

I am very proud to introduce this bill, which will make life easier for former employees of organizations subject to the Canada Labour Code. With this bill, I hope that we will all agree to give former workers a little more time to file harassment complaints.

The code currently provides for three months, which, in my opinion, is too short a time frame, whereas there is no limitation period for current employees. The bill, therefore, seeks to increase the time limit for former employees from three months to two years. Some will see that I am consistent in my approach, even though I changed this time frame when I was labour minister in the National Assembly.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)