Bill C-266 (Historical)

Credit Ombudsman Act

An Act to establish the office of Credit Ombudsman to be an advocate for the interests of consumers and small business in credit matters and to investigate and report on the provision by financial institutions of consumer and small business credit by community and by industry in order to ensure equity in the distribution of credit resources

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in May 2004.

Sponsor

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

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Feb. 2, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-266 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Credit Ombudsman Act

C-266 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Credit Ombudsman Act

C-471 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Credit Ombudsman Act

C-389 (38th Parliament, 1st session) Credit Ombudsman Act

C-266 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) Credit Ombudsman Act

C-231 (37th Parliament, 1st session) Credit Ombudsman Act

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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-266s:

C-266 (2022) An Act to amend the Excise Act and the Excise Act, 2001 (adjusted duties - beer, malt liquor, spirits and wine)

C-266 (2021) Toxic Substances Warning Label Act

C-266 (2016) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act

C-266 (2013) Law Pope John Paul II Day Act

C-266 (2011) Pope John Paul II Day Act

Other House mentions

Credit Ombudsman ActRoutine Proceedings

October 28th, 2002 / 3:15 p.m.

See context

NDP

Lorne Nystrom NDP Regina—Qu'Appelle, SK

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-266, an act to establish the office of Credit Ombudsman to be an advocate for the interests of consumers and small business in credit matters and to investigate and report on the provision by financial institutions of consumer and small business credit by community and by industry in order to ensure equity in the distribution of credit resources.

Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this enactment is to establish the office of a credit ombudsman to be an advocate for the interests of consumers in credit matters.

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