Bill C-479 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (percentage of insurable earnings payable as benefit)

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. 12, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-242 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (percentage of insurable earnings payable to claimant)

C-242 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (percentage of insurable earnings payable to claimant)

C-242 (40th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (percentage of insurable earnings payable to claimant)

C-374 (38th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (percentage of insurable earnings payable to claimant)

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-479s:

C-479 (2014) Law An Act to Bring Fairness for the Victims of Violent Offenders

C-479 (2013) An Act to Bring Fairness for the Victims of Violent Offenders

C-479 (2010) An Act to amend the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act (individuals or entities engaged in farming operations)

C-479 (2009) An Act to amend the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act (individuals or entities engaged in farming operations)

C-479 (2007) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefit period increase for regional rate of unemployment)

C-479 (2002) An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act

Other House mentions

Employment Insurance ActRoutine Proceedings

February 12th, 2004 / 10:15 a.m.

See context

NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-479, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (percentage of insurable earnings payable as benefit).

Mr. Speaker, this bill concerns the weekly benefit rate. The aim of this third bill is to increase the benefit payable to 66% of the average weekly insurable earnings, during the highest-paid 10 weeks in the preceding 52 weeks.

This would correct the problem affecting southeastern New Brunswick where investigations are currently being conducted. The whole problem related to time accumulation is affecting not only southeastern New Brunswick, but every region across Canada.

Basing benefits on the highest-paid 10 weeks would encourage people to work, instead of punishing them.

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