Bill C-293 (Historical)

Official Development Assistance Accountability Act

An Act respecting the provision of official development assistance abroad

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.

Sponsor

John McKay Liberal

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

Status

In committee (Senate), as of May 29, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment sets out criteria respecting resource allocation to international development agencies and enhances transparency and monitoring of Canada’s international development efforts.

Similar bills

C-293 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Law Official Development Assistance Accountability Act

C-446 (38th Parliament, 1st session) Development Assistance Conditions and Accountability 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-293s:

C-293 (2022) Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act

C-293 (2021) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders)

C-293 (2016) An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (Advisory Committee)

C-293 (2011) Law An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (vexatious complainants)

C-293 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (means of communication for child luring)

C-293 (2009) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (means of communication for child luring)

Votes

March 28, 2007 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

March 28, 2007 Passed That Bill C-293, An Act respecting the provision of development assistance abroad, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

March 28, 2007 Passed That Bill C-293, in Clause 9, be amended by replacing lines 30 to 35 on page 4 with the following: “to preparing the report required under section 13 of the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act, contribute the following to the report submitted to Parliament under subsection (1): ( a) the position taken by Canada on any resolution that is adopted by the Board of”

March 28, 2007 Passed That Bill C-293, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 25 on page 3 with the following: “official development assistance as defined by this Act”

March 28, 2007 Passed That Bill C-293, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 22 on page 3 with the following: “et des organismes de la société civile”

March 28, 2007 Passed That Bill C-293, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 26 and 27 on page 3 with the following: “that meets the criteria in subsections (1) and (1.1).”

March 28, 2007 Passed That Bill C-293, in Clause 4, be amended by adding after line 16 on page 3 the following: “(1.1) Notwithstanding subsection (1), official development assistance may be provided for the purposes of alleviating the effects of a natural or artificial disaster or other emergency occurring outside Canada.”

March 28, 2007 Passed That Bill C-293, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 6 on page 3 with the following: “les organisations de défense des droits de la”

March 28, 2007 Passed That Bill C-293, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 4 on page 3 with the following: “or”

Sept. 20, 2006 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.

Development Assistance Accountability ActPrivate Members Business