Bill C-303 (Historical)

Early Learning and Child Care Act

An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for early learning and child care programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, universality and accountability of those programs, and to appoint a council to advise the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development on matters relating to early learning and child care

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

Sponsor

Denise Savoie NDP

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

Status

Report stage (House), as of May 28, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-208 (44th Parliament, 1st session) Early Learning and Child Care Act

C-311 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Early Learning and Child Care Act

C-373 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Early Learning and Child Care Act

C-373 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Early Learning and Child Care Act

C-303 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Early Learning and Child Care Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-303s:

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C-303 (2021) National Health Data Strategy Act

C-303 (2016) An Act respecting the repeal of the Acts enacted by the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 and amending or repealing certain provisions enacted by that Act

C-303 (2013) An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (trans fatty acids)

Votes

Nov. 22, 2006 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Early Learning and Child Care ActPrivate Members' Business

November 21st, 2006 / 7:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Early Learning and Child Care ActPrivate Members' Business

November 21st, 2006 / 7:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

All those opposed will please say nay.

Early Learning and Child Care ActPrivate Members' Business

November 21st, 2006 / 7:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Early Learning and Child Care ActPrivate Members' Business

November 21st, 2006 / 7:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, November 22, 2006, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from November 21 consideration of the motion that Bill C-303, An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for early learning and child care programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, universality and accountability of those programs, and to appoint a council to advise the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development on matters relating to early learning and child care, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Early Learning and Child Care ActPrivate Members' Business

November 22nd, 2006 / 6:45 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Royal Galipeau

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-303 under private member's business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #71

Early Learning and Child Care ActPrivate Members' Business

November 22nd, 2006 / 6:55 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Royal Galipeau

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)