Bill C-247 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction for volunteer emergency service)

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

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 Oct. 16, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Income Tax Act to allow volunteer emergency workers to deduct $3,000 from their taxable income from any source.

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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-247s:

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C-247 (2020) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct)

C-247 (2016) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (passive detection device)

C-247 (2014) Law Main Point of Contact with the Government of Canada in case of Death Act

C-247 (2011) Service Canada Mandate Expansion Act

C-247 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act

Other House mentions

Income Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

May 3rd, 2006 / 3:20 p.m.

See context

Conservative

Joy Smith Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction for volunteer emergency service).

Mr. Speaker, I rise for first reading of my private member's bill, entitled an act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction for volunteer emergency service). This enactment would amend the Income Tax Act to allow volunteer emergency workers to deduct $3,000 from their taxable income from any source. As we are all aware, volunteer firefighters and emergency workers provide over 75% of all emergency services in Canada.

As a country, we need to encourage people to enter volunteer emergency services. I encourage all members of the House to support this bill.

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