Bill C-281 (Historical)

Convalescence Benefits Act (amendments to the Employment Insurance Act)

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

Sponsor

Daryl Kramp  Conservative

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 Employment Insurance Act to add a benefit period of 35 weeks for convalescence.

Similar bills

C-281 (39th Parliament, 1st session) Convalescence Benefits Act (amendments to the Employment Insurance 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-281s:

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Convalescence Benefits ActRoutine Proceedings

May 15th, 2006 / 3:05 p.m.


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Conservative

Daryl Kramp Conservative Prince Edward—Hastings, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-281, Convalescence Benefits Act (amendments to the Employment Insurance Act).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to introduce a bill entitled the convalescence benefits act. This bill would provide for employment insurance benefits to qualifying individuals who are recovering from a serious health issue and are unable to work after exhausting their sick benefits. This act amends the Employment Insurance Act to add a benefit period of 35 weeks for convalescence.

On behalf of all Canadians who find themselves without income protection during these emotional health crisis moments, I ask all members to support the swift passage of this bill.

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