Bill C-56 (Historical)

Fairness for the Self-Employed Act

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in December 2009.

Sponsor

Diane Finley Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act and other Acts by establishing a scheme to provide for the payment of special benefits to self-employed persons who are not currently entitled to receive them.

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.

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Nov. 19, 2009

Frank Vermaeten, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
Louis Beauséjour, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
Liliane Binette, Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Branch, Service Canada

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Nov. 24, 2009

Corinne Pohlmann, Vice-President, National Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Carole Presseault, Vice-President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
Ross Creber, President, Direct Sellers Association of Canada
Richard Phillips, Executive Director, Grain Growers of Canada
Kristin Ego MacPhail, Canadian Young Farmers, Representative, Grain Growers of Canada
Lynda Rose, As an Individual
Ferne Downey, National President, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
Stephen Waddell, National Executive Director, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
Laurell Ritchie, National Representative, Canadian Auto Workers Union
Don Friedlander, President , Canadian Dental Association
Barbara Byers, Executive Vice-President, Canadian Labour Congress
Andrew Jackson, Chief Economist, Canadian Labour Congress
Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Georges Etoka

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Nov. 26, 2009

Frank Vermaeten, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
Luc Taillon, Chief Actuary, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
Louis Beauséjour, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
Wayne Cole, Procedural Clerk