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 is from 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 has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

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 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-56s:

C-56 (2023) Law Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
C-56 (2017) An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Early Parole Act
C-56 (2015) Statutory Release Reform Act
C-56 (2013) Combating Counterfeit Products Act

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

  • Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
  • 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

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