Bill C-211 (Historical)

Seniors' Day Act

An Act respecting a Seniors’ Day

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

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 March 3, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment designates the first Sunday of February in each and every year as “Seniors’ Day” in recognition of the contribution made by seniors to Canadian society.

Similar bills

C-211 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Seniors' Day Act

C-211 (40th Parliament, 1st session) Seniors' Day Act

C-432 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Seniors' Day Act

C-432 (39th Parliament, 1st session) Seniors' Day 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-211s:

C-211 (2021) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)

C-211 (2020) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against health care professionals and first responders)

C-211 (2016) Law Federal Framework on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act

C-211 (2013) An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (prohibition against oil tankers in Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound)

C-211 (2011) An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (prohibition against oil tankers in Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound)

Other House mentions

Seniors' Day ActRoutine Proceedings

November 21st, 2008 / 12:15 p.m.

See context

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-211, An Act respecting a Seniors’ Day.

Mr. Speaker, this is a non-monetary bill.

Many seniors in my riding have asked that a special day be marked on the calendar honouring the work and sacrifices made by our seniors. It would be just a token gesture to pick a day on the calendar as seniors' day to recognize and honour those golden citizens, as we call them, for their great work in building this country, for keeping an eye on us and for helping to raise us.

This is a non-monetary bill and something which could be adopted unanimously fairly quickly.

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