Bill C-295 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (episodic disability)

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 amends the Canada Pension Plan to ensure that every person with a mental or physical disability, including an episodic disability, is considered disabled for the purposes of that Act.

Similar bills

C-295 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (episodic disability)

C-491 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (episodic disability)

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-295s:

C-295 (2022) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (neglect of vulnerable adults)

C-295 (2021) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (recent graduates working in a designated region)

C-295 (2016) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (residence of electors)

C-295 (2013) An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (designation of survivor)

C-295 (2011) An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (designation of survivor)

Other House mentions

Canada Pension PlanRoutine Proceedings

February 6th, 2009 / 12:10 p.m.

See context

Liberal

Raymonde Folco Liberal Laval—Les Îles, QC

moved for leave to introduce C-295, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (episodic disability)

Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to rise in the House to table, once again, a bill to protect individuals affected by an episodic disability. I wish to thank the member for Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor for supporting this bill, which will allow these individuals to qualify for benefits provided under the Canada Pension Plan.

An episodic disability is one related to, for example, a mental illness, diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV-AIDS, or sickle-cell anemia.

The bill that I am re-introducing will eliminate the systemic barriers that prevent people with episodic disabilities from integrating, in every sense of the word, into the labour force, the community and society.

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