Bill C-497 (Historical)

Tanning Equipment Warning (Cancer Risks) Act

An Act warning Canadians of the cancer risks of using tanning equipment

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 11, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment requires the Governor in Council to amend the Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations to strengthen labelling requirements for tanning equipment.

Similar bills

C-386 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Tanning Equipment Prohibition and Warning (Cancer Risks) Act

C-386 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Tanning Equipment Prohibition and Warning (Cancer Risks) Act

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-497s:

C-497 (2013) An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (St. Croix River, Restigouche River and Saint John River)

C-497 (2008) Bisphenol A (BPA) Control Act

C-497 (2004) An Act to amend the Holidays Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Tanning SalonsStatements by Members

February 25th, 2013 / 2:05 p.m.

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Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake, MB

Mr. Speaker, my wife is a melanoma skin cancer survivor. She and I were both customers of tanning salons.

In 2009, the World Health Organization designated tanning beds category 1 carcinogenic to humans. This is at the same danger level as tobacco, asbestos, mustard gas and plutonium.

Since 2010, I have pushed for tougher action on indoor tanning and tabled Bill C-497 and Bill C-386. Yesterday the Minister of Health and I announced that new warning labels will be introduced that would strengthen the warnings about the dangers of using tanning beds. I want to thank the minister for taking this bold initiative.The new warnings state that “Tanning Equipment Can Cause Cancer” and that they are “Not recommended for use by those under 18 year of age”.

Skin cancer is one of the most common yet most preventable cancers, especially for our youth. We have come a long way. Eight provinces have already implemented or indicated their intention to enforce age restrictions on tanning beds. I call on all provinces to follow the lead of British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia and ban our youth from using tanning beds.

Tanning BedsPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

September 26th, 2011 / 3:10 p.m.

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Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake, MB

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to present today hundreds of names in support of my private member's bill in the last session of Parliament, Bill C-497. My private member's bill, which I plan on re-tabling in this session of Parliament, called upon the government to establish better labelling requirements for tanning beds to ensure that people understand that tanning beds are carcinogenic, that the World Health Organization has rated them as the highest cancer risk category, and that they do create melanoma skin cancer and other types of skin cancer.

We have seen hundreds of deaths per year from melanoma and other cancers caused because of exposure to sun and UV radiation. We need to ensure there is a positive public awareness campaign and the proper labelling of tanning beds, so that people are aware of the dangers they undertake.