Bill C-530 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Northwest Territories Act (borrowing limits)

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Dennis Bevington  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Report stage (House), as of March 25, 2011
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

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

This enactment amends the Northwest Territories Act to allow the Commissioner to borrow money up to a certain limit without the approval of the Governor in Council.

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.

Votes

Feb. 16, 2011 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on March 8, 2011

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on March 24, 2011

    • Margaret Melhorn, Deputy Minister of Finance, Department of Finance, Government of the Northwest Territories
    • Chris Forbes, Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch, Department of Finance
    • George Schoenhofer, Director, Devolution and Major Programs Directorate, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development