Bill C-316 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

Dick Harris  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the provisions of the Employment Insurance Act that allow for qualifying periods and benefit periods to be extended as the result of time spent by the claimant in a jail, penitentiary or other similar institution so that they apply only if the claimant is not found guilty of the offence for which he or she was being held or any other offence arising out of the same transaction.

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-316s:

C-316 (2023) Court Challenges Program Act
C-316 (2021) Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Victims’ Families Act
C-316 (2016) An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (organ donors)
C-316 (2010) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (special benefits)

Votes

May 16, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
May 16, 2012 Passed That Bill C-316, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration), as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
May 16, 2012 Failed That Bill C-316 be amended by deleting Clause 1.
Nov. 30, 2011 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 29th, 2011 / 6:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 29th, 2011 / 6:15 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 29th, 2011 / 6:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 29th, 2011 / 6:15 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie

All those opposed will please say nay.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 29th, 2011 / 6:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 29th, 2011 / 6:15 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, November 30, 2011, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 29th, 2011 / 6:15 p.m.

Conservative

David Sweet Conservative Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, ON

Madam Speaker, I think if you were to seek it you would find unanimous consent to see the clock at 6:30 p.m.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 29th, 2011 / 6:15 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie

Is that agreed?

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 29th, 2011 / 6:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

The House resumed from November 29 consideration of the motion that Bill C-316, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 30th, 2011 / 8:35 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading of Bill C-316 under private members' business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #92

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 30th, 2011 / 8:45 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)

I wish to inform the House that because of the delay, there will be no private members' business hour today. Accordingly, the order will be rescheduled for another sitting.