Bill C-419 (Historical)

Language Skills Act

An Act respecting language skills

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

Sponsor

Alexandrine Latendresse NDP

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 provides that persons appointed to certain offices must be able to speak and understand clearly both official languages.

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-419s:

C-419 (2024) National Strategy for Universal Eye Care Act

C-419 (2018) Credit Card Fairness Act

C-419 (2010) Valcartier Military Base Act

C-419 (2009) Valcartier Military Base Act

C-419 (2007) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (closed captioning)

Votes

June 5, 2013 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Feb. 27, 2013 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages.

Language Skills ActPrivate Members' Business

May 29th, 2013 / 7:10 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to an order made on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

The House resumed from May 29 consideration of the motion that Bill C-419, An Act respecting language skills, be read the third time and passed.

Language Skills ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2013 / 3:05 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

Pursuant to an order made on Wednesday, May 22 the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-419.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #727

Language Skills ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2013 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)