Bill C-44 (Historical)

Helping Families in Need Act

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations

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

Sponsor

Diane Finley  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to provide an employee with the right to take leave when a child of the employee is critically ill or dies or disappears as the probable result of a crime. It also makes technical amendments to that Act.
Furthermore, the enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act to provide benefits to claimants who are providing care or support to their critically ill child and to facilitate access to sickness benefits for claimants who are in receipt of parental benefits.
Lastly, the enactment makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations.

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-44s:

C-44 (2023) Law Appropriation Act No. 1, 2023-24
C-44 (2017) Law Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1
C-44 (2014) Law Protection of Canada from Terrorists Act
C-44 (2010) Law Appropriation Act No. 2, 2010-2011
C-44 (2009) An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act
C-44 (2008) Law An Act to amend the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act

Votes

Nov. 20, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Oct. 2, 2012 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.

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

Liberal

Judy Foote Liberal Random—Burin—St. George's, NL

Mr. Speaker, I could not agree with my colleague more. He has made a very valid point.

That is what we are saying about Bill C-44. While we think it is a step in the right direction, it really does need to be improved upon, and we have recommended amendments and improvements to the bill.

We hope the government will recognize that we could be in this together. We could ensure that Canadians have the best possible EI system they could have. They are paying into it. It is their system. Let us work together. Let us not treat it as something that only the Conservatives, or the NDP or the Liberals are doing it. Let us work together and do what is in the best interest of Canadians from coast to coast to coast.

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

Is the House ready for the Question?

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November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Question.

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

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

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

All those opposed will please say nay.

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

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November 19th, 2012 / 3:40 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Call in the members.

And the bells having rung:

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:45 p.m.

Conservative

Harold Albrecht Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga, ON

Mr. Speaker, I ask that you defer the vote until the end of government orders tomorrow.

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 19th, 2012 / 3:45 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

The vote stands deferred until the end of government orders tomorrow.

The House resumed from November 19 consideration of the motion that Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations, be read the third time and passed.

Helping Families in Need ActGovernment Orders

November 20th, 2012 / 5:30 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

It being 5:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the third reading stage of Bill C-44.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #496