Bill C-504 (Historical)

Support for Volunteer Firefighters Act

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (volunteer firefighters)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Christine Moore NDP

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

Status

Defeated, as of Feb. 26, 2014
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to prohibit reprisals against volunteer firefighters who must be absent from their work place or fail to appear at work in order to act in that capacity.

Similar bills

C-215 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) Support for Volunteer Firefighters Act

C-630 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Support for Volunteer Firefighters Act

C-504 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Support for Volunteer Firefighters Act

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-504s:

C-504 (2010) National Strategy for Autism Spectrum Disorder Act

C-504 (2008) An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)

C-504 (2004) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (employee taking care of a disabled person)

Votes

Feb. 26, 2014 Failed 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.

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

Vote #71

Support for Volunteer Firefighters ActPrivate Members' Business

February 26th, 2014 / 6:40 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.

It being 6:40 p.m. the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.