Bill C-584 (Historical)

Corporate Social Responsibility of Extractive Corporations Outside Canada Act

An Act respecting the Corporate Social Responsibility Inherent in the Activities of Canadian Extractive Corporations in Developing Countries

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

Sponsor

Ève Péclet  NDP

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

Status

Defeated, as of Oct. 1, 2014
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment is intended to ensure the extractive activities of Canadian corporations in developing countries respect Canada’s commitments under international law and the International Bill of Rights. It creates the Office of the Ombudsman and requires corporations to report to it on their extractive activities. It also gives the Office of the Ombudsman responsibility for developing guidelines on best practices for extractive activities and requires the Ombudsman to table an annual report on this Act and its operation before each House of Parliament.

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-584s:

C-584 (2010) An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (plastic bags)

Votes

Oct. 1, 2014 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.

Corporate Social Responsibility of Extractive Corporations Outside Canada ActPrivate Members' Business

October 1st, 2014 / 7:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

I declare the motion defeated.