Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys Act

An Act to amend the Statistics Act (removal of imprisonment)

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

Sponsor

Joe Preston  Conservative

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

Status

Third reading (House), as of June 3, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Statistics Act to protect the privacy of Canadians by requiring their consent for the release, after 92 years, of the information that they provide in a census-related household survey, to remove the imprisonment penalty from two of its offence provisions and to provide that a term of imprisonment is not to be imposed in default of payment of a fine imposed under those provisions.

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-625s:

C-625 (2011) An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (amphetamines)

Votes

March 11, 2015 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys ActPrivate Members' Business

February 27th, 2015 / 2:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys ActPrivate Members' Business

February 27th, 2015 / 2:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

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

Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys ActPrivate Members' Business

February 27th, 2015 / 2:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys ActPrivate Members' Business

February 27th, 2015 / 2:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

All those opposed will please say nay.

Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys ActPrivate Members' Business

February 27th, 2015 / 2:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys ActPrivate Members' Business

February 27th, 2015 / 2:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93 the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, March 11, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

It being 2:15 p.m., the House stands adjourned until Monday, March 9, 2015, at 11 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).

(The House adjourned at 2:14 p.m.)

The House resumed from February 27 consideration of the motion that Bill C-625, An Act to amend the Statistics Act (removal of imprisonment), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys ActPrivate Members' Business

March 11th, 2015 / 6:35 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-625, under private members' business.

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

Vote #351

Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys ActPrivate Members' Business

March 11th, 2015 / 6:45 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

I declare the motion adopted.

Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

(Bill read second time and referred to a committee)

It being 6:46 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.