Bill C-64 (Historical)

Georges Bank Protection Act

An Act to amend the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act

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

Sponsor

Greg Rickford  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-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act to provide that a statutory moratorium on the exploration and drilling for, and the production, conservation and processing of, petroleum in the Canadian portion of Georges Bank in the offshore area, and the transportation of petroleum produced in that portion of the offshore area, be re-established and may also be extended by joint notice of the Minister of Natural Resources and his or her provincial counterpart.

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-64s:

C-64 (2024) Law Pharmacare Act
C-64 (2017) Law Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act
C-64 (2013) Law Appropriation Act No. 3, 2013-14
C-64 (2009) Law Appropriation Act No. 4, 2009-2010
C-64 (2007) An Act to amend the Pilotage Act
C-64 (2005) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (vehicle identification number)

See context

(Bill C-64. On the Order: Government Orders:)

June 19, 2015--Bill C-64, An Act to amend the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act--Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.

(Bill read the second time, referred to a committee of the whole, considered in committee of the whole, reported without amendment, concurred in at report stage and read the third time and passed)

(Bill C-72. On the Order: Government Orders:)

June 19, 2015--Bill C-72, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act--Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council.

(Bill read the second time, referred to a committee of the whole, considered in committee of the whole, reported without amendment, concurred in at report stage and read the third time and passed)