Bill C-657 (Historical)

Supporting Small Brewers Act

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (small brewery tax credit)

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Brian Masse  NDP

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

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of March 11, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Income Tax Act to provide a tax credit for taxpayers who brewed, in Canada, less than 15 001 hectolitres of beer and malt liquor in a fiscal year.

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.

Supporting Small Brewers ActRoutine Proceedings

March 11th, 2015 / 3:10 p.m.
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NDP

Brian Masse NDP Windsor West, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-657, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (small brewery tax credit).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce today a bill to amend the Income Tax Act, small brewery tax credit.

Currently, microbreweries account for 6% of the overall beer market share in Canada, a number that is estimated to triple in the coming years. The bill would effectively provide a tax credit for Canadian brewers who brewed less than 15,001 hectolitres in a year. It would also be an automatic tax credit for brewers producing less than 5,000 hectolitres annually and the formula specific to those brewing between 5,001 and 15,001 hectolitres.

The New Democrats recognize the importance of taking immediate action to help those breweries thrive. The industry is steadily growing in my riding, with Walkerville Brewery, BREW, Motor Craft Ales, Craft Heads Brewing Company, and soon Rock Bottom. It is vital that we help these small businesses grow and expand for the future. The bill will do just that. What is good for the breweries will result in reinvestment in our local communities through jobs, training and revenues to drive the Canadian economy for years to come.

I would like to thank my colleague from Skeena—Bulkley Valley for his work on the bill as well.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)