National Health and Fitness Day Act

An Act to establish a national day to promote health and fitness for all Canadians

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

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment designates the first Saturday in June in each and every year as “National Health and Fitness Day”.

Similar bills

C-443 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) National Health and Fitness Day Act
C-443 (41st Parliament, 1st session) National Health and Fitness Day Act

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 S-211s:

S-211 (2021) Law Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
S-211 (2020) International Mother Language Day Act
S-211 (2020) Modern Slavery Act
S-211 (2015) Law National Sickle Cell Awareness Day Act

Votes

Dec. 10, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Oct. 29, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

October 21st, 2014 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

October 21st, 2014 / 6:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

October 21st, 2014 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion, the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, October 22, tomorrow, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House will now proceed to the consideration of Bill C-592, under private members' business.

The House resumed from October 21 consideration of the motion that Bill S-211, An Act to establish a national day to promote health and fitness for all Canadians, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

October 29th, 2014 / 7:20 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

Pursuant to an order made on Thursday, October 23, 2014, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill S-211 under private members' business.

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

Vote #265

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

October 29th, 2014 / 7:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)

I wish to inform the House that because of the late hour, there will be no private members' business today. The order is therefore deferred to a future sitting.