Bill C-227 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (community benefit)

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Ahmed Hussen Liberal

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

Status

Dead, as of Jan. 31, 2017
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to provide the Minister with the authority to require an assessment of the benefits that a community derives from a construction, maintenance or repair project.

Similar bills

C-322 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (community benefit)

C-344 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (community benefit)

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-227s:

C-227 (2022) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)

C-227 (2020) An Act to amend the Employment Equity Act

C-227 (2013) National Strategy for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Act

C-227 (2011) National Strategy for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Act

C-227 (2010) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel and accommodation deduction for tradespersons)

Votes

Oct. 5, 2016 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 1, 2016

Zackery Shaver, Committee Researcher
Michael Atkinson, President, Canadian Construction Association
Christopher Smillie, Senior Advisor, Government Relations and Public Affairs, Canada's Building Trades Unions
David LePage, Chief Executive Officer, Buy Social Canada

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 3, 2016

John McBain, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Lands Company
Rosemarie Powell, Executive Director, Toronto Community Benefits Network
Colette Murphy, Executive Director, Atkinson Foundation
Toni Varone, Past Chair, Business Development Committee of Downsview Park
John Cartwright, President, Toronto and York Region Labour Council

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Dec. 1, 2016

David Schwartz, Director General, Commercial and Alternative Acquisitions Management Sector, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk