Fairness in Charitable Gifts Act

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (charitable gifts)

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

Sponsor

Ted Falk  Conservative

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

Status

Defeated, as of June 8, 2016
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Income Tax Act to increase the tax deduction an individual is entitled to in a taxation year with regards to charitable gifts to registered charities.

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-239s:

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C-239 (2020) National Cycling Strategy Act
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C-239 (2013) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (peace officers)
C-239 (2011) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (peace officers)
C-239 (2010) National Ecosystems Council of Canada Act

Votes

June 8, 2016 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Fairness in Charitable Gifts ActPrivate Members' Business

June 7th, 2016 / 6:40 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to an order made earlier today, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at the conclusion of oral questions.

The House resumed from June 7 consideration of the motion that Bill C-239, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (charitable gifts), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Fairness in Charitable Gifts ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2016 / 3:20 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

Pursuant to order made Tuesday, June 7, 2016, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-239 under private members' business.

The question is on the motion.

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

Vote #86

Fairness in Charitable Gifts ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2016 / 3:25 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion defeated.