Bill C-243 (Historical)

National Maternity Assistance Program Strategy Act

An Act respecting the development of a national maternity assistance program strategy

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

Sponsor

Mark Gerretsen Liberal

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

Status

Third reading (Senate), as of April 11, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

The purpose of this enactment is to provide for the development and implementation of a national maternity assistance program strategy to support women who are unable to work due to pregnancy and whose employer is unable to accommodate them by providing reassignment.

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-243s:

C-243 (2022) Ending the Use of Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act

C-243 (2020) An Act to amend the Payment Card Networks Act (credit card acceptance fees)

C-243 (2013) Survivor's Annual Allowance Act

C-243 (2011) Survivor's Annual Allowance Act

C-243 (2010) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (change of title) and another Act in consequence

Votes

June 14, 2017 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-243, An Act respecting the development of a national maternity assistance program strategy

Oct. 26, 2016 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

National Maternity Assistance Program Strategy ActPrivate Members' Business

October 26th, 2016 / 5:30 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

It being 5:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-243 under private members' business.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #135

National Maternity Assistance Program Strategy ActPrivate Members' Business

October 26th, 2016 / 6:10 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

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