Yea.
An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and the Competition Act
This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.
This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.
Navdeep Bains Liberal
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
Part 1 amends the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act and the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act to, among other things,
(a) reform some aspects of the process for electing directors of certain corporations and cooperatives;
(b) modernize communications between corporations or cooperatives and their shareholders or members;
(c) clarify that corporations and cooperatives are prohibited from issuing share certificates and warrants, in bearer form; and
(d) require certain corporations to place before the shareholders, at every annual meeting, information respecting diversity among directors and the members of senior management.
Part 2 amends the Competition Act to expand the concept of affiliation to a broader range of business organizations.
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 C-25s:
Canada Business Corporations ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Yea.
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Canada Business Corporations ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Nay.
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Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
Mr. Speaker, I believe that if you seek it, you will find agreement to apply the results of the previous vote to this vote, with the Liberal members voting in favour.
Gord Brown Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives agree to apply and will be voting yes.
Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet NDP Hochelaga, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am certain that the NDP agrees to apply the vote and will vote no.
Marilène Gill Bloc Manicouagan, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote and votes in favour of the motion.
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Canada Business Corporations ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Agreed.
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