An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act (persons with disabilities)

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

Sponsor

Cheryl Hardcastle  NDP

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

Status

Defeated, as of Jan. 31, 2018
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Department of Employment and Social Development Act to require the Minister to provide information and guidance on applications for programs and services for which persons with disabilities may be eligible and to implement a streamlined application process that, among other things, reduces the administrative burden on applicants. It also provides for reporting requirements in relation to the application process.

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 C-348s:

C-348 (2023) Somali Heritage Month Act
C-348 (2013) Workplace Psychological Harassment Prevention Act
C-348 (2011) Workplace Psychological Harassment Prevention Act
C-348 (2010) An Act to amend the Tobacco Act (cigarillos, cigars and pipe tobacco)

Votes

Jan. 31, 2018 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-348, An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act (persons with disabilities)

Department of Employment and Social Development ActPrivate Members' Business

January 31st, 2018 / 6:25 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion defeated.

It being 6:29 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's Order Paper.