This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.
Dan Albas Conservative
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Oct. 23, 2017
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.
This enactment amends the Bank Act to authorize the use of the words “bank”, “banker” and “banking” by credit unions and caisses populaires that are provincially regulated.
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.
November 8th, 2017 / 4:55 p.m.
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Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
In order to make sure there is certainty for credit unions, I have tabled a private member's bill, Bill C-379. I've written to you about it.
Minister, it would allow for credit unions to continue to use the term “bank”, “banker”, and “banking” as they have traditionally used them over the past 100 or so years. Would you be supportive of that bill?
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-379, An Act to amend the Bank Act (use of word “bank”, “banker” or “banking”).
Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in this place on behalf of the constituents of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola to table a private member's bill based on consultations I have done with my own constituents and have heard right across this great country.
Credit unions and caisse populaires are key drivers of our economy, particularly in rural areas, where there is not a lot of access to other financial institutions. There have been a lot of questions raised by a compliance order placed by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions that basically are contrary to the traditional use of the words banking, banker, or whatnot. This legislation seeks to address that and to make it completely certain so that when people walk into a credit union, they can ask if it does online banking, and the institution would be able to say yes.
This private member's legislation would work on trying to build that certainty that would allow our credit unions the traditional usage of those terms, making sure that they were following clearly, according to law, the long-standing practice.
I hope I can gather all-party support. I certainly have received a lot of positive feedback from members in this place and also from the all-party parliamentary credit union caucus.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)