Supporting New Parents Act

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (parenting tax credit)

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

Sponsor

Andrew Scheer  Conservative

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

Status

Defeated, as of June 6, 2018
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Income Tax Act to establish a tax credit with respect to maternal and parental benefits.

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-394s:

C-394 (2024) Stronger Sentences for Safer Streets Act
C-394 (2013) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (criminal organization recruitment)
C-394 (2012) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (criminal organization recruitment)
C-394 (2010) Internment of Persons of Croatian Origin Recognition Act
C-394 (2009) Internment of Persons of Croatian Origin Recognition Act
C-394 (2007) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)

Votes

June 6, 2018 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-394, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (parenting tax credit)

Supporting New Parents ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2018 / 6:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Supporting New Parents ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2018 / 6:30 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

All those opposed will please say nay.

Supporting New Parents ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2018 / 6:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Supporting New Parents ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2018 / 6:30 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to an order made on Tuesday, May 29, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

The House resumed from June 5 consideration of the motion that Bill C-394, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (parenting tax credit), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Supporting New Parents ActPrivate Members' Business

June 6th, 2018 / 4:45 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

Pursuant to an order made on Tuesday, May 29, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-394 under private members' business.

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

Vote #730

Supporting New Parents ActPrivate Members' Business

June 6th, 2018 / 4:55 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

I declare the motion defeated.