An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act

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

Sponsor

MaryAnn Mihychuk  Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

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

This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act to restore the procedures for the certification and the revocation of certification of bargaining agents that existed before June 16, 2015.
It also amends the Income Tax Act to remove from that Act the requirement that labour organizations and labour trusts provide annually to the Minister of National Revenue certain information returns containing specific information that would be made available to the public.

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-4s:

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C-4 (2010) Sébastien's Law (Protecting the Public from Violent Young Offenders)

Votes

May 17, 2017 Passed Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act
May 17, 2017 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act
Oct. 19, 2016 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Oct. 18, 2016 Failed That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: “Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act, be not now read a third time, but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities for the purpose of reconsidering clauses 5 to 11 with a view to preserving provisions of the existing law which stipulate that the certification and decertification of a bargaining agent must be achieved by a secret ballot vote-based majority.”.
March 7, 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.
March 7, 2016 Failed That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: “the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act, since the bill violates a fundamental principle of democracy by abolishing the provision that the certification and decertification of a bargaining agent must be achieved by a secret ballot vote-based majority.”.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota

Resuming debate.

As there are no further speakers, is the House ready for the question?

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Question.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota

The question is on the amendment. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the amendment?

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota

All those in favour of the amendment will please say yea.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota

All those opposed will please say nay.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division stands deferred until Monday, October 17, 2016, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Andrew Leslie Liberal Orléans, ON

Mr. Speaker, I think if you seek it, you would find unanimous consent for the following: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, the recorded division on the amendment to the motion for third reading of Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act be further deferred until the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions on Tuesday, October 18, 2016.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota

Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion?

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

An hon. member

No.

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota

We do not have unanimous consent, I am afraid.

We will put it forward again, then. I think we have had some change of hearts here.

Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion?

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October 7th, 2016 / 10:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.