Bill C-4 (Historical)

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 was last introduced in 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 often publishes better independent summaries.

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.

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.”.

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on March 21, 2016

  • Anthony Giles, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Dispute Resolution and International Affairs, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development
  • Blaine Langdon, Chief, Charities, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
  • Costa Dimitrakopoulos, Director General, Legislative Policy Directorate, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on April 18, 2016

  • Tony Fanelli, Vice-President and Manager of Labour Relations, Industrial Contractors Association of Canada
  • Derrick Hynes, Executive Director, Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO)
  • Daniel Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
  • Andrew C.L. Sims, As an Individual
  • John Logan, Professor, Labour and Employment Relations, San Francisco State University, As an Individual
  • Sara Slinn, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, As an Individual

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on May 2, 2016

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on May 9, 2016

  • Ian MacPherson, Executive Director, Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association
  • Judith Andrew, Commissioner for Employers, Canada Employment Insurance Commission
  • Marie-Hélène Arruda, Coordinator, Mouvement autonome et solidaire des sans-emploi (réseau québécois)
  • Robert Jenkins, Vice-President, Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association