An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1

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

Sponsor

Patty Hajdu  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.

Part 1 of this enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to strengthen the existing framework for the prevention of harassment and violence, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in the work place.
Part 2 amends Part III of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act with respect to the application of Part II of the Canada Labour Code to parliamentary employers and employees, without limiting in any way the powers, privileges and immunities of the Senate and the House of Commons and their members.
Part 3 amends a transitional provision in the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.

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-65s:

C-65 (2024) Electoral Participation Act
C-65 (2015) Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities Act
C-65 (2013) Respect for Communities Act
C-65 (2005) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (street racing) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

Canada Labour CodeGovernment Orders

October 17th, 2018 / 5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB

Madam Speaker, I suspect if you were to canvass the House, you would find unanimous consent to see the clock at 5:30 p.m. so that we can begin private members' hour.

Canada Labour CodeGovernment Orders

October 17th, 2018 / 5:15 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

Is it agreed?

Canada Labour CodeGovernment Orders

October 17th, 2018 / 5:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Canada Labour CodeGovernment Orders

October 17th, 2018 / 5:15 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

Accordingly, the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business, as listed on today's Order Paper.