An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)

This bill is from the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Matt Jeneroux  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

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 to extend, by five unpaid days, the period of bereavement leave to which an employee is entitled and to expand eligibility for the leave to include employees who, at the time a family member dies, are on compassionate care leave or leave related to critical illness in respect of the deceased person.

Similar bills

C-211 (current session) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)
C-307 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)
C-220 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care leave)

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-220s:

C-220 (2021) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care worker)
C-220 (2016) An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (balanced representation)
C-220 (2013) National Brain Health Education and Awareness Month Act
C-220 (2011) National Brain Health Education and Awareness Month Act
C-220 (2010) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on funeral arrangements)

Votes

May 12, 2021 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)
Feb. 17, 2021 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care leave)

Canada Labour CodePrivate Members' Business

May 6th, 2021 / 6:25 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, I would request a recorded division, please.

Canada Labour CodePrivate Members' Business

May 6th, 2021 / 6:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

Accordingly, pursuant to an order made on Monday, January 25, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, May 12, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

The House resumed from May 6 consideration of the motion that Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave), be read the third time and passed.

Canada Labour CodePrivate Members' Business

May 12th, 2021 / 3:45 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

Pursuant to order made on Monday, January 25, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-220 under Private Members' Business.

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

Vote #113

Canada Labour CodePrivate Members' Business

May 12th, 2021 / 3:55 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)