Bill C-261 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (thermal coal)

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

Sponsor

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

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Dec. 9, 2020
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to prohibit vessels from loading, at a port or marine installation in Canada, any thermal coal that is to be transported outside Canada.

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-261s:

C-261 (2022) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act and to make related amendments to another Act (hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech)

C-261 (2016) An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for survivors and children)

C-261 (2013) National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act

C-261 (2011) National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act

C-261 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to stop at scene of accident)

C-261 (2009) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to stop at scene of accident)

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