Bill C-265 (Historical)

Émilie Sansfaçon Act

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine)

This bill was last introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc

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

Status

Report stage (House), as of June 21, 2021
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act to increase from 15 to 50 the maximum number of weeks for which benefits may be paid because of illness, injury or quarantine.

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 26, 2021 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-265, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine)

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on June 15, 2021

Chantal Renaud, Communications Manager, As an Individual
Marie-Hélène Dubé, Criminologist and Founder, 15 Weeks is not Enough Campaign, As an Individual
Julie Kelndorfer, Director, Government and Community Relations, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Louis Sansfaçon, As an Individual
Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Danielle Widmer

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on June 17, 2021

Serge Séguin, Chief Executive Officer, Association québécoise de défense des droits des personnes retraitées et préretraitées
Connie Newman, Executive Director, Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative, Manitoba Association of Senior Centres