Bill S-214 (Historical)

Constitution Act, 2020 (property qualifications of Senators)

An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (property qualifications of Senators)

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

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of Oct. 29, 2020
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Constitution Act, 1867 to eliminate the requirement that Senators have a personal net worth of at least $4,000 and to eliminate the real property requirement for Senators representing a province other than Quebec.

Similar bills

S-228 (current session) Constitution Act, 2021 (property qualifications of Senators)
S-218 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) Constitution Act, 2020 (property qualifications of Senators)
S-221 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) Constitution Act, 2016 (Property qualifications of Senators)
S-215 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Constitution Act, 2009 (Property qualifications of Senators)
S-212 (40th Parliament, 1st session) Constitution Act, 2008 (Property qualifications of Senators)
S-229 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Constitution Act, 2008 (Property qualifications of Senators)

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 S-214s:

S-214 (2021) Law International Mother Language Day Act
S-214 (2020) An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation
S-214 (2015) Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act
S-214 (2014) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exception to mandatory minimum sentences for manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death)
S-214 (2012) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children)
S-214 (2010) An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities)