Bill S-4 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

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

Status

Senate bill, now waiting to be considered in the House, as of June 1, 2021
(This bill did not become 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 Parliament of Canada Act and makes consequential and related amendments to other Acts to, among other things,
(a) change the additional annual allowances that are paid to senators who occupy certain positions so that the government’s representatives and the Opposition in the Senate are eligible for the allowances for five positions each and the three other recognized parties or parliamentary groups in the Senate with the greatest number of members are eligible for the allowances for four positions each;
(b) provide that the Leader of the Government in the Senate or Government Representative in the Senate, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and the Leader or Facilitator of every other recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate are to be consulted on the appointment of certain officers and agents of Parliament; and
(c) provide that the Leader of the Government in the Senate or Government Representative in the Senate, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and the Leader or Facilitator of every other recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate may change the membership of the Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration.

Similar bills

C-7 (current session) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
S-2 (current session) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

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-4s:

S-4 (2022) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures)
S-4 (2016) Law Tax Convention and Arrangement Implementation Act, 2016
S-4 (2014) Law Digital Privacy Act
S-4 (2011) Law Safer Railways Act
S-4 (2010) Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act
S-4 (2009) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct)

Message from the SenatePrivate Members' Business

June 1st, 2021 / 5:30 p.m.


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The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-4, an act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other acts.