Bill C-241 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of travel expenses for tradespersons)

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Sponsor

Chris Lewis Conservative

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

Status

Third reading (Senate), as of Nov. 7, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Income Tax Act to allow tradespersons and indentured apprentices to deduct from their income amounts expended for travelling where they were employed in a construction activity at a job site that is located at least 120 km away from their ordinary place of residence.

Similar bills

C-222 (44th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses deduction for tradespersons)

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C-201 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel and accommodation deduction for tradespersons)

C-201 (41st Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel and accommodation deduction for tradespersons)

C-227 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel and accommodation deduction for tradespersons)

C-227 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel and accommodation deduction for tradespersons)

C-227 (40th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel and accommodation deduction for tradespersons)

C-390 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel and accommodation deduction for tradespersons)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-241s:

C-241 (2020) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (change of political affiliation)

C-241 (2016) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (school authorities)

C-241 (2013) An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing)

Votes

March 22, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-241, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of travel expenses for tradespersons)

June 8, 2022 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-241, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of travel expenses for tradespersons)

Finance Committee, on Nov. 2, 2022

Pierre Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Lindsay Gwyer, Director General, Legislation, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Mark Maxson, Director, Employment and Education, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance

Finance Committee, on Dec. 5, 2022