Bill C-256 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (composition of boards of directors)

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

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 March 3, 2022
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Financial Administration Act to provide that the boards of directors of parent Crown corporations are not to be composed of fewer women than men.

Similar bills

C-248 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (composition of boards of directors)

C-408 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (composition of boards of directors)

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-256s:

C-256 (2020) Act to amend the Income Tax Act (donations involving private corporation shares or real estate)

C-256 (2016) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for dues paid to veterans' organizations)

C-256 (2013) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firefighters)

C-256 (2011) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firefighters)

Other House mentions

Constitution Act, 2022 (representation of Quebec)Private Members' Business

June 8th, 2022 / 4:05 p.m.

See context

The Speaker Anthony Rota

Pursuant to order made on Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-246 under Private Members' Business.