Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act

An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (deemed trust – perishable fruits and vegetables)

Sponsor

Scot Davidson  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to provide that the perishable fruits and vegetables sold by a supplier to a purchaser, as well as the proceeds of sale of those fruits and vegetables, are to be held in trust by the purchaser for the supplier in the event that the purchaser has not fully paid for the fruits or vegetables and becomes bankrupt or the subject to a receivership or applies to the court to sanction a compromise or an arrangement.

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 C-280s:

C-280 (2021) Haida Gwaii Residents Tax Deduction Act
C-280 (2016) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (golfing expenses)
C-280 (2011) National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Act
C-280 (2010) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (qualification for and entitlement to benefits)
C-280 (2009) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (qualification for and entitlement to benefits)
C-280 (2007) An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171)

Votes

Oct. 25, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-280, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (deemed trust – perishable fruits and vegetables)
May 17, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-280, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (deemed trust – perishable fruits and vegetables)

Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers ActPrivate Members' Business

October 19th, 2023 / 6:30 p.m.

The Speaker Greg Fergus

Pursuant to Standing Order 98, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, October 25, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

The House resumed from October 19 consideration of the motion that Bill C‑280, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (deemed trust — perishable fruits and vegetables), be read the third time and passed.

Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers ActPrivate Members' Business

October 25th, 2023 / 3:40 p.m.

The Speaker Greg Fergus

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C‑280, under Private Members' Business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #430

Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers ActPrivate Members' Business

October 25th, 2023 / 3:55 p.m.

The Speaker Greg Fergus

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)