Bill C-316 (Historical)

Court Challenges Program Act

An Act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Court Challenges Program)

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

Sponsor

Ron McKinnon Liberal

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

Status

Report stage (House), as of June 13, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Department of Canadian Heritage Act to specify that, in exercising the powers and performing the duties and functions assigned to the Minister of Canadian Heritage under that Act, he or she shall maintain the Court Challenges Program.

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-316s:

C-316 (2021) Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Victims’ Families Act

C-316 (2016) An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (organ donors)

C-316 (2011) Law An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

C-316 (2010) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (special benefits)

Votes

Nov. 22, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-316, An Act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Court Challenges Program)

Canadian Heritage Committee, on April 18, 2024

David Dendooven, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs, Department of Canadian Heritage
Ian Brodie, Professor, University of Calgary, As an Individual
Guillaume Rousseau, Law Professor, As an Individual
Geoffrey Sigalet, Assistant Professor, As an Individual
Marika Giles Samson, Director, Court Challenges Program of Canada
Humera Jabir, Staff Lawyer, West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund

Canadian Heritage Committee, on May 2, 2024

Bennett Jensen, Director of Legal, Egale Canada
Justin E. Kingston, President, Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law inc.
Liane Roy, President, Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada
Jennifer Khor, Chair, Access to Justice subcommittee, The Canadian Bar Association
Ian Brodie, Professor, University of Calgary, As an Individual

Canadian Heritage Committee, on May 9, 2024

Josh Dehaas, Counsel, Canadian Constitution Foundation
François Côté, Attorney and Doctor of Law, Droits collectifs Québec
Geoffrey Sigalet, Assistant Professor, As an Individual
Humera Jabir, Staff Lawyer, West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund

Canadian Heritage Committee, on May 21, 2024

Blair McMurren, Director General, Strategic Policy and International Affairs, Department of Canadian Heritage
Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk

Canadian Heritage Committee, on May 23, 2024

Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk
Blair McMurren, Director General, Strategic Policy and International Affairs, Department of Canadian Heritage
Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage
Thomas Owen Ripley, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Canadian Heritage
Isabelle Mondou, Deputy Minister, Department of Canadian Heritage
Joëlle Montminy, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Canadian Heritage

Canadian Heritage Committee, on June 4, 2024

Blair McMurren, Director General, Strategic Policy and International Affairs, Department of Canadian Heritage
Philippe Méla, Clerk of the Committee