An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (adoptive and intended parents)

Sponsor

Rosemarie Falk  Conservative

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

Status

Dead, as of April 30, 2024

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act to introduce a new type of special benefits: an attachment benefit of 15 weeks for adoptive parents and parents of children conceived through surrogacy. It also amends the Canada Labour Code to extend parental leave accordingly.

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.

Votes

Sept. 20, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-318, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (adoptive and intended parents)

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

September 18th, 2023 / 11:50 a.m.


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Conservative

Rosemarie Falk Conservative Battlefords—Lloydminster, SK

Mr. Speaker, I would request a recorded division.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

September 18th, 2023 / 11:50 a.m.


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The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, September 20, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Sitting SuspendedEmployment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

September 18th, 2023 / 11:50 a.m.


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The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont

The House will suspend until noon.

(The sitting of the House was suspended at 11:52 a.m.)

(The House resumed at 12 p.m.)

The House resumed from September 18 consideration of the motion that Bill C‑318, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (adoptive and intended parents), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

September 20th, 2023 / 3:15 p.m.


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The Speaker Anthony Rota

It being 3:16 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C‑318.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #409

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

September 20th, 2023 / 3:35 p.m.


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The Speaker Anthony Rota

I declare the motion carried.

Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)

I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded division, Government Orders will be extended by 16 minutes.