Bill C-319 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension)

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

Sponsor

Andréanne Larouche Bloc

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

Status

Third reading (House), as of Sept. 25, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Old Age Security Act to increase the amount of the full pension to which all pensioners aged 65 or older are entitled by 10% and to raise the exemption for a person’s employment income or self-employed earnings that is taken into account in determining the amount of the guaranteed income supplement from $5,000 to $6,500.

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-319s:

C-319 (2021) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (prorogation)

C-319 (2016) An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, the Judges Act, the Public Service Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (survivor pension benefits)

C-319 (2013) National Strategy for Serious Injury Reduction in Amateur Sport Act

C-319 (2011) National Strategy for Serious Injury Reduction in Amateur Sport Act

Votes

Oct. 18, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-319, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension)

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 8, 2024

Jacques Maziade, Legislative Clerk
James Janeiro, Director, Policy and Government Relations, Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence
Gisèle Tassé-Goodman, President, Provincial Secretariat, Réseau FADOQ
Arthur Sweetman, Professor, McMaster University, As an Individual
Philippe Poirier-Monette, Special Advisor, Government Relations, Réseau FADOQ

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 12, 2024

Pierre-Claude Poulin, Responsible for the Income and Taxation Committee for Retirees Without an Employer Pension, Association québécoise de défense des droits des personnes retraitées et préretraitées
Alessandro Casbarro, Co-Founder, Bridges of Love York Region
Laura Tamblyn Watts, Chief Executive Officer, CanAge
Aiman Malhi, Policy Officer, CanAge
Isobel Mackenzie, Seniors Advocate, Office of the Seniors Advocate of British Columbia

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 15, 2024

Ben Catenaccio, As an Individual
Hélène Cornellier, Political Affairs Advisor, Association féministe d'éducation et d'action sociale
Paul-René Roy, Provincial President, Quebec Association of Retirees from the Public and Parapublic Sectors

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 26, 2024

Kevin Wagdin, Director, Old Age Security Policy and Legislation, Department of Employment and Social Development