This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.
Jonathan Wilkinson Liberal
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment establishes an accountability, transparency and engagement framework to facilitate and promote economic growth, the creation of sustainable jobs and support for workers and communities in Canada in the shift to a net-zero economy. Accordingly, the enactment
(a) provides that the Governor in Council may designate a Minister for the purposes of the Act as well as specified Ministers;
(b) establishes a Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council to provide the Minister and the specified Ministers, through a process of social dialogue, with independent advice with respect to measures to foster the creation of sustainable jobs, measures to support workers, communities and regions in the shift to a net-zero economy and matters referred to it by the Minister;
(c) requires the tabling of a Sustainable Jobs Action Plan in each House of Parliament no later than 2026 and by the end of each subsequent period of five years;
(d) provides for the establishment of a Sustainable Jobs Secretariat to support the implementation of the Act; and
(e) provides for a review of the Act within ten years of its coming into force and by the end of each subsequent period of ten years.
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Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-50s:
This is a computer-generated summary of the speeches below. Usually it’s accurate, but every now and then it’ll contain inaccuracies or total fabrications.
Bill C-50, also known as the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act, aims to create sustainable jobs and promote economic growth as Canada transitions to a net-zero economy. It establishes a partnership council involving industry, labor, and indigenous representatives to advise the government, requires the publication of action plans every five years, and sets up a secretariat to coordinate efforts. The bill seeks to ensure workers are at the center of the shift to a low-carbon economy.
Liberal
Conservative
NDP
Bloc
Green
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 8, be amended
(a) by replacing line 19 on page 7 with the following:
“(1.1) The Council includes the following mem-”; and
(b) by replacing lines 22 to 24 on page 7 with the following:
“(b) two members who represent trade unions;
(c) two members who represent Indigenous peoples;
(d) two members who represent industry;”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
moved:
Motion No. 64
That Bill C-50, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 7 with the following:
“(b) three members who, among them, represent unionized and non-unionized workers;”
Motion No. 69
That Bill C-50, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 7 with the following:
“(c) three members who represent lndigenous peoples, of whom at least two also represent workers or employers;”
Motion No. 71
That Bill C-50, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing lines 25 to 28 on page 7 with the following:
“(e) two members who represent other key stakeholder groups.”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 34 on page 7 with the following:
“and underrepresented groups;
(a.1) the importance of having a balance of members who represent labour, Indigenous organizations and industry; and”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 8 with the following:
“(i) the key sectors impacted by the shift to a net-zero”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
moved:
Motion No. 76
That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 9.
Motion No. 77
That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 10.
Motion No. 78
That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 11.
Motion No. 79
That Bill C-50, in Clause 11, be amended by replacing lines 6 to 9 on page 9 with the following:
“than October 15 of each year.”
Motion No. 80
That Bill C-50, in Clause 11, be amended by replacing line 6 on page 9 with the following:
“than 20 days after the day on which a fall economic”
Motion No. 90
That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 12.
Motion No. 91
That Bill C-50, in Clause 12, be amended by replacing line 17 on page 9 with the following:
“within 30 days after the day on which the Minister re-”
Motion No. 95
That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 13.
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
North Vancouver B.C.
Liberal
Jonathan Wilkinson LiberalMinister of Energy and Natural Resources
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 13, be amended by replacing lines 21 and 22 on page 9 with the following:
“prepare a written response to the Council’s annual report and must make public the response within 120 days after the”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
moved:
Motion No. 97
That Bill C-50, in Clause 13, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 9 with the following:
“must make public the response within 80 days after the”
Motion No. 101
That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 14.
Motion No. 102
That Bill C-50, in Clause 14, be amended by replacing lines 27 to 29 on page 9 with the following:
“search and report on any particular matter specified by the Minister and the Minister may make”
Motion No. 106
That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 15.
Motion No. 108
That Bill C-50, in Clause 15, be amended by replacing line 33 on page 9 with the following:
“activities specified by the Minister within 30 days after”
Motion No. 112
That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 16.
Motion No. 113
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended
(a) by replacing line 3 on page 10 with the following:
“Action Plan no later than December 31, 2025 and must”; and
(b) by replacing line 10 on page 10 with the following:
“2025; and”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
North Vancouver B.C.
Liberal
Jonathan Wilkinson LiberalMinister of Energy and Natural Resources
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by
(a) replacing lines 3 and 4 on page 10 with the following:
“Action Plan no later than December 31, 2025 and must prepare a new Plan no later than December 31 of every fifth”;
(b) replacing line 10 on page 10 with the following:
“2025; and”; and
(c) replacing line 12 on page 10 with the following:
“the fifteenth sitting day of that House after December 31”
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Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Green
Mike Morrice Green Kitchener Centre, ON
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended
(a) by replacing lines 3 and 4 on page 10 with the following:
“Action Plan no later than December 31, 2024 and must prepare a new Plan no later than December 31 of every fifth”
(b) by replacing, in the French version, line 6 on page 10 with the following:
“au plus tard le 31 décembre de la cinquième année.”
(c) by replacing line 10 on page 10 with the following:
“2024; and”
(d) by replacing line 12 on page 10 with the following:
“the fifteenth sitting day of that House after December 31”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
moved:
Motion No. 119
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended
(a) by replacing line 4 on page 10 with the following:
“prepare a new Plan no later than December 31 of every fifth”; and
(b) by replacing line 12 on page 10 with the following:
“the fifteenth sitting day of that House after December 31”
Motion No. 123
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 23 on page 10 with the following:
“ing five-year period”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 10 with the following:
“to sustainable jobs for workers, particularly those who are lndigenous peoples or Black or other racialized individuals;”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by deleting lines 24 and 25 on page 10.
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
moved:
Motion No. 129
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing line 25 on page 10 with the following:
“ing the guiding principles set out in the preamble while respecting the constitutional jurisdiction of the provinces and territories;”.”
Motion No. 130
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing line 25 on page 10 with the following:
“ing the guiding principles set out in the preamble, including the recognition of an anticipated 170,000 immediate job losses and 2,700,000 other jobs which will be disrupted;”
Motion No. 131
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing line 25 on page 10 with the following:
“ing the guiding principles set out in the preamble, including the recognition that 93% of the oil and gas sector is composed of small businesses each employing fewer than 100 individuals;”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Jeremy Patzer Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing lines 28 to 31 on page 10 with the following:
“identified to be implemented,”
Motions in AmendmentCanadian Sustainable Jobs ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing lines 29 and 30 on page 10 with the following:
“relating to skills development and measures that support workers on an”