Affordable Housing and Groceries Act

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

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Status

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

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

Part 1 amends the Excise Tax Act in order to implement a temporary enhancement to the GST New Residential Rental Property Rebate in respect of new purpose-built rental housing.
Part 2 amends the Competition Act to, among other things,
(a) establish a framework for an inquiry to be conducted into the state of competition in a market or industry;
(b) permit the Competition Tribunal to make certain orders even if none of the parties to an agreement or arrangement — a significant purpose of which is to prevent or lessen competition in any market — are competitors; and
(c) repeal the exceptions in sections 90.1 and 96 of the Act involving efficiency gains.

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

Dec. 11, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act
Dec. 5, 2023 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act
Dec. 5, 2023 Passed Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 3)
Dec. 5, 2023 Failed Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 2)
Dec. 5, 2023 Failed Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 1)
Nov. 23, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

Affordable Housing and Groceries ActGovernment Orders

December 11th, 2023 / 7 p.m.


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The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)

Affordable Housing and Groceries ActGovernment Orders

December 11th, 2023 / 7 p.m.


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The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont

Pursuant to order made on Thursday, December 7, the House shall now resolve itself into a committee of the whole to consider Motion No. 32 under Government Business.