Second reading (House), as of Feb. 7, 2023
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This enactment is the fourth in a series of enactments drafted in the course of the harmonization of federal statutes by the Department of Justice of Canada as a result of the coming into force of the Civil Code of Québec in 1994, which substantially changed the concepts, institutions and terminology of civil law. It amends 52 statutes, including the Acts governing financial institutions — the Bank Act , the Cooperative Credit Associations Act , the Insurance Companies Act and the Trust and Loan Companies Act — and other Acts including the Access to Information Act , the Financial Administration Act , the Interpretation Act and the Official Languages Act , in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law.
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Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4Routine Proceedings
February 7th, 2023 / 10:05 a.m.
Liberal
Diane Lebouthillier Liberal Gaspésie—Les-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC
moved that Bill S-11, A fourth Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law, be read the first time.
(Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)
The Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota
I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-11, A fourth Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law.