Bill S-222 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)

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

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to permit the Minister, in developing requirements for public works, to allow the use of wood or any other thing that achieves environmental benefits.

Similar bills

S-220 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
S-206 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
C-354 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
C-574 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
C-429 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
C-429 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)

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 S-222s:

S-222 (2025) Vote 16 Act
S-222 (2021) Effective and Accountable Charities Act
S-222 (2016) Linguistic Plurality Act
S-222 (2014) An Act to amend the Canada Border Services Agency Act (Inspector General of the Canada Border Services Agency) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Votes

Sept. 27, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-222, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
Feb. 15, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill S-222, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)

Natural Resources Committee, on March 7, 2023

  • Diane Griffin, Retired Senator, As an Individual
  • Gregory Smith, Director, Economic Analysis Division, Canadian Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources
  • Stéphan Déry, Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Services, Department of Public Works and Government Services
  • Jean-Rock Tourigny, Acting Director General, Technical Services, Real Property Services, Department of Public Works and Government Services
  • Ross Linden-Fraser, Committee Researcher

Natural Resources Committee, on March 10, 2023