Canadian Legislative Scorecard

Last Updated:  April 19, 2024

Canada Legislative Scorecard lists selected proposed legislation of interest to members of the employee benefits industry. Direct inquiries regarding bills noted to the International Foundation  Benefits Knowledge Center or (905) 361-2822 or toll-free (844) 809-2698.  

Federal Legislation

Parliament of Canada – 44th Parliament, 1st Session

Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Budget | Employment Insurance | Labour | Health | Pension

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Bill C-2
An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19 (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance)
November 24, 2021 First Reading
December 2, 2021 Second Reading
December 16, 2021 Third Reading
December 16, 2021 First Reading -- Senate
December 16, 2021 Second Reading -- Senate
December 16, 2021 Third Reading -- Senate
December 17, 2021 Royal Assent

Bill C-278
An Act to prevent the imposition by the federal government of vaccination mandates for employment and travel (Poilievre)
June 2, 2022 First Reading
October 25, 2023 Second Reading - Bill Defeated

Budget

Bill C-8
An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance)
December 15, 2021 First Reading
February 10, 2022 Second Reading
May 4, 2022 Third Reading
May 4, 2022 First Reading -- Senate
May 10, 2022 Second Reading -- Senate
June 9, 2022 Third Reading -- Senate
June 9, 2022 Royal Assent

Bill C-19
An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance)
April 28, 2022 First Reading
May 10, 2022 Second Reading
June 9, 2022 Third Reading
June 9, 2022 First Reading -- Senate
June 14, 2022 Second Reading -- Senate
June 23, 2022 Third Reading -- Senate
June 23, 2022 Royal Assent

Bill C-47
An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023 (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance)
April 20, 2023 First Reading
May 2, 2023 Second Reading
June 8, 2023 Third Reading
June 8, 2023 First Reading -- Senate
June 13, 2023 Second Reading -- Senate
June 22, 2023 Third Reading -- Senate
June 22, 2023 Royal Assent

Bill C-59
An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023 (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance)
November 30, 2023 First Reading
March 18, 2024 Second Reading

Benefits

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Employment Insurance

Bill C-37
An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Employment Insurance Board of Appeal) (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion)
December 14, 2022 First Reading

Bill C-215
An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine) (Gourde)
December 15, 2021 First Reading
June 15, 2022 Second Reading
March 29, 2023 Bill Not Proceeded With

Bill S-236
An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (Prince Edward Island) (Griffin)
February 21, 2022 First Reading -- Senate
June 7, 2022 Second Reading -- Senate
September 27, 2022 Third Reading -- Senate
June 13, 2023 Bill Defeated -- Senate

Bill S-244
An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Council) (Bellemare)
May 4, 2022 First Reading -- Senate
June 13, 2023 First Reading -- Senate

Labour

Bill C-3
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code (Minister of Labour)
November 26, 2021 First Reading
December 9, 2021 Second Reading
December 16, 2021 Third Reading
December 16, 2021 First Reading -- Senate
December 17, 2021 Second Reading -- Senate
December 17, 2021 Third Reading -- Senate
December 17, 2021 Royal Assent

Bill C-13
An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (Minister of Official Languages)
March 1, 2022 First Reading
May 30, 2022 Second Reading
May 15, 2023 Third Reading
May 16, 2023 First Reading -- Senate
June 1, 2023 Second Reading -- Senate
June 15, 2023 Third Reading -- Senate
June 20, 2023 Royal Assent

Bill C-58
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012 (O'Regan)
November 9, 2023 First Reading
February 27, 2024 Second Reading

Bill C-211
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave) (Kmiec)
December 13, 2021 First Reading

Bill C-238
An Act respecting the French language (DeBellefeuille)
February 7, 2022 First Reading
September 28, 2022 Defeated at Second Reading

Bill C-257
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting against discrimination based on political belief) (Genuis)
March 3, 2022 First Reading

Bill C-262
An Act respecting the corporate responsibility to prevent, address and remedy adverse impacts on human rights occurring in relation to business activities conducted abroad (Julian)
March 29, 2022 First Reading

Bill C-272
An Act respecting the development of a national employment strategy for persons with disabilities (Davies)
May 5, 2022 First Reading

Bill C-276
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers) (Chabot)
May 30, 2022 First Reading

Bill C-285
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Insurance Act (Allison)
June 15, 2022 First Reading
December 13, 2022 Bill Not Proceeded With

Bill C-302
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers) (Boulerice)
October 27, 2022 First Reading

Bill C-307
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (menstrual products) (Davies)
November 21, 2022 First Reading

Bill C-318
An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (adoptive and intended parents) (Falk)
March 8, 2023 First Reading
September 20, 2023 Second Reading

Bill C-330
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (successor rights and obligations — airports) (Boulerice)
April 20, 2023 First Reading

Bill C-378
An Act amending the Canada Labour Code (complaints by former employees) (Vien)
February 12, 2024 First Reading

Bill S-257
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting against discrimination based on political belief) (Ataullahjan)
November 29, 2022 First Reading

Health

Bill C-64
An Act respecting pharmacare (Minister of Health)
February 29, 2024 First Reading

Bill C-340
An Act to enact the Canada Pharmacare Act (Davies)
June 13, 2023 First Reading

Pension

Bill C-221
An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits (Blaney)
December 16, 2021 First Reading

Bill C-225
An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (pension plans and group insurance plans) (Blaikie)
February 2, 2022 First Reading

Bill C-228
An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (Gladu)
February 3, 2022 First Reading
June 22, 2022 Second Reading
November 23, 2022 Third Reading
November 24, 2022 First Reading -- Senate
December 14, 2022 Second Reading -- Senate
April 18, 2023 Third Reading -- Senate
April 27, 2023 Royal Assent

Bill C-315
An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (investments) (MacGregor)
February 14, 2023 First Reading