Senate.

• Author: Quinn, Katy
• Position: Legislative Reports

Legislation

Six Senate public bills were passed and sent to the House of Commons this quarter: Bill S-211, An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff, on April 28; Bill S-219, An Act respecting a National Ribbon Skirt Day, on May 10; Bill S-203, An Act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder, Bill S-209, An Act respecting Pandemic Observance Day, and Bill S-227, An Act to establish Food Day in Canada, on May 12; and Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians), on May 17.

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, was adopted by the Senate at third reading, without amendment, and received Royal Assent by written declaration on June 9.

On June 16, Bill S-8, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as amended, and Bill S-10, An Act to give effect to the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement, to amend the Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act and the Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, were read a third time and passed. Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Customs Act and the Preclearance Act, 2016, and Bill S-6, An Act respecting regulatory modernization, as amended, were read a third time and passed, on division, on June 20. On June 21, the Senate passed bills S-4, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COV1D-19 response and other measures), as amended, and S-9, An Act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act. In all cases, messages were sent to the House of Commons to acquaint it that the Senate had passed the bills, to which it desires its concurrence.

The following Commons government bills were also passed, without amendment, on June 21: Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation), Bill C-24, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, and Bill C-25, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act, as amended, was read a third time and passed, on division, on June 22. A message was sent to the House of Commons to acquaint it that the Senate had passed the bill, to which it desires its concurrence.

On June 23, Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, and Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication), were read a third time and passed. Later that day, the following bills received Royal Assent by written declaration: S-10, C-14...