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First Session, Forty-second Parliament,

64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-431
An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (investments)

FIRST READING, February 25, 2019

Mr. MacGregor

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SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act to specify that the investment policies, standards and procedures established by the board of directors shall provide that no investment may be made or held in any entity that has engaged in certain practices.

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1st Session, 42nd Parliament,

64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-431

An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (investments)

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1997, c. 40

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act

1Section 35 of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act is renumbered as subsection 35(1) and is amended by adding the following:

Considerations

Start of inserted block

(2)The investment policies, standards and procedures shall provide that no investment may be made or held in any entity that has performed acts or carried out work contrary to ethical business practices or has committed human, labour or environmental rights violations.

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Coming into Force

Subsection 114(4) of the Canada Pension Plan

2Section 1 of this Act comes into force in accord­ance with subsection 114(4) of the Canada Pension Plan.

Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons

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