C-51 , 40th Parliament, 2nd session January 26, 2009, to December 30, 2009

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and to implement other measures
Short title: Economic Recovery Act (stimulus)
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on December 15, 2009

Statutes of Canada 2009, c. 31

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, September 30, 2009
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 30, 2009
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, October 7, 2009
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
October 2, 2009
Sitting 89
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
October 6, 2009
October 7, 2009
Sitting 92
Agreed to (Vote 111)
2nd reading and referral to committee - FINA
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, November 4, 2009
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
October 27, 2009
Meeting 57
November 3, 2009
Meeting 62
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 4, 2009
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, November 6, 2009
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 6, 2009
End of stage activity
Third reading, November 17, 2009
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 6, 2009
November 16, 2009
November 17, 2009
Sitting 111
Agreed to (Vote 128)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
First reading, November 17, 2009
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 17, 2009
End of stage activities
Second reading, December 2, 2009
Referral to committee, December 2, 2009
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 19, 2009
Sitting 71
Major speeches
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November 24, 2009
November 26, 2009
December 2, 2009
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, December 8, 2009
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
December 3, 2009
Meeting 42
December 4, 2009
Meeting 43
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 8, 2009
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 8, 2009
Sitting 78
Note
A point of order was raised with respect to the acceptability of the committee report on the bill
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 9, 2009
Sitting 79
Note
Speaker's ruling --- 2 amendments withdrawn
End of stage activity
Third reading, December 10, 2009
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 10, 2009

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 111 — October 7, 2009
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-51, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and to implement other measures
Yeas:
207
Nays:
63
Paired:
12
Total:
282
Vote 128 — November 17, 2009
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-51, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and to implement other measures
Yeas:
184
Nays:
62
Paired:
0
Total:
246

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

Senate

Speech date Debates (Hansard)
December 9, 2009 Sitting 79

Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
October 2, 2009 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 89) Andrew Saxton (Conservative)
October 2, 2009 Response speech(Sitting 89) John McCallum (Liberal)
October 2, 2009 Response speech(Sitting 89) Serge Cardin (Bloc Québécois)
October 2, 2009 Response speech(Sitting 89) Jean Crowder (NDP)

Senate

Speech date Speech
November 19, 2009 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 71)
November 19, 2009 Response speech(Sitting 71)

About

Legislative summary

The Library of Parliament does not prepare Legislative Summaries for budget implementation bills. The following is a short summary:

On 30 September 2009, the Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-51, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and to implement other measures, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.

Part 1 implements income tax measures referred to in the 27 January 2009 budget, but not included in the Budget Implementation Act, 2009, which received Royal Assent 12 March 2009. Among other things, it:


• implements the temporary Home Renovation Tax Credit;
• implements the First-time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit; and
• enhances the tax relief provided by the Working Income Tax Benefit.

Part 1 also extends the existing tax deferral available to farmers in prescribed drought regions and sets out the regions prescribed either as eligible flood or drought regions.

Part 2 authorizes payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for multilateral debt relief and in relation to offshore petroleum resources. Among other things, it:
• amends the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act to implement amendments proposed by the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund;
• amends the Broadcasting Act to extend the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s borrowing limit to $220,000,000;
• amends the Budget Implementation Act, 2009 to clarify certain payment processes;
• repeals and amends certain sections of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act
• amends the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act to provide for Crown share adjustment payments to be made in accordance with an agreement between Canada and Nova Scotia;
• amends the Customs Tariff to change the conditions relating to temporarily imported containers;
• amends the Financial Administration Act to require that departments and parent Crown corporations cause quarterly financial reports to be prepared every fiscal quarter and to make them public; and
• amends the Public Service Superannuation Act to add the name of PPP Canada Inc. to Part I of Schedule I to that Act.

The bill also amends the Canada Pension Plan to
• provide that a person may take their retirement pension as early as age 60 without the requirement of a work interruption or earnings reduction
• require a person under the age of 65 who receives a retirement pension and continues working to contribute to the Canada Pension Plan and thereby create eligibility for a post-retirement benefit,
• permit a person aged 65 to 70 who receives a retirement pension to elect not to contribute to the Canada Pension Plan, and
• have the adjustment factors that apply to early or late take-up of retirement pensions fixed by regulation after December 31, 2010 and have the Minister of Finance and the ministers of the included provinces review the adjustment factors and make recommendations as to whether the factors should be changed.

Part 2 of the bill also amends the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and chapter 36 of the Statutes of Canada, 2007 to correct unintended consequences resulting from the inaccurate coordination of two amending Acts.

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