10867435 C-4 C 4 An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19 Loi relative à certaines mesures en réponse à la COVID-19 An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19 COVID-19 Response Measures Act Loi sur des mesures en réponse à la COVID-19 COVID-19 Response Measures Act 357 Royal assent received Sanction royale reçue Royal assent received 60046 Royal assent Sanction royale Royal assent Royal assent false 2 Senate Sénat Senate 60050 Royal assent Sanction royale Royal assent 60050 Royal assent Sanction royale Royal assent 2 Senate Sénat Senate 2020-10-02T00:40:00 43 2 3 House Government Bill Projet de loi émanant du gouvernement (Cdc) House Government Bill true 1 House of Commons Chambre des communes House of Commons true false 89272 Carla Qualtrough Carla Qualtrough Hon. L’hon. Hon. Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion ministre de l’Emploi, du Développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l'Inclusion des personnes handicapées Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion 4 Minister ministre Minister 908 Delta Delta Delta 60149 Royal assent Sanction royale 60050 Royal assent 2020-10-02T09:00:00 2 Senate Sénat Senate 0 0 4 2020-09-28T15:13:00.08 2020-09-29T22:30:00 2020-09-29T23:00:00 2020-09-30T00:00:00 2020-10-01T19:50:00 2020-10-02T00:09:00 2020-10-02T00:40:00 false false true true true true true true true false false 10 Regular Ordinaire Regular <div>On October 1, 2020, the Senate adopted the following motion:<br /><br />That, notwithstanding any provisions of the Rules or usual practice: <br /><br />1.the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at the start of Orders of the Day on Thursday, October 1, 2020, or immediately after the adoption of this motion, whichever comes later, to consider the subject matter of Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19; <br /><br />2.the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-4, receive the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, P.C., M.P., Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, each accompanied by one official; <br /><br />3.the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-4 rise no later than 125 minutes after it begins; <br /><br />4.the witnesses’ introductory remarks last a maximum total of five minutes; and <br /><br />5.if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-32(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator.</div> <div>Le 1er octobre 2020, le Sénat a adopté la motion suivante:<br /><br />Que, nonobstant toute disposition du Règlement ou procédure ordinaire : <br /><br />1.le Sénat se forme en comité plénier au début de l’ordre du jour le jeudi 1er octobre 2020, ou immédiatement suivant l’adoption de cette motion, selon la dernière éventualité, afin d’étudier la teneur du projet de loi C-4, Loi concernant certaines mesures en réponse à la COVID-19; <br /><br />2.le comité plénier sur la teneur du projet de loi C-4 reçoive l’honorable Chrystia Freeland, c.p., députée, vice-première ministre et ministre des Finances et l’honorable Carla Qualtrough, c.p., députée, ministre de l’Emploi, du Développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’Inclusion des personnes handicapées, chacune accompagnée d’un fonctionnaire; <br /><br />3.le comité plénier sur la teneur du projet de loi C-4 lève sa séance au plus tard 125 minutes après le début de ses travaux; <br /><br />4.les remarques introductives des témoins durent un total maximal de cinq minutes; <br /><br />5.si un sénateur n’utilise pas l’entière période de 10 minutes prévue pour les interventions à l’article 12-32(3)d) du Règlement, les réponses des témoins y comprises, il puisse céder le reste de son temps à un autre sénateur.</div> <div>On October 1, 2020, the Senate adopted the following motion:<br /><br />That, notwithstanding any provisions of the Rules or usual practice: <br /><br />1.the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at the start of Orders of the Day on Thursday, October 1, 2020, or immediately after the adoption of this motion, whichever comes later, to consider the subject matter of Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19; <br /><br />2.the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-4, receive the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, P.C., M.P., Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, each accompanied by one official; <br /><br />3.the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-4 rise no later than 125 minutes after it begins; <br /><br />4.the witnesses’ introductory remarks last a maximum total of five minutes; and <br /><br />5.if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-32(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator.</div> <div>A legislative summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive summary is available.<br/><br/>On 28 September 2020, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion introduced Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19 (COVID-19 Response Measures Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Part 1 enacts the Canada Recovery Benefits Act to authorize the payment of the Canada recovery benefit, the Canada recovery sickness benefit and the Canada recovery caregiving benefit to support Canada’s economic recovery in response to COVID-19. It also makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations.<br/><br/>Part 2 amends the Canada Labour Code to, among other things,<br/>(a) amend the reasons for which an employee is entitled to take leave related to COVID-19, and the number of weeks of that leave that an employee may take for each of those reasons; and<br/>(b) give the Governor in Council the power, until September 25, 2021, to make regulations in certain circumstances to provide that any requirements or conditions, set out in certain provisions of Part III of that Act, respecting certificates issued by a health care practitioner do not apply and to provide for alternative requirements and conditions.<br/>This Part also makes related amendments to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act to ensure that employees may continue to take leave related to COVID-19 until September 25, 2021. Finally, it makes related amendments to regulations and contains coordinating amendments.<br/><br/>Part 3 amends the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act to limit, as of October 1, 2020, the payments that may be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under that Act to those in respect of specified measures related to COVID-19, up to specified amounts. It also postpones the repeal of that Act until December 31, 2020.</div> <div>Le Service d'information et de recherche parlementaires de la Bibliothèque du Parlement rédige actuellement le résumé législatif de ce projet de loi. Entre-temps, le Service met à votre disposition le sommaire suivant. <br/><br/>Le 28 septembre 2020, le Ministre de l’Emploi, du Développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l'Inclusion des personnes handicapées a déposé le projet de loi C-4, Loi relative à certaines mesures en réponse à la COVID-19 (Loi sur des mesures en réponse à la COVID-19), à la Chambre des communes en première lecture. <br/><br/>La partie 1 édicte la Loi sur les prestations canadiennes de relance économique afin d’autoriser le versement de la prestation canadienne de relance économique, de la prestation canadienne de maladie pour la relance économique et de la prestation canadienne de relance économique pour les proches aidants en vue de soutenir la relance économique du Canada en réponse à la COVID-19. En outre, elle apporte des modifications corrélatives à la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu et au Règlement de l’impôt sur le revenu.<br/><br/>La partie 2 modifie le Code canadien du travail afin notamment?: <br/>a) de modifier les raisons pour lesquelles l’employé peut prendre le congé lié à la COVID-19 ainsi que le nombre de semaines que peut prendre l’employé pour chacune de ces raisons;<br/>b) de conférer au gouverneur en conseil le pouvoir de prendre, jusqu’au 25 septembre 2021 et dans certaines circonstances, des règlements pour prévoir que toute exigence ou condition prévue dans certaines dispositions de la partie III de cette loi concernant le certificat délivré par un professionnel de la santé ne s’applique pas et pour prévoir des exigences ou conditions de rechange.<br/>Cette partie apporte également des modifications connexes à la Loi sur les mesures d’urgence visant la COVID-19 pour faire en sorte que les employés puissent continuer de prendre le congé lié à la COVID-19 jusqu’au 25 septembre 2021. Enfin, elle apporte des modifications connexes à des règlements et contient des dispositions de coordination.<br/><br/>La partie 3 modifie la Loi sur les paiements relatifs aux événements de santé publique d’intérêt national afin de limiter, à compter du 1er octobre 2020, les paiements pouvant être effectués sur le Trésor en vertu de cette loi à ceux qui se rapportent aux mesures précisées relatives à la COVID-19, jusqu’à concurrence des montants précisés. Elle reporte également au 31 décembre 2020 l’abrogation de cette loi.</div> <div>A legislative summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive summary is available.<br/><br/>On 28 September 2020, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion introduced Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19 (COVID-19 Response Measures Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Part 1 enacts the Canada Recovery Benefits Act to authorize the payment of the Canada recovery benefit, the Canada recovery sickness benefit and the Canada recovery caregiving benefit to support Canada’s economic recovery in response to COVID-19. It also makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations.<br/><br/>Part 2 amends the Canada Labour Code to, among other things,<br/>(a) amend the reasons for which an employee is entitled to take leave related to COVID-19, and the number of weeks of that leave that an employee may take for each of those reasons; and<br/>(b) give the Governor in Council the power, until September 25, 2021, to make regulations in certain circumstances to provide that any requirements or conditions, set out in certain provisions of Part III of that Act, respecting certificates issued by a health care practitioner do not apply and to provide for alternative requirements and conditions.<br/>This Part also makes related amendments to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act to ensure that employees may continue to take leave related to COVID-19 until September 25, 2021. Finally, it makes related amendments to regulations and contains coordinating amendments.<br/><br/>Part 3 amends the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act to limit, as of October 1, 2020, the payments that may be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under that Act to those in respect of specified measures related to COVID-19, up to specified amounts. 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