Bill C-31

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing

Bill C-31 has received Royal Assent and is now law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Jean Yves Duclos
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2022-09-20

Other Bills Numbered C-31

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 13 sessions:

44-1

An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, the Marine Transportation Security Act and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

In committee (House)
39-2

An Act to amend the Judges Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Public Service Employment Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act to establish the Department of International Trade and to make related amendments to certain Acts

Defeated
37-3

An Act to give effect to a land claims and self-government agreement among the Tlicho, the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada, to make related amendments to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

In committee (House)
37-2

An Act to amend the Pension Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-1

An Act to amend the Export Development Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (6)

Division #205
Agreed To
2022-10-27T19:00:57

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-31, An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing

172Yea
138Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
146Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 107N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
0Y / 1N
Division #204
Agreed To
2022-10-27T15:35:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-31, An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing

175Yea
145Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 113N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Division #203
Agreed To
2022-10-27T15:25:00

Bill C-31, An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing (report stage amendment)

206Yea
113Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 112N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Division #202
Agreed To
2022-10-27T15:15:00

Bill C-31, An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing (report stage amendment)

207Yea
114Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 113N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Division #195
Agreed To
2022-10-19T15:25:00

2nd reading of Bill C-31, An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing

212Yea
113Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
154Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 112N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Division #194
Negatived
2022-10-19T15:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-31, An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing (reasoned amendment)

115Yea
212Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 154N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
1Y / 1N

Parliamentary Debates (496)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-31.

Ms. Jenny Kwan2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to join in the debate this morning on Bill C-31. As members know, Bill C-31 has two provisions to it. One is to ensure that children under 12 in families with limited incomes will be able to get support for their oral health. We have heard that th…

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Ms. Elizabeth May2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, for the hon. member for Cariboo—Prince George, I very much support Bill C-31. I have heard over and over again that people get dental care if they need it in this country. I have not shared any personal stories up until now, but I have enough respect for the member for Caribo…

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Mr. Todd Doherty2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

…does not bother me at all, because what they are saying is total hogwash. They are triggering. What Bill C-31 is called in the political sphere is a wedge issue, because Liberals are using it to score political points. The new Conservative leader went out of his way to tell Canadians that we care for them. W…

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Mr. Don Davies2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to speak to Bill C-31, the cost of living relief act. As the health critic for the NDP, I am particularly pleased to speak to the dental aspects of this legislation. Over 50 years ago, Tommy Douglas used his influence in …

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Ms. Jenny Kwan2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

…delighted to enter into this debate. I have been listening all day to members in the House speak to Bill C-31. What are we talking about with Bill C-31? We are talking about making sure that families with incomes of less than $90,000, and with children under 12 who do not have dental coverage or insurance el…

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Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

…esses to be heard or for the analysis of experts. That was also the case for the people affected by Bill C-31. Our amendments to accommodate Quebec were rejected because the government preferred to use its bulldozer and not listen to reason or the people affected. The government acted in bad faith by refusin…

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Mr. Jean-Denis Garon2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

… have been calling for expanded dental coverage for years held a press conference the same day that Bill C-31 was released, which clearly has not changed. They basically said that the bill was all nonsense. Quebec parents will be ineligible for much of the care, not all, but a large amount of care, because Q…

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Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I have a question for my colleague from Regina—Qu'Appelle. Bill C-31 sets out a dental care program. That is part of health care, which, according to the Constitution, falls under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces. The government chose to interfere in that …

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Mr. Taylor Bachrach2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

…vote for Bill C-30, given that the measures in Bill C-30 are very similar to the relief measures in Bill C-31? The money all comes from the same place. I think people appreciate consistency more than anything. Perhaps he could explain.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2022-10-27
Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.
0

Government Orders

…inority government. That means that for the Liberal Party to be able to get things through, such as Bill C-31, we need to have a partner. We need to have another opposition party to support us. As opposed to being strictly nothing but opposition and oppose everything, the NDP has identified goals on which it…

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