Bill C-32

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022

Bill C-32 has received Royal Assent and is now law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Chrystia Freeland
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2022-11-04

Other Bills Numbered C-32

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

44-1

An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to amend the Official Languages Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act related to the repeal of section 159 of the Criminal Code

Second reading (House)
41-2

An Act to enact the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to amend certain Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

An Act to amend the Civil Marriage Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

An Act to amend the Copyright Act

In committee (House)
40-2

An Act to amend the Tobacco Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act respecting the sustainable development of Canada's seacoast and inland fisheries

Second reading (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (impaired driving) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Report stage (House)
38-1

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Defeated
37-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (drugs and impaired driving) and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

In committee (House)
37-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts

Second reading (Senate)
37-1

An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (6)

Division #237
Agreed To
2022-12-08T15:15:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022

209Yea
105Nay
12Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 105N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #233
Agreed To
2022-12-07T15:25:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022

205Yea
105Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 105N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #232
Negatived
2022-12-07T15:15:00

Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 (report stage amendment)

105Yea
207Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 149N
Conservative
105Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
0Y / 2N
Division #220
Agreed To
2022-11-22T15:10:00

2nd reading of Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022

201Yea
112Nay
8Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 112N
Bloc Québécois
27Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #219
Negatived
2022-11-22T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 (reasoned amendment)

112Yea
203Nay
8Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
112Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 28N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
0Y / 2N
Division #218
Agreed To
2022-11-21T13:04:00

Time allocation for Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022

164Yea
141Nay
18Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
141Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 111N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 26N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
0Y / 2N

Parliamentary Debates (329)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-32.

Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor2022-05-20
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Of…
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…y wanted to see improvements in the definition and handling of positive measures compared to former Bill C-32. That is exactly what we did. We took care to closely examine every word and every comma in our new bill because we want to ensure that it will really help official language minority communities. We …

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Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor2022-05-20
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…ncluding in Quebec. That is why we are moving forward with this new version of our bill. The former Bill C-32 was introduced last June. Since being appointed Minister of Official Languages, I have had the good fortune and privilege of meeting many of the people who have been working on this file for years. B…

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Mrs. Marilène Gill2022-05-12
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… my professional life, this was always very important. I mentioned a step backward. First there was Bill C-32, and today we are debating Bill C‑13. We can all agree that sometimes bills are two sides of the same coin. They do look somewhat similar. There is talk of urgency and improvements, but urgency is re…

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Mr. Alexandre Boulerice2022-05-12
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…at it was somewhat cynical of the Liberal government to say that it had taken action by introducing Bill C-32 when it dragged its feet for six years and did nothing to modernize the Official Languages Act despite the glaring issues. Then there is the fact that there was nothing about access to child care, ed…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-05-12
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…mething very odd in the member's question, so I was just quickly researching this. The member cited Bill C-32 from the last Parliament as an achievement of the government. That bill did not pass. The bill was tabled for first reading on June 15, 2021. What happened to that bill? The government decided to cal…

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Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor2022-05-12
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…istoric investments in post-secondary education in minority communities. We also moved forward with Bill C-32, and now we have Bill C-13. After the consultation I have been doing since I became Minister of Official Languages, we have put in place a bill that has even more teeth and more strength. Through all…

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Mr. Luc Berthold2022-05-12
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…zation in 2018. It was also a campaign promise in 2019. Finally, a first bill to modernize the act, Bill C-32, was tabled in June 2021. What happened to Bill C‑32? It died on the Order Paper because the Prime Minister chose, in the middle of summer and at the height of a pandemic, to call a pointless and cos…

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Mrs. Élisabeth Brière2022-05-09
An Act respecting the French language
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Private Members' Business

…ial languages in Canada”, which laid out our government's vision for official languages reform, and Bill C-32, our modernization of the Official Languages Act. Together, these two documents represented the most ambitious reform of the Official Languages Act since its passage more than 50 years ago. They ackn…

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Mr. Jacques Gourde2022-04-06
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…ority communities, which greatly need us. This bill could have passed in the previous Parliament as Bill C-32, but let me remind members that the Prime Minister felt the need to plunge us into a costly and unnecessary election. We are finally getting around to it now. Still, as the saying goes, better late t…

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Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia2022-04-06
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…tments. This is a very important addition to the Official Languages Act. It is worth noting that in Bill C-32, Bill C-13's predecessor, this obligation was discretionary. In Bill C-13, it is mandatory. Also, Bill C-13 will require the Treasury Board to “monitor and audit federal institutions in respect of wh…

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