Bill C-42

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

Bill C-42 has received Royal Assent and is now law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Francois Philippe Champagne
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2023-03-22

Other Bills Numbered C-42

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 11 sessions:

44-1

An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act, the Pension Act and the Department of Veterans Affairs Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Second reading (House)
41-2

An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make a related amendment and a consequential amendment to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code

In committee (House)
39-2

An Act to amend the Museums Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

An Act to amend the Quarantine Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2006

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act respecting the protection of the Antarctic Environment

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-1

An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety

Dead

Division Votes (5)

Division #407
Agreed To
2023-06-22T00:05:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

321Yea
0Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
112Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #392
Agreed To
2023-06-20T15:25:56

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

319Yea
1Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 1N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #391
Negatived
2023-06-20T15:15:50

Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts (report stage amendment)

113Yea
207Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 149N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
0Y / 3N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #384
Agreed To
2023-06-19T13:50:52

Time allocation for Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

174Yea
142Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 109N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 29N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #343
Agreed To
2023-06-01T15:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

317Yea
0Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
29Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (48)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-42.

2023-06-21
Canada Business Corporations Act
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed from June 20 consideration of the motion that Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, be read the third time and passed.

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The Speaker2023-06-01
Canada Business Corporations Act
Procedural

Government Orders

…will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading of Bill C-42. Call in the members.

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2023-06-01
Canada Business Corporations Act
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed from May 31 consideration of the motion that Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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2023-05-31
Canada Business Corporations Act
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed from April 28 consideration of the motion that Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Hon. Ed Fast2023-05-31
Canada Business Corporations Act
0

Government Orders

…yet that is what has been happening for many years. This legislation is not the be-all and end-all. Bill C-42 is simply a part of the solution. What it would do is establish a beneficial registry, an ownership registry, that would allow Canadians to see who actually owns the companies into which money might …

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Mr. Mel Arnold2023-05-31
Canada Business Corporations Act
0

Government Orders

…orld at any time of year, and especially as we turn from spring to summer. I rise today to speak to Bill C-42, an act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other acts. I would like to thank the member for Langley—Aldergrove for splitting his time wi…

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Mr. Tako Van Popta2023-05-31
Canada Business Corporations Act
0

Government Orders

…worse, and it needs to be tackled. It is a complex problem, and the solution will be multi-faceted. Bill C-42 is a step in the right direction. We need to deliver this for Canadians.

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Mr. Tako Van Popta2023-05-31
Canada Business Corporations Act
0

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I am here today to talk about Bill C-42, an act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, to create a beneficial ownership registry to combat money laundering. I have the honour today of sharing my time with my friend and colleague, t…

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Mr. Richard Cannings2023-05-29
Department of Public Works and Government Services…
0

Private Members' Business

…ly targeted at wood alone, was tabled by Gérard Asselin, a member of the Bloc Québécois, in 2010 as Bill C-429. It has been a long and tortuous path to get to this place here today. I am really looking forward to seeing this bill become law at last. One thing I have not mentioned in my previous speeches on t…

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Hon. Mark Holland2023-05-04
Business of the House
0

Oral Questions

… S-5, which would amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. On Tuesday morning, we will call Bill C-42 regarding the Canada Business Corporations Act and then return to debate on Bill S-5 in the afternoon. On Wednesday and Friday, we will call Bill C-13, an act for substantive equity of Canada's offic…

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