Bill C-56

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act

Bill C-56 has received Royal Assent and is now law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Chrystia Freeland
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2023-09-21

Other Bills Numbered C-56

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

44-1

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Early Parole Act

Second reading (House)
41-2

Statutory Release Reform Act

Second reading (House)
41-1

Combating Counterfeit Products Act

In committee (House)
40-3

Preventing the Trafficking, Abuse and Exploitation of Vulnerable Immigrants Act

Second reading (House)
40-2

Fairness for the Self-Employed Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992

Second reading (House)
39-1

Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic representation)

Second reading (House)
38-1

Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act

In committee (House)
37-1

Assisted Human Reproduction Act

In committee (House)

Division Votes (6)

Division #606
Agreed To
2023-12-11T17:45:42

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

316Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
146Y / 0N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #474
Agreed To
2023-12-05T18:30:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

309Yea
0Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
147Y / 0N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #473
Agreed To
2023-12-05T18:15:00

Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 3)

309Yea
0Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
147Y / 0N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #472
Negatived
2023-12-05T18:00:00

Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 2)

137Yea
171Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Division #471
Negatived
2023-12-05T17:45:00

Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 1)

139Yea
172Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #456
Agreed To
2023-11-23T23:45:00

2nd reading of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

309Yea
1Nay
12Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
108Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Green Party
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (254)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-56.

Hon. Sean Fraser2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in this House to debate Bill C-56. Perhaps I will start with my conclusion: I intend to support the bill, and I encourage all members in this House to do the same. Bill C-56 is about making life more affordable. It is the affordable …

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Mr. Branden Leslie2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

…he House of Commons since being elected this summer. While I will certainly get to the substance of Bill C-56, I would first like to take a few moments to express my appreciation to the residents of Portage—Lisgar for placing their trust in me to be their representative in Ottawa. It is a great responsibilit…

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Mr. Mike Morrice2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

…aker, it is an honour to rise to speak on behalf of the folks from Kitchener Centre with respect to Bill C-56, the signature measure of which would involve removing the GST from rental home construction. I will start by saying very clearly that I certainly support this bill, as does my colleague from Saanich…

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Mr. Sébastien Lemire2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

… of the food market. That is the situation I am referring to when I say that the measure set out in Bill C-56 will close a loophole, but it comes much too late for food markets. ADL was the last major wholesaler in Quebec, and maybe even in Canada. A few people in Quebec still managed to make their mark in t…

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Mr. Sukh Dhaliwal2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today to speak to Bill C-56, the affordable housing and groceries act. The entire world is experiencing a global inflation crisis. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine and supply chain and clima…

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Mrs. Jenica Atwin2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

…ld like to welcome my hon. colleague to the House, and congratulate him. I am really positive about Bill C-56 and how it would strengthen the Competition Act. I wonder if the member could comment on this approach and on whether he thinks it would have positive impacts in lowering grocery prices across the co…

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Mr. Arpan Khanna2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

…ents in Oxford are facing, but also Canadians across the country. Before I begin and dive deep into Bill C-56, I would like to take a few moments—

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Mr. Arpan Khanna2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

…nt issue facing not only Oxford residents but also Canadians across our country. Before I dive into Bill C-56, I would like to take a few minutes to quickly recognize all those who made my journey to this chamber possible. First there is my great campaign team and the hundreds of volunteers who showed up and…

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Mr. Gord Johns2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege to rise today to speak to Bill C-56, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act. We know that the bill calls for two important aspects: to remove the GST from construction costs on new rental units and to enable the Com…

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Ms. Elizabeth May2023-10-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, it is an honour to join the debate today virtually to continue the discussion of Bill C-56, which aims to and claims to address the dual affordability crises of the affordability of housing and of food and groceries. There is no question on any side of this House that we are seeing very di…

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