Bill C-56

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition 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

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition 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

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make a consequential amendment to the International Transfer of Offenders Act

Second reading (House)
41-1

An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

In committee (House)
40-3

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Second reading (House)
40-2

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

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

Second reading (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Democratic representation)

Second reading (House)
38-1

An Act to give effect to the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement and the Labrador Inuit Tax Treatment Agreement

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

An Act respecting assisted human reproduction

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
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N

Parliamentary Debates (251)

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

Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2023-12-11
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…uestion period getting under way, we were having a healthy discussion at the third reading stage of Bill C-56. I know I was not the only one prepared to come to the House to debate Bill C-56. What I would like to talk about for the next number of minutes is the purpose of moving concurrence reports such as t…

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Mr. Luc Desilets2023-12-11
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

… hope my colleagues in the House are having a good start to their week. The Bloc Québécois supports Bill C-56, which would refund the GST to builders. What bothers me, however, is that Bill C-56 extends over seven years, so that means the rebate will be spread over seven years. In 2023, it is hard to foresee…

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Mr. Ryan Williams2023-12-11
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

…0 minutes about this important topic. I am happy to stand in the House today on the report stage of Bill C-56. We have been talking about competition quite a bit in the House, including the need for competition and the lack of competition. We know that Canada has a competition problem. We see it in every sec…

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Mr. Daniel Blaikie2023-12-11
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise to speak to Bill C-56 once again and maybe take a stab at addressing some of the issues that have come up in debate. I will start just by saying, first of all, that New Democrats, of course, support this legislation. What…

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Hon. Karina Gould2023-12-07
Business of the House
0

Oral Questions

…t the Conservatives have obstructed this bill at every single opportunity. We will also put forward Bill C-56, the affordable housing and groceries act, and Bill C-29, which provides for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation. We will consider other bills reported from committee, such as …

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Mr. Mark Gerretsen2023-12-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-56. I think the manner in which the bill has had to be dealt with regarding the programming motion is unfortunate. It is a bill with targeted measures in it for Canadians. It is a bill that I believe th…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2023-12-05
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…ho would have come to the House today would have been thinking about the affordability legislation, Bill C-56, I think, that was supposed to be debated at this point in time. I know that members, at least on the government benches, very much want to hear debates and discussions on those issues, because they …

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2023-12-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act, as reported (with amendment) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No. 1.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2023-12-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

… economy that works for all Canadians from coast to coast to coast, which is why we brought forward Bill C-56, the affordable housing and groceries legislation. We know that it is important, as a government, to be there in tangible ways for Canadians, and we have demonstrated that from day one. I have often …

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Mr. Daniel Blaikie2023-12-05
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, one of the principle things Bill C-56 would do is that it would remove the GST off purpose-built rentals. That is a policy that is very much designed to incent the building of more market-based rental units. One of the ways the governmen…

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