Bill S-216

In committee (Senate)

An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada

Bill S-216 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Unknown
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-05-28

Other Bills Numbered S-216

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 12 sessions:

45-1

An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada

In committee (Senate)
44-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (use of resources of a registered charity)

Dead
43-2

An Act to enact the Modern Slavery Act and to amend the Customs Tariff

In committee (Senate)
43-1

An Act to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction Act

Second reading (Senate)
42-1

An Act to provide the means to rationalize the governance of Canadian public corporations

Dead
41-2

An Act to amend the Divorce Act (shared parenting plans)

Second reading (Senate)
41-1

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code (mental health treatment)

Second reading (Senate)
40-3

An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in order to protect beneficiaries of long term disability benefits plans

Defeated
40-2

An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act and the Auditor General Act (involvement of Parliament)

In committee (House)
40-1

An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act and the Auditor General Act (Involvement of Parliament)

Second reading (Senate)
39-2

An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Canadian Wheat Board Act

Dead
39-1

An Act providing for the Crown's recognition of self-governing First Nations of Canada

In committee (Senate)

Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (40)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-216.

Hon. John McKay2023-03-06
Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in…
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Private Members' Business

…let me confine my thanks to a select few who have helped us from Bill C-423 to Bill C-243, and from Bill S-216 to now Bill S-211. We would not be here without Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne and her tireless efforts on Bill S-211 and Bill S-216, along with Jérôme Asselin-Lussier from her office and Shawn Boyle …

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Mr. Philip Lawrence2022-10-28
An Act to Change the Name of the Electoral Distric…
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Private Members' Business

… Canadians going forward. Another private member's bill that I worked on, with Senator Omidvar, was Bill S-216, which would help charities. There was a barrier, a Canadian problem called “direction and control” in charity law, which stopped Canadian charities from giving out money and working with other insti…

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Mr. Yves Perron2022-06-06
Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1
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Government Orders

…would be once again subjected to a mountain of paperwork in the restrictions, although the basis of Bill S-216 was positive. We will be keeping a close watch on that. We are keeping a close watch, and we will follow up. As for the rest of Bill C-19, there are no measures we find strongly objectionable. For th…

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Ms. Niki Ashton2022-05-16
Effective and Accountable Charities Act
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Private Members' Business

…of my colleague on how Bill C-19 ought to be amended to better reflect what has been put forward in Bill S-216 and how important it is to make sure that good work can be done in this sector.

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Ms. Niki Ashton2022-05-16
Effective and Accountable Charities Act
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Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise in the House to speak to Bill S-216, an important bill supporting the good work in the charitable sector. I will begin by expressing what we have seen over the last few years, particularly during this pandemic, and how important the wo…

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Mr. Philip Lawrence2022-05-16
Effective and Accountable Charities Act
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Private Members' Business

moved that Bill S-216, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (use of resources of a registered charity), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great joy and pleasure to rise in this Ho…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2022-05-16
Effective and Accountable Charities Act
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Private Members' Business

…at. I would like to cite a couple of examples. However, before I do that, I would like to recognize Bill S-216 and thank the senator for the fine work she has done in ensuring that it comes for debate in this chamber. What we are debating today is in good part being discussed in one of our standing committees…

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Ms. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau2022-05-16
Effective and Accountable Charities Act
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Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill S-216, which seeks to amend the Income Tax Act. I will begin by saying that the Bloc Québécois is in favour of this bill, which eases the fiscal framework for non-profit organizations, or NPOs. For the ben…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-05-16
Effective and Accountable Charities Act
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Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to be able to speak in support of Bill S-216, a bill that would do away with the direction and control requirements currently in Canadian charities law. As I speak to this bill, I would like to recognize the excellent work of the sponsor in thi…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-04-25
The Budget
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Government Orders

…what remedy the government will put forward. The budget refers to changes that are in the spirit of Bill S-216, which is a bill sponsored by a colleague of mine in the Conservative Party, but it does not address the specific measures. I wonder if the member, who I know has some expertise in this area, can cla…

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