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.

Mr. Terry Beech2022-04-25
Canada Revenue Agency
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Adjournment Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, as I have noted, our government supports the spirit of Bill S-216. I appreciate the member's comments about reducing red tape. I also look forward to the delivery in this house of the budget implementation act and am hopeful to be able to commence that work very so…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-04-25
Canada Revenue Agency
0

Adjournment Proceedings

…rol requirements. Doing so in a full and complete way, in alignment with the spirit and the text of Bill S-216 would, I think, go a very long way. Of course, the budget states the general policy direction of the government but the rubber really hits the road when we see the budget implementation act. I wonder…

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Mr. Terry Beech2022-04-25
Canada Revenue Agency
0

Adjournment Proceedings

…n for my opposition colleague for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. I also heard him inquiring about Bill S-216 during the budget debate today, and I am very happy to have this opportunity to address the issue directly. Let me begin by pointing out that budget 2022 proposes to amend the Income Tax Act to allow…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-04-25
Canada Revenue Agency
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Adjournment Proceedings

… I want to recognize the work of the Senator Omidvar, who put forward a Senate public bill on this, Bill S-216. That bill passed in the Senate twice and is currently being sponsored by my colleague in this House. With that in mind, I raised the question on this issue in the House a number of weeks ago. Unfort…

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Mr. Philip Lawrence2022-04-08
The Budget
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Government Orders

…r. Speaker, my question will again be directed toward the potential implementation of the spirit of Bill S-216, as included in the budget act. As we have seen, the existing charitable law, or the transfer between charities and non-qualified donees or non-charities, is extremely archaic. In fact, some would sa…

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Ms. Heather McPherson2022-04-08
The Budget
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I would like to echo my Conservative colleague's interest in Bill S-216 and how important that is. The question I have today for the member is regarding foreign aid. We did see an $8-billion investment in our military. One of the things that I have mentioned in the House…

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Mr. Peter Fragiskatos2022-04-08
The Budget
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Government Orders

… it has been good to begin to get to know him over the past few months. I know there is interest in Bill S-216. I have heard it from other members of Parliament on the government's side and from colleagues in opposition. We shall see. The budget does talk about the spirit of Bill S-216. What that ultimately m…

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Mr. Philip Lawrence2022-04-08
The Budget
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Government Orders

…r, I want to talk specifically about an area of the budget with respect to a private member's bill, Bill S-216. Bill S-216 is a piece of legislation that seeks to remove the archaic “own activities test”. The budget said that it wanted to have the spirit of Bill S-216 brought into effect. First, will these ch…

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Hon. Chrystia Freeland2022-04-05
Questions on the Order Paper
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Routine Proceedings

…need for accountability among charitable resources. The government will communicate its position on Bill S-216, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (use of resources of a registered charity), during the legislative process in the House of Commons.

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-04-05
Questions on the Order Paper
0

Routine Proceedings

… government’s position regarding direction and control regulations; (b) does the government support Bill S-216, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (use of resources of a registered charity); (c) have government ministers met with individuals or organizations advocating for changes to direction and control reg…

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