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Bill S-245

Second reading (Senate)

An Act respecting a National Blanket Ceremony Day

Bill S-245 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Unknown
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-03-24

Other Bills Numbered S-245

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 4 sessions:

45-1

An Act respecting a National Blanket Ceremony Day

Second reading (Senate)
44-1

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)

Report stage (House)
42-1

An Act to declare the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada

Defeated
40-2

An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities)

Second reading (Senate)

Division Votes (1)

Division #216
Agreed To
2022-11-16T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)

309Yea
0Nay
12Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
144Y / 0N
Conservative
110Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
21Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (80)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-245.

Mr. Blake Desjarlais2022-11-04
Citizenship Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, today I am pleased to rise to speak to Bill S-245. I want to extend my thanks to my hon. colleague from the Bloc Québécois who just spoke. The New Democrats vote in favour of policies that are good for Canadians and will, of course, oppose those tha…

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Ms. Christine Normandin2022-11-04
Citizenship Act
0

Private Members' Business

…. If it is not good for Quebec, we vote against it. We always explain the reasons for our decision. Bill S-245 does not really fit in that framework. It is about Canadian citizenship. It affects people who may live in Quebec, our constituents, but it also affects people who may live elsewhere in Canada or eve…

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Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe2022-10-20
Citizenship Act
0

Private Members' Business

…volving Quebec citizenship. That will happen one day, I guarantee it. The matter before us today is Bill S-245. An injustice occurred. IRCC is in the process of correcting it, but is this not proof once again that IRCC is taking far too long to correct the injustices? Is this not proof that IRCC has grown far…

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Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan2022-10-20
Citizenship Act
0

Private Members' Business

moved that Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill S-245, an act to am…

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Mr. Robert Kitchen2022-10-20
Citizenship Act
0

Private Members' Business

…nd this important bill that is being sponsored by my colleague, the member for Calgary Forest Lawn. Bill S-245 is one key step towards ensuring the inclusion of Canadians as citizens who have fallen through the cracks due to a gap in legislation. This group, commonly called the lost Canadians, is actually one…

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Ms. Jenny Kwan2022-10-20
Citizenship Act
0

Private Members' Business

…nged; she had to shame the government to give her a special grant and to give her citizenship back. Bill S-245 would fix this age 28 rule, and that is a good thing. However, this bill does not address the other issues for lost Canadians. Through Bill C-37, the Conservatives ended the extension of citizenship …

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Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe2022-10-20
Citizenship Act
0

Private Members' Business

…t for people to apply to retain their citizenship when they turned 28. In fact, the main message of Bill S-245 is that we should be giving citizenship back to all of the people who lost it because of provisions in previous Canadian laws that were overly complex, unfair, sexist or even racist. At the risk of r…

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Ms. Ya'ara Saks2022-10-20
Citizenship Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to speak to Bill S-245, seeking to make amendments to the Citizenship Act and address concerns raised on past citizenship. I would first like to extend my thanks to Senator Yonah Martin for her advocacy and for bringing fo…

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Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan2022-06-15
Citizenship Act
0

Routine Proceedings

moved that Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians), be read the first time. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to move first reading of Bill S-245, an act to amend th…

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker2022-05-17
Message from the Senate
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…se that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-245, an act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians).

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