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Bill C-224

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 18, 2023
  • The National Framework on Cancers Linked to Firefighting Act was passed in 2023 to create a national plan that will raise awareness of the cancers linked to firefighting and improve access for firefighters to cancer prevention and treatment. January is now recognized as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. The Act also mandates that the Minister of Health consult with provincial and territorial governments, municipalities, Indigenous governing bodies, health care professionals, scientists, and firefighting stakeholders to develop the national framework. The framework could include measures to promote research, data collection, information sharing, and regular screenings for cancers linked to firefighting. Reports on the framework's effectiveness and the state of cancer prevention and treatment must be prepared and tabled before Parliament every five years.
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Senate Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2023
  • The Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs has the honour to present its

    FIFTH REPORT

    Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-224, An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting, has, in obedience to the order of reference of June 1, 2023, examined the said bill and now reports the same without amendment.

    Respectfully submitted,

    TONY DEAN

    Chair

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House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2022
  • In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, June 22, 2022, your committee has considered Bill C-224, An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting, and agreed on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, to report it with the following amendments:

    Clause 3

    That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 15 on page 2 with the following:

    “ing with the goal of improving access for firefighters to”

    That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 17 on page 2 with the following:

    “Consultation

    (2) In developing the national framework, the Minister must consult”

    That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 18 on page 2 with the following:

    “with the representatives of the provincial and territorial governments”

    That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 20 on page 2 with the following:

    “Indigenous governing bodies, with health care professionals, with scientists and with stakeholders in”

    That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 2 with the following:

    “Content

    (3) The national framework may include measures to”

    That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 2 with the following:

    “(a) explain and support research on the link between firefighting and certain”

    That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 28 on page 2 with the following:

    “fighting and compile information relating to those needs;”

    That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 1 and 2 on page 3 with the following:

    “(c) make recommendations respecting regular screenings for cancers linked to firefighting;”

    That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 9 and 10 on page 3 with the following:

    “(f) prepare a summary of existing standards that recognize cancers linked to firefighting as occupational diseases.”

    Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-224, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage.
    A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 48 and 49) is tabled.
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House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 13, 2022
  • Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:04 - 01:04PM
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House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 07, 2022
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House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 05, 2022
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