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Bill C-307

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 21, 2022
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (menstrual products)
  • Bill C-307 is a proposed law that would change the Canada Labour Code. The purpose of the bill is to require employers who are regulated by the federal government to provide free menstrual products in the workplace. This means that if the bill becomes law, employers would have to make tampons and pads available to their employees without charge. The bill has had its first reading in Parliament and is currently being discussed and reviewed.
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-307
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (menstrual products)
FIRST READING, November 21, 2022

Mr. Davies
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SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to require federally regulated employers to make free menstrual products available at the work place.

Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca


1st Session, 44th Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-307

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (menstrual products)

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

R.‍S.‍, c. L-2

Canada Labour Code

1 Subsection 125(1) of the Canada Labour Code is amended by adding the following after paragraph (i):

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    (i.‍1) make free menstrual products readily available to persons who are granted access to the work place, in accordance with the regulations;

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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons