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Bill C-50

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 30, 2024
Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act
  • Bill C-50 is a law that aims to help Canada transition to a net-zero economy while also creating sustainable jobs and supporting workers and communities. The law establishes a framework for accountability, transparency, and engagement, including the creation of a Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council to advise the Minister and specified Ministers on measures to foster sustainable jobs and support workers. The law also requires the tabling of Sustainable Jobs Action Plans every five years, creates a Sustainable Jobs Secretariat, and includes principles that guide the government's approach to building a net-zero economy.
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  • unities and regions in the shift to a net-zero economy; and (c) any matter referred to it by the Minister. Responsibilities 7 The Council shall (a) provide advice, support and recommendations to the Minister and specified Ministers with respect to the creation of sustainable jobs, including by encouraging investments in clean technology, renewable energy and energy efficiency measures, and the transition to a low-carbon economy; (b) promote and facilitate social dialogue with relevant stakeholders and partners, including Indigenous peoples and trade unions, to build strong social consensus in the shift to a net-zero economy; (c) provide advice and guidance to the Minister and specified Ministers regarding ways to support and provide training and skills development to workers in the shift to a net-zero economy, and to identify opportunities to promote sustainable and equitable employment in sectors and regions where job losses

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  • unities and regions in the shift to a net-zero economy, including equitable access to economic opportunities and the transition to green jobs; (c) monitoring the progress made by the federal entities in implementing the Sustainable Jobs Action Plan, and making recommendations where necessary; and (d) matters referred to it by the Minister. Responsibilities 7 The Council’s responsibilities include (a) providing advice to the Minister and specified Ministers on the creation of sustainable jobs, supporting workers, communities and regions in the shift to a net-zero economy and matters referred to it by the Minister; (b) monitoring the progress made by the federal entities in implementing the Sustainable Jobs Action Plan, including reviewing the annual reports and progress reports submitted under this Act, and making recommendations where necessary; (c) conducting and promoting research and analysis on the creation
Senate Second Reading
  • April 16, 2024, 2 p.m.
  • In Progress
  • Read

Senate Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 16, 2024

House Motion No. 737

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 15, 2024, 6:45 p.m.
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-50, An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy (reasoned amendment)
  • Bill C-50
  • Latest: First reading in the Senate
  • That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

    “the House decline to give third reading to Bill C-50, An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy, since the bill will displace workers, kill jobs, and kill the very sector that provides the most investment and most advancements in alternative energy.”.

Senate First Reading
  • April 15, 2024, 11 a.m.
  • Passed

House Motion No. 736

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 11, 2024, 7:53 p.m.
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-50, An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy
  • Bill C-50
  • Latest: First reading in the Senate
  • That Bill C-50, An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

House Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 11, 2024