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Bill C-56

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 15, 2023
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act

  • Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act”.

    Part 1 amends the Excise Tax Act in order to implement a temporary enhancement to the GST New Residential Rental Property Rebate in respect of new purpose-built rental housing.

    Part 2 amends the Competition Act to, among other things,

    (a) establish a framework for an inquiry to be conducted into the state of competition in a market or industry;

    (b) permit the Competition Tribunal to make certain orders even if none of the parties to an agreement or arrangement — a significant purpose of which is to prevent or lessen competition in any market — are competitors; and

    (c) repeal the exceptions in sections 90.‍1 and 96 of the Act involving efficiency gains.

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  • Yea (333)
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Royal Assent
  • Dec. 15, 2023, 9 a.m.
  • Read
Senate Third Reading
  • Dec. 15, 2023, 9 a.m.
  • Passed

Senate Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2023

Senate Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 13, 2023

Senate Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 13, 2023
National Finance (NFFN)
Re. The subject matter of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act
  • Fifteenth Report

  • The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance has the honour to table its

    FIFTEENTH REPORT

    Your committee, which was authorized to examine the the subject matter of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act, has, in obedience to the order of reference of Tuesday, December 12, 2023, examined the said subject-matter and now reports as follows:

    Your committee supports the measures included in Bill C-56 regarding the enhancement to the goods and services tax rebate for new residential rental property and modifications to the Competition Act. However, it is contemptuous that your committee was afforded a very limited time to conduct its study of the bill. As a result, it was prevented from thoroughly studying the bill and properly performing its duties.

    Respectfully submitted,

    PERCY MOCKLER

    Chair

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Senate Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 12, 2023
Senate Second Reading
  • Dec. 11, 2023, 6 p.m.
  • Passed

Senate Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 11, 2023
House Third Reading
  • Dec. 11, 2023, 6 p.m.
  • Passed

House Motion No. 474

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
Dec. 5, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act
  • That Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act, as amended, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments].