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Ratna Omidvar

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 30, 2024

Bill S-262, also known as the Oath of Citizenship Amendment Act, proposes changes to the Citizenship Act of Canada. Currently, individuals taking the oath of citizenship only have one option for the wording of the oath. This bill aims to provide two options for the oath, giving individuals the choice to swear allegiance to either the monarch (King Charles III) or to Canada directly. Both options include a commitment to uphold the laws of Canada and recognize the rights of Indigenous peoples. The bill will come into effect the day after it receives royal assent.

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 30, 2024

This bill, called the Registered Charity Board Diversity Data Collection Act, aims to amend the Income Tax Act in Canada. It requires registered charities to provide certain demographic data about their officers to the Minister of National Revenue. This information will be compiled for reporting purposes. The bill also specifies that the Minister can only use this information for preparing reports or procedures related to deregistration of a charity. The Minister is required to prepare and complete a report providing data on directors, trustees, officers, or like officials of registered charities and whether they are members of designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act. The report must be tabled in Parliament and published online. The provisions of this bill apply to taxation years that begin on or after the first March 31 after the bill receives royal assent. The bill will come into force on the second March 31 after it receives royal assent.

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 24, 2024

This bill, called the Effective and Accountable Charities Act, amends the Income Tax Act to allow registered charities to provide their resources to individuals or organizations that are not qualified donees, as long as they take reasonable steps to ensure that those resources are used exclusively for a charitable purpose. The bill also emphasizes the importance of promoting local capacity-building, ownership, and collaboration when working with communities, both in Canada and abroad. The bill will come into effect two years after it receives royal assent and the Minister of National Revenue will conduct a review of the provisions within five years of its enactment.

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

October 17, 2023

This is a bill called S-278 that is being introduced in the Senate of Canada. It is an amendment to the Special Economic Measures Act. The purpose of this amendment is to allow the government to dispose of assets seized from a foreign state under the Act, if the seizure happened without a judicial order. The bill was introduced by Senator Omidvar on October 4, 2023. You can find more information about this bill on the Senate of Canada website.

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 03, 2022