C-55 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016
Short title:
Appropriation Act No. 1, 2015-16
Bill type
House Government Bill
Appropriation
Sponsor
This bill received royal assent on Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 8
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
Sitting 188
Agreed to
(Vote 360)
|
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
Sitting 188
Agreed to
(Vote 362)
|
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Second reading, Monday, March 30, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, March 30, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Bill passed by the Senate
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 360 — Tuesday, March 24, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-55, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016
- Yeas:
- 150
- Nays:
- 130
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 280
Vote 361 — Tuesday, March 24, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-55, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016
- Yeas:
- 150
- Nays:
- 130
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 280
Vote 362 — Tuesday, March 24, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-55, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016
- Yeas:
- 150
- Nays:
- 130
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 280
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, March 30, 2015 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 129) | Larry Smith (Conservative) |
| Monday, March 30, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 129) | Joseph A. Day (Liberal) |
About
Legislative summary
The Library of Parliament does not prepare Legislative Summaries for appropriation bills, ways and means bills and borrowing-authority bills. The following is a short summary:
On 24 March 2015, the President of the Treasury Board introduced Bill C-55, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.
Bill C-55 (Appropriation Act No. 1, 2015-16) received Royal Assent on 31 March 2015 and authorizes payments to defray certain expenses of the public service of Canada, not otherwise provided for, for the financial year ending 31 March 2016. The Act provides for the sum of $25,776,976,948.58 to be appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be used the public service of Canada. The Act came into force on Royal Assent.
On 24 March 2015, the President of the Treasury Board introduced Bill C-55, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.
Bill C-55 (Appropriation Act No. 1, 2015-16) received Royal Assent on 31 March 2015 and authorizes payments to defray certain expenses of the public service of Canada, not otherwise provided for, for the financial year ending 31 March 2016. The Act provides for the sum of $25,776,976,948.58 to be appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be used the public service of Canada. The Act came into force on Royal Assent.
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