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Bill C-481

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C-481
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-481
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canada Labour Code (mandatory retirement age)
first reading, November 6, 2009

NOTE

3rd Session, 40th Parliament

This bill was introduced during the Second Session of the 40th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the Second Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Ms. Folco

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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canada Labour Code to prohibit federally regulated employers — that is, private-sector employers subject to federal acts and regulations, as well as the federal public administration — from setting a mandatory retirement age.

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2nd Session, 40th Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
house of commons of canada
BILL C-481
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canada Labour Code (mandatory retirement age)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. H-6
CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
1. Subsection 9(2) of the Canadian Human Rights Act is repealed.
2. Paragraphs 15(1)(b) and (c) of the Act are replaced by the following:
(b) employment of an individual is refused or terminated because that individual has not reached the minimum age that applies to that employment by law or under regulations, which may be made by the Governor in Council for the purposes of this paragraph;
R.S., c. L-2
CANADA LABOUR CODE
3. Paragraph 235(2)(b) of the Canada Labour Code is repealed.
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