S-11 , 37th Parliament, 1st session Monday, January 29, 2001, to Monday, September 16, 2002
An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Canada Cooperatives Act and to amend other Acts in consequence
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, June 14, 2001
Statutes of Canada 2001, c. 14
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 6, 2001 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Referral to committee, Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 8, 2001 |
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Wednesday, February 21, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, April 5, 2001
With 17 amendments
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, March 1, 2001 |
Meeting 2 |
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 |
Meeting 3 |
Wednesday, April 4, 2001 |
Meeting 10 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, April 5, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, Tuesday, April 24, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 24, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, May 2, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 2, 2001 |
Sitting 31
Note
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House of Commons
End of stage activity
First reading, Friday, May 4, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, May 4, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Thursday, May 10, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 10, 2001 |
Sitting 59
Major speeches
Agreed to
(Journals 59)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Wednesday, June 6, 2001
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 31, 2001 |
Meeting 30 |
Tuesday, June 5, 2001 |
Meeting 32 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 6, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, June 11, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 11, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, June 11, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 11, 2001 |
Sitting 76
Agreed to
(Journals 76)
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Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 8, 2001 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 6) | |
| Thursday, February 8, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 6) |
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 10, 2001 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 59) | |
| Thursday, May 10, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 59) | |
| Thursday, May 10, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 59) | |
| Thursday, May 10, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 59) | |
| Thursday, May 10, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 59) |
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Further reading
Canadian corporate law, veil-piercing, and the private law model.
Neyers, Jason W.
University of Toronto law journal, 50:173-240
Corporations as winners under CBCA reform.
Gray, Wayne D.
Canadian business law journal, 39:4-35
Creditors, losers under CBCA reform but winners in judge-made corporate law.
Gray, Wayne D.
Canadian business law journal, 39:92-137
Learning from the Delaware experience : a comparison of the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Ottenbreit, Kenneth G.and John E. Walker.
Canadian business law journal, 29:364-95
Proportionate liability under the CBCA in the context of recent corporate governance reform: Canadian auditors in the wrong place at the wrong time?.
Puri, Poonam and Stephanie Ben-Ishai.
Canadian business law journal, 39:36-51
Shareholders as winners and losers under the amended Canada Busniess Corporations Act.
Sarra, Janis.
Canadian business law journal, 39:52-91