C-25 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013
An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts
Short title:
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, June 28, 2012
Statutes of Canada 2012, c. 16
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, November 17, 2011
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 17, 2011 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
Sitting 71
Agreed to
(Vote 106)
|
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
Meeting 43 |
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
Meeting 44 |
Thursday, March 1, 2012 |
Meeting 45 |
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 |
Meeting 46 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, May 28, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
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Monday, May 28, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
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Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Monday, June 11, 2012 |
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 |
Sitting 139
Agreed to
(Vote 282)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, June 14, 2012
Referral to committee, Thursday, June 14, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, June 21, 2012
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 |
Meeting 46 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 |
Meeting 47 |
Thursday, June 21, 2012 |
Meeting 48 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 21, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, June 22, 2012 |
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 105 — Tuesday, January 31, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-25, An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 153
- Nays:
- 125
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 278
Vote 106 — Wednesday, February 1, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-25, An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 189
- Nays:
- 92
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 281
Vote 225 — Monday, May 28, 2012
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-25, An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 89
- Nays:
- 175
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 226 — Monday, May 28, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-25, An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 176
- Nays:
- 92
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 268
Vote 274 — Thursday, June 7, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-25, An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 147
- Nays:
- 126
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 273
Vote 281 — Tuesday, June 12, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-25, An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts (previous question)
- Yeas:
- 191
- Nays:
- 97
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 288
Vote 282 — Tuesday, June 12, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-25, An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 191
- Nays:
- 98
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 289
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 30, 2012 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 69) | Ted Menzies (Conservative) |
| Monday, January 30, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 69) | Wayne Marston (NDP) |
| Monday, January 30, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 69) | Judy A. Sgro (Liberal) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, June 14, 2012 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 91) | David Tkachuk (Conservative) |
| Thursday, June 14, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 91) | Art Eggleton (Liberal) |
About
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Further reading
Awaiting the crisis fix.
Castaldo, Joe.
Report on business magazine, 84:44-5
Canada's aging population and public policy. 4, The effects on public pensions.
Léonard, André.
Parliamentary Information and Research Service (Series) no. 2011-120-E, 2012, 6 p.
Employers push back : lost in execution.
Castaldo, Joe.
Canadian business, 86:15-16
Gender risk and employment pension plans in Canada [electronic resource].
Shilton, Elizabeth.
Canadian labour and employment law journal, 17(1):101-41
Getting pension reform back on track [electronic resource].
Mazer, Alex.
Policy options, 33:31-2
L'État à la rescousse.
Poitras, Annick.
Actualité, 37:34-7
Le point sur les pensions [ressource électronique].
Castonguay, Claude.
Montréal : Cirano, 2011, 1 fichier PDF (39 p.)
Pension breakdown : how the finance ministers bungled pension reform.
Townson, Monica.
[Ottawa] : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2011, 1 PDF file (33 p.)
PM promises pension reform amid calls for an overhaul of Parliament’s own retirement plan [Bill C-25].
Plecash, Chris.
Hill Times, no. 1122:1,35
Pooled registered pension plans : pension saviour or a new tax on the poor?.
Pierlot, James.
Toronto : C.D. Howe Institute, 2012, 16 p.
Pooled target-benefit pension plans [electronic resource] : building on PRPPs.
Brown, Robert L., and Tyler Meredith.
IRPP Study no. 27, 1 PDF file (35 p. : ill.)
Private-sector pension plans [electronic resource] : have recent pension reforms addressed the needs of plan sponsors?.
Litner, Paul W.
Canadian labour and employment law journal, 17(1):143-80
Retiring some pension options [electronic resource].
McCullough, Michael.
Canadian business, 83:19-20
Vieillissement de la population et politiques publiques au Canada. 4, Incidence sur les régimes de pensions publics.
Léonard, André.
Service d'information et de recherche parlementaires (Collection) no 2011-120-F, 2012, 7 p.