C-3 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session Thursday, December 3, 2015, to Wednesday, September 11, 2019
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. 4, 2015-16
Bill type
House Government Bill
Appropriation
Sponsor
This bill received royal assent on Friday, December 11, 2015
Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 42
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, December 10, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Thursday, December 10, 2015
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Thursday, December 10, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Friday, December 11, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, December 11, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Second reading, Friday, December 11, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, December 11, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, December 11, 2015
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, December 11, 2015 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 5 — Thursday, December 10, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-3, 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:
- 227
- Nays:
- 96
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 323
Vote 6 — Thursday, December 10, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-3, 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:
- 227
- Nays:
- 96
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 323
Vote 7 — Thursday, December 10, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-3, 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:
- 227
- Nays:
- 96
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 323
Senate
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There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, December 11, 2015 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 6) | Joseph A. Day (Liberal) |
| Friday, December 11, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 6) | Terry M. Mercer (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 10 December 2015, the President of the Treasury Board introduced Bill C-3, 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-3 (Appropriation Act No. 4, 2015-16) received Royal Assent on 11 December 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 $810,104,813.00 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 10 December 2015, the President of the Treasury Board introduced Bill C-3, 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-3 (Appropriation Act No. 4, 2015-16) received Royal Assent on 11 December 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 $810,104,813.00 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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