C-30 , 44th Parliament, 1st session Monday, November 22, 2021, to present

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit)
Short title: Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1 (Targeted Tax Relief)
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Statutes of Canada 2022, c. 13

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Sitting 100
Major speeches
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Friday, September 23, 2022
Monday, September 26, 2022
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Sitting 104
Agreed to (Journals 104)
2nd reading and referral to committee - FINA
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
Monday, October 3, 2022
Meeting 59
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, October 6, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Sitting 109
Agreed to (Vote 188)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, October 6, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, October 6, 2022
End of stage activity
Second reading, Monday, October 17, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, October 17, 2022
Sitting 69
Major speeches
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End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Notes

On October 4, 2022, the Senate adopted the following motion:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice:

1. the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2022, to consider the subject matter of Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit), with any proceedings then before the Senate being interrupted until the end of Committee of the Whole;

2. notwithstanding rule 3-3(1), the sitting be suspended at 5 p.m., rather than 6 p.m., for a period of 60 minutes;

3. if the bells are ringing for a vote at the time the committee is to meet, they be interrupted for the Committee of the Whole at that time, and resume once the committee has completed its work for the balance of any time remaining;

4. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-30 receive the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, accompanied by no more than two officials;

5. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-30 rise no later than 95 minutes after it begins;

6. the witness’s introductory remarks last a maximum total of five minutes; and

7. if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-32(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator.

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 188 — Thursday, October 6, 2022
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit)
Yeas:
325
Nays:
0
Paired:
4
Total:
329

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Thursday, September 22, 2022 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 100) Randy Boissonnault (Liberal)
Thursday, September 22, 2022 Response speech(Sitting 100) Dan Albas (Conservative)
Thursday, September 22, 2022 Response speech(Sitting 100) Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois)
Thursday, September 22, 2022 Response speech(Sitting 100) Daniel Blaikie (NDP)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
Monday, October 17, 2022 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 69) Tony Loffreda (Independent Senators Group)
Monday, October 17, 2022 Response speech(Sitting 69) Elizabeth Marshall (Conservative)

About

Legislative summary

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On 20 September 2022, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit) (Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1 (Targeted Tax Relief)), and it was given first reading.

Bill C-30 amends the Income Tax Act in order to double the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) credit for six months, effectively increasing the maximum annual GST/HST credit amounts by 50% for the 2022-2023 benefit year.

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