S-4 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Short title:
Digital Privacy Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, June 18, 2015
Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 32
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, May 8, 2014
Referral to committee, Thursday, May 8, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with an amendment, Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
Meeting 22 |
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 |
Meeting 23 |
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 |
Meeting 24 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 |
Meeting 25 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, June 16, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate with an amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 12, 2014 |
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Friday, June 13, 2014 |
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Monday, June 16, 2014 |
House of Commons
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Referral to committee before second reading, Monday, October 20, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, October 20, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 5, 2015 |
Meeting 33 |
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
Meeting 34 |
Thursday, February 19, 2015 |
Meeting 35 |
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 |
Meeting 36 |
Thursday, March 12, 2015 |
Meeting 37 |
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
Meeting 38 |
Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
Meeting 39 |
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 |
Meeting 40 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage and second reading, Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 |
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, June 18, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
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Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
Sitting 234
Agreed to
(Vote 466)
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Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 409 — Thursday, May 28, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
- Yeas:
- 137
- Nays:
- 98
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 235
Vote 411 — Tuesday, June 2, 2015
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 124
- Nays:
- 150
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 274
Vote 412 — Tuesday, June 2, 2015
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 38
- Nays:
- 237
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 275
Vote 413 — Tuesday, June 2, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage and second reading of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
- Yeas:
- 150
- Nays:
- 126
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 276
Vote 465 — Thursday, June 18, 2015
- Result:
- Negatived
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (reasoned amendment)
- Yeas:
- 105
- Nays:
- 141
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 246
Vote 466 — Thursday, June 18, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
- Yeas:
- 141
- Nays:
- 105
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 246
Senate
To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.Speaker's rulings and statements
There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 1, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 55) | Leo Housakos |
| Thursday, May 8, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 58) | George J. Furey (Liberal) |
About
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Further reading
Civil liberties group ready to do battle over PIPEDA.
Arnott, Kim.
Lawyers weekly, 7:Issue 1 3
Digital Privacy Act also impacts analog world.
Elder, David.
Lawyers weekly, 7:Issue 1 13