Bill C-228

Defeated

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (prior review of treaties by Parliament)

Bill C-228 was defeated and did not become law.

Sponsor:Mario Simard
Bloc Québécois
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-18

Other Bills Numbered C-228

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 15 sessions:

45-1

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (prior review of treaties by Parliament)

Defeated
44-1

Pension Protection Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

Reduction of Recidivism Framework Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

Reduction of Recidivism Framework Act

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)

Defeated
41-2

National Appreciation Day Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-1

National Appreciation Day Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-3

Canada Water Preservation Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-2

Canada Water Preservation Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-1

Canada Water Preservation Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-2

An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-1

An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
38-1

Pension Ombudsman Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-2

Antipoverty Act

Dead
37-1

An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (early pension entitlement for police officers and firefighters)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

Division Votes (5)

Division #61
Negatived
2026-01-28T15:30:00

2nd reading of Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (prior review of treaties by Parliament)

32Yea
302Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 167N
Conservative
2Y / 135N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #223
Agreed To
2022-11-23T15:20:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985

318Yea
0Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
26Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #165
Agreed To
2022-06-22T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985

323Yea
1Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 1N
Conservative
115Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #107
Agreed To
2021-05-05T15:15:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism

297Yea
32Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
21Y / 0N
Independent
5Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Division #90
Agreed To
2021-04-14T15:20:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism

301Yea
32Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
120Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (76)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-228.

Mr. Daniel Blaikie2022-11-17
Points of Order
0

Government Orders

…amentary precedent that I think bear on the case and then propose a remedy. This is with respect to Bill C-228. At committee, an amendment was moved to not only protect the pensions of workers when companies went bankrupt, but to also protect their termination and severance pay. It was an amendment that was a…

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The Speaker2022-11-16
Points of Order
0

Government Orders

… an amendment adopted by the Standing Committee on Finance during clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-228, an act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985. In raising the point of order, the parliamentary secretary e…

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Mr. Daniel Blaikie2022-11-16
Points of Order
0

Private Members' Business

…the point of order that was raised earlier this week by the member for Winnipeg North in respect to Bill C-228. The bill, presented by the member for Sarnia—Lambton, has to do with protection of pensions. The member for Winnipeg North highlighted that the finance committee had ruled a particular amendment hav…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2022-11-14
Points of Order
0

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order with respect to Bill C-228, an act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, standing in the name of the member for Sarnia—Lambton. Witho…

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Mr. Dean Allison2022-11-14
Points of Order
0

Government Orders

…earlier by the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader on the private member's bill, Bill C-228, let it be known that, when the amendment regarding severance was introduced, the chair ruled it out of order. The chair's ruling was then challenged and the majority of the committee voted to overtu…

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Mr. Peter Fonseca2022-11-03
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

… in both official languages, the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Finance in relation to Bill C-228, an act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985. The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report…

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2022-06-22
Pension Protection Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from June 15 consideration of the motion that Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Mr. Arnold Viersen2022-06-21
An Act to Change the Name of the Electoral Distric…
0

Private Members' Business

…e of the other private member's bills that have come forward from folks in our caucus, particularly Bill C-228, from the member for Sarnia—Lambton, which amends the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to ensure that folks are able to collect their pension funds over time. I want to reference Bill C-240, from the me…

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Ms. Marilyn Gladu2022-06-15
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
0

Private Members' Business

… Canadians impacted: They have not received their severance or have received pennies on the dollar. Bill C-228 would do three things. First, it would allow the annual report on the solvency of funds to be tabled here in the House so that it is a matter of public record and we know which funds are in trouble. …

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Ms. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné2022-06-15
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
0

Private Members' Business

…vide the same level of protection for workers, although it is an improvement over what we have now. Bill C-228 also contains amendments to the Pension Benefits Standards Act of 1985 that were not included in the Bloc Québécois bill. These changes only affect federally regulated businesses, such as telecommuni…

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