Bill C-247

Second reading (House)

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code

Bill C-247 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Leah Gazan
NDP
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-10-06
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Other Bills Numbered C-247

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

45-1

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code

Second reading (House)
44-1

Prohibition of Fur Farming

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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct)

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)
42-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (passive detection device)

Dead
41-2

Main Point of Contact with the Government of Canada in case of Death Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

Service Canada Mandate Expansion 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

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice 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

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice 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

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice 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 Income Tax Act (deduction for volunteer emergency service)

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 Income Tax Act (deduction for volunteer emergency service)

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

First Nations Veterans Compensation 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)
37-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentencing)

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

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentencing)

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)
37-1

An Act to amend the Criminal code (forfeiture of property relating to child pornography crimes)

Dead

Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (15)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-247.

Leah Gazan2025-10-06
Canada Labour Code
0

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code. Mr. Speaker, today I am so proud to table my bill to stop governments from abusing section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to force workers back to work. Whethe…

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Ms. Christine Normandin2023-03-10
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…, but we must help them in the right way. Drafting legislation that properly reflects the intent of Bill C-247 is an extremely complex exercise. The report illustrates this quite well. Witnesses and experts have many reservations and have suggested a number of changes. Penalties for coercive behaviour cannot …

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Mr. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith2022-02-08
Prohibition of Fur Farming Act
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Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-247, An Act to prohibit fur farming. Mr. Speaker, commercial fur farming is cruel to the animals that face horrible conditions every day, and it poses a real risk to human health, including pandemic risk…

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Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen2021-03-25
Gender-Based Violence
0

Government Orders

…peech I talked about support for my colleague from Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke's private member's bill, Bill C-247, which would make coercive and controlling behaviour a criminal offence. Does the member support the bill, and could she tell us why?

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Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen2021-03-25
Gender-Based Violence
0

Government Orders

…oud to support the private member's bill from my colleague, the member for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, Bill C-247, which would make coercive and controlling behaviour a criminal offence. We know that intimate partner violence has been and continues to plague our society and that the pandemic has made this proble…

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